SHEYENNE RIVER
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Remember to look *up!*It's 7:14 in the morning as I drink my coffee outside. I'm 10 miles north of Valley City on my prairie meadow hill overlooking the vast Sheyenne River Valley. The weather is anyt...
Posted on 11/28/11 at 9:50 AM
Bumper To Bumper
Some close racing action tonight at Sheyenne River Speedway in Lisbon, ND! ...
Posted on 8/1/11 at 1:09 AM
the North Bridge
If It Doesn’t Kill You, It Makes You Stronger! But it still might hurt a bit. The Sheyenne River that meanders through Lisbon was the source of untold adventures for me and my best friends as we...
Posted on 9/3/09 at 6:51 AM
Richard Betting, Valley City, N.D., letter: No more DL water until studies are done 
All of those living along the Sheyenne will be placed in more flooding danger as a result of such an action, and all of the downstream effects should be studied and determined before any action to do this is taken.
By Richard Betting , August 29, 2012
New Valley City water plant ready for sulfate 
State officials say a $21 million upgrade to Valley City’s water treatment plant will make it more capable of handling the sulfate-laden water in the Sheyenne River.
August 16, 2012
State engineer OKs East Devils Lake outlet 
By Kevin Bonham , July 25, 2012
Tolna Coulee control project completed 
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has completed construction of the Tolna Coulee Control Structure.
By Herald Staff Report , May 24, 2012
Valley City woman who drowned trying to save dog identified 
A woman died after she went into the Sheyenne River to save her dog Friday morning. After rescue crews pulled the woman’s body out of the river, the dog jumped back into the river and drowned, said Valley City Fire Chief Gary Retterath.
By Wendy Reuer , May 12, 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
Devils Lake west-end outlet up and running 
State Engineer Todd Sando tells KZZY radio that the outlet starting moving excess lake water into the Sheyenne River on Monday and should be running at capacity by the end of the month. That is when two pumps will be back from a facility in California where they were sent for repairs last November.
By Associated Press , April 04, 2012
Massive Devils Lake projects stay on schedule 
By Kevin Bonham , March 16, 2012
Merry Botz, Cando, N.D., letter: An elevation of 1446 feet at Tolna is unacceptable 
To comply with the original Army Corps of Engineers study of the Dakota Territory before statehood, the elevation needs to be at 1444 feet.
By Merry Botz , February 24, 2012
Richard Betting, Valley City, N.D., letter: Plan spells catastrophe for Sheyenne valley 
The Corps plan endangers the entire Sheyenne River valley downstream of Devils Lake.
By Richard Betting , February 11, 2012
City of Devils Lake drops appeal of Tolna Coulee structure 
The Devils Lake City Commission’s unanimous vote reverses the city’s opposition to a control structure, which city leaders have called a dam that would provide relief to people downstream but would further exacerbate flooding problems in the Upper Devils Lake Basin.
By Kevin Bonham , October 13, 2011
Devils Lake area prefers east lake outlet in operation down to 1,446-foot elevation 
The Devils Lake City Commission today will consider selling land it owns along the Tolna Coulee to the state of North Dakota for the construction of a control structure designed to prevent serious downstream flooding.
By Kevin Bonham , August 31, 2011
Devils Lake commission reverses stance, gets behind east lake outlet 
The action clears one hurdle for the state to build an outlet from East Devils Lake to the Tolna Coulee. The only hurdle now is the city's official opposition to the state's plans to build a control structure on the Tolna Coulee -- to prevent an uncontrolled spill of the flooded Devils Lake Basin to the Sheyenne River. But that issue will be discussed at a meeting Wednesday.
By Kevin Bonham , August 30, 2011
Dalrymple addresses questions about outlet 
“We can’t handle any more,” Bob Wittenberg said, clutching a “Save the Sheyenne River” sign in front of City Hall here. That attitude greeted Gov. Jack Dalrymple as he arrived Thursday in flood-weary Valley City to explain a proposed third outlet for Devils Lake.
By Mike Nowatzki , August 11, 2011
Devils Lake Basin board unanimously backs outlet from Stump Lake to Tolna Coulee 
By Kevin Bonham , August 10, 2011
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