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Area youth participate in ND Boys State

Local News June 22, 2026

WAHPETON – Several area youth were among 82 participants taking part in the American Legion Boys State on the North Dakota State College of Science campus June 14-19. Participating were Reino Swartwout, Minot; Shaun Randall, Berthold; Gabriel Magallon, Douglas; Brendan Berntson, Aaron Fuller and Owen Trautman, Garrison; and Layne Anderson, Velva. Cayle Corey of Grand Forks was elected governor of North Dakota Boys State. The event brings together outstanding young men between their junior and senior years in high school. Selected from schools across North Dakota, these delegates ...

Strike Out the Stigma night set for Tuesday

Local News June 22, 2026

The Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota (BCBSND) Caring Foundation is partnering with the Brady Oberg Legacy Foundation for its fourth season of Strike Out the Stigma, an initiative focused on raising awareness and support for veteran mental health across North Dakota. A special Strike Out the Stigma night to engage with fans and share mental health resources will be Tuesday, June 23, at the Minot Hot Tots game at Corbett Field, 1124 E. Burdick Expressway, Minot. Doors will open at 5:35 p.m. and the game starts at 6:35 p.m. Through partnerships with baseball and softball teams ...

Planning commission supports turbine repowering

Local News June 20, 2026

Basin Electric Power Cooperative gained the support of the Ward County Planning Commission Thursday, June 18, for a wind farm repowering project, south of Minot. The commission voted 6-2 with one abstention to recommend the county commission approve a conditional use permit. The permit request, on second reading, drew minimal opposition, unlike the first reading. In the interim, Basin Electric and the county entered into an agreement on road maintenance aimed at addressing many of the concerns about damage and dust related to preliminary work that had already started. Basin Electric ...

Centenarian reflects on faith, family, fatherhood

Community June 20, 2026

This Father’s Day Raymond “Buddy” Walter reflects on 100 years of life – from growing up on a fourth-generation farm, to raising 12 children and now watching generations of his family grow. He said he wouldn’t change a thing. Walter grew up in Verendrye and lived on his family’s ...

Missionary doctor to speak at Minot Baptist Church

Local News June 20, 2026

Dr. Patricia Catrow, a missionary doctor, will speak at Minot Baptist Church Sunday, June 21. Catrow has been involved with medical missions even before she separated from the Air Force. She was last assigned to Minot Air Force Base. Catrow has visited several countries and recently returned from Albania, where she served alongside other doctors and evangelists. The team is able to help in many of the medical fields as well as sharing the message of Christ. This Sunday Catrow will discuss several countries she has visited and helped as well as those she hopes to visit. Catrow will ...

MSU seeks program seed money from MAGIC Fund

Local News June 20, 2026

A $500,000 MAGIC Fund investment to help launch a new innovation engineering program at Minot State University received the support of the fund’s screening committee Thursday, June 18. The committee voted to recommend the Minot City Council approve a forgivable loan for equipment and ...