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Cory Hepola [left] speaks with Kevin Leier of Heartland Bison Ranch. Photo by The Brookshire Company.

Cory Hepola [left] speaks with Kevin Leier of Heartland Bison Ranch. Photo by The Brookshire Company.

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Small-town success comes from positive people and things

News Staff
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Attracting younger adults, building infrastructure keys to successBy Michael Standaert, North Dakota News Cooperative Like many young rural people, broadcast journalist Cory Hepola left his small hometown of Perham, Minn., looking for bigger city success.
From the pastor’s desk

From the pastor’s desk

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From the pastor’s desk

Pastor Leroy Aufenkamp
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
We live in a very interesting time in human history. The 1900s/20th Century gave us two world wars. Now in the 21st Century we hear discussions about the very real possibility of a third world war, with the likelihood of it becoming nuclear.
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Prism of prose

Education By Clint Van Camp
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Some might call it an Aha moment. Others would refer to it as an epiphany, or a divine revelation. I call it learning. It is a realization of some truth never before recognized. It represents an expansion of the mind. Great books of learning will expand the mind.
The High School Choir from the left Ian Peterson, Loki Sylskar and Stephanie Kissee. Photo by Lyle Van Camp

The High School Choir from the left Ian Peterson, Loki Sylskar and Stephanie Kissee. Photo by Lyle Van Camp

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A Drayton Public School Christmas program held

Lyle Van Camp
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
On Thursday evening of last week, the school music department held its annual Christmas program with a large crowd of parents, grandparents, and family members in attendance.
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North Dakota outpaced the U.S. in domestic migration in 2023

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Wednesday, December 11, 2024
The state bucks recent state migration trends despite a rugged climateBy Dieter Holger, data reporter for ConsumerAffairs.North Dakota has been drawing people from other states at a rapid clip in recent years, driven by its booming oil and gas industry and low cost of living.
Here is a scene from Drayton’s Tree of Light Ceremony in 2017. Ray Gozdal read the names assisted by Kristi Scharmer. Photo from the Valley News & Views archives.

Here is a scene from Drayton’s Tree of Light Ceremony in 2017. Ray Gozdal read the names assisted by Kristi Scharmer. Photo from the Valley News & Views archives.

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Photo fun

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Wednesday, December 11, 2024
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Alert to Humana Medicare Advantage customers

News Staff
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
The North Dakota Insurance Department is alerting Humana customers with Medicare Advantage plans of a change in hospital networks.The Department has been notified that beginning Jan. 1, 2025, Humana Medicare Advantage plans will no longer be contracted with Sanford Health as an in-network facility.
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