A plea agreement option has dissolved for Dallas Rice of Minot, who withdrew his plea of guilty to conspiracy to commit theft in North Central District Court Friday, Oct. 16. Rice was charged in March with theft over $50,000 and conspiracy to commit theft in excess of $50,000, both Class A ...
LARIMORE – The North Dakota Highway Patrol has identified a Minot man who was involved in a crash near Larimore as Caden Upton, 28. Upton was driving a 2023 Ford F-150 pickup that went off U.S. Highway 2, two miles south of Larimore, and struck a fence and several trees. He was seriously injured and taken to a Grand Forks hospital. The crash occurred Wednesday, Oct. 14.
South Prairie School Board members Chad Mosser and Curt Olson were recognized for their service by the North Dakota School Boards Association at its annual convention in Bismarck last week. Both received the Veteran Board Member Award in recognition of their commitment to continuous learning, leadership development and dedicated service to their school district and community. They both have been members of the South Prairie board since July 2018. NDSBA recognizes school board members who actively pursue professional development opportunities and demonstrate leadership at the local, ...
Caftans & Cocktails: A Mrs. Roper Game Night event is coming to the Carnegie Center in downtown Minot on Saturday, Nov. 7, beginning at 6 p.m. Inspired by Helen Roper, the iconic caftan-wearing landlady from the classic ‘70s sitcom "Three’s Company," the event includes food, drinks, games, prizes and plenty of retro fun. Guests (male and female) are encouraged to embrace their inner Mrs. Roper by wearing colorful caftans, oversized accessories and bold fashion choices. What began in 2013 as a group of people dressed as Mrs. Roper during New Orleans’ Southern Decadence ...
Volunteers are preparing to collect Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts during National Collection Week, Nov. 16-23. Minot's Journey Church is one of nearly 5,000 drop-off locations that will open across the country in November. The drop-off location for Devil’s Lake is Bethel Evangelical Free Church, and the location in Williston is Light of Christ Lutheran. Since 1993, Operation Christmas Child has been collecting and delivering gift-filled shoeboxes to children, including many who are suffering from war, poverty, disease and disaster. Operation Christmas Child hopes to reach ...
BISMARCK – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awarded $23.6 million to the Red River Valley & Western Railroad (RRVW) and $690,825 to Bottineau County through the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program. “This funding will allow the modernization of a large portion of railway between Gwinner and Wyndmere — two-thirds of which was laid down before the end of World War I, and the rest before the Great Depression,” said U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer, R-ND, chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Transportation and ...
