Portal News

Thursday, November 12, 2009 As I have gotten older, I have become increasingly interested in the early days of North Dakota and the pioneers who first settled here.

The Burke County Commissioners are seeking citizens' comments regarding their experiences with the "vote by mail" election held in 2008 and what they would like to see in the future.

We like a good Christmas light job as much as the next person, but there are always concerns about energy consumption and the like.

Jennifer Sue Lukach, 34, of East Grand Forks, Minn., passed away peacefully on Sunday, Aug.

A 20-year-old man is dead following a head-on collision near Macoun late Wednesday night.

Thursday, August 06, 2009 Ralph Llewellyn likens rural North Dakota's frugality with cars to its attitude about hospitals.

A 20-year-old man is dead following a head-on collision near Macoun late Wednesday night.

Authorities in San Francisco are looking at mechanical and human errors as possible causes of a collision between two light-rail trains that left several dozen people hurt.

While we`ve been waiting for official verification on whether it was a tornado that hit Dickinson last night, there have been several other tornadoes confirmed near the Canadian border.

It was much-hyped for days ahead of time. And an outbreak of severe weather developed, as promised, last night in North Dakota.

Some U.S. Highway 52 facts: North Dakota has more miles of road per capita than any state in the nation.

Thomas G. Smith, 59, Portal, died Tuesday, June 2, 2009, in a Minot hospital. Thomas was born on April 1, 1950, a son of George and Velma Smith, in Kenmare.

If Lignite residents needed proof that the farm and oil economies were good last year, the town's jump in taxable sales and purchases of nearly 1,000 percent should have provided it.

Gerdius Watterud, 87, Minot, formerly of Columbus, died Saturday, May 2, 2009, at Trinity Homes, Minot.