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Schlenz receives award
Larry Schlenz right, received a 50 year plaque and certificate for 50 years of continuous membership with Clifford Ost Post 260 in Fredonia. Making the presentation is Commander Rick Schlecht, left.
Posted 11/20/18 (Tue) read more »
School board grills superintendent
Much of the Wishek School Board's nearly three-hour meeting on Nov. 12 was dedicated to the annual evaluation of Superintendent Shawn Kuntz. When it was over, Kuntz emerged with a satisfactory rating after receiving pointed criticism on several fronts. School Board President Curt Meidinger took Kuntz to task for not following through with bi-monthly reports on school operations, specifically on mandated Monday administration meetings. Kuntz questioned whether such a report was in the realm of the board's authority. Board member Trina Schilling backed Meidinger. She said his failure to communicate with Meidinger as requested, “is why it's on the evaluation.” When asked to elaborate on his concerns by Kuntz, Meidinger questioned whether Kuntz and principals Yvonne Englehart and Renae Bosch were communicating effectively. Meidinger said that in one meeting that when Kuntz was talking about an issue, “You were talking and (I could see that) Renae was baffled. I knew it was a line of bullshit,” Meidinger said. “I want to be sure you guys are meeting.”
Posted 11/20/18 (Tue) read more »
State taxable sales, Purchases up 10%
Tax Commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger has announced that North Dakota’s taxable sales and purchases for the second quarter of 2018 had increased by nearly 10 percent. Taxable sales and purchases for April, May and June 2018 were nearly $5.15 billion, a 9.46 percent increase over those months in 2017.
Posted 10/02/18 (Tue) read more »
Dangerous weed
Tom Peters worked to delay what he knew was inevitable: the arrival of Palmer amaranth in North Dakota.
Posted 9/05/18 (Wed) read more »
Open access
District 28 Rep. Jeff Magrum of Hazelton was successful Tues., Aug. 7, in a meeting of the Interim Judiciary Committee in amending a draft bill that would have limited public access to official business of county government.
Posted 8/22/18 (Wed) read more »
New generation
Preston Pfeifle, the fourth generation auto dealer with Pfeifle Chevrolet-Buick, mingled with droves of attendees of the Pfeifle 100th Anniversary on Saturday.
Posted 8/15/18 (Wed) read more »
100 Years
The fourth generation has joined Pfeifle Chevrolet-Buick.
Posted 8/08/18 (Wed) read more »
Ag Leaders
U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., met last week with seven North Dakota FFA state officers to discuss the next generation of agriculture leadership and the work they are doing to better their rural communities.
Posted 8/01/18 (Wed) read more »
Road scholars
McIntosh County commissioners have settled on a contractor for a proposed road shop.
Posted 7/25/18 (Wed) read more »
Talking shop
The long-running saga surrounding a proposed McIntosh County road shop is likely to get a few more chapters.
Posted 7/18/18 (Wed) read more »