Across the MonDak region, a meal served in a school cafeteria can carry a connection to the ranching families who help keep local communities strong. The MonDak Area Stockgrowers Association is helping make that connection possible, providing $48,000 this year to local schools to purchase locally produced beef for their lunch programs. Schools in Culbertson, Savage, Lambert and Richey are among

For Averi Nordlund, living with spina bifida means balancing medical appointments and hospital stays with the familiar activities of senior year: taking photographs for the yearbook, participating in FFA and planning for life after graduation. Through it all, the 18-year-old Froid High School student has found support in friends, family and teachers who help her stay connected, whether she is