Local Doctor Speaks to Lions Club on Ebola

An infectious disease doctor at Trinity, Dr. Casmiar Nwaigwe, spoke with Lions Club members on the current status of the Eboloa situation. Though there are currently no cases in the U.S., health care officials remain ready and prepared.

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City Begins Working Towards HUD Disaster Dollars

The Department of Housing and Urban Development is making a billion dollars available to communities that experienced disasters in 2011, 2012, and 2013. Minot will be submitting an application to hopefully win some of those dollar for community enhancements following the 2011 flood.

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Montana Lawmakers Working to Raise Interstate Speedlimits

The proposed legislation would raise the daytime speed limit on Montana’s Interstate to 80 mph or higher.

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Quick Refresher on Ice Fishing Regulations

The rules and regulations for fishing on the ice are different than those of the summertime. Check out this quick video from ND Game & Fish for a refresher.

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Early Education Bill Would Provide Families With Dollars

The 2015 Legislature will consider a bill that would give families grants of up to $1,500 for early education costs. The grants would only be available through community specified early education providers.

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Fargo City Commission Considers Renewal of Renaissance Zone Tax Breaks

In Minot we’re working on our own downtown renaissance, one that’s somewhat behind Fargo’s. The sentiment in Fargo suggests the vote will be to continue the tax incentives for downtown development.

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Dickinson State Foundation Issues Run Deep

Coverage from the Dickinson Press suggests a shift in philosophy from financing scholarships to financing construction projects was the start of it all, but the article alludes to much broader leadership issues as well.

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Bismarck’s Third High School Will Have Flexible Scheduling

When Legacy High School opens next fall it will use a less common scheduling method for students. classes will range in length from 40 to 90 minutes might not meet everyday.

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Northwest Landowners Association Meets in Stanley

The group had their annual meeting in Stanley on Saturday. The issues at hand… the impact of oil and gas development and the upcoming legislative session.

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New Hodgkin Lymphoma Drug Shows Promise

There were only 23 participants in the trial, but the results are encouraging. For 87% of patients the drug was effective at reducing tumors,and for 17% of the patients it was really effective… meaning the tumor was either completely gone or very nearly so.

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FIRST Robotics Gives Kids a Taste of Building & Programming

Minot’s local chapter of the national organization FIRST Robotics is all about math, science, technology, and computer programming, but they’re disguising it as something fun.

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Comprehensive Eye Exams from Anywhere With Just a Phone?

It may be closer to reality than you realize. An English company, Peek Vision, has developed a combination smart phone add-on and app that dramatically changes the tools available for a field our out-of-clinic exam. Watch the video below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHS2sRL8r04

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Manitoba Consides Replacing 80 Kilometers of Dike on the Assiniboine

The $245 million (canadian dollars) plan would replace existing dikes that are as much as a hundred years old and protect to flows up to 23,000 CFS. The article also outlines other flood protection projects being explored by the province.

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Carrington & Foster County Having Difficulty

It’s hard to even know what to make of this story, but whatever is happening, it’s creating a lot of bad blood and costing the County at least a few long-time employees.

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Black Hills Trucking Reaches Settlement With Dept. of Health, Agrees to Pay 10% Fine

The oil field trucking company operated for six years without a permit. In February, a Dept.  of Mineral Resources inspector witnessed them illegally dumping produced water directly on a road. The Dept of Mineral Resources is also pursuing charges.  

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State Water Commission Addresses Souris Valley Flood Protection

The State Water Commission met Friday morning, and our local flood protection project was on the agenda. The project at an important and frustrating point where it now needs participation from the Corps of Engineers.

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