ND Monitor The rehabilitation of female inmates in North Dakota took a large step forward Wednesday as state officials celebrated the groundbreaking of the first prison in state history designed to …

luann@westriv.com From declining to change its city ordinances to allow chickens to agreeing to a change in the city’s garbage contract, the Elgin City Council tackled a number of topics during …

Fri., April 11: Lazy cheese buttons, garlic bread, green beans, mandarin orange cake, milk, coffee. Mon., April 14: Porcupine meatballs, garlic mashed potatoes, wax means, banana split dessert, milk, …

Schedule of Events Sat., April 12: Elementary and JH music contest at Bowman County, TBA. Sun., April 13: Open swimming, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.; Adult water aerobics 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Mon., April 14: …

Long rows of tables lined the inside of the New Salem-Almont High School gymnasium and hot food was laid out buffet style for attendees. All of this was in preparation for the New Salem-Al mont …

If that gym floor could talk. What buzzer beater legacies and which heartbreaking defeats would it share? Giving a voice to decades of sports, Daryl Jung is serving his 50th year as the New England …

Not to be mistaken for Back to the Future’s pivotal ‘Enchantment Under the Sea’ dance, Hettinger’s ‘Secrets of the Sea’ prom went swimmingly, with the only …

Local farmers and ranchers are teaming up to implement beef into the student body (literally). This new focus aims to offer a wholesome, healthy resource for the local youth as well as offer a …

A Jamestown lawmaker noticed that his local Stutsman County Fairgrounds needed some sprucing up. After doing some checking, Rep. Mitch Ostlie, R-Jamestown, saw that his home county wasn’t the …

luann@westriv.com (Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of articles explaining the operations and challenges facing the New Leipzig-Elgin Ambulance Service.) When the 2023 Legislature …

Legislation to eliminate Daylight Saving Time in North Dakota still has a flicker of hope in the North Dakota Senate. HB1259 would abolish DST and have the state join Arizona, Hawaii and some US …

Bulldog Bark Thur., Apr. 3: Food trucks, 1:30 - 2:30 Fri., Apr. 4: Junior Decorate North Gym Sat., Apr. 5: Prom, Grand March 7:30 p.m. April 6, 7 & 8: State FCCLA Convention, Bismarck Tue., Apr. …

The North Dakota Legislature, which sets graduation requirements for the state’s high schools and requires the teaching of some subjects, is considering legislation that would require …

Bits & Pieces Quilt Club The Bits and Pieces Quilt Club will be meeting on April 3, 2025 at 9:30 a.m. at Our Place Cafe in Elgin. Please bring two coordinating fat quarters or scraps that meausre …

FIRST INTERNATIONAL BANK & TRUST BRANCH PRESIDENT AARON LEVORSEN presented a $20,000 donation to Jacobson Memorial Hospital Foundation for Giving Hearts Day. Left to right are Foundation …

A scholarship has been established through the Wilbur L. Link and Evelyn D. Link estate, available to graduating seniors who are Grant County, North Dakota residents. The requirements are as follows: …

Hope Congregational Church, Elgin Today, in the heart of Easter season, comments will be from Isaiah 52:13-15. These verses predicted Jesus' coming as Messiah. They are the beginning of a …

Activities Tue., Apr. 8: JH Track at Bowman, 3:00 p.m.; Elementary Volleyball at Elgin, 5:00 p.m. Thur., Apr. 10: Elementary Volleyball at Flasher, 5:00 p.m. Fri., Apr. 11: JH Track at Lemmon, 2:00 …

Birthday wishes to Jett Weinhandl 15 years, Joan Bahm, Flaher, Bray Weinhandl, Whitey Woodbury, Monte Becker, Selfridge. Arlene Bahm visited Lee and Lou Bahm, Menoken, on Tuesday. A birthday party …