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Burleigh County Canvassing Board certifies local election results
The Burleigh County Canvassing Board certified primary election results on Monday, including some absentee ballots that were not postmarked. The election saw over 17,800 ballots cast -- more than the previous election (13,378) but fewer than the 2020 June primary (22,623). Voter turnout was 23.5% in Burleigh County, which was higher than the state voter turnout at 20.1%.
N.D. fire department breaks ground on new $3.2M fire station
BISMARCK, N.D. — A construction project to expand fire protection for residential and commercial properties on the city’s north side officially began on Wednesday with a groundbreaking ceremony for Bismarck Rural Fire’s new building. Sporting hardhats, fire department personnel, county commissioners and fire district board members were...
Discover The South Central North Dakota’s 4th Of July Fun Guide
Three years ago today fireworks were banned for Morton and Burleigh counties in south-central North Dakota. Other counties around us such as Emmons, Grant, and others had also adopted a "no fireworks policy." What a difference a few years can make. This year the state is "green" and drought-free, burn bans are all but history, and it's "game on" for fireworks.
Crossroads Tavern is denied liquor license once again
BISMARCK, N.D. (KXNET) — A bar north of Bismarck has until the end of the month to operate with a liquor license. County Commissioners met Monday, June 17th, in Burleigh. There, they discussed Crossroads Tavern Bar and Grill. In a special meeting in May, County Commissioners voted to reject the liquor license renewal. The rejection […]
Burleigh County Commission denies Crossroads Tavern of new liquor license
The Burleigh County Commission on Tuesday night voted to reject a liquor license application for a troubled north Bismarck bar just weeks after nonrenewing its current license. Commissioners voted 5-0 to reject the liquor license application for Crossroads Tavern, a bar on the north edge of Bismarck along U.S. Highway...
Speaking out: Make things easy for voters and volunteers
Burleigh County should seriously consider dumping the “fill in the circle” voting process and replacing it with express voting machines. There are myriad benefits both to voters and the volunteers who work at polling places across the county, and, I learned at last week’s primary election, they make voting fun.
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