Twentieth Air Force welcomes first female commander

F.E. WARREN AIR FORCE BASE, Wyo. —Maj. Gen. Stacy Jo Huser assumed command of Twentieth Air Force from Maj. Gen. Michael Lutton during a change of command ceremony on F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, Jan. 5, 2024. As 20 AF commander, Huser will be responsible for more than 12,000 Airmen providing nuclear global strike […]

Get to Know the Twentieth Air Force Commander: Maj. Gen. Stacy Huser

F.E. WARREN AIR FORCE BASE, Wyo. — What was your childhood and your up bringing like? What put you on your journey into the Air Force?I grew up in northern Indiana farm country and my parents had both been born and raised Amish. My dad had been enlisted in the Air Force, but he retired […]

Meg-A-Latte’ Is Customer Driven

Not everyone can weave their name, and their personality, into a business venture like a coffee shop, but for Meg-A-Latte owner Megan Wold it was fairly easy. “People call me Meg” explains Wold “and I started out in interior design in Fargo, eventually branching into fashion design.” But like any college kid, Meg(an) would need […]

Roosevelt Park Zoo & Greater Minot Zoological Society introduces Wild At Art

Roosevelt Park Zoo & the Greater Minot Zoological Society will host the brand new Wild At Art gala and fundraiser, a 21+ event, taking place at Sleep Inn & Suites in Minot, ND on March 24, 2023, featuring local artists, live entertainment, dinner, and live and silent auctions. The event kicks off with cocktail hour […]

Loathing Winter is a Choice: Here’s How to Choose More Contentment

When it comes to Hotdish Land winters, we don’t choose the wind chill, select the date for a blizzard, or have the luxury of opting out of subzero temps. Maybe you didn’t choose to move here. Maybe in the middle of a Minot winter, it seems like you have no choices; like you’re stuck. Maybe […]

And No OneTook A Knee

It was one of those days…running a bit behind but headed to the base to cover a Star Student assembly/celebration at North Plains Elementary School. The Northern Sentry had been contacted by several North Plains teachers asking if we could cover their monthly celebrations, and it certainly seemed like something that we should cover with […]

What a Snarled Mess

It didn’t seem so bad with the door closed but, good grief, what a mess. A real, big time, embarrassing mess.What kind of person could create such an embarrassment? Ah…me. Now, dear reader, I respectfully ask that you do not rush to judgement as to my general habits in creating such a mess. Rather, I […]

Natural Products Expo West

From March 12-16, there’s an event happening in Anaheim, Calif., that is unlike any other in the United States, except for a parallel event that happens each September in Baltimore. It’s called Natural Products Expo West and it brings tens of thousands of exhibitors, guests, media and sponsors together to look at the latest innovations […]