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MINOT CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE: Locken: Building a better Minot for all

Seven candidates are vying for three seats on the Minot City Council in the city’s June 9 election. Each of the candidates provided comments on their interest in serving and how they would approach city government. Eric Locken, one of those candidates, wants to add to his volunteer efforts ...

Minot High senior prepares for second graduation

When Minot High senior Sophia Bell walks across the commencement stage Sunday to collect her diploma, it will be her second walk and second diploma this month. Bell is the first graduate in the Minot school system to earn a college associate degree while completing her high school studies. She ...

Minot, area graduates to receive diplomas Sunday

Minot High School and Minot North High School will hold their 2026 graduation ceremonies Sunday, May 24, in the Minot State University Dome. The Minot North ceremony begins at 1 p.m. and the Minot High ceremony at 4 p.m. Students Michael Zepeda and Saige Carlson, both graduating with highest ...

Employee charged in $1.5 million embezzlement case

A Minot man charged with embezzling more than $1.5 million from the Minot branch of a trucking company made his initial appearance in North Central District Court on Thursday, May 21. According to the Minot Police Department, Patrick. O. McCarty, 49, Minot, was arrested on Wednesday, May 20, ...

Williston Music Intensive returns with workshop

WILLISTON — The Williston Music Intensive (WMI) returns July 20–24 with its largest workshop yet: a five-day, full-band program for rock and pop musicians in the Bakken. All sessions run in the evenings after 5 p.m., a format designed to accommodate the schedules of working adults. The ...

Fort Mandan offers interactive summer program series 

WASHBURN — Fort Mandan State Historic Site, Washburn, will offer free interactive learning programs for all ages this summer. Participants will learn new skills and create hands-on projects centered on the themes of recreation in June, naturalism in July, survival in August and agriculture ...