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Cold front, high winds moving through northern Red River Valley PressPass

Much of the Devils Lake basin and northeast North Dakota are in a winter weather advisory until later today because of a strong cold front moving through the area with wind gusts up to 40 mph.

By Herald Staff Report , January 25, 2013

A flood fighter steps down PressPass

A flood fighter steps down Joe Belford, who has been the face of the flood fight in Devils Lake Basin for decades, is stepping down as Ramsey County commissioner and some half-dozen other positions he was appointed to as commissioner. But, he says, he'll still continue the flood fight.

By Kevin Bonham , December 02, 2012

RRBC to tour DL Basin PressPass

The Red River Basin Commission will tour the Devils Lake Basin Thursday.The RRBC, a non-profit organization that works across the political boundaries of Manitoba, North Dakota, Minnesota and South Dakota on land and water issues, also will meet at Stump Lake Park following the tour.

By Herald Staff Report , August 01, 2012

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Devils Lake gets a safeguard against overflowing water PressPass

Devils Lake gets a safeguard against overflowing water The 800-foot-structure, built between Stump Lake and a natural rise in the Tolna Coulee, is designed to prevent a catastrophic spill from the Devils Lake Basin to the Sheyenne River Valley. The unique design mimics the natural erosion that likely would occur in the coulee, while restricting downstream flows.

By Kevin Bonham , July 20, 2012

Railroad raising underway in Devils Lake area PressPass

Railroad raising underway in Devils Lake area Construction crews are installing new ties and laying new rails along a 15-mile stretch of flood-threatened railroad tracks in the Devils Lake Basin. Work began earlier this month on the $100 million project on BNSF Railway tracks along the route of Amtrak’s Empire Builder passenger trains. The project calls for raising the tracks an average of 5 feet this year, to an elevation of 1,461 feet above sea level, according to Amy McBeth, a BNSF spokeswoman.

By Kevin Bonham , June 20, 2012

Even after dry winter, Devils Lake continues to fight ‘stubborn flood’ PressPass

Even after dry winter, Devils Lake continues to fight ‘stubborn flood’ Local officials and North Dakota's congressional delegation met Wednesday for a Senate Budget Committee field hearing to discuss past help from the federal government and outline "new tools" in the 19-year-old flood fight.

By Kevin Bonham , April 04, 2012

Massive Devils Lake projects stay on schedule PressPass

Massive Devils Lake projects stay on schedule Crews spent the past week erecting giant utility poles along county and township roads to provide electricity to two massive construction projects under way in the Devils Lake Basin — the $80 million to $90 million East Devils Lake Outlet and the $9 million Tolna Coulee Control Structure.

By Kevin Bonham , March 16, 2012

Snow to cover most of eastern N.D. PressPass

Three to five inches of snow is expected across much of eastern North Dakota moving into northwest Minnesota, he said. But the Devils Lake Basin should “evade this system,” said Bill Barrett, meteorologist in the weather service’s Grand Forks office.

By Stephen J. Lee , February 19, 2012

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Aging population, housing worry rural leaders in Devils Lake Basin PressPass

The North Dakota 2.0 tour reaches another community and asks local civic leaders what future problems they worry about. Today, the tour will be in Grafton.

By Kevin Bonham , January 23, 2012

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CHURCHS FERRY: To be or not to be - a city PressPass

CHURCHS FERRY: To be or not to be - a city Threatened with flooding, Churchs Ferry votes on whether to dissolve
Residents of Churchs Ferry, N.D., will decide Tuesday whether or not to dissolve the flood-threatened city in Ramsey County. The election was prompted by a petition signed this past fall by four of the community’s nine voting-age residents. Polls will be open from noon to 7 p.m.

By Kevin Bonham , January 09, 2012

DEVILS LAKE ROAD WORK: Legislative language leads to limits PressPass

DEVILS LAKE ROAD WORK: Legislative language leads to limits Basin must be considered 'closed' in order to avoid road repair funding cap
A federal funding bill that limits highway appropriations to the chronically flooded Devils Lake Basin to $100 million annually could delay the completion of major highway construction projects or postpone other road projects.

By Kevin Bonham , December 29, 2011

Devils Lake Basin to get $10.2 million for flooded roads PressPass

Altogether, the state is getting $31.5 million to repair federal-aid highways and roads on federal lands damaged by flooding this year. The money comes out of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s budget for fiscal year 2011, which ended Sept. 30, through a continuing resolution in Congress, said Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., who with Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., and Rep. Rick Berg, R-N.D., announced the grants.

By Stephen J. Lee , November 22, 2011

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$6 million to Devils Lake Basin for road repairs PressPass

$6 million to Devils Lake Basin for road repairs The Devils Lake Basin will receive about $6 million to help counties repair flood-damaged roads, as part of disaster-relief legislation approved last week during the North Dakota legislature’s special session.

By Kevin Bonham , November 14, 2011

DEVILS LAKE FLOODING: City wants action now PressPass

DEVILS LAKE FLOODING: City wants action now The city of Devils Lake is making a desperate plea to North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple to take immediate steps to relieve flooding this year in the Devils Lake Basin, stating in a letter, approved Monday evening by the Devils Lake City Commission, that the state-proposed east-end outlet “simply does not have enough capacity to begin drawing down the lake.”

By Kevin Bonham , June 07, 2011

2011 FLOODING: Wet cycle, no doubt PressPass

2011 FLOODING: Wet cycle, no doubt Bismarck-Mandan, Minot, and just about everywhere else in North Dakota has been dealing with flooding
Hopping from one flood emergency to another is all in a day’s work for Maj. Gen. David Sprynczynatyk. He’s seen flooding in every corner of the state, often on several fronts at once.

By Kevin Bonham , June 04, 2011

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