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The Dakota Prairie 4th Graders wanted to give back to their community, so they brainstormed ways they could.

The Lake Region Shooting Sports Association played host to precision air rifle athletes from around the state this past weekend. We have been the host for this tournament of over 20 years now, and our young LRSSA athletes have done very well. These matches are fired from the standing position at targets set 10 meters away. In order to shoot a 10, the shooter’s .177 caliber pellet has to hit a dot the size of the period at the end of this sentence. It takes years of training and discipline to do that on a regular basis.

Devils Lake, ND –The North Dakota Telephone Company Board of Directors is happy to announce that they chose TeeJay Kurtz as the new CEO/General Manager. TeeJay has been with NDTC since 2003.

The Dollar General in Devils Lake opened Wednesday at Noon this week. This new store is located on College Drive South near Minnie H Kindergarden Center. It is open from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. (Photo by Louise Oleson, DLJ)

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust has granted $27.4 million to help 69 North Dakota hospitals and health centers purchase 215 ultrasound imaging devices and train the state’s sonography workforce.

A very special event will take place on Friday, March 7, 2025 right here in Devils Lake. For many years the churches of the city have come together to host the World Day of Prayer taking turns presenting the program and worship service based on scripture and prayer. It falls the first Friday of March each year and is celebrated in many different churches all at the same time around the globe.

President’s Day Monday Feb, 17, 2025, dawned clear and very cold in Devils Lake, ND. What would normally have been a day off for all city employees turned out to be exactly the opposite for many of them as a large water main break was detected early in the day. On 10th Street NE a virtual fountain of water bubbled up from the street affecting the supply to the city’s water tower.

The North Dakota Association of Secondary School Principals (NDASSP) as part of the National Association of Secondary School Principals principal recognition program, has named Mr. Dan Kaffar principal at Central Middle School representing Devils Lake, North Dakota, the North Dakota Middle Level Principal of the Year. The NASSP National Principal of the Year program recognizes outstanding middle level and high school principals. The program annually honors secondary school principals who have succeeded in providing high-quality learning opportunities for students as well as demonstrating exemplary contributions to the profession. Each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Department of State Office of Overseas Schools, and the U.S. Department of Defense Education Activity select one middle level or high school principal to represent their state. From these state winners, three finalists are named as contenders for the National Principal of the Year award. The NASSP National Principal of the Year is selected from among the three finalists.

“A bill mandating that libraries make any sexually explicit material inaccessible to minors has librarians across the state nervous about potential ramifications to their institutions.

The Devils Lake Airport was recently expanded with many new additions. Those include a luggage carousel, an expanded waiting room, and much more. In March, the airport will be getting a new manager.