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Blood donors get free A1C tests in September

This September, nonprofit Vitalant is, for the first time, offering blood donors an extra check on their health while they help save and improve the lives of hospital patients. All who give blood Sept. 1-30 will receive a free hemoglobin A1C test, providing donors with key health information. ...

Commerce takes applications for global talent grants

BISMARCK – The North Dakota Department of Commerce announced it has opened the application portal for the Global Talent Office Grant Program. This initiative supports employers and communities across North Dakota in recruiting, retaining and integrating new Americans and legal immigrants into ...

ND residents sought for ALS research

The ALS Therapy Development Institute invites North Dakotans living with ALS and asymptomatic carriers of ALS-related genetic mutations to join the ALS Research Collaborative (ARC) Study. The ARC Study is the most comprehensive and longest-running natural history study of ALS (Lou Gehring’s ...

Western Plains Opera prepares to open season

Western Plains Opera’s season-opening production of Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” comes to the stage Friday, Sept. 5, and Saturday, Sept. 6, at 7 p.m. in Ann Nicole Nelson Hall at Minot State University. The production is directed by Olivia Gacka and conducted by Efrain Amaya. The audience ...

Applications open for Trinity Health’s EMT program

Trinity Health is now accepting applications for its Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Program, scheduled to run Jan. 5 through June 4, 2026. The program is designed to provide students with the emergency medical knowledge, critical thinking skills and hands-on proficiency needed to care for ...

Sentinel town hall tackles public questions

Health, safety and logistics were on the minds of members of the public who attended a town hall meeting Tuesday, Aug. 26, on the U.S. Air Force’s proposed Sentinel missile replacement project coming to the Minot area. Maj. Gen. Colin Connor, director of Intercontinental Ballistic Missile ...