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Fighting through the wind and cold, sprinters, including DVE junior Trenten Keena, rounded the track during the Mens 200m dash. Keena earned a 7th-place finish in the competitive event. Photo by Jamie Rarick

Fighting through the wind and cold, sprinters, including DVE junior Trenten Keena, rounded the track during the Mens 200m dash. Keena earned a 7th-place finish in the competitive event. Photo by Jamie Rarick

Titans qualify four athletes for State Meet battling Mother Nature in start to Outdoor Track season

Spartan Classic Elizabeth Fedje — 1st, 300 hurdles (:46.44), state qualifying and new venue record (previous: :46.74, Julia Skari, Jamestown, 2025); 1st, high jump (5’0”), state qualifying; 3rd, long jump (16’7.25”), state qualifying and new Titan record (previous: 15’8”, Taylor Reilly, 2018).
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Games of Pembina’s past: Faro and Frontier Gambling

Shuffle your way into the past at the Pembina State Museum during “Games of Pembina's Past: Faro and Frontier Gambling” on Saturday, April 18. Drop in anytime between 1 and 4 p.m. to learn how to play faro, a popular and fast-paced game of chance from Pembina’s frontier days.
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CDL Training Program aims to address workforce needs

The Cavalier County Job Development Authority is preparing to launch a local commercial driver’s license (CDL) training program aimed at addressing workforce shortages in key industries across the state.
Michelle Wagner, left, carries boxes of signed petitions for a proposed ballot measure to make public school breakfasts and lunches free in North Dakota on April 9, 2026, at the Capitol. To her right is Amy Jacobson and Ashley Gaschk. All three are members of the sponsoring committee for the measure. Photo by Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor

Michelle Wagner, left, carries boxes of signed petitions for a proposed ballot measure to make public school breakfasts and lunches free in North Dakota on April 9, 2026, at the Capitol. To her right is Amy Jacobson and Ashley Gaschk. All three are members of the sponsoring committee for the measure. Photo by Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor

Free school meals backers deliver signatures, paving way for fall vote in ND

North Dakotans could vote this November on whether public schools should provide free meals after an advocacy organization on Thursday submitted thousands of signatures to the Secretary of State’s Office.
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Spring wildfire potential remains high

Despite recent snowfalls across the state, outdoor enthusiasts should remain aware of ground conditions and wildfire risks.Spring is a high-risk period for wildfires due to increased human activity outdoors, dead ground vegetation, and high wind potential.
A tractor pulls anhydrous ammonia tanks to fertilize a farm field. (iStock Getty Images Plus)

A tractor pulls anhydrous ammonia tanks to fertilize a farm field. (iStock Getty Images Plus)

Farm group seeks policy change to help build fertilizer storage

By Jeff Beach, North Dakota Monitor Farmers have been hit by spiking fertilizer and fuel prices as the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran disrupts global trade and supplies, but a North Dakota ag group is trying to work on a long-term solution to fertilizer shortages.
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RED RIVER FARM NETWORK

Lindberg highlights Vietnam trade gainsThe U.S. is making progress in expanding agricultural trade in Southeast Asia.
REMINDER 4-H fair deadline is approaching.

REMINDER 4-H fair deadline is approaching.

REMINDER 4-H fair deadline is approaching.

May 1, 2026All 4-H’ers who plan to enter static and/or livestock exhibits in the 4-H shows at the Pembina Fair need to complete the project area and/or livestock online registration before May 1.Contact the Extension office at701-265-8441 with any questions