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Langdon Chamber gearing up for Pre-Blast Bash

Langdon Chamber gearing up for Pre-Blast Bash

Langdon Chamber gearing up for Pre-Blast Bash

The Langdon Area Chamber of Commerce is getting ready for its first annual Pre-Blast Bash on Thursday, July 2. Everyone attending and participating in the parade is reminded that the route will be different this year.

Finalists named for Board of Higher Education vacancies

BISMARCK — Gov. Kelly Armstrong will have six finalists to consider for two vacancies on the North Dakota Board of Higher Education. The board's nominating committee voted June 16 to forward three names for each vacancy.
Commissioner Cody Schlittenhard is sworn in to his new term by city attorney Quentin Wenzel while Lawrence Henry and Charles Downs look on. Henry (president) and Downs (commissioner) also took their oaths of office at Monday’s commission meeting. Borderland Press photo

Commissioner Cody Schlittenhard is sworn in to his new term by city attorney Quentin Wenzel while Lawrence Henry and Charles Downs look on. Henry (president) and Downs (commissioner) also took their oaths of office at Monday’s commission meeting. Borderland Press photo

Langdon City Commission sees shift in leadership, empty commission seat to be filled by appointment

The Langdon City Commission officially welcomed new leadership during Monday night’s meeting as several elected officials took the oath of office.

Borderland BRIEFS

American Legion to host America 250 hot dog feed The American Legion Post 98 in Langdon will host an America 250 Hot Dog Feed from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, July 2, leading up to Langdon’s Pre-Blast Bash festivities. The event will feature hot dogs and a freewill offering.
Jayson Needham, a 12-year-old from Pembina interested in nuclear energy, testifies to the interim Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee on June 16, 2026. (Photo by Jacob Orledge/ North Dakota Monitor)

Jayson Needham, a 12-year-old from Pembina interested in nuclear energy, testifies to the interim Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee on June 16, 2026. (Photo by Jacob Orledge/ North Dakota Monitor)

Missouri River is best source of water for nuclear energy in North Dakota, regulator says

A nuclear reactor in North Dakota could require as much water as a coal power plant, and the regulator responsible for managing the state’s water resources says the Missouri River is the best available source.
Red River Farm Network

Red River Farm Network

Red River Farm Network

While farmers are facing financial stress, a new report called “Surviving the Farm Economy Downturn” says it does not compare with the farm crisis days of the 1980s. The report is a joint project of the Extension Service in the southern United States.