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Oakport Wire
Comprehensive News Feed for Oakport, MN.
Results 1 - 20 of 22 in Oakport, MN
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Early Preparation for Possible Flooding Next Spring
... again this spring. That's hard to take in areas where they're still cleaning up from the last flood. One person in Oakport Township says the thing that concerns him is the saturated ground. He has a permanent dike going up next door, so he hopes ... Comment?
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Long time WDAY Anchor Marv Bossart battles Parkinson's
... tonight with...a For 42 years, we watched tell the stories that defined the valley, the nation, and the world a oeIn Oakport Township north of Moorhead, the situation has also gone from bad to worse.a Tonight he is telling the most important story ... Comment?
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Flood plans could come at high price
... risk for their community? What are they willing to pay?" Marvin Jacobsen was born and raised on a farmstead in the Oakport Township of Minn., where one of the proposed diversion channels would go. The diversion would destroy his land; however, he ... Comment?
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Minnesota residents guarded on flood plans
... plans if it means shielding the area from future floods. "Something's got to be done, of course," the Oakport Township resident said. That seemed to be the consensus of many of the 300 people who attended the second public meeting the corps ... Comment?
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Another packed flood meeting on possible diversions
... 15 hundred to 22 hundred feet wide; the land use, five to seven thousand acres. Frank and Patti Kratky have lived in Oakport for 32 years; never before 2009 did they flood. a oeIt was 1.5 feet on the main floor.a The couple spent months and money ... Comment?
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Altenburg takes jabs at Rowell
... voice of the people in the 1st Warda and he said he is interested in helping to make sure the future annexation of Oakport Township goes smoothly. Luther Stueland, who is also running for the 1st Ward seat, said he wants the city to focus its ... Comment?
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from the Archives: Moose sightings increase
... middle of one - " hidden from view - " just outside city limits. There were also moose sightings Monday morning in Oakport, Minn., about 8:20 a.m. and north of Dilworth about 10 a.m., according to dispatch logs and Clay County Sheriff Bill ... Comment?
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Oakport, North River mosquito spraying planned for Tuesday night
... the north side of the Fargo-Moorhead metro area. Airborne Custom Spraying of Halstad, Minn., says it plans to spray Oakport Township starting about 7 p.m. Tuesday. Cass County plans to send vector control workers into the North River area for ground ... Comment?
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Kragnes ring dike eases flooding fears
... place this past spring, however, to protect residents like Sharon and Gary Grugel, who live just south of Kragnes in Oakport Township. "It was the best flood we've ever had, and we've been out here for over 30 years. We were just so, so relieved," ... Comment?
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Forum editorial: Spurge to Bobcat spinners
... dishonest. Of course, whoever said talk radio was productive and honest? PRAIRIE ROSES: To the flood-weary people of Oakport Township north of Moorhead for never giving up the fight to secure funding for flood protection. They have struggled for ... Comment?
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Valley flood projects impress visiting Minnesota lawmakers
Minnesota State Reps. Morrie Lanning and Peggy Scott look at a map Wednesday showing where the dike will be located in Oakport Township near Moorhead. Comment?
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Local flood projects impress visiting Minnesota lawmakers
State Reps. Morrie Lanning and Peggy Scott look at a map Wednesday showing where the dike will be located in Oakport Township near Moorhead. Comment?
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Minnesota lawmakers view fruits of flood-mitigation spending
... im-pressive,a said Alice Hausman, a Democratic representative from St. Paul who along with col-leagues stopped in Oakport Township north of Moor-head, where work is under way on a dike project spearheaded by the Buf-falo-Red River Watershed ... Comment?
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... so there really isn't competition for this type of project." The group also stopped off at the new dike going up in Oakport Township. Nearly seven miles of dikes will protect the township up to 44 feet. Comment?
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... and predict water levels. Tags: Reporter Stories , Stephanie Goetz , North Dakota , flood , news , fargo , video Oakport flood project September 2, 2009 Signs of progress in one of the hardest hit communities during the spring, WDAY 6 Reporter ... Comment?
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Oakport flood levee work starts
Help's on the way for Oakport residents often hit by spring flooding. The township north of Moorhead is breaking ground Wednesday for a $3 million dike system to protect 400 homes in the area. Comment?
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Pawlenty praises flood recovery efforts
... briefed the governor on progress already being made: * Earth moving is under way on a dike project to protect Oakport Township, said Greg Anderson, township board chairman. * Clay County has included eight homes in its application for federal Hazard ... Comment?
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Interim flood mitigation projects
... is nearing 40-million bucks. The bulk of that will come from the state. The hotspot of activity in Clay County is in Oakport Township. 31 properties have been bought out there, and some have already started coming down. Cass County has completed ... Comment?
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Tell Your Story of the 2009 flood
... sota Moorhead Regional Center by phone at 218-236-2120 or email oelke006@umn.edu. Admission Information: 0 Location: Oakport Town Hall (Moorhead Rod and Gun Club) CR 18 between 11th Street & Hwy 75 Moorhead, MN 56560 Events Search Keyword: Date: Comment?
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Speaker, commissioner disagree on budget
... (click play to listen) Bruce Langness of Ulteig Engineers talks about the construction schedule expected for the Oakport Township dike project June 25, 2009 (click play to listen) Pat Owens, former Grand Forks mayor, talks about the pressure city ... Comment?
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