The City of Minot has $2.38 million tied up in the stalled Big M building development that it is negotiating to eventually recover, according to information provided to the Minot City Council Monday, July 6. City Attorney Stefanie Stalheim said the same law firm that represented the city in ...
BISMARCK – The North Dakota Department of Commerce has opened registration for the 2026 Global Talent Summit, bringing together employers, workforce professionals, educators, community leaders and government partners to explore innovative workforce solutions through global talent. The summit will be held Sept. 3 at the National Energy Center of Excellence on the campus of Bismarck State College. Hosted by Commerce's Global Talent Office, the event will feature national and international experts sharing practical strategies for attracting, retaining and integrating global talent to ...
INSPIRITUS Community Health Foundation has announced it is accepting applications for the 2026-27 grant cycle. Applications for regular grants and participation in the Twice Blessed grant program will be accepted through Friday, Aug. 15. “During our 2025-26 grant cycle, more than $1.5 million was distributed to applicant organizations and ICHF Board Initiatives for projects that addressed the mental, physical, spiritual and/or emotional needs of residents in Bottineau, Burke, McHenry, McLean, Mountrail, Pierce, Renville, Rolette, Sheridan, Ward and Wells counties,” said Shelly ...
RIVERDALE – Riverdale has been asking its water users to conserve this summer as it seeks to resolve an algae problem impacting its water treatment system. Riverdale City Council member Jerry Orth said this week the coagulant in the city’s water treatment system is not capturing and removing the algae, which then passes through to and clogs the water treatment plant’s membrane filters. Orth said the filters are being cleaned daily rather than the usual once every week or two. Employees are working seven days a week to accomplish this, he said. The result has been a reduction in ...
The Minot City Council plans to consider a letter asking for a more severe sentence than the one recommended by prosecutors for a former Minot nonprofit director charged with theft of federal funds. The council voted unanimously on Monday, July 6, to have staff draft and bring back a letter the city can send to the court. Elizabeth Larsen, also known as Elizabeth Myers, is charged in U.S. District Court with federal program theft in connection with missing funds in the Broadway Circle project, which was supported by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development dollars as part of ...
SAWYER – To support student health and well-being in Sawyer, the American Heart Association and the National Football League recently awarded Sawyer Public School an NFL PLAY 60 active recess grant of $500 through the association’s school-based programs, Kids Heart Challenge and American Heart Challenge. This is the third round of grants awarded this year from the $350,000 annual funding pool provided by the NFL through NFL PLAY 60, a campaign supported by the American Heart Association to improve the health of young people by getting them active for at least 60 minutes every day, ...
