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Pembina County appeals dam dispute ruling Oct 30 2009 5:43AM
Pembina County officials have asked a
judge to reconsider his refusal to require another county to help
pay for a dam upgrade.
A motion filed by the Pembina County Water Resource Board says
state law requires Cavalier County's participation in t
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 22 2009 2:13AM
Prosecutors have rested their case against
a woman charged with manslaughter in the death of her infant
daughter.
Stevie Buckley's trial began Tuesday. The 18-year-old Buckley is
charged in the Feb. 4 death of her 6-month-old daughter, Kyra, who
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| Flood plans make people north of Fargo uneasy Oct 21 2009 4:55PM
Officials in northeastern North Dakota get
a bit uneasy when they hear talk of billion dollar flood protection
projects in the Fargo area.
Pembina County Commissioner Andy Adamson worries about more
water coming toward his county. Pembina is the
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Oct 18 2009 2:14AM
Workers at TMI Systems Design Corporation
in Dickinson are returning to 40-hour work weeks as business picks
up. TMI cut back to 36-hour weeks at two of its three factories in
August, citing a drop in production. President Dean Rummel says it
should
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 17 2009 4:13PM
Workers at TMI Systems Design Corp. in
Dickinson are returning to 40-hour work weeks as business picks up.
TMI cut hours at two of its three factories in August, citing a
drop in production. Hours were scaled back to 36 per week.
TMI presid
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| Dam lawsuit in northeast ND dismissed Oct 17 2009 1:11PM
A lawsuit filed by [[kxtopic:pembina-county-nd:t[Pembina County]:t]]
against neighboring [[kxtopic:cavalier-county-nd:t[Cavalier County]:t]] over payment for a dam
reconstruction project has been dismissed.
Northeast District Judge Donovan Fought
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Sep 22 2009 4:20PM
North Dakota State University's fall
enrollment has set a record for the 10th straight year.
The university announced Tuesday that its official enrollment is
14,189 undergraduate, graduate and professional students up 960
from last fall.
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| Edinburg, Valley schools closer to merger Sep 22 2009 9:13AM
The Edinburg and Valley school districts
in northeastern North Dakota have taken another step toward
consolidation.
The Pembina County School Reorganization Committee on Monday
night approved the proposed reorganization plan.
Edinburg Supe
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| Northeastern ND schools seeing fewer students Sep 15 2009 6:39AM
School superintendents in northeastern
North Dakota report fewer students this year but they say the
families of pipeline workers are making up for some of the decline.
North Border School Superintendent Joe DeFoe says enrollment at
his school i
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 21 2009 4:13PM
U.S. Attorney Drew Wrigley says imprisoned
American Indian activist Leonard Peltier has once again been denied
parole.
Wrigley says the next scheduled hearing for Peltier is 2024,
when Peltier would be 79 years old.
Peltier is serving two
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| ATM thief pleads guilty Aug 21 2009 11:12AM
A Grand Forks man has pleaded guilty to
burglary in the heist of a cash machine from a convenience store in
Minto more than two years ago.
Gregory Nordrum also pleaded guilty to unauthorized use of a
motor vehicle in connection with the ATM burg
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| Pembina County suing Cavalier County Aug 19 2009 7:35AM
Two northeastern North Dakota counties are
in a legal battle over a dam project.
Pembina County is suing Cavalier County over the $500,000 local
share of the $7 million renovation of Renwick Dam on the Tongue
River at Icelandic State Park.
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jun 17 2009 4:13PM
Sinkholes have developed in the Pembina
Gorge of northeastern North Dakota along the route of TransCanada
Corp.'s Keystone pipeline, and some of them have swallowed pine
trees.
The first sinkhole was discovered in March on the pipeline right
of
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| Sinkholes appear along pipeline route Jun 17 2009 3:45PM
Sinkholes have developed in the Pembina
Gorge of northeastern North Dakota along the route of TransCanada
Corp.'s Keystone pipeline, and some of them have swallowed pine
trees.
