Connie Bitz, an electric cooperative leader and champion of rural co-ops, from LaMoure, was named the 2026 Gaylord Olson Cooperator by the Quentin Burdick Center for Cooperatives (QBCC).
A yearlong statewide research effort examining the health and future of local news in North Dakota affirms an industry at a crossroads––one facing mounting challenges, but also significant opportunities for renewal, innovation and community partnership.
