On This Day | Citizens Exercise Excise Authority

Petitions for the recall of four of the commissioners of the city of Minot were filed with City Auditor Gunder S. Reishus at 2 o'clock this afternoon by E. B. McCutcheon, attorney for the

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On This Day | A Lesson For the Birds!

Some people are interested in birds. In others the music appeal is strongest. In others, art, sport or gardening, may be the chief interest. In every case the following up of some such hobby

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Overdue library book returned after 51 years

Some stories are too good to make up—like a Gothic novel returned to a small-town library more than 51 years late. That’s what happened in Enderlin, where a copy of _Rebecca_ quietly reappeared in the mail, decades after its due date in 1973. No name, no note—just a well-traveled book and a $20 bill. What

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Economic development officials hoping to draw more airmen to Grand Forks

When airmen finish their service, many pack up and leave—but what if more of them stayed? That’s the question Grand Forks economic leaders are now asking. With low unemployment and high demand in fields like health care, manufacturing, and autonomous systems, the city sees opportunity in its military neighbors. By introducing airmen to local jobs

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Williams County to give out $80,000 in tourism grants

Tourism doesn’t just happen—it’s built, often piece by piece, by local ideas and community effort. In Williams County, that effort just got a boost. The 2025 Tourism Grant Program is now accepting applications, offering $80,000 to support events, advertising, and capital projects that draw visitors and showcase the region. From expanded facilities to fresh events,

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On This Day | Union National Bank

The bank was planned and built to afford our customers the best facilities possible and we invite you to become one of our many satisfied depositors.

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On This Day | Our Debt to the Pioneer

For a woman of pioneer days, Nancy Hanks Lincoln was unusually well educated and remarkably brave of spirit, for in the humblest surroundings she not only taught her son to read and write, but

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On This Day | A Family Murdered

For 36 years, Ezra Lee, a carpenter who now resides in Minot, has been curious to learn more of the details of the brutal murder of an entire family with whom he traveled for

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On This Day | Anniversary of an Impactful Voyage

But hundreds of thousands have followed in the wake of "Restauration." Sturdy men and women from the old land of the Vikings have come and helped to build this country. They have cleared the

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On This Day | Failing Veterans for Generations

The Civil War veterans have never been given the consideration due them. For many years they were given but $8.00 a month while they were taxed on about everything that they ate and wore

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On This Day | Cars are Getting Thirsty

$8,000.00 worth of gasoline is sold in Minot each day of the year to car owners, at the various service stations, according to estimates. This is on the basis of between three and four

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Where North Begins: Eight Perspectives On What It Means To Live In The North

What defines the North? Not just in terms of geography, but in lived experience, heritage, and identity. _Is This North?_, now on view at the Nordic House in Reykjavík, brings together artists from the cold edges of the world—Greenland, Siberia, Alaska, Sápmi—to explore that question. Through film, photography, sound, and paint, the exhibition doesn’t just

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Grand Forks City Council recommends moving forward with Greenway improvements

The far southern edge of Grand Forks’ Greenway may soon see long-awaited upgrades. On Monday, the City Council moved forward with plans to extend the paved trail, enhance riverbank fishing spots, and add basic amenities like trash cans. The area—well-loved by locals but long neglected—sits outside the original Greenway boundary and has faced issues with

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Idaho House calls for state to take over Camas National Wildlife Refuge from feds

A quiet stretch of protected land in eastern Idaho is now the center of a political tug-of-war. The Idaho House has joined the Senate in urging the federal government to hand over control of the Camas National Wildlife Refuge to the state. Supporters say it’s about water access for nearby farmers. Opponents warn it could

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On This Day | A Pipe Organ for Minot State

The committee Tuesday considered tentative plans for the installation of a pipe organ in the new auditorium. A three-manual pipe organ will cost approximately $12,000 and without any question such an instrument will be

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On This Day | Make the Call!

Swiftly the years have been fleeting by; Broad are the miles that between us lie And far have we grown apart; Yet there is something devout and fine That cherishes those old friends of

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