The Official Newspaper for Foster County
The Official Newspaper for Foster County
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Mayor Tom Erdmann reported to the council that councilman Al Trader tendered his resignation from his seat on the council. During the meeting held on Monday, July 10, a resident of Carrington attended the meeting with complaints about bushes in front of stop signs. He said he complained seven or eight months ago, but still nothing has been done about trimming the bushes. Public works director Jason Wolsky told the resident that they have been working on trimming bushes around stop signs. The...
The Foster County Commission learned at their meeting last Tuesday that the county received the reimbursement for season-wide snow removal from the state. During the meeting held on Wednesday, July 5, deputy auditor Hailey Bachmeier reported that of the $345,775.66 received for snow removal reimbursement for the months of October 1 through April 30, townships will share the money. Wyard Township will receive the most with $16,882.22 and McKinnon will receive the least at $1,712.53. But the...
The counties and cities within the state of North Dakota hold many interesting news stories. Here are just a few of the feature stories that others are reading in communities around the state. Man convicted for crimes against children Levi Scigliano, 21, appeared before District Court Judge Michael Hurly on Tuesday, June 13, for his sentence hearing at the Towner County Courthouse. Last February, the Towner County Sheriff’s Department and the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation (...
The counties and cities within the state of North Dakota hold many interesting news stories. Here are just a few of the feature stories that others are reading in communities around the state. Defendant sentences could add to 102 years Mathew Nelson could spend the rest of his life benind bars. Calling the evidence against Nelson “one of the most disturbing cases I’ve seen in my 10 years on the bench,” District Judge Robin Schmidt sentenced Nelson, 25, to 17 years for each of six Class A felon...
The counties and cities within the state of North Dakota hold many interesting news stories. Here are just a few of the feature stories that others are reading in communities around the state. Sheriff’s office completes investigation A local teacher is considering a plea offer from the state’s attorney after the Emmons County Sheriff’s office completed its investigation when more than $2,000 was allegedly taken from a school fund-raiser. According to an affidavit from the Emmons County Distr...
The new public health district employees learned at the Foster County Commission meeting last week that they will get to keep their workman’s comp insurance plan (WSI) until the end of 2024. During the meeting held on Tuesday, June 20, Lisa Hilbert and Colleen Sweet of Foster County Public Health along with Holly Zieman of the Foster County Board of Health attended the meeting to request they stay on the county’s CEG plan and keep their WSI as well as the services that go along with it. CEG is...
The counties and cities within the state of North Dakota hold many interesting news stories. Here are just a few of the feature stories that others are reading in communities around the state. Burgum launches campaign for President Doug Burgum’s presidential campaign is off and running. Or more correctly, off and flying. Burgum went straight from a campaign kickoff announcement in Fargo directly to campaign stops in Iowa and New Hampshire, the first two states in the Republican primary process....
The Foster County Commission met in a special meeting with the Foster County Board of Health to discuss the transition of Foster County Public Health into a health district. During the meeting held on Wednesday, June 7, the public health board requested a resolution which they needed to provide to the state to get the health district up and running. Public health board member Holly Zieman explained that the state needed a resolution with a date on it to get the ball rolling. A motion was passed...
The Carrington City Council received some bad news at their meeting last week. Boring under the Canadian Pacific Railway for the West-side Water Expansion Project didn’t go so well. During the meeting held on Monday, June 12, engineer Travis Dillman explained that the trenching company is requesting an extension of the completion date to July 31 due to problems with boring under CP Rail. Dillman explained that when they were trying to put in the steel casing, they kept breaking a rod by h...
The counties and cities within the state of North Dakota hold many interesting news stories. Here are just a few of the feature stories that others are reading in communities around the state. Williston home not haunted The Victorian-style house at the corner of Second Avenue and Ninth Street West in Williston is notable enough, but it’s the sign in the yard that’s drawing most of the attention. Sitting atop the metal “for sale” sign are the words “Not Haunted” in big red letters. “I’ve seen...
Contractors for the Red River Valley Water Supply Project (RRVWSP) will be in the area in July to start boring under Bordulac Highway. That is what the Foster County Commission learned at their meeting last week. During the meeting held on Tuesday, June 6, a representative of Garney Construction attended the meeting to update the board on the project. The board told the representative that in the contract they have 48 hours to complete that part of the project and that traffic will be diverted...
The counties and cities within the state of North Dakota hold many interesting news stories. Here are just a few of the feature stories that others are reading in communities around the state. Tribe secures funding for demo of San Haven The Turtle Mountain Tribe received its largest grant to date aimed at cleaning up the former San Haven site just north of Dunseith. “It was the most competitive one, too,” said Ray Reed, who serves as the Brownfields Coordinator for the tribe. The U.S. Env...
