The Grand Forks Park District has mapped out their five-year plan and is expected to formally adopt it at their August meeting. The plan highlights modifications and additions as recommended by a six-month study provided by a consulting firm. [...]Read More... from[...]
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Grand Forks Greenway Watchers Gather Data on Usage
A group in Grand Forks is doing everything they can to gather better data about who is using the Grand Forks Greenway. The reason, the data is useful for everything from applying for grants to crafting laws and safety campaigns. [...]Read More...[...]
Farm Credit Services Announces Grants for Local Communities
— Official News Release, Farm Credit Services — St. Paul, Minn., May 29, 2015 – One week after announcing it had provided more than $2 million in grants to support western North Dakota communities, three Farm Credit organizations today announced the most[...]
Leaders at Rice Lake Meet With Residents About Flooded Properties
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[...]
Minot Symphony Orchestra Conductor Moving on to Northern California
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. —[...]
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Basements in Downtown Buildings Provide a Look Into the Disappearing Past
Minot’s downtown infrastructure project means the elimination many historic vaults and basements underneath streets and sidewalks. And if you want a view into the past, you can get one tonight at Niess Impressions before progress puts a piece of history to rest[...]
Dickinson’s Building Permit Revenue Falls Well Short of Budget Forecast
The City of Dickinson is dealing with a case of counting chickens before they hatch, or rather, spending building permit dollars before the builders build. A budget adjustment is expected in order to deal with the revenue shortfall. [...]Read More... from Dickinson’s[...]
White Supremacist Craig Cobb Pushes for New Enclave in Antler
The white supremacist who tried to orchestrate a takeover of Leith, ND during the summer of 2013 has set his sights on another small, North Dakota town. Antler, North Dakota is the latest target of the white nationalist movement and Craig Cobb.[...]
Verendrye Electric Holds Annual Members Meeting
Verendrye Electric, one of our local rural electric cooperatives, held their annual stakeholders meeting at the State Fair Center yesterday. Get the story from KMOT News. [...]Read More... from Verendrye Electric Holds Annual Members Meeting
Crosby Splash Pad Project gets a $365,000 Boost from City
The Crosby community pool will be getting a significant investment from the city that will allow for the construction of a new splash pad; the alternative required fixing the kiddie pool at significant expense. Council members supported the project unanimously. [...]Read More...[...]
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Trinity Health Partners with Billings Clinic RegionalCare, New Hospital in Works
Leadership from Trinity Health have announced a partnership with Billings Clinic RegionalCare. The big news, the partnership will allow Trinity to move forward with a new medical campus and hospital to be located in Southwest Minot near 37th avenue and 16th street.[...]
Mandan Says Yes to Parks and Recreation Facilities
The unofficial vote was 56% yes, 44% no. The vote approves a 0.75% sales tax that will be used to construct a $22 million rec center and sports complex. The facility will include two hockey rinks, a gymnastics facility, a new track[...]
Downtown Businesses Deal with Construction
With the parking garage construction well into year two and the infrastructure project now underway, shopping downtown is more of a challenge than ever. KX News has the story on how a few business owners are managing the situation. [...]Read More... from[...]
City of Regina Seeks Thoughts on Infill Housing
Rather than continue to grow out, forcing the construction of new roads and infrastructure, the City of Regina is making a conscious effort to expand housing from within the existing city. They’re calling the concept ‘infill housing’ and they’re looking for ways[...]
Why Bismarck, ND, Is a Best Place to Live 2015
Bismarck has earned a distinguished title as one of livablity.com’s best places to live. And in their write-up on the community, there are a couple things we here in Minot should take note of. Here’s the quote that stands out most from[...]
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Bismarck: Historic Cathedral District Home Owners Work to Tighten Building Guidlines
Home owners in Bismarck’s Historic Cathedral District are organizing in an effort to protect the architectural identity of the neighborhood. [...]Read More... from Bismarck: Historic Cathedral District Home Owners Work to Tighten Building Guidlines