BISMARCK — North Dakota Public Service Commission Chair Julie Fedorchak announced Thursday she running for another six-year term on the commission. Fedorchak says she is committed to advocating both in state and nationally for reliable and affordable utility services during this time of dramatic industry-wide change. “While partisan divides and extremism are driving many people out […]
PEMBINA — A protest that started last week in Canada’s national capital city Ottawa, is now directly impacting commerce in North Dakota. Multiple social media sources reported Thursday the port of entry at Emerson, Manitoba, and Pembina had been blockaded to southbound traffic at 11 p.m., Wednesday night. By 7 a.m., Thursday, both southbound and […]
BISMARCK — Former State Senator Tracy Potter announced Thursday he is running for the North Dakota Senate seat in District 35 being vacated by Erin Oban. Potter says the two major issues motivating his campaign are property tax relief for homeowners and protecting the rights of citizens to initiate and refer measures by what Potter […]
ROYAL AIR FORCE FAIRFORD, England — B-52 Stratofortress aircraft, support equipment, and personnel from the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, arrived at RAF Fairford, England, today to execute the long-planned Bomber Task Force mission, a regularly scheduled U.S. European Command and U.S. Strategic Command joint mission series. En route to RAF […]
MINOT — The Minot Symphony Association recently received a grant of $15,000 from the Minot Area Community Foundation to upgrade the livestream technology in Ann Nicole Nelson Hall at Minot State University. Minot Symphony Association Executive Director Ellen Fenner explained, “We used the funds to install two high definition cameras that are installed permanently in […]
When you find out you’re moving to Minot, the first thing you wonder about is the cold. Whenyou move to Minot the first thing you’ll think about is the cold. When you tell someone you live in Minot, the first thing they ask about is the cold. Yes, there’s more to North Dakota than cold […]
Murder Suspects Appear MINOT — It rarely happens, but it did at the Ward County courthouse Wednesday. Two men charged in separate cases of Class AA felony murder made consecutive appearances in the same courtroom. Milo Whitetail, 56, Minot, was the first to appear before Judge Douglas Mattson. Whitetail is charged with the stabbing death […]
Couple Shares Their Story MEDORA — A family trip to Medora finds its way onto the calendars of most North Dakotans. The beauty of the Badlands, the atmosphere of the once little cow town now turned into a buzzing tourist mecca with the Medora Musical taking the marquee position for entertainment. Harold Schaefer had the […]
MINOT — Trinity Health Foundation recently received a $50,000 donation from retired nurse, Joanne Quale, to aid in the creation of Trinity Health’s Resiliency Room. The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented effect on healthcare. In addition to the devastation it has caused, it has brought new challenges and demands to nurses, providers, and staff […]
MEDORA — “The North Dakota Hall of Fame (NDCHF) has become a major highlight of North Dakota with the cowboy way of life coming back strongly throughout the country. The hall has set record numbers this past year as far as viewers visiting the hall itself and interest across the state,” commented Don Schmid, Trustee […]
