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The cost of school breakfasts and lunches are going up for the 2022-2023 school year. That is what the Carrington Public School District Board of Education learned at their last meeting. During the meeting held on Monday, July 11, business manager Kimary Edland informed the board that the free school lunches that were federally mandated last year are no longer valid, and the cost of food has increased by 8.5 percent. Edland told the board that the USDA recommends that schools charge $3.31 per...
Foster County Public Health employees Lisa Hilbert and Colleen Sweet were on the Carrington City Council meeting agenda again this month to discuss their campaign to make the City of Carrington a smoke free environment. During the meeting held on Monday, July 11, Sweet read a letter aloud to the council stating her reasons for the campaign. Several residents also stated their opinions on the need for an ordinance to make Carrington smoke free in light of the state legislation that passed in...
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. Petition circulated to pause expansion A new petition making the rounds to put a stop to the $16 million community center expansion project in Tioga, is expected to be discussed by city commissioners in an upcoming meeting. The petition, has been placed at half a dozen Main Street businesses and it is...
A short discussion on a proposal for the ambulance board about the building came up at the Foster County Commission meeting last week. During the meeting on Tuesday, July 5, Commissioner David Utke told the board that he talked to Jody Hovdenes about the proposal that Commissioner Scott Beumer suggested at the last meeting and she said she would talk to her board about it. That proposal included that the ambulance board continue to lease the building for $1 per year and take over 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. Returning superintendent walks into a mess Interim administrator Dan Stutlien wasted little time recently before telling the Harvey School Board the bad news. The school is in the red nearly half a million dollars, Stutlien told board members. To the tune of $475,348. “Running a deficit like this is not s...
The Carrington School District will have to function with a little less money from property taxes for the foreseeable future as one district taxpayer has been allowed to annex into the Fessenden-Bowdon School District. At a special meeting of the Wells County School District Reorganization Committee, Johnson Township property owner Jeremy Seil petitioned the Carrington School District to have his property annexed into the Fessenden-Bowdon School District, as his daughter attends school in...
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. Stolen crude oil According to paperwork filed with the Northwest Judicial District Court in Watford City, Darrell “Woody” Merrell, Mark McGregor and Joseph Vandewalker are each facing a Class A Felony charge for conspiracy to commit theft-take-exceeds $50,000 and a Class B Felony for dealing in stolen pro...
Suggestions for how to handle the ambulance building situation came up at the Foster County Commission meeting last week, with all commission members agreeing. During the meeting held on Tuesday, June 21, commissioner David Utke asked the board for guidance about what to discuss at the next ambulance board meeting, as it falls just before the next commission meeting. While the commission knows it cannot sell the building outright to the ambulance board and the roof, heating and cooling has been...
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. County’s road supervisor resigns After a months long search to hire a road supervisor, the Rolette County Commission is back to square one following a resignation earlier this month. Kelly Parisien was hired April 12 as the first road supervisor in the county at a salary of $60,000. Several commission boar...
Carrington Economic Development Director Karlee Griffin resigned her position with the city at the City Council meeting last Monday night. During the meeting held on June 13, Griffin read her long and thought-out resignation letter to the council. In her letter, she cited that she has not felt safe or connected in her role as economic development director for a long time, and that it is time for her to pursue a different career. Griffin also strongly suggested that the city council re-assess...
The unofficial results of the primary election are in with few upsets, and no surprises. On the county side running unopposed, Alan Scanson, District 2 and Scott Beumer, District 4 will keep their seats on the Foster County Commission. With no one on the ballot, the office of county auditor received 331 write-in votes. Of those write-in votes, interim auditor Ellen Roundy received 307 of them. Also running unopposed, state's attorney Kara Brinster, county recorder Lynelle Lyman Hoppe, county...
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. Fentanyl: ‘a prominent problem’ During the City and County meeting in Underwood on May 31, McLean County State’s Attorney Ladd Erickson spoke about how the county continues to combat the import of illegal fentanyl. According to Erickson, the McLean County Sheriff’s Department has targeted a specifi...
