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American Legion District 6 to host fall meeting

VELVA – Members of North Dakota’s American Legion District 6 and their auxiliary units will gather for their annual fall district meeting on Saturday, Oct. 3. The event will be hosted at the Joseph I Weller Post 39, located at 201 Main St. N., Velva. District 6 includes Burke, Renville, Bottineau, Ward, McHenry and western McLean counties. The day’s schedule will begin with registration and a social hour at 11 a.m. Lunch will be available for $10 at noon. The joint district meeting starts at 1 p.m. Following the conclusion of the joint session, the American Legion Auxiliary will ...

Petting zoo hits 35-year milestone

Rocky Top Ranch, a family-owned petting zoo, is celebrating 35 years of introducing children and adults to unusual animals at events across North Dakota. One of its repeated hosts is Berry Acres Pumpkin Patch in Minot, which has been hosting the petting zoo this fall. Started by Dennis and ...

Local church provides car safety

First Baptist Church in Minot held its biannual car care clinic this past Saturday, Sept. 26, for those who needed some extra help in getting their cars ready for winter. Many men were able to work on the cars while the women provided refreshments and fellowship inside the church. The event ...

Investigation into Friday shooting incident continues

NEW TOWN – The investigation continues into an incident on the Fort Berthold Reservation in which two people were killed and one injured in a shooting Friday, Sept. 25, according to the Three Affiliated Tribes Law Enforcement Services. The FBI, the primary investigative agency for the incident, released a statement Monday, Sept. 28, through its Minneapolis office, saying the FBI responded to and is investigating a double homicide that occurred last Friday night on the Fort Berthold Reservation in the vicinity of New Town. Two people were killed and one additional victim was wounded. ...

Competition supports Special Olympics

Former CNA sentenced for sexual abuse

A former Minot nursing assistant was ordered Sept. 17 to serve 15 years on two charges involving sexual abuse in a Minot long-term care facility and one count of possession of child sexual abuse material. Amber Hattem, 35, had pleaded guilty in May to two counts of gross sexual imposition, ...