John Van Grinsven, a Vietnam veteran and former Ward County state’s attorney, will be the speaker at the 2 p.m. program of the Vietnam Veterans Welcome Home Celebration on Friday, March 29, at the Minot Armed Forces Reserve Center, 3420 2nd St. NE. The event will be from 2-4 p.m. Doors open ...

MEDORA – The Veterans Day in Medora Endowment Program was created to provide more free offerings for U.S. military personnel and to celebrate the patriotic heritage of the Medora Musical. “The Medora Musical’s Veterans Day in Medora program has continued to grow in impact over the ...

Lt. Gen. Michael Lutton will be the keynote speaker at a nuclear triad symposium to be held in Minot on Tuesday, April 23. Lutton is deputy commander of Air Force Global Strike Command and deputy commander of Air Forces Strategic-Air, U.S. Strategic Command, at Barksdale Air Force Base, ...

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NEW TOWN – Fifty-five years ago on March 10, 1969, an F-106 Delta Dart fighter plane from Minot Air Force Base plunged through the ice of Lake Sakakawea, northwest of New Town. The pilot, Capt. Merlin Riley, bailed out safely before the plane crashed. According to the files of The Minot ...

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE – Airmen from Minot Air Force Base returned home on Wednesday from their most recent Bomber Task Force deployment to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The task force, given the name 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron (EBS) and composed of about 280 airmen and six B-52H ...