Ostenrude Harvesting: A multigenerational operation

Ostenrude Harvesting is a custom combining operation based out of Hoople run by the father and son duo of Tim and John Ostenrude. They have been in business for close to 30 years.'I think I've been on a combine since I was eight years old.

Homme Dam registers highest level of toxins in state.

The Homme Dam resevoir located just west of Park River has been dealing with a harmful blue-green algae bloom for more than a month.Walsh County Three Rivers Soil Conservation District manager Josh Anderson says the latest lab report for a water sample that was taken on Sept. 6, wasn’t a good one.

New reports indicate record number of migrants crossing border

Over the last year, United States Customs and Border Protection say they have had a record number of encounters with migrants at the border, reporting 19,498 encounters between October 2023 and July 2024. That’s up from 7,630 encounters between the same time frame a year before.

Op-Ed: Measure 4 a $3.15 billion danger to North Dakotans

North Dakotans should be concerned about Measure 4, the initiated constitutional measure prohibiting political subdivisions from levying any tax on the assessed value of real or personal property – essentially, eliminating property taxes as we know it. Why should you be concerned?

The privilege of voting: Editorial by North Dakota Secretary of State Michael Howe

We hear it every two years - “This is the most important election of our lifetime!”In a sense, it is true. Not because of who the candidates may be or the issues facing voters, but because the most important election of our lifetime is always the “next election.

Drayton Area Community Foundation accepting grant applications

The Drayton Area Community Foundation is accepting applications for its 2024 grant round. Applications are available online at www.ndcf.net/drayton and are due back by September 30, 2024.

Along the way

Following the path of least resistance, one finds glory in the absolution of absorption the journey offers daily.

Life in the slow lane?

Autumn must be herePeople are closing up their campers for the season, my birthday has come and gone, and sugar beet harvest is almost to start full haul. One looks around and the leaves are turning colors and falling to the ground. These are all signs that autumn has arrived.

Fall is the most important season for your yard

What you do this fall impacts your yard’s health and beauty year-roundFor 15 years, the TurfMutt Foundation has encouraged people to get outside, care for, and enjoy their own family backyards, parks and community green spaces.

Prairie Doc Perspective: Menopause

By Kelly Evans Hullinger MD Menopause is one of those things that, let’s face it, will ultimately affect everyone with previously functional ovaries. Unfortunately we don’t talk about it enough, which makes it a topic riddled with misinformation. So… what is menopause?