Small ND Town Sees Silver Lining From Flood

She said she hasn't seen as much traffic downtown in decades.

"It was depressing to look out there," Mary Tschosik said. "It's nice to see cars back on Main Street."

Danielle Stoppler will be happy to park her vehicle downtown, once she starts work at the new MTI call center later this month.

"I think it's going to be a great opportunity but we'll see," said Stoppler, who's been selling cars and substitute teaching in town. "In these little towns, you just don't know how long the job is going to stay."

Stoppler, who's originally from Southern California, could do without traffic. But in Linton, it's welcome.

"I saw four cars at the only four-way stop in town and it was like gridlock," she said. "It's kind of nice. It's like people live here again."