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From left to right (back to front) intern Kale Link, paleontologist Cathy Lash, participants Emily Foyt, Angela Murphy, and Denise Steinbach, all working to clear off a bench of debris, while looking for weathered out fossils. Photo courtesy of N.D. Geological Survey.

From left to right (back to front) intern Kale Link, paleontologist Cathy Lash, participants Emily Foyt, Angela Murphy, and Denise Steinbach, all working to clear off a bench of debris, while looking for weathered out fossils. Photo courtesy of N.D. Geological Survey.

North Dakota Geological Survey goes prehistoric fishing with the public

Rain over the previous two weeks did not put a damper on the excitement chipping away in the Pembina Gorge at the 2024 Public Fossil Dig. This summer’s digging season marks 25 years of public digs in North Dakota.

LANGDON SWIMMING POOL wraps up tumultuous season

The Langdon Swimming Pool wrapped up an especially tumultuous season on Friday, Aug. 16. Langdon Park Board member Roxanne Hoffarth said one of the issues this year was finding adequate lifeguard coverage. The Cavalier County JDA assisted in getting this issue resolved.

Water Board under investigation

In an update to a story The Borderland Press has been following, the Cavalier County Commissioners met on Tuesday to discuss, among other things, the standing situation with the Cavalier County Water Board.
Amy Mercer (left), award chair and Joshua Gratton (right), award recipient.

Amy Mercer (left), award chair and Joshua Gratton (right), award recipient.

Joshua Gratton receives Service to the Profession Award

The North Dakota Music Teachers Association (NDMTA) held its annual state conference on Aug. 7 and 8 in Grand Forks. It was during this conference that a Langdon native, Joshua Gratton, received the organization’s Service to the Profession Award.

Recreational marijuana to appear on ballot once again

North Dakota’s Secretary of State Office has announced that recreational marijuana will once again be appearing on the North Dakota general election ballot. The State Office received just shy of 19,000 acceptable signatures asking for the measure to be included this November.

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Holmberg pleads guilty Last Thursday, Ray Holmberg, 80, a former state Senator from Grand Forks, pled guilty in federal court to the charge of engaging in child sex tourism.
Cover crops, including winter cereals, provide valuable soil health benefits while creating excellent feed for livestock. (NDSU photo)

Cover crops, including winter cereals, provide valuable soil health benefits while creating excellent feed for livestock. (NDSU photo)

Winter cereal crops provide forage for livestock, soil health benefits

NDSU Extension The use of winter annual cereals to promote soil health properties and suppress annual weeds has become more of the normal for many farmers in U.S., said North Dakota State University Extension specialists.
RED RIVE FARM NETWORK

RED RIVE FARM NETWORK

RED RIVE FARM NETWORK

Farm Service Agency is changing its farm loan program effective Sept. 25. “Profitable producers are better for everybody in the food value chain in America,” said Zach Ducheneaux, administrator, FSA.