We’ll have candidate information available for you next week (we’re assuming you’ll want to cram your election research at the last minute :)), but if you’re interested in early and absentee voting, here’s the information you need to know. What You Need to Vote North Dakota does not require voter registration, but a valid North
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A Minot woman won the Fargo Marathon over the weekend. Semehar Tesfaye ran the event in the record time of 2 hours, 37 minutes, 27 seconds. Read the full story on the Fargo Forum.
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The Minot Police Department is warning joggers and walkers to stay aware of their surroundings following an attempted kidnapping in SE Minot on Thursday afternoon. Read the full news release below. — Official News Release, Minot Police Department On May 6th, a 27-year old female reported an incident that occurred on May 5th at 4:30
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Why the hell isn’t the City of Minot doing any kind of “Shop our Downtown” advertising? Come on, people! I’m sick and tired of watching our local businesses slowly waste away from this construction disease! We are going to lose these places if something isn’t done, and soon. These small businesses have been fighting the good
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We’re very excited to tell everyone about a new organization that’s formed in Minot. Friends of the Souris River is a grassroots group with the mission of making the Souris River in Minot a point of community pride. We’re planning a river cleanup this coming Saturday headquartered out of Roosevelt Park, and we’ll be advocating
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The City of Winnipeg will soon present terms on an agreement with the local YW-YMCA to develop three recreation/leisure centers for the community. It’s a shared public-private development concept similar to what was proposed by the Park Board prior to last year’s MARC vote.
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The stARR program, the rural component of the basin-wide Mouse River Plan is tracking towards summer construction starts provided funding is delivered by the State Water Commission this March. stARR stands for Structure Acquisition, Relocation or Ring Dike.
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Senator Hoeven’s office announced $66,000 in Federal money that will be directed to the Souris Basin Planning Council. The grant will be used to develop a strategy to diversify the economy in the region. — Officials News Release, Senator Hoeven — WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, who serves on the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, today
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Included in the 2017 Federal budget was $5 million for the Fargo flood diversion project and the authority for a Corps of Engineers new construction start on the project. The construction authorization follows a Corps study of the project that began in 2009.
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A Fargo police officer was shot during a standoff with a domestic violence suspect last night. The officer, 33-year old Jason Moszer, is not expected to survive. The suspect in the standoff has been shot and killed.
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City and County officials gathered for a joint meeting this week. The topic: the future of the Grand Forks Library. And the concept for the building is much more 21st century than the old idea of a quiet place to keep books.
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Through November, hotel occupancy rates in Minot were just above 50%. And since the peak of the boom in 2012, the average price of a room has dropped from $119 to $91. The situation has innkeepers looking for ways to attract visitors to Minot.
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Thanks to a generous benefactor, the Severson Entrepreneurship Program at Minot State has $2 million more then they did a day ago. University officials have indicated they will apply for an additional million dollar matching grant from a state program.
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Community leaders in Fargo and Bismarck are hopeful that a pair of big development projects will further incentivize the renaissance taking place in their respective downtown business districts.
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Winnipeg city council members heard the details on a program to implement curbside organic waste pickup in the City. But the cost of the program has leaders concerned that it would hike already high water and sewer bills.
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For the Minnesota Highway Department, the amount of salt and brine they use on winter roads is not casually determined. More and more, science and research are guiding the amount of material used and application rates that use resources efficiently and create safe driving conditions.
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