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Respiratory disease remains low

BISMARCK – North Dakota’s current respiratory disease surveillance data shows the activity level for influenza and COVID-19 has increased slightly while respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) decreased slightly. Overall, the activity level for the respiratory diseases remains low, according to the data. The recent report is a summary of the week ending Saturday, Oct. 24. The North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services provides the weekly summary of respiratory disease activity, including influenza, COVID-19 and RSV. All of the data is preliminary and subject to ...

Halloween fan advances in national contest

ANAMOOSE – April Marquart of Anamoose has long been a fan of horror movies, haunted houses and Halloween. So, when she saw an advertisement for a national contest to win a chance to meet some of the biggest actors in horror films, she decided it was worth a shot. Marquart has finished high ...

Parshall ambulance receives grant

WASHINGTON – Parshall Rural Ambulance Service was awarded $4 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation, according to U.S. Sen. John Hoeven. The department awarded $30.45 million in total funding for nine roadway safety projects across North Dakota through the Fiscal Year 2026 Safe Streets and Roads for All program. The Parshall ambulance service will use its funding to support roadway safety planning and emergency response improvements, including technology and coordination initiatives. Among others receiving funds included Williams County, which was awarded nearly $8 ...

Ducks Unlimited awarded funds

BISMARCK – Ducks Unlimited was awarded $9 million through the North American Wetlands Conservation Act to advance three major conservation projects across the Great Plains Region, including $3 million for the Missouri Coteau Working Wetlands Project Phase V in North Dakota. The $3 million grant, paired with more than $6.07 million in matching funds, will be used to conserve about 17,846 acres of grasslands and wetlands on agricultural lands in North Dakota’s Prairie Pothole Region. The effort will help protect temporary and seasonal wetlands and adjacent native prairie, sustaining ...

ND wetlands mitigation receives federal aid

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has awarded $565,000 to North Dakota Agricultural Mitigation (NDAM) through the Wetland Mitigation Banking Program (WMBP), according to U.S. Sen. John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer, both R-ND. Hoeven led the North Dakota congressional delegation in sending a letter to NRCS Chief Colton Buckley supporting NDAM’s application. The funding will help NDAM expand its Ag Wetland Trade program, developing additional wetland ...

SBA offers loans for drought disaster

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration has announced the availability of low-interest federal disaster loans for eligible small businesses and private nonprofit organizations in North Dakota impacted by drought occurring Aug. 4 and continuing. Eligible counties are Billings, Bottineau, Burke, Burleigh, Dunn, Emmons, Grant, Hettinger, Kidder, McHenry, McKenzie, McLean, Mercer, Morton, Mountrail, Oliver, Pierce, Renville, Sheridan, Sioux, Slope, Stark, Ward, and Wells. Eligible to apply are small businesses, private nonprofits and faith-based organizations, small ...