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Team Minot named DAF 2023 General Larry O. Spencer Award winners

Team Minot named DAF 2023 General Larry O. Spencer Award winners

ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) --The Department of the Air Force announced the recipients of the 2023 Gen. Larry O. Spencer Innovation Award during a ceremony at the Pentagon, May 8. Master Sgt. Keith T. Dison, flight chief of advanced geospatial intelligence analysis troop of...

Minot AFB Grassland to be Restored: Pollinator Community Day

Minot AFB Grassland to be Restored: Pollinator Community Day

“There are no words that can tell the hidden spirit of the wilderness, that can reveal its mystery, its melancholy, and its charm.” - Teddy Roosevelt Minot AFB is no longer taking a back seat in restoring its natural prairie grasslands. Human development has overtaken...

A Shout Out

A Shout Out

Downtown Merchants Host Minot AFB First Graders At Margie's Art Glass Studio…Note: Everything around them is breakable, but nothing broke! We loaded 36 first graders, two teachers, one para and some eager parents, all from North Plains Elementary, on a big yellow bus...

Always Tough To Say “Goodbye”

Always Tough To Say “Goodbye”

Junior Achievement Sessions End When I first talked to Mrs. White about my return to her classroom to teach Junior Achievement in 2024, she gave me a bit of a heads up that this class “gives me a run for my money every day.” My Junior Achievement time at North Plains...

It’s a treasure trove of unique items

It’s a treasure trove of unique items

Downtown Minot has a lot of fun, small shops filled with one of a kind finds that you never even knew you needed to have, but when you see it, you just know. One of these shops is Robyn’s Place. Located in the Fair Building at 122 Main St S, Robyn’s Place is a cozy,...

5th Bomb Wing executes base-wide readiness exercise

5th Bomb Wing executes base-wide readiness exercise

Airmen from the 5th Medical Group (5th MDG) assist patients during training at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, May 8, 2024. The scenario simulated an inclement weather scenario where the Minot city hospital was destroyed by a tornado and patients were redirected...

There’s a North in Northern Lights

There’s a North in Northern Lights

Friday and Saturday nights gave a lot of folks the chance to see a nice display of Northern Lights. Aurora Borealis happens every couple of months. Sometimes they are brilliant, lighting up the entire sky, and at times on Friday night the horizon was certainly ablaze...

Australian muralist coming to Minot…

Australian muralist coming to Minot…

A year after an announcement was made to paint murals on the side of a downtown Minot grain elevator, it appears the project is going forward. Australian artist Guido Van Helten was in Minot recently to survey the premises and get a better idea of what exactly he will...

DAF Special Education Learning Series: PCS Season

DAF Special Education Learning Series: PCS Season

The Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) in the United States Air Force is a comprehensive support initiative program designed to support active-duty service members with dependents who have special medical, educational, or developmental needs.By addressing the...

Minot Hot Tots Announce 2024 Single Game Tickets on Sale

Minot Hot Tots Announce 2024 Single Game Tickets on Sale

Minot Hot Tots Release 2024 Promo Schedule Minot, ND - The Minot Hot Tots are excited to announce that single game tickets are now on sale for the 2024 season! Fans can purchase tickets online or at the Corbett Field box office.In addition to single game tickets going...