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Veterinarian steps into new director role

Dr. Amanda Doll is the Severson Ahart Community Clinic’s new director of Veterinary Medicine, overseeing the medical team and bringing her love and experience for animal care to the Minot community. Hailing from south central North Dakota, Doll has always been surrounded by animals and ...

Family oriented: Mother plays key role in son’s racing career

Fans visiting Donny Schatz’s T-shirt trailer at World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series races have been greeted by a friendly face for years – his mother, Diane Schatz. She may have known little about Sprint Car racing before her husband, Danny Schatz, invited her to attend a ...

Dolly was honorary citizen of Minot

Dolly Parton, the country music icon who died Tuesday, Aug. 25, performed in Minot in the late 1970s and was made an honorary citizen of Minot. Her honorary citizenship of the Magic City was bestowed on her by John Gefroh, then president of the Minot City Council, with the presentation of a ...

Area musician, antique organ brought together

Music filled the air when Jim Langager pumped the pedals and played the keys of the antique portable organ in the Gol Stave Church at the Scandinavian Heritage Park in Minot. The portable pump organ is among many items donated or loaned over the years to the Scandinavian Heritage ...

Community Event: Minot Parks to celebrate Kottsick’s 50 years of service

Steve Kottsick has been the course professional at Souris Valley Golf Course for 50 years, and on Monday, August 3, Minot Parks will celebrate his half-century of dedication to the city and to the sport of golf. The celebration will double as a Kottsick's 75th birthday celebration and will be held at Souris Valley Golf Course beginning at 1 p.m. Free lunch will be sponsored by Minot Junior Golf Association.

Community Event: Honeybees hosts contest for local nonprofits

The Minot Honeybees will host their inaugural 701 Community Night during the team's final home game against The Grad Forks Spitfires. Six local nonprofit leaders will compete head to head in challenges between the innings for the chance to earn thousands of dollars for their organizations. The final competitor left standing will have the chance to win up to $5,000 in cash. “701 Community Night is about using our final Honeybees game of the season to celebrate and give back to the organizations that make Minot a better place to live,” said Monica Blake, General Manager and Managing ...