Navigating life in one’s later years can be challenging. Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota is prepared to help. LSSND will be sharing information about its aging services and volunteer opportunities at an open house in Minot in observance of May as Older Americans Month. The event ...

More than 600 books were handed out to area school children and classrooms last week by members of Women United. Members of the organization prepared the baskets of books that were distributed. Children each received a book to take home and read with their families to help encourage reading ...

Students from Minot High School-Central Campus will have their art put on display for all to see on May 20. The student art show will take place in the new commons of Central Campus. Doors will open for the public to see the pieces at 7 p.m. The student art show will feature pieces created by ...

BISMARCK – Seven Ward County 4-H members attended the Missouri River 3D Archery Shoot in Bismarck at the Nishu Bowman Archery Complex on May 4. Categories are split up by age and type of bow the individual uses. Ages include Beginner, who are ages 8 to 10; Junior, ages 11 to 13; and ...

Hailee Anne Jacobs, 28, Minot, is accused of leasing an apartment where drug deals took place and also of other drug-related offenses. According to a probable cause affidavit filed with the court, the Ward County Narcotics Task Force searched Jacobs’ residence at 805 18th Avenue SE, No. ...

Sky Fest welcomes kite flyers of all ages to decorate the sky over Fort Stevenson, May 25-27, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fly your own kite or witness professional kite flyers as they bring in some of the largest kites currently in production. Special activities will take place each day throughout ...

A discussion about unique and seldom used perennial flowers including “zone-pushing” perennials that are worth the work will be held May 20 from 7-8:30 p.m. in the Ward County Administration Building. There is no charge to attend the discussion. Those interested should RSVP the Ward ...

BISMARCK – The ND Moves Plan is complete, and the North Dakota Department of Transportation is taking comments or questions. People can review the plan document at dot.nd.gov/plans/statewide/index.html. NDDOT, along with project partners, developed the Statewide Active and Public ...

Submitted Photo The Jim Hill Middle School band, which is this year’s official Governor’s Band, performs during the Williston Band Day parade Saturday in this photo by Roger Riveland.

A police affidavit does not give a motive for the Friday shooting of Mark Vickerman, 55, in Minot. His son, Christopher Alan Vickerman, 28, is charged with Class AA felony murder in district court in Minot and faces up to life in prison without parole if he is found guilty of the charge. ...

What was thought to be a new state record walleye caught on hook and line has been disqualified. Tom Volk of Lincoln caught the 16 pound, 9 ounce whopper measuring 32 one-half inches in length while shore fishing along the Heart River in Mandan April 22. A news release from Game and Fish ...

Brothers Navy Seaman 2nd Class Calvin H. Palmer, 23, and Navy Seaman 2nd Class Wilferd D. Palmer, 21, of Minot, died when the battleship USS Oklahoma, moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, was attacked by Japanese aircraft on Dec. 7, 1941. Now 78 years later, the two brothers were accounted ...

Esean Deneile Rose, 28, Minot, is accused of leaving his 10-month-old son unattended in an apartment on Saturday. Rose is charged with Class C felony child neglect in district court in Minot. According to a probable cause affidavit filed with the court, Rose and the child’s mother got ...

A man who told police his name is Joseph Wilson is really Jemelle Antoine Thompson, 38, of Musk-egon, Mich., according to court documents. Thompson was charged with Class B felony delivery of heroin last week under the name Joseph Wilson. He posted $10,000 cash bond and returned to the Guest ...

Submitted photograph Loaner life jacket stations have been placed this year at two locations on Lake Darling, at the Spillway and Grano boat ramps. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service partnered with the North Dakota Game and Fish Department for the program. “They are all youth life ...

JuLee Brand has always loved books. She always enjoyed the stories told by others and it was a big part of her life. Now she has made it an even bigger part by starting her own publishing company: W.Brand Publishing. Brand graduated from Magic City Campus in 1987. She grew up predominantly in ...

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE – Minot Air Force Base has $94 million in on-going construction projects, according to Lt. Col. Matthew Altman, commander of the base’s 5th Civil Engineer Squadron. Altman gave the 2019 construction presentation at a recent Minot Area Chamber of Commerce’s Military ...

Minot police announced Saturday night the arrest of 28-year-old Christopher Vickerman, who is accused of shooting to death his father, Mark Vickerman, 55, of Minot. The body of the elder Vickerman was found Friday at a residence in northwest Minot. Police did not offer a possible motive in ...