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State Historical Society selects 2025 local history awardees

BISMARCK — Arlene Saugstad has been posthumously awarded the North Dakota Person of History Award from the State Historical Society of North Dakota. The historical society announced the winners of its 2025 Local History Awards in three categories on Wednesday, Nov. 5. The North Dakota ...

Storied Collections in Ward County: Samuelson House receives makeover

Anyone driving by Pioneer Village, along U.S. Highway 2 & 52 west by Burlington, these past several months have noticed ongoing work on an old, large, beautiful house at the village. We call the building the “Sam House,” shortened for the Samuelson family who lived in that house for ...

Spaghetti fundraiser, pet fashion show for SVAS set for Nov. 13

Souris Valley Animal Shelter will host its annual spaghetti fundraiser featuring a pet fashion show on Thursday, Nov. 13, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Sleep Inn & Suites Conference Center in Minot. The event is officially titled “Spay’ghetti & No Balls Dinner + Pet Fashion ...

Voices of Note to present fall concert Sunday in Minot

Voices of Note Women’s Chorus will present its Fall Concert on Sunday, Nov. 2, at 3 p.m. at Immanuel Baptist Church, 1615 2nd St. SE in Minot. The free concert will feature a variety of selections, including “America the Beautiful,” “Listen to the Music,” “You’ve Got a ...

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Caring Rose Week continues supporting hungry

Residents will have an opportunity to participate in a communitywide food drive Nov. 10-15 during the 27th Annual Caring Rose Week. The Flower Box in Minot is continuing a long-running effort to support local community food banks by collecting canned goods. Tammy Holen, Flower Box owner, said ...

Walk to End Alzheimer’s-Minot raises $58,180

Local residents joined together Saturday, Sept. 20, at Oak Park for the annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s-Minot, raising more than $58,180 to support Alzheimer’s Association programs, services and dementia research. A total of 323 walkers, donors and sponsors participated in this year’s ...

Minot woman celebrates 100th birthday Saturday

Bernadine Heily, a longtime resident of Mohall and Minot, will celebrate her 100th birthday with family and friends on Saturday, Oct. 25. Born and raised in Grano in 1925, Heily attended school in both Grano and Lockwood. She later moved with her parents, Robert and Josephine Wright, and her ...

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North Dakota Outdoors: Deer Season 2025

North Dakota’s first 2025 deer season opened on Aug. 29 at noon and runs through Jan. 4, 2026. For many hunters the “real deer season” is the gun/rifle season which runs from Nov. 7-Nov. 23. This year 42,300 licenses were available to hunters, down 7,800 from last year. In addition, ...

NORTH DAKOTA OUTDOORS: Wild Game Care 101

If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably found yourself standing over a tailgate in November with cold fingers, a pocketknife that could use sharpening, and a few regrets. Whether it’s a whitetail buck from the Sheyenne River breaks, a Badlands muley or prairie fawn, how we handle ...

North Dakota Outdoors: Funding for fishing celebrates 75 years

When I see kids balancing a rod and tackle box while riding a bike to a nearby river or fishing hole, I pause and smile. Years ago, I did that. So did my son. And it’s reassuring to know with all the distractions and noise in this digital age a remnant remains drawn to a worm, a hook, friends ...

Game and Fish Advisory Board meetings announced

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department Advisory Board will host public meetings this fall at eight locations across the state. These public meetings provide citizens with an opportunity to discuss fish and wildlife issues and ask questions of their district advisors and agency ...

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Saint November, pray for us

I do have misgivings about using this column as an outright platform for all of the grief I and so many others are carrying in the wake of my step-daughter November’s passing. This paper’s readers aren’t coming to its pages looking to feel sad when they open the weekend edition, one ...

Reflections: What world says, what God says

I’ve been noticing some phrases that are commonly accepted in society today. They seem innocent enough, but as I considered them more thoroughly, I began to wonder how accurate they really are. Let’s examine some of them in the light of what the Bible says. When someone is considering a ...

Christian motorcycle club ministers to community

Minot’s Shekinah Riders are rockin’ and ridin’ for Jesus as they trek around the region with their motorcycle ministry. The club is part of the Christian Motorcycle Association (CMA), a nondenominational group of believers of all stages and walks of life who share the love of Jesus – ...

Journey Church to host marriage enrichment event

Journey Church will host a Marriage Enrichment Weekend event with guest speaker Ted Cunningham on Friday evening, Oct. 3, and Saturday morning, Oct. 4. Cunningham is the founding pastor of Woodland Hills Family Church in Branson, Missouri. He is the author of “Greater Joy Twogether,” ...

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Building Permits

City of Minot Building Permits October – Endeavor Holdings, Interior Concepts, 624 Main St. S, deck, $7,500. – BNA Holdings, Summit Roofing and Construction, 1700 W. Central Ave., single family home with attached garage, $190,830. – Kim and Lori Francis, Creative Woodworks, 1601 ...

Credit union VP earns professional designation

Jacob Fannik, vice president of Risk Management at Town & Country Credit Union has earned the Certified Credit Union Enterprise Risk Professional (CUERP) designation from America’s Credit Unions, Town & Country Credit Union announced. The CUERP designation recognizes credit union ...

Trinity Health adds service line administrator

Trinity Health has announced the addition of Greg Toepfer as Service Line administrator, bringing more than 12 years of healthcare leadership experience to the organization. In his new role, Toepfer will lead oncology and radiology strategy and service expansion as Trinity Health adopts a ...

Bank offers loan assistance to federal employees

FARGO – Gate City Bank is offering assistance to federal government employees experiencing financial hardship due to the recent government shutdown. The banks’ BetterLife Relief Loan program for federal government employees who are directly impacted by the shutdown offers zero interest ...

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Send photos of your outdoor Halloween decorations

Have you decorated your yard for Halloween? Send a photo of your decorated yard to news@minotdailynews.com. Your decorated yard photo may be selected to run in The Minot Daily News during this month. Be sure to include your name and city. Please send higher resolution photos (200 PPI and above).

Dakota Gardener: The steel magnolia for Dakotas

Magnolia trees are cherished for their showy, fragrant blossoms in early spring. Common in southern landscapes, magnolias are rarely grown in the Dakotas because their blossoms are sensitive to spring frosts. The phrase “steel magnolia” is used to describe a woman who is both lovely and ...

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Minot veteran to speak at Veterans Day program

U.S. Navy and U.S. Army veteran Mike Harnist, will give the address at Minot’s Veterans Day program Tuesday, Nov. 11, at 11 a.m. in the Old Armory at the Minot Municipal Auditorium. Others on the program include Ron Tolzin, a retired U.S. Air Force master sergeant and member of Minot ...

Former Minot AFB commander to lead Global Strike Command

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. – Air Force Global Strike Command airmen bid farewell to Gen. Thomas Bussiere and welcomed new commander Gen. S.L. Davis during a change of command ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base Tuesday, Nov. 4. “This command underpins every operational plan in the ...