I am writing this from Montrose, Colorado.  And if you’ve never been to Montrose or the Western slope of Colorado you need to add it to your bucket list. Like much of Colorado, this is an …

One year after groundbreaking, Phase 1 of construction has been completed on one of the most ambitious civic mass timber proj ects in the U.S. Mercer Mass Timber (MMT) announced the completion of the …

I have a hate-hate relationship with gravel roads. Well, since they are inanimate objects and don’t have feelings, they technically don’t hate me, but I am pos itive about my hatred …

April 29 - Tuesday morning exercises were held in the activity room at 10:30. In the afternoon, a seminar on “Fraud lunchroom were treated to a small May Day bas ket filled with goodies to help …

On May 9th, the annual Band Night Parade was held in Bismarck at the State Capitol grounds. The Belfield Bantam march ing band, along with 11 other schools from Region X, took part to gether as the …

Linda Jean Fritz Walter passed away peacefully on April 26, 2025, at the age of 78, from heart failure at Eisenhower Hospital in Rancho Mirage, California. She was surrounded by her family—the …

The 39th Annual Dakota Cowboy Poetry Gathering is set for Saturday, May 24th and Sunday, May 25th at the Medora Community Center. A very special event will start the festivities from 10 to 11 a.m. …

Agriculture plays a vital role in my life. Without agriculture my life would not be the same. There are many ways different ways agri culture affects my life. I will be telling you about how …

Annually, Roughrider Electric Cooperative fuels the future by awarding scholarships to high school seniors within its service area. This initiative embodies the cooperative’s unwav ering …

Sixty years of the Medora Musical is cause for a celebration! This year, we are celebrating with a festive opening night on June 4th. This year will mark the start of new opening night traditions as …

I was visiting with an “old” friend the other day and we got the giggles when we were talking about the “Golden Years.” We were wonder ing who came up with that!? They must …

There are some plac es where America hasn’t changed at all in the last 100 years.  Do you know where that is?  It’s in our real barbershops.  What do I mean by real …

The North Dakota Women’s Business Center was founded in the early 2000’s with the mission of assisting women to help them explored new technology, coped with loneliness as business …

This past weekend several members of the staff and I attended the 139th Annual North Dakota Newspaper As sociation Convention in Fargo. This is a great time for all of us to gather with other people …

On April 11th, Billings County stu dents at Prairie Elementary in Fairfield gathered for their monthly Discovery Day activities. It was a day filled with learning to give, finding joy in what it …

I am going to get on my soapbox and say what needs to be said. Oh-OOOh! There is quite a con troversy about putting four-way stop signs in Sentinel Butte along old Highway 10 by Olson’s Service …

April 15 - Tuesday morning exercises were done in the activity room with Mary and the resi dents. In the afternoon we held “Fun with Foods.” Residents enjoyed an after noon of dying …

United States President John F. Kennedy once said this: “Too often we... enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought. That basically sums up the state of the world …

The North Dakota House advanced an amend ment to the Department of Commerce budget Wednesday that would add $50 mil lion in state funding and a $20 million Bank of North Dakota loan for the Theodore …

You never cease to amaze me! Every week just before I sit down to write my editorial, I update the “Question of the Week” portion of the page found in the lower right-hand corner. …