The Morning Stroll and Cuppa Joe: A spooktacular end of October

Body Oh, October! It’s always trying so hard to be creepy and mysterious. The rainy, wet weather is making everything dark and dreary, including the mood of a lot of farmers. Uff da!

Ode to Maria

Body By Matt Mitzel As I continue to spotlight some unique and great people in our community, I can’t stop thinking fast enough before Maria Hoffman pops up as one of the greats.

A long black: Part one

Body By Bob Simmons, CEO, Simmons Multimedia I’m penning this week’s column as I sit at gate C26 in Minneapolis awaiting my final flight to Grand Forks, culminating a week’s long adventure that took me to New Zealand for our fall broadcaster’s group convention.

The Morning Stroll and Cuppa Joe: October has me feeling spicy!

Body Last week was my birthday, and if you took a few seconds to text, call, send a card or post a message on Facebook, thank you. I love my birthday month even though sometimes October can be a little spicy in the weather department.

Letter from the Publisher: Diane Simmons

Body There’s no better way to get out of a cloud funk than a wedding! Last Saturday, we road tripped to Fargo for the wedding of a beautiful young couple from Langdon, Amber and Kyle Witzel.

Letter from the Editor: Hilary Nowatski

Body Illness combined with deadlines is a recipe for chaos, and my day has certainly reflected it. Phil and I spent the weekend battling whatever bug is going around, and I was still feeling the effects of dehydration and fatigue when I started the work week.

Jake’s Take on Sports

Body Playoffs? Did you say Playoffs?!? YES, it’s that time of year!! As we start up this week, we are ready to go for the start of the 2025 North High School Football Playoffs, beginning on Oct. 25.

Letter to the Editor:

Body My hat is off to the Ranchers’ Rights Initiative directors for filing their lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the North Dakota Beef Commission’s appointment process. The beef commission wields a multi-million dollar annual budget funded by producers across N.D.

The Morning Stroll and Cuppa Joe: Rebellion in the 90s

Body A few weekends ago, my sister called and asked if she could hang out at our house for a few hours on Sunday afternoon. This is not a normal request, so I asked why she was coming here from Grand Forks.

Letter from the Publisher:

Body I recently became aware of another new scam in our area, which reminded me of a scare I had a few years ago. I wrote about it then and decided to reprint it in this week’s column in the hopes of retaining awareness for all.