BERTHOLD, N.D. – With temperatures plunging well below zero, Mason and Hannah Lautenschlager at Arrow L Ranch are ensuring everyone stays warm and cozy at the ranch. After a few days of mild weather in mid-January, the weather turned bitter cold with some extreme wind chills across the state.
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