Carrington News

Farmer moods are perking up in North Dakota's Corn Belt, I discovered on a 600-mile loop driving west and south of Fargo this week.

Carrington native Katie Ralston was crowned Miss North Dakota this month in Williston .

Carla Pedersen of Maple Grove and Brandon Saeger of Burnsville announce their engagement.

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ND1st NewsMinute,0190 Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press WILLISTON, N.D. The new Miss North Dakota is Katie Ralston of Carrington.

Katie Ralston of Carrington is the new Miss North Dakota. Ralston entered the Saturday night competition as Miss Red River Valley.

The state class "B" boys and girls golf meets wrapped up today in Jamestown and Carrington.

Spring is here and the smell of grilled food soon will be wafting through the air.

Although he's a long way from home, Valentin Ciubotareanu has made a second home for himself and his young family on the fertile plains of North Dakota.

Spaghetti supper, 5 to 7 p.m.; bake sale; silent auction starts at 7 p.m. Proceeds benefit Mike Parr, paramedic injured in an accident on Interstate 94 during a patient transfer, and his family.

BIG ISSUES, SMALL TOWN Big cities like Fargo, Minot and Bismarck have gotten most of the flood attention this spring, but let's not forget about some of the other cities facing issues just as serious if not more than our own.

NEW ROCKFORD As a new day dawned in New Rockford Thursday, the James River increased its ominous rise into the town's northern sections.

Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment: MIDWEST FLOODING-BREAK-INS 2 charged with thefts from flooded homes in south Bismarck BISMARCK, N.D. Bond has been set at $5,000 cash for each of two men charged with burglaries at flooded homes in the Fox Island area along the Missouri River in south Bismarck.

Carrington eighth-grader Casey Murphy has won the state geography bee. Casey bested nine other finalists for the title on Friday in Bismarck.

The North Dakota Department of Transportation has lifted a no travel advisory for Rugby, Maddock and Carrington areas.

A no-travel advisory has been issued for Rugby, Carrington and surrounding area due to blowing snow, reduced visibility and icy road conditions making travel hazardous.

Nine North Dakota driver's license sites will be closed for the rest of the week in the following towns: Bottineau, Valley City, Lisbon, Langdon, Wishek, Wahpeton, Beulah, Stanley and Carrington.

The North Dakota Department of Transportation has extended the no travel advisory to include Carrington, Devils Lake, Langdon and the surrounding areas due to icy road conditions and blowing snow causing heavy snow drifts and reduced visibility.

DEVILS LAKE, N.D. Students in Carrington will be able to take nursing classes this fall through Lake Region State College.

A Carrington, N.D., paramedic injured after the ambulance he was riding in crashed Monday west of Fargo remained hospitalized in a Minneapolis hospital Wednesday.