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Miniature train tunnel being installed at Roosevelt Park

When the Magic City Express miniature train returns to operations in Roosevelt Park in the future, there will be a new experience awaiting those onboard. A box culvert-sized tunnel, currently being installed, will be a passageway for the train, operated by the Railroad Museum of Minot, to ...

Library merger talks require more time

A committee investigating a merger of the Minot and Ward County public libraries has placed its business on hold temporarily. The committee decided Tuesday, June 15, to seek more guidance from its governing boards after determining it won’t have recommendations developed to get a measure on ...

A gift to Minot: celebrating heritage, community, tradition

This weekend the Scandinavian Heritage Association is hosting its annual Midsummer Festival at the Shirley Bicentennial Park, also known as the Scandinavian Heritage Park, from Friday, June 19, through Saturday, June 20. Traditionally, the Midsummer Festival is held around the time of the ...

Council supports local groups’ grant requests

A reapplication gave the Minot Housing Authority another opportunity to request a forgivable loan from the City of Minot’s Facade Improvement Program, and this one was successful. The Minot City Council approved the housing authority’s facade project 4-3. The first try last December failed ...