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NDCA awards traditional arts apprenticeships

North Dakota Council on the Arts (NDCA) has awarded $137,440.00 in grants through its Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program for Fiscal Year 2027, which runs from July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027. This year’s funding supports 37 projects involving 91 different artists in 32 cities, including 19 towns with fewer than 1,500 residents, helping keep cultural traditions alive across the state. By providing funds of up to $4,500, the program allows master traditional artists to pass their skills and knowledge to apprentices on a one-to-one basis over an extended period. While ...

NDAD awards Gibbens Memorial Grants

NDAD Gibbens Memorial Grants were awarded to central and western North Dakota organizations whose projects are expanding accessibility, promoting inclusion, and creating supportive environments for children and families.  Grant recipients include Come AlongSide Others (CASO), Magic City Discovery Center and Elk Ridge Elementary School. Together, these organizations remove barriers and create opportunities for individuals of all abilities to participate more fully in school, recreation, and community life.  Central and western North Dakota grant recipients are: CASO in Minot ...

Court declines new judge for Rice

The North Dakota Supreme Court has rejected a petition from Dallas Rice for a new judge in his case involving felony theft from an archery club for which he had served as president. Rice had petitioned the Supreme Court for a supervisory writ on Oct. 2 after North Central District Judge Gary ...

Boarding school survivor shares her story

Minot State University's Native American Club and Cultural Awareness Center hosted Dr. Ramona Klein on Thursday, Nov. 5, to share her experience at the Fort Totten Indian Boarding School and to discuss the lasting effects the system has had on Indigenous communities. “We need generations ...

State VFW leader to speak at Veterans Day program

Brad Reed, commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of North Dakota from West Fargo, will be the guest speaker at the Veterans Day program in Minot on Wednesday, Nov. 11. The program will begin at 11 a.m. in the Armory located inside the Minot Municipal Auditorium at 420 3rd Ave. ...

Possible state belt tightening affects Ward Extension

As an Extension horticulturist position in Ward County sits vacant, a question exists over whether it eventually will be filled. The answer could lie with the North Dakota Legislature. Dr. Shana Forster, director of the North Dakota State University Research Extension Center in Minot, spoke to the Ward County Commission Thursday, Nov. 5, about the future of the position. Emily How had served in the newly created position as horticulturist in Ward County since August 2022. She recently moved away, leaving the position vacant. Forster said the governor’s call for state agencies to ...