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How AmeriCorps Kept Young Talent in Rural Communities
Washington Monthly
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July 8, 2025
When Oliver Borchers-Williams was wrapping up his undergrad during the pandemic, he had offers on the table that would have taken him to New York, Washington, D.C., or Los Angeles. Instead, the North Dakota-born, Minnesota-bred graduate moved to...
USA Fencing declines to explain reason for policy changes on national anthem, prioritizing pro-LGBTQ states
Fox News
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June 13, 2025
USA Fencing chair Damien Lehfeldt was grilled by the DOGE subcommittee after Stephanie Turner was punished for refusing to face a trans competitor. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! USA Fencing announced changes to two of its...
All the happenings in the lakes area, July 9-20
Detroit Lakes Tribune - Minnesota
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July 9, 2025
The Detroit Lakes Tribune accepts community calendar items for publication online and, space permitting, in our Wednesday e-paper and Saturday print edition. Submissions must be made at least a week in advance of the event date, in writing, to...
Becker County getting ready to launch food waste recycling program
Detroit Lakes Tribune - Minnesota
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July 11, 2025
DETROIT LAKES — Uncomfortable about throwing away that week-old hotdish? Crying as you dump that crusty old bag of onions? Soulsick about tossing out that loaf of moldy bread? Forget about the guilt: Soon, Becker County will start recycling food...
Big 12 preview: Colorado's reload, Arizona State's repeat bid, and the return of Utah and K-State
ESPN U.S.
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We've heard a lot about competitive balance lately. Nick Saban has been talking about it. Ted Cruz has been talking about it. People like me never really stop talking about it. We all almost certainly have different ideas in mind when we use that...
Jamestown Adult Learning Center hosts ND Region VI GED graduation ceremony
The Jamestown Sun - North Dakota
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July 9, 2025
JAMESTOWN — The Jamestown Adult Learning Center (ALC) hosted the North Dakota Region VI GED graduation ceremony on June 24 at the James Valley Career and Technology Center. Twenty-two students successfully completed their GED examinations this...
ACADEMIC HONORS
Prairie Pioneer - South Dakota
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July 9, 2025
Mills, Droog named to UND honor lists Two Campbell County students have been named to the University of North Dakota dean’s and president’s lists for the spring 2025 semester. Tetyanna Mills of Herreid and Delson Droog of Pollock have earned...
In Touch with Prairie Living
Prairie Pioneer - South Dakota
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July 9, 2025
Prairie Public airs a world premiere broadcast of the new documentary, “Lawrence Welk: A North Dakota Farm Boy,” at 7 p.m. (CDT) July 14. The documentary will broadcast later on other PBS stations. The world premiere was May 31, at the Heritage...
Grand Forks Planning and Zoning Commission recommends removal of School for Blind mural
Grand Forks Herald - North Dakota
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July 10, 2025
GRAND FORKS – The Grand Forks Planning and Zoning Commission is recommending to the City Council that a new mural on an outside wall of the North Dakota Vision Services/School for the Blind should be removed. The body voted 6-2 against a variance...
Brozek hits one-year mark at Sheldon Family Dental
Moville Record - Iowa
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SHELDON—After graduating from dental school, Dr. Abby Brozek shadowed Dr. Erin Seivert at Sheldon Family Dental, an all-woman dental clinic, and instantly felt a connection to the staff, her new patients, and the community. Shortly after, Brozek...
Parent Cafe to discuss siblings
The Minot Daily News - North Dakota
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The July Parent Cafe, “Summer and Siblings,” will be offered via Zoom on Wednesday, July 30, at noon. Summer is a great time for family fun but many parents also experience an increase in sibling battles. This Parent Cafe will provide helpful tips...
Plain Talk: ND Legislature stepped up with funding to move public defenders 'in the right direction'
The Jamestown Sun - North Dakota
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July 10, 2025
MINOT — The criminal justice system is often where public policy debates, from civil rights to addiction, converge. It's also critical for ensuring accountability when the government oversteps. North Dakota's Commission on Legal Counsel for...
Recovering the Dead in Texas’s Flash-Flood Alley
The New Yorker
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July 11, 2025
On July 3rd, Lee Pool, the chief of the Hunt Volunteer Fire Department, was heading home to Texas from a vacation in Colorado with his family when his wife, Stephanie, showed him the weather forecast. Severe storms were predicted in the Hill...
Teachers travel back to 1775 at American Village’s revolutionary institute
The Shelby County Reporter - Alabama
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July 10, 2025
Published 10:34 am Thursday, July 10, 2025 By DAVE DOMESCIK | Staff Writer MONTEVALLO – The grounds of American Village came alive with the spirit of revolution the week of Friday, June 20 as nearly 40 educators from across the country gathered...
Andy Pake quickly becoming a sprint contender at River Cities Speedway
InForum - North Dakota
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July 10, 2025
GRAND FORKS — Andy Pake first tried auto racing in 2022. He had a 305 sprint. His father, Brad, a River Cities Speedway Hall of Famer, suggested that instead of practicing, he should jump into a race. "My dad said the best way to practice is to...
Rural grocery stores limiting ‘food deserts’
KFYR TV - North Dakota
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July 9, 2025
CROSBY, N.D. (KUMV) - About $150,000 in state grant funding is now available for rural grocery stores. People in rural communities say these local businesses are very important to their lifestyle. About a thousand people live in Crosby, a town...
Pastors, politicians should stay in their own lanes
The Minot Daily News - North Dakota
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The Internal Revenue Service announced on Monday it is overturning a restraint on churches and other houses of worship that was supposed to keep them from endorsing candidates for political office. The root of the ban extends back to 1954....
Dickinson State University appoints Kayla Noah as vice president of student affairs
Western ND News - North Dakota
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July 9, 2025
Dickinson State University has announced the appointment of Kayla Noah as Vice President of Student Affairs. Noah, who has been serving as the Dean of Students since 2021, brings over ten years of experience in higher education leadership and...
Presenting the 2025 News Tribune All-Area Softball Team
Duluth News Tribune - Minnesota
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July 11, 2025
It was an interesting year for softball in the Twin Ports. For the first time in several years, weather allowed for plenty of games in April, but the cold came back with a vengeance at the end of the season. Silver Bay coach Mike Guzzo had to...
Parade of Sail, as seen from a schooner
Duluth News Tribune - Minnesota
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July 10, 2025
DULUTH — Despite a soaking rain that started the day, the Parade of Sail proceeded as planned Thursday. Spectators lined the piers of the Duluth Ship Canal as nine sailing ships proceeded under the Aerial Lift Bridge to tie up in the harbor for...