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Heritage Center recognized as travel experience

BISMARCK – The North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum in Bismarck has received a GEMmy Award from the Midwest Travel Journalists Association, recognizing it as one of the region's most exceptional travel experiences. GEMmy awards recognize outstanding attractions, sites, events, accommodations, restaurants, drives, walks and excursions. Through the awards, Midwest Travel Journalists Association members highlight exceptional gems worth visiting. Only 100 GEMmy Awards have been presented since the award’s inception in 1992. State Historical Society Director Bill Peterson ...

Family Caregiving Guide available

AARP’s “Valuing the Invaluable 2026” study estimates 82,000 North Dakota family caregivers provide 58 million hours of unpaid care each year - worth $1.27 billion annually if paid. “Too often we don’t recognize our actions as caregiving,” said Josh Askvig, AARP North Dakota state director. “It can be anything from providing full-time care to an ailing spouse to smaller acts like driving your elderly parent to appointments and counting out their pills. It’s what we do, but it can still be hard. AARP wants to make sure you know that you don’t have to figure it all out ...

DCB Game Club receives contribution

BOTTINEAU – The Dakota College at Bottineau Game Club received a contribution from American Legion Post #42, allowing it to double the amount of Xbox game stations in the club. “I am extremely grateful for their support. This contribution will make a direct difference in how many students ...

National Science Foundation awards grant to Williston State

The National Science Foundation has awarded $373,701 to Williston State College through the Advanced Technology Education Program to support the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) workforce in the Bakken, according to U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-ND. With more than 19,000 oil-producing wells in the Bakken, the project will help support STEM workforce needs and the evolving energy and technology industries in the region. The project aims to create a sustainable pipeline of students by expanding outreach, targeting rural communities and establishing a certification in ...

DEA urges social media awareness

OMAHA, Neb. – As students prepare to return to school, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Omaha Field Division is reminding communities about the hidden threat of drug trafficking through social media platforms, while also encouraging families to have conversations about the potentially lethal consequences of drug experimentation. It’s estimated that 95% of American teenagers between the ages of 13-17 have access to a smartphone. With this in mind, the DEA recently released a series of short videos, “Hidden on Your Kid’s Phone,” as a way to raise awareness to the ...

Esmond man dies in vehicle-train crash

HARVEY - A 74-year-old Esmond man died when the pickup he was driving and a BNSF train crashed northeast of Harvey Saturday, Aug. 22. According to the North Dakota Highway Patrol, about 2:48 p.m., a 2022 Chevrolet Silverado was stopped on the railroad tracks on 35th Avenue Northeast, facing north, 5 miles northeast of Harvey. An eastbound BNSF train struck the driver’s side of the Silverado. The railroad crossing was uncontrolled and marked with yield signs. The driver of the Chevrolet Silverado died from injuries sustained in the crash, according to the Highway Patrol. The driver ...