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Composer sets wife’s lyrics about ND seasons to music

When the North Dakota Council on the Arts was asking for projects to support, Efrain Amaya had the idea to write music for lyrics about North Dakota’s four seasons, written by his wife, Susana Amundarain. Implementing the idea and the theme of home in North Dakota, Amundarain wrote the ...

Driver crashes into memory care facility

No one was injured on Saturday when a 25-year-old Minot man, driving a Toyota Tundra pickup, crashed into a local memory care facility. About 1:41 a.m., Minot Police officers responded to the crash at Maple View Memory Care, 2805 Elk Drive. Anthony Ramirez, driver of the vehicle, was ...

Mezzotint exhibition on display at Northwest Arts Center

The Northwest Arts Center at Minot State University is displaying “Grand Entry” by artist and printmaker Linda Whitney. The collection of mezzotint prints celebrates indigenous culture and traditional dance. Whitney has loved Native American culture since she was a child and her late ...

Harvey man sees positive rural changes ahead

HARVEY – Derrick Gross, the current Harvey Public Schools principal, accepted the executive director position with the nonprofit organization Communities Acting Together for Change and Hope, looking to help immigrant refugees find peace in North Dakota. He happened upon the opening of the ...

Firefighters respond to Burlington area fire

BURLINGTON – Several fire departments responded to a fire five miles north of Burlington Sunday afternoon. The fire was at a farmstead and involved grass and structures. Responding units, including Minot Rural Fire Department were still at the scene Sunday evening. More details were not ...

Gunshot fired on I-94 in Mandan

MANDAN – The North Dakota Highway Patrol and Bureau of Criminal Investigation are investigating an incident on Sunday when a gunshot was fired from a vehicle on Interstate 94 in Mandan. According to the Highway Patrol, about 12:25 p.m., a Highway Patrol trooper was following a car on I-94 ...