Beulah Beacon News
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It was a classic matchup. The out-of-towner held the upper hand and went all in with a pair of pocket 10s. The local called and flipped over his king-jack. The dealer flipped over the hole cards and the fourth card was a jack.
Citizens urged to ‘prepare like last year’ for flooding
Hazen third-grader Delmar Schramm’s class picnic was snowed out in the spring of 1947.
Power restored in Roughrider system
A violent storm of snow, ice and wind left things cold and dark two weeks ago for thousands of residents in North Dakota. As of Monday evening, power was restored to all residents in Mercer and Oliver counties who had been left in the dark for varying lengths of time.
Storm bends Beulah communications tower
A tower used for Beulah Police Department and Beulah City Hall communications was damaged by the severe winter storm that ravaged much of the state Jan. 20-25.
Ice puts many out of power
If blowing snow and life-threatening wind-chill factors were a blizzard’s jab and uppercut – freezing rain would be it’s punch aimed below the belt.
Local company plans to check refinery possibility
A major study on the feasibility of increasing refinery capacity in North Dakota will be conducted out of a Beulah office.
Hidden drug problem plagues area schools
If you look at Mercer County’s biggest substance abuse problems one of the top three might surprise you. In fact, it might be sitting in your medicine cabinet right now. According to Michelle Anderson, director of the Youth Bureau of the Mercer County Sheriff’s Department, after alcohol and marijuana, the leading drug of choice is prescription drugs among high school students. In middle school it ranks fourth, behind tobacco, alcohol and marijuana. The numbers were derived from a survey of students across North Dakota, but Anderson said they represent what she has seen in Mercer County well. However, the extent of the problem surprised her.
Needing more back-up moms in Mercer County
Mom and daughter step ever so slowly over the snowed-sprinkled driveway. Mom knocks on the door and, tightly holding hands, helps her 2-year-old angel over the doorstep. The two exchange a kiss and hug before the little one waves bye-bye to Mom, who heads to work, knowing her daughter is in perfect hands.
Down year yields bigger bucks much
The word from the field is that the deer were few and far between during the hunting season. But if the antlers on display at the Beulah Chamber of Commerce Big Buck contest at the GrandView were any indication, the deer that hunters did find were good ones.
‘Hack attack’ on Mercer County money still under investigation
Law enforcement is investigating a report that a hacker swiped about $230,000 from Mercer County after gaining access into a county account at Union State Bank, Hazen.
