The 34th Annual Prairie Dog Extravaganza was held in Shields, ND on Saturday, June 13. The Shields Selfridge Sportsmen Club organizes this event each year. There have been two years that it had to be …
Who says one vote doesn’t matter? A countywide measure related to appointing rather than electing a state’s attorney, along with a school board race, both deadlocked with tie votes during the …
Ballots were cast and unofficial results are in. The Grant County mid term election is underway as the county looks on to the general election in November. What happens after a ballot is cast? In …
Before the very end of May, drought was creeping in and since the wind blows throughout the spring in North Dakota, we had some awful days of blowing dust as we all know. When I was in college …
It’s hard to believe summer is in full-swing. Maybe the wind is to blame for how fast time seems to be flying these past couple of months. Here in the Extension office, we have been hitting …
The sun was shining, and members were smiling as they celebrated WRT’s 74th annual membership meeting on Friday, June 5, 2026, in Hazen. The annual event also marked the mailing of WRT Co-op …
Following community meetings across Grant County, the Western Grant Ambulance District now awaits a special election to map the future of the local ambulance service. The district is seeking voter …
A Flasher High School graduate, Jenna LaDuke attends Trinity Bible College in Ellendale, North Dakota. There, she has found herself on journeys only God could provide and guide her through. …
It’s about time we address the elephant in the room. There’s a growing disparity between the general public and these AI data centers that are so often talked about in news circles. …
From parades and rodeos to ice cream, live music and family fun, the annual Elgin Celebration will once again bring the community together June 5-7 for a weekend centered on hometown pride and …
As the final bell rang, the Elgin-New Leipzig (E-NL) School District bid farewell to four teachers who retired at the end of the school year, including first-grade teacher Rita Fischer, third-grade …
Our cat’s name is Sebastian but mostly we call him Kitty because his official name is too much trouble to say. He only gets called Sebastian at the vet’s office and he hates going there. That …
*This interview was held June 29, 2011 When Marlo Maier was 11 or 12 years old, he bought a pair of cowboy boots with the $11 he had earned shocking 11 acres of oats. The new boots became his …
Reuben Zacher, a graduate of the Elgin High School Class of 1946, is marking a special milestone as 2026 celebrates his 80th high school reunion. Reminiscing on his time in school all those …
The Grant County Historical Society is important.....an answer to the question “What history should be preserved and presented?” And this answer is a solid one! “All of it. The good. The bad. …
A federal agency officially granted the Dakota Access Pipeline a permit to cross under the Missouri River’s Lake Oahe reservoir, ending a six-year environmental review to determine whether the …
The North Dakota Education Standards and Practices Board has for the past three years declared critical shortages in all teaching areas. The shortage prompted former Gov. Doug Burgum in 2023 to …
While a candidate for Grant County state’s attorney appears on the ballot for the first time in at least a decade, that vote will parallel another vote on the same ballot in the June 9 primary …
Voters will cast their ballots during the primary, city and school district elections Tuesday, June 9, by either going to the polls or by ensuring their absentee ballots have arrived on time to be …
I’ve written about my family tree in the past, and this will most likely be the last time I do write about it, but some exciting news happened on Tuesday that I feel I have to share with readers. …
