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Pembina County Crop Improvement Association Annual Plot Tour – July 29

News Staff
Wednesday, July 22, 2026
The Pembina County Crop Improvement Association (PCCIA) invites area producers, agribusiness professionals, and community members to attend the Annual Plot Tour on Wednesday, July 29, beginning at 10:00 a.m. at the Schluchter Farm, located at 14354 98th St. NE, Cavalier, ND 58220.
RED RIVER FARM NETWORK

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News Staff
Wednesday, July 22, 2026
Farm bill hinges on SNAP compromiseThe clock is ticking for Congress as lawmakers work through a crowded legislative agenda before the August recess. Along with national security and budget issues, agriculture remains on the list, including Farm Bill 2.
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Saralee Hoselton
Wednesday, July 22, 2026
On July 15, Saralee Hoselton took the PCMT van to Grafton. That day, Merv and Phyllis Holter went to the Kittson County Fair in Hallock, where they attended the performance of their great-granddaughters who were part of Emily’s dance class.
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Echoes from the past | July 23- 29

National History
Wednesday, July 22, 2026
A look back at national, state and local history from this week in years past.By Emily Carpenter, Pembina County Historical SocietyJuly 26, 1908 - U.S. Attorney General Bonaparte ordered a special agent force to begin reporting to Chief Examiner Stanley W.
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Along the way | Benevolent bonds

Christine Jensen
Wednesday, July 22, 2026
- Cassandra ClareSheltered by nature’s exquisite healing benefits, we often find sanctity and solace in those sacred moments that take us back to the quiet of our soul’s understanding and into the depths of the divine alchemy that sustains us.
Health experts recommend that women need 11.5 cups and men need 15.5 cups of fluids daily from all sources. (Pixabay photo)

Health experts recommend that women need 11.5 cups and men need 15.5 cups of fluids daily from all sources. (Pixabay photo)

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Prairie Fare: The power of proper hydration

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Wednesday, July 22, 2026
Health experts recommend plain water as the beverage of choice over sugary, carbonated or alcoholic beveragesBy Julie Garden-Robinson, North Dakota State University Extension food and nutrition specialist “What temperature is it in North Dakota right now?” my colleagues from around the U.S. ask.
Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, speaks at the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C., in December. CMS last month released guidance on how states should implement new Medicaid work requirements. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, speaks at the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C., in December. CMS last month released guidance on how states should implement new Medicaid work requirements. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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States gird for new Medicaid ‘medically frail’ rule

Shalina Chatlani, North Dakota Monitor
Wednesday, July 22, 2026
State Medicaid agencies are concerned that many sick and disabled enrollees will lose their coverage because the Trump administration is narrowing the definition of who is “medically frail” enough to get an exemption from new work requirements.
North Dakota is home to over 40 species of mosquito, including the everpopular inland floodwater mosquito. Flickr photo by Katja Schulz

North Dakota is home to over 40 species of mosquito, including the everpopular inland floodwater mosquito. Flickr photo by Katja Schulz

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Dakota Gardener: The ‘mosquito buckets of doom’ controversy

Esther Mcginnis, Ndsu Extension Horiculturalist
Wednesday, July 22, 2026
This method of killing hordes of mosquitoes may have varying results based on a few key factors.Every northern state jokes that the mosquito is its state bird.However, mosquitoes are no laughing matter. They vector West Nile disease in the north and much worse diseases further south.
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