MERLE BOUCHER

Former North Dakota House Minority Leader Merle Boucher dead at 79

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Fellow leaders are paying respects to former Rep. Merle Boucher. The Democrat died last Thursday at Sanford Health in Bismarck according to Elick Funeral Home in Rolla, North Dakota. Boucher represented District 9 in the North Dakota House from 1991 to 2011, serving as House Minority Leader from 1996 to 2011. He was a rancher and…