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A student at Centennial Elementary gives Gov. Kelly Armstrong a hug after he gave her the pen he used to sign House Bill 1160, which requires North Dakota public schools to adopt phone-free school policies, on Friday, April 25. Submitted photo.

A student at Centennial Elementary gives Gov. Kelly Armstrong a hug after he gave her the pen he used to sign House Bill 1160, which requires North Dakota public schools to adopt phone-free school policies, on Friday, April 25. Submitted photo.

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Armstrong highlights benefits to students of bill requiring phone-free K-12 public schools

News Staff
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
A new law requiring K-12 public schools in North Dakota to adopt phone-free school policies may be the most impactful legislation of this session, Gov.
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North Dakota crop progress and condition report

News Staff
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
For the week ending April 27, 2025, there were 4.8 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 11% very short, 32% short, 54% adequate, and 3% surplus.
The responsibility of safely sharing the road during spring planting season falls on both farm equipment operators and general motorists. Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health photo

The responsibility of safely sharing the road during spring planting season falls on both farm equipment operators and general motorists. Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health photo

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Share the road during spring planting season

News Staff
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Recent rain showers across North Dakota have caused some planting delays. As soil conditions in fields begin to dry out and improve, more farm equipment will be sharing the road to access fields and begin spring planting.
Along the way

Along the way

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Along the way

Christine Jensen
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
|The sacredness of our planet is too often taken for granted. There is connection in all of it and the thread of its powerful parts becomes the divinity within its sanctuary. Remembering and honoring the gifts and graces of earth’s poignant tapestry is a recitation in the canvas of its creation.
Life in the slow lane?

Life in the slow lane?

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Life in the slow lane?

Lesa Van Camp
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
|I have been mildly interested in genealogy for some time. I find it interesting to learn about my family roots and where my ancestors originated from.
Prairie doc: The Golden Rules of Dementia

Prairie doc: The Golden Rules of Dementia

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Prairie doc: The Golden Rules of Dementia

Jill Kruse, Do
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Dementia is a progressive condition that results in decline in cognitive function. People with dementia have increasing difficulties with short term memory, thinking, and reasoning.For family members it can be hard to watch the decline in a loved one who is struggling with dementia.
Refrigerators need to stay tidy to prevent contamination and food waste. Pixabay photo

Refrigerators need to stay tidy to prevent contamination and food waste. Pixabay photo

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Prairie fare: Let’s explore the food in our refrigerator

Julie Garden-robinson,
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Ph.D., R.D., L.R.D.“I heard you and my husband Bill went on a tour of our pantry recently,” Mary says. “Somehow you magically shrank down so you could get to the back of the cupboard.”It’s true, Bill and I had a nice time inspecting the cupboards.“Do you think we could explore our refrigerator, too?
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Dakota gardener: Easy-to-grow, big, beautiful pumpkins

News Staff
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
By Tom Kalb, Horticulturist It’s fun to grow your own Halloween pumpkins.Bigger is often better, but I don’t want to grow a giant, 300-pound pumpkin. Those pumpkins are lopsided. They are ugly. They look more tan than orange in color. Their vines gobble up the entire garden.
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