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One-Act team takes fourth at state
One of the finest performances with one of the youngest groups of students at Washburn High School brought the team of 20 Washburn students a fourth place finish at the State B one-act competition.
City employees not expected to survey property
The Washburn City Commission continues to look over buildings and other structures going up without proper permits.
Pageantry: More than just a great smile
The back stage of the Miss Grand Forks Scholarship Pageant is a place where Kayla Wiese never wanted to be.
A more fitness-friendly Memorial Building
It’s been some time since Washburn has had a fitness facility for residents to pump iron or run up a good sweat.
Flag retirement starts new tradition
It became clear to the Wilton American Legion that the Wilton community cares about the symbol of freedom when on Saturday morning they had three boxes of American flags to retire.
Answering the call
You see him zipping up and down the streets of Washburn in his K&D Services work truck.
Covering the Kennedys took a toll on Washburn native
Clint Hill, a Washburn native, is best known for his work as a Secret Service agent assigned to protect Jackie Kennedy on the scene the day President John F. Kennedy was assassinated Nov. 22, 1963.
Interior storage face lift pending for Wilton
Celebrations and assorted events held at Wilton’s Memorial Hall have brought people from the community and across the nation together for many years.
Housing, motel study to survey community
Doug McDonald and Matthew Leiphon of Praxis Strategy Group led the second housing study and motel feasibility study meeting at the Memorial Building last week.
Coal Conversion Counties share concerns
EPA control, a vote to do away with property taxes and the growth of the oil industry were all major topics for discussion during the annual Coal Conversion Counties meeting held Wednesday night at Washburn’s Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center.
