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City to host 16th Street meeting

The City of Minot invites residents, business owners and property owners to attend a public input meeting Tuesday, Nov. 10, on the 16th Street Southwest North Project. Project recommendations have been developed for the corridor between Burdick Expressway and Second Avenue Southwest, and the project team is seeking community feedback before moving forward. Attendees will have an opportunity to review proposed improvements to the roadway, pedestrian and bicycle paths, learn about the anticipated project timeline, ask questions and provide input. The open house runs from 6:30-8:30 p.m., ...

Public meetings set on base study

The next series of public meetings for the Minot Air Force Base and Missile Complex Compatible Use Study has been set for Nov. 17 and 19. The project team will present the preliminary findings from the study and ask for residents’ input in confirming whether findings reflect current community conditions. The discussion will cover land use, housing, future growth, infrastructure, roadways, energy development, vertical obstructions, coordination tools and resilience. Meetings are scheduled at three locations. The first will be held Tuesday, Nov. 17, at 6 p.m. in Minot City Hall, ...

North Star announces new foundation

MADDOCK – North Star Community Credit Union has announced the official launch of the Aurora Community Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Created in response to the growing need for community-focused support, particularly in rural areas, the Aurora Community Foundation provides a dedicated way to build upon North Star’s existing legacy and invest more deeply in the communities it serves, according to the credit union.. The foundation will support programs and initiatives that promote unity, economic stability, education and community development. Its efforts will focus ...

Getting to Know: Local author gets her fantasy

K.M. Evans has not always been from North Dakota, but she has always had a love for writing. Evans is a Christian fiction author, who focuses on the genre of fantasy. She says she did not originate in Minot. Rather, she grew up in a small town in Stockton, California. Her family soon realized ...

Minot native Dale Brown dies at age 90

Dale Brown, who coached some of the most successful basketball teams in LSU history, as well as one of the Tigers' most famous players in Shaquille O'Neal, has died. He was 90. Brown, whose death Friday, OCt. 23, was announced by LSU, was just over a week away from what would have been his ...

Coach Brown never forgot hometown

Many honors and accolades have been bestowed upon Dale Brown, yet he never turned his back on his hometown of Minot and home state of North Dakota. Brown died Friday, Oct. 23, at age 90. "Every time I return to my home state I can feel my roots beneath my very feet and the past whispering in ...