Country artist Bailey Zimmerman has been announced as the opening act of the 2025 North Dakota State Fair on Friday, July 18, 2025. The show will be part of the Country Showpass which provides access to seven events for one price. With a raspy,...
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The Rice Lake owners association are weighing their options and will soon be making decisions about what to do with flooded properties. A $2 million allocation from the state means there’s money available, but the group is considering how to best leverage those funds. [...]
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Six years after finishing construction, the Williston County Correctional center is already squeezed for space working on plans for expansion. [...]
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The International Souris River Board met Friday in Estevan. Jim Olson of KX News was there and has the coverage. [...]
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Following last week’s event in Charleston and the media frenzy that followed. I can’t help but thinking that the news coverage in today’s culture is contributing to the problem. So as an alternative, here’s the message one Charleston resident wants you to here. The prayer vigil referenced took place Friday. I have never been more [...]
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It’s one of those only-one-in-the-world facilities and it’s right up the road from Minot. Saskpower’s new high-tech carbon capture test facility is designed to test equipment, chemical innovation and engineering designs in a highly controlled environment. [...]
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Anyone who’s spent more than a little time on North Dakota’s ‘big lake’ knows that prairie storms come up quick and pack a big punch. Here’s one boater’s experience on another lake that serves as a warning and an exciting read. [...]
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Renovation and expansion of the Ward County Juvenile Detention Center are expected to cost at least $1.9 million — that’s the lowest bid for the project. Details from KMOT News. [...]
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Dam is actually misleading, the structure in question is closer to the Souris river cofferdams and is known as a weir. The controversy stems from a 2-mile diversion channel intended to help endangered pallid sturgeon bypass the structure and reach spawning grounds upstream. [...]
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There’s some clear left-leaning agenda in this article from Wired, but it’s not just the typical hit piece. The writing is well cited and raises awareness and points out a few risks that any who support the practice should be aware of and working to mitigate. [...]
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Cedar Rapids flooded three years before Minot; it makes them a useful measuring stick. Their final flood protection plan has just been unveiled and is similar in scope to Minot’s. Of most interest might be the personnel structure that’s been implemented to move the process forward. [...]
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The Internet can be a powerful place, even more so if it is used for good. But it is also new, which means were still learning what not to do. Here’s the latest good advice on the collective wisdom we’ve so far acquired on how to be a good Internet citizen. [...]
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The City of Minot’s Community Facilities Committee met this afternoon to discuss and make recommendations on six proposals requesting funding from Minot’s Community Facility sales tax fund. After almost 50 minutes of listening to representatives from Minot Parks, Minot Hockey Boosters, Minot State, the City of Minot and the Domestic Violence Crisis Center, a lump-sum [...]
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Minot Symphony Orchestra’s award-winning conductor will be moving on from the magic city. Scott Seaton has accepted a position with the North State Symphony in Northern California. The following announcement article was reprinted with permission from the North State Symphony website. — Reprinted from North State Symphony — Award-winning conductor Scott Seaton has been named [...]
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Last Tuesday’s Park Board meeting had some exciting news for outdoor recreation fans — especially those that like old fashioned pedal bikes. An abandoned rail spur between the Northeast part of Minot and the South entrance to Minot Air Force Base will be repurposed towards a recreation and biking trail connecting Minot and the base. [...]
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The City of Minot wants you to know about a town hall style meeting, Monday June 22nd, in room 201 at the auditorium. The meeting will be about a proposed opioid treatment clinic otherwise known as a methadone clinic. The full news release follows below. — Official News Release, City of Minot — Community Medical [...]
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In today’s economics lesson, I’ll talk a bit about regulatory arbitrage, and why Minot’s new liquor license law is such a terrible one. And it’s the perfect place to start because it’s the exact practice we as a City were trying to eliminate by writing a new law. In a nutshell, regulatory arbitrage is the [...]
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