Upham News

UPHAM They came. They toiled. They learned. Many were eventually displaced but who they were and what they did remains forever etched in the history of North Dakota.

UPHAM A few residents in McHenry County say they are worn out with a 10-mile stretch of gravel roadway that is often marked by potholes, soft spots, loose gravel, dust and washboards.

Lindsey Eve Cunningham, 21, Lansford, and a student at North Dakota State University, Fargo, passed away peacefully Thursday, May 7, 2009, at Merit Care Hospital, Fargo, surrounded by her loving family and friends, after being diagnosed Monday with acute myeloid leukemia.

Some roads in McHenry County are still under water and the damage is getting worse.

Roads in McHenry County are badly damaged. Some of the worst areas are around Granville and Upham.

A flood battle that included frenzied sandbagging and building dikes has turned into a battle to block off county and township roads to make sure motorists don't end up washed away.

McHenry County Sheriff Marvin Sola has issued a no-travel advisory for all secondary roads in the county due to extensive flooding.

DEVILS LAKE Samuel Duane Carter, 59, Manvel, formerly of Devils Lake, died Monday, April 6, 2009, in his home.