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Speech-language pathologist to attend workshop

Kara Nunziato of Minot is one of only 20 speech-language pathologists chosen to attend an intensive workshop on stuttering therapy, which celebrates its 30th year this year. Nunziato, an assistant professor and clinical supervisor at Minot State University, will participate in the workshop “Working with School-Age Children Who Stutter and Their Families” in Boston, Massachusetts, from June 1-5. It is co-sponsored by the Stuttering Foundation and Boston University. “Since 1985, we have conducted these intensive workshops in order to increase the pool of speech-language ...

UND medical school presents awards

GRAND FORKS – The University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences presented a number of awards to its M.D. Class of 2026 medical students and faculty during its commencement festivities on May 1 and 2. Among winners of the Dean’s Special Recognition Awards for Outstanding Clinical Faculty was Dustin Evans, M.D., clerkship director of surgery for the Minot Integrated Longitudinal Experience (MILE), a third-year clerkship at Trinity Health for students training in the Minot region. James Schmidt, M.D., clinical instructor of Family & Community Medicine, also was ...

Building Permits

City of Minot April – Stein Construction, 1010 50th St. NW, garage addition with bathroom, $120,000. – Picard Excavating 2301 and 2305 23rd Ave. NW, single family homes, each $163,240; 2309 23rd Ave. NW, single family home, $164,710; 2313 23rd Ave. NW, single family home, $163,569. – BPI Construction, 3716 45th St. SE, new home construction, $208,974; 3717 45th St. SE, new home construction, $228,507; 3720 45th St. SE, single family home, $154,706. – Ready Builders, 2433 and 2437 Landmark Dr, new townhomes, each $121,064. – Leingang Group, 108 25th St. NW, two-tier deck, ...

April Eagle Award winners announced

The Minot Area Chamber EDC announces the Eagle Award winners for April. These individuals were nominated by community members for their hard work, positive attitude and making a great experience for customers. This month's winners are: Dr. Richard Ashu, Trinity Health; Kim Bahl, BeMobile Verizon; Darold Berger, Ferrellgas; Sarah Crawford, Starbucks; Faith Davis, ABC Daycare; Emily Demme, Dakota Dental Health Center; Troy Dockstader, Hardee’s; Cody Erz, Badland’s Restaurant; Shyanne Hughes, Little Hands Loving Hearts; Stacy Joseph, Caribou Coffee; DeAnn Lafountain, Nedrose ...

Local Outdoors

Deer season set North Dakota’s 2026 deer season is set, with 39,100 licenses available to hunters, down 3,200 from last year, the lowest total in over a half century. Muzzleloader licenses were also reduced, and antlerless deer gun licenses are not available in several units. A total of 240 nonresident any deer archery licenses are available, a decrease of 60 from last year. Additionally, nonresidents may only hunt on private land, excluding Private Land Open To Sportsmen, during the first 9½ days of the deer bow season. The statewide deer herd continues to recover from the ...

Minot mom treasures precious memories

Motherhood is a melding of moments both heart-warming and heart-stopping. Dory Alg of Minot can attest to the tugs and jolts to the heart that come with the title of mother. A mother since 1968, Alg spent a number of years as a single mom, stretching the food budget and paying for babysitting ...