BEMIDJI, Minn. (October 3, 2024) - Abby Kessel, originally from Belfield (58622), has graduated from Bemidji State University and was recognized during BSU’s Spring 2024 Commencement cere mony. …

October 2, 2024 – North Dakota played an integral part in the Spanish American War. In 1898, President McKinley put out a call for volunteers.  North Dakota experienced a surge of …

Do you know where the cowboy capital of the world is?  At one time, in the 50s, it was Sentinel Butte, North Dakota.  And that’s because there was an inordinate number of nationally …

Agriculture type programs began sprouting up in the late 1890’s and early 1900’s as a response to young people needing better agricultural education for growing corn, planting gardens and …

It feels like disaster is all around us. Hur ricanes have ravaged several states to the east of us, and devas tating grass fires are consuming the dry and brittle grasslands in portions of western …

A North Dakota rancher and a partner are poised to pay about $15.7 million for a beef marketing company that became a Ponzi scheme and owes millions of dol lars to investors.  Wylie Bice of …

The American Legion Post 144 and American Legion Auxiliary Unit 144 kick off their monthly meetings once again on Tuesday, October 15th. The Auxiliary will meet at 4:00 p.m. at the Belfield Senior …

Driving home from Miles City this past weekend after our grandson, Taylen and his beautiful bride, Amanda’s wedding, Grandpa (great) and I did a lot of reflecting. It was a beautiful drive, …

The rodeo season is winding down in North Dakota. There are not many changes in the standings. The associ ations’ year end rodeo Finals’ dates and loca tions are listed below. To read …

Do you have a cowboy hat?  I ask that because there’s a com pany down in Texas that is trying to change the world, one cowboy hat at a time.    They are called the American Hat …

The theme for Fire Prevention Week, October 6-12, 2024 is “Smoke alarms: Make them work for you!TM” The Billings County Rural Fire Protection District is teaming up with the National Fire …

If you attended the Hot Air Balloon Rally in Medora September 6th and 7th you might have noticed some men wearing jackets with the logo Freedom Flight POW/MIA embossed with an eagle on the back. This …

Do you know what the “Rule of 8” is? Well, apparently if you Google it, it’s some sort of math wizardry. Those who know me know math is not my strong suit, so for me to be writing …