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Curfew imposed to stop nighttime street roaming and vandalism
Minors who violate Kenmare’s curfew hours could find themselves headed to Minot for an appearance in juvenile court or even a stay in the juvenile detention center.
Posted 8/17/11 (Wed) read more »
Volunteers clean up mess at Mouse River Park while looking ahead to next year
Two strands of barbed wire strung across the east entrance to Mouse River Park were taken down Saturday, August 13th.
Posted 8/17/11 (Wed) read more »
Berthold Ambulance will pay for all EMT training for volunteers
The Berthold Ambulance Service is looking for men and women willing to volunteer their time to help their community, first to complete an EMT training course offered by Community Ambulance in Minot and then to serve the community for at least one year on the ambulance.
Posted 8/17/11 (Wed) read more »
Pizza is favorite meal at Kenmare School
Kenmare Public School head cook Barb Henderson faces a challenge every day as she and her staff prepare meals for the district’s 300 students at a cost of $2.50 per meal, including the 30 cents charged for a carton of milk. “I try to please them with stuff they know, stuff they like and stuff they’re familiar with,” she said.
Posted 8/17/11 (Wed) read more »
Hot lunch committee works to improve school meals program
Parents from the Kenmare PTA and the Kenmare Public School kitchen staff met with the school board’s Hot Lunch Committee in an August 3rd session that was contentious at times as the two sides discussed their differences over the school’s meal program.
Posted 8/17/11 (Wed) read more »
Tolley's "village" Post Office operation goes back 106 years
The 21st-century concept of the Village Post Office, suggested by the U.S. Postal Service as a way to conduct business efficiently, is already familiar to thousands of rural customers who are served by some of the 3,653 retail offices recently proposed for closing, including patrons of the Tolley Post Office.
Posted 8/03/11 (Wed) read more »
Cost-cutting plan may close Tolley Post Office
The post office at Tolley is one of 76 post offices across the state that may close under a cost-savings plan announced last week by the U.S. Postal Service.
Posted 8/03/11 (Wed) read more »
Barb Wiedmer hired as new city auditor and development corporation executive
Many Kenmare residents are going to recognize the new face behind the auditor’s desk when they make a stop at City Hall.
Posted 8/03/11 (Wed) read more »
Alliance Pipeline to construct line from Tioga to Sherwood
Alliance Pipeline recently announced plans to construct a 77-mile lateral pipeline in North Dakota that would connect new natural gas production from the Williston Basin to the Alliance mainline in North Dakota. The natural gas would then be shipped onward to the Chicago market hub.
Posted 7/27/11 (Wed) read more »
Missy Leigh runs cafes at Carpio and Lansford
The soup’s on again every day at the cafe in Carpio, simmering in a slow cooker on a shelf behind the counter. Just don’t ask owner and head cook Melissa Leigh what she calls it.
Posted 7/27/11 (Wed) read more »