The Minot City Council officially hired Harold Stewart II as the next city manager after approving a contract during a special meeting on Friday.

Stewart comes to Minot from Warrensburg, Mo., where he has been the city manager. He was chosen from an original pool of 50 applicants, which was narrowed to three finalists. The finalists were interviewed by the City Council and a separate panel of department heads and community stakeholders.

See a full story in the Weekend Edition (Saturday-Sunday, Nov. 21-22) of The Minot Daily News.