Ward County News

With federal dollars on the line, area leaders are taking steps to make sure every single person in Ward County is accounted for when the 2010 U.S. Census is taken.

A conflict with the North Dakota Century Code prevented Ward County Commissioners from acting on one item of their proposed agenda during Tuesday's regular session.

A teenage girl from Surrey has died in a crash. Ward County Sheriff`s Capt. Todd Keller says Reiny Inman, 17, was alone in her car when she lost control of it shortly before 8:30 a.m. Monday.

The Ward County Sheriff`s Department is investigating a fatal accident Monday morning on 97th Street Northeast near Surrey.

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A 15-year-old Minot girl was injured late Sunday night when a car driven by a drunk driver crashed through her bedroom window and pinned her underneath.

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

The Puppy Dog coulee is barely a trickle at this time of year. But come springtime, the stream southeast of Minot has quite a bark - and a bite.

A change to North Dakota's Move Over Law is requiring motorists to give extra space to snow plows and other road maintenance equipment.

Rumors of a restaurant`s demise have been greatly exaggerated. Fire struck the Cowboy Corner Cafe in Sawyer last night, and early reports from the Ward County Sheriff`s Department indicated the building was gutted.

For the past 50 years, Dale Keller has had trust in his community. "It`s an eye opener," says Keller.

On the heels of a modicum of controversy over the passage of the 2010 county budget, the Ward County Board of Commissioners moved Tuesday toward making sure all the county's ducks are in a row for future dealings.

The newest Judge in the Northwest Judicial District Court is Todd Cresap of Minot .

One man is dead and another injured after a two-vehicle crash in Ward County. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says two pickups collided at a county road intersection Thursday shortly before 2:30 p.m. Investigators say a 30-year-old rural Granville man failed to yield and his vehicle struck the other on its passenger side.

When a disaster strikes, some of the first people on the scene are typically local emergency personnel.

The world's largest rubber band ball will be transported from Florida's Bro Ward County to a Ripley's Believe it or Not warehouse in Orlando.

Long-time gardener Ken Eraas comes from a family of gardeners. But a desire to learn even more about gardening is one of the reasons he is a member of the Northwest Association of Horticulture.

The Ward County Sheriff`s Department has arrested a Des Lacs man for theft and other charges.

A series of H1N1 flu clinics for preschool children begins today in Ward County and continues through the week in area counties.

The Ward County Board of Commissioners approved its final 2010 county budget, a $24.5 million plan that calls for an increase of about $46 to the owner of a $100,000 residence compared to 2009.