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Port: Ballot error impacting Surrey school bond worse than first reported

MINOT — Thursday brought news that not every eligible voter was able to cast a ballot in the Surrey School District's narrowly defeated bond measure because an error by election officials didn't put the question on all of the ballots. The district covers parts of Ward and McLean counties in central...

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Rotary Dictionary Project puts dictionaries in hands of third graders

For third graders, discovering a new word can open the door to a whole new world. That's the opportunity the Dickinson Rotary Club recently gave area third grade students by handing out dictionaries during its annual Dictionary Project. This year, 15 Rotarians visited more than 20 classrooms in all...

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UND Freshman Forward Cooper Simpson celebrates a goal.

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Get to know UND freshman forward Cooper Simpson

The roar of the crowd, the flash of the lights – for freshman forward Cooper Simpson, it was a dream realized last Saturday when he scored his first two collegiate goals in the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game. The moment, a culmination of years spent honing his skills, felt good. This initial burst...

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NDSU provost warns of possible cuts due to $6M in lost revenue from enrollment decline

FARGO — The chief academic officer at North Dakota State University has alerted the campus of possible budget cuts in the works. Provost Shari Veil sent an email to all NDSU faculty and staff earlier this week, saying a decline in student enrollment this fall will mean $6.1 million in lost revenue...

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Fargo community members gather at a school board meeting to discuss the school meals bill, reflecting community engagement and hope.

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School meals bill falls short of required votes at election

On a brisk autumn morning in Fargo, the air buzzed with anticipation and quiet hope as parents, teachers, and community leaders gathered at the city’s school board chambers. Among them was Maria Lopez, a mother of three and a dedicated volunteer at her children’s elementary school, clutching a...

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Around the Mountain West: Perhaps improbably, Wyoming firmly in conference title fight

FARGO — The game of the week in the Mountain West Conference is Saturday night in Las Vegas. Wyoming (4-1 league, 5-3 overall) plays at UNLV (3-1, 5-3) in a contest that will have conference title game implications for not only the Cowboys and Rebels, but other teams, too. New Mexico leads the...

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How a millionaire bonanza farmer was swindled out of $25,000, then died on the Titanic

MINNEAPOLIS — The beaker was, to them, filled with truth serum. It was the night of Oct. 13, 1909, at the Pauly House, a Minneapolis hotel. Herbert F. Chaffee, a wealthy bonanza farmer from Amenia, North Dakota, and his son Eben bent over a tumbler holding a pile of shavings. H.F. Chaffee was a...

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Port: Surrey school bond failed by 5 votes, but a ballot error meant some couldn't vote

MINOT — Surrey is a small community just to the east of Minot. On the ballot this week the city's school district had a question about a bond measure. According to the unofficial results, a majority of voters, some 465, cast "yes" votes, but state law requires a 60% supermajority for this sort of...

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Hope's Corner: A day of remembrance

Today, November 11, is Veterans Day. We have been celebrating it in the United States for nearly 100 years. In the beginning, it was not a day set aside to honor veterans. It was the day the Allied Powers of the Entente signed an armistice with Germany and the Central Powers to end World War I. Of...

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