WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Funding is Part of President Biden's Investing in America Agenda FORT YATES, N.D., Oct. 17, 2024 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Dr. Basil Gooden today announced nearly $173 million in funding to connect rural residents, farmers and business owners in the Dakotas and eight other states to reliable high-speed internet. Projects are being financed by the fifth rou  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is hosting public meetings to discuss its draft Lake Traverse and Mud Lake water control plan update during two meetings in Wheaton, Minnesota, and Wahpeton, North Dakota, Nov. 18-19. Both meetings will be identical in content and include a brief presentation highlighting the draft plan, followed by an opportunity to hear fro  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, plans to conduct surveys downstream of Baldhill Dam, near Valley City, North Dakota, next week. To ensure the surveys are done safely, Corps officials will reduce releases from the dam to 50 cubic feet per second, or cfs. The reduction from the current outflow of approximately 400 cfs will cause the river to become significan  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: Dunn Center, N.D. - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is pleased to announce that the contracted repairs to the dam at Lake Ilo National Wildlife Refuge are complete. The final inspection of the repairs occurred on October 16, 2024, and the Service will proceed with the next steps to refill the reservoir. The refill process will take time and will be depend  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including the replacement of essential items such as equipment or livestock, reorgan  more