Key EmployeEs

Jason e. Johnston

has been employed by the highway department since December of 2021 as Highway Superintendent. He can be reached by phone at (701-352-1530) or by e-mail at jejohnston@nd.gov

 

Logan Misialek

is Assistant Bridge Foreman and is based out of Shop 1 in Grafton. He has been employed by the county since Februaruy of 2023. He works on the bridge crew, hauls material and plows snow.

tAmi mecham 

is an Administrative Assistant and has been employed with the highway department since June of 2017. She can be reached by phone at (701) 352-1530 or by e-mail at tdmecham@nd.gov

JEREMY pRASKA

is a Road & Bridge Technician II and is based out of Shop 1 in Grafton. He has been employed by the county since September of 2023.

Tyrone denault

is a Road & Bridge Technician II and is based out of Shop 7 in Park River.  He has been employed with the highway department since December of 2023. 

steve carriere 

is a Road & Bridge Technician III and is based out of Shop 1 in Grafton.  He has been employed with the highway department since August of 2023. 

Bill Jasmer

is based out of Shop 5 in Adams as a Road & Bridge Technician III. He has been employed by the county since December of 1978 and runs the motor grader in the Adams area.

jerry Hodny

has been employed by the highway department since July of 1997. He is a Asphalt Foreman and is in charge of all maintenance activities for asphalt. He is based out of Shop 4 in Lankin.

Ryan Kalbrener

is the Bridge Foreman, based out of Shop 1 in Grafton. He worked for the county on part-time basis starting in April 1998 and moved to full-time status in May of 2007. He is in charge of all the bridge and culvert jobs in the county.

george midboe

is a Road & Bridge Technician II and is based out of Shop 7 in Park River. He has been employed by the county since November of 2018. He is a truck driver hauling gravel and plowing snow.

eric knutson

is a Road & Bridge Technician III and has been employed by the Walsh County Highway Department since August of 2012. He is based out of Shop 1 in Grafton and operates the motor grader in the Grafton area.

bob rostvet

is a Road & Bridge Technician III and has been employed with us since February of 2021. He is based out of Shop 7 in Park River and operates the motor grader in the Lankin and Forest River areas.

Stuart swartz

is the Shop Foreman for the department and works out of Shop 3 in Park River. He has been employed by the county since January 2015.

clint sticha

is Gravel Foreman, based out of Shop 4 in Lankin. He has worked for the highway department since April of 1986. He is in charge of the road graveling crew and trucks.

DEan Thompson

is the Sign Foreman and is based out of Shop 7 in Park River. He has been employed by the county since August of 2020.

Danny veum

is a Road & Bridge Technician III and is based out of Shop 3 in Park River and runs the motor grader out of Park River. He has been employed by the county since June of 2021.