MINNEWAUKAN ND

The big family of Lester and Erna Ellingson

They have six children, 11 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.

By Marilyn Hagerty , February 20, 2013

Minnewaukan’s school opens in new development on higher ground

Breanne Hinojos and Ellen Salisbury directed traffic as the first busloads of students filed into the spanking new Minnewaukan Public School for their first day of classes Thursday morning.

By Kevin Bonham , January 03, 2013

Officials break ground on New Minnewaukan development

While a new school already is nearing completion, ground officially was broken Monday for New Minnewaukan, N.D., a development being built to move a portion of the community out of reach of the chronically flooding Devils Lake.

By Kevin Bonham , October 15, 2012

Authorities ID man killed in Benson County rollover

Authorities today identified a 43-year-old Maddock, N.D., man who was killed early Wednesday in a one-car accident in Benson County. The North Dakota Highway Patrol said Willard Westad was driving a 1997 Jeep Cherokee southbound on U.S. Highway 281.

By Herald Staff Report , September 20, 2012

Man killed in rollover accident near Minnewaukan, N.D.

A 43-year-old Maddock, N.D., man was killed early today in a one-car accident in Benson County. The driver, who was alone in the vehicle, was pronounced dead at the scene.

By Herald Staff Reports , September 19, 2012

Minnewaukan gets $4.8 million for flood fight

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has set aside more than $4.8 million to relocate 18 structures and acquire 57 others threatened by flooding in Minnewaukan, N.D., the state’s congressional delegation said Wednesday.

By Herald Staff Report , May 17, 2012

New Minnewaukan school working toward projected November completion

Jean Callahan strolls through the still unfinished Minnewaukan Public School, past bare block walls, dangling ductwork and exposed electrical conduit. The school includes three wings, one for primary (pre-kindergarten to early elementary), one for upper elementary classes, and one for the high school, classrooms in each wing connected by its own commons area. The new $7 million building will replace an aging, overcrowded school on the east side of Minnewaukan, a facility that’s been threatened for several years by the flooding Devils Lake, referred to by some in this community as the “Beast to the East.”

By Kevin Bonham , April 27, 2012

Minnewaukan man pleads guilty to second sex charge

A Minnewaukan, N.D., man already serving a seven-year prison term for molesting a 14-year-old girl was sentenced Monday on a separate charge of continuous sexual abuse of a child.

By Herald Staff Report , February 28, 2012

Boil-water order lifted in Minnewaukan

The water restriction was removed at about 5 p.m. Wednesday, according to Allan Nord, fire chief and City Council member.

By Kevin Bonham , February 02, 2012

Minnewaukan woman drives into N.D. DOT snow plow

A Minnewaukan, N.D., woman escaped injury when the vehicle she was driving struck a snow plow on U.S. Highway 2 in Benson County on Tuesday morning.

By Herald Staff Report , January 31, 2012

"Boil-water" order continues for Minnewaukan

The community of Minnewaukan, N.D., remains under a “boil-water” order after a water line broke last week. The order likely will remain until at least Wednesday, according to Allan Nord, fire chief and City Council member.

By Kevin Bonham , January 30, 2012

After seven months, flood-threatened Minnewaukan, N.D., will have grocery store

The flood-threatened community of Minnewaukan, N.D., soon will have a local grocery store and gas station for the first time in seven months. Spirit Water Grocery and Gas also will include a café when it opens Saturday, according to Joanna Potts, business manager for Delorme Enterprises, which owns the new business as well as Spirit Water Inn Resort in Minnewaukan.

By Kevin Bonham , January 12, 2012

Minnewaukan man sentenced in molestation case

A Minnewaukan, N.D., man was sentenced to a 7-year prison term Wednesday for molesting a 14-year old girl. Ivan Lee Aabrekke, 64, was sentenced to 20 years total for gross sexual imposition, but will have 13 years suspended for 10 years after his release.

By Herald Staff Report , December 14, 2011

Minnewaukan council to decide how to fill mayor vacancy

The flood-plagued city of Minnewaukan, N.D., is without a mayor -- she was convicted of felony theft for writing bad checks -- but it is closer to filling two vacant City Council seats.

By Kevin Bonham , November 23, 2011

Minnewaukan mayor gets 2 months jail on probation violation

Minnewaukan, N.D., Mayor Trish McQuoid is heading to jail for two months for violating terms of her probation on a bad check conviction.

By Associated Press , November 10, 2011