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Petition circulated for Matejcek Dam

Nick Vorlage
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
An online petition has been created for Walsh County residents who are upset about the recent decision by the Walsh County Water Resource Board to ban overnight camping and activities at the Matejcek Dam.
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Photo contest

News Staff
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
The annual photo contest held in conjunction with the 32nd Annual Pioneer Machinery Show on September 7 will follow the theme 'Landscape Scenes in the Rendezvous Region.
Small-town grocery stores in ND have gone from 137 stores in 2014 to just 90 today. Stock photo

Small-town grocery stores in ND have gone from 137 stores in 2014 to just 90 today. Stock photo

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Rural grocery and local food hub project advances with major funding

News Staff
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
A regional initiative which seeks to transform the rural food system – helping grocery stores stay open and increasing access to local foods – is advancing in North Dakota.
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Webisode series featuring North Dakota specialty crops back for third year

News Staff
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring announced the release of three more webisodes in their original series, Fresh from North Dakota, featuring North Dakota specialty crops. The first of three webisodes was released August 6, with an additional webisode coming each Wednesday through Aug. 20, 2025.
Farmers, agriculturalists and NDSU Extension staff are invited to attend the row crop tour at the Carrington Research Extension Center. (NDSU photo)

Farmers, agriculturalists and NDSU Extension staff are invited to attend the row crop tour at the Carrington Research Extension Center. (NDSU photo)

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Carrington Research Extension Center to host row crop tour Aug. 21

News Staff
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
North Dakota State University’s Carrington Research Extension Center will hold its annual row crop tour Aug. 21. Farmers, agriculturalists and NDSU Extension staff are invited to attend.Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m.— a different start time from past years.
The reported locations of spotted water hemolock have been in wet and subirrigated meadows, along the edge of cattail sloughs, and adjacent roadside ditches, water drains and creek bottoms. NDSU photo

The reported locations of spotted water hemolock have been in wet and subirrigated meadows, along the edge of cattail sloughs, and adjacent roadside ditches, water drains and creek bottoms. NDSU photo

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Scout wet meadow areas for spotted water hemlock before cutting hay

News Staff
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
Spotted water hemlock, a plant native to North Dakota, has recently been identified in several counties across the state. The plant is highly poisonous to humans and all livestock, especially cows and horses. The toxin in the plant is cicutoxin and is most harmful in the spring.
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