Kenny Forest began Forest Flying Service in 1976 with this red-and-white Piper Pawnee. The aerial application business celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Photo courtesy of Forest Flying

Kenny Forest began Forest Flying Service in 1976 with this red-and-white Piper Pawnee. The aerial application business celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Photo courtesy of Forest Flying

Forest Flying service marks 50 years of serving area farmers

Sarah Overby, Editor
What began as a way to earn extra income and help support a growing family has become one of the longest- running agricultural aviation businesses in northeast North Dakota. This summer, Forest Flying Service (FFS) of Langdon celebrates 50 years in business, a milestone founder Kenny Forest…
Carol Mae McDonald

Carol Mae McDonald

Carol Mae McDonald

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A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6, at Bismarck Funeral Home in Bismarck, N.D., for Carol Mae McDonald, 87, of Bismarck, who passed away Saturday, July 4, 2026, at Baptist Health and Rehab, where she had been a resident since June 2023. Burial will be held Saturday, Aug. 8,…
Jaxen Johnson navigates a section of the 52-mile Bighorn Trail Run in Wyoming. Submitted photo

Jaxen Johnson navigates a section of the 52-mile Bighorn Trail Run in Wyoming. Submitted photo

From the Pembina Gorge to the Bighorn Mountains

Sarah Overby, Editor
Jaxen Johnson completes 52-mile Bighorn ultramarathonMost runners spend months preparing for a marathon. Jaxen Johnson, of Walhalla spent six months preparing to run nearly twice that distance through the rugged mountains of Wyoming. Earlier this summer, Johnson completed the 52-mile event at the…
Griffey Bata gets set behind the plate while catching during an 8U baseball game in Cavalier. Submitted photo

Griffey Bata gets set behind the plate while catching during an 8U baseball game in Cavalier. Submitted photo

Take me out to the Baugame

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Griffey Bata gets set behind the plate while catching during an 8U baseball game in Cavalier.Langdon 10U player Aksel Bredeson prepares to swing while viewed through the backstop during youth baseball action this season. 
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Time for proper preservation

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 I spend way too much time perusing the canning supply aisles when I go to stores that have a larger selection. It's one of my favorite things to do. I always look at each item and wonder if I need another one of 'those' or if I need one of the new gadgets that some genius has put out there to…
North of the Border: More sunflowers than you can shake a seed at

North of the Border: More sunflowers than you can shake a seed at

North of the Border: More sunflowers than you can shake a seed at

Loryn Willcocks
Every summer, the town of Altona proves that you don't need flashing lights, sky-high ticket prices or celebrity headliners to throw one of Manitoba's best festivals. All you really need is a whole lot of sunflowers, a community that loves to volunteer and enough ping-pong balls to make your local…
Photo courtesy of Cavalier County Emergency Management

Photo courtesy of Cavalier County Emergency Management

Hazardous materials exercise strengthens emergency response training in Cavalier County

Sarah Overby, Editor
MILTON, N.D. — First responders from across Cavalier County joined local healthcare providers and emergency management officials July 8 for a fullscale hazardous materials exercise designed to improve preparedness and response capabilities during a large-scale emergency. The exercise, held near CHS…
Participants in the fifth- and sixth-grade session of the Cardinal Volleyball Skills Camp pose for a group photo July 13-15. The camp was led by Cardinal head volleyball coach Rich Olson and coaches Aubree Page and Bree Vosberg. Assisting with the camp were Cardinal volleyball players Aubrey Badding, Kemi Morstad and Hilary Haaven. Photo submitted.

Participants in the fifth- and sixth-grade session of the Cardinal Volleyball Skills Camp pose for a group photo July 13-15. The camp was led by Cardinal head volleyball coach Rich Olson and coaches Aubree Page and Bree Vosberg. Assisting with the camp were Cardinal volleyball players Aubrey Badding, Kemi Morstad and Hilary Haaven. Photo submitted.

