08/07/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined by Ellen Huber, the North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives (NDAREC) rural development director, to talk about progress being made in rural communities.

A regional initiative which seeks to transform the rural food system – helping grocery
stores stay open and increasing access to local foods – is advancing in North Dakota. The pilot project
will test a rural grocery and local food hub model in the north central region that, if successful, could be replicated elsewhere in North Dakota and rural America.

(Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-winning program, “News & Views,” can be heard weekdays from 8 – 11 a.m. Follow Joel on X/Twitter @JoelKFGO.)

08/07/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined by Ellen Huber, the North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives (NDAREC) rural development&nbsp;director, to talk about progress being made in rural communities.
A regional initiative which seeks to transform the rural food system &ndash; helping grocery stores stay open and increasing access to local foods &ndash; is advancing in North Dakota. The pilot project will test a rural grocery and local food hub model in the north central region that, if successful, could be&nbsp;replicated elsewhere in North Dakota and rural America.
(Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-winning program, &ldquo;News &amp; Views,&rdquo; can be heard weekdays from 8 &ndash; 11 a.m. Follow Joel on X/Twitter @JoelKFGO.)

News & Views with Joel Heitkamp is a multi-award winning program where Joel Heitkamp brings his common sense approach to the issues of the day. From politics to public service announcements and sports to government spending, there is a place in the conversation for everyone.

News & Views with Joel Heitkamp

News & Views with Joel Heitkamp is a multi-award winning program on KFGO in Fargo, North Dakota where Joel Heitkamp brings his common sense approach to the issues of the day in the upper Midwest region. From politics to public service announcements to sports to government spending, there is a place in the conversation for everyone.