Beulah Beacon News
Courthouse plans presented
Mercer County Commissioners got a firsthand look at new plans for an updated courthouse and jail last week.
Leland Olds Station installs scrubbers
If you drive by the Leland Olds Station, you may notice something new.
Golden Valley Specialtz open for business
There’s a new welder in town. While Bryan Bohrer was welding in the area for about a decade now, he’s recently moved onto a more entrepreneurial role: business owner. Bohrer previously worked at DGC, but decided to start his own business, Golden Valley Specialtz, when he saw a need for the kind of work he offers in the area.
Binder: No-Use policy a litigation nightmare
Although a recent policy recommendation was overturned, the ongoing argument of allowing or forbidding personal use of county equipment has continued forward. Department heads and county commissioners have differed on what they feel is the appropriate outcome, and the person tasked with ultimately having to defend any such policy in the courtroom is speaking out against a policy that would ultimately tie her hands in the courtroom.
City zoning hears residential, hotel plans
City zoning hears residential, hotel plans Two larger projects found approval last week when the Beulah Planning and Zoning Board heard plans to develop residential lots along 11th Street, as well as a still-unnamed hotel on Highway 49.
Personal-use policy voted down again
Binder confused by county to trust heads
Thunderstorm floods Lake Shore Estates
Lake Shore Estates residents were struck hard last week after a Sunday night storm brought flooding to their housing development.
Council edges closer to scoria ordinance
A new policy governing the allowable use of scoria found itself as the center of attention last week after being on the city’s back burner for months.
Thunderstorm takes out power, trees
A severe thunderstorm blew high winds and heavy rains through Mercer County and elsewhere Monday night, causing major cleanup efforts to begin early the next day throughout the area.
Black Plant comes to a close
Hustle and bustle north of Beulah has largely slowed down now that the majority of work at Dakota Gasification Company’s Synfuels Plant has been finished.
