DEVILS LAKE, N.D. – City Sanitation is preparing for major changes with proposed upgrades to the current system, including the acquisition of a new automated sanitation truck through a Rural Development Loan through the United States Department of Agriculture, new roll-out trash carts to better facilitate the use of the new truck, and reducing the special pickup of items like furniture, appliances, and construction debris to once a year beginning this June.

PEKIN, N.D. (March, 19, 2026) – As the winter season drew to a close on a warm, sunny afternoon at the Pekin Community Center, residents gathered for a get-together, partaking of hot soup and tasty snacks while engaging in civil discussion with three Democratic candidates, one of whom is making a bid for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, while the others are running for office in the North Dakota State Legislature.

The Ramsey County Commission met in regular session on March 17 at 5:30 p.m.

DEVILS LAKE, N.D. – During the time open to visitors or delegations during the Devils Lake City Commission Meeting on Monday, March 16 at City Hall, Altru Health System Corporate Counsel Brittney Blake was present to discuss a request sent to the City of Devils Lake from Altru Health Director of Pharmacy Services Erin Navarro to support Altru’s participation in the drug discount program established under Section 340B of the federal Public Health Service Act via a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).

Whether you go by the calendar or conditions on the ground, winter in North Dakota is always a season of transition. Officially, the books say it starts Dec. 21 and wraps up March 21. For me, winter started with a true cold and snow snap just before Thanksgiving. For some, it didn’t truly feel like winter until those late February storms rolled in. That late-season blanket of white has a way of quickly erasing memories of those unseasonably warm December days that felt more like October or April. Personally, I’d acclimated quite well to the milder weather, but the return of the winter reflex – warming up the pickup and double-checking for sandbags, shovels and survival gear – is just part of living in the 701.

DEVILS LAKE, N.D. – City Sanitation is preparing for major changes with proposed upgrades to the current system, including the acquisition of a new automated sanitation truck through a Rural Development Loan through the United States Department of Agriculture, new roll-out trash carts to better facilitate the use of the new truck, and reducing the special pickup of items like furniture, appliances, and construction debris to once a year beginning this June.

PEKIN, N.D. (March, 19, 2026) – As the winter season drew to a close on a warm, sunny afternoon at the Pekin Community Center, residents gathered for a get-together, partaking of hot soup and tasty snacks while engaging in civil discussion with three Democratic candidates, one of whom is making a bid for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, while the others are running for office in the North Dakota State Legislature.

Americans’ deep interest in our nation’s history, super-charged by the fast-approaching 250^th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, has brought renewed focus on the early controversies, personalities and events that launched the American Revolution. The founders, themselves, were quick to identify intellectual influences that shook the tectonic plates of history and triggered the earthquake that produced a republic.

Today is Tuesday, March 24, the 83rd day of 2026. There are 282 days left in the year.