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HHS raises lead safety awareness

North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) is raising awareness about lead exposure and ways North Dakotans can protect children from lead poisoning during National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, Oct. 25-31. Lead exposure is preventable, but it can occur in places families may not expect. Young children are particularly vulnerable to the harmful effects of lead exposure, which can affect learning, behavior and development, according to HHS. Children younger than 6 are at greatest risk because they are growing rapidly and frequently put their hands and other objects in their ...

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New officers join Minot force

Boarding school survivor to speak at MSU

On Nov. 5, the Minot State University Native American Club will host speaker Dr. Ramona Klein in recognition of Native American Heritage Month. Klein will share her personal experiences as a survivor of the Fort Totten Boarding School and discuss the lasting impact boarding schools have had on Indigenous communities, according to the club. There will be a campus event at 11 a.m. for students, staff and faculty and a community event, free and open to the public, at 6 p.m. Both sessions will take place in the Hartnett Hall Collaboration Space. “I wanted everyone to get a chance to ...

Voting begins in Ward County

Security forces squadron enhances training, readiness

CAMP GRAFTON – Defenders assigned to the 891st Missile Security Forces Squadron participated in a three-day weapons training event in September at Camp Grafton, focusing on improving accuracy, positioning and fundamental weapons skills. During the training, airmen practiced with several ...