Five will run for three seats on school board
Having just enough candidates and no races has been the norm for Divide County School Board races for years, but not in 2023. With three positions on the ballot, all...
Board excited about Fair bookings
With less than a month to go, members of the Divide County Fair board are busy nailing down final details, but they’re also excited about what’s confirmed. “We’re taking a...
Ray hires new police chief
The city of Ray has hired its next chief of police. Gregory Pinski will succeed James Sawyer in the position. Ray city commissioners made the hire last week, ensuring the...
Tioga is exploring a high school expansion project
The Tioga school district, faced with increasing student enrollment every year, is preparing to embark upon a significant building project which could nearly double the size of the high school’s...
Combs makes state in 400
Divide County High School junior Trenton Combs qualified for this week’s state track and field championships in the boys’ 400-meter dash with a runner-up finish at the region championships Saturday...
Svangstu leads DC golf team in Stanley
Divide County High School sophomore Cooper Svangstu shot an 86 on Friday for a fifth-place finish out of 46 golfers in a boys’ invitational at Stanley’s Prairie Rose Golf Club....
Softball season ends with losses
The Divide County High School varsity softball team was eliminated from the postseason with a 31-11 loss to host Bishop Ryan in a region tournament play-in game Thursday. The No....
Hayes, Rose, relay teams qualify for state
The Williams County Firestorm high school girls’ track and field team qualified for six events in this week’s state Class B championships by finishing in the top three at the...
Tioga baseball advances in region tournament
The Tioga High School varsity baseball team beat Ray 7-4 in a region tournament play-in game Tuesday last week in Tioga. Yurek Loveridge and Joel Holmen combined to hold Ray...
Bothe leads golfers in Ray, Stanley
Wyatt Bothe led the Ray and Tioga high school boys’ golf teams at a pair of invitational meets last week. Bothe, a Ray senior, shot a 95 on Tuesday at...
Liking upside means taking the downside
Most everyone knows you can’t have it both ways. There’s a sizeable group of North Dakotans, though, who apparently don’t believe it. Watching the disastrous impacts of climate change and fearing more are on the horizon, much of the country and the world are moving as quickly as possible away...
Governor Burgum for President?
Setting partisan differences aside and speaking as a political scientist, Gov. Doug Burgum has done a good job of protecting the role of the executive branch of state government. He has stood up to the encroachment of the legislative branch by using his veto. Through the years, the legislature has...
Elaine Kinstler
Elaine Ardis Kinstler, 88, Minot, longtime Crosby resident, presently of Minot, passed away peacefully at her home May 18, 2023 Elaine’s celebration of life will be held at Concordia Lutheran...
Melva Sogard
Melva Sogard, 104, passed away at Saturday morning, May 20, 2023, at Bethel Lutheran Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center. Her funeral service and a complete obituary will be announced by...
Robert Svangstu
Robert “Bob” Svangstu, 75, Noonan passed away May 20, 2023, near Crosby. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday, May 26, 2023, at Concordia Lutheran Church, Crosby. Visitation will be...
Ron Torgerson
Ron Torgerson, 75, Watertown, South Dakota passed away Thursday, May 11, 2023. Memorial service was held Thursday, May 18, 2023, at Cornerstone Church, Watertown, South Dakota, with Pastor Steve Anderson...
Arley Hartsoch
Arley Ray Hartsoch, 73, of Ray, passed away May 15, after a short battle with a very aggressive cancer. Arley’s funeral service was held Monday, May 22, 2023,at Beaver Creek...
Johnnie Locken
Johnnie A. Locken, 91, Stanley, passed away Saturday, May 13. 2023, at Mountrail County Bethel Home, Stanley. Springan Stevenson Funeral Home, Stanley is assisting the family. Condolences may be left...
