Through the Smoke Road Race

Through the Smoke Road Race

The Mandan Fire Department is taking strides to make the community safer, and it’s asking residents to join the cause. Fire Prevention Week is Oct….

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Marine Group Hosting Fundraiser to Support Building Renovations

Marine Group Hosting Fundraiser to Support Building Renovations

It has been a year since local businessman, Fred Berger, gifted the former VFW building, located west of Mandan, to the local Marine Corps League…

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To serve and protect: The failure of a county

To serve and protect: The failure of a county

Dustin White Editor Ending a 28-year career with the North Dakota Highway Patrol, Kyle Kirchmeier, on Dec. 31, 2014, was sworn into office as the…

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Destruction of cultural sites: Continuing the Fight Against the DAPL

Destruction of cultural sites: Continuing the Fight Against the DAPL

Dustin White Editor Receiving a call on Aug. 28, Tim Mentz, a former tribal historic preservation officer, was given a chance Standing Rock had been…

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Protecting the water: Sacred Stones Camp

Protecting the water: Sacred Stones Camp

Dustin White Editor As snow covered the ground, a movement was beginning to take a new shape. A century old fight had taken a new,…

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A massacre in North Dakota: Remembering Whitestone Hill

A massacre in North Dakota: Remembering Whitestone Hill

Dustin White Editor As winter approached, the Yanktonai and Hunkpatina bands of Dakota were busy hunting buffalo and preparing the meat for the coming season….

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Changing the system from within: Marvin Nelson

Changing the system from within: Marvin Nelson

Dustin White Editor “I’ve always been politically active,” Marvin Nelson, candidate for North Dakota Governor said. “It’s always been a part of family life.” Growing…

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Additional myths and misconceptions

Additional myths and misconceptions

Dustin White Editor In the second installment in our attempt to help sort out various myths and misconceptions concerning the protest against the Dakota Access…

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Celebrating St. Kateri: The first Native American Saint

Celebrating St. Kateri: The first Native American Saint

Dustin White Editor Helping to bring the community together, the Spirit of Life Catholic Church is welcoming area residents to their fifth annual St. Kateri…

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The birth of Labor Day

The birth of Labor Day

Dustin White Editor Signifying, for many, the end of the summer, Labor Day has been officially recognized for more than 120 years. Many see it…

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