2022-01-14

2022-01-14 E-Edition

Bowman County gridiron fans celebrate NDSU’s ninth title



North Dakota State University picked up its ninth national football title in Texas Saturday, but the celebration extended all the way the southwestern corner of North Dakota with local businesses showing the game televised from Frisco. The Bison in Texas jumped out to a dominating lead over Montana State University with four touchdowns and a 28-0 shut out in the […]

Bison have big day in Bowman with 70-63 road victory



The visiting Bison had a big day Saturday, in both Bowman and Texas. Shortly after the North Dakota State University Bison won a ninth national football crown in Frisco, the Bison from Hazen came up with a narrow 70-63 win over previously undefeated Bowman County in Solberg gym. The loss dropped the ninthranked Bulldogs to 1-1 in regional play and […]

No bad days for Hunter Pinke


On January 5 Hunter spoke at both Hettinger HS and Bowman County Elem & HS As a 6-6 senior in 2016, the Ashley Public School Gym was Hunter Pinke’s domain, his favorite basketball court. On the morning of Jan. 4, 2022, he was back, this time with an audience of high school students in rapt attention. “Let’s get something clear,” […]

Slope Farmers Fair Association gears up for dinner theatre


Tickets for the Slope Farmers Fair Association dinner theater went on sale, last Friday and are flying out the door. The Association will present their show, Under the Big Top, by Martin Follose, produced by special arrangement with Brooklyn Publishers, LLC, February 12, 18, and 19, with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. and the performance beginning at 7 p.m. each […]

Hunter Education Classes

If you were born after 1961, are 12 years or older, you must take a certified hunter education course before you can get a firearm or bowhunting license in North Dakota. Understanding this, especially if you have your sights set on hunting in fall, now is not the time to drag your feet. “In some of our communities, especially our […]

– BRIEFS –

Fun, fitness session starts Jan. 17 The first session of a youth fitness program will start Jan. 17 at the Four Seasons Pavilion on the Bowman County Fairgrounds. The first session will be Jan. 17, 24, 31 and Feb. 7, while the second session starts Feb. 21 and would continue Feb. 28, March 7 and March 14. Among the activities […]

Weather trend hints at chance for wetter winter



There may be a chance that the current weather may have an effect on the drought status in the southwestern region of North Dakota, according to a meteorologist at the National Weather Service office in Bismarck. “The climate outlook for the rest of January have us at below normal for temperature and about equal change above and below for precipitation,” […]

New website and tax forms for the New Year

Bismarck, N.D. – The North Dakota Office of State Tax Commissioner is pleased to announce the launch of its new website – www.tax.nd.gov. The website is redesigned to better serve the taxpayers of North Dakota. The design, layout, and functionality have been upgraded and provide taxpayers with better online services. With the launch of the new website also comes the […]

News from the Walking X Ranch

Horse sale catalog day dreams

Sitting around of an evening lately, I’ve been perusing a thick horse sale catalog. The glossy pages are covered by pretty pictures of horses of varying degrees of education and ability. Oh man, I love it. I study the pedigrees, since I’m a pedigree nut, determining with that information what each horse should be best at doing for a living. […]