Two local sales tax measures are on the ballot on June 14
Two local sales taxes on the June 14 ballot have been around for years, but the entities receiving that support don’t take the money for granted -- nor community support...
Moisture’s beauty in the eye of beholder
It was only a matter of time before street flooding started. With more than 2.5 inches of rain falling overnight, May 12, Crosby storm drains were hard pressed to keep...
Four-year terms sought
The upcoming Crosby municipal election features a crowded field. Six city residents filed petitions to have their names on the ballot for three four-year terms on the city council. Jason...
Storm damage at McGregor Dam
Rainfall totals varied widely between towns during last week’s deluge, with one report suggesting the Tioga area had received north of 6 inches of precipitation. The McGregor Dam, above, was...
Litten aims to bring ‘transparency,’ ‘accountability’ to Tioga, if elected
Kevin Litten is attempting to become Tioga’s fourth commission president in the last two years. The Williams County sheriff’s deputy -- and husband to one of Tioga’s newest police officers,...
Lunar eclipse glimpsed over Tioga
Sunday’s lunar eclipse, known as the Super Flower Blood Moon, was visible -- though dim to the unaided eye -- on a cloudless night in Tioga. The sun, Earth and...
DC baseball sweeps in home debut
The new Divide County High School baseball team earned a win in its first home game in program history Tuesday last week against Ray, 9-1. Jacob Reistad drove in a...
Track teams tune up for regional meet Saturday in Minot
The Divide County High School track and field teams were able to find some success while competing against 22 other teams at a meet Saturday in Minot, one week before...
DC golf overcomes rain for 2nd place; Haugenoe 3rd in junior high meet
The Divide County High School boys’ golf team earned a runner-up finish in rainy conditions at an invitational Monday last week in Ray. Divide County managed to shoot a 374,...
Caught in a pickle
The Jays lost both games of a doubleheader to the Maroons, 9-1 and 9-6. Stats were not reported. Ray’s final regular-season games were Tuesday after press time at home in...
Firestorm tunes up for regional meet Saturday in Minot
The Williams County Firestorm track and field teams were able to find some success while competing against 22 other teams at a meet Saturday in Minot, one week before the...
Tioga baseball romps over Eagles
The Tioga High School varsity baseball team earned its first win of the season with a 16-1 blowout over the New Town Eagles on Tuesday last week in New Town....
Hope rises from depths of hate in humanities program
reasonable reasons, race is one of those issues that has become politically divisive in our country. Collectively, most of us no doubt agree that we hold certain truths to be self evident. Among them: that all people are created equal and all have been endowed by their creator with certain...
Changing focus changes life
I’d like to make a suggestion. It’s one that I know will make your life demonstrably better. I think you should change your focus from the here and now to the then and there. And what is the then and there? It’s Heaven. Change your focus from the world as...
Darryl Hickman
Darryl Keith Hickman, Minot, formerly from Columbus, passed away peacefully April 2, 2022, with his wife of 46 years by his side. Visitation will be Friday, May 20, 2022, 4...
Chad Undhjem
Chad Undhjem, 44, Faribault, Minnesota, passed away Saturday, April 30, 2022, at his home following a two year battle with cancer, surrounded by his family. Memorial visitation was held at...
George Bakke
George Bakke, 85, Minot passed away Sunday, February 6, 2022, at Sanford Health, Bismarck. Memorial service will be 1 p.m., Saturday, May 14, 2022, at Ambrose Lutheran Church, Ambrose. Inurnment...
Timothy Eide
Timothy “Tim” L. Eide, 63, Bismarck, passed away May 11, 2022. A memorial service was held Tuesday, May 17, at Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck. Burial will be 9:30 a.m. MST...
Uretta Sillerud
Uretta “Pat” Louise Crimmins Sillerud, 80, Tioga, passed away at Tioga Medical Center, May 12, 2022, with family by her side. Pat’s memorial service was held Monday, May 16, 2022,...
Alger Arness
Alger O. Arness, 89, passed away April 30, 2022. There will be a memorial service May 11, 11 a.m., at American Lutheran Church, Sun City, Arizona. He was born October...
