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Surrey bond vote comes up short

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SURREY – Unofficial results show Surrey Public School District voters narrowly defeated a school bond issue on Tuesday, Nov. 3. The yes votes led 465-317, with about 59.46% support. The bond issue requires 60% for passage. The vote on the 20-year, $5.8 million bond issue was the second time around. The bond issue came just short of the required 60% for passage in June. Surrey Superintendent Steven Bucks said no plan has been formulated in light of the failed measure but he would be visiting with his team about the next steps. According to information provided by the school to its ...

New tribal chairman elected

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NEW TOWN – Voters of the Three Affiliated Tribes elected a new chairman in the Tuesday, Nov. 3, general election. According to the Tribal Election Board, Darwin D. Williams received 1,722 votes, naming him the new tribal chairman. Frederick W. Fox, who also ran for the position, received ...

CHI St. Alexius, Altru finalize agreement

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BISMARCK – CommonSpirit Health and Altru Health System have signed a definitive agreement for CHI St. Alexius Health in Bismarck, Turtle Lake and Garrison to join Altru Health System. The transaction is expected to close in early 2027, pending regulatory review and customary closing conditions. The agreement follows a non-binding letter of intent announced earlier this year. It builds on an established relationship between the organizations, including their work together in Devils Lake, and reflects a shared commitment to sustaining access to high-quality care in North Dakota, ...

MACF announces October grant awards

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The Minot Area Community Foundation has announced a historic month of giving, with $926,347 in funding awards approved by its board of directors in October 2026. This marks the largest monthly funding total in the foundation's history. These funds represent a combination of donor-advised distributions and grants supporting nonprofits, charitable organizations and community initiatives throughout the region. “We are absolutely thrilled to see this record-breaking amount of funding going to organizations throughout our region,” said Jason Zimmerman, president of the Minot Area ...

Past month had above average temp

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The past month of October had an average temperature of 46.3 degrees which is 2.3 degrees above the 119-year, long-term average of 44 degrees, according to Austin Kraklau of the North Central Research Extension Center, south of Minot. He said the lowest temperature of the month was 21 degrees, which occurred on Oct. 27, and the high was 74 degrees on both Oct. 6 and Oct. 10. The total moisture for the month was 0.89 inches which is 0.2 inches below the long-term average of 1.09 inches, according to Kraklau. On Tuesday, Nov. 3, at 8 a.m., 0.31-inch of moisture was recorded at the NCREC ...

Republicans retain Minot-area legislative seats

Local Elections

Unofficial election results on Tuesday, Nov. 3, showed Republicans holding on to the Minot-area legislative seats on the general election ballot. District 3 voters sent back Sen. Bob Paulson and elected Blaine DesLauriers and Tim Mihalick to the House. District 5 voters supported Rep. Jay ...