$110,197 Raised for Team Minot at Prairie Warrior Auction
Minot Area Chamber EDC (MACEDC) Minot Area Chamber EDC (MACEDC) is thrilled to announce that a total of $110,197 was raised to support the personnel of Team Minot at the 2025 Prairie Warrior Auction on April 24. The funds were generated from a combination community and Minot AFB donated live and silent auction items, table […]
Dakota Territory Air Museum: A Walk Through the History of Flight
The Dakota Territory Air Museum is appropriately located on the northeast corner of the Minot International Airport. The museum was started in 1986, which was Minot & Ward County’s Centennial according to one of the museum’s founder and longtime president Don Larson, and the Chairman of the Centennial Celebration was Ed Schmidt. “He asked me […]
Capt. Knowles recognized as USSTRATCOM Company Grade Officer of the Year
Senior Airman Kendra A. Ransum, 5th Bomb Wing Public Affairs U.S. Air Force Capt. Shane Knowles, 91st Operations Support Squadron assistant director of operations and wing weapons officer, poses for a photo at the 91st Missile Wing headquarters on Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, April 23, 2025. Knowles was named U.S. Strategic Command’s Company […]
Minot North Sentinel Report 05-01-2025
Bryleigh McBride, Freshman | Minot North High School Big Wins and Tough Losses Across the BoardIt was a rollercoaster week for our high school sports teams as softball, golf, soccer, andbaseball athletes competed across multiple games and tournaments with notable highs and hard-fought battles. Softball Battles Back and ForthThe softball team had a dramatic series […]
New Phone-Free K-12 Law Takes Effect August 1st 2025
House Bill 1160 passed the senate and the house last week. This bill requires all personal electronic communication devices to be stored away during instructional time in all North Dakota K-12 public schools. Governor Kelly Armstrong states, “This is a game changer for our public schools, giving students the freedom to focus on learning and […]
Big ‘A’ Airmen
You might say “well Rod, that’s what they are told to do” and I will agree. But it certainly would be easy to have a bit of a chip on your shoulder when weather conditions are extreme, and I am pretty sure that not everyone who drives up to the gate is having a Grade […]
Organic farming in North Dakota
There’s some new data from the Organic Farming Research Foundation that outlines the state of organic agriculture in North Dakota. Although our state lags behind the national average of organic farming and processing, there are some solid numbers that should be explained. To start with, there are 113 organic farms in North Dakota encompassing 106,000 […]
So, Minot AFB Has a Podcast… and It’s Probably Not What You Think
Millennials are no longer the youngest generation in the room. Gen Z is here, and they’re reshaping the way we communicate. According to Major Thomas Barger, Chief of Public Affairs at the 5th Bomb Wing, this generation prefers platforms that require less direct interaction and more authenticity. Facebook? Not their thing. So, in an effort […]
Team Minot Airmen demonstrate strategic readiness during Prairie Vigilance 25-1
Senior Airman Kendra A. Ransum, 5th Bomb Wing Public Affairs MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. —Airmen from the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, and the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, took part in Exercise Prairie Vigilance 25-1 (PV 25-1) here. Exercise PV 25-1 is a routine […]
George Masters – Dakota Cruisin’ For 31 Years
It 1993 when a group of car enthusiasts got together at what was then King’s Food host, a drive in restaurant with drive-up ordering and real, honest to goodness car hops. One of those car enthusiasts was George Masters, brought to Minot by the U.S. Air Force. “We met there for about 9 months to […]
