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It is deer season in North Dakota. There were more than 72,000 deer gun permits available in 2021, more than 64,000 in 2022, and around 53,000 this fall. The number of permits varies, of course, due to changes in the populations.

November is Native American Heritage Month, dedicated to honoring the cultures, traditions and histories of North American Indigenous peoples.

Election Hero Day and tomorrow, "good government" groups will be monitoring the local election in rural Shasta County, to support election workers there and make sure the laws are followed. Recently, members of the Board of Supervisors said they wanted a hand count on election night, even though state law requires the first count to be done using optical scanners. Dora Rose, deputy director of the League of Women Voters of California, will be in Shasta County for the vote. ....

North Dakota is one step closer to getting a full sense of how the courts view redistricting challenges in tribal areas. Legal representatives say community-level work factored into the most recent outcome. Last week, a federal court dismissed a lawsuit filed by two GOP officials, who said North Dakota was wrong to consider race in creating a new subdistrict that encompasses the Fort Berthold reservation. ...

Voters are selecting leaders for their cities and towns in Tuesdays 2023 Indiana Municipal Elections. Low voter turnout isnt unusual in many communities in these local elections. However, Hamilton County Elections Administrator Beth Sheller said it isnt a typical year in the states fourth-largest county. ...

School board elections in Idaho on Tuesday could impact what students are allowed to read. Although school board elections are often overlooked, theyve increasingly become races to watch - in part because of a rise in "book bans" that supporters say protect kids from content that some consider "obscene." Kurt Zwolfer is director of The Cabin, a center for readers and writers in Boise. He said he thinks school boards are overstepping their duties, when libr...

Buffalo’s Fire North Dakota state representative from Fort Berthold casts votes during special legislative session

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In 1916, the North Dakota Press Association held its summer gathering at Lake Metigoshe. The newspaper editors were impressed with the area, which most of them had never visited. Newspapers across the state were subsequently filled with reports on the region’s beauty.

Each of these hikes carries stories from the past, still impacting the people who tread upon them today.