The counties and cities within the state of North Dakota hold many interesting news stories. Here are just a few of the feature stories that others are reading in communities around the state. Well, that escalated quickly! Someone seems to want that old pickup offered for sale by the Crosby Rural Fire Protection District awfully bad. As of Monday morning, the high bid sat at $15,250. The online auction of the 1974 Chevrolet pickup opened Friday, May 19, with an opening offer of $1,000. Since...
The counties and cities within the state of North Dakota hold many interesting news stories. Here are just a few of the feature stories that others are reading in communities around the state. Record, News closes doors The Mountrail County Record and the New Town News have officially ceased publication. According to North Dakota Newspaper Association (NDNA) bylaws, as well as the North Dakota Century Code, a newspaper can be declassified as such after missing two issues, said NDNA executive...
A comment about the Old Wright Bridge at last week’s Foster County Commission meeting led to a discussion about how residents feel about their infrastructure. During the meeting held on Tuesday, May 16, commission chairman Alan Scanson said no one came in to talk about the Wright Bridge until now. County engineer Mike Rivinius said a few residents do not want that bridge torn down, but a previous estimated cost came in at around $30,000 to repair the bridge. The bridge was recently surveyed and...
The counties and cities within the state of North Dakota hold many interesting news stories. Here are just a few of the feature stories that others are reading in communities around the state. New champion trees in North Dakota Citizens of North Dakota were enthusiastic last year in searching for the biggest trees of each species in the state. State Forester Thomas Claeys is pleased to announce that nine new champion trees and one new second place champion have been added to the North Dakota Reg...
“The restaurant tax ordinance is dead.” Those were the words of Carrington Mayor Tom Erdmann when he asked for a motion to accept the second reading of the proposed tax at the last city council meeting. During the meeting held on Monday, May 8, Erdmann asked for a motion three times. There were several residents in the audience and the room was silent. Hearing no motion, Erdmann’s words were heard by all and there was no more discussion on the matter. In other business: Committee Reports FIRE:...
The counties and cities within the state of North Dakota hold many interesting news stories. Here are just a few of the feature stories that others are reading in communities around the state. Fetal development videos now required in class North Dakota students will soon be required to view videos of fetal development as part of schools’ health curriculum, including animations similar in nature to those prompting recent outrage in the Ray school district, as a result of a new law passed by l...
Governor Doug Burgum signed Senate Bill 2183, which would allot $20 million for emergency snow removal grants to eligible tribal governments, counties, cities and townships in North Dakota. Learning this information led to a discussion at the Foster County Commission last week. During the meeting held on Tuesday, May 2, the board learned that grants for snow removal from October 1 to December 31 could add up to $15 million for state agencies and an additional $5 million for October 1, 2022,...
The counties and cities within the state of North Dakota hold many interesting news stories. Here are just a few of the feature stories that others are reading in communities around the state. Task Force seizes deadly drugs in Williston Richard Agnes, 30, is facing three Class A Felony charges, that each carry a maximum of 20 years imprisonment, along with three Class C Felony charges that carry a maximum of five years imprisonment following his arrest on Tuesday, April 18. According to court do...
The Foster County Commission heard from Holly Zieman at a special meeting last week. Zieman represented the Foster County Board of Health regarding a wage adjustment for a public health district employee. During the meeting held on Tuesday, April 25, Zieman said the board decided they needed to get public health nurse, Cassie Ness’s wage up due to the fact that she has been carrying the load along with public health director Lisa Hilbert. Zieman said because the public health office is c...
The counties and cities within the state of North Dakota hold many interesting news stories. Here are just a few of the feature stories that others are reading in communities around the state. Energy groups sound alarm on new film A new movie that focuses on one of western North Dakota’s key industries is drawing positive reviews from some, and sharp criticism from others. “How to Blow Up a Pipeline” began airing in theaters across the country on April 7. It’s based on a book, of the same na...
The consensus of the Foster County Commission at their meeting last week was that the county owns the Public Health building. During the meeting, held on Tuesday, April 18, the board discussed the fact that public health nurse Lisa Hilbert said their department owns the building they are staffing. “The county owns the building,” said commission chairman Alan Scanson. More discussion about what to do about the ownership of the building was held as public health is transitioning into a public hea...
The counties and cities within the state of North Dakota hold many interesting news stories. Here are just a few of the feature stories that others are reading in communities around the state. Buxton school library gets blast from the past A former Central Valley School student has returned an overdue library book more than a half-century after checking it out from the rural Buxton school. Superintendent Jeremy Brandt told the Central Valley School Board recently that Larry Schmaltz of Cedar...
"The seat belt law (Bill 2362 in the North Dakota Legislature) passed," Carrington Fire Chief Ken Wangen told the Carrington City Council at their meeting last week. During the meeting held on Monday, April 10, Wangen said it is now a primary offense to get caught not wearing a seat belt and police can legally pull-over a vehicle if the driver or any of the passengers are not wearing a seat belt. He said all passengers must wear a seat-belt until all seat belts are used. Then, anyone without a...
