Ransom County Gazette – 5-24-21

The Sargent County Teller – 5-21-21

Dakota Natural Gas ahead of schedule

By Nikki Kupser • Dakota Natural Gas You’ve heard the news and seen the crews! With the hard work of many people in your communities and commitment by larger users, construction of the Dakota Natural Gas pipe is well-underway and ahead of schedule. Dakota Natural Gas employees and crews are working very hard to get the first 40 to 50 […]

Seeds are in, now the moisture

Weekly COVID vaccination clinics set

Traill District Health will administer a COVID vaccination clinic from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 2 in the COVID trailer outside the Traill County Courthouse. This will be a clinic to offer a second COVID shot for students who received their first vaccination May 7 or May 10. Other students age 12 years and older who have not had […]

County to receive COVID recovery funds

By James R. Johnson • news@tctribune.net Traill County will receive $1,560,899 in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, established by President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Glenda Haugen, Traill County auditor, said there are conditions. The money cannot be used for property tax relief and all expense must have been incurred because of COVID-19. Haugen told […]

A launch into the ‘River of Dreams’

By James R. Johnson • news@tctribune.net “We all end in the ocean We all start in the streams We’re all carried along By the river of dreams.” -Billy Joel Students crossed the Traill County line May 17 to learn and see how water moves. The International Water Institute’s River of Dreams project engages students to better understand their watershed through […]

Nielsville Bridge lacks funding commitments

By James R. Johnson • news@tctribune.net Traill County residents who have been without Nielsville Bridge for more than six years want to know why the county board will not apply to have the crossing considered for a federal grant. Seven residents led by Gregg Abentroth appeared May 18 before Traill County commissioners, who declined May 4 to spend $6,000 on […]

Construction zone collision kills fleeing driver

Interstate 29 was closed for approximately 3.5 hours May 19 south of Alton Grain Terminal as the North Dakota Highway Patrol investigated a fatal high-speed chase. Pursuit started after 11 a.m. when Grand Forks County Sheriff’s Deputies recognized a 2005 Pontiac Grand Prix driving south that was reported stolen from Grand Forks about 15 minutes earlier. The pursuit exceeded speeds […]

‘Ha en fin dag!’

The Mjosen Sons of Norway Lodge celebrated Syttende Mai (May 17) with drawings for kids to color, Norwegian flags, and a parade from Island Park in Mayville. Syttende Mai celebrates Norway’s Constitution. The headline translated means “Have a nice day” in Norwegian.