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Hoeven: New proposal could provide federal funds for Red River Diversion

FARGO – A proposal to provide states with significant funding for infrastructure projects could provide for the federal share of the Fargo-Moorhead flood control diversion if it passed, Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., said Wednesday.

New life for old cemetery: Eagle Scout project helps revive graveyard near Rollag

Rollag, Minn. - The Yankee Cemetery, nestled among a grove of oak trees on a hilltop, has long been a landmark on the rolling prairie of Parke Township.

• Shaun Aakre

Start to summer means ticks

FARGO – Now that Memorial Day weekend has arrived and summer has unofficially begun, those taking to the woods should remember: Beware of ticks.

Women’s clinic plans fundraisers to pay for costs of fighting anti-abortion laws

FARGO – The Red River Women’s Clinic will be seeing a lot of courtrooms as a result of the spate of anti-abortion bills recently signed into law. And that means North Dakota’s lone abortion clinic will be seeing a lot of legal bills.

Legislation aims to help Oil Patch hospitals cope with ballooning bad debt

FARGO – Medical centers in western North Dakota’s booming Oil Patch need help in diagnosing which patients requesting non-emergency services are bad debt risks.

Feds argue coal industry can legally give to ND regulators’ campaigns

FARGO – Federal lawyers concede that thousands of dollars of campaign donations from coal-mining interests to members of the North Dakota Public Service Commission “risk creating an appearance of impropriety.”

Xcel Energy proposing two power plants near Hankinson

FARGO – Xcel Energy is proposing two new natural gas-fired power plants 70 miles south of here to meet electricity needs at times of peak demand.

Legislation would ban proposal to charge for water in reservoirs

FARGO – A proposal to charge for water in Missouri River reservoirs would be banned under legislation that passed the U.S. Senate on Wednesday.

Senate OKs measure blocking fees for Missouri River water

WASHINGTON - A proposal to charge for water in Missouri River reservoirs would be banned under legislation passed Wednesday by the U.S. Senate.

North Dakota looks to protect ‘culturally important’ places

FARGO – North Dakota plans to compile a list of “culturally important” places that officials will protect from disturbances from energy development or other impacts.

• Elkhorn Ranch

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NSIC goes to new heights

The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference is quickly becoming Big Man Central.

Driven Dvorak

Fanatical Concordia golfer eyes nationals
Drew Dvorak had his mind made up to attend Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference golf power St. John’s.

• Drew Dvorak

Berry revisits Mayville

Dean Berry had his career all mapped out. The Mayville State graduate and former Comets baseball player and assistant was prepared to stick around Mayville, N.D., for good.

Wrestling gets new look at JC

Jamestown wrestling coach Cisco Cole at one point didn’t support the idea of women competing in his sport.

Cobbers to remain in D-III

Concordia earned a significant victory last week. The decision was made to end discussion of creating a new division or subdivision to deal with the steady growth of NCAA Division III.

Siverson enjoyed tenure

Duane Siverson couldn’t contain his emotions Tuesday as he walked to the bench after his Concordia men’s basketball team’s Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference first-round playoff loss at Memorial Auditorium. Siverson had been preparing for this moment since he announced in January that he would retire at the end of the season, but the finality of the situation was overwhelming.

Bortke paved way for Mary athletics

When athletic director Al Bortke arrived at the University of Mary in Bismarck in 1973, the Marauders offered just one sport (men’s basketball) and had no major national affiliation with the NAIA or NCAA.

Jimmies back in the hunt

Jeff Trumbauer’s first season as head coach of the Jamestown College men’s basketball team could have been considered a disappointment.

Tomeo puts on mileage

Minnesota State University Moorhead football coach Damon Tomeo jokingly started a competition with his staff this season to see who could log the most miles while recruiting.

Dragons making waves

The Minnesota State University Moorhead women’s swimming and diving team has made another leap in its effort to become one of the elite NCAA Division II programs in the country.