Challenge Accepted: Many Working to Get Kids Excited About North Dakota Outdoors

My interest in fishing and hunting began long before specific opportunities we’re designed to encourage young hunters and anglers. The 1980s didn’t have youth deer, waterfowl and pheasant seasons, or special turkey licenses, just to name just a few. I do remember that the local Jaycee’s sponsored some youth BB gun shooting events, and the

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Vandalism at Minot’s Hammond Park

Someone with a too much energy and time on their hands did some nasty work in Hammond Park recently. KX News has the coverage that includes comments from Parks Director Ron Merrit. If you have information on who did this, a reward is available.

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City of Minot: Public Works Expansion Gets Approved in Committee

The City of Minot Finance Committee is pulling a capital improvement project out of the normal budgetary process and moving it forward independently. The Committee voted unanimously to approve the $1.5 million expansion of the Public Works department; it will now go to City Council.

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Rural Flood Control Plan Information

The basin-wide flood protection plan for the Souris River valley near Minot is making progress. Rural residents will likely be the first to see action and will need to make decisions about how they want their property protected. KX News has the full story.

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Chateau Apartments Nearing Completion

The IRET property near Arrowhead Shopping Center is almost ready to open. Getting the apartments back to housing people has been quite an adventure. KX News has the story.

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Bismarck Planners Set Downtown Building Guidelines

The City of Bismarck is working proactively to make downtown Bismarck pedestrian friendly and with an atmosphere that invites people in. If approved, the changes would also implement a Design Review Committee. See the full list of changes from the Bismarck Tribune.

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#SocialCivics and the Architecture of Civic Participation

Communication is a big issue in Minot right now, it’s one of the reasons The Minot Voice exists and this article from O’Reilly.com offers some ideas about how government can make their important news more consumable. Minot needs these ideas now.

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​How Food Marketers Make You Think You’re Choosing Healthy Food

The more you know about media and marketing, the scarier the world becomes. It’s because marketing has become as much science as art, and our behaviors as a species are both predictable and exploitable. Get up to speed on how you’re being manipulated here.

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Brine Spills Leave Lasting Impact on Divide County

Oil and brine spills are a reality of oil development. John Taylor writing for the Crosby Journal takes a closer look at the issue as it affects Divide County.

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County edges closer to action on Fortuna base cleanup plan

The clean-up of a long abandoned U.S. Air Force installation west of Fortuna is progressing towards reality. Full story from the Crosby Journal.

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McKenzie County is Fastest Growing County in Nation

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, McKenzie County is the fastest growing county in the country with populations less than 10,000. Full story from the McKenzie Couty Farmer.

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North Dakota to Join Lawsuit Against Gederal Fracking Rule

North Dakota will join Wyoming in a lawsuit alleging Federal overreach with a rule proposed to regulate hydraulic fracturing used by the oil and gas industry. Full story from Katherine Lymn writing for Forum Communications.

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MADC Working on NE Industrial Park Expansion

The infrastructure is coming together, the next phase is to fill the NE Minot industrial park up with businesses that need a quality workforce and access to a rail system that will get them to market.

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UND Mulls Changing Tuition Model

UND is considering several different tuition options, a possible result of many of them – higher tuition. A summary can’t capture the full idea of this story, get all the details from Anna Burleson of the Grand Forks Herald.

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1,000-Year-Old Onion and Garlic Remedy Kills Antibiotic-Resistant Bugs

A recipe for a thousand-year-old eye salve is proving more effective at killing MSRA than modern antibiotics.

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The MARC: Park District Releases Membership Price Ranges

The Park District has released what I’ll call ‘ballpark’ membership ranges for the proposed Minot Aquatics and Recreation Center. Here they are: Single Memberships: $35-55 per month Family Memberships: $60-75 per month Daily Fee Visits: $5 – 7.50 The full news release below contains more details on how these figures were arrived at as well

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