On Saturday, September 19th, during Mayville State’s game against Simpson University, QB Matthew Donovan took a helmet to helmet hit that would later result in him needing to be taken to a hospital in Fargo for a brain bleed. While at the hospital, surgery was performed to relieve pressure on the brain caused by the…
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HILLSBORO, ND—A woman from Emarado is accused of threatening several people at Mayville State University. According to court documents, Ann Paciaroni was speaking to a Mayville State University professor on March 10. The professor told Paciaroni that she had an assignment due and her laptop didn’t meet the technology requirements for the course. The professor…
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The 2026 North Dakota Shrine Bowl will take place on Saturday, June 20th on the campus of Mayville State. The 9-man game will kickoff at 3 p.m. with the 11-man game to follow at 6 p.m. Tyson Leshuk from Hillsboro/Central Valley and Charlie Yon from Thompson are a handful of area players selected to the…
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Over 250 high school students flowed through the Luckasen Room at Mayville State University on Wednesday for the 7th annual career expo powered by Traill County EDC and over 20 local businesses that shared about their industries. Jim Murphy of Traill County EDC was pleased with another year of great turnout and partnership between local…
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MAYVILLE, ND—The Mayville State women’s basketball team will have a new coach next season. Athletic Director Rocky Larson announced Wednesday that Ryan Carpenter would not return next year. The Comets finished their season with a 1-25 record and 23 consecutive losses. This after Mayville State was 18-10 in 2024-25.
One golfer from the Mayville State University men’s and women’s golf team and two drivers were injured after an accident Friday afternoon in Burleigh County. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says the van carrying the team was eastbound on I-94 at 5:45 pm and was preparing to pass a pickup truck in the right lane…
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MAYVILLE, ND—Mayville State University hosted the annual Traill County Career Expo and Job Fair Wednesday. Jim Murphy, executive director of the Traill County Economic Development Commission, tells us what kind of career opportunities the job seekers are looking for. Murphy points out that a job in a bigger city isn’t necessarily better than a job…
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Miss North Dakota, Sophia Richards, will speak at Mayville State University Wednesday. Richards’ speech will be part of Women’s History Month and she tells R&J News she’s excited to visit Mayville. She previews Wednesday’s speech. Richards plans to get her Master’s Degree in strategic communication at North Dakota. Sophia Richards will speak at 6pm Wednesday…
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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: