Bomber PTO Care Closet provides for Students

Students of all ages often need help with basic needs during school hours. Drayton Public School's Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) works hard to provide for those needs while showing support for students and teachers throughout the school year.

American Honey Princess to visit state

The 2025 American Honey Princess, Emilia Burnham, will make several appearances in North Dakota during the week of Oct. 19 – 25, 2025.

Bank of ND enters cryptocurrency world

By Nick Vorlage The Bank of North Dakota (BND) last week announced they are entering into the world of cryptocurrency. Working alongside financial tech company Fiserv, BND plans to roll out the “Roughrider” coin sometime in 2026.The Roughrider coin is what is known as a stablecoin.

Dakota Datebook: A Chance meeting with JFK

In 1960, the Aneta Star reported that John L. Hanson, a native North Dakotan who grew up in Aneta and graduated from the UND in 1953, found himself with a very prominent historical figure – Senator John F. Kennedy.Hanson, who was working in New York, ran into Kennedy at a hotel.

Applicants sought for butterfly pollinator kits

First- to third-grade educators in the state are invited to apply for butterfly pollinator kits, provided by the North Dakota Department of Agriculture and the North Dakota Ag in the Classroom Program.

Take steps to prevent type 2 diabetes with free lifestyle program in Walsh Co.

The Walsh County Extension Office is offering the National Diabetes Prevention Program (NDPP), a CDCapproved, year-long lifestyle change program that helps individuals at risk for type 2 diabetes prevent or delay the disease through small, sustainable lifestyle changes.

Coverage for cancer under Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Program

The US Senate has passed new legislation which ensures all first responders who die or become disabled due to service-related cancers will be covered under the Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Program.

HHS assures North Dakotans mandatory entitlement programs will continue during federal government shutdown

In response to the federal government shutdown, North Dakota Health and Human Services has issued a statement in regards to the status of mandatory entitlement programs it administers.“We’d like to let North Dakotans know that the federal government shutdown does not close state government.

Winnipeg woman crashes border

A 33-year old Winnipeg, Manitoba woman was arrested Friday night in Pembina County after illegally crossing the border in a vehicle north of Walhalla, leading law enforcement on a chase.