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North Dakota native achieves rank of major general

WASHINGTON – U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Rebecca Bradwisch McElwain said growing up in North Dakota inspired her career of service to the nation. McElwain, a 1992 graduate of Minot High School who grew up on the family farm at Karlsruhe, was promoted to the rank of major general in the U.S. ...

ND Republican leaders respond to joint US-Israeli strikes in Iran

Gov. Kelly Armstrong and the state's congressional members responded to the U.S. strikes in Iran Saturday, Feb. 2. “The Trump administration gave the Iranian regime every opportunity to agree to terms for their nuclear program. Instead, Ayatollah Khamenei’s terrorist regime used stall ...

Structure fire contained to fireplace area

Minot firefighters responded to the report of a residential structure fire in the 1300 block of 37th Avenue Southeast at 8:41 p.m., Friday, Feb. 27. According to the Minot Fire Department, upon arrival, crews discovered a fire burning behind the framing of a wood-burning fireplace. ...

Upcoming Minot area veterans’ events

The following information is provided by the Disabled American Veterans Chapter 4, Minot. March 4: DAV Coffee, 2 p.m., Veterans Room in Ward County Administration Building. March 9: Our Redeemer's Veterans Peer Support, 7 p.m. at 700 16th Ave. SE. Enter at Door 15 by buses. All veterans and ...

Aggie Foundation sponsors educational drone program

The Aggie Foundation announced it is sponsoring an educational drone program in three area schools, along with a public educational program at the Discovery Center in Minot. Following the educational program at the Discovery Center, a drone light show will take place above the facility at ...

Proposed paving project draws landowner interest

SAWYER – Landowners along Ward County Road 23 pored over maps and right-of-way estimations for a sought-after paving project at a public input meeting Thursday, Feb. 26, in Sawyer. “It’s well needed,” Surrey Township Chairman Mark Vollmer said. “Our area has been looking for this for ...