AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoLocal Sports Spotlight: Valley City State’s Connor Martin bounced back from a rough first season to become Frontier Conference pitcher of the year and earn North Dakota AP Sportscasters’ college male athlete of the year. Health & Family: A new push from the American Kidney Fund urges people to be APOL1 aware, tying inherited kidney risk to ancestry and earlier prevention. Rural Healthcare: NDSU and Dickinson State teamed up to expand nursing education, letting DSU grads pursue NDSU’s family nurse practitioner program with local clinical options. Community Events: Stark County’s free Kids Fair returns July 12 with a Ferris wheel, mini golf, petting zoo, giveaways, and iPad raffles. Cancer Research Fundraiser: The Roger Maris Celebrity Golf Tournament in Fargo keeps growing its impact for the Sanford Roger Maris Cancer Center. Culture & Heritage: Smithsonian’s new America 250 exhibition spotlights North Dakota’s eared grebe, plus other state natural-history items. Juneteenth in ND: A Jamestown event highlights Benjamin Hayes and the deeper, more diverse roots of early Black settlers in the Dakotas. Small Business Pride: Medora’s “Built on Grit” hall of fame celebrates 17 North Dakota businesses with an interactive exhibit.
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