COVID-19 test to be done June 25 north of Hillsboro


By James R. Johnson A second round of drive-up COVID-19 testing in Traill County is set for 9 a.m. to noon Thursday, June 25 in the north piling station at the American Crystal Sugar plant north of Hillsboro. “We needed a large, open area with a controlled flow of traffic, and American Crystal really came through for us,” Brenda Stallman, […]

The Courier will go out with a bang after Fourth or July

The Courier has been an advertising staple distributed by the Traill County Tribune since Sean and Sheryl Kelly owned the newspaper in the mid-1990s. There have been years where the “shopper” publication averaged 12-to-16 pages of advertising, but the market has dwindled. As of the Fourth of July, the Traill County Tribune and its new owner, NorDak Publishing, will no […]

A pride of Lions vs. loyal Patriots provide donations for MayPort Food Pantry


The COVID-19 virus couldn’t stop the Mayville Lions High School Class of 1970 and the Mayville-Portland Patriots Class of 1980 from uniting in spirit to remember their friends and the community where they grew up. Even though COVID-19 put an end to their planned class reunions this summer, the classes wanted to give back to Mayville-Portland communities to support and […]

Holman is named Rural Health Legislator of the Year

District 20 Rep. Rick Holman is the recipient of the Rural Health Legislator of the Year award for the 2020 Dakota Conference on Rural and Public Health. The award recognizes an outstanding North Dakota legislator, congressional representative, or legislative aid, for his/her work and support of rural and public health initiatives that address an identified need in his/her district. The […]

Play Bingo and help a community family

The Mayville State University Comet Athletic Club is ready to get their weekly Bingo nights at the Top Hat in Mayville, N.D. up and running again. The activity has been on hold since March due to the restrictions imposed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a kickoff to this much-enjoyed fundraising activity, the Comet Athletic Club will host Bingo on […]

Honeybadgers open Independent League baseball season


Story and photos By James R. Johnson Usually sponsored during the summer by their local American Legion posts, Hatton-Northwood may be playing Independent League Baseball, but their team name steadfastly remains “Honeybadgers.” However, with the American Legion Baseball season cancelled, there is an issue with uniforms. “The state Legion is not permitting Independent teams to wear uniforms with the American […]

Research project at Mayville State has potential to make health-care impact


“Let food be thy medicine, and medicine be thy food.”   -Hippocrates Mayville State University Professor of Biology Dr. Khwaja Hossain and his team of Mayville State student researchers are working to deliver the active ingredient of medicines through a nutritious food, chickpeas. According to Professor Hossain, “This will have added value for our society.” Nearly half of all Americans suffer […]

Traill County Tribune – June 20, 2020

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