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Taylor Hermanson received an Honorable Mention for her acting in the One Act Play Regional Contest last week. Photo by Lyle Van Camp

Taylor Hermanson received an Honorable Mention for her acting in the One Act Play Regional Contest last week. Photo by Lyle Van Camp

Honorable Mention

A lack of available local groceries is a particular concern for elderly community members especially in winter weather conditions.

A lack of available local groceries is a particular concern for elderly community members especially in winter weather conditions.

Rural grocery stores challenged by prices, distribution costs

Communities statewide exploring range of option By Micheal Standaert, Correspondent, North Dakota News CooperativeThe recent loss of Drake’s only grocery store has the rural community searching for solutions.
RED RIVER FARM NETWORK

RED RIVER FARM NETWORK

RED RIVER FARM NETWORK

USDA is investigating the confirmation of one pig testing positive for the H5N1 bird flu. This is a unique situation with this animal being on a small backyard farm in Oregon where it was housed with poultry, sheep, and goats. H5N1 has high mortality rates in birds.
Q & A with Tim Mickelson, Rolla farmer and president of the Northern Canola Growers Association

Q & A with Tim Mickelson, Rolla farmer and president of the Northern Canola Growers Association

Q & A with Tim Mickelson, Rolla farmer and president of the Northern Canola Growers Association

Q - With the 2024 harvest now wrapped up and everything in the bin, how did things ultimately end up and were there any surprises along the way?There's always a few surprises, a few challenges, because we're farmers [laughs], but some of the crops were better than I expected, like soybeans.
Valley News & Views

Valley News & Views

80 year old former State Senator surrendered himself to US Marshals

In August of this year, former senator Ray Holmberg pled guilty to the federal crime of traveling overseas to sexually abuse minors. Holmberg served more than 45 years in the North Dakota Senate before resigning in 2022 amid a federal investigation.