Livestock judging is a family affair for three-fourths of the LaMoure team. Mollie Robbins is joined by siblings Reed, Rose and Ryder Wendel. The Wendels have long judged together.
The department reported five COVID-19 deaths in the last week, including three in Ward County, which includes Minot. The other two deaths came in Grand Forks and Burke counties.
North Dakota county with highest COVID-19 death rate now leads state in vaccinations
Dickey County has North Dakota s highest COVID-19 death rate per capita, but residents have flipped the pandemic narrative with the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines. Written By: Jeremy Turley | ×
Dickey County Health District nurses Amber Miller, left, and Laurie Wang work at the agency s building in Ellendale, N.D., on May 5, 2021. Jeremy Turley / Forum News Service
ELLENDALE, N.D. Dickey County, N.D., is a place of extremes when it comes to the coronavirus.
Last fall, the county south of Jamestown was the state s rural epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic. With one of the highest infection rates in the nation, its perfectly rectangular shape often appeared colored in a deep red hue on virus heatmaps.
OAKES, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – The Dickey County Commission declared a Fire Emergency and Burn Ban Plan (to include a ban on campfires and garbage burning) be implemented, effective immediately, and to remain in effect when the North Dakota Rangeland Fire Danger is in the Very High or Extreme index and/or a RED FLAG Warning has been issued for North Dakota until further notice.
The penalty for violation of this burn ban is a CLASS B Misdemeanor (NDCC 37-17.1-10.1: MAXIMUM SENTENCE OF 30 Days in jail and a $1500 fine).
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