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Murray Sagsveen estimates there are nearly 1,000 registered cemeteries in western North Dakota.

At a City Commission meeting on February 3^rd of this year, the topic of possibly moving the Devils Lake Police Department out of the Lake Region Law Enforcement Center (LRLEC) was proposed. The building that is currently being used houses the Devils Lake Police Department, Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office, Lake Region 911 and Dispatch, and the Lake Region Correctional Facility. The building is 51 years old and is in need of repairs and upgrades.

Medicaid reforms in President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” are unlikely to lead to major challenges for the state’s healthcare system, but implementing new work and eligibility requirements could lead to extra bureaucratic headaches.

Ground was broken recently on the long-awaited Prairie View Elementary School renovations and addition. On Thursday, May 22 (almost 70 years to the day when Prairie View was first built), people gathered to hear from Superintendent Ned Clooten and others speak during the groundbreaking.

With the news from Spirit Lake cautioning residents about drinking water, a number of people have inquired about the safety of Devils Lake’s drinking water supply. So the Journal contacted Mike Grafsgaard from the City of Devils Lake to ask some of those questions.

The VFW Post 756 and VFW Auxiliary of Devils Lake presented a program to remember and honor Memorial Day on Monday, May 26 at 9:45 a.m. in the Memorial Building gymnasium.

Exciting progress is taking place at the Ramsey County Fairgrounds and Peterson Arena with the construction of the Western State Bank Event Center — a long-anticipated project that is finally coming to life. Connected to the north end of the 4-H Hall (formerly the Ramsey County Event Center) along Highway 19, the impressive new facility is hard to miss. Measuring 150 feet wide by 250 feet long, the building provides ample space to host a wide range of indoor events throughout the year.

The search for Jemini Posey, a Fort Totten woman who went missing last year, still continues. Her family hasn’t given up hope and is still doing as much as they can to bring attention to her disappearance. To continue bringing attention to her and other missing and murdered indigenous women, her family organized a 5K walk and run on Sunday afternoon.

National Hospital Week is May 11-17 and I would like to honor all our small local hospitals who are oftentimes the life blood of a community. This story is about those hospitals.

On Saturday and Sunday, May 3 and 4, the Spring Mni Wakan Oyate Wetu Wacipi (which translates to Sacred Water Nation) took place at the Burdick Arena. People who attended got to see traditional Native American dances, which included Traditional, Fancy, Jingle, Grass, and Chicken dances. Dancers in each category were awarded cash prizes.