Towner News

The summer travel season is well under way and a few road construction projects in our area are still causing a little extra congestion on area roadways.

Its not very often in North Dakota that you see new construction on Main Street in a small town.

Virginia Margaret Anderson, the daughter of Peter J. and Anna Petron was born June 10, 1923, in a Great Northern Railroad section house in Stanley, North Dakota, where she grew up in a Polish railroad family of seven.

Heading into the 2009 North Dakota High School Rodeo State Finals, Dillon Wickum needed a solid performance to have any shot of earning a spot at the National Finals "I went in tied for fifth and sixth, so I knew I had to get something done down there," Wickum said of the state finals.

The Towner area is famous for overland flooding every spring. Sometimes there is more water than necessary and the increased flows put extra stress on area bridges.

TOWNER Alyce Elenora Kramer, 89, died Sunday, May 10, 2009, at the New Life Living Center in Presho, S.D. She was born April 6, 1920, the second child of Andrew and Elizabeth Eikesdahl at their home in Blaisdell, N.D. Alyce was baptized at Blaisdell on June 6, 1920.

Warm sunshine signals a change of seasons in North Dakota. White snow banks are being replaced by orange traffic cones.

The snow is finally gone, and the floodwaters have largely receded from the area, with the exception of areas such as Towner, Bantry and Willow City.

As the weather continues to climb...so does the traffic. More and more motorists are heading out for vacations...up to the lake..or even just to the park.

Kathryn M. Brossart, 93, Minot, formerly of Voltaire, died Friday, April 17, 2009, in a Minot nursing home.

There are no longer flood problems in places like Minot Velva . Bu4 near Towner, the crest is only now hitting.

While most towns in the area are no longer concerned about the possibility of floods, some residents in Towner are still battling the flood waters.

Towns south of Mino4 were going to ge4 water and lots of it. Granville and Towner are the latest victims to the Mouse River.

Ward County may feel like the flood fight is over, but in McHenry County, it may have just begun.

The North Dakota Department of Transportation and North Dakota Highway Patrol have closed N.D. Highway 14 approximately four miles southwest of Towner due to water on the roadway, directly south of the U.S. Highway 2 Junction.

Ranchers in Towner continue to battle floods at an uncontrollable rate. Late last night water began to cross Highway 2 and early this morning DOT decided to close the highway between Granville and Towner.

Residents of Towner began seeing flooding earlier in the week. The city did enough preparation to help protect many homes, but ranchers have had some significant problems.

The flood fight is in high gear along the Mouse River. From one end of the river to the other, the mighty Mouse is flexing its muscles - washing out some homes, flooding farm and ranch lands, and altering transportation.

President Obama has approved individual assistance to help people and businesses hit by flooding in both North Dakota and Minnesota.

North Dakota is spotlighted in two very different ways at the April art show hanging this month at the Minot Public Library.