LAKOTA, N.D. — It started simply. At age 10, about to turn 11, Evie Riski received a diary from her father as a Christmas gift. A few days later, Evie made her first entry. “Grandmas were at our place ...

Evie Riski’s father gave her a diary so she could follow his tradition of recording the day’s events in her hometown. It was a week before her 11th birthday. Nine decades and almost 33,000 entries ...

I am going to write a daily diary entry for today, Sept. 22. First of all, Happy sixth birthday to my grandson, Curtis. I ...