Dean M. Seelig, Lisbon Veteran, participated on recent Honor Flight
Jeanne Sexton-Brown Dean M. Seelig grew up in Lisbon, the oldest of five boys and one girl, the children of Duke and Lorraine Seelig. Dean was drafted by the Army in February, 1966 and sent to basic training at Fort Ord, California. He served as a communication specialist/teletype IBM specialist with the 69th Signal Company. […]
The Lofts at Frost Fire Park-A Luxury Mountain Escape Now Open and Ready to Rent
This article originally appeared in the Northern Sentry 2025–2026 Winter Guide, available at numerous locations throughout Minot Air Force Base, and packed with winter safety tips and seasonal activities designed to keep the community informed and entertained all winter long. Nestled in the scenic beauty of Walhalla’s Frost Fire Park, The Lofts, a collection of […]
Souris Valley United Way Enters Final Weeks of Campaign After a Year of Local Impact
Souris Valley United Way As the new year begins, Souris Valley United Way is entering the final weeks of its annual fundraising campaign, and reflecting on the meaningful impact local dollars made throughout the community in 2025. This year’s campaign goal is $625,000, funding programs that support children, families, and individuals across the region. With […]
Continuing a Conversation
My newspaper roots, or newspaper routes, go back to when I was about 7 years old. The town of Maddock, North Dakota had a hometown newspaper, The Standard, but it was not delivered by carriers, instead it came in the mail. We once did a tour of the Maddock Post Office and Postmaster Irv Pritchard […]
It isn’t all doom and gloom
Driving through western South Dakota is like taking a space flight to Mars. You don’t think it’s ever going to end. There are vast stretches of nothing more than ranch land and long distances between communities. For our travel itinerary, it was go to Dickinson, then south on N.D. Highway 22 to Reeder and on […]
ND Insights: Military-Family-Supporting Website
North Dakota’s Insights.nd.gov website now features educational data available to the public. This website “is the state’s official source for information about public education across North Dakota. The information is provided by partner agencies through the Statewide Longitudinal Data System and is brought about through the collaborative work efforts of the following North Dakota agencies: […]
What Would You Like to See in 2026?
The Northern Sentry is not a typical newspaper. In fact, did you know it is one of only a handful of military-wide newspapers still in operation, not just those serving Air Force bases? In researching this, I couldn’t even find a single active weekly paper like it still running. That alone makes the Northern Sentry […]
Team Minot showcases two legs of the nuclear triad to new U.S. Strategic Command leadership team
5th Bomb Wing Public Affairs MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. —On the second stop of their first field visit as the new command team for U.S. Strategic Command, U.S. Navy Adm. Rich Correll, commander, and U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. JoAnn Naumann, command senior enlisted leader, got a firsthand look of the Airmen and mission […]
91st Missile Wing successfully executes Operation Bully Stick
Airman 1st Class Vincent Padilla, 5th Bomb Wing Public Affairs MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. – Airmen assigned to the 91st Missile Wing (91MW) successfully executed Operation Bully Stick, an exercise designed to test the wing’s ability to maintain its critical role within the nuclear mission under shortened time frames during the fall of 2025.Operation […]
January Squadron of the Month-5th Security Forces Squadron
The 5th Bomb Wing Command Team would like to congratulate the 5th Security Forces Squadron (5 SFS) on being the Northern Sentry Squadron of the Month. The 5 SFS holds the Air Force’s most mission-critical security units, entrusted with responsibilities that impact both national defense and local community safety. Coming off their Nuclear Surety Inspection, […]