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Wishek council deals with snow concerns
The January Wishek City Council Meeting took place on Monday January 6 with Kathy Welder, Cody Cooper, Brenda Soelberg Dohn, Whittney Lipp, Mary Wald and Les Otto in attendance. Discussion was held about the massive amount of snow and how the city workers can clear it.
Posted 1/21/20 (Tue) read more »
Candidates declare for District 28
District 28 State Senator Robert Erbele (R-Lehr) has announced he is seeking re-election to the North Dakota Senate.
Posted 1/21/20 (Tue) read more »
National Guard tamps down armory closure fears
Top U.S. North Dakota Army National Guard brass met with about 20 Wishek community members on Jan. 15 to tamp down concerns about the possible closure of the Wishek Armory, home to 43 members of the 815th Engineer Company. Capacity is 44.
Posted 1/21/20 (Tue) read more »
School hopes to add business teacher
The Wishek School Board voted to hire a business teacher for the 2020-2021 school year during the regular monthly meeting on Jan. 13.
Posted 1/21/20 (Tue) read more »
Aid available for blackbird damage
BISMARCK – Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring is reminding farmers that assistance is available for blackbird damage to crops through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Wildlife Services program.
Posted 9/03/19 (Tue) read more »
Email No Longer in Use
The Wishek Star would like you to know that the wishekstar@gmail.com is no longer in use. Please send all email correspondence for the Wishek Star to redhead@drtel.net
Posted 1/09/19 (Wed) read more »
State taxable sales, Purchases up 10%
Tax Commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger has announced that North Dakota’s taxable sales and purchases for the second quarter of 2018 had increased by nearly 10 percent. Taxable sales and purchases for April, May and June 2018 were nearly $5.15 billion, a 9.46 percent increase over those months in 2017.
Posted 10/02/18 (Tue) read more »
Dangerous weed
Tom Peters worked to delay what he knew was inevitable: the arrival of Palmer amaranth in North Dakota.
Posted 9/05/18 (Wed) read more »
Open access
District 28 Rep. Jeff Magrum of Hazelton was successful Tues., Aug. 7, in a meeting of the Interim Judiciary Committee in amending a draft bill that would have limited public access to official business of county government.
Posted 8/22/18 (Wed) read more »
New generation
Preston Pfeifle, the fourth generation auto dealer with Pfeifle Chevrolet-Buick, mingled with droves of attendees of the Pfeifle 100th Anniversary on Saturday.
Posted 8/15/18 (Wed) read more »