~ Visitors ~ Visitors who signed our Guest Book this week were: Lorraine Weippert, Edythe Mittleider, Pastor Steve and Hazel, Steele; Ervin and Verna Pfaff, Tappen. ~ Thank you ~ We are grateful for a memorial received in memory of Nancy Dewitz’s mother, Nina Kunkel Filibeck. We are also grateful for the delicious Kuchen that were donated by Carol Kuipers […]
2018-02-07

Area Church Schedules
STEELE CHURCHES:St. Francis de Sales CatholicChurch – Father Jerome Hunkler, 701-475-2333. 1st, 3rd, 5th Sunday, 9:00 a.m.;2nd and 4th Sundays, 11:00 a.m.Trinity Lutheran Church–PastorJacob DeBoer. 475-2490. SundayWorship, 10:30 a.m.United Methodist Church – SteveBehrens, Pastor. Sunday – SundaySchool, 10:30, all ages; worship, 11:30;Communion – 1st Sunday of the month;Tuesday – 9:00 a.m. Beth Moore Study;Wednesday – 5:30 p.m., Confirmation,7:00 p.m., Youth […]
Scammers steal tax refunds
From AARP North DakotaAnother tax season is here and another round of tax scams, including tax identity theft. Tax identity theft happens when someone uses your Social Security number to file a tax return and claim a fraudulent tax refund. These phony returns are usually e-filed early in the tax season because e-filed returns get faster refunds. A scammer hopes to get a […]
Thinking About Health – Explaining the “Explanation of Benefits”
Every time your doctor sends a medical claim to a medical insurance company or care management organization, you will receive an Explanation of Benefits – usually referred to as an EOB or EOB form. (The exception may be some prescriptions). Despite having “explanation” in its name, an EOB quite often confuses rather than explains anything. However, it is important that […]
Dakota Datebook
BlizzardsBy Merry Helm February 5, 2018 — It was on this date in 1949 that the North Dakota Air National Guard was called up to drop feed for stranded starving animals in the western part of the state, where a storm had dumped 16 inches on top of the 14 that were already on the ground. In terms of duration, […]
TAPPEN
Well, Old Punxsutawney Phil, the ground hog, saw his shadow on Friday so we are promised another six weeks of winter. Not much snow, but seems it’s been pretty cold. At the Napoleon Care Center Sunday to help Doris Dockter celebrate her 89th birthday were Larry and Karen Dockter, Mike and Denise Kambeitz, Mike and Becca Dockter, Kaitlyn and Jessica, […]
Girls’ basketball results
Kidder County 36Medina-PB 43 K.C. 8 18 31 36 Medina 10 19 27 43 Kidder County stats: Hailey Pfaff – 1 FG, 2 pts.; Grace Benz – 2 fouls, 2 FG, 1 three-pointer, 4/6 FT, 11 pts.; Maddy Schmidt – 1 FG, 2 three-pointers, 1/3 FT, 9 pts.; Brittany Rath – 2 fouls, 2 FG, 1 three-pointer, 7 pts.; Jaslyn […]

KC Wolves Girls Basketball vs Medina-PB Thunder
On January 30th the M-P-B Thunder girls and boys Basketball Teams traveled to Steele to take on the Kidder County Wolves. The Thunder girls pulled off a 36-43 win in a very exciting game. The M-P-B Thunder boys fell to the Wolves 59-26.
Medina School activities
Feb. 8 – GBB District Tournament at Hazelton; BBB at LaMoure (JV & V), 6:00 p.m.; JH BBB at Carrington, 4:30 p.m. Feb. 9 – FFA Little I at Fargo; GBB District Tournament at Hazelton Feb. 10 – FFA at Kindred; Archery at Wilton Feb. 12 – GBB District Tournament at Hazelton Feb. 13 – School Board meeting, 7:15 a.m.; […]
K.C. citation list
The following citations were issued by the Kidder County Sheriff’s Department from Jan. 1-30, 2018. Speeding – Garrett Jangula, Jason Thompson, Brittany Carlson, Benjamin Lervick, Clarence Harter, Steven Anderson, Mariya Krumm, Brittney Colburn, Chad Bakken, Renae Miller, Michael Arnold, Dean Goter, Kimberly Gress- Gooden, Erin Wood, Joshua Hackman, Larissa Kaiser, Glen Ternes, Carmen Wald, Morgan Almer, Jon Dittbenner, Carrie Lusby, […]