The Missouri River Quilts of Valor organization has been busy lately, and a pair of recent ceremonies recognized more than 20 veterans for their sacrifices, while bestow ing upon them some …

With the Billings County Commission ap proving the preliminary 2025-26 annual budget, the members also decided to send $2M in Bankhead Jones funding to the Medora School District to help replenish …

Rarely is it com pletely true that “there’s nowhere to go but up,” and yet for the Belfield Bantams’ fledgling vol leyball team – who are now in their second (re cent) …

It can be safely said that football is now “America’s game,” and prep football is the level where the athletes really start to shine. With the Heart River Cougars’ co-op …

Our little town is the county seat, so every year at this time, we host the county fair, a weekend full of prize produce, antique trac tors on display, not to mention sheep, chick ens, calves, and …

Are you worried about the future of America?  If so, I’ve got a remedy.  Go to a state, county or local fair and watch 4-H and FFA kids show livestock.  You’ll realize …

Small towns and out-of-the-way places generally have the best food, no matter where you are in the US, and July 2025 saw the open ing of a burger joint in Belfield that fills the belly and satisfies …

Among all the vexing aspects of daily life, physical pain – particularly if it’s per vasive and constant – might be the most debilitating. That internal dynamic is the main target …

Another North Dakota newspaper is changing hands and it points to the continued interest of communities to have local news sources. Ryan and Tabitha Jan ke will put out their first issue as the new …

Here I am, 76 years old, and reading about oldest daughter syn drome. It just popped up on my computer. WOW. It explains a lot. I had ideas about the syndrome over the years, but didn’t really …

What’s your favorite kind of music?  I ask that because it says a lot about you. After all, music in fluences you.  And I don’t mean in a hypnotic way but in a mood-altering …

If there’s one thing that’s beautiful about this world, it’s the hori zon. Now, I don’t care if you’re looking at the sunrise or the sunset, both hold promise, po …

A spate of recent weather events has been plaguing Belfield and the surrounding area, culminating in a reported 80-MPH gust that ripped the roof off the Old Tyme Meat Shoppe at 101 Main Street North …

Have it done... it will be fun they said. Okay, so nobody ever once claimed it would be fun, but when my brothers and I were sitting in the hospital room with our dad this spring, they were just …

I am a believer. You have to believe that mir acles happen. When I moved out of the office, my braided leather rosary came up missing. I was heartbroken. Val spent hours braiding it with love. I hang …

I did a very smart thing this month, on the fifth of July.  I went to my little home town, located a stone’s throw from Canada and Montana, to watch their Fourth of July weekend parade. …

Veterans and Military Appreciation Day hosted by Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation was another success in this lit tle patriotic town. A shared bond brought many to town on July 13, tied together …

I never want to stop soaking up new infor mation and learning about new techniques and tools. Because the newspaper industry is constantly evolving and changing, I think it is crucial to always be …

Funeral Mass for Kenneth Adams, 83, formerly of Belfield, ND, will be 10:30 am Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at St. Bernard’s Catholic Church, Belfield with Father Shane Campbell celebrating.  …

I was visiting with a friend the other night and we started talking about what we’ve seen in our lifetimes. Nothing ages you faster. We were talking about how much easier our lives are than our …