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DAKOTA DATEBOOK: Whooping Crane Joins Settler Family

Body November 4, 2025 – The Oliver family settled near central Dakota Territory in the 1880s. Large game was disappearing, but wildfowl remained plentiful. While it was easy to shoot most wildfowl, getting close enough to wary cranes was challenging, even when they landed to feed.

Cavalier County Senior Menu

Body Monday, Nov. 3 Vegetable Beef Barley Soup/Egg Salad Sandwich/Celery and Carrot Sticks/Fruit Tuesday, Nov.
Senator Kevin Cramer said he is considering different ways to ensure 60,000 don’t lose their SNAP benefits by using state funds to cover the program until the government shutdown is concluded.

Senator Kevin Cramer said he is considering different ways to ensure 60,000 don’t lose their SNAP benefits by using state funds to cover the program until the government shutdown is concluded.

SNAP pause concerns HHS, state officials and residents

Body The North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services has announced the state’s SNAP programs could be temporarily halted if the government shutdown continues. The Department says the pause would begin Nov. 1 and would impact over 60,000 residents.

Walsh County jail faces shake up

Body Facility faces severe staff shortages; can only hold inmates for eight hours Officials with Walsh County last week announced that the jail at the law enforcement center is understaffed and currently can only hold prisoners no longer than eight hours at a time.

Man arrested for alleged distribution at Motel 66

Body An initial court appearance for an Oklahoma man charged with three drug related crimes in Pembina County was held Monday before Judge Kari Agotness in Northeast District Court in Cavalier. The suspect, Rory Lando Hite, 37, of Spencer, Okla.
Stori Entzi is the Northern Lights Arts Council’s October Art Student of the Month. Stori is a first grader at Langdon Area Elementary and is the daughter of Jared and Ashley Entzi of Langdon.

Stori Entzi is the Northern Lights Arts Council’s October Art Student of the Month. Stori is a first grader at Langdon Area Elementary and is the daughter of Jared and Ashley Entzi of Langdon.

October’s Art Student of the Month

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