2018-05-24

Westfield



Congratulations to all graduates, kindergarten through college. God’s blessings as they go on in school and those seeking work. Thursday, the area received varying amounts of much needed rain. There were also small hail reports in some areas. Saturday, Eldon and Twylah Hollaar attended the birthday party held for Ron Jacobson’s 75th birthday at the Pollock (S.D.) Community Center and […]

Strasburg Elementary students celebrate moms



Women Behind the Plow exhibit to be shown in Linton



An exhibit giving viewers a glimpse of the lives of women in German-Russian country is set to be shown at the Harry L. Petrie Library in Linton from May 21 to June 8. The Women Behind the Plow traveling exhibit provides a delightful and charming window into the lives of the “Women Behind the Plow.” Consisting of 18 acrylic panels, […]

Logan County approves permit for wind farm



(Editor’s note: This story is reprinted with the permission of the Napoleon Homestead. The Emmons County Commissioners will act on a permit for the Emmons-Logan Wind Farm at its Tues., June 5, 2018, meeting.) The Logan County courthouse courtroom was full of visitors during the regular monthly commissioner meeting last Tuesday, May 8. Commissioners were all present, including Chairman Dean […]

Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock kindergartners graduate



2018 Linton High School Graduation



Linton graduates awarded scholarships



Ten different scholarships were awarded to five Linton High School graduates during the 2018 LHS commencement ceremony on May 20. Riley Mattheis, son of Ross and Jami Mattheis, and the late Terra Mattheis, received the Meier Family Scholarship, Dan R. Richardson American Legion Post 54 Scholarship, BNC National Bank Essay Scholarship, and Al Lipp Memorial Scholarship. Tiarra Bosch, daughter of […]

Jewel Grace Schiermeister, 68, of Wilton



Jewel Grace Schiermeister, 68, passed away at her home in Wilton, Saturday, May 12, 2018. Jewel was born July 17, 1949, to Jacob and Bertha (Bieber) Schiermeister in Bismarck, the seventh of nine children. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in her youth. Survivors include her son, William Munsch, Green Bay, Wis., later adopted by Twila and Herman […]

Helena Elizabeth Wald, 98, of Bismarck



Helena Elizabeth Wald, 98, of Bismarck, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 17, 2018, at St. Vincent’s Care Center, Bismarck. Helena was born June 16, 1919, on her parent’s farm in Emmons County, to Ignatz and Melonia (Huber) Bosch. She was raised in Emmons County and educated in a rural grade school. She married Stanley M. Wald on Oct. 15, […]

Rev. Louis F. Baker, 93, Holland, Mich.



The Rev. Louis F. Baker, Holland, Mich., 93, went home to his Lord and Savior on Friday, May 4, 2018. Louis was born Dec. 21, 1924, in Ionia County, Mich., to Jacob and Stella (Boeve) Bakker. He graduated from Portland High School, Calvin College and attended Calvin Theological Seminary and Westminster Seminary where he received his MDIV in 1955. He […]