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WSC awarded grant to strengthen STEM workforce

WILLISTON — Williston State College has been awarded $373,701 through the National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education program to expand technical education and help prepare more skilled workers for Western North Dakota’s energy and technology industries. The funded project, “Advanced Technological Education: Developing an Effective Regional Educational Framework for STEM Technician Talent Generation for the Bakken Region,” will expand outreach to rural communities, develop certification opportunities in Electronic & Industrial Controls, strengthen training ...

Interpretative center offers roleplaying adventure

WASHBURN — The Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center near Washburn will host “Dugouts & Pirogues: The Way Through the Northern Corridor,” a Dungeons & Dragons-inspired tabletop roleplaying event, on Saturday, Sept. 26, from 1-4 p.m. in the library. The program is family-friendly and open to ages 12 and older. Participants ages 12 to 17 must be accompanied by an adult. During this ongoing monthly campaign, step into a fantasy expedition inspired by historical themes of the Corps of Discovery using Dungeons & Dragons 2024 fifth edition rules in a custom setting. Join an imaginary ...

Mandan woman pleads guilty to wire fraud

BISMARCK – Andrea Jo Bonness, 56, Mandan, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Daniel Hovland to a felony charge of wire fraud for stealing from a Mandan nonprofit organization while providing accounting services, U.S. Attorney Nicholas W. Chase announced Tuesday, Sept. 15. According to court documents, between April 1, 2025, and Feb. 24, while employed as an accountant who provided payroll and charitable gaming audit services for nonprofit clients, Bonness fraudulently accessed client bank accounts and transferred about $304,070 to her personal bank account to pay for ...

MSU reopens Beaver Dam

Minot State University held a grand opening for its Beaver Dam on Monday, Sept. 14, during a ribbon cutting, finishing a years long effort to rebuild the space for the growing student population and staff. The opening of the Beaver Dam coincides with Homecoming week, according to Dr. Steven ...

ND groups pursue insight on domestic violence

Fall is typically the time of year when prevention experts raise awareness about domestic violence. In North Dakota, outreach leaders are getting ahead of the game. The Center for Rural Health teamed up with the North Dakota Domestic and Sexual Violence Coalition on a late-summer event. ...

Court consolidates multiple sentences

A Minot man has been sentenced in North Central District Court in Minot to as much as five years of incarceration on multiple charges, including unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and terrorizing. Steve Exantus, 32, pleaded guilty to two charges of firearm possession, both Class C felonies, and was sentenced on Aug. 31 to five years concurrent on each. On one charge he must serve two years with the North Dakota Department of Corrections, with credit for 148 days served, and the other charge requires him to first serve 13 days with credit for 13 days. He must successfully serve ...