Mountrail County Record News

MHA Nation pays tribute to war hero Ira Hayes
The flag raising of Iwo Jima was remembered in the homeland of Ira Hayes and his memory and sacrifice was honored in a parade and a banquet the night before.
State approves annexation of Packineau Lane
The State Board of Public School Education voted unanimously to annex over 113 acres of property (41 lots) from the New Town Public School District No. 1 to the Parshall School District No. 3 at an official hearing on Tuesday after testimony was provided by several individuals who were in support of the annexation.

Building homes and lives on MHA Nation
Helping to build the community of Parshall into the kind of place where anyone would want to live is one of the major goals of Northeast Segment Councilman Mervin Packineau.
Here to there and back again
A lot of the local fans know them by their first names. Why shouldn’t they?

A lifetime of giving, caring honored
A birthday party and pow wow at the Parshall/Lucky Mound Veterans Memorial Gym last week attracted many people. But the main attraction so many came see that evening was Sally White.
Bite the Ice
The alarm went off at 5 a.m. The truck was already packed and ready to go the night before.

“Mr. Arenacross” looks to promote his sport
Dan Bata grew up on a motorcycle and tries to ride every day of the year, even in the dead of winter on his rural home near Belden.
Conditions good for Bite the Ice
In the 14 years of holding the Bite the Ice on the Hook ice fishing tournament, participants have experienced just about every kind of weather imaginable for February in North Dakota, from white out ground blizzards to bitter cold to the sunniest, mildest day you can imagine.

Blowing the whistle on cancer
For a dozen years, basketball referees from the Williston Basin Basketball Officials Association pull out pink whistles for a week to call a foul on breast cancer.
Oil counties beware
In the deep of winter, outdoor construction projects aren't usually top of mind.