Bultema, Prante claim Cottonwood Men’s League

Carson Bultema and Garrett Prante claimed the Cottonwood Men’s League Tuesday, Aug. 18. Bultema and Prante defeated Mike Lee and Cody Weckerly 3-1 in the championship match. Bultema and Prante advanced to the championship match defeating Marc Hackmann and Ryan Radermacher in the semifinals. The teams were tied after match play, but Bultema and Prante took the win winning the […]

Cottonwood Junior League ends season

Cottonwood’s Junior League ended with a season ending tournament Friday, Aug. 21. The boys’ champion was Devon Halverson shooting a nine hole round of 39. Ben Metzger finished second, while Tyler Cruchet and Brady Peterson tied for third place. Jaci Verkuehlen won the girls’ division with a score of 52. Reese Boeder was second and Sonia Biffert ended up in […]

Jaguars lose to Langdon-Edmore-Munich

Northern Cass dropped a 59-14 non-region contest to top-rated Langdon-Edmore-Munich Friday to open up their 2o2o season. Grant Romfo scored four touchdowns, two rushing, one receiving and one on an interception in the first half to help Langdon-Edmore-Munich build a 50-6 halftime lead. Simon Romfo threw a pair of touchdown passes, rushed for one and returned an interception in the […]

Spartans open season with victory over Hankinson

After coming up just short of playing in the state championship game last season the Finley-Sharon-Hope-Page Spartans started another run with a 30-8 victory over the Hankinson Pirates in their season opener. The Spartans’ rushing game led by Xyler Carlson’s 89 yards on 13 carries was enough to open up the play action passing game. Spartans’ quarterback Owen Zerface took […]

Scout popcorn fundraiser kicks off

Pack 241 Cub Scouts and Troop 241 Boy Scouts have officially kicked off their annual popcorn fundraiser. When our scouts ask you to buy their popcorn, know that there’s a lot more to it than just enjoying great popcorn. Your popcorn purchase is a vote of confidence in local boys who are training to become our leaders of tomorrow. The […]

Goehring activates Harvest Hotline

Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has activated the North Dakota Harvest Hotline. “Farmers who need custom combining and combiners looking for a job should call us at 701-425-8454,” Goehring said. “Your name and information will be entered into the Harvest Hotline database to be matched up with other callers.” Goehring said North Dakota Department of Agriculture employees will answer calls to […]

USDA moves up haying and grazing for cover crops to September 1

Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee and a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) agreed to move up the date for the haying and grazing of cover crops to September 1 in 23 counties with a significant number of prevented plant […]

Beverly Drager

Beverly Drager, 76, of Fergus Falls died Wednesday, August 19, 2020, at her home under the care of LB Homes Hospice. Beverly Ann Drager was born on August 6, 1944, in Minneapolis, Minn., the daughter of Carl and Eunice (Thorson) Holt. She was raised in Pelican Rapids. Bev graduated from Pelican Rapids High School in 1962, and furthered her education […]

Cass County Sheriff’s Office to hold Citizens Academy class

Starting this fall, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office will hold the Cass County Sheriff’s Office Citizens Academy. The course offers classroom presentations and hands-on training regarding relevant law enforcement topics; the course is free to attend. The 11-week course will be held every Tuesday, starting October 20th and will take place between the hours of 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. […]

Changing of the guard in Leonard

City welcomes new mayor, auditor

North Dakota has plenty of small towns. And those small towns have governments—a mayor, an auditor, a city council. Sometimes those positions can be held by the same person for years. The recent election saw a changing of the guard in Leonard. Tracey Jacobson was sworn in as mayor of Leonard and Trina Nudell took over as city auditor. While […]