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Walhalla pool project reaches 85% fundraising mark

Sarah Overby, Editor
Thursday, July 30, 2026
Construction is moving forward on Walhalla’s new swimming pool, with crews from My Aquatic making significant progress during their first week on site. As of July 26, fundraising for the project has reached 85% of its goal, with $1,190,223.20 raised.

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Area student receives NDSU scholarships

News Staff
Thursday, July 30, 2026
Madalynn Steele, daughter of Cody and Melanie Steele of Hensel, received the Bison Merit Award, the Albin and Emma Anderson Memorial Scholarship and the Hulstrand Family Scholarship from North Dakota State University.

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Two days of horsepower highlight 127th Deuce of August

News Staff
Thursday, July 30, 2026
MOUNTAIN, N.D. — One of North Dakota’s longest-running celebrations is getting even bigger. The 127th annual Deuce of August, taking place July 31 through Aug. 2 in Mountain, will feature two days of the North Dakota State Tractor & Pickup Pull for the first time in the event’s history.
Lake Region State College’s first six surgical technology graduates. Photo courtesy of LRSC

Lake Region State College’s first six surgical technology graduates. Photo courtesy of LRSC

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LRSC’s first surgical technology class graduates

News Staff
Thursday, July 30, 2026
DEVILS LAKE, N.D. — Lake Region State College is celebrating a milestone for health care education and workforce development as the college’s first surgical technology class has graduated, passed the necessary certification exams and secured employment.
Marcus Lewis is the newest Langdon City Commissioner, following his appointment Monday evening during the commis-

Marcus Lewis is the newest Langdon City Commissioner, following his appointment Monday evening during the commis-

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Lewis appointed Langdon City Commissioner

Sarah Hinnenkamp
Thursday, July 30, 2026
sion's regular meeting. The Commission needed to fill the vacant seat left by Lawrence Henry after he was elected commission president in June.

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Borderland BRIEFS

News Staff
Thursday, July 30, 2026
Highway 1 project completion pushed to Oct. 10 The North Dakota Department of Transportation has moved the expected completion date for the Highway 1 reconstruction project between Langdon and Nekoma from July 24 to Oct. 10.

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Park River farmer joins North Dakota Soybean Council

News Staff
Thursday, July 30, 2026
Kevin Zikmund of Park River has been elected to the North Dakota Soybean Council, representing soybean producers in District 10, which includes Cavalier, Pembina and Walsh counties. Zikmund officially began his term July 1.
A vote on a budget resolution in the U.S. House on July 22, 2026, sets up a confrontation between GOP lawmakers in Congress over exactly how much funding to provide for the war in Iran. Shown is the damaged B1 bridge, a day after it was destroyed by an airstrike, on April 3, 2026 west of Tehran in Karaj, Iran. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

A vote on a budget resolution in the U.S. House on July 22, 2026, sets up a confrontation between GOP lawmakers in Congress over exactly how much funding to provide for the war in Iran. Shown is the damaged B1 bridge, a day after it was destroyed by an airstrike, on April 3, 2026 west of Tehran in Karaj, Iran. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

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US House GOP pushes through budget blueprint for Iran war funding, farm aid

Jennifer Shutt, North Dakota Monitor
Thursday, July 30, 2026
WASHINGTON — Republicans in the U.S. House on Wednesday approved their outline for the third party-line budget measure of the second Trump administration, though they won’t be able to begin work on that package until they reach agreement with their Senate colleagues on a plan forward.
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