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St. Thomas man facing felonies after roadside incident

Tuesday, October 7, 2025

A St. Thomas man was arrested after allegedly assaulting a family member, then causing a disturbance on Highway 81 North of Minto, on the afternoon of Sept. 30.The Walsh County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched at 2:52 p.m.

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Thanksgiving food basket distribution

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Tuesday, October 7, 2025

The Pembina County Emergency Food Pantry once again will be preparing Thanksgiving Baskets full of everything needed to prepare a Thanksgiving meal for those needing extra help with food supplies this holiday season.Thanksgiving Baskets will be handed out on Thursday, Nov.

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Bank of North Dakota developing loan program to aid farmers

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Tuesday, October 7, 2025

By Jacob Orledge, ND Monitor The Bank of North Dakota is working on a new loan assistance program for farmers in response to tough financial conditions facing the industry.

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Hop to Hoople for Tater Town Days

Rebecca Davis

Tuesday, October 7, 2025

This Saturday, Oct. 11, Hoople will host its fourth annual Tater Town Days, a community celebration promising something for everyone.Organizers say this year’s event will feature a wider variety of vendors than ever before.Tater Town Days kicks off at 1 p.m.

Some area farmers opted to plant pasture grass and cover crops in June, 2023. Photo provided by Josh Anderson.

Expiration of tax credits could mean larger health insurance bills for ND farmers

Michael Standaert, North Dakota News Cooperative

Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Frustrations grow about fate of soybean crop, storage and long-term impactsFarmers heavily reliant on coverage through the Affordable Care Act marketplace are likely to see out-of-pocket health insurance premium payments rise more than 75% on average in 2026.

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News Briefs

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Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Great Plains Food Bank plans to adapt and overcomeNorth Dakota’s Great Plains Food Bank (GPFB) has responded to the USDA’s recent decision to end its Household Food Security Report. The GPFB said the report was an important part of how they determined local food insecurity.

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The Lake Agassiz Regional Envirothon hosts their 2nd event

News Staff

Wednesday, October 1, 2025

On Sept. 24, 2025, the Lake Agassiz Regional Envirothon hosted its 2nd annual Regional Envirothon at Icelandic State Park. Students from around the region competed in this natural resource competition.

Roy Line and Danielle Schmidt of Grafton with their record-setting pumpkin. Photo by Robert Ripple.

Child car seats are often misused; local resources can help caregivers keep kids safe

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Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Following National Child Passenger Safety Week, which was observed Sept. 21–27, North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS), in partnership with Vision Zero, reminds caregivers with young children to safely buckle children in vehicles.

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Grafton couple sets new North Dakota record with giant pumpkin

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Wednesday, October 1, 2025

On Saturday, Sept. 27, a couple from Grafton carved their names into the North Dakota record books in a big way. Roy Line and Danielle Schmidt brought a massive pumpkin weighing 2,027 pounds to Walhalla’s 21st Annual Giant Pumpkinfest, setting a new state record.

An Air Force firefighter repels down a training missile silo during a training exercise at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming on Oct. 26, 2024. Photo by Hunter C. Kirkland/U.S. Air Force

Nuclear missile workers are contracting cancer

News Staff

Wednesday, October 1, 2025

They blame the basesBy Patricia Kime, KFF Health News/North Dakota Monitor At a memorial service in 2022, veteran Air Force Capt. Monte Watts bumped into a fellow former Minuteman III nuclear missile operator, who told him that she had non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

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