RANSOM COUNTY
THE VIEW FROM THE EDGE OF TOWN 2012 Presidential Election
Back in February of 2010 I etch-a-sketched an article called "Repubocrats"...my term for the total "indifferences" between republicans and democrats. Upon watching sometimes up to 8-minutes of the rep...
Posted on 9/4/12 at 3:13 PM
N.D.’s only recognized waterfall highlights ‘Seven Wonders of Ransom County’
The state’s only recognized natural waterfall — and the scenic river valley, dense hardwood forests, rolling sand hills and sprawling tall grass prairies surrounding it — stand in stark contrast to the flat, open terrain of much of eastern North Dakota. So much so that the woman who created Ransom County’s website dubbed this area’s features the Seven Wonders of Ransom County.
By Mike Nowatzki , July 13, 2012
Patrol releases name of Rolla man dead from injuries in crash near Lisbon 
Don Bradley Bjugstad, 56, of Rolla, N.D., was identified today by the state Highway Patrol as the person killed in a Saturday accident east of Lisbon, N.D.
By Stephen J. Lee , February 13, 2012
FLOOD BRIEFS: Dayton, Peterson to visit Oslo today; Ransom County added to declaration; etc.
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton and U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., will travel to Oslo, Minn., at 1:30 p.m. today for a ground tour of the town’s levee system with Mayor Scott Kosmatka and also flooding over Minnesota Highway 1 and North Dakota Highway 54.
By Herald Staff Report , April 15, 2011
Rare orchid killed near Lisbon, N.D.
North Dakota’s Transportation Department says it is cooperating with a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service investigation into the killing of endangered flowers near Lisbon by herbicides.
By Associated Press , July 01, 2010
SUV crashes into washout, injuring two people
The Highway Patrol says two people were injured Monday when a sport utility vehicle went around a “road closed” sign in Ransom County and hit a washout.
By Associated Press , March 30, 2010
National Guard soldiers mobilize for flood fight
Up to 400 guardsmen will be mobilized by Tuesday for work in the counties of Barnes, Cass, Ransom, Richland, Sargent, Steele and Traill.
By Associated Press , March 15, 2010
Obama approves federal flood declaration for N.D., 18 counties
President Barack Obama has approved a request from Gov. John Hoeven earlier this month asking for a federal flood declaration for North Dakota, Hoeven announced today.
By Herald Staff Report , March 14, 2010
Agreement ends case against former Ransom County sheriff
A former Ransom County sheriff accused of mishandling property and failing to perform his duties is to permanently surrender his North Dakota peace officer’s license.
By Associated Press , July 20, 2009
Agreement ends case against former sheriff
Klinicke will not be prosecuted on the misdemeanor charges.
By Associated Press , July 20, 2009
Hoeven meets with Lisbon, Ransom officials on flood recovery
With the recovery comes questions, including what measures can be taken to prevent the next big flood.
By Heidi Shaffer , June 18, 2009
Lisbon reports calm night after stabilizing manhole leaks
A light rain fell in Lisbon this morning as crews continued to shore up dikes and raise them to 25 feet and the National Guard set up Hesco walls as contingency dikes, he said. The Sheyenne River in Lisbon hit 22.81 feet at 8 a.m. today – more than 3½ feet higher than the previous record of 19.29 feet set in 1997. High river levels are expected to continue in Lisbon for two weeks, Baumgard said.
By Mike Nowatzki , April 16, 2009
Lisbon faces flooding setbacks
Pressure from the raging Sheyenne River in Lisbon, N.D., forced water through cracked concrete and blew open a plugged manhole Wednesday, prompting evacuations and sending floodwaters down a street. Crews built ring dikes around the problem areas to contain the water and equalize pressure with the river, Mayor Ross Cole said.
By Mike Nowatzki , April 16, 2009
Cracking dikes that prompted evacuation of Lisbon homes now stabilized
Cracks in dikes prompted evacuation of homes along Harris Street in Lisbon, N.D., this morning. Officials said the evacuation covers Harris Street from Fourth to Seventh avenues south and from Fifth Avenue East to Rose Street.
By Mike Nowatzki , April 15, 2009
Ransom County hunting death ruled an accident
Ransom County authorities say the death of a hunter who was shot on the opening day of deer season has been ruled an accident.
December 15, 2008
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