Features
Here are some of the latest features about area people and events.
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Special, November 10, 2010 -- A World War I and II Service Record from the Kenmare area listed the names of 17 men killed in action.
View a copy of that record, with photos.
Kenmare school board approves $270,000 high school furnace project
The Kenmare school board moved forward Monday night on a project to replace the coal-fired boiler at the high school building.
Posted 5/07/13 (Tue) read more »
Berthold day care wants more kids
The Kids Academy day care facility in Berthold was opened in fewer than three years after a group of local residents formed a non-profit organization to provide child care for the community.
Posted 4/25/13 (Thu) read more »
Kenmare fertilizer plant vastly different from site of Texas catastrophe
Kenmare, ND, and West, TX, are both small communities with established fertilizer plants located at the edge of town--near homes, businesses and schools--to serve the needs of each area’s farmers.
Posted 4/24/13 (Wed) read more »
Speculation continues as area awaits spring run-off
Some residents living downstream of the Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge have been vocal in their concerns about potential levels of the Des Lacs River, once winter temperatures loosen their grip on the northern end of Ward County and the snow begins to melt.
Posted 4/24/13 (Wed) read more »
Kenmare school to hire one more elementary teacher
Kenmare Elementary School will add one more teacher to its staff this fall, following action taken by the school board during the April 16th meeting.
Posted 4/24/13 (Wed) read more »
Four landowners' bills signed into law, other issues will continue to be addressed
The Northwest Landowners Association started the year by submitting eight bills to the 63rd Legislative Assembly. Four of those were defeated, one was absorbed into another bill, and three were amended and ultimately approved by the North Dakota House and Senate.
Posted 4/24/13 (Wed) read more »
Washington resident sends Love Quilt to Kenmare man who is battling rare disorder
Helen Meeker, the daughter of William and Gertie Kirchner, grew up on a farmstead west of Kenmare and graduated from KHS in 1950. She left the area as a young bride in 1953, following her new husband back to his home state of Washington.
Posted 4/17/13 (Wed) read more »
Wisconsin FNP will rotate in and out of Kenmare clinic and hospital
Kenmare’s newest family nurse practitioner, Heidi Hochhausen, will have the same schedule as several of her patients, working in town for two weeks at a time then heading home to another state to spend time with family.
Posted 4/17/13 (Wed) read more »
Berthold considers new shared building for ambulance and fire department
The city of Berthold is considering the use of a new building shared with the Berthold Ambulance Service and the Berthold Fire Department.
Posted 4/17/13 (Wed) read more »
Options considered for potential school expansion
After more than a year spent talking about a possible expansion at the Kenmare High School building to accommodate students in grades kindergarten through 12, the Kenmare School Board gave its informal blessing to a design option presented last week.
Posted 4/11/13 (Thu) read more »
