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Artist Austen Camille [left] along with North Valley CTE students Aaron Linner, Kale Tanke, and James Elliott collecting prairie soils they later rendered into paint pigments during the Thinking Like a Prairie workshops. Photo provided by Josh Anderson.

Artist Austen Camille [left] along with North Valley CTE students Aaron Linner, Kale Tanke, and James Elliott collecting prairie soils they later rendered into paint pigments during the Thinking Like a Prairie workshops. Photo provided by Josh Anderson.

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Students ‘think like a prairie’ with hands-on art experience

Michael Standaert/north Dakota News Cooperative
Thursday, October 2, 2025
Body Programs support lifelong awareness of ND’s most important ecosystem In early September, high schoolers from North Valley Career and Technology Center waded through hip-high prairie with plastic containers and bags, collecting seed heads, grasses and spoonfuls of soil.
Roy Line and Danielle Schmidt of Grafton with their record setting pumpkin. Photo by Robert Ripple.

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

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Grafton couple sets new North Dakota record with GIANT PUMPKIN

Rebecca Davis
Thursday, October 2, 2025
Body 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.
Range officer Coby Dalgliesh (left) with Wesley Meidinger (right) hold the championship plaque at the North Dakota State F-Class Mid-Range Shooting Competition. Wesley is the youngest in the state to hold the first place title.

Range officer Coby Dalgliesh (left) with Wesley Meidinger (right) hold the championship plaque at the North Dakota State F-Class Mid-Range Shooting Competition. Wesley is the youngest in the state to hold the first place title.

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State precision shooting record BROKEN BY OSNABROCK 13 YEAR-OLD

Hilary Nowatzki
Thursday, October 2, 2025
Body Despite his young age, Wesley Meidinger blew the competition away at the North Dakota State F-Class Mid-Range Championship hosted in Rolla on Sept. 27. Facing off against 28 other competitors of all ages from around the state, Wesley won the championship at only 13 years old.
The Fort Pembina Historical Society received ownership of the old US Customs and Border Patrol building in Pembina. Since then, they have been making efficient use of the space, with more plans coming in the near future.

The Fort Pembina Historical Society received ownership of the old US Customs and Border Patrol building in Pembina. Since then, they have been making efficient use of the space, with more plans coming in the near future.

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Gift enlivens downtown Pembina

News Staff
Thursday, October 2, 2025
Body Fort Pembina Historical Society “With a great gift comes great responsibility” is one way to re-interpret Uncle Ben’s caution to Spiderman. The Fort Pembina Historical Society (FPHS) knows since they were just given a great gift.
Keeping “pollution” out of our “river.” Photo by Gretta Ohmann.

Keeping “pollution” out of our “river.” Photo by Gretta Ohmann.

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Students visit Icelandic State Park for an Eco Ed Day

Rebecca Davis
Thursday, September 25, 2025
Body Seventh grade students from North Border Pembina had a fun-filled ECO ED DAY field trip to Icelandic State Park to step outside the classroom. Students learned about trees, soil, water quality, prairie grasses, and watersheds.
A grand opening was hosted for Langdon’s newest business, NV2B, on Sept. 20

A grand opening was hosted for Langdon’s newest business, NV2B, on Sept. 20

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NV2B opens doors in Langdon

The Borderland Press Staff
Thursday, September 25, 2025
Body Sauna, aesthetics, massages, and much more to be offered by co-owners Last Saturday, the City of Langdon officially welcomed its newest business to FM Mall with a grand opening celebration.
Dr. Carla Sharp-Gilbertson and her husband, Andy Gilbertson, with their young family. Gilbertson Veterinary Clinic will be opening their doors in Cavalier on Oct. 1.

Dr. Carla Sharp-Gilbertson and her husband, Andy Gilbertson, with their young family. Gilbertson Veterinary Clinic will be opening their doors in Cavalier on Oct. 1.

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New veterinary clinic to open in Cavalier

The Borderland Press Staff
Thursday, September 25, 2025
Body Coming to the city of Cavalier on Oct. 1 is the Gilbertson Veterinary Clinic, which will be offering small animal care services. The Gilberston Veterinary Clinic is the culmination of months of work and preparation by Dr. Carla Sharp-Gilbertson and Andy Gilbertson.
Red River Farm Network

Red River Farm Network

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Red River Farm Network

News Staff
Thursday, September 25, 2025
Body President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke by phone and have agreed to meet in person in late October. A framework deal on the TikTok social media app is apparently in place, but details are sketchy.
Cover crops provide continuous living cover and roots, armor the soil, improve soil carbon and nutrient cycling, reduce erosion and runoff, help retain snow and can suppress weeds through competition. (NDSU photo)

Cover crops provide continuous living cover and roots, armor the soil, improve soil carbon and nutrient cycling, reduce erosion and runoff, help retain snow and can suppress weeds through competition. (NDSU photo)

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North Dakota growers should consider planting a cover crop this fall

Ndsu Extension
Thursday, September 25, 2025
Body With favorable soil moisture conditions this year, growers across North Dakota have an excellent opportunity to establish a fall-seeded cover crop, according to Victor Gomes, NDSU Extension cropping systems specialist at NDSU’s Dickinson Research Extension Center (DREC).
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