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Passion for helping kids drives nonprofit program

Passion for helping kids drives nonprofit program

Passion for helping kids drives nonprofit program

Love One Another Now (L.O.A.N.) helps kids in Pembina County schools and all of the three Valley-Edinburg schools The Love One Another Now (L.O.A.N.) program in Cavalier is a group of passionate volunteers who live the organization’s name each day.
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Valley News & Views

Drayton awarded match grant

Drayton Economic Development Corporation (DEDCO) The community of Drayton has been awarded a 50/50 matching grant from an anonymous donor through the North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives (NDAREC).
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Valley News & Views

catfish capital

Registration opens next week Drayton’s Catfish Capital Challenge catfishing tournament is on the calendar for Aug. 8 and 9 this year! Drayton, North Dakota is the Catfish Capital of the North.
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Multiple law enforcement agencies respond to a bar fight The Polk County Sheriff’s Office says a bar brawl consisting of at least a dozen people broke out this week at the Rocking A Bar in Lengsby, Minnesota.
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Valley News & Views

Pembina/Walsh County MathCounts results

Seventy middle school students from area schools of Cavalier, Fordville-Lankin, Edmore, Grafton, Minto, Park River Area and Valley-Edinburg competed in the Walsh-Pembina Counties MathCounts competition held Thursday, February 8, 2024 at the Walsh County Courthouse.
The Silo Boutique, which just opened in Grafton, agreed to donate a portion of sales from Feb. 8 to the Unity Medical Center Foundation.

The Silo Boutique, which just opened in Grafton, agreed to donate a portion of sales from Feb. 8 to the Unity Medical Center Foundation.

Unity Medical Center raised $30,000+ on Giving Hearts Day!

We want to thank the 200+ donors who sent checks, made early gifts, matched gifts, gave online or stopped by our Open House on Feb. 8. Gifts are still coming in, but your impact thus far has surpassed $30,000. We are once again floored by your support!
The 2023 North Dakota lamb crop decreased 8% to 44,000 head, year over year. (NDSU photo)

The 2023 North Dakota lamb crop decreased 8% to 44,000 head, year over year. (NDSU photo)

Decline in sheep and lamb inventory indicates opportunity for ranchers

The all sheep and lamb inventory in the U.S. on Jan. 1 totaled 5.03 million head, down 2% from 2023, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.
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Valley News & Views

I-BAND opposes mandatory national ID System

On Feb. 1, 2024, National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) voted on an amended resolution to make EID mandatory for all breeding-age cattle over 18 months of age.
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Valley News & Views

NDSU Extension to host horse management webinar series

Horse owners and stable managers will have the opportunity to learn management strategies and ask questions during a webinar series that North Dakota State University Extension is hosting at noon CDT on Wednesdays in March.