The Journal

05/29/2026

Two seats on the Crosby Park Board are up for election June 9 and have no candidates on the ballot.

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Two seats on the Crosby Park Board are up for election June 9 and have no candidates on the ballot. The incumbents whose terms are ending, Kenny Thomas and Andrea Nygaard, did not file for reelection. The park board has five seats, each with a four-year term. Thomas said he would not be running due....

05/29/2026

The Ray Jays softball team’s postseason run ended with an 8-4 loss to Renville County in the region tournament. Brinlee Cancade and Sailyr Bothe each had an RBI single.

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The Ray High School varsity softball team’s hopes of a state tournament berth were dashed May 20 with back-to-back losses in the region tournament in Minot. The Jays, ranked 10th in the state’s Class B, were shut out 18-0 by No. 3 Des Lacs-Burlington Lewis and Clark in the semifinals, then were ...

05/29/2026

Commentary: The key to success is perseverance.

This might be the biggest thing I’ve discovered in life. There’s a thin line between not only success and failure, but embarrassment and stardom, or good and bad. And there’s only one thing that determines which side of the line you fall on. It’s called perseverance. Everyone thinks that a g...

05/29/2026

The candidates for a contested Divide County Commission seat and for county auditor-treasurer spoke about why they’re running in the primary election June 9.

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The District 3 seat for the Divide County Commission has a contested race this year. Incumbent Commissioner Chico Eriksmoen, rural Crosby, is running for reelection against Lee Vassen, Ambrose. The county election on June 9 is a primary election, and with only two candidates on the ballot, both Erik...

05/29/2026

The Crosby and Noonan American Legion posts held a joint Memorial Day program on Monday at the Noonan Community Center. Oops! An active online subscription is required to access this content. Please login below or Subscribe today! Username Password * Remember Me     Forgot Password Login

05/28/2026

From the North Dakota Monitor: A leading North Dakota oil producer plans to resume drilling in the state after taking a pause from adding new wells because of low oil prices.

A leading North Dakota oil producer plans to resume drilling in the state after taking a pause from adding new wells because of low oil prices. Continental Resources founder Harold Hamm announced Thursday at the Williston Basin Petroleum Conference in Bismarck the company’s plans to put drilling c...

05/28/2026

Four people are on the ballot for three seats on the Crosby City Council in the June 9 election.

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This year’s Crosby City Council election on June 9 will see four names on the ballot vying for three spots on the council. Doug Anderson is the only incumbent running, with Brian Lund and Jerry King choosing not to run again. Anderson is joined on the ballot by Bert Anderson, Doug’s brother and ...

05/28/2026

The Ray school board approved three teacher resignations and discussed community outreach about two bond measures on the June 9 ballot.

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Ray Public School will be looking to fill several open positions before the beginning of the 2026-27 school year. At the school board’s regular monthly meeting May 18, Superintendent Kris Kuehn presented three more resignation letters to the board for high school history teacher Justin Nelson and ...

05/28/2026

Commentary: Excitement as the school year ends.

As we approach the end of another successful school year, there is a great deal of excitement throughout the Divide County School District. The final weeks of school are always busy, filled with assessments, activities, celebrations and preparations for graduation and summer break. For our students,...

05/28/2026

Tessa Rindel, a fourth-grade teacher at Divide County Elementary School, spoke about being selected as the county’s teacher of the year.

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Tessa Rindel has been selected as Divide County Teacher of the Year, an award presented by the state Department of Public Instruction to recognize outstanding teachers in each county. Rindel, a fourth-grade teacher at Divide County Elementary School in Crosby, had received an email several months ag...