Valley City Times-Record

Know Your Neighbor

John Munro started playing guitar at 15 and has never looked back. Munro first became interested in the instrument when his uncle brought a guitar to family gatherings. “He would bring his guitar around and play at social gatherings, and everybody was...

National Weather Service

Friday Mostly sunny, with a high near 26. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. Friday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. East wind around 7 mph...

A second home

Santiago and Christina Silva do not live in Valley City, but the town feels like a second home. The pair perform together as Project: Constellation, an acoustic folk-rock-punk-pop duo. Santiago Silva plays guitar and sings, while Christina Silva...

Called by the Holy Spirit

Reverand Norman Beighley knew from an early age that he was called to religious life. Beighley has been an ordained Lutheran minister for more than 50 years. “I was around 15 years old and the young people at our church were asked to give a young...

Horoscopes

ARIES (March 21-April 19). You’re instinctually motivated by a primal and unconscious strategy -- a knowing that has been inside you since birth. It’s the same instinct your ancestors have had for thousands of years, and you can trust your modern...

Know Your Neighbor

When John Andrus picked up a five-string banjo for the first time, he knew nothing about bluegrass music. He walked into a music store that was going out of business in Grand Forks and bought a build-yourown banjo kit that was on sale. “I didn’t know...

Pet Friendly Friday

First Name: Angela Last Name: Martin Pet Name: Regal James Pet Breed: Pekinese poodle mix Pet Age: 14 1/2 Pets Favorite Activity: Going for walks, sleeping and eating beef jerky.

Learning to help where needed

Maren Gemar grew up in Sheyenne, North Dakota, just up the river from Valley City. "Sheyenne makes Valley City look like a metropolis. I'm definitely a small-town North Dakota girl," Gemar said. Growing up in a small town taught Gemar the value of...

Pet Friendly Friday

OWNER: Amber Bruyea Pet Name: Phoenix Pet Breed: Orange Tabby Pet Age: 3 in March Pets Favorite Activity: Knocking things off the counter

Know Your Neighbor

Casey Skramstad has lived in Valley City her entire life, except for the years she attended college in Fargo. After that experience, she decided Fargo was not the best place to raise children and moved back home. What kept Skramstad in Valley City,...

Newsday Crossword

What a start...

On the first day of summer, we were reminded how severe and devastating the weather this time of year can be. High winds, rain, hail and reports of tornados touching down in the area caused wide spread damage and the tragically three fatalities in the...

Newsday Crossword

CRYPTOQUIP

Extended Forecast for Valley City ND

3/-10 Wednesday Sunny, with a high near 3. Wind chill values as low as -19. North wind 7 to 9 mph. Wednesday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around -10. Wind chill values as low as -23. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph after...

Extended Forecast for Valley City ND

6/-4 Tuesday Sunny, with a high near 6. Wind chill values as low as -26. West northwest wind 13 to 17 mph. Tuesday Night Increasing clouds, with a low around -4. Wind chill values as low as -16. West northwest wind 9 to 11 mph. Wednesday Mostly...

Extended Forecast for Valley City ND

14/-2 Monday Partly sunny, with a high near 14. South southwest wind 14 to 18 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Monday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around -2. Northwest wind around 15...

Horoscopes

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Nonstop motion isn’t necessarily productivity. Don’t confuse activity with effectiveness. Give yourself the time to think about what really matters and what accomplishment you’re going to feel good about at the end of the...

Extended Forecast for Valley City ND

19/-8 Wednesday Snow likely, mainly before 8am. Patchy blowing snow after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19. Windy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northwest 27 to 32 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph....

Horoscopes

ARIES (March 21-April 19). You’ve been a bit detached, which has served you well. Think of it as protection. But today, nothing feels stormy or overwhelming. The emotional climate is gentle enough to set your defenses down and experience things more...

National Weather Service

Thursday A chance of sprinkles between 2pm and 3pm, then a chance of snow after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Windy, with a southwest wind 17 to 22 mph becoming west northwest 27 to 32 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph....

National Weather Service

Monday Partly sunny, with a high near 38. West southwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Monday Night A 20 percent chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. West wind 13 to 17 mph. Tuesday Mostly cloudy,...

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Friday Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. South southwest wind 6 to 15 mph. Friday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. West northwest wind 13 to 16 mph. Saturday Partly sunny, with a high near 12. Northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as...

National Weather Service

Thursday Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. North northwest wind 8 to 11 mph. Thursday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming west after midnight. Friday Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. West...

