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ND producing wells reaches all-time high

BISMARCK – North Dakota had an all-time high of 19,625 producing wells in October, according to Nathan Anderson, director of the North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources. Anderson gave the monthly report of oil and gas production Friday, Dec. 19. The numbers are normally about two ...

91st Missile Wing completes Operation Bully Stick

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE – Airmen assigned to the 91st Missile Wing at Minot Air Force Base successfully carried out Operation Bully Stick, an exercise designed to test the wing’s ability to maintain its critical role within the nuclear mission under shortened time frames during the fall of ...

Service members to receive $1,776 one-time ‘Warrior Dividend’

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE – During a White House speech to the nation on Thursday, Dec. 18, President Donald J. Trump announced that about 1.45 million U.S. service members will receive a one-time, tax-free payment of $1,776 ahead of Christmas. The payment, described by the administration as a ...

FIBT makes $250,000 of support to Prairie Grit, YMCA

First International Bank & Trust (FIBT) has announced a gift of $250,000 to support a joint venture between Prairie Grit Adaptive Sports and the Minot Family YMCA. The donation to the newly merged organizations will support a capital campaign to restore areas damaged by flooding from a ...

SBARE seeks public input on Extension services

The North Dakota State Board of Agricultural Research and Education (SBARE) is seeking public input on the needs for agricultural research and education in the state. SBARE provides the Legislature and governor with recommendations on how North Dakota State University Extension and the North ...