Sakakawea Medical Center

From workforce development to community walkability, North Dakota’s Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) provides an all-encompassing bluepri

Dale Lennon

The State Historical Society of North Dakota (SHSND) Foundation is hitting the road in April for a 48-stop tour to promote and share information ab

Award winners include, left to right, David Sigloh, Scott Leintz, Brittnee Wilson and David Hagert.

Five cooperative leaders, two electric cooperatives and a state legislator were recognized for contributions to their cooperatives and communities

chili and coenbread

Since taking over the Velva grocery store, Verendrye Electric Cooperative members Brenda and Matt McCasson have made it their own.

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North Dakota now has less than 90 rural grocery stores, down from 137 in 2014.

Josh Kramer

“Y’all have a lot to be proud of, not simply because you keep the lights on, but because you are the anchors of the very communities you serve.”

Brenda and Matt McCasson

When you walk into Velva Fresh Foods, it feels like a small-town hug.

Members of the Future of Local News Initiative

“It’s such an interesting and unusual and walled-off world for independent newspaper owners.

Connie Bitz

Constance “Connie” Bitz, an electric cooperative leader from LaMoure and champion of rural co-ops, was named the 2026 Gaylord Olson Cooperator by t