Benedict is a city in McLean County, North Dakota. It has a total area of 0.2 square miles, all of which is land. The city was established in the year 1906.

Construction, transportation and warehousing are the major commercial activites here. The closest hospital is the Trinity Hospitals, located about 28 miles away in Minot. The cost of living here is 18.00% lower than the country average.

This place gets 18 inches of rainfall annually. The number of days in a year with measurable precipitation is 78. Snowfall is about 40 inches annually.

Water, Water Everywhere … Part II

By:  Lee Ann Rush                                                     The topic is water; specifically, its availability to the public in light of Nestle CEO Peter Brabeck’s recent megalomaniacal assertion that people should only have access to water if they pay for it.  In a world where water shortages are reason for concern as demand begins to exceed supply, Brabeck’s plan..