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When the nights get darker earlier and a cool crisp wind fills the air, there is nothing better than a ghost story to really set the mood in October.

St. Therese of Lisieux said, “The world is thy ship and not thy home.” Susan has lived her life with her feet firmly and actively living out her Catholic faith in this world while keeping her soul set on the journey to Heaven.

Nearly 50 years ago, in the spring of 1974, Dwight Jon Zimmerman graduated from North Dakota State College of Science in Wahpeton.

Extreme candidates are running for school boards across Washington state, and if they win, opponents warned they could threaten the safety of some students. The far-right group Moms for Liberty has 10 chapters in Washington and has been influential in school board races across the country. Amy Nylen, vice president of the Ferndale Education Association, said the candidates running in her district are aligned with Moms for Liberty, although there is not a local chapter. ...

A group formed to oppose COVID-19 mask mandates is expanding its agenda to influence school board elections, and a national watchdog group believes another goal is defunding public education. The group "Moms for Liberty" launched in Florida in 2021 with a mission to "unify, educate and empower parents." With eight chapters in Texas, the organization also opposes LGBTQ-positive policies in schools and related materials in school libraries. Lisa Graves, execut...

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and in the near future North Dakota public school students will be more knowledgeable about the topic. The state recently adopted a law requiring such curriculum in K-12 schools. High schoolers will have to take either a computer science or cybersecurity course to graduate. ...

“As far as I’m concerned, it really has to be something that the community is satisfied with,” Hoeven said.

(Lakota, ND) — An 85-year-old Lakota man is dead after suffering second and third degree burns to his body. According to Nelson County Sheriff Kurt Schwind, the incident happened Friday afternoon, shortly after the lunch hour. Reports say 85-year-old Keith Paulsen, of Lakota, left his nursing home facility in Lakota to have a cigarette. A fire subsequently started on the

Traveling through Grand Forks International Airport isn’t a case of “use it or lose it,” but it is a case of “use it and watch it grow.”

Oct. 8—GRAND FORKS — Grand Forks Mayor Brandon Bochenski is forming a new committee to expand and improve air service at Grand Forks International Airport. According to data provided by