Original article
2010
An April Good Friday blizzard formed tons of ice on rural power lines, damaging over 10,000 wooden distribution poles and interrupting power for up to 6 weeks in the region. The area was declared a Federal disaster area.St. Joesph's Catholic Church undersent a $1.2 million interior remodeling project; while a conceptual design to remodel "the Strip" was proposed.
The Park District moved its offices to the far southeast corner of town by the outdoor waterpark facility while turning over ownership of the former Mandan Community Center facility to the School District. The Mandan High School Speech Team earns a fourth straight state championship.
2011
Despite all prior precautions, Mandan-Bismarck experienced major flooding starting in May.
2012
Efforts continued to recover from the impacts of the prior year's major flood damage. Mayor Tim Helbling stepped down and Arlyn VanBeek won election to the post.
Secondary impacts of the state's strong oil economy spurred several developments in Mandan. Walmart Corporation announced the addition of a third SuperCenter to the region, this one on the west side of the river. Two city owned land parcels on north Sunset Drive was sold to area developers for an extended stay hotel, apartment and office buildings, bank and eventually restaurant and strip mall. The former Missouri Valley Produce/John Iverson building underwent adaptive restoration to a bank and offices.
2014
In 2012, the citizens of the Mandan School District No. 1 approved a $12.5 million bond issue to add a new grade school in northwest Mandan. It got a 78% vote against a required 60% or more to pass. In August 2014, parents and children of north Mandan and adjacent rural areas celebrated the opening of Red Trail Elementary School which opened at capacity of 275 students.
Copy-edited article
2010
An April Good Friday blizzard coated rural power lines with tons of ice, damaging more than 10,000 wooden distribution poles and interrupting power in the region for as long as six weeks. The area was declared a federal disaster area.
St. Joseph Catholic Church underwent a $1.2 million interior remodeling project, while a conceptual design was proposed to remodel "the Strip."
The Park District moved its offices to the far southeast corner of town, near the outdoor water park, and transferred ownership of the former Mandan Community Center to the School District. The Mandan High School Speech Team earned its fourth consecutive state championship.
2011
Despite earlier precautions, the Mandan-Bismarck area experienced major flooding beginning in May.
2012
Recovery efforts continued after the previous year's major flood. Mayor Tim Helbling stepped down, and Arlyn VanBeek was elected to succeed him.
The secondary effects of the state's strong oil economy spurred several developments in Mandan. Walmart announced plans for the region's third Supercenter, this one on the west side of the Missouri River. Two city-owned parcels on North Sunset Drive were sold to area developers for an extended-stay hotel, apartment and office buildings, a bank, and eventually a restaurant and strip mall. The former Missouri Valley Produce/John Iverson building was restored for use as a bank and offices.
2014
In 2012, voters in Mandan School District No. 1 approved a $12.5 million bond issue to build a new elementary school in northwest Mandan. The measure received 78 percent of the vote, exceeding the 60 percent required for passage. In August 2014, families from north Mandan and surrounding rural areas celebrated the opening of Red Trail Elementary School. The school opened at its capacity of 275 students.