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THE GCMR TEAM readies for the trip to Minot for the state qualifier game last Saturday.

A COUPLE YOUNG fans cheer for the Jaguars.

THE TEAM was escorted through Hettinger and Grant counties by the Mott, New Leipzig, and Elgin Fire Departments, which took turns leading the team through the area on their trip to Minot.

SENIOR MADISON ZIMMERMAN reaches for a rebound. photos | Luann Dart and Layn Mudder

GCMR topples in state qualifier

Thu, 02/29/2024 - 12:00am

In their second year of playing as a co-op, the Grant County/Mott-Regent (GCMR) girls basketball team got a second glimpse at the door to the state tournament. But GCMR was denied a dance at the state ball, with a loss in the state qualifier game to Kenmare/Bowbells, 42-60. Their appearance in the state qualifier game put the Jaguars among the top 12 teams in Division B.

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CAMPERS SET STRUCTURES ON FIRE in preparation of the Army Corp’s deadline to leave the Oceti Sakowin protest camp on February 22, 2017, in Cannon Ball, ND. | PHOTO BY STEPHEN YANG'GETTY IMAGES

Dakota Access Pipeline protest costs debated during federal trial

Thu, 02/22/2024 - 12:00pm

A trial expected to shed new light on a federal agency’s man agement — and poten tial mismanagement — of the Dakota Access Pipeline protests kicked off Thursday in federal court in Bismarck.

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JoAnna Jenkins, Retail Relationship Banker, at the BMO US branch located in Beach, ND, explained all the pros of digital banking to the Sentinel Butte city council for their consideration. No decision was made at this time. Council member Marnie Dietz and Mayor Jason Lee are also pictured. | PHOTO BY CAROL TESCHER OBRIGEWITCH

Sentinel Butte City Council rescinds Resolution 1601

Thu, 02/22/2024 - 12:00pm

The Sentinel Butte City Council convened on Monday, February 13, with all council mem bers, the mayor, and the city auditor present.

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WILD HORSES have existed on the landscape in the Theodore Roosevelt National Park for thousands of years. | PHOTO BY ALBERT MYAN JR.

Wild horses bring ecological services and economic boon to ND

Thu, 02/22/2024 - 12:00pm

Animal Wellness Action is renewing its call to the National Park Service (NPS) in a letter sent recently to Director Charles Sams, to scuttle its plans to remove free-roaming wild horses from the T

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Deputy Duke Brown has joined the Hettinger County Sheriff's Office, after serving most recently with Dickinson Police Department. | PHOTO BY LUANN DART

Newest deputy on patrol

Thu, 02/22/2024 - 12:00pm

The Hettinger County Sheriff’s Office’s newest deputy, Duke Brown found his niche while volunteering as a high school student for another sheriff’s department, then decided to pursue that interest