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NewsTaxes lower for many Minot homeowners

If you’re a Minot resident, your mail might bring a welcome surprise this week: a lighter property tax bill. While Ward County’s levy nudges up slightly, Minot city, park, and public school taxes are easing off. For many, this could mean about $106 saved per $100,000 of home value. This dip stems from a conscious [...]

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NewsThief River Falls grapples with Arctic Cat’s impending closure

In Thief River Falls, Minnesota, the future is laced with uncertainty as Arctic Cat announces plans to shutter its facility by mid-2025. For Chris Ulrich, a dedicated employee for over ten years, this news feels like a punch to the gut, unsettling not just his own future but that of the entire community. With over [...]

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CurioPrairie Fare: Explore cuisine from around the world

I recall when our son was very young. His childcare provider let me know her concerns with his eating. He did not like the lunches. He ate most of the food I cooked at home, but he was used to my style of cooking. I doubled down on all the usual recommendations for selective eaters. [...]

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CurioA nation exhausted: The neuroscience of why Americans are tuning out politics

“I am definitely not following the news anymore,” one patient told me when I asked about her political news consumption in the weeks before the 2024 U.S. presidential election. This conversation happened around the time I talked with a local TV channel about why we saw I am a psychiatrist who studies and treats fear [...]

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CurioOn This Day | December 20

On this day, we closed a pretty big real estate deal, Lewis & Clark got the commission, South Carolina said slavery over country, and Elvis got drafted. In Minot, the sacrifice of war was being romanticized, we were encouraged to live life fully by trying new foods, Vaudeville was on stage, and prohibition was coming. [...]

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CurioOn This Day | Prohibition is Coming!

Nation-wide prohibition won in the house of representatives 282 to 128. The margin for prohibition was just 8 votes more than necessary two-thirds. [...]

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CurioOn This Day | Try New Foods!

Be willing to try new foods. Certain plentiful and nourishing foods widely used and enjoyed in one section are practically unknown in other sections of the country. Learn to know all the good things, [...]

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CurioOn This Day | Vaudeville Thursday

Vaudeville Thursday! @Hip O Drome [...]

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CurioOn This Day | Minot Markets

Wheat _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _$2.05 [...]

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CurioOn This Day | Prohibition is Coming!

Nation-wide prohibition won in the house of representatives 282 to 128. The margin for prohibition was just 8 votes more than necessary two-thirds. [...]

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CurioOn This Day | An Honest Mistake

There is a story in connection with a certain paper which tells how it referred to two learned gentlemen as "bibulous old flies" instead of "bibliophiles." [...]

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CurioOn This Day | Romance of War

On day he squared his shoulders. One day she set her lips tightly. Then the both felt the force of the war coming on, for he was called. Then both of these young folks [...]

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NewsMinot City Council Special Meeting Agenda | December 19, 2024

The Minot City Council will hold a special meeting on Thursday, December 16, 2024, at 5:45 PM in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, located at 10 3rd Ave SW. Residents in need of special accommodations are encouraged to contact the City Clerk’s office at 857-4752. Special meetings are limited to topics on their [...]

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NewsMinot FD Responds to Apartment Fire in SE Minot

At 4:07 p.m. on Dec. 18, the Minot Fire Department was dispatched to a structure fire at 1002 43rd St. SE, Unit #6. Truck 5 arrived on the scene just 3 minutes and 45 seconds after being dispatched and discovered heavy smoke coming from a utility room connected to the apartments. Firefighters performed fire attack [...]

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NewsMinot FD Dispatched to Electrical Fire in NE Minot

At 12:18 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 18, the Minot Fire Department was dispatched to an electrical fire at 509 7th St. NE. Engine 2 arrived on the scene within 3 minutes and 10 seconds after being dispatched. Upon arrival, firefighters encountered heavy smoke in the basement from an unknown source. An electrical panel was found [...]

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Curio‘They don’t live where we live’: How communities hear each other in a divided country

Sometimes, stepping into someone else’s shoes means first knowing the stories stitched into your own. A fresh initiative by NPR unfolds these stitched narratives, bringing 30 small groups across the country into the conversation. These communities share what they wish others knew about them and what they are eager to discover about others. This dialogue [...]

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