Thousands across region will not get federal food aid in Nov.

  • Thousands across region will not get federal food aid in Nov.
    Thousands across region will not get federal food aid in Nov.
  • Thousands across region will not get federal food aid in Nov.
    Thousands across region will not get federal food aid in Nov.
  • LEFT: Policeman Reed Winterberg (left) met up with Deputy Sheriff Kyle Nilson at the 4-H Carnival on Sunday, October 26. ABOVE: Payson Dupris as Jessie from “Toy Story” on Bullseye. BELOW: Jessica Parker helps sons Nixon and Canaan select prizes.
    LEFT: Policeman Reed Winterberg (left) met up with Deputy Sheriff Kyle Nilson at the 4-H Carnival on Sunday, October 26. ABOVE: Payson Dupris as Jessie from “Toy Story” on Bullseye. BELOW: Jessica Parker helps sons Nixon and Canaan select prizes.

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture last week posted a notice on its website saying federal food aid will not go out Nov. 1, raising the stakes for families nationwide as the government shutdown drags on.

    The new notice comes after the Trump administration said it would not tap roughly $5 billion in contingency funds to keep benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly re…