Community Action Awareness Month commemorates CAPND’s role in reducing poverty and securing opportunity for all North Dakotans

BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota Department of Commerce today extended gratitude to the Community Action Partnership of North Dakota (CAPND) in commemoration of Community Action Awareness Month.

Dakota Datebook

Broste Rock Museum by Merry Helm May 3, 2021 — Paul Broste was the nucleus around which the nationally acclaimed Broste Rock Museum was built. He was an unassuming bachelor farmer whose two passions showed up early.

Valley News & Views Editorial

Slowly life is starting to return to a more normal state.With that said what does normal mean anyway? Following any major life event whether it be in history or in our personal lives nothing is ever exactly the same as before.

Life in the Slow Lane?

Earlier this week I received a press release with the names of the teachers who were awarded Teacher of the Year 2021 for each county.

Looking Down Main

Last year, when the school year ended, we found my bride a new bicycle. I know we have talked about this before so please stick with me for a few more sentences. The bike we found her was a little bit more expensive, and nicer, than what we had planned on but it has proven to be an excellent choice.

Guest Columnist

At the behest of Jamestown area legislators, a grand plan for a $60 million amusement park has been proposed to the legislature for a direct appropriation of $5 million and a $60 million loan from the oil-rich Legacy Fund now brimming with $8 billion.

North Dakota Department of Health continues public health recommendations after the emergency declaration ends April 30

BISMARCK, ND- The North Dakota Department of Health (NDDoH) emphasizes the importance of prevention measures and vaccinations to reduce the risk of transmitting SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

KC’s Column

GREAT BEGINNINGS, 1774 Orson Welles: “Good evening, this is Orson Welles inviting you to listen to Walt Disney’s ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’ on Cresta Blanca’s This Is My Best.” Announcer: “This Is My Best.

Along the Way

“That is the true season of love, when we believe that we alone can love, that no one could ever have loved so before us, and that no one will love in the same way after us.” - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Beyond the particles of an uncertain world lies the cells of love’s recovery.

Ask Rusty

Dear Rusty: I am 62 and have been a homemaker for much of my adult life. I have a small Social Security account from working years ago. My husband is older, has been the major wage earner and will have a good amount in Social Security when he claims.