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City of Minot Building Permits

August 2025 – Jered Aasen, 9 University Ave. W, deck, $1,000. – Jon and Agnieszka Solberg, Future Builders, 1617 24th Ave. NW, detached garage, $412,000. – Minot MHP, RD Land Development, 2101 3rd St. NW #617 and #626, install new mobile homes, each $1,000. – Alec Burgard, 604 14th St. NW, detached garage, $20,000. – Lynn and Lori Nord, 1940 Skyline Dr., shed, $6,000. – Damon Druse and Devin Druse, 425 18th St. NW, detached garage, $14,500. – Chad and Nadine Nelson, 1900 Westfield Ave., remove nonload bearing walls to increase size of dining room, ...

Minot Parks brings back Logger Fest

Minot Parks has announced the return of Logger Fest at Oak Park. Logger Fest is an outdoor festival combining family friendly lumberjack activities and German Oktoberfest. The event will be held Saturday, Sept. 27, from noon-6 p.m.. Logger Fest is a fun-filled day of music, retail and craft vendors, food trucks, dog races, axe throwing, yard games, face painting with Nature’s Nook and hula hoop fun with Hoopspiration. It includes a strength-based steinholding contest and hammerschlagen, a game that involves hammering a nail into a log. Scheduled fun include: – Rhythm and Rhyme ...

Training sharpens defenders’ readiness

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE – “Eight! Nine! One!” shouts Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Klein, 891st Missile Security Forces Squadron’s (891MSFS) senior enlisted leader. “HELL YEAH!” shouted back more than 200 voices, defenders’ gear at the airmen’s feet, ready to tackle the ...

Squadron helps Team Minot maintain optimal health

US Bank to make changes in Minot operations

U.S. Bank is making changes in its presence in Minot. Caitlin Hurley, assistant vice president/business line communications manager-Midwest who is based in Minneapolis, said U.S. Bank is reinvesting in the community with enhancements to the Minot South Auto Bank located at 1925 S. Broadway. “The branch will be transformed from a drive-up only to a full-service branch. Due to this, the location will temporarily close starting in September and reopen later in the fall,” Hurley said. She said clients received notification in August that the downtown Minot branch at 17 1st Ave. SW is ...

New partnership strengthens health care access for military

HealthyDakota Mutual Holdings, the parent company of Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota and Noridian Healthcare Solutions, has announced it has made a strategic investment in TriWest Healthcare Alliance, provider of health care services for U.S. military members, veterans and their families. Military members, veterans and their families will benefit from expanded access to high-quality, community-based health care through the TriWest Healthcare Alliance, now administered in partnership with Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota (BCBSND). While TRICARE already provides robust ...