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Getting to Know: Long-time supervisor helps people with disabilities

Lynette Schimke currently oversees the employment of Kalix clients but has filled several roles over her time there. Schimke has worked with Kalix for around 30 years. She had a short period in which she left Kalix but said she came back because Kalix is good to the employees and works ...

Volunteer lineworkers to electrify Guatemalan village

MANDAN – Twelve North Dakota lineworkers will travel to Central America in November to bring electricity to a remote village. The project will transform daily life in the village of San Luis Palo Grande, in north central Guatemala, where agricultural work must be done by hand, cooking over ...

Wreaths program seeks rebar donations

The Minot chapter of Wreaths Across America is preparing for a historic expansion of its mission at Rosehill Cemetery. Through partnership with the City of Minot and generous community donors, families will have the opportunity to honor every veteran laid to rest at Rosehill Cemetery, nearly ...

Minot man sentenced for terrorizing

A Minot man was sentenced Sept. 30 in North Central District Court on three counts of terrorizing with a dangerous weapon, Class C felonies. Richard Allen Carothers III, 21, was sentenced on each count to five years with the North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and must ...

New foundation accepting grant applications

Town & Country Credit Union has announced the launch of the Town & Country Credit Union Foundation. Grant applications are open to eligible nonprofit organizations and close on Nov. 15. Founded through contributions and donations, the Town & Country Credit Union Foundation provides grants to eligible 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations for projects, programs and capital campaigns that create meaningful, positive impact. Grant applications are reviewed and awarded quarterly by the Town & Country Credit Union Foundation Board of Directors. The first awards will be made in December. The ...

Hearing set in overdose death case

A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for Dec. 17 in North Central District Court for a Minot man charged with delivery of methadone in an overdose death, a Class A felony. Casimir Robert James Black, 39, was arrested Oct. 6 and bail was set Oct. 8. According to the court affidavit, ...