BURLINGTON – The Ward County Historical Society’s Pioneer Village Museum in Burlington recently received a $10,000 donation from the Magic City Lions Club, the historical society announced. The gift will help restore an antique carousel that once operated in a Minot park. The Lions ...
LANSFORD – The opportunity to watch snowmobiles drag-race while supporting a rural fire department is coming up Saturday, Oct. 10, at the seventh annual Snowmobile Race & Vintage Show in Lansford. The Lansford Fire Department hosts the event each year as a fundraiser to help keep up with equipment expenses and the need for firefighter gear. Fire Capt. Andy Undlin said proceeds from the first three years supported the purchase of a rescue unit. The department is 100% volunteer, with a current roster of 35 members, he said. The races attract 70-100 snowmobile entries and have drawn ...
BOTTINEAU – Enrollment at Dakota College at Bottineau is up this fall, with student numbers hitting another all-time high, the college announced. The North Dakota University System calculates official fall enrollment for all 11 colleges and universities on the 20th instructional day of the ...
A Minot man has been sentenced to five years with the North Dakota Department of Corrections, with 51 days to be served, after pleading guilty Sept. 4 to unlawful entry into a vehicle and possession of drug paraphernalia, both Class C felonies. He will receive credit for the 51 days already served. Drake Edmund Jasinski, 29, was arrested on Sept. 5, 2025, after Minot Police received a report from a vehicle owner that an unknown male was inside her vehicle in northwest Minot. Police found damage to the interior of the vehicle, which Jasinski had attempted to start, the court affidavit ...
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Vitalant is encouraging donors to help ensure blood and platelet supplies are available for patients undergoing cancer treatment. About a quarter of the U.S. blood supply and more than half of donated platelets are used to support cancer patients, many of whom require transfusions during chemotherapy, surgery and recovery. Platelets are especially needed because they have a shelf life of just seven days. As a special thank you for donating in October, donors have two chances to win a “monstrous” $10,000 gift card. Donors ...
A Minot woman received a two-year deferred imposition of sentence in North Central District Court in Minot Sept. 4 on two Class C felony charges of unauthorized use of personal identifying information to obtain credit. Courtney Sloan Schall, 35, Minot, pleaded guilty to the charges and was ordered to complete two years of supervised probation, pay restitution of $164.75 and total fees of $1,050 and comply with a no-contact order. According to court affidavits, Minot Police received reports from three victims of thefts from unlocked women’s locker rooms in a Minot business on March 11 ...
