Stanton News

STANTON Raymond Paul Lais, 58, Stanton, formerly of Garrison, died Saturday, July 19, 2008, in his home.

STANTON They're five people with various areas of expertise: Dick Parrish on blacksmithing; Tim McLaughlin on trade among the villages; Chris Floyd on warrior lifestyle; John Martinson on bow making; and Linda ...

They've put their tools down now and, from their retirement in Stanton, look back at the years they worked mainly at power plants here and around the country as times of good pay, hard work and frequent life on ...

It's a sad day in the community of Stanton... It's school is closing its doors after 125 years.

“I`ll probably will be able to do sports, cause I wasn`t able to do sports here”

One hundred twenty five years ago, the town of Stanton opened a school. Over the years, it`s been necessary to expand the building to accommodate a growing school population. via KMOT-TV Minot

The Morton County Sheriff's Department is investigating a report of a man being stabbed while changing a tire on a county road north of Mandan. via Bismarck Tribune

Hog farmers in the Upper Midwest and Canada's prairie provinces plan to buy majority interest in a North Dakota slaughter plant, in what one official calls a historic moment for the region's pork industry. via Minot Daily News

Regional Editor eogden@minotdailynews.com BISMARCK - Mercer County, followed by Ward County, leads the list of counties with the most oil and gas tracts nominated for next month's sale of leases for the mineral ... via Minot Daily News

“What are they going to do with the ornament? It'll be archived, so you'll go down in history, and I said well, I think I'd rather have it back at the park. But they'll keep it out there I suppose.”

A woman from Stanton North Dakota never dreamt her artwork would someday be on display in the White House.. This year's Official White House Tree is decorated with ornaments from National parks. via KXMA-TV Dickinson

“It ended up being a bit more than that, but we ended up getting about $5,000 worth of scrap metal out of it. So it ended up at about $15,000. "The net effect is where we wanted to be.”

Dave Caldwell/MDN This post-demolition photo shows the McLean County Jail as it looked on Thursday as the footings for the new McLean County Law Enforcement Center are poured. via Minot Daily News

“Even at the Seven Seas, nobody knew the recipe,"Davis said. "Our chef, Cal Neiss, he was the only one who had the recipe. He always made it. He wouldn't give the recipe to anybody.”

The creator of a popular marinade and meat sauce made in North Dakota is crying foul at a newer sauce that's hit the market. via Bismarck Tribune

Babcock Power Environmental Inc. announced that it has recently been awarded a contract for the design and supply of two Wet Flue Gas Desulfurization Systems from Basin Electric Power Cooperative. via Power Engineering