Mountrail County Record News
Week of fun marks Plaza’s 111th
Friends, families and neighbors will gather again in Plaza on July 22 and 23 this year to celebrate its 111th birthday.
College holds annual Science/Culture Camp
With eyes fixed on the future and feet firmly planted in tradition, high school students from the Fort Berthold Reservation can spend a week exploring both science and the culture of the Nueta, Hidatsa and Sahnish people at the MHA Tourism Earth Lodge Village July 17-21.
Helping crops grow and farmers prosper
“We are here for the farmers. If they are gone, we are gone.”
End of the bust?
The steep declines in sales and purchases in North Dakota may be leveling off, possibly signaling an end of the economic decline of the last two years.
RTC meeting mixes fun and business
It’s for the door prizes, for the food, for the $25 credit. Folks might say that’s why they attend the Annual Reservation Telephone meeting. And those things might be true also, but then they get serious.
Powwow draws crowds despite cool weather
It was unusually cool even when the sun was shining bright at this year’s Santee Lucky Mound Powwow held south of Parshall.
Fashion with a Native flair
Red Berry Woman, an official native fashion business is a reality now. But it wasn’t always that way. Its creator, Norma Baker Flying Horse, learned her craft at a young age.
Dry conditions challenge area farmers, ranchers
Josh Johnson farms land that has been in his Plaza area family for four generations. He looked over the seeded acres of small grains, pulses and oil seed crops to observe progress in this planting season.
Williston pair take Van Hook Classic
Teams from Williston and Minot took the top two spots in the Van Hook Classic Catch and Release Walleye Tournament held last weekend but locals didn’t fare too badly, placing third through fifth.
She’s just a gem
For one former White Shield resident, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.
