WALHALLA ND

Rains soak, rivers rise across the region

The fast-rising Pembina River forced campers to evacuate the city park in Walhalla, N.D., Monday, as heavy rain prompted flood warnings across the region.

By Kevin Bonham and Stephen J. Lee , May 20, 2013

Patrol identifies victim of fatal accident near Walhalla, N.D.

Authorities have identified a Walhalla, N.D., woman who was killed in a one-vehicle rollover accident Wednesday near Walhalla. Brenna Dearinger, 26, was driving a 1999 Chevrolet pickup on Pembina County Road 1 at about 8:45 a.m. Wednesday when the accident occurred about four miles southeast of Walhalla.

By Herald Staff Report , May 16, 2013

Woman dies in rollover near Walhalla, N.D.

A 26-year-old Walhalla, N.D., woman was killed about 8:45 a.m. Wednesday when her pickup rolled south of Walhalla. Three children with her were not injured seriously.

By Herald Staff Reports , May 15, 2013

Verizon expands network throughout northeastern N.D.

Verizon Wireless is expanding its 4G network to parts of northeastern North Dakota, it announced this week.

By Herald Staff Report , March 02, 2013

THE LIST: MAYA trio... Art exhibit reception... Read Across America

The MAYA Trio will perform Sunday at North Dakota Museum of Art in Grand Forks and Monday night in Mayville, N.D.

By Accent Staff Report , February 28, 2013

Area companies look to grow from work out west

Luke Holen had been working out in the Oil Patch of western North Dakota for about three years when he returned home to Walhalla, N.D., with an idea on how he might cash in on the oil boom. Luke and his father, Harry, started Holen Trucking this past winter, hauling production water used in drilling oil rigs — not water fo

By Kevin Bonham , August 04, 2012

Walhalla, N.D., among 8 in state to receive USDA grant

The city of Walhalla, N.D. has received a $31,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to improve energy efficiency at a local retailer.

By Herald Staff Report , July 11, 2012

Paleontology tourists dig up ancient sea floor in Pembina Gorge

Professional paleontologists from the N.D. Geological Survey are leading groups of amateurs on a week-long fossil dig in the Pembina Gorge in the state's northeast corner. It's one of four digs open to the public throughout the state. On Saturday, the first day, the amateurs found the bones of a mosasaur, a large marine reptile.

By TJ Jerke , July 08, 2012

Cash story ‘Ring of Fire’ opens July 1 at Frost Fire near Walhalla, N.D.

The spirit of the late, great Johnny Cash will be on stage beginning at 2 p.m. July 1 as “Ring of Fire: The Johnny Cash Musical” will be presented through Aug. 5 at Frost Fire Theatre seven miles west of Walhalla, N.D.

By Herald Staff Report , June 23, 2012

SweetPro Feeds plans to stay in Walhalla for the long run

Whether or not Walhalla’s ethanol plant, which Archer Daniels Midland Co. announced this past week would close in early April, ever reopens, the ethanol industry will leave a legacy in the community. SweetPro Feeds, with 10 full-time employees, is a direct outgrowth of the local ethanol plant. Founded in 1991 by Bob Thornberg, the ethanol plant’s original manager, SweetPro uses dissolved distillers’ grains — byproducts from the ethanol process — to produce premium supplemental nutritional feed for horses and lick blocks for cattle and other livestock that are marketed nationwide.

By Kevin Bonham , February 11, 2012

Walhalla worries about future without ethanol

Mayor: ADM layoffs affect 5 percent of town population
It’s been just a couple of days since Archer Daniels Midland Co. announced that Walhalla’s ADM Corn Ethanol Plant would close in April, but workers and contractors already are pondering an uncertain future.

By Kevin Bonham , February 08, 2012

Dalrymple asks ADM to find alternatives to closing Walhalla plant

Gov. Jack Dalrymple said Tuesday in a news release that he's asking Archer Daniels Midland to work with state and local officials and private developers to keep the Walhalla, N.D., ethanol plant open.

By Herald Staff Report , February 07, 2012

61 jobless after Walhalla ethanol plant closes

The ADM Ethanol Plant in Walhalla, N.D., will permanently close in April, putting 61 people out of work.

By Kevin Bonham , February 06, 2012

Appeals court upholds sentence of Minnesota man who used Facebook to meet East Grand Forks girl for sex

Three-judge panel rejects appeal by Darrin Anderson, 36, of his 12-year prison sentence for interstate travel to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a 13-year-old girl in East Grand Forks in 2009. The decision, filed Wednesday, also upholds lifetime bans on Anderson using booze or porn.

By Herald Staff Report , January 04, 2012

Pembina man receives life without parole

A Pembina, N.D., man convicted in the shooting murder of a Walhalla, N.D., teenager was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Tuesday, according to one of his attorneys.

By Chris Bieri , October 18, 2011