The first sinkhole was discovered in March on the pipeline right
of
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jun 14 2009 2:14AM
Utah lawmakers are urging the Federal Aviation
Administration to hold off testing a new computer system at a Salt
Lake City air traffic control center that guides planes across
parts of eight states, including North Dakota.
The state's two senat
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jun 13 2009 10:58AM
A man who broke into the state Capitol
building in Bismarck didn't get very far, but he did some damage
before being captured by security.
Highway Patrol Maj. Neil Johnson says the man broke ground-level
and entryway windows on the north side of
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| Charges dropped against trucker Jun 13 2009 9:27AM
Prosecutors have dropped a charge of
possessing a controlled substance that had been filed against a
Canadian truck driver arrested at the Pembina border crossing in
North Dakota with drugs in February.
Pembina County State's Attorney Stuart Ask
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... May 27 2009 6:39AM
North Dakota's [[kxtopic:supreme-court:t[Supreme Court]:t]] has revived a
lawsuit against a [[kxtopic:dickey-county-nd:t[Dickey County]:t]] township for an August 2006 ATV
accident that killed 13-year-old Brason Kappenman of rural
Ellendale. The Supre
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... May 26 2009 4:06PM
Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., says he
supports the nomination of appeals court Judge Sonia Sotomayor to
the U.S. Supreme Court.
In a statement, Dorgan called Sotomayor an "excellent
selection" who has "outstanding academic, legal and judicial
qual
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| Northeastern ND gets heavy rain May 26 2009 2:14PM
Northeastern North Dakota farmers already
were behind on planting their crops, and officials say heavy rain
over the Memorial Day weekend only set them back more.
Pembina County Extension Agent Leslie Lubenow says the timing
was horrible.
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| Red River bridge open east of Drayton May 18 2009 7:29PM
Pembina County officials say the Red River
bridge east of Drayton, which had been closed since early April due
to flooding, has reopened.
The bridge is on North Dakota Highway 66, which becomes
Minnesota Highway 11 on the east side of the river
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| Red River bridge open east of Drayton May 18 2009 7:29PM
Pembina County officials say the Red River
bridge east of Drayton, which had been closed since early April due
to flooding, has reopened.
The bridge is on North Dakota Highway 66, which becomes
Minnesota Highway 11 on the east side of the river
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| Hoeven Presses For U.S. State Department Support On Pembina Border Dike May 6 2009 12:00AM
BISMARCK, N.D. - Gov. John Hoeven Tuesday hand delivered a number of photographs to U.S. State Department officials illustrating flooding in Pembina County North Dakota caused by a 30-mile-long Canadian road functioning as a dike along the internat
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| Feds say Army deserter arrested at ND border May 1 2009 9:41AM
Federal officials say an Army deserter has
been arrested at the North Dakota border with Canada.
A statement from the Customs and Border Protection agency says
Braxton Hissong of St. Stephen, S.C., was arrested Thursday at the
Pembina border cro
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Apr 22 2009 2:13AM
A study suggests building a new pipeline
from northwestern North Dakota to Saskatchewan is the best way to
move any increased oil production from the region.
The pipeline would cost almost 200 (M) million dollars to build.
It would hook into T
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| Gov says he'll work on border flood issues Apr 21 2009 8:18PM
Gov. John Hoeven says he'll work with the
federal government and his Canadian counterparts to find help for
people in flooded areas around the northeastern North Dakota
communities of Pembina and Neche.
Floodwater from the Pembina River, which s
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| Gov says he'll work on border flood issues Apr 21 2009 8:18PM
Gov. John Hoeven says he'll work with the
federal government and his Canadian counterparts to find help for
people in flooded areas around the northeastern North Dakota
communities of Pembina and Neche.
Floodwater from the Pembina River, which s
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| Border arrest involves 'low risk' driver Feb 25 2009 5:17PM
U.S. Customs and Border Protection says a
Canadian truck driver classified as a "low-risk" traveler was
arrested at the Pembina port of entry with drugs.