National Weather Service

Tuesday A chance of flurries between 9am and 11am. Patchy dense fog before noon. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 28. Northwest wind around 7 mph becoming west southwest in the morning. Tuesday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20....

Extended Forecast for Valley City ND

Monday Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. South wind 3 to 6 mph. Monday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest 5 to 8 mph in the evening. Tuesday Partly sunny,...

Whole Milk For Healthy Kids Act

Holiday celebrations are wonderful, for many reasons: Seeing the family, letting the cousins play together, doing fun activities like building a gingerbread house, and of course, the food. Even more amazing than the food on the holiday table… are the...

National Weather Service

Tuesday Patchy blowing snow between 9am and 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Northwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Tuesday Night A 50 percent chance of snow after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 1. North northwest...

14/5

Monday Mostly sunny, with a high near 14. Wind chill values as low as -26. Northwest wind 8 to 16 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. Monday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. West southwest wind 8 to 15 mph. Tuesday Mostly...

Up On The Housetop

The beloved Christmas song "Up on the Housetop" is believed to have been inspired by another popular piece of holiday writing. Written by American composer Benjamin Hanby in 1864, "Up on the Housetop" was at least in part inspired by Clement C. Moore's...

Santa Letters

From Your First Graders At Barnes County North School on pages 8 & 9.

National Weather Service

Monday Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. East southeast wind 7 to 9 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Monday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. West northwest wind 8 to 10 mph. Tuesday Partly sunny, with a high near 17. North northwest...

National Weather Service

Friday A chance of snow and freezing rain before 1pm, then a chance of freezing rain between 1pm and 2pm. Patchy blowing snow between 11am and 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. Wind chill values as low as -20. Breezy, with a south southeast...

Horoscopes

ARIES (March 21-April 19). The destination mindset might work for a vacation or a game, but it doesn’t work for the things that matter. Important things need a mindset of practice. Love, relationships, health -- it’s built over again every day. TAURUS...

Dakota Attitude

“Ain’t Time to Play Cards Today” Herman Landers was in his teens during the Dirty ’30s. He remembers the hard times. “There wasn’t a dollar to be made. I worked [five months] for 50 cents a day, and it took me nine months to get my money because [the...

Horoscopes

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Certain roles require your composure, some skillful acting and a commitment to show up and deliver time and again. But you shouldn’t have to perform to the point of pain, or your soul’s diminishing. Take off the mask. Breathe...

National Weather Service

Friday Patchy blowing snow between 8am and 5pm. Partly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 1 by 10am, then falling to around -6 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -29. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 22 mph, with...

Cake pops to light up kids’ eyes this holiday season

There’s no denying Christmas Eve is a little more special in homes where kids are excited about an overnight visit from Santa Claus. Indeed, kids’ joy and enthusiasm helps to make the holiday season such a special time of year. Since kids add so much...

Horoscopes

ARIES (March 21-April 19). When you count your blessings, you feel fortunate. Most of your problems would be considered minimal on a global scale. Knowing someone, somewhere, would relish your worst-case scenario really puts things in...

Horoscopes

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Remember when you thought someone else could help you more than you could help yourself? What an amazingly powerful ally you can be to yourself as you act strictly on your own behalf -- not selfish, just necessary. TAURUS...

Horoscopes

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Lately, everything seems to run together -- as soon as one thing ends, another begins. If you want real downtime, you’ll have to claim it deliberately. The world won’t pause unless you do. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You’re...

Horoscopes

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Don’t get so concerned with doing the right thing that it blocks you from doing the interesting thing, the thing you want to do or the thing you’ve never done. You’ll never be in quite this situation again. You may as well...

Horoscopes

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Normally, you wouldn’t dream of letting someone with inferior skills handle the work you do so well. But how will they learn if they are never given the chance? Sooner or later, delegation will be necessary. Why not...

Horoscopes

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Sometimes connection lingers like sound after a concert. You wonder if the other person hears it, too. Maybe they do; maybe they don’t. What matters is that you’re learning the frequency of your own peace. Stay tuned...

10 Math facts about thanksgiving

46 million turkeys are eaten each year on Thanksgiving in the U.S. — that’s more than the population of Spain! The average pumpkin pie recipe makes 8 slices — but Americans eat about 50 million pumpkin pies every Thanksgiving! If each person eats...

