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Taste & Talk food showcase coming to Minot

North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives (NDAREC) and The Foundation for Agricultural and Rural Resources Management and Sustainability (FARRMS) will host Taste & Talk: Growing Markets Summit & Local Food Showcase on Wednesday, Nov. 18, in Minot. The free event brings together local producers, grocers, food service professionals, and community partners to strengthen the regional food supply chain. Registration is required and will close Nov. 12. Register at farrms.org under the Events tab. The day begins with the Growing Markets Summit from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Brick + ...

Coach Brown never forgot hometown

Many honors and accolades have been bestowed upon Dale Brown, yet he never turned his back on his hometown of Minot and home state of North Dakota. Brown died Friday, Oct. 23, at age 90. "Every time I return to my home state I can feel my roots beneath my very feet and the past whispering in ...

McKenzie Ranger District receives national honor

BISMARCK – The McKenzie Ranger District Minerals and Lands Team, part of the Dakota Prairie Grasslands, recently received an Honorable Mention in the Fiscal Year 2025 Chief’s Honor Awards under the Minerals and Energy Development category for Responsible Energy Security. The national ...

County prepares for voting

Minot native Dale Brown dies at age 90

Dale Brown, who coached some of the most successful basketball teams in LSU history, as well as one of the Tigers' most famous players in Shaquille O'Neal, has died. He was 90. Brown, whose death Friday, OCt. 23, was announced by LSU, was just over a week away from what would have been his ...

Ray awarded CDBG funds for housing

BISMARCK – The City of Ray was awarded $268,260 in Community Development Block Grant funds through the North Dakota Department of Commerce to rehabilitate three multifamily housing buildings that are part of the Ray Citizens Housing project. The project will address structural deficiencies, safety hazards and deteriorating interior and exterior building systems. The commerce department announced the award as part of more than $4.2 million distributed through the CDBG program to six communities across the state. The program received about $12.5 million dollars in funding requests for ...