FLOOD
Feds have money to help habitat, flood prevention
The federal government is spending $7 million to improve Red River Valley waterfowl habitat. Minnesotas federal congressional delegation also says the money will help prevent floods. Increasing wild...
Posted on 4/21/12 at 2:15 PM
An Easter Oval
Ever since the flood wall went up at the end of our street, some of us have wondered, Whats with those blank ovals? Every so often theres a huge oval just sitting in the midst of the bricks and morta...
Posted on 4/8/12 at 8:00 AM
Life at the Bumpuses
I'm sure you remember thefantastic movie the Christmas Story that came out a number of years ago? The Leg Lamp? Who could forget the leg lamp!! And where Ralphie and his family lived next door toa fam...
Posted on 4/4/12 at 8:40 PM
Conrad has big goals for final to-do list
FARGO With a little more than 11 months until his retirement, North Dakota Democratic Sen. Kent Conrad has a busy to-do list he wants to tackle before leaving Capitol Hill. Conrad discussed his to...
Posted on 1/18/12 at 11:27 AM
Areavoices Digest #55 - Talking Baseball and more
The snow might be starting to fall outside my window, but at Areavoices we're talking Major League baseball. I'm excited that one of our favorite bloggers, Chad Jacobsen of Twins Focus has taken on th...
Posted on 11/30/11 at 4:45 PM
Corps: States can help improve flood forecasting
By Associated Press , May 23, 2012
Richard Betting, Valley City, N.D., letter: Four DL outlets, zero definitive DL studies
The prospect of an open ditch should frighten everyone living downstream of Stump Lake. Yet no one seems to be paying attention. In fact, another ditch still is being planned.By Richard Betting , May 23, 2012
MSU researcher studies couples and flood stress 
A Minot State University researcher is studying how married couples are dealing with stress following last summer's historic Souris River flooding.
By Associated Press , May 16, 2012
Cooperstown, Valley City get $700,000 for flood-related improvement projects 
The cities of Cooperstown and Valley City will share more than $700,000 in federal Community Development Block Grant funds for flood-related infrastructure improvements.
By Kevin Bonham , May 08, 2012
Trana Rogne, Kindred, N.D., column: Diversion displaces hundreds to secure F-M’s growth 
Basically, Fargo-Moorhead leaders, the Flood Diversion Board of Authority and the Corps are asking the federal government to fund the growth of Fargo.
By Trana Rogne , May 05, 2012
Flood relief benefit set at Bismarck Civic Center 
By Associated Press , May 04, 2012
New flood emergency declared in Ward County 
It has been a year since the historic flooding in north central North Dakota, but Ward County is still dealing with what officials say are emergency conditions.
By Associated Press , May 04, 2012
State OKs flood funds 
State officials agreed Thursday to award nearly $26 million in grants to help counties recover from last year’s devastating floods.
Minot and other cities in Ward County received $18.8 million of the funding, which can be spent on developing new community infrastructure, raising roads, restoring flood damaged property, acquiring property and expanding landfill capacity.
By Teri Finneman , April 26, 2012
Damaged by Minot flood, elevator closing for good 
North Dakota's Public Service Commission on Wednesday granted Dakota Midland Grain's request to close its Minot elevator. The facility was licensed to hold up to 300,000 bushels of grain.
By Associated Press , April 25, 2012
Ada settles flood project 
After 15 years, it’s finally Ada’s turn for flood protection. The long wait apparently ended last week, when the Wild Rice Watershed District Board voted 6-1 to allow the city to move a drainage ditch. At face value, it appears to be an innocuous decision. But it clears the way for a dike project, the last and biggest step in protecting the 1,700 residents from a recurrence of the 1997 flood that caused $40 million in damage in Ada.
By Ryan Bakken , April 21, 2012
Corps of Engineers explains Missouri River plan 
South Dakota officials on Tuesday urged the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to consider more changes in how it manages the Missouri River to reduce the chance of a repeat of last year's extensive flooding.
By Chet Brokaw , April 17, 2012
State Fair Pond in Minot closed for repairs 
The State Fair Pond in Minot is closed because of projects stemming from last year's Souris River flooding but officials say it will reopen on July 20, the opening day of the North Dakota State Fair.
By Associated Press , April 16, 2012
LLOYD OMDAHL: ‘Give us liberty or give us dikes’ 
By Lloyd Omdahl , April 15, 2012
Church reflects on turmoil of flood and years after 
By Stephen J. Lee , April 14, 2012
Corps: more flood storage offers limited benefit 
More flood storage space in the Missouri River's reservoirs would have reduced — but not prevented — last year's devastating floods, The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Friday.
By Josh Funk , April 13, 2012
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