Bowman, North Dakota:
Sound Business Environment and High Quality of Life

Where the scenic old West meets the new West. This best describes the awesome beauty of this three-county area located on the North and South Dakota border near the corners of Wyoming and Montana. Characterized by the rugged Badlands, rolling prairie and winding rivers, the natural beauty of the area serves as a backdrop for opportunities in manufacturing and distribution that build on the local resources and the business opportunities.

Thriving Retail Sector
Bowman County communities support a strong retail and service sector. The county serves the area as a secondary trade center, branching into the neighboring states of Montana and South Dakota. Businesses offer a variety of goods and services which make for a thriving main street economy. Bowman County also boasts several fine restaurants, along with over 150 hotel rooms, ideal for tourists and meetings.

Communications
Newspaper: The Bowman County Pioneer, a division of Country Media, Inc. was established in 1903 and is the official legal newspaper of Bowman County; delivered through the US mail on Fridays. 701-523-5623.

The Bowman Finder, also a division of Country Media, Inc., established in 1962; circulation in SW North Dakota, NW South Dakota, and SE Montana; carrier delivery inside Bowman City limits on Tuesday evenings, all other delivery is received in the mail on Wednesday. 701-523-5623.

The Connection was established October 17, 1998; later named Eido/Connect, it's circulation is in SW North Dakota; distributed through the US mail on Saturdays. 701-523-4577/866-523-4577.

Radio: KPOK of Bowman; local AM radio station; operates at 1340 Kilocycles; broadcast hours 6 a.m. through 10 p.m. daily; transmitting range approximately 100 miles. 701-523-3883.

Telephone: Consolidated Telephone Cooperative provides digital switching, more than 300 miles of fiber-optic cable and interactive video, which enables access to telemedicine and the interactive television network. Consolidated offers a wide variety of products and services, such as: Local telephone service, DSL and ISDN, Internet access, Long Distance, Verizon Wireless, E-Classroom Program and much more.

Solid Religious Influence
The church has had a long traditional influence in the area and it remains the heart of family and community life. Immigrants brought with them a medley of denominations, dotting the prairie with the spires of community and country churches. Today's churches have united in a spirit of ecumenism to form an active county ministerial association which works on religion and community service projects.

Complete Health Care

Southwest Healthcare Services is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to providing quality health care for over 5,500 residents in seven rural communities in the southwest corner of North Dakota and the northwest corner of South Dakota.

Southwest Healthcare Services offers a 23-bed Critical Care Access hospital and a 67-bed long-term care facility, seven basic care beds, a clinic, an emergency ambulance service and a home care program. Our organization, one of the most important economic assets in the region, is dependent on patient revenue and philanthropy.

Our medical staff is composed of two physicians and a full-time family nurse practitioner. Eleven additional physicians have consulting or courtesy medical privileges, allowing our residents to receive quality health care in a rural setting.

Elder Care has congregate meals available at Senior Centers throughout eight counties of southwest North Dakota for persons over 60. Home delivered meals are also available for home bound individuals over 60. For more information, call Elder Care at 701-227-1818.

The Pleasant Manor is a modern housing unit offering 30 apartments to low-income individuals in Bowman County. Both one- and two-bedroom apartments are available. Pleasant Manor also has an on-site Senior Center offering meals by elder care and transportation services provided by Southwest Transportation of Bowman. For more information, please call 701-523-5212.

Badlands Human Service Center is a multi-county center primarily supported by tax dollars helping people with the problems of daily living. For additional information, please contact our Center at 701-227-7500 or at our ND Toll Free number 888-227-7525.

Area Church Services
Scranton Lutheran Parish- 701-275-8877
8 am St John's Worship in Haley
9:30 am Peach Worchip in Scranton
11:00 am Pierce Congrgational, North of Scranton
Bowman Lutheran Parish- 701-523-3345
9:30 am Bowman Lutheran Worship in Bowman
9:30 am First Lutheran in Rhame
11:00 am Lebanon in Amidon
11:00 am Bethany, South of Rhame
Bowman Assembly of God- 701-523-5544
10:30 am Worchip
St Charles Catholic Church- 701-523-5292
Saturday Services
5:00 pm at St. Mary's in Marmarth
7:00 pm at St Charles in Bowman
Sunday Services
8:00 am in St Mel's in Rhame
10:00 am in St Charles in Bowman
Seventh Day Adventist- 701-523-3532
Saturday
10:00 am Study
11:15 am Worship
Bowman Area Chamber of Commerce & Bowman County Development Corporation
PO Box 1143, 13 1/2 East Divide St., Bowman, North Dakota 58623-1143
send general email to chamber@bowmannd.com - your message will be forwarded to the appropriate party
701-523-5880 - Toll Free (866) 752-2691 - (Fax) 523-3322
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