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Natasha Shepard and Brooklynne Petersen pose with the carts purchased with grant funds. Photo by Shelly Quimby

Natasha Shepard and Brooklynne Petersen pose with the carts purchased with grant funds. Photo by Shelly Quimby

Mostad Insurance Services acquires all Koda Insurance Agency locations

Sarah Hinnenkamp
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Mostad Insurance Services of Langdon has acquired all four Koda Insurance Agency locations located in Walhalla, Cavalier, Drayton, and Grand Forks. As part of the acquisition, both companies will retain their existing customers and agents.
Even during winter months, professional treatments are beneficial. Submitted photo

Even during winter months, professional treatments are beneficial. Submitted photo

Winter skin care tips from Skin Rehab

News Staff
Wednesday, January 7, 2026
As winter settles in across the Valley, many people begin to notice changes in their skin, from increased dryness to irritation that wasn’t an issue just weeks earlier.
Karl Blake announces plans to retire after 32 years with Polar Communications.

Karl Blake announces plans to retire after 32 years with Polar Communications.

Polar Communications CEO announces resignation

News Staff
Wednesday, January 7, 2026
At its December 2025 board meeting, the Polar Communications Board of Directors accepted the resignation of CEO Karl Blake.Blake plans to retire from the company on July 1, 2026.Blake has been with the cooperative since April 1994.
Valley News & Views

Valley News & Views

Pride of Dakota releases 40th Anniversary Showcase attendance numbers

News Staff
Wednesday, January 7, 2026
By Valley News and Views Staff During the 2025 showcase season, Pride of Dakota vendors experienced their second-highest attendance on record with 47,272 attendees. Showcases were held in Fargo, Grand Forks, Bismarck, Minot and Dickinson. Fargo and Dickinson set attendance records.
Valley News & Views

Valley News & Views

Pursuit on I-29 ends in suspect’s death

News Staff
Wednesday, January 7, 2026
By Valley News and Views Staff A vehicle pursuit in Grand Forks County on Jan. 2 ended with the driver’s death from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to the North Dakota Highway Patrol.
Valley News & Views

Valley News & Views

Jury trial dates set for Bell in Grand Forks County crash

Mike Alan Steinfeldt
Wednesday, January 7, 2026
After nearly two years, a jury trial has finally been scheduled for a Fordville man accused of Class C felony criminal vehicular injury and Class A felony criminal vehicular homicide that caused the death of a six-year-old girl and seriously injured her 26-year-old mother.
Pheasants are released each year prior to the Youth Pheasant Opener.

Pheasants are released each year prior to the Youth Pheasant Opener.

Pembina County Sportsman’s Club to host annual wildlife feed

Rebecca Davis
Wednesday, January 7, 2026
The Pembina County and Area Sportsman’s Club has announced its annual Wildlife Feed will take place Saturday, Jan. 24, at the Cavalier American Legion. Tickets are available for purchase at the door or from Jonasson Rental in advance.
The James H. Shannon Building (Building One), on the National Institutes of Health campus in Bethesda, Maryland. (Photo by Lydia Polimeni,/National Institutes of Health)

The James H. Shannon Building (Building One), on the National Institutes of Health campus in Bethesda, Maryland. (Photo by Lydia Polimeni,/National Institutes of Health)

Trump administration agrees to drop anti-DEI criteria for stalled health research grants

Jacob Fischler/north Dakota Monitor
Wednesday, January 7, 2026
The Trump administration will review frozen grants to universities without using its controversial standards that discouraged gender, race and sexual orientation initiatives and vaccine research.In a settlement agreement filed in Massachusetts federal court on Dec.
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