This week, I had the opportunity to attend the American Zoo & Aquarium (AZA) Annual Conference with over 3,400 other zoo professionals, conservationists, academics, and others from all over the world. It’s not the same conference that I first attended some 30 years ago, but there are ...

An experienced cast of veteran volunteers, along with new faces, will be performing in the Mouse River Players Community Theatre’s production of R.L. Stine’s “Goosebumps: The Phantom of the Auditorium” this fall. The show will entertain all ages, appealing to youngsters just ...

The Minot State University Alumni Association and Development Foundation’s Homecoming events start today at noon with a President’s Club Luncheon at the Student Center Conference Center. The Annual Golden Awards Dinner will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday at the Student Center Conference ...

The Minot Symphony Orchestra will open its 98th season, “Our Town” on Saturday, Sept. 23, with musicology, the story behind the music, at 6 p.m. and a performance at 7 p.m. in MSU’s Ann Nicole Nelson Hall. “It’s All About That Bass” is the first of the symphony’s six concerts ...

ALEXANDER – The Alexander community held its 78th annual Old Settler's celebration Aug. 31-Sept. 2, honoring locals Walt and Susan Link for 2023. The Links were Alexander natives who returned in 1972 to operate the Link family farm alongside Walt's brothers, Marvin and Donald. Susan Link ...

I am not speaking out of turn when I announce that Jennifer Kleen is leaving the Zoo after over 6 years as the executive director of the Greater Minot Zoological Society (GMZS). With a background in journalism, Jennifer took on this role when the zoo was at a crossroads regarding what’s next. ...