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Thursday night at Mayville State University was all about growing small town pride. Traill EDC hosted Rebecca Undem, the founder of Growing Small Towns, an entrepreneurial nonprofit based in Oakes, ND. Undem shares the main points of her presentation. Undem shares more about her nonprofit. You can listen to the full interview with Undem below:
The newest principal at Hillsboro Elementary is eager to learn in year number one. Former Ada-Borup-West Elementary teacher, Spencer Ruebke, had his first full day in the office on Tuesday. Ruebke talks about his preparation and overall journey to get here. Ruebke says he’s eager to learn the ins and outs of the school and…
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Friday, July 26th G1: D4 Hatton-Northwood: 1 Vs D7 Kindred: 2 G2: D2 Rugby: 2 Vs D6 LaMoure: 12 (5 Innings) G3: D1 Burlington: 2 Vs D5 Beulah: 6 G4: D3 Park River: 20 Vs HOST Carrington: 4 (4 Innings) Saturday, July 27th Loser Out G5: Hatton-Northwood: 4 Vs Rugby: 3 Loser Out G6: Burlington:…
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With most goods and services around the country on the increase, the Central Valley School District is looking to decrease their tax levy for the 2024-25 budget from 66 to 63 mills. Superintendent, Jeremy Brandt, sums up the discussion from Wednesday’s school board meeting. In other discussion items, Brandt, who also serves as the Hillsboro/Central…
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The Hillsboro Public School Board met in regular session Thursday morning. Former Hillsboro Elementary Principal, Jon Dryburgh, completed his first meeting as the district’s new Superintendent. Dryburgh says there’s certainly a learning curve, but he has plenty of lifelines to help him navigate the new position. Dryburgh says he has received plenty of encouragement from…
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The Buxton City Council met in regular session Wednesday evening. The Council spent a good amount of the meeting combing through the specifics of the 2025 preliminary budget. While the majority of the budget looks to remain the same for next year, there will be some changes. Specifically, the city is preparing to absorb the…
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The Traill AHEAD Coalition recently held its second meeting. The coalition gathered representatives from both health and non-health based community organizations to discuss overall health and wellness in Traill County. Traill District Health Unit’s Substance Abuse Prevention Coordinator, Deb Cieplak, gives an update on locations where they have placed NARCAN, an opioid overdose reversal drug.…
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Earlier this month Galesburg residents elected a new mayor. While Casey Eggermont may be the city’s new mayor, she certainly isn’t completely new to city government. Eggermont is the Hillsboro City Auditor and recently wrapped up a four-year term on the Galesburg City Council. Eggermont says she’s excited to continue her public service as mayor.…
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This past Sunday nearly 200 people gathered from across the country for the fourth annual Lefse and Lemonade celebration at the Historic Grue Church in rural buxton. Event organizer, Bobbi Hepper Olson, says the turnout was a pleasant surprise. In addition to a record number of attendees, there was also a monetary record of over…
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At the most recent Hillsboro School Board meeting, Principals Terry Baesler and Jon Dryburgh presented their respective classes’ standardized testing results from this past school year. While mixed, both principals are encouraged by the results. Hillsboro Elementary improved their overall reading proficiency by eight percent from 39% to 47%. Dryburgh says it’s been an encouraging…
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