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With 13 locations and over 240 employees, Bank Forward might seem like a "big city" bank, but Scott Tweed, Ag Loan Officer for the Carrington branch, wants to assure residents that they are a "community bank" focusing on strengthening the community and placing prosperity of customers as their highest priority. Bank Forward started as a small business in the tiny town of Hannaford in 1927 called Security State Bank. With only $25,000 in assets, they have grown to over 1 billion in assets since...
From the time of its founding 108 years ago by the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, CHI St. Alexius Health Carrington Medical Center has provided invaluable critical access care for the residents of east-central North Dakota with compassion, skill, and patient-centered outcomes. The hospital began under the direction of Srs. Catherine Haertzen and Bernadette Liston in 1916. It was expanded in 1955 with an additional two-story structure which now houses the CMC...
Shanna Barone's smile, sunny disposition and positive life outlook can light up a room. The Carrington resident has displayed that friendly face to the public through her work as a customer service representative at Gate City Bank and Bank Forward and caregiver at Small Steps Childcare, and was recently hired by Carrington Public Schools as the high school study hall tutor. A recent medical emergency, however, began a cruel twist in Shanna's story, one in which she is fighting hard to get her...
The upcoming general election on Tuesday, Nov. 5 is undoubtedly an important one, but the election’s implications won’t just be felt nationally. Voters in North Dakota will also be asked to consider five separate ballot measures. As voters continue to inform themselves about their choices this November, here is a comprehensive look at each of those ballot measures. Constitutional Measure No. 1 Measure 1, if approved, would modernize language in the North Dakota Constitution used to describe the...
Last fall's sold out hit, "Deer Camp," is back in town by popular demand. This hilarious take on hunting follows four buddies on their annual boys' trip out to the shack. This time it's a little different, though. After 15 years of coming home with nothing but a hangover from their annual "hunting" excursion, their wives have given them an ultimatum: bag a deer or your deer camp days are over. Only one teeny, tiny hurdle stands in their way – none of them actually know how to hunt! Do they b...