Local Cadet Team Advances to Regional Competition
Civil Air Patrol Magic City’s Civil Air Patrol cadets earned top marks competing in Saturday’s state-level competition in Fargo. This was the first time Minot sent a team to compete cornering first place in physical fitness and academic skills. The team earned an invitation to compete in the seven-state, North Central Region competition in Salina […]
National Children’s Dental Health Month Outreach
Captain Ethan Slater, General Dentist, 5th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron On Thursday, February 20th, 2025, 12 members from the 5th Medical Group’s Dental Clinic spent the day at the Minot AFB Child Development Center and North Plains Elementary School. During this time, approximately 200 children were taught the importance of daily oral hygiene and healthy […]
Economic analysis: Minot Air Force Base’s impact on city of Minot
Airman 1st Class Wesley Davies, 5th Bomb Wing Public Affairs MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. – When all factors are considered, the total economic impact of Minot Air Force Base on the city of Minot reaches more than $651,000,000 annually. This economic output reflects not only the direct contributions of military and civilian payroll but […]
Pretty Darned Good!
It was a typical Monday morning, if there such a thing as a typical Monday morning, and I was going through my emails and thinking about some of the topics for this week’s article when there it was! U.S. Strategic Command Announces 2024 Omaha Trophy Winners! Certainly worth opening and reviewing, right? When I read […]
March is National MS month…
Editor’s note: This is the first of a three-part series about multiple sclerosis, an auto-immune disease that attacks the central nervous system. Statistically, North Dakota and Ohio have the second-highest incidence rates in the nation, followed only by New York state. There are numerous possible triggers including a lack of Vitamin D, heritage and radiation. […]
From The Farm Makes Sense
Sharon and Milt Knarreborg have been running Sharon’s Country Market “for quite some time, I really can’t remember exactly how long.” Her entry into the business of selling farm raised chickens and bacon, and later on beef pot pies, got started when she inquired at a local business, Magic City Hatchery, where they would ship […]
Minot Presents The State of the Base
“I offer to the Airmen at Minot that they perform the nation’s most important mission at the nation’s most important Department of Defense installation. It is the only the only installation that hosts two thirds of the (nuclear) triad, both the air leg and the land leg. It is the center of gravity in my […]
USAF Academy Band to present a free concert at Minot State
MINOT STATE UNIVERSITY MINOT, N.D. – The U.S. Air Force Academy Band’s Stellar Brass will present a free concert held at Minot State University’s Ann Nicole Nelson Hall on Wednesday, March 19 at 7:30pm. The concert will feature patriotic favorites and highlight the contributions of Service Members, both past and present, as well as favorites […]
After Disastrous Pipe-Leak, Discovery Center Seeks Community Support
On the Morning of February 20th Mike McCloud, Executive Director at the Magic City Discovery Center, went to unlock the beloved Children’s Museum just as he has done on countless other mornings. What he walked into was the sound of alarm bells, half an inch of standing water, and unusually humid air. The museum had […]
Waves to Wings: A journey through leadership
SrA Alexander Nottingham, 5th Bomb Wing Public Affairs MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. —The path from enlisted service member to a commissioned officer in the U.S. military is one of determination, growth and resilience. Few embody this journey more profoundly than U.S. Air Force Colonel Rofelio Grinston, 5th Maintenance Group commander at Minot Air Force […]
