We all know that little buzz in our pocket is a constant distraction—and our students are no different. This year, North Dakota implemented a statewide “bell-to-bell” cellphone ban, taking devices out of students’ hands for the entire school day, including lunch and[...]
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Rural ND schools see big gains from small essentials
In rural schools, a lack of basic necessities like deodorant, toothpaste, and warm clothing can become a quiet barrier to learning. Teachers have long paid out of pocket to fill this gap, but now, a community driven solution is being tested. Northland[...]
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Rare bird spotted in Sterling
We all get a surprise visitor sometimes, but for one North Dakota resident, her new arrival is truly unexpected. This week, a Pyrrhuloxia—a striking bird typically found in the deserts of the Southwest and Mexico—showed up at a backyard feeder in Sterling.[...]
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The Full Story on the October Cheese Recall You’re Just Hearing About Now
You may have seen those alarming headlines about a shredded cheese recall—and while the news is concerning, it isn’t actually new. Back in October, Great Lakes Cheese Co. pulled over a quarter million cases of cheese, sold under many different brand names,[...]
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Welcome to America’s dollar store economy
When a retailer like Dollar General posts one of its strongest quarters in years, you might assume the economy is booming, but the reality is more complicated. Shoppers are actively trading down, leaving mid-range stores for value chains just to make ends[...]
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Minot City Council discusses proposal to renew SVAS contract as city pound
The Minot City Council has agreed to negotiate a new, three-year contract with the Souris Valley Animal Shelter to continue providing city pound services. However, key council members are pumping the brakes, wanting more clarity. They are questioning the need for an[...]
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‘New York Times’ sues Pentagon over media restrictions
The fundamental struggle between a free press and government control is playing out right now at the Pentagon. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently implemented a policy demanding that credentialed journalists pledge not to report any unauthorized information, even if it’s unclassified. Seeing[...]
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Point: Air Traffic Control Privatization Is Long Overdue
For an alternate viewpoint, see “Counterpoint: Modernization, not Privatization, Is Key to Aviation Leadership.” The recent government shutdown disrupted U.S. air traffic control (ATC) and frustrated millions of passengers, leading to delays and cancellations. Our ATC system is run as a bureaucracy[...]
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Counterpoint: Modernization, Not Privatization, Is Key to Aviation Leadership
For an alternate viewpoint, see “Point: Air Traffic Control Privatization Is Long Overdue.” For the first time in decades, the administration, the Congress and the aviation industry are united on a detailed and aggressive plan to build a new air traffic control[...]
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How to educate teens about CWD? A video game, of course
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), a deadly neurological illness in deer caused by a misfolded protein; it isn’t easy to understand. Recognizing that complex science needs engaging delivery, University of Minnesota researchers have developed a unique solution: “Cofactor.” This new text-based video game,[...]
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On This Day | Around the State in 1940
THE TOWNER PRESS IS AUTHORITY for the statement that John Ellingson of that city discovered a dandelion in full bloom along a sidewalk in that city on November 18, a week after the big [...]Read More... from On This Day | Around[...]
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On This Day | One of North Dakota’s First?
Mr. La Trail was born in Walhalla, N.D., when this state was all vast wilderness, and he had fought Indians, and hunted bears and buffalo on the plains. [...]Read More... from On This Day | One of North Dakota’s First?
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On This Day | Meeting Demand and The American Genius
It may take us till 1942 to get building enough airplanes to satisfy the demand but our experience has been that demand is a great challenge to American genius. [...]Read More... from On This Day | Meeting Demand and The American Genius
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On This Day | The UND Student Body
Grand Forks, Dec. 4 — Students from 52 of North Dakota’s 53 counties are attending the University of North Dakota this fall, according to R. O. Wilson, UND registrar. Ward county is represented by [...]Read More... from On This Day | The[...]
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On This Day | Local Dairy Thriving
Washington, Nov. 29. — Creameries in North Dakota produced 50,708,000 pounds of butter last year, the agricultural marketing service said in its preliminary report on 1939 dairy manufacturers. [...]Read More... from On This Day | Local Dairy Thriving
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On This Day | What Roamed Long Before Us
Washington, D. C. — A rhinoceros skull 28 inches long and the skull of a huge pig that when alive measured fully eight feet from snout to tail are among trophies bagged recently by [...]Read More... from On This Day | What[...]