Beulah Beacon News
Zap turns out for sandbagging party
Young and old, from across the street and down the road, a strong contingent of area residents gathered to help Zap prepare for high water as the snow melts.
Flood odds remain high
A stretch of dry weather in February has stabilized the probability of flooding along the Knife River and its tributaries. However, barring an uncharacteristically slow melt, the National Weather Service predicts that some flooding is almost inevitable.
County, city make plans for flood fight
Carmen Reed has only been the emergency manager for Mercer County for about eight weeks, and she is already taking on a major flood flight.
Zap readies itself for high water
The community of Zap saw extensive damage to its city park and a lift station was threatened in 2009. This year town officials are taking steps to be ready for rising floodwaters.
Beulah readies for 2010 flood
Sandbags are the first order of business, Beulah Mayor Darrell Bjerke said.
March weather will determine potential Knife River flood levels
According to the National Weather Service, the question isn’t whether or not the Knife River will flood this spring, it is will the river get high enough to cause significant damage.
From waste to cinder block
One day, fly ash from power plants that now has to be dumped in landfills may instead be used to build roads and buildings.
Garbage concerns divide Beulah City Council
A discussion of whether or not new garbage containers would make collection more efficient overshadowed concerns about the future of Beulah’s sewage lagoon at Monday’s Beulah City Council meeting.
Read’em and weep
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.
