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Sheriff’s Department adds new deputies

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Two new deputies have been added to the force at the Ward County Sheriff’s Department. Austin Satcho and Rick Perron finished their in-house training and took their oaths of office on Friday, Feb. 20. They now will receive field training and will enroll at the North Dakota Law Enforcement ...

Enrollment opens for farm bridge program

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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the enrollment period for the Farmer Bridge Assistance program opened Monday, Feb. 23. The program provides $11 billion in one-time bridge payments to row crop producers in response to temporary trade market disruptions and increased ...

Former Underwood legislator dies at 92

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BISMARCK – Layton Freborg, 92, Bismarck, a former state legislator from Underwood, died Friday, Feb. 20. He served two terms in the North Dakota House of Representatives, from 1973-1976 and 1979-1982, and served in the state Senate from 1985-2012. He served as chairman of the Education ...

Air Force increases B-21 Raider production capacity

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AURORA, Colo. (AFNS) — The Department of the Air Force and Northrop Grumman Corp. have reached an agreement to expand production capacity for the B-21 Raider, accelerating delivery of the Air Force’s next-generation stealth bomber fleet. The agreement applies $4.5 billion in funding ...

Local art installation embraces discomfort

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Artist Arvin Davis, a self described military brat, first moved to Minot from Germany when he was 15. He moved away after graduation, and Davis said while it is surprising he later returned and remains in Minot, he believes location should never inhibit any creative person’s production. ...

MSU arts center hosts annual paperworks exhibit

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The Northwest Arts Center’s presentation of the 54th annual “INT’L Paperworks 2026” juried art exhibition, featuring a selection of contemporary works from around the world, opened on Feb. 12. The exhibition, sponsored by the Northwest Arts Center at Minot State University, is the ...