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Pembina State Museum to host Red River oxcart craft event

Pembina State Museum to host Red River oxcart craft event

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Pembina State Museum to host Red River oxcart craft event

News Staff
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
“Make Your Own Red River Oxcart” has been set for Saturday, Feb.28, at the Pembina State Museum from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visitors will be able to make a model oxcart with popsicle sticks to take home, and learn about the Métis, oxcarts, and the Red River Valley fur trade.
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Project Kindness Scholarship available

News Staff
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Maverick 105 and its family of radio stations and newspapers owned by Simmons Multimedia are making scholarships available to students on both sides of the border with Project Kindness.Qualifying candidates should be high school seniors who will be starting college in the fall.
Area students who participated in the Pembina County Spelling Bee. Photo by Jamie Rarick

Area students who participated in the Pembina County Spelling Bee. Photo by Jamie Rarick

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Area students advance to regional and state spelling bees

Valley News And Views Staff
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
The 2026 Pembina County Spelling Bee was held on Wednesday, Feb.11, in the Farmers Room of the courthouse. Area schools hold a local spelling bee, with the top three students advancing to the County Spelling Bee.
Electronic posting system for private land available

Electronic posting system for private land available

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Electronic posting system for private land available

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Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Landowners interested in posting private land electronically for the 2026-27 hunting season can log into “My Account” on the North Dakota Game and Fish Department website: gf.nd.gov.New this year, landowners have the option to electronically post their land from Aug. 1-July 31 (entire season); Aug.
Attorney General Drew Wrigley speaks during the NDGOP District 32 meeting on Feb. 2, 2026, in Bismarck. Wrigley and other Republican state office-holders said they are undecided about attending the state party convention and are collecting signatures to appear on the ballot. Photo by Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor

Attorney General Drew Wrigley speaks during the NDGOP District 32 meeting on Feb. 2, 2026, in Bismarck. Wrigley and other Republican state office-holders said they are undecided about attending the state party convention and are collecting signatures to appear on the ballot. Photo by Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor

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North Dakota Republicans on the fence about state convention amid party’s shift to the right

Michael Achterling/north Dakota Monitor
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Incumbent state officials gathering signatures to appear on ballotCampaign season for North Dakota Republican incumbents has a different feel this year, with statewide office holders collecting signatures to appear on the ballot rather than relying on a state party endorsement.
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NDFB week highlights farm safety with student drawing contest

News Staff
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
North Dakota Farm Bureau will celebrate NDFB Week, March 8–14, under the theme “Harvesting Hope: For Healthy Minds and Safer Farms.”The week focuses on supporting farmers, ranchers and their families through hope, well-being and safety initiatives.
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Red River Farm Network News

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Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Farm profitability pressured by fertilizer costs – NDSU Extension has released projected crop budgets for 2026. “One of the problems is that fertilizer costs per acre are higher,” said Ron Haugen, farm management specialist at NDSU Extension.
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