Goodridge, Minnesota

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Weather in:
Goodridge

Fair
Temperature: -7.6 °F

Humidity: 77 %
Wind Speed: 3 mph ESE
Pressure: 29.88 "

Dew Point: -13 °F
Gusts: 8 mph NNE
Rain Today: 0.00 "

• Watch Around the Region
  

  FEMA awards grant to Goodridge Area Fire and Rescue Goodridge - "The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded $455,709 from the Assistance to Firefighters Grants ...

• City and county to see less aid
  

  Thief River Falls and Pennington County will receive less state aid this year. On Friday, it was announced that Thief River Falls will receive $1,050,138 for its second payment of Local Government Aid this ...

• Cities apply for housing funds
  

  The Thief River Falls City Council is applying for $573,668 for housing rehabilitation on behalf of the cities of Thief River Falls and Goodridge.

• Historic Vote - City by City
  

  The election results are in for local city elections. There were some surprises.

• Large turnout reported locally
  

  Voter turnout in Pennington County was very high on Tuesday. Pennington County Auditor Ken Olson said his best estimate on the percentage of voters turning out was 77 percent.

• Sunday Morning Reading
  

  Some Sunday morning reading to share. Nicholas Kristof talks about the War on Brains now that Obama is elected.

• Call It, Friendo: Coin Tosses Decide Mayoral, School Board Races
  

  Folks in Kentucky and Minnesota let a simple coin toss decide elections this week.

• Goodridge, Minn., mayor's race decided by coin toss
  

  The Goodridge, Minn., mayor's race was won by a coin toss last night. Incumbent mayor Bob Homme and challenger Dave Brown, who had been mayor before Homme, both got 22 votes.

• Audit points out need for fund balance
  

  "It was a pretty good year," said Roy Lunde of Brady, Martz and Associates. Lunde delivered the District's audit report at the Board of Education's Oct.

• Wedding Scheinoha-DCamp
  

  April Scheinoha and Scott DCamp, both of Thief River Falls, Minn., were married on Aug.

• No Candidates in Goodridge
  

  There won't be a heated election for mayor of Goodridge, Minnesota. That's because there is not one name on the ballot for mayor, and noone is starting a write-in campaign.

• Meet the candidates - Penn. Cty. Board
  

  District 1 Candidate First of all, I would like to express my appreciation to The Times for this opportunity to tell you about myself.

• Goodridge teacher receives local Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year Award
  

  On Oct. 10, some unexpected guests traveled to Goodridge to surprise special education teacher Deb Farris.

• Tax delinquency rate declines
  

  The overall percentage of delinquent taxes in Pennington County decreased in 2007 from 2.10 percent in 2006 to 1.70 percent.

• The old squeezebox
  

  For about 30 years, their accordions acted as doorstops. Their kids weren't crazy about accordion music, so sisters Bonnie Nelson and Florence Tvedt devoted themselves to other endeavors.

• A college crowd
  

  Northland Community and Technical College in Thief River Falls was host to the 2008 Minnesota Education Fair on Tuesday, Sept.

• Candidates file for office - School Districts
  

  Ballots for School District elections are about to be printed. The filing period deadline for school board candidates was Tuesday, Sept.

• Candidates file for office - City Elections
  

  Local residents have filed for elective office in their respective cities. The 2008 general election will be held Tuesday, Nov.

• Rural beauty
  

  Loren and Ardith Race of Reiner Township have been named the 2008 rural beautification winners for Pennington County by the Pennington Soil and Water Conservation District.

City Description

"Goodridge" redirects here. For the Massachusetts court case, see Goodridge v. Department of Public Health. Goodridge is a small city in Pennington County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 98 at the 2000 census. The city is located within Goodridge Township, but is politically independent. Dave Brown was elected mayor in 2008 as a write-in candidate after no one filed to be on the ballot. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.5 km²), all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 98 people, 47 households, and 26 families residing in the city. The population density was 523.1 people per square mile (199.1/km²). There were 53 housing units at an average density of 282.9/sq mi (107.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 100.00% White. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.04% of the population. There were 47 households out of which 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.9% were married couples living together, 23.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.6% were non-families. 42.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was

City Contained By:

• Pennington County
• Minnesota

Timezones:

• Central Time zone

Size:

• 0.517997622067 km squared

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