Bicyclist on around-the-world mission stops in Faulkton
Jeff Conly of Fort Worth, Texas, has high ambitions. He wants to bike across the known world, and he’s starting with the 48 contiguous states.
Spring scene: Lambing and calving is ‘most fun part of the year’ for Clark breeder
“I don’t know if it was the dry weather last year or what, but in talking to other breeders at the farm show this year, we’ve all noticed a lot more single births this year with our herds. We usually have about 50 percent of our births being twins, but this year only about one third of them are twin births,” stated Wayne Fuller of Clark.
Out-of-school-time programs succeed when they are connected to schools, local programs show
Many out-of-school-time programs have struggled in rural areas, but programs in Clark and Groton suggest that when these programs are run by schools, many of the problems can be avoided.
Marshall County land sale smashes record
A land auction held last week Wednesday has been the “talk of the town” in the Britton area.
A total of 1,852 acres of land owned by the late Bill Kadoun of Britton brought a total of $10.3 million and smashed previous records in the county for dollars paid per acre.
FiredUp: Learning to wave, South Dakota-style
People from rural towns always have the impression that people from the big cities are “unfriendly” because we rarely (if ever) wave to strangers as we drive down the highway.
FiredUp: Are low expectations haunting rural schools?
Are low expectations haunting the halls of rural Dakota high schools? I’d say yes, in some ways. But I think there’s also a decidedly mixed message coming out of our rural schools, and it may well be because we in rural places have convinced ourselves that success can’t happen here.
Pastor earns second master’s degree after 1,100-year-old Bible study
The Rev. Tim Koch of churches in Cresbard and Wecota has delved deep into Manuscript 2193, a 10th-century Bible, as his master’s thesis project. “I have found that the further that you delve into the text, the deeper understanding you seek, the more faithful you become and rather than that faith becoming simpler, it becomes infinitely more complex,” Koch said.
Faulkton student’s work against obesity attracts film crew
Kyle Ortmeier brought a few guests to school with him on Friday, Jan. 25: a documentary film crew. Ortmeier will be part of a big-name documentary discussing the national pandemic childhood obesity. Katie Couric of CBS News and Laurie David, producer of “An Inconvenient Truth,” are co-producers on the project.
High prices pique interest in organic corn
In December 2012, Steve Zwinger’s phone started ringing, with many North Dakota farmers at the other end of the line. Organic corn had hit a flabbergasting $14 per bushel, and conventional farmers wanted to ask Zwinger, an extension agent for NDSU, how they could cash in on organic corn.
Mueller talks statistics at Clark County Farm and Home Show
This past season, SDSU state agronomist Nathan Mueller did not put cows out to graze in his corn field near Hooper, Neb. He wanted the extra residue left to help with next year’s crop. “Residue in a dry year helps retain moisture,” stated Mueller, “that’s why it’s good to leave those corn stalks in the field.”