Uncommon beauty

This common yellow swallowtail butterfly paid a visit to a local garden on Labor Day resting on a zinnia flower. The Common Yellow Swallowtail Butterfly is known for its broad distribution. It can be found in the Northern Hemisphere in Asia, Europe and North America.

The spirit of education as we go ‘back to school’

As the academic year shifts into full gear and our children and grandchildren head back to school, I have been pondering upon the meaning of education. It is part of our culture, our passage into adulthood, and the conduit to experiences and knowledge that goes far beyond words in books.

Readers, I hear you

By Andrea Johnston No matter where you live, in Drayton, in Arizona or anywhere else, the paper arriving in your mailbox is important to you. You pay a fee to have the paper sent to you so you expect a quality paper that arrives on time. It’s a reasonable expectation.

National Park Service awards $575,000 for upgrades to Icelandic State Park campground

The National Park Service (NPS) announced an award of $575,000 to the North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF).

Pembilier Nursing Center: Back to school time

Greetings from all of us at PNC! Well, ‘tis the time of year when summer ends and fall begins to sneak in. That means school is starting up and fall sports are beginning. It also means that Labor Day is right around the corner.

Reimbursement available for organic certification costs

Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring said that applications are nowbeingacceptedforreimbursement of organic certification costs through the Organic Certification Cost Share Program for fiscal year 2024.

Learn about tech tools at the 2024 Rural Developers Assembly

Community leaders and economic developers will be introduced to new andemergingtechnologiesattheRural Electric and Telecommunications (RE&T) Development Center’s Rural Developers Assembly Oct. 17.

North Dakota crop progress and condition report

For the week ending August 25, 2024, there were 5.3 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 2% very short, 15% short, 75% adequate, and 8% surplus.

RED RIVER FARM NETWORK

Factories up and running with good beet supply – The sugarbeet pre-pile harvest is going well despite the recent rain. “We’re good as far as how things are going and the beet supply that we need,” said Travis Pederson, agronomy manager for American Crystal Company in East Grand Forks and Crookston.