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  • Around the State: February 7, 2022

    Leasa A. Lura|Feb 7, 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. Family beef over stolen cattle A Ruso resident’s unauthorized attempt to peddle his mother’s 23 head of cattle to generate enough funds for the purchase of a pickup truck went up in smoke when an investigating McLean County officer arrested the suspect for theft of property on January 11. Sergeant Cur...

  • County shop blanketed with snow requests

    Leasa A. Lura|Jan 31, 2022

    In another short agenda, the Foster County Commission discussed the plethora of calls the road department is receiving concerning snow plowing. During the meeting held on Thursday, January 20, Road Superintendent Nate Monson said he is fiending many calls from residents. After learning about this, the commission said they would like residents to contact their district supervisor or commissioner if there are concerns about snow plowing in their particular area, and not call the county shop or Mon...

  • Around the State: January 31, 2022

    Leasa A. Lura|Jan 31, 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. Sebeka man renews beef with county Traill County commissioners recently traded barbs for a second straight month with a Minnesota man who claimed his constitutional rights were violated by a Traill County sheriff’s deputy last fall. Joel Walsvik told the Traill County Board of Commissioners in December t...

  • North Dakota Around the State: Jan. 24, 2022

    Leasa A. Lura|Jan 24, 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. Local line workers save Renville deputy October 27, 2021 started out just like any other day, but for Ann Millerbernd of Sherwood, the day soon turned into one she’ll never forget. Millerbernd, a deputy for the Renville County Sheriff’s Department, was loading and securing a queen size bed into the bac...

  • Waste Management donates to CEF

    Leasa A. Lura|Jan 17, 2022

    The Carrington City Council welcomed representatives of Waste Management, who presented a $500 check to Bob Lipetzky and Jason Jarrett of the Carrington Endowment Fund. Waste Management donates to a local nonprofit organization each year. In other business: Committee Reports FIRE • Carrington Fire Chief Ken Wangen reported one rural call for service since the last meeting. • Wangen said he was elected as fire chief for another two years. • He said he plans on replacing the primary pumper, as th...

  • 2021: Year in Review II

    Leasa A. Lura|Jan 17, 2022

    The pages of the Independent from July to December 2021 left residents wondering if the coronavirus would ever go dormant. The drought raged on with two months showing little rain during the summer and sparse snow fall as well as above normal temps in November and December. Here are a few of the stories that dawned the pages of the Independent the second half of last year: July • A grass fire southwest of Carrington burned 10 acres. It was a fire-pit burn that got out of control on property owne...

  • Around the State: January 17, 2022

    Leasa A. Lura|Jan 17, 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. Grand Forks man offers a golden opportunity Budding treasure hunters will be scouring Hillsboro starting today. Dennis Riedhammer, owner of Riedhammer Masonry in Grand Forks, has buried a treasure chest somewhere in town. Inside is $1,000 in golden $1 coins. “We did some work in Hillsboro this year and too...