Customs says the 25-year-old driver from Ontario was a member of
the Free and Secure Trade
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| 2 ND taxidermists get deferred sentences Feb 9 2009 5:44AM
Two northeastern North Dakota
taxidermists have been given deferred sentences for practicing
without the required licenses.
It means their records will be clear if they have no more
violations for a year.
Court records show Christopher Hoe
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| Pembina stabbing to be handled in juvenile court Dec 9 2008 4:34PM
A 15-year-old boy accused in a stabbing in
Pembina will be charged in juvenile court.
Pembina County State's Attorney Stuart Askew says he will not
seek to transfer the boy to adult court. He would not discuss his
reasoning.
The boy is acc
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| ND lawmakers representing UND want tuition freeze Nov 13 2008 10:10PM
Four of the North Dakota Legislature's
youngest members are asking Gov. John Hoeven to include a two-year
tuition freeze in his budget plans.
The four sent a letter to Hoeven's office Thursday requesting
the freeze. Hoeven said he'll consider th
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| Bar at odds with workers comp Oct 2 2008 10:30AM
State workers compensation officials say a
bar-restaurant in the Pembina County town of Crystal is defying
court orders to buy workers compensation coverage for its workers.
The Workforce Safety and Insurance Agency says it investigated a
tip th
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| Teen killed in Pembina County crash Sep 21 2008 8:31AM
A car rollover in a ditch along a gravel
road in Pembina County has killed a 15-year-old passenger.
The Highway Patrol says 15-year-old Ashley Martens of Crystal
was dead at the scene. The crash happened shortly before 5 a.m.
Saturday.
T
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| Hoeven Statement On The Passing Of Former N.D. Game And Fish Director Dean Hildebrand Sep 10 2008 12:00AM
BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. John Hoeven today issued the following statement in response to news of the death last night of former North Dakota Game and Fish Director Dean Hildebrand:
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| Cavalier County questions share of dam costs Aug 26 2008 5:43AM
Cavalier County officials are being asked
to pay half the cost of renovating a dam at Icelandic State Park,
but they question the benefits.
The Renwick Dam, built in 1961, is just upstream from the city
of Cavalier, with 1,500 people.
The
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| Funeral services scheduled this afternoon for library director... Jul 8 2008 10:24AM
Funeral services are scheduled this afternoon for
Grand Forks Public Library Director Dennis Page.
The 67-year-old Page died last week.
He was a native of Gardar, in Pembina County, and the director
of the Grand Forks Public Library for 40
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| Minn. officials to replace 11 major bridges by 2018... Jun 17 2008 7:37AM
Minnesota transportation officials have
outlined a 2.5 billion dollar draft bridge improvement plan that
would replace eleven major highway and freeway spans over the next
decade.
The bridges include two across the Red River on the North Dakota
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| Tribe honors ancestors in Pembina County May 21 2008 7:28AM
Members of the Turtle Mountain Band of
Chippewa held an early Memorial Day celebration yesterday.
They traveled to the Metis (may-TEE') cemetery in northeastern
Pembina County to honor their ancestors buried there.
The Metis are people of C
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| Carnivals in short supply for county fairs May 4 2008 10:23AM
There's a shortage of carnivals available
for county fairs this year.
The secretary of the North Dakota Association of Fairs, Neil
Fleming of Cavalier, says there'll be a lot of county fairs in
North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota that won'
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| Blowing snow halts high vehicles in parts of ND Mar 2 2008 3:59PM
The Highway Patrol says vehicles that are
more than 8 1/2 feet high or that have heavy loads are being halted on
some North Dakota highways due to high winds and snow.
The patrol says "over-dimensional vehicles" are being halted
for the rest of
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| Trial dates set for attempted murder, rape suspects... Jan 3 2008 7:35AM
Trial dates have been set for an
attempted murder suspect in [[kxtopic:pembina-county-nd:t[Pembina County]:t]] and a New York state man
accused of raping a 73-year-old West [[kxtopic:fargo-nd:t[Fargo]:t]] woman at knifepoint.
