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City responds to watermain break

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A City of Minot crew responded to a watermain break in the 800 block of Fifth Avenue Northwest Thursday morning. The outage affected about 10 residences. The city indicated possible detours could occur during the repair, which was completed by mid-afternoon.

Importance of private land for wildlife, hunting In ND

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In North Dakota, more than 93% of the landscape is privately owned, making private land essential to the future of wildlife, habitat and public hunting access. Recognizing this reality, the North Dakota Game and Fish Department Private Land Initiative continues with a framework for ...

Ward County 4-H archers post strong showing in Williston

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WILLISTON -- Ward County 4-H archers turned in a strong performance at the Williams County 4-H Indoor Archery Match held Jan. 17 in Williston, with 12 youth representing the county across multiple age and bow divisions. Indoor archery competitions are divided by age and bow type. Age divisions ...

WWII veteran celebrates 109th birthday

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The oldest World War II veteran in North Dakota celebrated his 109th birthday party at the Minot Lodge Senior center on Wednesday, Feb. 11, an event which came complete with dignitaries and two massive cakes. Ray Curtis was born in 1917 in Portal and served in the U.S. Army for five years. ...

Committee seeks cost savings in library merger discussion

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Getting a ballot question before voters in November is a goal of a committee that hopes to find ways to save money while retaining and growing services through a potential merger of the Ward County and Minot public libraries. “We can talk about this until we are blue in the face, but the ...

Minot man sentenced for manslaughter

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A Minot man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter for the August 2025 shooting death of Dorian Thomas, 19, has been sentenced to serve seven years with the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Johnathan Lee DeCoteau, 19, appeared in North Central District Court Wednesday morning, Feb. ...