WALSH COUNTY SHERIFF RON JURGENS

Shelter in place near Park River, ND lifted, deputies still looking for four Hispanic males who fled traffic stop

PARK RIVER, N.D. (KVRR 8:45 PM UPDATE) — A shelter in place near Park River, North Dakota has been lifted. Walsh County Sheriff’s Office was assisting North Dakota Highway Patrol and U.S. Border Patrol after a vehicle with five people was stopped, four Hispanic males fled on foot. The driver was taken into custody and the vehicle impounded. Deputies continue…

Walsh County Commission votes 3-2 to uses sales tax to build new $25 million jail

GRAFTON, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Walsh County Sheriff Ron Jurgens says the county will use the sales tax that passed during a special election in May for a new jail. Voters approved a three quarter percent sales tax but rejected a 20 mill property tax increase. Both needed to pass for the project to move forward, but Walsh County Commission voted…