COUNTY – The Walsh County Commissioners met on Monday at the courthouse in Grafton for their regular bi-monthly meeting. Jack Karas, Lawrence Burianek, Ernie Barta, Luther Meberg, Karen Anderson and Kris Molde were present. The commission moved to approve the June 16 meeting minutes on the motion from Anderson and second by Barta. Walsh County Sheriff Ron Jurgens made a […]
Tax equalization numbers in for Walsh County
Sheriff's department to purchase shotguns for remaining carsLink refuses to marry same-sex couples
Walsh County complies with appointment of MoeCOUNTY – Walsh County Recorder Diane Link issued a statement to county commissioners over two years ago that should North Dakota ever allow same-sex marriage she would refuse to issue marriage licenses or perform marriage ceremonies. On Monday morning the commissioners honored Link’s request and on the motion from Karen Anderson and a second by Ernie Barta, Link was relieved […]
Street dance cover charge upsets Edge attendees
Change in traffic lights on the horizonGRAFTON – The Ways and Means Committee (WMC) met Monday at 5:30 p.m. in the city hall council chambers for their regular monthly meeting. In attendance were Chris West, Greg Young, Connie Johnson, Nick Ziegelmann, Mary Stark, Dave Fellman and Don Hutson. In new business the committee approved a resolution relating to pledged securities which is a formality for state […]
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR
Grafton piling site expandingNash site already for sale GRAFTON – American Crystal Sugar Company is expanding the Grafton sugarbeet piling station in preparation for the closing of the Nash station. Chad Wardner, agriculture operations manager at Drayton who oversees 10 sites for American Crystal in the Drayton district, says the move is to improve efficiency in operations. “We are expanding the Grafton site […]
Family of missing Ardoch woman finds closure in Idaho
Dumontet missing since 2011ARDOCH – Florence Dumontet of Ardoch was last seen on a security camera at a gas station in Missoula, Montana four years ago in October. Family members at the time said she was on an annual 2,000-mile, 20-hour trek to visit her children in Shelton, Washington. She was driving a black Lincoln luxury pickup and was traveling with her apricot […]
DRIVE BY LUNCH
This bald eagle was photographed feasting along side the road east of the curves on Highway 9 going west toward Edinburg on Monday. Photo submitted by Jeanne Carson
Lyric Theater to continue fundraising
Remodel soon complete in Park RiverThe Lyric Theatre in Park River has recently met their fundraising goal of $100,000 set a few years ago. Despite setbacks due to the bankruptcy of the theatre supply company Cinema Service and Supply, a Massachusetts-based company, Laurie Jensen, TLC president, says the project is mostly complete. “Fundraising efforts will continue for the theatre,” said Jensen. “So far we have […]
First quarter taxable sales, purchases better than expected statewide
Grafton sees decrease in first quarter collectionTax Commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger announced that North Dakota’s taxable sales and purchases for the first quarter of 2015 saw a slight increase over the first quarter in 2014. Taxable sales and purchases for January, February and March of 2015 were $5.826 billion, a 2.26 percent increase over those months in 2014. “With declining oil prices in the first quarter of […]
New synthetic drug showing up in Grafton
Small town fears for kids, parentsFears have risen in our local small towns with the emergence of new synthetic drugs that have claimed young lives as close as Grand Forks. According to Grafton Police Sergeant Alex Droske there have been a couple of incidents earlier this year when suspects appeared to be intoxicated with something more powerful than anything he has seen in the past. […]
Fernelius pleads guilty to arson
Plea bargain nets three years incarcerationAaron Roger Fernelius, age 21, from Park River pled guilty to one count of arson and one count of endangering by fire or explosion last Thursday in Walsh County District Court for the May 25 fire at the apartments located at 301 Hill Avenue North in Park River. Judge Richard Geiger accepted the plea agreement presented by Walsh County prosecutor […]