National Guardsman surprises sons at school assembly
BY SUE MATCHA
GRAFTON – Under the guise of a Spoiler Pride student appreciation assembly at Century Middle School Tuesday afternoon, Staff Sergeant Chris Smallbeck surprised his two young sons on his return home from a year-long tour of duty. More...
COUNTY – Concern over the high taxable valuation of agricultural land in Walsh County was once again a major topic of discussion Monday at the regular monthly meeting of the Walsh County Commission. Representatives from Medford Township w More...
The Pianoforte Studio of Cyndee Ditzer and the Connie Sjostrom Keyboard Studio held a joint spring recital Sunday afternoon, April 27, at the Assembly of God Church in Grafton. More...
Casey Uggerud and Paige Bendson were married at St. Michael’s Church in Motley, Minn., on Feb. 22, 2014. Parents of the couple are Lorna Bendson and Bill Bendson of Motley and Bryan and Jane Uggerud of Drayton. More...
Polar Communications recently announced that Park River Area High School student, Emily Zikmund has been selected to attend the 20th annual Foundation for Rural Service’s (FRS) Youth Tour May 31 through June 4. More...
Annie Skytland, 83, Rogers Minn., and formerly of Fairdale, died Sunday, April 27, 2014, in Rogers. A memorial service will be held Saturday, June 21, at 11 a.m., at Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church in Fairdale. She and her husband, N More...
Marion Landrud Midboe, 88, Inkster, passed away peacefully from natural causes Saturday, April 26, 2014, at Altru Hospital with her family at her side. More...
Former competitive league evolves to educational fun
BY SUE MATCHA
After several years of promoting First LEGO League among students at Central Middle School, junior high science instructor Darcy Eszlinger has switched gears to a more relaxed program for students with inquisitive minds in regard to science, technolo More...
Small in numbers, St. John’s still a vital part of community
BY SUE MATCHA
St. John’s Lutheran Church boasts a membership of about 100, not bad for a small town church. Most Sundays, maybe 30 to 35 people fill the pews. More...
Happy Mother’s Day! The Bible presents many examples of mothers in its pages. Often the mothers are part of a larger story. Sometimes they made mistakes, other times they did exactly what God wanted them to do. More...
GRAFTON – The Grafton Ways and Means Committee ( WMC) approved a motion to recommend to the full council that language in an ordinance dealing with costs of abatement or removal of violations assessed to property owners within the city. More...
MINTO – The threat of you getting a parking ticket for exceeding the time limit for horses on Main Street is now a thing of the past in Minto, according to Mayor Lane Kelley. More...
GRAFTON – Grafton Public Schools Superintendent Jack Maus received word from the state capitol Tuesday morning that the school district would not be required to make up time lost due to storm days. More...
GRAFTON – As the new student resource officer (SRO) at Grafton Pubic Schools, Katie Burke is hoping to continue to shape a positive image for the Grafton Police Department and law enforcement in general. “I want to make them unders More...
TheWalsh County Record and its staff brought home several individual and staff awards at the annual North Dakota Newspaper Association (NDNA) Convention held May 1-3 in Bismarck. More...
Stephanie English models clothing and accessories from Mary’s Ladies Fashions during “Grafton’s Fashion Night Out” held last Friday at Marketplace on 8th in Grafton. More...
Jack Kern, son of Janice and Joseph Kern of Grafton, performs a piano solo during “Grafton’s Fashion Night Out” held at Marketplace on 8th last Friday. More...
The AgCountry staff and the Escobar family invite the public to a cookout and bake sale to support Walsh County Relay For Life. The event will be held in the AgCountry Farm Credit Services parking lot located at 1005 Hill Avenue in Grafton on T More...
When you’re in the public eye as an elected official, many times you are “damned if you do and damned if you don’t.” That old saying that you can’t please everybody all of the time is most often true . When it come More...
60 years “The Little Minister” was the name of the play to be presented by the senior class of Edinburg High School at the community hall in Edinburg. More...
The Park River-Fordville- Lankin (PR-F-L) baseball team produced a classic movie-like win with an 11-1 no-hitter over the Drayton-St. Thomas- Valley-Edinburg (D-ST-V-E) Blue Knights last Thursday in Park River. More...
The Grafton Spoilers baseball team came up cold against the Bottineau Braves on Saturday at Harris Halliday Field and dropped both games of a doubleheader by the scores of 4-3 and 6-5. Both games were scheduled for five innings. Game one More...