Star Award Recipients-Volunteer

This year’s recipients for the Star Awards Volunteer of the Year-Donna Crow and Jennifer Pond

Star Award Recipients-Business

This year’s recipients for the Star Awards were Business of the Year-Frontier Travel Center

Star Award Event

Shining Above & Beyond-Rural Women of America. Thank you for your dedication and hard work to the community.

Bowman Chamber Star Awards

Within every community there are people and businesses who go above and beyond what is normally expected, in order to benefit those around them. In our area we are blessed to have many such people, and the local Chamber of Commerce wishes to honor them for their work.

Bakken and Beyond

KXMBTV Bismarck When an oil well is drilled in North Dakota it's successful 99% of the time. That success rate on top of the Bakken formation's acclaim is drawing in new oil companies.

Emergency Notification System now serves residents

Residents can now receive emergency messages including weather alerts at NO CHARGE!

Summerfest Rib Cook-Off

This years winner is Jerry Wolf from Scranton, ND. The trophy will be displayed at Has Beens, Dakota Community Bank and Dakota Western Bank.

2011 Farmer/Rancher of the year

The 2011 Farmer/Rancher of the year was awarded to Marlene Mrnak. Thank you Marlene for all of your years of dedication to this community. If you see Marlene make sure to congratulate her on her award.

Charles Tuttle, Minot, column:

What Omdahl illustrates is a lack of vision. In his eyes, change is bad and never good, and any unanswered question suggests a major pitfall.

Casa Azteca Makes News

Bowman will soon have a new flavor of food available, since Casa Azteca, a Mexican restaurant, will open Aug. 6...

Input Requested on Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan

Officials from Bowman and Slope Counties are collaborating with incorporated municipalities and the State of North Dakota to develop a multi-jurisdictional hazard mitigation plan for the area.

Benefits of dumping property tax argued

North Dakota lawmakers and supporters of a ballot measure to abolish property taxes argued Wednesday about its economic effects and whether it would force state sales and income tax rates to rise.