Walsh County News

It's been a long wait, but filling of the Keystone Pipeline is expected to begin in the near term.

Damp, cold weather has slowed the harvest in northeastern North Dakota. Walsh County Extension Agent Brad Brummond says the western third of the county still has wheat, canola and flax to harvest.

Gregory Nordrum was ordered to spend two years behind bars and three years on supervised probation.

Local, state and federal officials met at the Walsh County Courthouse Wednesday to discuss flood protection in the Park River basin, primarily on the upper reaches of the north and south branches.

For the 10th year in a row residents of Grafton can expect a slight decrease in their property tax bill from the City of Grafton, as the council approved the first reading of its 2010 budget at a special meeting of the city council Monday.

PARK RIVER, N.D. A former newspaper publisher in Park River remembers the day Ted Kennedy came to visit.

PARK RIVER, N.D. A former newspaper publisher in Park River remembers the da9 Ted Kenned9 came to visit.

Farmers are anxiously watching their fields, with an eye to the sky waiting to begin spring wheat harvest, which depending on the weather could begin as early as this weekend in eastern and central Walsh County.

Timothy and Sylvia Moore sued American Family Insurance after fire destroyed a vacant duplex they owned, saying the insurance company had wrongly blamed them.

A Grafton man has been charged with two counts of negligent homicide in the deaths of two people in a minivan-motorcycle crash in Walsh County.

A spokesman for the Keystone oil pipeline says crews have finished filling seven sinkholes in the scenic Pembina Gorge that were formed after horizontal drilling to bury pipe.

THE HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS 19-YEAR-OLD JERAD BROSIUS OF ST. THOMAS WAS DEAD AT THE SCENE OF THE CRASH ABOUT 1 A.M., TUESDAY.

North Dakota health officials report swine flu cases among people who recently returned from a Lutheran youth gathering in Louisiana.

North Dakota health officials report swine flu cases among people who recently returned from a Lutheran youth gathering in Louisiana.

North Dakota health officials report swine flu cases among people who recently returned from a Lutheran youth gathering in Louisiana.

North Dakota health officials report swine flu cases among people who recently returned from a Lutheran youth gathering in Louisiana.

Sharon Lipsh of the Walsh County Highway Department informed the county commission that the Army Corps of Engineers has notified her that a drawdown of the Homme Reservoir is scheduled.

Rich Mahar of the Domestic Violence and Abuse Center in Grafton made his annual plea for money Tuesday from the Walsh County Commission.

Discusses fines for failure to obtain drainage permit COUNTY - A long awaited construction project for Walsh County Road No.

Superintendent Jack Maus informed the board that there was significant carryover in the General Fund, the Building Fund and the Food Service Fund, although the district deficit-spent in those areas in the past year.