Wesley McPhail, of G
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Cavalier County votes down mail ballots Dec 20 2007 9:55AM
Cavalier County commissioners have voted against
offering mail ballots next year.
Auditor Dawn Roppel (ROH'-pul) says commissioners decided
instead to put the issue to a vote next November. She says it will
be an advisory vote, to give all count
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| Route set for next Red River International Bike Tour... Oct 20 2007 9:55AM
Officials have finalized the route for next
year's Red River International Bike Tour.
Tour Chairman Mike Kellogg says the ride that starts and ends in
Grand Forks-East Grand Forks next June will take riders to various
North Dakota, Minnesota and
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| Route set for next Red River International Bike Tour... Oct 20 2007 8:59AM
Officials have finalized the route for next
year's Red River International Bike Tour.
Tour Chairman Mike Kellogg says the ride that starts and ends in
Grand Forks-East Grand Forks next June will take riders to various
North Dakota, Minnesota and
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| Pembina County authorities investigate abduction attempt... Sep 26 2007 7:35AM
Pembina County authorities are searching
for a man involved in an incident that is being treated as an
attempted abduction of an elementary school-age girl.
It happened yesterday afternoon about the time school was
letting out for the day. Autho
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| State's oldest, continuos county fair starts today Jul 12 2007 9:03AM
The oldest, continuos county fair in North
Dakota gets under way today.
The 114th annual Pembina County Fair in Hamilton runs through
Sunday.
Fair Director Neil Fleming calls it an "old time fair." It has
everything from livestock exhibits
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| Pembina County town gets grants for community center... Jul 7 2007 8:12AM
It's going to have space for a church, a
cafe and the fire department.
People in the Pembina County community of Mountain in
northeastern North Dakota are planning a new community center.
They've got two federal grants for 430-thousand do
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| Parts of Pembina, Walsh counties under flash flood warning... Jun 26 2007 9:51AM
The National Weather Service has issued a
flash flood warning for southeastern Pembina County and
northeastern Walsh County due to heavy rain.
A storm system moved through early this morning, triggering
downpours. Grafton got nearly an inch, on
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| Pembina County commissioners delcare flood emergency... Jun 20 2007 8:03AM
Pembina County commissioners have declared an
emergency due to flooding.
The declaration says excessive rain last month and this month
has damaged roads, bridges, culverts, and other public facilities.
It's aimed at clearing the way for state
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Manitoba Premier Protests Devils Lake Outlet Jun 15 2007 11:45PM
There's more arguing over the Devils Lake outlet.
Manitoba Premier Gary Doer has sent a letter to Governor John Hoeven saying he's no longer willing to work with the state on flooding issues in Pembina County, which borders Canada, because he's protestin
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| Officials to dedicate new wildlife management center near Walhalla... Jun 11 2007 11:12AM
Officials are dedicating a new wildlife
management area near Walhalla this week.
The Peter and Prescott Holman Wildlife Management Area is
southeast of the town, in the sandhills of Pembina County. It's a
key wintering area for the only elk herd
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| Security cameras being installed in Pembina County courthouse... May 10 2007 11:18AM
Pembina County is having security cameras
installed in its courthouse.
State's Attorney Stuart Askew says the issue of courtroom
security was discussed even before a fire and shooting incident two
years ago. That caused nearly two (m) million-do
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| Another cash machine heist reported Mar 28 2007 3:24PM
Pembina County officials say a cash machine was
stolen from a Cenex station in Drayton early this morning.
Sheriff Brian Erovick says his office was notified of the theft
shortly after five a-m. He says officers found the A-T-M had been
removed
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| Pembina County official says residents sandbagging Mar 28 2007 7:24AM
Pembina County's emergency manager says residents
are sandbagging today to protect themselves from river flooding.
Emergency manager Becky Ault says ice jams are seriously
affecting the Pembina and Red rivers. The county has declared a
state of
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| Neche issues flood emergency declaration Mar 27 2007 8:33AM
The city of Neche has issued an emergency
declaration due to flooding.
