SAWYER – Landowners along Ward County Road 23 pored over maps and right-of-way estimations for a sought-after paving project at a public input meeting Thursday, Feb. 26, in Sawyer. “It’s well needed,” Surrey Township Chairman Mark Vollmer said. “Our area has been looking for this for ...

More than 870 firefighters are in Minot this weekend to train at the 72nd North Dakota State Fire School. The school conducted through the North Dakota Firefighters Association began Thursday, Feb. 26, and runs through Sunday, March 1. “It’s been growing for the last three years,” ...

The most current respiratory illness summary from the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services shows influenza and COVID-19 activity levels were classified as moderate, while RSV activity remained low, for the week ending Saturday, Feb. 21. The summary shows influenza and COVID-19 ...

Vitalant has announced a number of blood drives scheduled for March. The nonprofit remains in a critical need for blood type O Donors. Vitalant is thanking donors who take the time to donate in March with a chance to win $10,000. The schedule of blood drives includes: – Kenmare, Tuesday, ...

Ralph “Clumsy” Llewellyn got his start as a clown more than 40 years ago in Minot. Next week he will become the vice president of the World Clown Association. Llewellyn and Ken “Dizzy the Clown” Gillespie, a well-known clown in Minot and the area, will travel to Boston, where ...

The trial of Daniel Breijo, the Surrey man charged in the Christmas Eve 2023 shooting death of Nicholas Van Pelt, has been postponed after a district court judge granted an order for a continuance. Breijo’s attorney Jessey Walstad filed a motion earlier this month, seeking a continuance for ...