My plan to fix higher education

By Bob Simmons, CEO, Simmons Multimedia So, welcome to 2026. I’m reading where the Feds will soon be coming after borrowers who have been delinquent in repaying their student loans. Right or wrong, you’ll remember the last administration was all for forgiving a lot of that debt.

Hilary Nowatski

This week surrounded by family has been nice, and soon we will be ringing in a new year. Christmas has passed, and we are in the weird vortex time between Christmas and New Years where you rarely come out of your PJ’s and you eat leftovers nonstop.

PSC Schedules three public hearings for proposed transmission line in Eastern North Dakota

BISMARCK, ND – The North Dakota Public Service Commission (PSC) will hold three public hearings in January regarding a proposal to construct a transmission line in Dickey, LaMoure and Stutsman Counties. The project is known as the JETx Transmission Line.

Letter from the Publisher: Diane Simmons

So all that bragging about no snow going into December came back to bite us in the keester as North Dakota succumbed to some very nasty weather, including ice which shut down portions of I29 and I94. Schools were delayed, dismissed early, even cancelled, along with after school activities.

Letter from the Editor:

Phillip’s parents were hoping and praying that we would be able to make it in for the holidays, and after 24 hours of straight driving, they got their wish! We decided we would make the drive worth it, so we are staying down south for about two weeks.

The Morning Stroll and Cuppa Joe: Christmas traditions

Thanks to Mother Nature kicking up a wicked blizzard last week, the kids had one full snow day and a half snow day. During the full snow day, it was virtual learning for the students.

New Years Eve with the Simmons

By Bob Simmons, CEO, Simmons Multimedia As you read this week’s column, Christmas has come and gone, and the New Year is upon us. My folks were BIG partiers, and then I came along.

From the Pastor’s Desk: Advent love

Throughout Advent, I have concentrated on the tradition of lighting the Advent wreath during the four weeks that lead up to Christmas. Four candles decorate the outer edges of the wreath, and one white candle sits in the middle.

The Morning Stroll and Cuppa Joe: Buy a door

I’ve been on the Langdon Area School District Foundation (LASDF) for almost seven years now, serving as president for the past four or five. I find that many people are either not aware that the LASDF exists or they are not exactly sure what the LASDF does. Let me give you a little background.

Oh, boy, it’s basketball season

Well, as the tide turns, we roll right into basketball season, and honestly, there is nothing better in the winter than a good ol’ fashion Class B basketball game.