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US 52 work to affect several communities

Work on U.S. 52 that is expected to begin May 4 will affect Harvey, Drake, Anamoose, Martin and Fessenden, according to the North Dakota Department of Transportation. Work will begin in Harvey, where the intersection of U.S. 52 and N.D. Highway 3 will be reconstructed in three phases. Signed ...

Missionaries to speak at Minot Baptist

Patrick and Victoria Weimer, missionaries to Iceland as pioneer church planters since 1997, will be speaking at Minot Baptist Church at a daylong mission-emphasis event on Sunday, May 3. In addition to church-planting, they are also working on a Bible translation in Icelandic. They have been ...

Minot civic leader receives Air Force honor

Randy Burckhard of Minot was caught by surprise when he was called to the stage to accept an award at the 2026 North Dakota Nuclear Triad Symposium held in Minot Tuesday, April 28. Gen. S.L. Davis, commander of Air Force Global Strike Command and commander of Air Forces Strategic-Air, U.S. ...

Policy shift opens door for commercial-in-home daycares

A reinterpretation of existing ordinances by the City could open the door for commercial day care operators to expand their businesses into residential homes. Doug Diedrichsen, principal planner with the planning department, provided an update to the Committee on Childcare in Minot meeting on ...

US House passes full five-year Farm Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Farm Bill passed out of committee with bipartisan support and cleared the House floor by a bipartisan vote of 224-200 — marking the first time the House has passed a full five-year Farm Bill since 2018. “Getting a full five-year Farm Bill passed in the House for ...

Dem-NPL to recognize members for service

FARGO – Zach Raknerud of Minot is one of three North Dakota Democratic–NPLers who will be recognized for their service and commitment to making North Dakota better for the next generation during the 9th Annual Governors Dinner n Saturday, May 2, at 5:30 p.m. in Bismarck. Bill Patrie of ...