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City, county discuss mutual issues

Getting foreclosed properties back on the tax rolls was the goal of discussion between the Ward County Commission and Minot City Council at a joint meeting Monday, Oct. 5. Special assessments and property taxes, along with accruing interest and penalties, have priced the vacant Stony Ridge Condos properties beyond their market values, making it difficult for the county to sell the land. With a recent zoning change, condos can no longer be built on the properties. The city and county have been considering what to do with the 25 parcels in southwest Minot as well as a similar property in ...

Council to enforce public comment rules

Having heard from concerned citizens, Minot Mayor Mark Jantzer announced on Monday, Oct. 5, that compliance with the city’s public comment rules will be strictly enforced going forward. There have been questions about whether certain comments have been germane to city business and concerns ...

Proposed retention bonuses help teachers

A new proposal in North Dakota would give public schoolteachers an annual bonus in an effort to keep more educators in the classroom. The Support Teachers and Youth Succeed stipend would initially give eligible teachers about $3,400 a year. Landen Schmeichel, a social studies teacher at ...

NDLA Conference opens in Minot Oct. 7

The North Dakota Library Association Conference is scheduled for Wednesday-Friday, Oct. 7-9, at The Grand Oasis in Minot. The conference is the premier annual event for North Dakota’s library community, offering professional development, collaborative workshops and networking opportunities for academic, public, school and specialized libraries. The conference’s keynote speakers are Mona Susan Power on Thursday and Faye Seidler on Friday. Power, an author from Minnesota, is an enrolled member of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe. Siedler, a North Dakota native, is an award-winning ...

Murder defendant loses court appeal

Convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison, Milo Blaine Whitetail has lost his appeal to the North Dakota Supreme Court. Whitetail had been sentenced in February 2023 for the murder of Eric Christopher Patterson at a Minot hotel in 2020. A jury found Whitetail stabbed the 43-year-old ...

NDHP identifies those in Minot crash

The North Dakota Highway Patrol has identified those involved in a motorcycle-vehicle crash occurring on North Broadway in Minot Sunday, Oct. 4. Ashton Hawker, 21, of Florida, died from injuries received in the crash. He was the driver of a motorcycle that struck the rear of a Chevrolet Silverado pickup pulling a boat. Kevin Meland, 52, Burlington, driver of the pickup, and passenger Jacob Meland, 25, Minot, were not injured.