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Grand Forks County lifts burn ban after snow
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GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) _ The near white-out conditions Grand

Forks residents endured this week has an upside: The county's burn

ban is lifted.

Sheriff Bob Rost announced the lift Friday. He says rural fire

chiefs have reported that enough precipitation has fallen to lift

the ban.

Rost warns that people still need to monitor any fires and be

prepared to put out fires if they start to get out of control.

The county is one of several to implement burning bans over the

past few weeks as the ongoing drought created ideal conditions for

fire to spread. Pembina and Nelson counties lifted their burning

bans Thursday. The area was hit by more than 4 inches of snow in

some spots late Wednesday and early Thursday.