Burlington News

BURLINGTON The Burlington community turned another page in its flood recovery when the last temporary housing unit rolled out of DeSour Valley Heights Monday.

Although the steady and heavy rainfall of recent days came to an end Wednesday, the runoff continued to push water levels in the Minot region to their highest of the season.

The program began this past weekend and will continue until September. The Red Cross will giving out food, water, and cleanup supplies for the people who are living in the Minot and Burlington areas.

The Pioneer Village maintained by the Ward County Historical Society at the North Dakota State Fairgrounds in Minot kicked off its summer season Saturday afternoon with music, food, and lots of evidence of the work that has been put into the site since the 2011 Souris River flood ruined much of the property and collection.

Ward County commissioners held another special meeting Thursday morning with a citizen's committee and others to discuss the Ward County office building, jail expansion, and courthouse renovation projects.

Researchers who estimate Minot's 2012 population at nearly 49,000 also project growth of 9 to 23 percent over the next few years, depending on the forecast model.