PSC schedules hearing on wind farm
BISMARCK – The North Dakota Public Service Commission (PSC) will hold a public hearing on Thursday, Aug. 20, regarding a proposal to “repower” the Prairie Winds Project in Ward County. Basin Electric Power Cooperative is requesting to amend the siting permit issued in 2009 for the ...
Area educator named History Teacher of Year
BISMARCK — Caryssa Silentman, a history teacher at Williston Middle School, has been named the 2026 Gilder Lehrman North Dakota History Teacher of the Year. The awarded is presented annually by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and coordinated in North Dakota by the State ...
L&C military convoy reaches half way mark
Since leaving Bismarck on Sunday, July 26, the Lewis & Clark 2026 Military Convoy, organized by the Military Vehicle Preservation Association (MVPA), is about at the halfway point of a nearly 2,000-mile trek that roughly follows the route of the Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery in 1805. ...
Vision Zero event offers hands-on learning
Although Camden Ahmann of Minot signed up for Vision Zero’s Driving Skills for Success event because his mom made him, he was glad he came after experiencing what the teen-focused safety event had to offer. “It’s kind of fun,” Ahmann said of the event held Wednesday, Aug. 5, at the ...