The Official Newspaper for Foster County
The Official Newspaper for Foster County
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District victories were the highlights of last week's wins for the Medina/Pingree-Buchanan Thunder and Griggs/Midkota Titans. M/P-B defeated Ellendale in four sets and South Border for their first District 6 win, while the Titans swept Barnes Co. North in their District 5 debut. Stats from the three matches are as follows: Nondistrict Volleyball M/P-B 3, Ellendale 1 at Ellendale M/P-B 24 25 25 25 - 3 Ellen. 26 10 13 13 - 1 M-P-B Individual Statistics Kills: Maddie Gefroh and Brynn S...
Down in Valley City, the Medina/Pingree-Buchanan Thunder had themselves a weekend, taking six straight wins for the Hi-Liner Classic championship Saturday, September 14. The Thunder won matches in pool play over Ellendale (25-16, 25-22), Four Winds-Minnewaukan (25-11, 25-11) and defeated Oak Grove on points, 48-40 (23-25, 25-15). In the Gold Bracket, M/P-B advanced with a three-set win over Our Redeemer's of Minot (25-22, 19-25 and 15-13) and sweep over Wyndmere/Lidgerwood (25-22, 25-20) before...
Celebrating its 20th year of existence Saturday, September 14, JunkFest at the Foster County Fairgrounds in Carrington attracted shoppers from throughout the region to the antique art, clothing, furniture and decor showcase. There was many a deal to be had at the Fairgrounds for attendees, and the city of Carrington was also bustling with activity on Main Street as well with several storefronts selling their wares, and the BBQ Cookout Contest sponsored by Headlocks Bar. Private sellers...
The homecoming coronation for the Fessenden-Bowdon School was held at the Fessenden-Bowdon High School on Monday afternoon, September 16. Rylee Jones and Lucas Copenhaver were crowned Queen and King and will reign over homecoming week activities. Front row: Ford Weigelt and Avery Bollingberg, 2nd grade crown carriers. Back row, left to right: Britain Kittelson, coronation MC; Braylee Keller, sophomore attendant; Karroll Wachtel, homecoming court; Ebony Heilman, homecoming court; Ella Allmaras,...
September 18, 2024 – When the janitor of Drake Public School tossed a pile of books into the building's furnace in 1973, he did not do so as a symbolic act or a political statement. The school always burned its waste, and the 32 copies of Kurt Vonnegut's "Slaughterhouse Five" were not being used by the students. But what the janitor did not realize was that those few insignificant books would become the fuel for a great controversy. It all began when a new English teacher, Bruce Severy, added t...
ALLEY DUSTERS - Week 1 Rosenau Central City Repair 8 0 Dakota Central 4 4 Hi-Way Drive In 4 4 DJ’s Home Center 4 4 Leevers Foods 4 4 Team 4 Bye 0 8 High Team Game: Rosenau Central City Repair, 586; Dakota Central, 571; DJ’s Home Center, 562 High Team Series: Dakota Central, 1639; Rosenau Central City Repair, 1601; DJ’s Home Center, 1584 High Individual Game: Kari Smith, 221; Virginia Pedersen, 182; Gail Roberts, 175 High Individual Series: Kari Smith, 496; Gail Roberts, 476; Kristin Cabler, 465 Welcome back ladies. Last year was a great time....
Posted September 18, 2024 A dead body was discovered in rural Foster County last week. According to Foster County Sheriff Justin Johnson, the body was discovered approximately five miles northeast of Carrington, N.D. on Wednesday, Sept. 11, when a neighbor happened to come across it while mowing the individual's yard. The body was soon identified as Richard Montonye, a man in his 60s who Johnson said had been living in Foster County for around 12-15 years. He was discovered outside his house bet...
Posted September 18, 2024 Cathyann Santos wanted to get clean. An offer came along that she couldn't refuse. A free flight to Southern California where she could get a new start at a sober home far away from her circle of users. Addicted to fentanyl, and unable to get detox in her community of Spirit Lake, she took the chance. "For us addicts, when we hear there's help and we want it, we're gonna go," Santos said. Two months later her boyfriend Benjamin Barragan, father of five of their...
September 24, 2024 A North Dakota judge on Monday granted a request by the Catholic Diocese of Bismarck and a Catholic employers association to temporarily block the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from enforcing part of its anti-discrimination regulations related to abortion, fertility treatment and LGBTQ workers. The decision by U.S. District Court Judge Daniel Traynor, which blasts the regulations as "clearly anti-religion," came less than a week after he heard arguments on the...
