Water wars brewing As of Friday, the intensity and number of extreme wildfires are breaking records in our Northwest and British Columbia. Much of our country is the driest it has ever been. Water wars are likely to become more common as shortages become acute. California, Nevada, Oregon, and ...

This summer, a new sports collectible store has opened its doors in Minot. The Sports Shaq, located at 924 37th Avenue SW, has products for sale that include sports trading cards, autographed helmets and photos. Business owner Rachael Nadeau, a Rugby native who has lived in Minot for the past ...

Minot Junior Golf Association has hired Dusty Zimmerman as its first executive director. With its newly designed golf course, the organization announced that it is expanding efforts to facilitate golf programming and experiences for Minot’s youth. The new position will allow the non-profit ...

Morgan Steele is the new Farm Business Manager instructor at Dakota College at Bottineau’s Rugby location, according to DCB. Steele grew up on a small-scale farm and ranch in Kansas. She graduated from Kansas State University in 2017 with a bachelor of science in Feed Science and Management ...

Corn Crash Continues Rain makes grain. Corn, especially, was the crop most in need of moisture this summer and we sure got a dose in the driest regions. December corn slammed down to a low Friday of $5.12 ¢ after hitting a high of $6.11 on July First. Soft, red wheat and beans tumbled too ...

Small-dollar, short-term lenders, unburdened by a federal maximum interest rate, can charge borrowers rates of 400% or more for their loans. But more states are bringing that number down by setting rate caps to curb high-interest lending. Currently, 18 states and Washington, D.C. , have laws ...