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NDDEQ taking comments on transfer station

The North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality has opened public comment on an application for renewal of Waste Management of North Dakota, Inc.’s Minot Transfer Station. Waste Management currently owns and operates the transfer station located in Harrison Township in Ward County. Waste Management is proposing to renew its permit to allow the transferring of municipal solid waste. The facility was first permitted in 1993. The NDDEQ believes a permit that meets the requirements of the North Dakota Solid Waste Management rules and is protective of human health and the ...

Commission mulls court space options

A potential plan for bringing Minot’s municipal court into the Ward County Courthouse began to take shape at the Tuesday, Oct. 20, meeting of the Ward County Commission, which intends to think on the matter and make a decision in a couple of weeks. The commission has been meeting with City ...

Flu vaccinations underway in Minot

First District Health Unit in Minot began its influenza immunization clinic on Oct. 5. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has indicated an early flu season, with influenza activity across multiple states. “Typically the flu numbers – that's the number of people getting sick ...

Air Force leaders give update on cancer study

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, LA. – During a virtual town hall Friday, Oct. 16, Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) provided missile community members the “Burning of Classified Materials Study” and Phase 2 of the Epidemiology Review results, which indicate no environmental cause for cancers. The town hall also disclosed that any carcinogens found have an established remediation protocol to ensure affected Launch Control Centers can continue to be a safe place for airmen to conduct America’s most important national defense mission. Gen. S.L. Davis, commander of AFGSC, hosted a ...

Area school business managers recognized

BISMARCK – The North Dakota School Boards Association (NDSBA) recognized Velva School District Business Manager Skyler Helseth and Powers Lake School District Business Manager Shayna Johnson as graduates of the North Dakota School Business Managers Certification Program (NDSBMCP) during its ...

Alliance to host panel on Badlands future

BISMARCK — The Badlands Conservation Alliance’s 27th Annual Meeting will be held at the Bismarck Public Library on Saturday, Oct. 24, from 2–4 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. A panel discussion on the "State & Future of the Badlands" will be held. Panelists include Beth Ihle, U.S. Forest Service Dakota Prairie Grasslands supervisor; John Hanson, owner and operator of Logging Camp Ranch; Brock Wahl, executive director of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers; and a North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality representative. The annual meeting and panel discussion ...