The Official Newspaper for Foster County
The Official Newspaper for Foster County
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CARRINGTON, N.D. – November 6, 2024 Tuesday, Nov. 5 was decision day in America, and the unofficial results from the 2024 general election are in. Here in Foster County, nearly 65% of eligible voters cast ballots, a total of 1,717, making their decisions known on several important races. The only Foster County-specific races in this year's general election were four uncontested contests, three for seats on the county commission and one for the director who represents the county on the G...
Harvey-Wells County continued their winning ways in Region 4, as they cruised by Dunseith and earned a five-game victory over North Star in the past week's local volleyball action. HWC also dropped a four game match to Central McLean, the state's #3- ranked team in the latest Class B Volleyball poll. The Hornets currently sit in the #5 position in the region, and with a victory over Four Winds-Minnewaukan to end the year, will earn a spot in the region tournament without having to play in a...
Artwork by Kendall Kovar, an Independent Art Study student who loves Claude Monet's paintings. Kendall drew inspiration from Monet for her own watercolor and pastel work....
At the American Legion Auxiliary meeting on October 8, Marlene Boyer, left, presented a check for $1,000 to Stacy Erickson toward purchasing new Legion Baseball uniforms. The sports program has been the American Legion's signature nationwide program since 1925. "We were pleased to help promote its success in our own community," said Boyer. Erickson accepted the donation on behalf of the Carrington Park Board. (Courtesy photo)...
A benefit for Shanna Barone was held Saturday, October 26, at the Carrington Armory, to help offset ongoing medical expenses for Shanna's fight against brain cancer. The Carrington Lions Club provided a dinner with free-will offering at the benefit, and numerous items were up for silent auction, with all proceeds going to the Barone family....
October 29, 2024 The Carrington FFA Chapter has a long tradition of competing at a high level at the National FFA Convention, and 2024 was no different. This year, the chapter had three teams competing at the national level – livestock judging, agricultural mechanics and floriculture. Fourteen of the chapter's members traveled to Indianapolis for the annual event, where more than 71,096 FFA members from across the country meet. Livestock Judging It's been 17 years since the Carrington FFA C...
Tuesday, October 29 The recent loss of Drake's only grocery store has the rural community searching for solutions. The closing of Drake Fresh Foods came with just three weeks' notice, leaving the town's 280 residents without convenient access to fresh produce and staples like milk, eggs and bread. Grocery stores in Harvey, about 25 minutes away, and Velva, around 30 minutes, are options for most, but harder for the homebound or elderly, said Fr. Thomas Graner, a pastor serving Catholic churches...
Tuesday, October 29 The North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation will begin using a waitlist to decide who to admit to prison first after running out of beds for male inmates. North Dakota's prison system has been over its capacity for men since July 1, 2023. As of Monday, it had roughly 150 more male prisoners than it had space for. In the meantime, the agency has been sending some of its inmates to county jails with open beds. Most of these overflow beds have been provided by...
The newspaper's motto reads "Real data. Real value. Real news." But there is nothing real about it. The Central ND News has many of the hallmarks of a legitimate news source - headlines, infographics and 12 pages of newsprint. But the newspaper mailed to residents of one North Dakota county this October were uniformly right leaning, largely lacked bylines identifying the stories' authors and in some instances had a clear target - the Dakota Access Pipeline protests. "When I got it, I thought,...
Energy and adrenaline carried the Carrington Cardinals for the first two sets of their District 5 championship match with the E-K-M Rebels. It was the response of the team from the lull of the two set losses that followed that would determine if the Cards would hoist the trophy. CHS took advantage of the moment in their final season of Class B volleyball before the transition to three divisions, taking an emotional three-point win in the fifth set to claim the title, 25-13, 25-17, 19-25, 20-25...
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