Ballots and Bribery By TESSA SANDSTROM Nov. 8 — When Emmons County commissioner Henry Van Beck showed up at Inspector John Miller’s house, he was hoping to get the best of some political opponents before the county elections held today in 1892. Little did he know, Miller and the ...

Voices of Note women’s chorus will be performing a fall concert on Sunday at 3 p.m. at Christ Lutheran Church, 502 17 St. NW in Minot. A free-will offering will be accepted, and the event is open to the public. The group will have a variety of secular and sacred selections, said Nadine ...

The zoo profession has changed over the years, but the one thing that has not is the desire to provide the best possible diet for the animals in our care. Most of the diets have evolved as we continue to learn more about individual species. The diets are formulated to meet their nutritional ...

In retirement, you never know what tomorrow might bring. Maybe a new knee, another tube pushed inside an unsuspecting orifice, perhaps another medical condition you have no control over. Peripheral neuropathy affects 60% of folks with diabetes while about 20 million total Americans ...

Karl Bodmer, Swiss artist By CATHY A. LANGEMO Oct. 31 — German naturalist and scientist Maximilian, Prince of Wied-Neuwied, long dreamed of discovering new species of plants and animals in the New World. His companion was a young Swiss artist, Karl Bodmer, who died on Oct. 30, 1893. ...

The leaves are falling, the wind is blowing, the snow is about to fall and sweaters are brought to the front of our closets. It’s time for Minot Public Library’s Sweater Weather Reading Challenge! This is the Library’s cold weather reading program where there’s a monthly theme, and ...