2019 brings the unexpected — from gifts to weather


From a new rain record to the sighting of an out-of-place critter, 2019 held news that was unexpected. Trust gifts from two lifelong Crosby residents helped to assure support for local organizations for many years to come. Divide County residents learned of new investment in swine production operations, an anchor Main Street business changed hands and the Divide County Threshing […]

Tally

Wildlife is a popular photo subject at The Journal. Squirrels won a spot on the front page four times this year. Robins and geese each appeared twice, and each appearing once were a hawk, deer, a cormorant, a bear and a chicken.

Going from stems to roots is about more than rebranding


Effective today, “Stems + Salvage” is “The Rooted Home.” Changing the name is something store owner Brittany Sparks said is necessary because the store has evolved during her ownership. “It came about because I was thinking about doing something else,” Sparks said. She won’t say what that “something” was, but it was during that process she decided the name no […]

New tobacco law goes into effect


“Boy, there sure wasn’t a lot of notice,” said Divide County Sheriff Zach Schroeder said Friday morning. He was out visiting businesses where tobacco products are sold, delivering flyers advertising the new minimum age to buy cigarettes, tobacco and vaping products. Effective Dec. 27, it is illegal for vendors like Self Serve, the Homestead Trading Post and Smoke Shop, or […]

Participation leads to new scholarship funding

Participation in events has won Divide County Area Dollars for Scholars a $1,000 donation from Bank of North Dakota (BND) to distribute as a scholarship. The chapter qualified for the award through collaboration with Divide County High School and the wider community to host Scholarship Power Hour and Application Day, while also having representation at the North Dakota Dollars for […]

Skate night at Andrist Arena

The Crosby Blue Line Club will once again host its popular New Year’s Eve Extreme Skate event. Music, food, a hot chocolate bar and other concessions are promised for sale, including slushburgers. Children 10 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Skate rental is $5 for children and adults, with all proceeds benefiting the Crosby Community Center.

Ban: Mobilizing Generation Z?

Whines & Roses

When’s the last time you recall a federal law impacting millions of people taking effect almost overnight, with virtually no pre-warning and announced by tweet? Such is the case with the new rule outlawing the sale of tobacco and vaping products to people under the age of 21. There was a great deal of confusion throughout the land, and more […]

2020 will bring a new digit and new growth toND

Passing Dreams

Welcome to 2020. This is the year that North Dakota, for the first time since 1910, will be defined by a different digit – a 7 instead of a 6. As the first year of a new decade, 2020 is ordained to be the year that the population of the United States and its territories are counted. When the official […]

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Why aren’t we done with this?

Holly Would

I believe it was Monday of last week when I was reading an email and it stated “Star Wars: The Rise of the Skywalker” leads box office. My first thought was there was another Star Wars movie? Fortunately for J.J. Abrams I was one of the only ones who didn’t know, based on the $175.5 million ticket sales. Clearly, I’m […]