JoAnn Schaefers recently completed 40 years of covering news for Orient and Polo for her local newspapers, The Faulk County Record and Miller Press. Following is a column Schaeffers wrote to commemorate this occasion. Read More »
Author Archives: Faulk County Record
Faulkton woman will auction lifetime collections
Dolly Geist has been collecting salt and pepper shakers since she was in grade school. Read More »
Faulkton Lunch and Learn event explains advantages of social media and business
Back in 2006 when Stacy Hadrick and husband Troy became rural advocates, Stacy thought blogging wouldn’t amount to much. Read More »
Faulkton Out of School Program seeking director
Though the project is still in its infancy, a Faulkton Out of School Program Steering Committee is now to the point where they are looking to hire someone as a program director. Read More »
Common Sense Manufacturing moves to expanded headquarters
Common Sense Manufacturing has now moved its headquarters to a new building just off Highway 45 between Faulkton and Cresbard. Read More »
Opt out may be in Faulkton School’s future
The Board of the Faulkton Area Schools met on July 8. The biggest topic of discussion was the consideration of a general fund opting out as soon as the 2015 fiscal year. Read More »
Faulkton’s Pickler Mansion in 25th year of restoration
The Pickler Mansion has been a fixture in Faulkton since Major John Pickler first began its construction in 1884. But the will-bequeathed wish of Alice Pickler, that the house be made into a community museum, was not made a reality until 1988. Read More »
Schwan’s announces Faulkton and Oakes depot closures
The Schwan Food Company has announced plans to close distribution depot centers in Faulkton and Oakes, N.D. Schwan’s will replace these plants with a new facility to be located in Aberdeen. Read More »
Faulkton graduation begins on somber note
Faulkton High School Principal Craig Cassens opened graduation ceremonies with a somber announcement. Senior classmate Kaitlin Heitmann was recovering from serious injuries following a Saturday morning car accident near her rural Faulkton home. Read More »
Faulkton student has made a splash already. What happens after graduation?
Kyle Ortmeier has had one heck of a year. Read More »