Horoscopes

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Your personal journey also happens to be very relatable. Though what you’re doing feels specific to you, it will become meaningful to others, too, if communicated well. The first step is to read the room and adjust your vibes...

Horoscopes

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Life accelerates because you remove what’s unnecessary. Narrow down your options, shorten your lists, lose a few rules. Also, whatever time constraints you can lift will eliminate stress. What if, like the gods, you had all...

National Weather Service

Monday Partly sunny, with a high near 35. South wind 6 to 14 mph. Monday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. South wind around 14 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Veterans Day Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. West northwest...

National Weather Service

Friday A chance of rain, possibly mixing with snow after 7am, then gradually ending. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 35. North wind 7 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation...

National Weather Service

Thursday Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Thursday Night Increasing clouds, with a low around 31. West wind 9 to 13 mph. Friday Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. North wind 7 to 15...

Horoscopes

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Real connection isn’t built from good manners or social maneuvers; it’s built from attention. You’re genuinely curious, and others feel it. Let silence do some of the work. People will reveal themselves when you don’t rush to...

Horoscopes

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Honesty is your calling card. What you speak, write and do resonates with truth and impacts people far outside of your circle. Words spoken from integrity ripple through conversations you’ll never hear, inspiring...

Horoscopes

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Growth is happening, but it comes in fits and starts. You’ll feel better if you focus on what you put in, not what you get out. Don’t demand too much from the results right now. Keep expectations light. TAURUS (April 20-May...

National Weather Service

Friday A chance of rain and snow before noon, then a chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 40. North wind 10 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Little or no snow accumulation expected. Friday Night A slight chance of rain and snow between...

National Weather Service

Thursday Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 51. South southwest wind 8 to 16 mph becoming west northwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Thursday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. West...

National Weather Service

Wednesday Sunny, with a high near 47. Northwest wind around 6 mph. Wednesday Night Increasing clouds, with a low around 32. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph after midnight. Thursday Partly sunny, with a high near 51. South southwest wind 9 to...

Horoscopes

ARIES (March 21-April 19). The fix you’re looking for isn’t new. It’s not even new to you, really. You’ve solved this problem before (or one just like it) and the answer is tucked away in memory. Close your eyes and the solution will be right there...

Horoscopes

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Not everything valuable is advertised as such. It’s a day when you’re likely to find gems in thrift shops, odd corners of the internet, even in overheard conversations. Life is a treasure hunt because you say it is. And the...

National Weather Service

Friday Sunny, with a high near 57. South southeast wind 8 to 11 mph. Friday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 38. South wind 6 to 9 mph. Saturday Sunny, with a high near 62. South wind 10 to 17 mph. Saturday Night Partly cloudy, with a low...

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Thursday Sunny, with a high near 51. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon. Thursday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 31. South southeast wind 5 to 7 mph. Friday Sunny, with a high near 59. South southeast wind 7 to 13...

National Weather Service

Wednesday Sunny, with a high near 51. West northwest wind 5 to 11 mph. Wednesday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 28. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Thursday Sunny, with a high near 51. Calm wind becoming...

National Weather Service

Tuesday A 10 percent chance of showers before 7am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Breezy, with a northwest wind 17 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Tuesday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 28....

National Weather Service

Monday A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 13 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Monday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. West northwest wind 16 to 18 mph,...

National Weather Service

Friday Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a southwest wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Friday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. West wind around 11 mph. Saturday Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy, with...

Did you know?

According to the National Canine Cancer Foundation, certain dog breeds are more likely to develop cancer than others. The NCCF notes that data supports the notion that genetic characteristics contribute to higher rates of cancer, though more research...

Extended Forecast for Valley City ND

52/48 Wednesday Cloudy, with a high near 52. East southeast wind 6 to 11 mph. Wednesday Night A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Low around 48. East southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%....

Horoscopes

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Innovation isn’t always a thunderclap. Sometimes it’s a gentle sound that grows louder as you listen. Ideas come. Keep track. You’re so brilliant now, with your finger on the pulse of the world. This is the beginning of...

Dakota Datebook

Remembrance in Stone October 13, 2025 – Whitestone Hill was designated a State Historical Site in 1904. On this date in 1909, a crowd gathered at the top of the hill to commemorate a new monument. The monument was carved from Vermont granite. At the...

Horoscopes

ARIES (March 21-April 19). You could travel lighter, emotionally and physically. It’s about delineating between essentials and nonessentials. Let go of what you don’t need and your energy level increases, allowing you to seize what you (SET ITAL) do...