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Hoeven: Grand Farm to Manage Nationwide USDA AGTECH Network, Placing North Dakota Precision AG Ecosystem Front and Center
WHEATLAND, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven announced this month that Grand Farm will serve as the National Program Manager for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Proving Grounds Network for AgTech (NPG-Ag). In addition, Grand Farm will be the first proving ground in the network, focused on weed control.
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The role of value-added ag in supporting stronger farm economy
VALLEY CITY, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven recently marked the grand opening of the Columbia Grain Pulse Processing Plant in Valley City. The 11,000 sq. ft. facility has the capacity to process 40,000 tons of pulse crops per year, including dry edible beans, peas and lentils. Hoeven stressed that value-added…
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Powerful winds and reported tornadoes rip through Midwest, leaving heavy damage but no deaths
A trail of damaged homes and buildings dotted a wide swath of the U.S. on Saturday after a burst of destructive winds and reported tornadoes tore off roofs, uprooted trees and rendered rural roads impassable with debris.
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Devils Lake Police arrest juvenile in connection with school threat
DEVILS LAKE, N.D. – The Devils Lake Police Department (DLPD) have arrested a juvenile male in connection with a threat made to one of the schools in the Devils Lake Public School District.
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Health Admin on Leave Pending Felony Charges
The Lake Region Board of Health met in special session at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 15 in the Armory Meeting Room of the Courthouse/Memorial Building Complex.
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Upcoming Events Calendar, April – June, 2026
April 2026: Stop in at the Lake Region Arts Center, corner of 4th and 4th downtown Devils Lake! Open Wednesdays 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Thursdays 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Fridays 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. and Saturdays 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Stop in and check out the…
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70-year old Steinway at DLHS in Need of Reconditioning
This weekend, the sound of spring comes alive in our community. The Devils Lake Community Orchestra is preparing a concert filled with music that will lift your spirits—and at the heart of it all is something we often take for granted: the piano. As the music begins, the DLCO is…
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The Trump and Leo chronicles: A president and a pope square off over Iran and its aftermath
Pope Leo XIV, a studious and soft-spoken cleric, and Donald Trump, an unapologetically bellicose and pugilistic politician, have long been on a rhetorical collision course. Now their disagreement over the war in Iran has escalated in spectacular fashion, and their comments show how differently each see the conflict and its…
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Already under financial pressure, Midwest soybean farmers squeezed further by tariffs, Iran war
WAHOO, Neb. (AP, April 13, 2026) — Strong winds whipped around Doug Bartek, a fifth-generation farmer, as he headed into a grain bin to shovel soybeans onto a conveyor chute. The 60-year-old was anxious at the onset of the spring planting season, rattling off the long list of issues affecting…
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Tribal college president Steven Smith reflects on his life in teaching
FORT TOTTEN, N.D. – When Dr. Steven Smith first came to Cankdeska Cikana Community College (CCCC) 16 years ago, it was as a professional tutor. Since that time, he has steadily risen through the ranks of the faculty and will have been president of the college for two years this…