Neche News

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency says its port of entry in Neche has reopened after flooding.

Gov. John Hoeven Tuesday hand delivered a number of photographs to U.S. State Department officials illustrating flooding in Pembina County North Dakota caused by a 30-mile-long Canadian road functioning as a dike along the international border, a clear violation of the U.S. Boundary Waters Treaty Act of 1909.

Federal and state officials are flying all across the state...from Valley City... to Neche... to tour some of the worst areas with flood damage.

Flooding of the entire Pembina Valley region continued this past week, but levels were declining at all points by weeks end.

Only a week ago, officials were expecting no flooding problems from the Pembina River in the Gretna area.

Gov. John Hoeven says he'll work with the federal government and his Canadian counterparts to find help for people in flooded areas around the northeastern North Dakota communities of Pembina and Neche.

Our Amber Schat+ was there... when officials touched down in Mercer County. "This one's ruined, so FEMA would buy out or pa9 for this house, right?" From our Governor... to individual homeowners... There are still questions on exactly how the flood disaster recovery plan will pla9 out But one thing's for sure... Now is the time for people to ...

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Officials of the border town of Neche have asked for 15,000 sandbags to prepare for more flooding.

A couple of close calls for two northeastern North Dakota towns battling floodwaters.

Ten half-ton sandbags were used to halt overland floodwater from overpowering two culverts Thursday, stopping an immediate threat to the town of Neche, along U.S.-Canadian border.

NDMidwest Flooding-Neche,0075 Neche port closed to trucks Eds: APNewsNow. NECHE, N.D. Commercial truck traffic crossing the U.S.-Canada border at Neche in northeastern North Dakota is being rerouted through the Pembina or Walhalla crossings, because of flooding.

Gretna residents and those east that were worried about the rising Pembina River can put those fears at rest according to recent Manitoba Water Stewardship numbers.

John Friesen registers his name during the Saturday morning meeting as flood committee member Wes Friesen looks on.

Judson LaMoure was the Nestor of the public men of Dakota - [140] years ago he was a public official, serving as sub-agent to the Brule Sioux; 137 years ago, he made his first appearance in a Dakota legislature.

Emergency Measures Office coordinator Bob Stoesz says so far, Gretna residents have nothing to worry about in terms of flooding.

Nearly 55,000 more autos came through the Pembina, N.D., port of entry last year compared with 2007, according to statistics released Tuesday by Grand Forks Customs and Border Protection.