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Basin, NextEra partner on proposed gas generation

BISMARCK — Basin Electric Power Cooperative and NextEra Energy Resources, LLC announced they have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore the joint development of a new combined-cycle natural gas-fueled generation facility in Basin Electric’s North Dakota service territory. The ...

PrairieFare: When lights go out, keep food safe during power outages

I must have unplugged the vacuum, I thought to myself when it suddenly stopped working. I walked over to check. The vacuum was still connected. Maybe I blew a fuse. I flipped on a light switch to go to the basement. The lights didn’t work, either. We were in the middle of our first ...

Cookie drive brings holiday cheer to airmen

The annual Team Minot Cookie Drive, an event to bring Christmas cheer to first-term airmen at Minot Air Force Base, is a longtime tradition between the base and Minot community. This year’s event is being planned for next week, according to Minot AFB and Minot Area Chamber EDC ...

Hoeven, Fedorchak welcome farm aid

A $12 billion aid package for farmers will help North Dakota producers facing challenges this year, according to U.S. Sen. John Hoeven and Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak, both R-ND. Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee, joined an agriculture roundtable at the ...

Wreaths will honor veterans at Rosehill

Rosehill Memorial Park Cemetery will be blanketed in honor and love Saturday, Dec. 13, as more than 1,000 wreaths are laid upon the graves of fallen heroes at the annual Wreaths Across America Ceremony, according to information from the Minot Wreaths program. The Civil Air Patrol Magic City ...

AG finds Sheriff’s Department violated open records laws

The Ward County Sheriff’s Department violated open records laws when it declined to fulfill a records request filed by a former airman convicted in 2015 of leading a violent gang involved in drugs and arranging the exchange of money for sex with juveniles, according to the an Attorney ...