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Pilot dies in plane crash at Hazen

HAZEN – A 67-year-old Minot man died Sunday, June 28, when the plane he was flying crashed at the Mercer County Regional Airport at Hazen. According to the North Dakota Highway Patrol, about 1:45 p.m., a 1960 Piper plane was observed taking off from the airport. A short time later, the aircraft was observed attempting to return to the runway with its landing gear redeployed before losing altitude and impacting the ground. The pilot died from injuries sustained in the crash, according to the Highway Patrol. The name of the pilot was not released yet. The crash remains under ...

Stormy weather hits White Shield

Farmer swaths Trump tribute in field

When area farmer Ryan Stevens heard President Donald Trump was coming to North Dakota this week, he decided to carve out a tribute in a hay field with the hope that the president might fly by on his way to Medora on July 1. “There was a rumor that Trump might be coming to the Air Force ...

America’s 250th Birthday: July 4 celebrations set for Minot, area

Minot and other communities in North Dakota will commemorate and celebrate on Saturday, July 4, the most important milestone in this country’s history – the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. A number of special events are being planned in the city of ...

MSU receives federal health grant

BISMARCK — Minot State University will receive $110,631 to improve the timely documentation, reporting and analysis of diagnostic data through the Center for Disease Control’s DD20-2006 program. The program supports Early Hearing Detection and Intervention programs in tracking infants with permanent hearing loss. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced the recipients of more than $11 million grants for public health, early childhood education and workforce enhancement in North Dakota. The North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services will receive ...

Upcoming Minot area veterans’ events

July 1: DAV Coffee in Ward County Administration Building Veterans Room at 2 p.m., speaker Attorney Anthony Cooper of Maverick Law Group. July 13: Edgewood on 10th free veterans lunch at 12:15 p.m. July 13: Our Redeemer's Military and Veterans Coffee-and-Cookies Group Discussion at 7 p.m., Our Redeemer's Lutheran Brethren Church, 700 16th Ave. SE. Enter at door 15 by the parked buses. July 14: Somerset Court free veterans lunch at noon. July 15: DAV Coffee in Ward County Administration Building Veterans Room at 2 p.m., speaker Tonya Parker, director of Public Relations, ...