An investigation of scotch pine trees revealed pine wilt disease in Ransom County, confirmed Aug 11 through the South Dakota State University plant pathology lab. According to North Dakota Forest Service manager Martin Shervey, there is not yet an effective treatment for pine wilt disease. ...
BISMARCK – Gov. Kelly Armstrong on Thursday, Aug. 20, appointed Tony Hillig, recreation division chief for the North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department, to serve as the department’s director. Hillig has served as chief of the department’s recreation division since December 2020, ...
The Mouse River Players Community Theatre has announced its upcoming production of the Tony award winning musical "Come From Away" as a tribute to Sept. 11 and a reminder of the community that came together in the aftermath to support around 7,000 people. “The high point is humanity,” ...
Minot’s Public Works Department looks to save money by tasking staff rather than a contractor with hauling the city’s curbside-collected recyclables to a processor. The Minot City Council voted 4-2 to support the idea after hearing the department’s plans on Monday, Aug. 17. Earlier ...
A city clerical error has two bidders claiming rights to a floodway salvaged structure, with the Minot City Council caught in the middle. The council heard at its meeting on Monday, Aug. 17, from the two parties who bid on a structure the city offered for sale after acquiring it in an acquisition for the flood protection project. Sealed bids were opened Aug. 4 for the house at 804 1st Ave. SW. Two bids were received by the deadline and in proper form. However, one was opened and read publicly during the bid opening while the second bid sat in the City Clerk’s internal mailbox, where ...
A Surrey man has received a deferred sentence in North Central District Court in a case involving drug sales to minors. Jason Alex Forsman, Surrey, pleaded guilty in May to three felony B counts of accomplice to deliver a controlled substance and was sentenced on Aug. 12. He was placed on three years probation and ordered to have no contact with the juveniles or a parent. Total fees imposed were $775. His sentences on the counts were five years with the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, with credit for two days served, followed by three years probation. All would run ...
