WALHALLA, N.D. (KFYR) – A new state park is nearing completion right here in North Dakota.

Pembina Gorge State Park, just 6 miles west of Walhalla, is set to open for the season this summer on June 9.

It spans 12,500 acres and features more than 16 miles of trails.

The park will include an Off-Highway Vehicle campground, along with access to rugged terrain, forested hills, hiking, mountain biking and horseback riding.

It’s North Dakota’s 14th state park.

• Tick season has arrived in Ohio.
• That means outdoors enthusiasts should take precautions.
• That might be truer now more than ever.
• Although many discuss global warming as the cause, researchers are suggesting that’s not the main driver.

Although they’re silent and among nature’s stealthiest stalkers, ticks now seem to be creating considerable public buzz.

Certain ticks can operate year-round. Nonetheless, interest heightens during spring when intersections increase between reactivated ticks, people and people’s pets.

What happens post-encounter depends on how long a person takes to find and disengage from a tick that has found them. Infection can occur after two-hour attachments. In short, hunters, anglers, hikers, noodlers, birders and anyone else wandering woods and fields, especially during May and June, demand speedy self-inspection and precautionary repellent use.

Lyme disease, a malady that can leave sufferers with chronic malfunctions, draws much attention because of its inexorable and fairly rapid spread from New England into seemingly virgin territory, including Ohio.

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Specific tick species carry different maladies, though some deal out more than one.

Blacklegged ticks, aka deer ticks, are the primary spreaders of Lyme disease. The bite from a lone star tick, another relative newcomer to Ohio, can trigger several illnesses, the most trumpeted being a potential killer known as alpha-gal syndrome that makes the bitten allergic to red meat and dairy.

A few years ago, former Columbus Dispatch nature columnist Jim Fry lay on a hospital bed while paralysis crept up his legs to his arms and neck. Spreading immobility made him unable to lift his head.

“I was terrified,” said Fry, then 79.

Fortunately, a healthcare attendant noticed an engorged tick on Fry’s upper left arm. Removal of the tick veered Fry away from a proximate path to eternity, though full recovery took time.

The South Dakota Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big.

Here’s a look at May 23, 2026, results for each game:

Winning Powerball numbers from May 23 drawing

04-16-41-48-66, Powerball: 26, Power Play: 2

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Winning Lotto America numbers from May 23 drawing

05-16-24-32-41, Star Ball: 04, ASB: 03

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Winning Dakota Cash numbers from May 23 drawing

02-05-07-10-16

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Winning Millionaire for Life numbers from May 23 drawing

15-20-30-45-49, Bonus: 03

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Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your prize

• Prizes of $100 or less: Can be claimed at any South Dakota Lottery retailer.
• Prizes of $101 or more: Must be claimed from the Lottery. By mail, send a claim form and a signed winning ticket to the Lottery at 711 E. Wells Avenue, Pierre, SD 57501.
• Any jackpot-winning ticket for Dakota Cash or Lotto America, top prize-winning ticket for Lucky for Life, or for the second prizes for Powerball and Mega Millions must be presented in person at a Lottery office. A jackpot-winning Powerball or Mega Millions ticket must be presented in person at the Lottery office in Pierre.