News Topic: Local

Fargo, Moorhead, West Fargo, Dilworth, and Horace Team Up for Fargo area State of the Cities Event

by: Josh Wolsky  |  

The mayors of Fargo, West Fargo, Moorhead, Dilworth, and Horace gathered up for a joint ‘State of the Cities’ event recently. They teased exciting projects in the works, including some Fargo Dome news, and talked about the good things happening in their respective communities. Get the full story on what’s happening in the Fargo area

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Bills aimed at speeding up construction in Montana see little opposition in Senate committee

by: Josh Wolsky  |  

The Montana legislature may be budging in on the local development and building approval process. The state is facing a housing shortage, and lawmakers are looking to get bureaucracy out of the way of construction. Two bills, one to allow local jurisdictions to combine forces in the planning and approval phase, and another to force

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Minot Public School Board Meeting & Agenda, January 19, 2023

by: Josh Wolsky  |  

The Minot Public School Board will meet for its regular monthly meeting today at 4:30 p.m. at the School District Administration building in downtown Minot. The attached agenda will be considered. The meeting can be live-streamed on the MPS Youtube channel found here.  The full Board member packet can be viewed here.   

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Minnesota county uses large-scale food waste composting to free up landfill space

by: Josh Wolsky  |  

Otter Tail County in Minnesota is taking a chunk out of what goes into its landfill by stopping food waste before it gets there. The County-wide program is focused on schools, healthcare facilities, and restaurants intentionally, as those are the largest producers of landfilled food. For families, the focus is on a backyard solution, home

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There’s a Right Way and A Wrong Way to Do Government Accountability

by: Josh Wolsky  |  

The recall of an elected official is organizing in Bismarck. And then there’s the Capitol riot that took place on January 6, 2020. They’re both examples of citizens exerting power over their government, but they are not the same. Rob Port has commentary on the differences and why they matter in the article linked below.

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City of Helena absorbs curbside recycling rate hikes for Helena residents, Rates on the Increase

by: Josh Wolsky  |  

Resident recyclers of Helena, Montana receive city-subsidized recycling rates, and both the rate and the subsidy are increasing in 2023. The cost for the City for the remainder of 2023 will be $16 per month, the cost to the resident will be ~$8 per month with the City of Helena subsidizing the difference. Both the

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Our little town just became a Metropolitan Planning Area

by: Josh Wolsky  |  

The magic number in the Magic City has long been 50,000. That’s how many people we wanted here; it opens the door to forming a Metropolitan Planning Organization, which in turn opens other doors to dollars and planning. Well, we made it. Jill Schramm with The Minot Daily News has the full story and all

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