Pembina County Emergency Manager Becky Ault says isolated,
overland flooding is occurring because of ice jams on the Pembina
River.
Ault says sand and sandbags are stag
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| Oil company wants to build second pipeline through North Dakota... Mar 22 2007 8:24AM
The Enbridge Pipeline company is proposing
a second crude oil pipeline that would cross a small part of
northeastern North Dakota.
Enbridge already has proposed a pipeline that would bring crude
from [[kxtopic:canada:t[Canada]:t]], North Dakota
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| Bail stays at $250,000 in knife fight case Mar 21 2007 8:24PM
A judge has refused to lower the
250-thousand-dollar bail set for a Grand Forks man accused in a
knife fight at a Drayton bar.
Wesley McPhail appeared at a bond hearing this morning in
Northeast District Court in Cavalier. He said he had about
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| Grand Forks man jailed on attempted murder charge Mar 19 2007 2:45PM
A Grand Forks man is charged with attempted
murder after a knife fight in Drayton.
Authorities say 26-year-old Wesley McPhail is jailed in
Cavalier. His bail has been set at 250-thousand-dollars.
The [[kxtopic:pembina-county-nd:t[Pembina Co
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| Commissioner says proposed new pipeline could increase markets... Mar 8 2007 8:24AM
Public Service Commissioner Kevin Cramer
says a proposed new liquid petroleum pipeline that will cross a
small section of northeastern North Dakota could mean more markets
for North Dakota crude.
The Enbridge Pipeline company is proposing a 313-
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| Pembina County holding open house for courthouse Jan 20 2007 7:21AM
Pembina County officials are showing off
their courthouse today.
They've scheduled an open house this afternoon. The courthouse
suffered damage estimated at nearly one (m) million-dollars from a
shootout and fire in August 2005. Now it's been re
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| Manitoba city suing over drainage Jan 19 2007 11:42AM
A Manitoba city is suing [[kxtopic:north-dakota:t[North Dakota]:t]]'s Water
Commission and some local governmental entities in northeastern
North Dakota over water drainage.
The city of Rhineland alleges that illegal drainage along the
Pembina R
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Courthouse security conference Dec 20 2006 11:21PM
You may think it can't happen here, but the truth is, it can, and has.
There have been incidents of violence at courtrooms in North Dakota in recent years - in fact just this month, 55-year old James Thorlakson of Hensel was sentenced to seven years in p
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Keeping Your Local Courthouse Safe Dec 20 2006 8:04PM
The headlines are everywhere.
Fort Valley, Georgia a man armed with a baseball bat and a steak knife walks into a courthouse and starts hitting people.
Mount Pleasant, Michigan a man shot and killed his ex-wife and two other people in a courthouse
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| Hoople man killed in snowmobile crash Dec 11 2006 7:03AM
The Pembina County Sheriff's Department says
a Hoople man was killed after his snowmobile struck a tree.
Authorities identified the victim of Saturday's crash as
27-year-old Joshua Lee Buchwitz.
Authorities say it happened in a field three
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| Flood projects ongoing in northeastern North Dakota... Dec 9 2006 7:42AM
Some northeastern North Dakota counties are still
working on Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster projects
from last spring's flooding.
And some of them are also working on projects from 2005 and
2004.
[[kxtopic:cavalier-county-nd:
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| Olafson appointed as new ND state senator Dec 2 2006 10:51AM
A farmer and construction company owner
has been appointed as a new state senator from northeastern North
Dakota.
Curtis Olafson will represent District 10. It includes Cavalier
County and most of Pembina and Towner counties.
Incumbent sen
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| Man to serve 7 years in courthouse shooting case Dec 1 2006 2:42PM
A farmer charged in a courthouse shooting
and fire in Cavalier has been ordered to prison for seven years.
Fifty-five-year-old James Thorlakson of Hensel pleaded guilty
today to charges of attempted murder, arson and reckless
endangerment.
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| Judge to consider plea agreement in courthouse shooting case... Dec 1 2006 11:33AM
A farmer charged in a courthouse shooting
and fire in Cavalier last year is scheduled for a hearing this
afternoon to change his plea.
