Longtime Fargo lawyer and city attorney Wayne O. Solberg died Feb. 21. A UND School of Law graduate, he was admitted to the N.D. bar in 1966. Funeral services will be held Feb. 28 at Messiah Lutheran Church in Fargo.
The current term of office of full-time Magistrate Judge Alice Senechal expires Feb. 8. The U.S. District Court is required to establish a panel to consider reappointment of the magistrate judge to a new term.
The courthouses in Cavalier, Grand Forks, McHenry, Nelson, Ramsey, Renville, Rolette, Steele and Walsh counties will be closed Friday, Feb. 17, due to the weather. The Cass County courthouse will close at 3 p.m.