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Collaboration between Dickinson Parks and Recreation and Best Friend Mentor offers enriching activities for middle schoolers, enhancing confidence and healthy lifestyles.

Mental illness in youth populations is rising at a steady rate across the country in a generation that is prone to the influences of social media and cyberbullying. On Wednesday, the Concord School District in partnership with the Concord Parks &...

Area community comes together to support 12 local nonprofits in southwest North Dakota as part of a record-breaking $26.1 million raised in 2023.

Time is often the greatest gift you can give, and members of the Fayette County Public School System’s Friends Mentoring Program were thanked for giving so generously at an appreciation […]

Earlier this week, we sat down with Wonderment Therapies and Best Friends Mentoring to talk about what they're doing to help at-risk youth in southwestern North Dakota who are struggling with mental health issues.

The Hagen Building in Dickinson is home to several organizations, including special education services provided by Dickinson Public Schools. We spoke with Director of Special Education Sheri Twist to learn more about what these services provide.

Dickinson Area Chamber of Commerce announces new executive director The Dickinson Area Chamber announced Carter Fong as the new Executive Director of the organization on Thursday. Fong brings with him over 12 years of experience at Dickinson Trinity High School as an instructor, extracurricular advisor, athletic coach and administrator. Written By: James Miller | × Executive Director of the Dickinson Area Chamber of Commerce Carter Fong. The Dickinson Area Chamber a...

The Sunrise Foundation has a busy week. The group is part of the local online fundraiser, which covers the state of North Dakota with a powerful message –a heart –, and it is being displayed by local businesses. In addition to online donations, the foundation will have people at Lasting Visions and the Frontier Travel Center for those people who want to physically hand over donations Thursday morning. Not only will it have in impact in Bowman County and surrounding areas, but also it ...

AmeriCorps member joins Best Friend Mentoring Program Meet your new best friend Katelyn Nguyen, 23, who adores the outdoors and is now a program coordinator at Best Friend Mentoring Program (BFMP). Nguyen is a graduate from Brigham Young University-Idaho and current member of AmeriCorps, the voluntary civil society program engaging adults in public service work with the goal of helping others and meeting critical needs in the community. 5:53 pm, Dec. 21, 2020 × Katelyn Ng...

Dickinson Elks Lodge presents $3,500 grant to BackPack Program The Dickinson Elks Lodge has been busy helping the local communities this holiday season. Don Bares talks about programs and fundraisers aimed at providing support to local entities this holiday season, including presentation of a check to veteran services. Written By: Jackie Jahfetson | × From left, Dickinson Elks Lodge members Linda Candrian, Justin Sayler, Leading Knight Don Bares, Kristin Seaks and ...