Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
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When the COVID-19 pandemic started to pose difficulties for local and state officials, Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem knew it was important for meetings to remain accessible even if they could not be held in the same way. "A pandemic is not an excuse to close up all of our government meetings,” Stenehjem said. “Fortunately, with technology they don't have to be." Stenehjem kept this in mind when forming the guidance around meeting requirements across North Dakota during the pandemic. The guidance was amended March 30 to reflect the waiving un...
For Carie Moore, a Rocklake, N.D., farm manager and president of North Dakota Agri-Women, the inability to go into fertilizer plants earlier this spring on top of suddenly juggling farming responsibilities with the online education of her children was a lot to handle. Additionally, the social aspect of the farming community felt diminished when 4H events began to be canceled here and across the country, she said. "Those are my getaways where I get away from the farm, from the kids and...
Weslie Langton, who has been cast as the lead in a summer production at Fort Totten Little Theatre, said "Rock of Ages" will be something for people to look forward to with the loss of theatrical and other arts opportunities due to COVID-19. "I think it'll be really nice just to have something going on," said Langton. For audience members, "it will be something really fun to experience." Across the state, many theater programs and other regular offerings in the performing arts are on hold or...
During what normally would have been the beginning of a busy season, Jeff Baker of Rez Famous Lemonade on the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation kicked off June with local lemonade sales to drive-up customers. Summer on the reservation in north-central North Dakota is typically busy for Baker with weekend powwows and the occasional car show or community event. While he normally expects about 16 weekend business opportunities between April and November, this summer is different. "Our main venue...
