Following the Revolutionary War, the newly formed United States was eager to begin expanding beyond the borders of the original 13 states. Land south of the Great Lakes and north of the Ohio River had been ceded to the United States from the British following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. ...

We are an amazing nation under God. Like no other nation. Our country was founded on faith in a new life in a new country with freedom and liberty for all and the protection of divine providence. In our democracy we can elect people to represent us in our government. Within the law we have ...

Lois Kankovsky, Minot, wrote the following poem for her mother, Ella Baklenko of Benedict, for Mother's Day. She said she wrote it in about 1985. For all of the thinks you have given me. ...for an appreciation of beautiful things .. a garden of flowers .. a fresh bouquet on the ...

The Minot Senior Coalition is bringing Vegas-style glamor and glitz to Minot with its 28th Annual Salute to Seniors where music, games and a good meal combine to bring the Minot community and its senior citizens together. The Salute to Seniors will take place Tuesday, May 12, from 9 a.m.-3 ...

Info box The original surveyors who joined with Thomas Hutchins in mapping the Seven Ranges. Brev. Brigadier General Benjamin Tupper (Massachusetts) Lieutenant William W. Morris (New York) Captain Absalom Martin (New Jersey) Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Sherman (Connecticut) James Simpson ...

The Rinat Mouzafarov Institute of Dance and Ballet Theatre will present “The Messiah” on Saturday and Sunday, May 9 and 10, in Ann Nicole Nelson on the Minot State University campus. “It’s a bigger show but a very exciting show,” Mouzafarov said of the production featuring 70 dancers ...