Morton County News

THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTS 2,965 CASES OF THE FLU THIS WEEK, WITH A MAJORITY OF THOSE THE SWINE FLU, OR H1N1 STRAIN.

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A JURY IN MORTON COUNTY FOUND 53-YEAR-OLD GEORGE FISCHER GUILTY OF ASSAULT ON A PEACE OFFICER AND TERRORIZING.

A 21-year-old New Salem man has died in a rollover accident in south-central North Dakota .

A Jamestown man accused of terrorizing a Mandan church now faces a lesser charge.

Meanwhile... A rural sobriety checkpoint this weekend results in zero DUI's... The North Dakota Highway Patrol and the Morton County Sheriff's Department checked drivers for alcohol on Highway 49 south of Glen Ullin.

North Dakota law enforcement is stepping up efforts to get drunk drivers off the road.

A Regent woman has been appointed to the North Dakota Senate to take the place of incumbent Democrat Aaron Krauter.

THE MORTON COUNTY COMMISSION COULD AWARD A CONTRACT FOR THE CLEANUP AS EARLY AS THURSDAY.

Diesel contamination in the basement of Mandan`s Law Enforcement Center could be cleaned up by late fall.

It`s smelly, it`s messy, and it all goes somewhere. But some ranchers around the states are trying to find ways to keep cow manure out of local watersheds.

If you raise livestock you get all that comes with it. It can be a dirty mess, but it doesn't have to be.

For the last two years, Mandan has been working on redevelopment and making it into what the people want.

The plan covers urban and rural areas of Morton and Burleigh County, including Bismarck, Mandan and Lincoln.

A utility is planning construction of a 22-mile power line to feed wind-generated electricity into North Dakota`s transmission system.

It's been a project many years in the making and today it's revealed to the public.

Under Salem Sue this weekend, you`ll find the 49th annual Morton County Fair. It was a wet morning Saturday in New Salem, but that didn`t stop people from heading to the fairgrounds to listen to music, watch barrel racing, and enjoy other festivities.

Under Salem Sue this weekend, you`ll find the 49th annual Morton County Fair. It was a wet morning Saturday in New Salem, but that didn`t stop people from heading to the fairgrounds to listen to music, watch barrel racing, and enjoy other festivities.

Under Salem Sue this weekend, you`ll find the 49th annual Morton County Fair. It was a wet morning Saturday in New Salem, but that didn`t stop people from heading to the fairgrounds to listen to music, watch barrel racing, and enjoy other festivities.

Under Salem Sue this weekend, you`ll find the 49th annual Morton County Fair. It was a wet morning Saturday in New Salem, but that didn`t stop people from heading to the fairgrounds to listen to music, watch barrel racing, and enjoy other festivities.