Richardton News

Linemen have been working around Dickinson and the surrounding areas all day, repairing miles upon miles of power lines that were damaged during last night`s storm.

Gary McGarry, 72, Minot, formerly of North Pole, Alaska, died Tuesday, June 30, 2009, at Trinity Homes in Minot.

Meanwhile, snow falls across areas of southwestern North Dakota, and did we mention it's June.

I have been working on several stories this week that I find interesting. It could because I am a news junkie.

The Red Trail Energy ethanol plant in Richardton is going through some rough times.

Road construction season has arrived in North Dakota. State Transportation Director Francis Ziegler says it will be "the largest we have ever seen" in the state $383 million will be spent on 1,300 miles of roads.

Our Amber Schatz shows us ho7 the young musicians prepared to rock i4 out... for Band Night.

We told you last week about Richardton Health Center becoming a Skilled Nursing Facility and dropping its Critical Access Designation to allow both the Richardton Center and St.

Beginning May 1, what`s been Richardton Memorial Hospital for years is being called Richardton Healthcare Center.

Kevin Melicher is organizing the effort. He says it's a gesture of neighbors helping neighbors.

Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press Bismarck , N.D. North Dakota's new Agriculture commissioner is a director of the Bank of North Dakota and he owes the state owned bank about 14-thousand dollars.

STATE LAW REQUIRED DOUG GOEHRING TO DISCLOSE THE LOAN. HE SAYS HE BORROWED 60-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN MAY 2004 TO INVEST IN THE RED TRAIL ENERGY ETHANOL PLANT NEAR RICHARDTON.

North Dakota`s new agriculture commissioner is a director of the Bank of North Dakota, and he owes the bank about $14,000. State law required Doug Goehring to disclose the loan.

A tragic accident that ended the life of two Hettinger residents on Monday and another crash involving a tractor over the weekend is a reminder to keep an eye out for farm equipment on area roads.

Doug Goehring, a longtime Menoken farmer and rancher, was named agriculture commissioner Monday by Gov.

While many people hunkered down safely in their homes during a blizzard that paralyzed the area Sunday evening, a Hebron couple and a young girl spent what may have been the longest night of their lives in their vehicles.

The North Dakota Department of Transportation, in coordination with the North Dakota Highway Patrol, opened Interstate 94 from Dickinson to Mandan at 4 p.m. today.

The North Dakota Department of Transportation has issued a no-travel advisory for Interstate 94 from the Montana border to Hebron, N.D. The advisory includes I-94 and all roads south of I-94 from Montana to Hebron, due to blowing and drifting snow, reduced visibility and icy road conditions.

North Dakota's share of federal stimulus money has grown to $650 million, legislative budget analysts say, although a large share may be spent only on initiatives that have little to do with job creation.

The Richardton Health Center and other area entities found themselves on the receiving end of over $185 million in federal funding to the state of North Dakota the statea s congressional delegation, Sens.