The Ward County Commission will hold its regular meeting on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, at 9:00 AM in the Commission Chambers at the Ward County Administrative Building, located at 315 3rd St SE. Ward County Commission meetings can be live-streamed through the[...]
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Ward County faces tough budget decisions
Ward County’s budget talks have become a high-stakes balancing act. With a new state law capping property tax increases at 3%, commissioners are staring down an $800,000 gap — and running out of easy cuts. Economic aid, historical society funding, and employee[...]
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Ward County Commission Agenda | August 5, 2025
The Ward County Commission will hold its regular meeting on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, at 9:00 AM in the Commission Chambers at the Ward County Administrative Building, located at 315 3rd St SE. Ward County Commission meetings can be live-streamed through the[...]
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City raises tax assessment concern with county
At last Thursday’s local government liaison meeting, Minot officials raised a quiet but important concern about how Ward County is handling property valuation appeals. Decisions to reduce valuations for major properties like Trinity Health and Dakota Square Mall have prompted questions about[...]
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State-imposed tax cap creates challenge for some entities
Minot and other local governments are feeling the squeeze from a new state mandate capping property tax increases at 3%. City Manager Harold Stewart says the cuts needed to stay under the cap — from staff reductions to deferred equipment and infrastructure[...]
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Unauthorized homeless encampment in Minot prompts county ordinance
A patch of county land near Minot’s Holiday Village Mobile Home Park has become an unauthorized homeless encampment, and local officials say rising crime has forced action. Sheriff Bob Roed told commissioners that recent investigations revealed outstanding warrants and a registered sex[...]
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County Commission hears budget requests
Budget season brings a steady stream of requests, and this week the Ward County Commission heard from familiar faces. The North Dakota State Fair is asking for $300,000 next year — holding steady with its current funding. Other local groups, from Kenmare’s[...]
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Buyer sought for Minot’s eight-story Big M building
Minot’s iconic “Big M” building—a vacant, eight-story former bank—has been stripped to its shell and relisted for sale. EPIC Companies bought it in December 2021 and began converting it into mixed-use space but filed for bankruptcy last year. The city and school[...]
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Ward County Commission Agenda | July 15, 2025
The Ward County Commission will hold its regular meeting on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at 9:00 AM in the Commission Chambers at the Ward County Administrative Building, located at 315 3rd St SE. Ward County Commission meetings can be live-streamed through the[...]
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Ward County hears more budget requests
As Ward County builds its 2026 budget, local organizations are lining up with funding requests—and most are asking for more. From pickleball courts in Burlington to expanded youth services in Minot, the proposed increases range from modest to ambitious. But with the[...]
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Ward County revises liquor ordinances
A local bar’s push to serve families helped spark a quiet but meaningful change in Ward County’s liquor laws. With no objections raised at a public hearing, commissioners approved updates that now allow bar-and-grill operations under restaurant licenses—making it easier for small-town[...]
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Ward County Commission | June 17, 2025
The Ward County Commission will hold its regular meeting on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at 9:00 AM in the Commission Chambers at the Ward County Administrative Building, located at 315 3rd St SE. Ward County Commission meetings can be live-streamed through the[...]
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Port: Sexual harassment probe unearths steroids scandal in Ward County
A promotion, a quiet tip, and a trail that kept being ignored. That’s the backdrop to a troubling story out of Ward County, where a detention officer—later promoted to lieutenant—admitted to years of illegal steroid use and distribution only after a separate[...]
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Ward County Commission | June 3, 2025
The Ward County Commission will hold its regular meeting on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at 9:00 AM in the Commission Chambers at the Ward County Administrative Building, located at 315 3rd St SE. Ward County Commission meetings can be live-streamed through the[...]
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County faces expensive Courthouse elevator replacement
When your elevator is pushing 60, reliability becomes less of a feature and more of a gamble. That’s the concern facing Ward County, where the aging Courthouse lift is showing its years—and prompting early talks about a potential $400,000 replacement. Facilities Director[...]
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Ward County Commission Agenda | May 20, 2025
The Ward County Commission will hold its regular meeting on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at 9:00 AM in the Commission Chambers at the Ward County Administrative Building, located at 315 3rd St SE. Ward County Commission meetings can be live-streamed through the[...]