Mountrail County Record News
‘Garrisoning’ the forts Part II: Ft. Stevenson
June 12, 1867 — a steamer named Cornelia had tied up on the banks of the Missouri below what is now present-day Garrison. Before long, a military post named Fort Stevenson would become a reality.
Seeing smoke
The celebrations of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara people have brought dancers, drummers and singers from across Indian Country and beyond to their homes along the Missouri River for decades.
Plaza bulls buck for big bucks
There was a lot of activity around the town square in Plaza on the second day of its 113th annual anniversary celebration.
Plaza turns 113, celebrates with class reunions
The twentieth of July is a date that is dear to the hearts of people who live in Plaza and those who return each year to help celebrate the founding date of the small community.
Cooking up a storm on the Hook
If you went hungry in Van Hook last Thursday it was your own darn fault.
Three killed east of
A pickup, driven by Marvin Ness, a 78 year old man from Douglas, was traveling west bound on Hwy. 23 near mile marker 101 east of Rice Lake and crossed into the east bound lane and striking Jonathon and Cara Zacher’s suburban head-on.
Pursuing a passion
A man who lives off the beaten path north of Plaza works by day and collects pieces of North Dakota history by night. His name is Raymond Grotte, and he has a license plate display to be proud of — and it just keeps growing.
Tribe, industry want to address flaring
Any dark evening around the western end of Lake Sakakawea isn’t very dark these days.
VFW 9061 attends special ceremony
The bond between soldiers who fought on the battlefield together is an unbreakable one.
Reaching for the sky
The renovation of Parshall skyline is complete but there are few more nuts and bolts to be tightened, but the United Quality Cooperative dedicated it’s new grain elevator in Parshall on time.
