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Winning photo in the ‘animal’ category.

Winning photo in the ‘animal’ category.

NDFB Photo Contest winners announced

NDFB’s Promotion and Education Committee has announced the 2024 NDFB agriculture photo contest winners. The contest featured three categories: Landscape, Animals, and Lifestyle. Each winner will receive $300.Jim Bondly from Bottineau, N.D.
Ernesto Aguilar, arrested September 20 by Grafton PD.

Ernesto Aguilar, arrested September 20 by Grafton PD.

Grafton man arrested for terrorizing and other charges

The Grafton police department was called out to a domestic disturbance at 1434 Lawler avenue Friday Morning.The initial call that came in just after 8 a.m., indicated that a woman had called dispatch stating that her husband had started a mattress on fire inside the home.
Valley News & Views

Valley News & Views

North Dakota crop progress and condition report

For the week ending September 22There were 5.3 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 7% very short, 22% short, 61% adequate, and 10% surplus.
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Valley News & Views

RED RIVER FARM NETWORK

Ad hoc disaster and Farm Bill passage needed – A farm crisis is on the horizon. Senate Agriculture Committee Ranking Member John Boozman made that point in a speech on the Senate floor.
Lynn Haugen, Haugen Cattle Company, Hannaford, ND. Photo by Will Bollum Photography

Lynn Haugen, Haugen Cattle Company, Hannaford, ND. Photo by Will Bollum Photography

North Dakota Fall Angus Tour held Sept. 14-16

There was something for everyone on the Fall Angus Tour hosted by the ND Angus AssociationAngus enthusiasts from across the country, toured through Northeastern North Dakota recently, on the Fall Angus Tour hosted by the North Dakota Angus Association (NDAA).
Photo by Jess Tull

Photo by Jess Tull

Ostenrude Harvesting: A multigenerational operation

Ostenrude Harvesting is a custom combining operation based out of Hoople run by the father and son duo of Tim and John Ostenrude. They have been in business for close to 30 years.'I think I've been on a combine since I was eight years old.
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Valley News & Views

Homme Dam registers highest level of toxins in state.

The Homme Dam resevoir located just west of Park River has been dealing with a harmful blue-green algae bloom for more than a month.Walsh County Three Rivers Soil Conservation District manager Josh Anderson says the latest lab report for a water sample that was taken on Sept. 6, wasn’t a good one.
The privilege of voting: Editorial by North Dakota Secretary of State Michael Howe

The privilege of voting: Editorial by North Dakota Secretary of State Michael Howe

The privilege of voting: Editorial by North Dakota Secretary of State Michael Howe

We hear it every two years - “This is the most important election of our lifetime!”In a sense, it is true. Not because of who the candidates may be or the issues facing voters, but because the most important election of our lifetime is always the “next election.