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Iverson pictured far right with bandmates. Submitted photo

Iverson pictured far right with bandmates. Submitted photo

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Family and friends are mourning after a local musician passed away hours after the band he played in performed their final show

Nick Vorlage
Wednesday, August 5, 2026
On Friday afternoon, emergency crews in Pierce County responded to the Buffalo Lake Recreation Area near Esmond after 18-year-old Ian Iverson of Hampden went under the water and did not resurface.Onlookers located Iverson in the water and pulled him to shore.
When recreation begins to degrade habitat or push wildlife off the land they depend on, the balance tips. That is why you see specific rules on WMAs. Photo by NDGF

When recreation begins to degrade habitat or push wildlife off the land they depend on, the balance tips. That is why you see specific rules on WMAs. Photo by NDGF

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The challenge of compatible use

News Staff
Wednesday, July 29, 2026
By Doug Leier, North Dakota Game and Fish outreach biologist If you spend enough time in the North Dakota outdoors, you quickly realize our public lands are a shared, limited resource. They cannot be everything to everyone.
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Area students recognized for spring college achievements

News Staff
Wednesday, July 29, 2026
Alexandria Technical & Community College Dean's List for spring 2026Sara Fier, Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs at Alexandria Technical & Community College, recognizes individual students for academic excellence. Alex Sillers of Grafton, N.D.
NDSU Extension specialists encourage producers to scout for spotted water hemlock before cutting hay. (NDSU photo)

NDSU Extension specialists encourage producers to scout for spotted water hemlock before cutting hay. (NDSU photo)

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Producers advised to scout wet areas for spotted water hemlock before cutting hay

News Staff
Wednesday, July 29, 2026
Spotted water hemlock, a native North Dakota plant, has been reported in most North Dakota counties.The plant is highly poisonous to humans and all livestock, especially cows, horses and goats. The plant's toxin, cicutoxin, is most harmful in the spring.
Cattle roam in a pasture near Killdeer in southwest North Dakota. (Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)

Cattle roam in a pasture near Killdeer in southwest North Dakota. (Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)

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North Dakota judge weighs decision in Beef Commission membership lawsuit

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Wednesday, July 29, 2026
By Jack Dura, North Dakota Monitor A North Dakota judge is set to decide whether the process for who serves on the state’s Beef Commission is unconstitutional.South Central Judicial District Judge Jackson Lofgren heard arguments Monday from attorneys for the state and the Ranchers Rights Initiative.
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RED RIVER FARM NETWORK

News Staff
Wednesday, July 29, 2026
Buy-up option restored – The U.S. Department of Agriculture will restore the five-percent prevented planting buy-up option under the Federal Crop Insurance Program.
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