Kathryn News

Barnes County commissioners went on record Tuesday saying they will support repairs to Clausen Springs Dam near Kathryn to the tune of $200,000. Commissioner John Froelich motioned to include all Barnes County entities.

The Army Corps of Engineers will be looking at flood protection in the Sheyenne and James river valleys.

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ASSISTANT STATE WATER COMMISSION ENGINEER TODD SANDO SAYS THE STATE HAD HOPED THE LAKE WOULD DROP 7 INCHES OVER THE SUMMER.

State officials say they've been unable to drain enough water from a damaged dam that threatens the small southeastern North Dakota town of Kathryn, even though they tried all summer.

A swollen lake behind a damaged dam that threatens a small southeastern North Dakota town dropped only a couple of inches over the summer because a valve on the pipe used to drain it was only partially open, a state official said Monday.

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New Jersey's education commissioner has ordered a review after a YouTube video shows school children learning a song celebrating President Barack Obama.

Officials say a defective earthen dam threatens the tiny town of Kathryn, in southeastern North Dakota, even after spring flooding has subsided.

All that's left of this southeastern North Dakota town is a bar, a church, a post office and about 55 people who call it home - but if floods like the ones that hit last spring begin to rise again, it could be destroyed.

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A task force has been formed to help North Dakota communities with housing issues that resulted from spring flooding.