Rainy weather forced the annual Wilkin County Talent Show indoors, but the performers didn’t miss a beat Thursday, Aug. 15 at Breckenridge High School.
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1. Kids Day: Youth-driven activities abound at Wilkin County Fair Friday, Aug. 16. The spelling bee is at 11 a.m., free kids book bingo runs 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and Little Farm Hands at 1 p.m. Free ice cream bars handed out from 2-4 p.m. at the Old School House.
The Wilkin County Fair’s events for Saturday, Aug. 17 begin at 11 a.m. The big draws for the day include a pair of pulling competitions.
The annual Wilkin County Fair will open on Thursday, Aug. 15. At 4 p.m., the food stands, Old McDonald’s Farm and the Midway rides will open.
The wait is finally over for the Wahpeton 14U Babe Ruth baseball team and they’re off for Alabama to play for a World Series title.
Lucky was looking forward to this day for a long time. It was Brunk’s Carp and Sucker Fishing Derby on the Red River.
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Conditions were nearly perfect at Bois de Sioux golf course on Thursday, Aug. 15 and the scores reflected those good conditions. Fargo Shanley appears to have a lock on the top spot, beating second place Grand Forks Red River by 40 strokes.
Construction began at John Randall Field on Tuesday, Aug. 13. The dugouts were demolished to make room for new ones and the grandstand behind home plate will be renovated.
The 2019 East/West Classic was shortened to one day this year because a wet conditions at Hillcrest Golf Course in Jamestown, North Dakota. Bismarck Century and Fargo Shanley showed they will be the teams to beat this year in Class A girls golf at the Tuesday, Aug. 13 meet.
Wahpeton’s 14U Babe Ruth baseball team didn’t have anything to prove at the World Series. They already knew they belonged in the tournament hosted in Demopolis, Alabama, and even though they didn’t get a win in their four games, they never made it easy for any of their opponents.
At the writing of this article, the Wilkin County Fair is in full swing. The 4-H Projects have been judged and the fair is welcoming participants and patrons alike.
Leon Merck, chief executive officer of Luekens Food Stores, Inc., Econo Foods and Econo Foods Wine & Spirits, has announced that longtime employee Marvin Knapper has accepted the position of Store Director overseeing Econo Foods in Wahpeton and Breckenridge. Marvin comes with more than 4…
During each quarter of 2019, First Community Credit Union (FCCU) will hold fundraisers for different worthy organizations. The charities are voted on by employees. FCCU will hold various events and fundraisers to support the quarterly charities in their own unique way.
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Athletes call it the “Zone.” Professionals call it “Flow.” Children call it “Play.” Regardless of the term, each share the basic characteristic of complete self-less absorption and engagement in the moment.
Measles has been on the rise this past year. In 2018, measles cases were confirmed in 28 states, but on Aug. 1, 2019, 1172 cases of measles have been confirmed in 30 states. This is the greatest number of cases reported in the U.S. since 1992, and since measles was declared eliminated in 200…
BOUNCEBACK. We recover nicely from yesterday’s rain with a jump back into the seventies and sunny conditions. Make the most of it as many eye up the first week of school and other signs that summer’s coming to an end. We cover fall leagues, warden work and where we’re at with precip headed into autumn...
By John Bradley, NDWF Executive Director Any hunter who has walked the great plains and had a sage-grouse flush at their feet, knows the thrill. Even the most seasoned hunter gets a rush of adrenaline as the birds explode from cover. I was fortunate enough to hunt sage grouse in Montana last fall, where...
MIX IT UP. Rain later today won’t wash out a good weekend, as clearer conditions return tomorrow. The weather looks to stabilize into next week, with 80s returning in the back half. Until then, there’s plenty going on out there from salmon tourneys to amphibian studies to deer fever. Check it all out in our...
By Nick Simonson The natural world, and often our daily lives, revolve around a pattern. The sun rises, travels the sky and sets as we go about our business. Rains fall, things clear, the grasses grow and life flourishes. Winter fades to spring, spring warms into summer, summer slides into the blessed season of...
This year, the big weekend has a new name: Town & Country Days. It takes place on the third full weekend — Aug. 16-18 — and encompasses almost the entire community in one way or another. It is a weekend that brings hundreds of people to town to enjoy the events, their families and their …
BISMARCK — In early 1995, North Dakota parole officer David Birrenkott told state leaders about a very, very busy criminal. This man had been on a decades-long crime spree across at least three states — and to hear Birrenkott tell it, there was no sign he was slowing down.
A disease new to Richland County could have negative impacts on local soybean production.
Were you the student who couldn’t wait to go back to school, or did you dread the end of summer vacation?
