Beulah Beacon News
Flood studies continue slowly moving forward
After proclaiming October Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Beulah City Council was informed that a study of potential solutions for flooding problems on the Knife River was moving closer to getting started.
Warm and dry weeks allow farmers to catch up
Wet weather dominated September in Mercer County, but October brought a return to summerlike temperatures. Farmers took advantage to catch up on harvest and other fall activities.
‘Boots on the ground’ water conservation
A busload of ranchers and conservation agency representatives made the rounds around the countryside near Golden Valley to see the results of the first year of the Spring Creek Watershed Project sponsored by the Dunn and Mercer County Soil Conservation Districts.
Threatening note closes Beulah High School
Beulah High School was shut down by a bomb threat Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 6. The threat came during the middle of the school’s homecoming week.
Streets repair and final budget get council scrutiny
The Beulah City Council got its first look at a citywide street project and its final say on the city’s 2011 budget at its regular meeting Monday.
Mayor Bjerke to spread the news
Beulah Mayor Darrell Bjerke wants to spread the word. Bjerke feels the city needs to do a better job of getting the word out about what’s going on in City Hall, so he is drafting the issue of a newsletter that will go to all city residents.
The (Central) time has come
After more than a half-century in the Mountain time zone, Mercer County will be switching to Central.
BHS closed by bomb threat
Beulah High School was shut down by a bomb threat Wednesday afternoon. Captain Mark Schmitt, of the Mercer County Sheriff’s Department said his office received a call from Beulah High School at 1:15 p.m. stating the school had been locked down and all the students had been moved to the elementary school.
Commission considers building expansion
With the Mercer County Sheriff’s Department purchasing additional rescue equipment, more storage space is needed, Sheriff Dean Danzeisen told the Mercer County Commission at their meeting Sept. 15.
Filling a big hole
Drivers traveling on N.D. Highway 200 near Beulah may have noticed drilling rigs working in the ditches this past week. The rigs aren’t looking for oil, they are literally looking for nothing.
