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From the Pastor’s Desk:

From the Pastor’s Desk:

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From the Pastor’s Desk:

Father Kurtis Gunwall
Thursday, September 25, 2025
It’s not a question that I speak out loud or hear anyone else speak, but it is one I/we should ask regularly.
Hunters urged to review biosecurity practices during fall season

Hunters urged to review biosecurity practices during fall season

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Hunters urged to review biosecurity practices during fall season

Ndsu Extension
Thursday, September 25, 2025
Many hunters are preparing for fall goose and duck season in North Dakota. As hunters prepare, they are encouraged to review biosecurity practices to protect domestic birds and livestock from highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).
From (L-R) Mary Ellen Kirking, Linda Thorson, Senator John Hoeven, Karen Anderson, Sandy Sanford, and Jennifer Benson at the CWA summit.

From (L-R) Mary Ellen Kirking, Linda Thorson, Senator John Hoeven, Karen Anderson, Sandy Sanford, and Jennifer Benson at the CWA summit.

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Concerned Women for America of North Dakota attend national summit

News Staff
Thursday, September 25, 2025
By Linda Thorson, Edinburg, North Dakota State Director of Concerned Women for America Six members of Concerned Women for America of North Dakota put aside family and community responsibilities to attend the Gaining Ground CWA Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C., last week.

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Body discovered in Red River

Nick Vorlage
Thursday, September 25, 2025
Investigations are underway in Grand Forks after the discovery of a female body in the Red River. In a news release, the Grand Forks Police Department said officers were called to the scene Monday afternoon around 12:28 p.m.

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DAKOTA DATEBOOK: Lending a Helping Hand

News Staff
Thursday, September 25, 2025
September 29, 2025 – Sheep farming has a long history in North Dakota. The January 1, 1891, issue of the Jamestown Weekly Alert reported on several farmers who were adding sheep to their livestock.

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TORNADOES BREAK STATE RECORDS

Nick Vorlage
Thursday, September 25, 2025
Last week, meteorologists with the National Weather Service completed their survey from tornadoes generated from the storms seen in the state on Sept. 14, confirming a state record has been broken.

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Alleged chop shop operator changes plea

News Staff
Thursday, September 25, 2025
By Nick Vorlage A Park River man accused of operating a chop shop submitted a change of plea last Thursday. Christian David Phil Lundquist, 26, has been charged with 15 offenses, dating from March 2021 to March 2024.

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News briefs

News Staff
Thursday, September 25, 2025
Cell phone ban brings early positive outcomes Educators in North Dakota are reporting a marked drop in disciplinary actions. The state’s cellphone ban in classrooms, which went into effect back in August, has been credited as a major factor in this shift.
Dmytro Somkin, right, and Kseniia Somkina entertain the crowd with a Ukrainian song during the FM Volunteers for Ukraine International Day of Peace fundraiser in Moorhead, Minnesota, on Sept. 21, 2025. (Photo by W. Scott Olsen/For the North Dakota Monitor)

Dmytro Somkin, right, and Kseniia Somkina entertain the crowd with a Ukrainian song during the FM Volunteers for Ukraine International Day of Peace fundraiser in Moorhead, Minnesota, on Sept. 21, 2025. (Photo by W. Scott Olsen/For the North Dakota Monitor)

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Ukrainians grateful for support in North Dakota, uncertain about their future

Erin Hemme Froslie/north Dakota Monitor
Thursday, September 25, 2025
War changed everything for Dmytro Somkin and his wife, Kseniia Somkina. The Ukrainian couple left behind their home and their careers to seek safety after Russia invaded in 2021.
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