Having heard from concerned citizens, Minot Mayor Mark Jantzer announced on Monday, Oct. 5, that compliance with the city’s public comment rules will be strictly enforced going forward. There have been questions about whether certain comments have been germane to city business and concerns ...
Getting foreclosed properties back on the tax rolls was the goal of discussion between the Ward County Commission and Minot City Council at a joint meeting Monday, Oct. 5. Special assessments and property taxes, along with accruing interest and penalties, have priced the vacant Stony Ridge Condos properties beyond their market values, making it difficult for the county to sell the land. With a recent zoning change, condos can no longer be built on the properties. The city and county have been considering what to do with the 25 parcels in southwest Minot as well as a similar property in ...
Convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison, Milo Blaine Whitetail has lost his appeal to the North Dakota Supreme Court. Whitetail had been sentenced in February 2023 for the murder of Eric Christopher Patterson at a Minot hotel in 2020. A jury found Whitetail stabbed the 43-year-old ...
Magic City Lions Club will be installing more traffic signal cabinet art at five additional intersections, possibly as early as this fall. The Minot City Council approved the art wraps at its meeting Monday, Oct. 5. The signalized intersections where cabinets will be wrapped are South ...
BISMARCK – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced the award of nearly $1.23 million to organizations across North Dakota to support opioid response, youth outreach, economic advancement, aging issues and veterinary research, according to U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-ND. Receiving grants were Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians for EAGLE: Economic Advancement Grants for Local Empowerment, $468,897; Quality Health Associates of North Dakota for the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program, Overdose Response, $300,000; University of North Dakota through the ...
A proposal to move Minot’s municipal court into the Ward County Courthouse is running into the same district court concerns over space that stalled efforts in the past. The City of Minot has been looking at alternatives for municipal court since at least 2022. The city and municipal court ...
