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Fire Prevention Week observed

Nick Vorlage
Thursday, October 9, 2025
Body Oct. 5 - Oct. 11 is Fire Prevention Week across the United States. This year, the National Fire Protection Association is putting a special focus on lithium-ion batteries, which are found in everything from cellphones to power tools.

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N.D. Supreme Court to hear appeal

Nick Vorlage
Thursday, October 9, 2025
Body Next week, the North Dakota Supreme Court will be hearing an appeal from a Grand Forks man who is presently serving a 40-year prison sentence. In March 2024, Cazmere Haskins stabbed and killed Grand Forks resident Anfernee Economy, 24.

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Hop to Hoople for Tater Town Days

Rebecca Davis
Thursday, October 9, 2025
Body 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.
Use an air compressor or leaf blower every day when the machine is off and cooled down to remove dirt, dust, chaff and other plant residue that has accumulated. (NDSU photo)

Use an air compressor or leaf blower every day when the machine is off and cooled down to remove dirt, dust, chaff and other plant residue that has accumulated. (NDSU photo)

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Daily maintenance and monitoring conditions are key to preventing combine fires

News Staff
Thursday, October 9, 2025
Body NDSU Extension Soybean and dry edible bean harvest is in full swing across North Dakota, with field corn and sunflowers to follow. Weather conditions have been very warm and mostly dry, with a few intermittent showers across the state.
A crew from the Walsh County conservation district plants pasture grass and cover crops in June, 2023. Photo provided by Josh Anderson, Walsh County district conservation manager.

A crew from the Walsh County conservation district plants pasture grass and cover crops in June, 2023. Photo provided by Josh Anderson, Walsh County district conservation manager.

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

Michael Standaert/north Dakota News Cooperative
Thursday, October 9, 2025
Body Frustrations grow about fate of soybean crop, storage and long-term impacts Farmers heavily reliant on coverage through the Affordable Care Act marketplace are likely to see out-ofpocket health insurance premium payments rise more than 75% on average in 2026.

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Beet harvest kicks off

Nick Vorlage
Thursday, October 9, 2025
Body Monday night saw the official kickoff of the sugarbeet stockpile harvest. People heading out to school and work this week should expect a lot of sugarbeet truck traffic.
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RED RIVER FARM NETWORK

News Staff
Thursday, October 9, 2025
Body When President Donald Trump meets with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, later this month, soybeans will be a big part of the conversation. On Truth Social, Trump said U.S. soybean farmers are being hurt because China is focused on ‘negotiating reasons only, not buying.
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