01/23/2026
The Importance of Special Education
Public schools across the country provide special education services to more than 7.5 million students with disabilities, about 15 percent of all public-school students. These services are available in both public and private schools. Special education is not...
01/22/2026
Area students named to NDSU dean’s list
Fargo, N.D., Jan. 22 — A student/students from your coverage area earned a place on the North Dakota State University fall 2025 dean’s list.
Students must earn a 3.50 grade point average or higher and be enrolled in at least 12 class credits to qualify. For...
01/21/2026
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Senate Republican Leader Mark Johnson (East Grand Forks) released the following statement responding to a church service being disrupted by anti-ICE protestors yesterday:
“The anti-ICE protest that disrupted a St. Paul church service yesterday is unacceptable. Our nation holds...
01/20/2026
(St. Michael, Minn.) – The Minnesota Association of Townships (MAT) is proud to announce its 2026 Scholarship Program, which will award up to five $2,000 scholarships to high school juniors. The Scholarship Program is designed to heighten awareness among young people about Minnesota’s grassroots...
01/20/2026
The Tall Aspen Parklands Local Technical Team is hosting an Invasive Species Management Workshop on Wednesday, March 5th, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Heritage Community Center in Thief River Falls.
The workshop will cover invasive plant identification, control methods, equipment rental options, and...
01/19/2026
He sat watching all solid like as the video played on. It was retirement day. It was the last day at the plant where not only had he worked, but members of his family who now have a family of their own learned many a life lesson. Little eyes are always watching and out came the proof on the...
01/19/2026
One of the problems Marvin Pincus discovered about running the Fly Tying Love Center here in the valley is that there appeared to be more fly tying than love counseling going on.
This particular morning he was whipping up a nice fluffy Adams dry on a number 12 and wishing everyone’s love...
01/19/2026
The Thrill of Victory and the Agony of Defeat.By Auctioneer Eric Mickelson
When I was a kid the TV show The Wide World of Sports was on every Saturday. The first episode aired on April 29, 1961. In the famous intro besides seeing Soviet weightlifter, Vassily Alexia, lifting a huge amount of...
01/19/2026
Cold, windy, and miserable but it only prevented the Garfield Lake Ice racers from completing two sets of races as is the rule down to one set. 21 cars filled the pits up from the 12 last week. The brave and tough corner men and flagman endured the cold for the six races held completing the...
01/19/2026
In 2023, Minnesota legalized adult recreational cannabis use. Cannabis includes the dried flowers, leaves, stems, and seeds of the cannabis plant and contains two main chemicals: tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which causes impairment and a “high,” and cannabidiol (CBD), which does not cause a high...