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Armstrong to present Rough Rider Award to wrestling legends

BISMARCK – Gov. Kelly Armstrong will present the North Dakota Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award to national champion wrestlers and legendary wrestling coaches Terry Steiner and Troy Steiner on Oct. 1 during a ceremony at the Capitol in Bismarck. In March, Armstrong announced the twin brothers from Bismarck as the 51st and 52nd recipients of the Rough Rider Award, the highest commendation for the state’s citizens. The award ceremony, which includes the unveiling of the official portrait that will hang in the Rough Rider Award Hall of Fame, will begin at 6 p.m. Oct. 1 in the ...

Rarely seen ND artifact in new Smithsonian exhibition

WASHINGTON – An eared grebe, a rarely seen North Dakota artifact, is among artifacts from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and five U.S. territories in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History's new exhibition, “From These Lands: Sharing Our Natural and Cultural ...

Centenarian reflects on faith, family, fatherhood

This Father’s Day Raymond “Buddy” Walter reflects on 100 years of life – from growing up on a fourth-generation farm, to raising 12 children and now watching generations of his family grow. He said he wouldn’t change a thing. Walter grew up in Verendrye and lived on his family’s ...

MSU seeks program seed money from MAGIC Fund

A $500,000 MAGIC Fund investment to help launch a new innovation engineering program at Minot State University received the support of the fund’s screening committee Thursday, June 18. The committee voted to recommend the Minot City Council approve a forgivable loan for equipment and ...

Planning commission rejects feedlot’s permit request

The Ward County Planning Commission voted Tuesday, June 18, to recommend the county commission deny a permit for a feedlot in Surrey Township that had been the subject of a law enforcement investigation. State prosecutors have filed charges in North Central District Court against the feedlot operator for allegedly improperly disposing of hundreds of dead cattle. Nathan Smith, Sawyer, has been charged with 479 infractions of improper disposal of animal carcass but has previously informed The Minot Daily News that the deceased cattle were properly disposed of and that he intends to ...

ND oil production dips slightly in April

BISMARCK – Oil production in North Dakota dropped slightly in April when the state produced 34,114,664 barrels of oil or 1.137 million barrels of oil per day. In March, the state produced 35,422,376 barrels of oil or 1.142 million barrels of oil per day. Nathan Anderson, director of the ...