In the spirit of giving back, the Airstream Club International Rally held its fifth annual blood drive this week on Aug. 24-26. Donations were open to both Airstreamers who have come from all over the country, and local residents in an effort to rise awareness and collect blood for local ...
The aviation industry generates a nearly $3.6 billion economic impact in North Dakota, of which Minot Air Force Base accounts for $651 million. Minot International Airport contributes $171 million. The findings come from a recently released Economic Impact Study commissioned by the North ...
Dolly Parton, the country music icon who died Tuesday, Aug. 25, performed in Minot in the late 1970s and was made an honorary citizen of Minot. Her honorary citizenship of the Magic City was bestowed on her by John Gefroh, then president of the Minot City Council, with the presentation of a plaque at a press conference held prior to her concert in the Minot Municipal Auditorium. Parton performed before a crowd of 3,380 people on Sunday, July 30, 1978, according to the July 31, 1978, edition of The Minot Daily News. In an interview with The Minot Daily News, the country music ...
WATFORD CITY – The McKenzie County Sheriff's Office made an arrest on Tuesday, Aug. 25, following an investigation into the death in May of a 7-year-old child in McKenzie County. According to a news release, as a result of the investigation, Jerika McNeely has been arrested and charged with manslaughter, a Class B felony, in connection with the death. On May 15, the sheriff's office responded to a residence regarding an unresponsive 7-year-old child. Despite the lifesaving efforts, the child was pronounced deceased. In the months following the child's death, investigators ...
The Minot High School Class of 1966 will hold its 60th year reunion this weekend. Class members will meet Friday evening, Aug. 28, at the Clarion Hotel for a social and class pictures. Saturday’s activities include a bus tour of Minot North High School, former high school Central Middle School and other locations around the city, with a reception and dinner at the Clarion. The evening event will feature a remembrance ceremony for deceased classmates led by Gordon Olson and a Minot Memories presentation by Dave Lehner. It also will feature a Minot Public School Foundation ...
Minot Parks will hold its Soggy Doggy Pool Paw-ty on Monday, Sept. 7, from 6-8 p.m. at Roosevelt Park Pool. The event was originally expected to be moved to an earlier date due to the pool’s early seasonal closure. However, Minot Parks has decided to keep the event on Labor Day, allowing local dogs and their owners to enjoy one final splash before the summer comes to an end. Admission is free, and dogs are invited to enjoy the pool alongside their owners. Free-will donations will be accepted at the door for the Souris Valley Animal Shelter For the safety of all participating dogs, ...
