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The Ward County Commission will hold its regular meeting on Tuesday, July 4 2024, at 9:00 AM in the Commission Chambers at the Ward County Administrative Building, located at 315 3rd St SE. The meeting will begin with the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by the roll call and approval of the meeting agenda. The full [...]
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The Minot City Council will hold its regular meeting on Monday, July 1, 2024, at 5:30 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. This meeting will include the roll call, Pledge [...]
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The Ward County Commission will hold its regular meeting on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, at 9:00 AM in the Commission Chambers at the Ward County Administrative Building, located at 315 3rd St SE. The meeting will begin with the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by the roll call and approval of the meeting agenda. The full [...]
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The Minot City Council will hold its regular meeting on Monday, June 3, 2024, at 5:30 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. This meeting will include the roll call, Pledge [...]
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In a speech at Norway House, The Norwegian American’s Editor-in-chief Lori Ann Reinhall emphasized the vital role of a free press in a democratic society. She highlighted the challenges faced by newspapers in the digital age and emphasized the importance of quality journalism over free, unverified information on social media. Reinhall also discussed the need [...]
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Four write-in candidates for seats on the Ward County Commission have qualified for the November general election. Two declared candidates, Shelly Weppler and Jedidiah Rader were unofficially qualified at the close of Tuesday’s primary election, but write-in candidates needed at least 300 votes and remain in the top six overall to qualify for the November [...]
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Below are election results that have been posted to the Secretary of State’s tracking system. Minot City Council Minot Park Board Minot Public School Board Ward County Commissioner (Primary) Ms. Weppler and Mr. Rader advance to the November election. If write in candidates receive 300 votes they advance to the November election. Declared write-in candidates [...]
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As you (hopefully) head to the polls today, one of the races you’ll be asked to decide – if you live in Minot – is who to choose for Minot’s City Council. When you get to that portion of the ballot, you’ll encounter seven names. You’ll only get to choose three of them. Hopefully you [...]
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There’s no shortage of ‘buy local’ campaigns across the country, and for good reason. The idea is simple, If we spend more of our dollars with local businesses, those same dollars will recirculate in our communities and have a larger impact. The alternative is spending at a place like Walmart where the dollars are exported [...]
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Those Germans from down Wishek area are famous for their sausage, and the word is getting out in a big way. A recent sausage wagon sent to Fargo with 12,000 pounds of deliciousness saw people lining up more than 2-hours early and sold out before the days was over. Get all the savory details from [...]
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Hopefully you can read this news without starting a panic or rolling your eyes. The CDC is watching the current outbreak of bird flu carefully, but it is spreading slowly. Recently, a dairy operation in Wyoming had cows test positive. This marks the 10th state to positively identify the spread. The risk to the public [...]
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“Everyone — seniors, parents with kids, anyone enjoying the day outdoors, needs access to a public bathroom without having to buy anything or beg for a code,” That’s the quote from Deputy Mayor for Operations Meera Joshi. In Minot, public restrooms have long been on the list of infrastructure needed to help Downtown Minot become a [...]
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So, here’s the deal. North Dakota has a lot of cows, and they’re important for our economy and food security. But cows also produce a lot of methane, and methane contributes mightily to global warming. If you’re not following fully yet, there’s a conflict on the horizon and it’s the cattle industry versus the environmental [...]
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Soon our North Dakota Primary Election will be over. So many choices. Which gubernatorial candidate to vote for? The lying lawyer or the lying CEO? Or, are they both telling the truth? Shall we vote for the guy with gelled hair and designer glassess running for Congress who brandishes an assault weapon, or pity him [...]
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Sometimes, all we have to do to create something, is not destroy something. It’s not a complicated idea, but it is – apparently – not a commonly understood one, either. It’s also one we need to be reminded of from time to time. This is one of those times. There’s a story from three years [...]
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If you’ve been following my news and commentary on the Nok Back Tavern acquisition, you must be thinking, “he really liked that place.” And yes, I do enjoy a beer with friends. Sadly, I never made it to the Nok Back Tavern. Perhaps that’s its own lesson in what happens when we don’t support our [...]
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