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Upside Down Under
By Marvin Baker, a new weekly column in The Kenmare News
Obscure North Dakota history...
You can find all kinds of treasurers when you drive around North Dakota, hidden treasurers that aren’t always on the glossy brochures that tourism hands out.
Posted 7/09/19 (Tue) read more »
Is this hiding the truth?...
Several weeks ago I received an email from the Bismarck Tribune regarding a headline in which the Washington state Legislature wanted to reduce the volatility of North Dakota crude oil if it was going to travel through Washington on trains.
Posted 7/02/19 (Tue) read more »
A Rock 'n' Roll community...
There are several bands and members of bands who have enjoyed longevity that spans more than 50 years. And when we think about it, the first name that comes to mind is the Rolling Stones who formed in 1962 and struck the airways with their first hit record “Satisfaction,” in 1965.
Posted 5/22/19 (Wed) read more »
Immer noch solide...
Ashley, like many small communities in North Dakota, continues to shrink. It has lost nearly half its population since the community peaked in 1950.
Posted 5/14/19 (Tue) read more »
Zip to Zap back on the map...
Imagine living in a town of 250 people and all of a sudden 3,000 college students show up for a party that the townspeople know nothing about.
Posted 5/07/19 (Tue) read more »
Organic grain bonanza...
In recent months I’ve taken numerous calls and emails from people who want to purchase organic grain, oilseeds and legumes.
Posted 4/30/19 (Tue) read more »
Compromise is the only answer...
It seems there is a significant rift developing between the Kenmare City Council and the Kenmare Police Department.
Posted 4/23/19 (Tue) read more »
Camp Grafton South...
We can go as far back as the Spanish-American War to find solid documentation about the work of the North Dakota National Guard.
Posted 4/16/19 (Tue) read more »
Dependent on convenience...
Back in late October there was a story about the grocery store in Kenmare that had to shut down for the first time in at least 42 years because of burned out circuits in a printer that shorted out two cash registers.
Posted 4/09/19 (Tue) read more »
Gardeners take notice...
Today’s message starts out with a two-part question. How many of you are gardeners and how many of you have ordered supplies from a gardening catalog?
Posted 4/02/19 (Tue) read more »