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This is the first of a two-part series on flooding in the Red River Valley. Spring flooding in the Red River Valley , which borders North Dakota and Minnesota, is not uncommon.

A Spiritwood, N.D., woman is returning home today after her car submerged in Hobart Lake near Valley City, N.D., about three weeks ago.

The Valley City Eagles is planning a June 5 flood victory party with free beer donated by a brewery in New Orleans.

Bismarck, N.D. The Lisbon Disaster Recovery Center will close at 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 16.

Just because people are back home, doesn't mean things are back to normal in Lisbon.

My brother Joe, who teaches in our hometown of Lisbon, N.D., , has been sending me photos of the Sheyenne River coursing at flood-tide through the town.

Apr 15 2009 12:00AM http://governor.state.nd.us/ Clausen Springs Dam Fortification Holding Bismarck , N.D. - Gov.

The Army Corps of Engineers says it has cut water releases from the Baldhill Dam, sending less water to Valley City and other southeastern North Dakota communities that are battling flooding.

Photo credit Air Force Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp Pfc. Jason Gregoryk, left, and Staff Sgt.

Center director Alex Schweitzer says the 35 are from the Veterans Home basic care center.

People in Lisbon have been on pins and needles over the last several days. They say they're barely hanging on as the Sheyenne rushes by at unprecedented levels.

Mayor Brian Cole is telling people to sta9 ou4 of the area. Information from: Don Haney, KFGO-AM, httpa_/kfgo.com STAT[ FAIR GRANDSTAND ND state fair grandstand gets $9M BISMARCK, N.D. A proposal to replace the grandstand at the North Dakota State Fair has $9 million of state support, but backers of the projec4 sa9 that's not enough.

Engineers and National Guard troops stepped up the fight Thursday to save a dam protecting a tiny eastern North Dakota town after water began seeping past sandbags.

People living in areas that have been dry in recent days are getting ready for a second wave of water.

The affected areas are on Harris Street from 4th Avenue to 7th Avenue and from 5th East to Rose Street .

The North Dakota Department of Transportation has announced the following road information related to flooding: The following highways are closed due to water damage: * N.D. 8, between the junction of U.S. 12 and N.D. 21, northeast of Hettinger, approximately four miles north of US Highway 12.

Leak promps evacuation of some Lisbon homes as a precaution LISBON, N.D. A leak in a dike has prompted the evacuation of some homes in northeast Lisbon, as a precaution.

Roger Mulvaney didn't think much of it when work started three weeks ago on a dike in the middle of his street.

Fargo officials say they`re sending sandbags to communities on the Sheyenne River, and Fargo`s police chief is offering his department`s help.