ND Esports State Tournament: Minot United Esports Snatch Their First State Titles
Lights glowing from monitors, controllers clicking, and teammates calling strategies through headsets, the North Dakota Esports State Tournament delivered two days of intense digital competition. Held February 27–28 in Grand Forks, the event brought together high school esports programs from across North Dakota to compete in a bracket-style championship. Much like traditional athletics, teams advanced […]
Tom Joyce- It’s Time to Give Back
Tom Joyce had a goal of becoming City Manager of Minot sometime, but when the current City Manager, Harold Stewart resigned his position to become the City Manager of Pasco, Washington, Tom was named interim City Manager of Minot, and soon was one of three vying for the position, and it was in October of […]
Student Registration for Minot Public and Glenburn Public School Districts amid New Infinite Campus System Integration
Minot Public School DistrictEnrollment for grades K-12 for the 2025-26 and 2026-27 school year are open and will continue through the end of the school year. The first day of school for Minot Public Schools is August 19th, 2026. If your student was a current MPS student at the end of the 25/26 school year, […]
Minot Symphony Orchestra celebrates 100th season with book reading & signing event
Minot Symphony Orchestra Minot Symphony Orchestra celebrates 100th season with book reading & signing event. As part of its 100th season celebration, the Minot Symphony Orchestra is hosting a special community event featuring a reading and book signing of The Nodak Do-Re-Mi’s on Saturday, March 14 at 10am at Main Street Books – 8 Main […]
Air Force Maj. Gen. Stacy Jo Huser to Headline 2026 Minot Area Chamber EDC Annual Meeting
The Minot Area Chamber EDC (MACEDC) Minot, N.D. – The Minot Area Chamber EDC (MACEDC) is pleased to announce that Maj. Gen. Stacy Jo Huser, Commander of the 20th Air Force, Air Force Global Strike Command, will serve as the keynote speaker for the 2026 MACEDC Annual Meeting on Monday, March 23 at the Regency […]
Build Big Ideas in the Building Gallery
Magic City Discovery Center What do skyscrapers, dinosaur skeletons, bridges, and bird nests have in common? They’re all examples of building, and kids can explore every version of it inside the Building Gallery at Magic City Discovery Center.The Building Gallery is an interactive construction zone where children become architects, engineers, artists, and problem-solvers all at […]
5 MDG Tricare Operations and Patient Administration (TOPA) Flight
What is TOPA?No, it’s not just a funny word. For many service members and their families, navigating the complexities of the TRICARE system can be a daunting task. That’s where the TRICARE Operations and Patient Administration (TOPA) flight steps in, serving as a crucial link between patients and their healthcare benefits. TOPA is responsible for […]
A Quick Costco Run
In the last week I found myself doing something very…let’s call it North Dakotan. I made a Costco run. On the surface, that probably doesn’t sound unusual. Most of my extended family lives in northern Indiana, and Costco runs are pretty routine there. They can happen on a random Tuesday afternoon if you run out […]
Spending more time with kids can curtail school violence
Note: This is an article I wrote in the Cavalier County Republican in Langdon on May 10, 1999, 20 days after the Columbine, Colo., school shooting. Ever since the senseless tragedy in Littleton, Colo., a number of people have asked if we had any intentions of writing any articles about it. I told them probably […]
68…and Counting
If you have been reading my column, you are familiar with my running total of “good first impression” greetings at the Minot AFB gates. We are at 68 Airmen in a row that have greeted us warmly and smiled and told us to “have a good day” or something similar. On Thursday we were so […]