Rolette County News

Other than the wind it was a nice day for most of us in the viewing area on Monday, July 7th, but the wind was not so nice to those in the Rolla area.

A tornado tore through several towns in northern North Dakota on Monday, destroying at least one building, damaging others and injuring at least two people, authorities said.

The National Weather Service said the tornado was reported in Rolla at 3:30 p.m. Monday.

Rolette County Commissioner Eldon Moors, who also is the county's acting emergency manager, said he followed the tornado as it traveled eastward about 20 miles from Dunseith to Rolla. He said it cut a swath of damage about 1 1/2 blocks wide and hit up to 15 homes. He said one home had only walls standing and at least two had roofs blown off.

By KIM FUNDINGSLAND, Staff Writer, kfundingsland@minotdailynews.com DUNSEITH By any standard set for creeks in North Dakota, Willow Creek certainly ranks among the most notable small waterways in the state.

The Border Wind Energy Project is being developed by the Sequoia Energy company in Rolette and Towner counties. via WDAY

A century-old home in the community if St. John has won an award from Preservation North Dakota for outstanding achievement in historic preservation. via KXMA-TV Dickinson

THE BOARD WILL DECIDE WHETHER TO SEEK HISTORIC STATUS FOR THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF DEVILS LAKE ... THE WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF DEVILS LAKE ... THE OSCAR-ZERO MISSILE ALERT FACILITY IN GRIGGS ... via KFYR-AM Bismarck

A man has been sentenced to six years in prison for assaulting a Dunseith woman who authorities say ran barefoot in the snow in freezing weather to escape. via KMOT-TV Minot

“Jim (Laducer) is a source of inspiration for the community and state”

By CARLA WILLIAMS, Staff Writer cwilliams@minotdailynews.com Carla Williams/MDN From left: David Brien , chairman of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa; Phyllis Jollie , shareholder/board of director for ... via Minot Daily News

“There was no time for it to circulate in our community.”

Annie Lassond opened her first-ever savings account this week. "I never had any extra money and there wasn't a bank," said Lassond, 45, a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. via Rapid City Journal

State officials have closed the Rolette County Jail, saying its staff has not been trained. via KXMC-TV Minot

The Rolette County Jail In Rolla has been temporarily closed by the North Dakota Department of Corrections. via KXMC-TV Minot

“There are so many needy people, so many pitiful people this time of year”

Some area food pantries that serve rural areas say that donations have been plentiful for the Christmas season, but they expect they'll need more donations come January. via Minot Daily News

“They work one-on-one with placing individuals into employment.”

Several people at Job Service North Dakota will soon be out of a job, after the agency lost much of a long-time contract to a private company. via BismarckTribune

United States Attorney Drew H. Wrigley announced that on N o v e m b e r 5, 2007, Clifford M. Counts, Jr., a/k/a Herbie Counts, of Belcourt, North D a k o ta , was sentenced before United States District Court ... via US Department of Justice Bureau of ATF

A stiff sentence for a Belcourt drug dealer, caught with a loaded weapon. A U.S. District Judge sentenced 27 year-old Clifford Counts of Belcourt to five and half years in federal prison for a May 2007 ... via KMOT-TV Minot

A Canadian company says it has secured $16 million in financing for a wind farm in Rolette County and four others in North Dakota. via KFYR-TV Bismarck

We should be embarrassed. North Dakota has accepted millions of dollars from the federal government to promote homeland security. via BismarckTribune

Things to See on the 'Less Traveled' Roads Right Here on North Dakota's Northern Border It's a castle! Coghlan Castle was built in 1904 by an Irishman and his sons, who homesteaded in Rolette County in 1883. via CNDNEWS