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    September 17, 2017
    Jerry Kern of St. Paul talks about his life during a recent interview. Bob King / Forum News Service
    'You gotta go on': 40 years later, Minnesota man reflects on tragic morning
    DULUTH, Minn. — Jerry Kern used to hunt deer at a camp north of Island Lake. But after what happened on this date 40 years ago, Kern no...
    sportsSeptember 17, 2017 - 7:09am
    August 28, 2017
    Create goodness around you (doughnuts help)
    My girls recently taught me a lesson about kindness, while raising $503.25 for the local food pantry. With an assortment of doughnuts and four...
    opinion/columnsAugust 28, 2017 - 8:39am
    July 23, 2017
    Kim Rygg and Donnie Gamache of Performing for Change dance in the streets of Chicago during the 14th annual Chicago Disability Pride Parade. The Grand Forks-based troupe performed "Grease" after the parade. (Submitted photo)
    Grand Forks group performs at disability pride parade with heavy heart
    CHICAGO — Members of a Grand Forks-based performing arts group journeyed to Chicago this weekend to perform and celebrate at one of the...
    newsJuly 23, 2017 - 5:21pm
    July 9, 2017
    The Power of 100 group has grown since its inception in early 2016. Co-founders Shirley Dukart and Irene Schafer decided to start the group after Schafer read about a chapter forming in Fargo in late 2015. (Submitted photo)
    Power of 100 women continues to grow
    This spring Hope's Landing, a sober-living home for women suffering from addiction, opened in Dickinson. But this may not have been possible...
    news/localJuly 9, 2017 - 7:00am
    July 2, 2017
    Linda Grotberg, president of the Wimbledon Community Grocery nonprofit board, talks about how the Wimbledon community has embraced and supported the community-owned grocery store. (John M. Steiner / Forum News Service)
    Community owned: Small towns find ways to keep grocery stores going
    WIMBLEDON, N.D., and BOWDON, N.D.—Wimbledon and Bowdon are separated by about 75 miles in southeast North Dakota, and the two towns have...
    newsJuly 2, 2017 - 4:44pm
    May 31, 2017
    Trails4Transplants, an organ donation advocacy group, is in the midst of an horse ride across North Dakota and Minnesota to raise money and promote awareness for eye, tissue and organ donation. A stop in Appleton, Minn., is shown Wednesday, May 31. Photo courtesy Trails4Transplants
    Horse riders advocate for organ donation in Minnesota, ND
    WILLMAR, Minn. — Trails4Transplants, an organ donation advocacy group, is in the midst of a horse ride across North Dakota and Minnesota...
    newsMay 31, 2017 - 11:08pm
    March 14, 2017
    A glove and hockey stick used for playing underwater hockey in the pool at Lincoln Park Middle School recently. Clint Austin / Forum News Service
    Players take a dive into underwater hockey
    DULUTH, Minn.—In a state known for its water and hockey, Alan Newton is hoping a sport will take hold in Duluth that combines the two:...
    sportsMarch 14, 2017 - 7:21pm
    November 25, 2016
    Four baskets show all of the winter head wear, gloves and scarves that people can purchase with a free will donation at the House of Manna on Wednesday. (Press Photo by Kalsey Stults)
    House of Manna offers help to people who are in need of goods
    Within an hour of being open to the public on Monday, 79 people walked through the doors at House of Manna to collect things from clothing, furniture,...
    news/localNovember 25, 2016 - 10:29pm
    November 24, 2016
    Downtown Dickinson will be clad in plaid for the city's first Plaid Friday, an alternative to Black Friday celebrating small businesses. Photo by Ellie Potter/The Dickinson Press
    Downtown Dickinson will host Plaid Friday and Small Business Saturday this weekend
    Downtown Dickinson is gearing up for a busy weekend as local store owners celebrate the city's first Plaid Friday followed by Small Business...
    news/localNovember 24, 2016 - 8:32pm
    November 10, 2016
    The goal of the light festival is to draw people into the downtown area while including businesses off the main drag, such as the Grooming Gallery. Photo courtesy of Sarah Dukart.
    Downtown Dickinson will sparkle early this year
    Downtown Dickinson will glow Friday night as more than 20 local businesses light up their storefront windows as part of a community light festival...
    news/localNovember 10, 2016 - 6:47pm
    April 8, 2016
    Police Blotter: More than $1,600 worth of items stolen from Hertz Equipment
    A Hertz Equipment employee reported theft of items with an estimated cost of $1,600. Items reported stolen included a torch, an oxygen tank,...
    news/crime-and-courtsApril 8, 2016 - 11:17pm
    February 4, 2016
    Shown left to right, Scott Decker, City Commissioner and veteran, Jay Elkin, Stark County Commissioner, Pamela Bumgardner, Best Friends Mentoring Prohram development coordinator, and North Dakota State Rep. Alan Fehr. Each person is a member of the Patterson Lake Task Force which met Wednesday to discuss improvement plans for the lake. (Press Photo by Andrew Haffner)
    A place by the lake: Task force driven by veterans’ groups hopes to establish a new community space on Patterson Lake
    Patterson Lake could have a new waterside attraction in store for its future. An early effort being driven by a task force, including a coalition...
    news/localFebruary 4, 2016 - 7:44pm
    January 2, 2016
    Local barber Johnney Elsbernd trims up one of the final heads of his 45-year career during his last day of work Thursday at Queen City Barbers before retirement. (Press Photo by Andrew Wernette)
    Putting away the razor: Local barber retires after 45 years of serving Dickinson
    If the new year is a time for new beginnings, then barber Johnney Elsbernd has timed his retirement just right. Johnney cut his final locks of...
    news/localJanuary 2, 2016 - 10:18pm
    January 1, 2016
    Tot’s Landing Childcare workers Jade Cianna, Shauna Pengelley and Stacia Whittlesey sit with children they oversee before a mound of gifts they and parents associated with the business purchased to give to less-fortunate families for Christmas. (Submitted by Shauna Pengelley)
    Local daycare comes together to help give others a Christmas
    The giving spirit of Christmas can pervade anywhere. In Shauna Pengelley’s case, that even includes a daycare center. Pengelley runs Tot’s...
    news/localJanuary 1, 2016 - 10:35pm
    October 10, 2015
    Volunteers work in an assembly line to package nutrient-rich foodstuff for starving children worldwide Saturday afternoon at the High Plains Cultural Center in Killdeer. The event was put on by Feed My Starving Children, a Minnesota-based nonprofit. (Press Photo by Andrew Wernette)
    Volunteers pack meals to feed starving children around the world
    KILLDEER -- As he scanned the assembly lines of volunteers loading and sealing bags of foodstuffs from above in the High Plains Cultural Center,...
    news/localOctober 10, 2015 - 11:40pm
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