Edmund Hackett was still living in McHenry County in 1884. He had been a founder of Villard, which he named for a railroad president. He had come to the Mouse River Valley for the first time in the winter of 1881 and 1882 to survey a possible railroad route from Bismarck to the Turtle ...

The Minot State University Summer Theatre is bringing “Young Frankenstein” to life for the first time on the Josh Duhamel Stage at the Amphitheater. The 61st season kicks off on Wednesday, June 17, with the musical that follows the storyline of the Mel Brooks movie of the same name. The ...

It was June 19, 1937, when violence erupted outside Republic Steel's Stop 5 plant on Poland Avenue. Workers had picketed for weeks as part of the nationwide Little Steel Strike, a bitter battle over union recognition. Republic Steel and Youngstown Sheet & Tube refused to follow industry ...

In the summer of 1882, a caravan of ten adults wended its way across northern Stevens County in search of a place to settle. For the most part, they chose locations west of the future site of Minot. These adults were Henry and Tomine (Minnie) Gasmann, Sever (or Sivert) and Sarah Anderson, Ole ...

The Magic City Discovery Center (MCDC) invites the community to step back in time for an unforgettable evening of fun, nostalgia and philanthropy at “Night of Nostalgia,” the organization’s largest annual fundraiser, taking place Monday, Aug. 11, from 6-9 p.m. This adults-only event will ...

Growing up in smoldering hot and humid Kansas summers in the 1950s wasn’t easy. Neither is growing older in the 2020s. Recent statistics indicate the average life expectancy for men in this country is 75.8 years. According to my calculations, I might be living on borrowed time in a few months ...