James Thorlakson of Hensel is charged with attempted murder,
arson and endangerment by explosion or fire.
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| Fire destroys old garage on Main Street in St. Thomas... Nov 17 2006 10:03AM
A fire early this morning destroyed a garage on
Main Street in St. Thomas.
The fire at the Old Post Office Garage had started spreading
through the , and firefighters worried it would spread to a
recreation vehicle business that butts up to the
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| Fire reported in building on Main Street in St. Thomas... Nov 17 2006 7:42AM
Firefighters from three communities have been
battling a blaze on Main Street in St. Thomas.
It's in a garage building near the town's old post office.
[[kxtopic:pembina-county-nd:t[Pembina County]:t]] Sheriff Wayne Samdahl says firefighters
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| Auditors report high number of absentee ballots Nov 7 2006 7:42AM
County auditors in northeast North Dakota
say there could be a strong turnout at the polls today based on
absentee ballots.
Pembina County Auditor Dorothy Robinson says 525 absentee
ballots have been filed with her office. She says that's a lot
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| Prosecutor not commenting on plea agreement Oct 20 2006 8:39AM
The Pembina County prosecutor says he cannot
comment on a plea agreement in the case of a man charged in a
courthouse fire and shootout.
State's Attorney Stuart Askew says an agreement has been reached
in the case of James Thorlakson of Hensel,
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| Fire destroys Drayton bar, damages bank Oct 9 2006 7:30AM
Authorities say traffic on Drayton's Main
Street was blocked off last night while they fought a fire that
destroyed a bar and caused smoke damage to the nearby Drayton State
Bank.
Pembina County Sheriff Wayne Samdahl says no one was hurt. The
c
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| Search on for Pembina County extension agent Sep 8 2006 11:12AM
Plans are under way to hire a new extension agent
in Pembina County in northeast North Dakota.
Former agent, Randy Melaas (MEHL'-iss) died last week after
battling cancer.
Margaret Tweten (TWEET'-uhn) is the North Dakota State
University E
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| New trial date set for Pembina County courthouse shooting suspect... Sep 8 2006 10:12AM
The trial date has been changed for the second
time for a farmer charged in fire and shootout at the Pembina
County Courthouse in Cavalier last year.
James Thorlakson's trial is now set for October 23rd in
Cavalier. It had previously been set fo
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| Farm Service Agency offices compiling damage assessment reports... Aug 21 2006 9:02AM
County Farm Service Agency offices are working on
damage assessment reports from this year's drought-damaged crops.
F-S-A offices in Walsh and Pembina counties have submitted
information on crops they believe will have more than 30-percent
loss
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| Stolen Icelandic flag found in Pembina County Aug 18 2006 7:50AM
An Icelandic flag stolen earlier this
month from a historic marker in Pembina County has been found.
Sheriff Wayne Samdahl says the flag was found in a ditch near
Gardar. He says authorities are still looking for a Canadian flag
that also was st
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| Canadian, Icelandic flags stolen in Pembina County Aug 9 2006 8:50PM
Thieves made off with Canadian and Icelandic flags from a historic site northwest of Gardar in Pembina County.
Sheriff Wayne Samdahl says the theft happened just after a tour of historic sites and farms that was part of the Icelandic August the
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| Spring wheat harvest is starting in northeastern North Dakota... Jul 19 2006 10:20AM
Some of the first combines are harvesting spring
wheat in northeastern North Dakota.
Farmer Jay Gudajtes (GOO'-day-diss) says he's harvested some of
the crop on his home farm near Warsaw. He says the yield was better
than expected but the
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| New trial date set for Pembina County courthouse shooting suspect Jun 22 2006 12:00AM
Associated Press
GRAFTON, N.D. - The trial date for a farmer charged in a fire and shootout at the Pembina County Courthouse last August has been rescheduled for Sept. 11.
James Thorlakson of Hensel had been scheduled for trial July 10 in C
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