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Guests gather outside Frost Fire Park during the annual Rendezvous on Saturday, Sept. 19. The event featured bus tours, yard games, supper, entertainment and the presentation of the 2026 Best of the Rendezvous Region awards. Photo by Larry Stokke

Guests gather outside Frost Fire Park during the annual Rendezvous on Saturday, Sept. 19. The event featured bus tours, yard games, supper, entertainment and the presentation of the 2026 Best of the Rendezvous Region awards. Photo by Larry Stokke

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2026 Best of the Rendezvous Region winners announced

News Staff
Thursday, September 24, 2026
WALHALLA, N.D. — The Rendezvous Region recently came together to celebrate the people, businesses, attractions and experiences that make northeast North Dakota a special place to live, work and visit.
Great-grandpa Leo Beauchamp gathers with his great-grandchildren Torger and Ivan Olson; Cooper, Everett and Quinn Braunberger; Mason and Ava Schwartz; and Eleanore Beauchamp on Aug. 25 in Olga. Leo saves quarters in pill bottles for each of his great-grandchildren. Photo submitted by Diane Hanson

Great-grandpa Leo Beauchamp gathers with his great-grandchildren Torger and Ivan Olson; Cooper, Everett and Quinn Braunberger; Mason and Ava Schwartz; and Eleanore Beauchamp on Aug. 25 in Olga. Leo saves quarters in pill bottles for each of his great-grandchildren. Photo submitted by Diane Hanson

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Generations Together

News Staff
Thursday, September 24, 2026
Community photos celebrate the special bond between grandparents and grandchildren .
Walhalla’s Masonic square-and-compasses emblem remains a prominent hillside landmark more than 75 years after it was built in 1951. Recent work has helped preserve the structure and keep the longtime symbol visible for future generations. Photo courtesy of Duane Symons

Walhalla’s Masonic square-and-compasses emblem remains a prominent hillside landmark more than 75 years after it was built in 1951. Recent work has helped preserve the structure and keep the longtime symbol visible for future generations. Photo courtesy of Duane Symons

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Walhalla’s landmark Masonic emblem rises again

Sarah Overby, Editor
Thursday, September 24, 2026
District lodges rebuild historic Lookout Point symbol for its 75th anniversary For Duane Symons, spotting the enormous white emblem above Walhalla was once part of every trip to town.
Diesel prices were more than $6 per gallon on Sept. 15, 2026, at Casselton, North Dakota. (Photo by Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)

Diesel prices were more than $6 per gallon on Sept. 15, 2026, at Casselton, North Dakota. (Photo by Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)

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Record diesel prices hit North Dakota farmers at the wrong time

Jeff Beach, North Dakota Monitor
Thursday, September 24, 2026
Farmers hoping the cost of diesel fuel would go down before fall harvest hits high gear are instead facing the highest prices ever seen. Diesel is topping $6 per gallon in North Dakota as wars in the Middle East and Russia drive up prices.
Francine Charbonneau Soli, Joann Charbonneau Braget, members of the Brant family and other friends and relatives gather outside the Walla Theatre during the “Nine Little Indians” screenings. Photo by Melanie Thornburg

Francine Charbonneau Soli, Joann Charbonneau Braget, members of the Brant family and other friends and relatives gather outside the Walla Theatre during the “Nine Little Indians” screenings. Photo by Melanie Thornburg

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‘Nine Little Indians’ draws nearly 500 to Walla Theatre

Sarah Overby, Editor
Thursday, September 24, 2026
The Walla Theatre in Walhalla hosted four screenings of the documentary “Nine Little Indians” from Sept. 1720, bringing community members together to hear a story with deep connections to the area.
Photo courtesy of ND Health and Human Services

Photo courtesy of ND Health and Human Services

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First West Nile virus-related death reported in North Dakota

News Staff
Thursday, September 17, 2026
Bismarck, N.D. (Sept. 10, 2026) North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the state’s first West Nile virus-related death in 2026. The individual was over 60 years old and resided in southwest North Dakota.
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