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New Town to celebrate 75th anniversary

NEW TOWN – This year, as the nation marks its 250th anniversary, the people of New Town are celebrating a milestone of their own – 75 years of community, progress and growth. On Jan. 1, 1951, New Town was a modest stubble field with only one small building located on what was to be Main ...

Annual banquet kicks off fall events for Dakota Hope

Award-winning Christian music artist Mark Schultz will share his adoption story at Dakota Hope Clinic’s annual fundraising banquet Sunday, Sept. 20, in the North Dakota State Fair Center, Minot. Preregistration is required by Tuesday, Sept. 1, because space is limited. “Our goal is 700 ...

Veterans honored at quilt ceremony

Five veterans were honored with quilts during the Threads of Remembrance ceremony held during Fjord Folk Fest in Minot on Saturday, Aug. 22. U.S. Army veterans Staff Sgt. Alan Magnuson and Sgt. David Mahlum, U.S. Air Force veterans Chief Master Sgt. Darrel Kerzmann and Master Sgt. Art ...

Two arrested in death of child

Two people were arrested in connection with the death of a child three years ago following a police investigation of a domestic violence report in Minot on Saturday, Aug. 22. According to the Minot Police Department, officers were dispatched at about 4:18 p.m. to a residence in southeast Minot regarding a reported domestic violence incident. Craig Kerzmann, 49, of Minot was arrested and charged with domestic violence-serious bodily injury, a Class C felony. During the investigation, officers were made aware of a deceased infant believed to be the child of Craig Kerzmann and Sarah ...

Trenton woman dies in vehicle crash

ALEXANDER - A 43-year-old woman from Trenton died from injuries received in a vehicle crash near Alexander Friday, Aug. 21. According to the North Dakota Highway Patrol about 10:34 p.m., a 2016 Ford Mustang driven by Aqqaluk Wilkins, 31, Williston, was traveling westbound at a high rate of speed on 146th Avenue Northwest near the intersection of 39th Street Northwest, northwest of Alexander. Wilkins failed to negotiate a curve and the vehicle left the roadway, entered the ditch, vaulted and rolled. He was transported by ambulance to Williston and later flown to a Minot hospital with ...

State’s Attorney candidate withdraws

Ward County State’s Attorney candidate Christopher Nelson has announced that he has withdrawn from the contest. His departure leaves Andrew Schultz as the only candidate seeking the position. Although Nelson did not give a reason for withdrawing, he stated it was a difficult ...