The Official Newspaper for Foster County
The Official Newspaper for Foster County
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Outdoor recreationists are encouraged to keep it clean this summer by picking up all trash. It is not uncommon to see garbage piling up around full trash containers. Styrofoam containers are not biodegradable, but are often found wedged in cattails, drifting or washed up on shore. Tires, mattresses and kitchen appliances have found their way to public use areas. Not only does it spoil the beauty of the land, it destroys habitat, has the potential to pollute North Dakota waters and can injure wildlife....
Bismarck, ND - The North Dakota Community Foundation is now accepting applications for grants from its Statewide Greatest Needs Fund. Eligible organizations in the state include those designated by the IRS as 501(c)(3) non-profit tax exempt groups, government agencies, such as a park district or school district, or an organization that has one of the above acting as its fiscal sponsor. Applications are submitted online at www.NDCF.net/receive/SWGN. The NDCF Board of Directors will review the applications and make final decisions at their fall...
Facing concerns over road maintenance costs and a road department stretched thin, commissioners in Foster County have recently been debating whether to grind up the paved Club Hall Road and turn it to gravel. Located in eastern Foster County, the Club Hall Road cuts through Eastman and McKinnon Townships for eight miles between Kensal Road (85th Ave Northeast) and Highway 20. For residents in the area it's a road they use often, and they weren't happy to hear it may soon be turned to gravel....
North Dakota Monitor July 17, 2024 Foster County Emergency Manager Andrew Kirking didn't offer a timeline for the cleanup of a 29-car train derailment, but said this: "It's going to be my whole summer." The cars, some carrying hazardous materials, derailed early on July 5 southeast of Carrington, North Dakota, near the tiny town of Bordulac. Six of the cars were carrying methanol, which ignited and burned until the last of the hot spots extinguished on July 7. Another 12 cars carried anhydrous... Full story
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