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What exactly does a 2,500-square-foot lot look like? And Why does it matter in Minot?

by: Josh Wolsky  |  

In Montana, affordable housing is a growing problem. The influx of people is putting pressure on prices, and the legislature is looking at some less-common ways to help keep them in check. One idea under consideration — making small lots for developers and home builders more readily available. They’d can do that with a law

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McKenzie County Awarded $2.8 Million From Federal DOT Safe Roads Program

by: Josh Wolsky  |  

McKenzie County will be an early beneficiary of the federal infrastructure bill. The county was awarded $2.8 million for wide reaching road system improvements including the separation of bikes and pedestrians from vehicle travel areas. The DOT’s full news release on the program is copied below. And it invites the question: with unfunded projects like

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Saskatchewan Watershed At Normal Levels Thus Far

by: Josh Wolsky  |  

The Souris River’s Saskatchewan headwaters make the snowpack of our northern neighbors local news. And the first report of 2023 indicates lots of storage in the reservoirs for Canadian prairie snow that will melt through Minot. The Souris Basin outlook is quoted below. “Both Rafferty Reservoir and Grant Devine Lake are below their prescribed February

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Fargo’s State of the ‘Cities’ is An Idea Worth Stealing

by: Josh Wolsky  |  

Tomorrow, Mayor Tom Ross will deliver the State of the City address. In its sixth year, Minot’s State of the City is a relatively new event, but the tradition is a good one. An annual check-in is important. Maybe more important than we realize.  Of course, Minot didn’t invent the idea. We copied it from

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Q & A With ND Game & Fish Director Jeb Williams

by: Doug Leier  |  

 As Jeb Williams, North Dakota Game and Fish Department director, works into his second calendar year leading the agency, he takes a look in the rearview mirror and also offers insight on challenges and important topics for North Dakota’s outdoors.  How important was the spring precipitation of 2022?  Jeb: So, it was really positive for our local lakes and wildlife habitat conditions around the state. We’d been in tough

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Is An Accounting Coming?

by: Jim Maxson  |  

I don’t claim to have all the answers, but being curious by nature, have several questions. My friends in the Republican party are against waste, fraud and abuse in government. They have been in total control of state government in Bismarck since 1994. It would be very educational to have an itemized list of the

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Let’s Call It Taxpayer Subsidized Parking

by: Josh Wolsky  |  

City Council meets tonight. The agenda includes more than a few items you should know about; read it here. Perhaps most interesting, two items related to our infamous downtown parking garages will be considered. First, where should the City employees park when City Hall moves downtown later this year? That is a timely question. More

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Minot City Council Agenda, February 6, 2023

by: Josh Wolsky  |  

Minot’s City Council will meet Monday, February 6, at 5:30 in the Council Chambers at City Hall. The following agenda will be considered. Minot City Council meetings are live-streamed through the City’s Youtube Channel found here.

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Ward County Commission Agenda, February 7, 2023

by: Josh Wolsky  |  

The Ward County Commission will meet Tuesday, February 7th at 9:00 am for the first of their regular monthly meetings. The meeting will take place at the Ward County Administration Building on 3rd Street in downtown Minot. The Commission will consider the following agenda. The complete Commissioner meeting packet can be viewed here.

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Legislative Round Up: February 5, 2023

by: Josh Wolsky  |  

Looking for a quick catch up on the week’s legislative news? Here you go. Tax Out of State Dollars for Political Contributions? Are out of state dollars contributed to North Dakota political issues a problem? One lawmaker says yes, and his solution is to tax them at an very high rate so as to lower

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Minot Air Force Has Economic Impact of $595 Million in 2022

by: MinotVoice  |  

The importance of Minot Air Force Base to the identity and overall economy of Minot was made clear this week. The Budget Office of the 5th Bomb Wing Comptroller presented its annual economic impact analysis report for Minot Air Force Base at a meeting of the MACEDC Military Affairs Committee on Thursday, February 2, 2023. The group

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Making the most of an icy winter in St. Paul

by: Josh Wolsky  |  

When winter gives them cold and ice, they make the most of it in St. Paul. And it turns out cold and ice are the exact ingredients needed to spin up an ice sculpting competition. Watch the full story at the Star Tribune video linked below.

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Hunter Education Is Key to Enduring Hunting Heritage, Become An Instructor Today!

by: Doug Leier  |  

If you’ve ever wondered why a hunter education class isn’t offered in your town or why the dates and times weren’t to your preference, the answer and fix are straightforward. First, all hunter education classes in North Dakota are taught by volunteer instructors. These volunteers likely spend their time during the spring and summer fishing,

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Meet Eric Johnson, Brewer at Minot’s Atypical Brewery & Barrelworks

by: Josh Wolsky  |  

Minot’s Atypical Brewery & Barrelworks is making a name for itself in the beer world. Their beer Gin & Spruce was one of 100 out 11,000 entries at last year’s World Beer Cup that earned a gold medal. It’s heady recognition, and it got the attention of the editors of Canvas Rebel, an online journal

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Waterfowl Survey, Record Breaking Burbot, and Other Game & Fish News

by: Josh Wolsky  |  

North Dakota Game & Fish has a couple quick hit stories this week. Among them are the early results of the midwinter waterfowl survey. You can watch news on results below. And in other Game & Fish News: A Minot Fisherman Caught a State Record Burbot Shane Johnson’s 19-pound, 8-ounce burbot broke a state record

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Their Personal Lives Were None of My Business and Other Legislative Musings From a Long-time Democrat

by: Jim Maxson  |  

It is very gracious of the Minot Voice to give me a voice. Like the Federalists and the Whigs of early American history, the North Dakota Democratic party may be on the road to being a mere memory. Why and how that has happened, I will leave to historians. There is plenty of blame to

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