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Oct. 13, 1998-Linton-HMB clinched a playoff berth with a 14-8 victory over Steele-Dawson in Linton.

Spiders: What you see above is the bridge I walk through to get to work every morning.

The Rev. Allan and Leona Gerber of Valley City are retiring from full time ministry after 46 years.

I tried ignoring fellow blogger, Brian Matthews , for a while, but his daily phone calls, emails and telegrams are keeping me awake at night.

Bill Berzonsky, NDSU crop breeder, left, and Jan Knodel, NDSU entomologist, talk about wheat insects at Hettinger, N.D. Wheat stem sawfly is a problem that seems to be growing eastward across North Dakota.

Public and nonprofit groups have released a study of North Dakota 's charitable feeding network.

David Heater, who spent a year looking into the crash, also said he thinks law enforcement work in the case was shoddy, a contention the North Dakota Highway Patrol rejects.

“While diverse in their backgrounds, interests and career fields, they share a common foundation of strong skills, values, ethics and concern for others that will continue to distinguish them as graduates of America's Leadership University.”

May 5 2008 12:00AM http://www.umary.edu May 5, 2008 Bismarck , ND - The University of Mary 's 2008 commencement ceremony, Saturday, May 3, 2008, 2 PM, at the Bismarck Civic Center , celebrated the awarding of a ... via KXMB News

A Roman Catholic priest who spent time at several churches in North Dakota has been defrocked for molesting boys, church officials said.

James Pommier, 82, was removed from the priesthood late last year by the Vatican, citing 'ecclesiastical crimes against youth,' said Joel Melarvie, a Bismarck Diocese spokesman.

The announcement was placed in a recent edition of 'Dakota Catholic Action,' a monthly magazine published by the diocese, Melarvie said.

Pommier began his priesthood in Dickinson, N.D., in 1954. He also spent time at parishes in Mott, New Leipzig, Max, Fallon, Scranton, Carson, Grenora, Bismarck and Minot, Melarvie said. Read more