Swap Shop June 16, 2025

POUND LIST:  None to report.   LOST PETS:  None to report.                       FOR SALE: A Ruger M77 30 06 bolt-action rifle. Looking to sell or trade.  320-491-2605   Toro LX 420 riding mowers $600.  701-640-4686    Two polydome

Paul Elroy Boelke, 81

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Paul Elroy Boelke was born February 3, 1944, to Marge and Gerald Boelke in Great Bend, ND. He passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on June 10, 2025. He enjoyed growing up on the family farm,

Full Chamber Schedule This Week

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And while we’re all waiting on the Cenex Hometown Throw down votes to come in, the Chamber schedule is full again this week. Katie talked about the events this morning on her Monday radio segment.  

Herbert “Herb” Carlson, 83

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Herbert “Herb” Carlson, 83 of Wahpeton, ND, passed away on Wednesday, June 11, 2025.  Visitation will be on Monday, June 16, 2025, from 5-7 pm with a time of sharing at 6:45 pm.  His funeral service will be on

RFA: Proposed RVOs Provide ‘Crucial Growth Opportunities’

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(NAFB.com) – The Renewable Fuels Association welcomed the release of proposed renewable volume obligations (RVOs) for 2026 and 2027, calling the Environmental Protection Agency’s draft rule a “very positive signal” for America’s ethanol industry and farmers. EPA

NCBA: Screwworm Likely to be in U.S. Later This Summer

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(NAFB.com) – Colin Woodall, CEO of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, says the screwworm, a parasitic pest, is likely to cross the southern border of the United States later this summer. It’s no longer a question of

Waterhemp Continues to Spread Westward in North Dakota

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(NAFB.com) – Farmers are turning to post-emergent herbicides, but concerns about certain weeds, such as waterhemp, last until harvest. Waterhemp continues to be a major weed problem for soybeans in North Dakota, with confirmed resistance to glyphosate,

Monday, June 16th Weather

              DENSE FOG ADVSORY FOR THE SOUTHERN JAMES RIVER VALLEY UNTIL 9 AM THIS MORNING THIS MORNING: RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY, SOME HAIL POSSIBLE.  THEN SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  HIGH: MID