Cole Short

HATTON – Head coach Kellen Enget and the Mayville-Portland Patriots finished 2-2 in four games to take third in the District 6 American Legion tournament, which wrapped up Wednesday in Hatton. The Patriots beat Oak Grove 10-4 in their opening round matchu... See more

Traill County State’s Attorney Charlie Stock on Tuesday pushed back against ongoing talks to trim his office’s 2027 budget and hire an outside law firm to represent the county in a separate legal matter. County Auditor Heather Hovey presented county commi... See more

Rural BUXTON – Health insurance premiums for teachers and other employees in the Central Valley School District will increase by 22.9 percent in the coming year, according to school officials. Superintendent Jeremy Brandt told the Central Valley School Bo... See more

MAYVILLE – Head coach Kellen Enget and the Mayville-Portland Patriots needed a three-run rally in the seventh inning and a walk-off base knock in the eighth to pull out a home win on June 26. Hosting a Gardner American Legion team that they shut out 13-0 ... See more

We’re in the business of covering the news, not becoming part of the story, although the Banner played a pivotal role in an upcoming event being planned in Grandin, N.D., to celebrate the city’s past. A couple weeks ago, I shuffled over to the Ohnstad Twi... See more