Letter from the Editor:

Spring, are you there? I’m getting antsy over here. This is evident in the couple corners of my house that are dedicated to seed starting.

The Morning Stroll and Cuppa Joe: Pass the Advil and Tums please

By Sara Goodman If you are a parent of young children and are exhausted after being up all night with a colicky baby, are sick and tired of changing diapers, and can’t imagine one more round of Candy Land, hang in there because it gets worse.

The N-PEN

It’s time for ACTION, and I have a plan for the Cold War relic located at Nekoma, N.D. For anyone reading who isn’t familiar, Nekoma is home to the former Safeguard Missile Site that was active for a short period of time in the mid 1970s before it was mothballed.

Letter to the Editor:

With all the news about DEI these days, I have to wonder if people really understand what it stands for and the changes it has brought to our society.

Letter from the Editor:

We’ve gone from one super busy week to another here in the offices at Simmons Multimedia. Last week, we worked hard to deliver you our annual Ag Outlook for 2025, making the paper a grand total of 30 PAGES.

My Two Cents: Remembering the Red River Valley Blizzard of 1941

While thinking about what to write for this week’s column, I came across a book in my vast collection entitled “Looking for Candles in the Window” by Douglas Ramsey and Larry Skroch. The book recalls the events of what was called the Red River Valley Blizzard in the spring of 1941.

Tip to YouTube influencers: Clean under your nails

By Bob Simmons, CEO, Simmons Multimedia Back in my childhood there were no computers or smartphones. Where I lived in western Massachusetts we had three TV channels; Channel 40 was ABC, Channel 22 was NBC and Channel 3 was CBS.

Letter from the Publisher

Snow. Sleet.

The Morning Stroll and Cuppa Joe: State basketball and a birthday

Another fun-filled state sports weekend is in the books! Last weekend we traveled to Jamestown to watch our girls’ basketball team in their run at state. Most of you probably listened to Jake or watched it on TV, so I don’t have to give a long recap of the games.

Letter from the Publisher

Weather whiplash - a term I don’t remember ever hearing before, but I like it. According to AI it’s defined as ‘rapid shifts between extreme weather conditions, like droughts and floods.’ For us in Langdon, N.D., I’d say it’s more of a shift from wearing socks to no socks.