Young Cardinals build skills at camp in Langdon

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Participants in the fifth- and sixth-grade session of the Cardinal Volleyball Skills Camp pose for a group photo July 13-15. The camp was led by Cardinal head volleyball coach Rich Olson and coaches Aubree Page and Bree Vosberg. Assisting with the camp were Cardinal volleyball players Aubrey…
Jake’s Take on Sports

Jake’s Take on Sports

Jake’s Take on Sports

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Let's celebrate and then celebrate some moreWow, there are a lot of activities happening in our area as we write. The 31st Annual Rendezvous Region Musicfest is about to or already has started in Langdon. There are so many things going on for it, and we are thankful that, at the time of this…
Tournament champions Landon Schneider, Ty Ramberg and Jason Ramberg display their awards after winning the Devils Lake Adult-Young Angler Tournament on July 11 with 24.71 pounds of fish.Submitted photo

Tournament champions Landon Schneider, Ty Ramberg and Jason Ramberg display their awards after winning the Devils Lake Adult-Young Angler Tournament on July 11 with 24.71 pounds of fish.Submitted photo

Local anglers compete in Devils Lake Adult-Young Angler Tournament

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DEVILS LAKE ADULT-YOUNG ANGLER TOURNAMENT | July 11, 2026Top 15 TeamsJason Ramberg/Landon Schneider/Ty Ramberg ....................24.71 Trevor Varilek/Bentley Varilek/Rex Olson .............................. 20.73 Spencer Deutz/Ryder Houkum/Cambelle Deutz ....................20.04 Jason Albert…

Walsh County Gun Club standings

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Results after nine weeks, ending July 8, 2026Browning LeagueSkibicki Farm leads the Browning League with 94 points, followed by Harriston (76), Troftgruben Farm (77), Stellen Farm (73), Johnny Bravoz (72), Polar (71), Larson Farm-Drayton (35) and Larson Trailer Sales (6).Top shooters after 225…
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Jaxen Johnson navigates a section of the 52-mile Bighorn Trail Run in Wyoming. Submitted photo

Jaxen Johnson navigates a section of the 52-mile Bighorn Trail Run in Wyoming. Submitted photo

Sarah Overby, Editor
Jaxen Johnson completes 52-mile Bighorn ultramarathonMost runners spend months preparing for a…
Langdon's 18U girls softball team celebrates its second-place finish at the league tournament July 14 in Minto. Photo by Larry Stokke

Langdon's 18U girls softball team celebrates its second-place finish at the league tournament July 14 in Minto. Photo by Larry Stokke

Jake Kulland, Sports Editor
The Langdon 18U girls softball team was seeded third when they played in Minto on July 14 for their…
Rep. Jonathan Warrey, R-Casselton, chair of the interim Artificial Intelligence and Data Center Committee, speaks during a press conference at the Capitol on June 25, 2026. At right are former North Dakota University System Chancellor Mark Hagerott and Sen. Mike Wobbema, R-Valley City. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)

Rep. Jonathan Warrey, R-Casselton, chair of the interim Artificial Intelligence and Data Center Committee, speaks during a press conference at the Capitol on June 25, 2026. At right are former North Dakota University System Chancellor Mark Hagerott and Sen. Mike Wobbema, R-Valley City. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)

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North Dakota lawmakers on June 25 announced a new interim committee that will study data centers…
Kenny Forest began Forest Flying Service in 1976 with this red-and-white Piper Pawnee. The aerial application business celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Photo courtesy of Forest Flying

Kenny Forest began Forest Flying Service in 1976 with this red-and-white Piper Pawnee. The aerial application business celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Photo courtesy of Forest Flying

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Participants in the fifth- and sixth-grade session of the Cardinal Volleyball Skills Camp pose for a group photo July 13-15. The camp was led by Cardinal head volleyball coach Rich Olson and coaches Aubree Page and Bree Vosberg. Assisting with the camp were Cardinal volleyball players Aubrey Badding, Kemi Morstad and Hilary Haaven. Photo submitted.

Participants in the fifth- and sixth-grade session of the Cardinal Volleyball Skills Camp pose for a group photo July 13-15. The camp was led by Cardinal head volleyball coach Rich Olson and coaches Aubree Page and Bree Vosberg. Assisting with the camp were Cardinal volleyball players Aubrey Badding, Kemi Morstad and Hilary Haaven. Photo submitted.

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