A previous discussion about the removal of an approach in McHenry continued at the Foster County Commission meeting last week. During the meeting held on Tuesday, June 7, Commissioner Alan Scanson reported that he spoke to owners of the land adjoining the approach to be removed. He suggested the commission send a letter to Robin Sorum, Jeanne Hoyt and Barb Bergan informing them of the commission’s decision to take action. “We considered the request to leave the approach in place, but ult...
The primary election for Foster County and its cities will be held on Tuesday, June 14. On the 2022 ballot is the City of Carrington mayor seat and three council members. The City of Glenfield has seats open for two council members. The City of Grace City has one seat open for a council member, and the City of McHenry has two seats open for council members. On the ballot for Foster County seats are open for two commissioners (Districts 2 and 4), State’s Attorney, Recorder, Treasurer, Auditor (...
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. Recall, shortage empties store shelves Becoming a mother whether it is your first time or your fourth time is full of challenges, late nights and worry. It’s a time when the most is expected of you but also a time when you’ve never functioned on so little sleep. Your main purpose is to keep this baby ali...
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. Students Gay/Straight Alliance revoked A Watford City High School club that was created three years ago to support students has been revoked by the McKenzie County Public School District No. 1 school board. And the teacher who was a volunteer and served as the club’s advisor has been removed and t...
A letter sent to the Foster County Commission from Jeanne Hoyt and Barb Bergan regarding the removal of an approach located on the north side of 11th St. in McHenry was acknowledged, but not considered, by the commission at their last meeting when moving to remove the approach due to flooding issues. After the commission meeting story was published, the Independent received a letter from Hoyt explaining the situation with the flooding in that area, as well as a copy of the letter sent to the com...
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. Beulah mourns Schaeffer After 11 days missing, Tyler Schaeffer came home. The Beulah teen, who was reported missing on May 1, was recovered May 11 from the Knife River in Beulah. The river had been the focus of authorities’ searching for a week leading up to the discovery of Schaeffer’s body late in the...
There can only be one mayor of Carrington, but two residents are vying for the seat. The incumbent and current mayor of Carrington, Tom Erdmann, would like to be mayor for another term, while the challenger, Jeremy Miller, would like to prove he has what it takes to do the job. Either way, whoever wins a seat at the table, the decision will be final at the primary election on June 14. Tom Erdmann Erdmann grew up in Goodrich, N.D., he used to swim at the pool in Carrington as a child. He has...
Black mold has been found in the basement of the Foster County Public Health building due to seepage and leaking, but getting to the root of the problem has proven to be more difficult than planned. The Foster County Commission learned at their meeting last week that large, heavy items in the basement of the building are hampering the inspection process. During the meeting held on Tuesday, May 17, Foster County Public Health Nurse Lisa Hilbert and commissioner David Utke explained the situation....
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. Landmark falls in the storm During the April 23 windstorm, a historic barn in Bottineau County was lost when high winds caused the barn to collapse just north of Bottineau. The barn belongs to the Forsberg family and was located just one mile north of Bottineau on the Town Line. On the evening of the...
The City of Carrington will have to hire a geotechnician to over see the boring under CP Rail tracks for the water-loop on the west side of the city. This was learned at the city council meeting last week when Travis Dillman of Interstate Engineering was asked to report on the water-loop project. During the meeting held on Monday, May 9, Dillman said Bowman Construction won the bid on the water-loop project with a bid of over $428,000. What the council wasn’t expecting was the extra $10,136 it w...
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. Filing error leaves nobody on ballot for mayor There will be no candidates listed on the ballot for commission president in Tioga this June, despite initial filings showing a contested race. A review of would-be candidate Kevin Litten’s petition, following the April 11 filing deadline, revealed an error o...
The elected position for the Foster County Auditor will most likely stand for the time being, but the discussion was tabled due to the absence of commissioner Scott Beumer at the last commission meeting. During the meeting held on Tuesday, May 3, commissioner Becky Hagel said she spoke to several people about the question of how the board should proceed. She said she learned that to be a write-in on the November ballot in the General Election, a candidate would need 10 percent of the votes from...
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. Many resign at McKenzie County School In what seems to be a never ending battle to keep teachers, the McKenzie County Public School District has begun the process of filling the positions of 22 teachers who have submitted their resignations effective the end of this school year. So far this year, Holen...
