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Council seeks Hendrickson-Holmes bids

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Public meeting April 15 on water, sewer project

The Crosby City Council will seek bids on a potentially multimillion-dollar water and sewer project on the city’s north side. A motion to that effect passed at the council’s regular monthly meeting March 4, but not without a lot of discussion and a failed first vote. The original motion was defeated 3-2, with council members Doug Anderson, Don Wolf and […]

Kids’ theater returns to Crosby

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34 students take part in ‘King Arthur’s Quest’

On Saturday afternoon, more than 200 members of the community filled Kirchhofer Auditorium at Divide County High School to watch as 34 students – ranging from kindergarteners to high schoolers – took to the stage with “King Arthur’s Quest.” The musical theater program was the latest offering from Missoula Children’s Theatre. The relationship between Crosby and Missoula Children’s Theatre began […]

Harms enters Senate race to succeed Rust

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Bob Harms, a Tioga native and recent chairman of the North Dakota Republican Presidential Caucus, is running for the state Senate seat in District 2 as an unendorsed Republican candidate. Harms has a long history of political service, including serving as general counsel for Govs. Ed Schafer and John Hoeven, being a founding member of the state Legacy Fund and […]

Icicles defying gravity?

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Despite there being little wind in Crosby on Friday, icicles on the Pendlay Law Office building seemed to have frozen sideways. Those icicles — and most others around town — have disappeared as temperatures rose into the 30s and 40s over the weekend after about a foot of snow had fallen over the first week of March.

Ray school board incumbents are unopposed on May 7 ballot

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The three Ray school board members up for re-election this year are the lone candidates who filed to appear on the May 7 ballot. Filing by the March 4 deadline were Dustin Johnsrud, whose three-year term is expiring, and Eric Barman and Benji Schmitt, who were appointed to the board last year to replace members who had resigned. Barman’s seat […]

Cooking up some team spirit

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A group of Langdon Blades fans at the NDAHA Bantam hockey tournament in Crosby last week were dressed in a variety of food costumes.

Jason’s will be closed Sundays

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Jason’s Super Foods in Crosby has begun closing on Sundays, the grocery store’s first reduction of hours since its product shortages began last fall. The store announced on its Facebook page on Saturday that it “will be closed on Sundays until further notice.” Jason’s Super Foods stores have been dealing with reduced inventory and less frequent product deliveries while owner […]

Produced water spill near Portal

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Formentera Operations LLC has reported a produced water spill from a disposal facility in Burke County. The incident occurred about 7 miles southeast of Portal on March 2, according to Formentera’s report to the state Department of Environmental Quality. Produced water is a byproduct of oil and gas development. Formentera estimates approximately 300 barrels, or 12,600 gallons, of produced water […]

Man accused in drugstore burglary pleads not guilty

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A man accused in the November theft at Crosby Drug has pleaded not guilty to the charges, sending his case to trial that is scheduled to begin Aug. 5. James McClintock faces felony charges of burglary and theft and a misdemeanor charge of criminal mischief. Those charges came after agents with the Northwest Narcotics Task Force and the state Bureau […]

Commission weighs options on County Road 3 repairs

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Work could be staggered if state grant isn’t awarded


Repairs on Divide County Road 3 might have to be staggered out, depending on whether the county can get a grant for the project. Commissioner Rodney Johnson said at a meeting March 5 that the county would not be allowed to pay loans for the $6.2 million project using road funds. “We don’t have the right account set up to […]


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