After struggling with low capacity since the COVID-19 pandemic, the North Dakota Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) reports the organization is undergoing a revival. On Dec. 16, a group of disaster relief nonprofit organizations, emergency managers and state agencies met to vote ...

Loren Anderson of Minot has volunteered with the American Red Cross for about 24 years, supervising a shelter after an Arkansas ice storm and driving the Red Cross Emergency Response Vehicle to deliver cleaning supplies and food after the 2011 Souris River flood. He currently works with the ...

From mental health support for military personnel to food pantry stocking, local volunteers with the American Red Cross are helping their neighbors at Minot Air Force Base. While better known for its disaster relief services, the Western Dakota chapter of the Red Cross also is engaged in ...

The Minot Police Department has announced it is seeking information regarding a hit-and-run incident downtown Tuesday evening, Dec. 23. According to Minot Police, officers attempted a traffic stop at approximately 8:34 p.m. after a vehicle was observed speeding driving erratically near Fifth ...

Jannine Paulson of Stanley and Cheryl Bonebrake of Minot were among individuals elected recently to the state board of directors for the League of Women Voters of North Dakota. New officers and board members were installed at the organization’s state convention this month. Kathy Tweeten ...

GRAND FORKS – The Alzheimer’s Association will offer a free virtual presentation, “The Empowered Caregiver: Building Foundations of Caregiving,” on Tuesday, Jan. 6, from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. This presentation is free and open to the public. The class is designed to increase caregiver ...