LISBON
My Swedish Aunt Astrid
I'm surewe all have a favorite relativethat left an indelible mark on our lives. I too have a special person...an Aunt. No, whe wasn't a movie star or other such celebrity. In fact in a family of soli...
Posted on 11/20/12 at 3:12 PM
Lisbon Folks Make Kindness Part of the Job
The other day I ran into a friend I hadnt seen in at least six months. She smiled her big exuberant smile and said, Oh! Its Miss Kindness! as she gave me a warm hug. Her sweet greeting made me feel s...
Posted on 8/15/12 at 1:28 PM
Cities ask state lawmakers for flood protection funding
BISMARCKNorth Dakota cities struggling to pay for flood protection are asking state lawmakers for financial support. In between legislative sessions, lawmakers are meeting to hear about water issues ...
Posted on 10/10/11 at 5:27 PM
Lisbon Opera House
As far as I know I've never spoken in a building that's part of the National Register of Historic Places--until last night. Last night I was invited to entertain the folks who work for First National ...
Posted on 12/12/10 at 7:13 AM
Flooded memories
.Jim Hock leaves the flooded farmhouse belonging to his parents, Don and Marilyn Hock, while checking up on the property located southeast of Lisbon, N.D....
Posted on 2/15/10 at 10:07 AM
Lisbon becomes ninth North Dakota city to pass smoke-free law 
BISMARCK — A state agency that administers money from a tobacco settlement says Lisbon is the ninth city in North Dakota to pass a smoke-free ordinance.
July 15, 2012
All hail the queens of colonoscopy (with video)
LISBON, N.D. - First Barbara Sheets-Olson was prom queen. Now she’s one of the four “Queens of Colonoscopy.” “I don’t know if that’s a promotion,” she says with a laugh.
By Meredith Holt , May 13, 2012
District 26 Republicans to host candidate dinner 
LISBON, N.D. – District 26 Republicans will host a dinner to introduce candidates at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the Stake Out here.
By Forum staff reports , April 27, 2012
Prescribed burns set in Lisbon area 
LISBON, N.D. – As weather conditions allow over the next several weeks, the U.S. Forest Service will conduct prescribed burn treatments near here on the Sheyenne National Grassland.
By Forum staff reports , April 04, 2012
Lind: Humor has served Lisbon, ND, native well through the years 
By Bob Lind , March 10, 2012
Rolla man dies after crash near Lisbon 
LISBON, N.D. – The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a 56-year-old Rolla man died from injuries sustained in a crash late Saturday in Ransom County.
February 13, 2012
North Dakota VFW donates to veterans home 
LISBON, N.D. – The North Dakota Veterans of Foreign Wars has donated $11,225.79 to the North Dakota Veterans Home Foundation here.
By Forum staff reports , November 12, 2011
Lisbon to ban sex offenders from living in parks 
LISBON, N.D. — Lisbon city leaders are looking to ban sex offenders from living in city parks, after a convicted sex offender from Mandan moved to the southeast North Dakota city and lived out of a camper in a popular park.
By WDAY TV , October 15, 2011
Make-a-Wish grants Lisbon boy fighting leukemia a Fargo shopping spree
By Mike Nowatzki , September 23, 2011
New North Dakota Veterans Home dedicated in Lisbon 
LISBON, N.D. - The new North Dakota Veterans Home in Lisbon was dedicated on Saturday.
By Associated Press , August 06, 2011
North Dakota Veterans Home sets grand opening today 
LISBON, N.D. – The North Dakota Veterans Home will celebrate its grand opening here today.
August 06, 2011
Motorcyclist airlifted to Fargo's Sanford with serious injuries 
LISBON, N.D. – A Lisbon man riding a homemade three-wheeled motorcycle was airlifted to a Fargo hospital with serious injuries after he collided with a trailer being pulled by a pickup, the North Dakota Highway Patrol said.
By Forum staff reports , July 29, 2011
Man faces fine, jail time for spraying orchids 
FARGO – The federal case against Matthew Thomas Ray Hanson isn’t one of guilt or innocence. He already pleaded guilty in May to charges that his company, Super Sprayers, illegally sprayed weed killer in the Sheyenne National Grasslands near Lisbon, damaging nearly 200 endangered orchids.
July 19, 2011
Ransom County advises no travel on gravel roads as rain causes washouts 
LISBON, N.D. – The Ransom County Sheriff’s Office is advising motorists not to drive on county gravel roads because of runoff from heavy rainfall flowing over the roads and causing washouts.
By Forum staff reports , June 21, 2011
Barnes County residents keep an eye on forecast calling for rain 
VALLEY CITY, N.D. – City and rural Barnes County residents have gotten a bit of relief with the Sheyenne River dipping to 19.91 feet this morning, but the potential for up to three-quarters of an inch or more of rain could still bounce river levels to a record 21 feet by Sunday, officials said.
By Helmut Schmidt , April 20, 2011
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