Velva News

Homer Elgin Hiller, 82, Glen Ullin, and formerly of Granville and Velva, died on Thursday, June 25, 2009, in a Bismarck hospital.

Heading into the 2009 North Dakota High School Rodeo State Finals, Dillon Wickum needed a solid performance to have any shot of earning a spot at the National Finals "I went in tied for fifth and sixth, so I knew I had to get something done down there," Wickum said of the state finals.

A wind farm near Velva, N.D. Western governors, animated by President Obama's goal of doubling renewable energy production in the U.S. within three years, have identified dozens of areas rich in "new energy" sources.

Anita Knutson has been gone for more than two years now, but her memory lives on in the hearts of many, as well as in two of Minot's parks.

To get to downtown businesses, most of us use roads... But roads are keeping business away from downtown Velva this summer.

Four hundred $10 downtown certificates are available for purchase for $5 at the Farmers Union Oil Station in Velva.

By The Associated Press ND Scoreboard Friday's Results Baseball Class B Tournament in Mandan Consolation Semifinals Grafton 15, Dakota Prairie 5 Munich-Starkweather 6, Velva -Drake 1 Class A Tournament in Jamestown Consolation Semifinals Bismarck Century 2, Fargo North 0 Devils Lake 16, Williston 3, 5 innings APNP 05-29-09 1746CDT All post and ...

A dream is coming true for a man who came to Minot from Russia , 15 years ago. Rinat Mouzafarov started the Institute of Dance and Ballot, and soon will have a studio of his own.

SIMCOE Grain trade has been a part of Simcoe since the early 1900s, according to a written history prepared for Farmers Union Elevator by Leonard Larsen of Simcoe.

Three people were killed and one was injured when their pickup rolled over early this morning east of Velva near the town of Bergen.

A pickup that rolled over Monday morning has left 3 people dead and one person in the hospital.

Dreamland Homes is now in its new location, west of Minot on Highways 2 and 52. Owners are Al Gjerdy and Barb Kruse.

Warm sunshine signals a change of seasons in North Dakota. White snow banks are being replaced by orange traffic cones.

Relatives are blasting accusations from a California woman that her stepfather - a native North Dakotan now dead - of being the notorious Zodiac killer.

Louie Herr, 87, Minot, formerly of Sawyer, died on Tuesday, April 28, 2009, in a Velva nursing home.

VELVA Not many people get to see the land they farm from above in a Black Hawk helicopter.

Minot State University President David Fuller signed a pledge Wednesday to make the university more eco-friendly. Fuller said the college's environmental committee approached him about signing the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment.

More than 80 Ward County homes outside Minot have experienced damage from spring flooding, according to the North Dakota Department of Emergency Services.

The Souris River roared quickly onto many people`s properties last week. Now the water seems to be all soaked up, but one family is left with so much damage it could take them a couple of years to get their property back to normal.

For the first time this season an outdoor track meet was held at Minot State University.