Letter from the Publisher

I wish you all a very merry New Year. Boy have there been a bunch of changes this year!I think back on our coverage of 2025 in our favorite newspaper and a few stories come to memory. In January, we told the tale long in the works about Drayton’s beloved rescue dog, Freeway.

Letter from the Editor

As I sit here on what I believe to be Monday morning following Christmas, I’ve come to the realization that the stretch of time between Christmas and New Year’s exists in a strange Twilight Zone of its own.

Along the way | Authenticity merits awareness

Sauntering through life’s constant transformations, there seems to be an underlying theme: everything happens for a reason.

Bowesmont lives By Saralee Hoselton

On Monday, Merv and Phyllis Holter and Saralee Hoselton were among those who had dinner at the Sugar Bowl Senior Citizens Center. Saralee remained for an afternoon of cards and visiting.

Armstrong: Property tax credit delivering meaningful relief, now let’s grow it

What a difference a year – and a bold policy change – makes.Across North Dakota, property tax statements are arriving in mailboxes ahead of a Dec.26 deadline for counties to mail them to homeowners.

Letter from the Editor

I hope all of our readers had a wonderful Christmas spent with family and friends. I also hope you managed to avoid too much cabin fever while waiting out the blizzard.

My two cents | Blizzard stories and more By Mike Alan Steinfeldt

There’s something about human nature that makes us tell and listen to stories that describe the predicaments we sometimes get ourselves into.Not only that, but here in the North Country we also like to tell fishing stories, hunting stories and an entire range of storm stories.

New Year’s Eve with the Simmons’ By Bob Simmons

As you read this week’s column, Christmas has come and gone, and the New Year is upon us.My folks were BIG partiers, and then I came along.

Along the way | Thoughtful theology

Cruising through the holiday season on high speed, there are moments of stillness and serenity that help us find our center through the hustle and bustle of the season.

Bowesmont lives By Saralee Hoselton

On Monday, the funeral for Linda Staskivige was held at St.Edwards Catholic Church. Saralee Hoselton was among those who attended and had dinner.On Wednesday, Saralee Hoselton had dinner at the Sugar Bowl Senior Citizen’s Center and stayed afterward for an afternoon of cards and socializing.