2020-12-02 E-Edition

Covid update from the KC School

Greetings from the Kidder County School, this is Superintendent Rick Diegel and I wanted to give the community an update on some of our strategies in dealing with COVID-19. First of all, I want to ask that you please keep our students that have lost loved ones to this deadly virus in your thoughts and prayers. It has been a […]

Welcome new writer Payton Gullikson

Hi everyone! My name is Payton Gullikson and I am a new writer for the Steele Ozone & Kidder County Press. You might remember me from an earlier story in the paper on the new TRIC coordinator. I am excited to engage with the community in both my capacity as TRIC coordinator and as a writer for the local paper! […]

Savvy Senior

What You’ll Pay for Medicare in 2021

Dear Savvy Senior, I know there will be a small cost-of-living increase in Social Security benefits next year but what about Medicare? What will the Medicare Part B monthly premiums be in 2021, and when do the surcharges kick in for higher income beneficiaries? Inquiring Senior Dear Inquiring, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently announced their cost adjustments […]

Off the Bookshelf

CREDIBLE THREAT

Popular mystery author J. A. Jance has written a new book (2020), “Credible Threat”, as an addition to her Ali Reynolds series. Seventy-year-old Rachel Higgins, a native of Phoenix, is a typical retired Arizona resident. She and husband, Rich, live in their dream home, which they purchased years ago. Initially, the house was in a newly created subdivision at the […]

KCDHU to Conduct COVID-19 Testing on Dec. 3 by Appointment

[Steele, ND] – Kidder County District Health Unit (KCDHU) will be conducting a walk-through free community COVID-19 testing event by appointment on Thursday, December 3, at its office in Steele (422 2nd Ave NW). The testing will begin at 3 p.m. and conclude with the final scheduled appointment. Please remember individuals wanting testing must call KCDHU at (701) 475-2582 to […]

River Otter Trapping Season Closed

North Dakota’s river otter trapping season is closed immediately. The statewide season’s predetermined harvest limit of 20 has been reached. Only North Dakota residents were eligible to participate, with a season limit of one otter per trapper.

Weather

Nov. 20-29, 2020

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From the Heart

Most of us probably experienced a less than traditional Thanksgiving this past week. The guests at the table were likely not as many as we had been used to. My sister, her husband and their family, Richard and I would gather at Kristi’s in Bismarck for our get-together. Although a difficult decision, we made the choice not to be together […]

Kidder Korner

A waiter gives a gentleman a cup of coffee. The gentleman takes a sip and spits it out. He turns to the waiter and says, “Waiter! This coffee tastes like mud!” The waiter, looking surprised, turns to the gentleman and says, “But, sir, it’s fresh ground!” Two more aisles . . . A man observed a woman in the grocery […]