Minot State University held a grand opening for its Beaver Dam on Monday, Sept. 14, during a ribbon cutting, finishing a years long effort to rebuild the space for the growing student population and staff.…
ND groups pursue insight on domestic violence
Fall is typically the time of year when prevention experts raise awareness about domestic violence. In North Dakota, outreach leaders…
Court consolidates multiple sentences
A Minot man has been sentenced in North Central District Court in Minot to as much as five years of…
Make punched tin lantern at Confluence
WILLISTON – Visit the Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center near Williston for Timeless Traditions: Punched Tin Lanterns on Saturday, Oct. 10,…
Our American Story: Powering Opportunity: How energy industry shaped ND, nation
Throughout 2026, the ND250 Commission, administered by the State Historical Society of North Dakota, is leading the state's commemoration of…
Research fellowship spotlights ND’s most rural communities
SOURIS – Throughout its 11-year history, the nonprofit Strengthen ND has been looking for ways to give North Dakota’s rural…
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Local Elections
State’s Attorney candidate withdraws
Ward County State’s Attorney candidate Christopher Nelson has announced that he has withdrawn from…
Canvass produces updated tally, write-in recount
Ballot measures proposing to change North Dakota’s constitution will be limited to a single subject in…
ND voters approve ‘single subject’ rule
Burlington City Measure 1 (ban on fireworks in city limits) Yes: 67 No: 121 Burlington City…
Ward County Unofficial Election Results
Local Sports
Minot State golf opens new season at Fall Brawl
Minot State's men's and women's golf teams kicked off their long season on Monday,…
Obituaries
Catherine Buettner
June 3, 1932-Sept. 8, 2026 Fargo Catherine Alice Stapleton Buettner, 94, of Fargo, ND,…
Arts and Entertainment
RETIREMENT’S COMIC RELIEF: Finding something to laugh about
Symphony orchestra opens Season 101 with international violinist
Fort Buford hosts Ghost Walk Oct. 10
Northwest Arts Center opens with multiple exhibits
Military
Wreaths Across America joins CAP for open house
Warfighters leave impression during civilian experience
Upcoming Minot area veterans' events
Minot AFB finance airmen test wartime skills
Home and Garden
NDSU Extension program accepting applicants
Anyone who loves gardening and sharing plant knowledge is invited to apply to the North Dakota State University Extension Master Gardener program. Online training starts in January 2027, offering a learning experience for adults. The Extension Master Gardener Program is a national volunteer service organization that works in cooperation with land-grant universities. The program…
Dakota Gardener: Emerald ash borer by the numbers
Prairie Fare: Pickling is an ancient art still going strong
Forage Matters: Silver linings, optimism during dry weather events
Editorials
Make plans to celebrate nation’s 250th birthday in ND
2025 is coming to an end and soon will be a year to look back on. Whether it was a good year or not, it is for you to decide. Now we can look ahead to 2026, a year that will mark the 250th birthday or U.S. Semiquincentennial of our nation. This major national…