“Man, you just got beaned by a shovel”

Back in the late 80’s into the early 90’s I was a member of the Drayton Volunteer Fire Department. I was lucky enough to join the service when Harold Kirkeby was still the chief and we had lots of members.

County Home Rule Offers local Control

Last week, the Walsh County Record carried an advertisement for a county treasurer, setting out qualifications as follows: Candidates must have a proven track record of being proficient and accurate with numbers and professional and courteous transactions…A background in finances, business, or...

Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Families are the basis of a thriving country and economy.

Legislative Report

March 2, 2022 Last week was a buy week for education interim committee work. I was in Bismarck for the Education Policy Interim Committee on February 23 where we heard about full-service community schools. This is a pilot program going on in ND where schools go beyond the 3 R’s.

KC’s Column

GREAT BEGINNINGS, 1819 1819 “It was my thirtieth year to heaven Woke to my hearing from harbour and neighbor wood And the mussel pooled and the heron Priested shore.

Faith’s Formulation

“The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. He maketh me lie down in green pastures: He leadeth me beside the still waters. He restores my soul...

I’m Confused About Taking Medicare and Social Security

Dear Rusty: I just turned 64 and now get stuff about Medicare and Medigap and so on. I really don’t know how to retire when it’s time. What should I do? What am I looking for? Am I eligible for anything as of now? I’m so confused about all this that I don’t even know if I can retire when it’s time.

Modern Day Cowboy

Our country could use a few more truckers. The drivers are a group of freedom loving professional people. They include men and women of all races. You have seen many a friendly truck driver and talked to a few along the corridors and byways between the Red River and Pacific Ocean.

Bowesmont Lives

On Tuesday Merv and Phyllis Holter were having lunch at the Sugar Bowl Senior Citizen’s Center when Marlys Nelson surprised the group by bringing ice cream and cake to celebrate Merle Nelson’s 74th birthday. Judy Stellon went to her Lake Havasu winter home on Thursday.

Burgum and fellow governors call on Biden to restore energy independence

BISMARCK, N.D. (MARCH 4, 2022) – Gov. Doug Burgum today joined 24 fellow Republican governors in calling on President Biden to unleash U.S. oil and gas production and restore American energy independence to protect U.S. consumers and help U.S. allies.