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Minot library to hold free literacy event

Families and people of all ages are invited to celebrate literacy, learning and community at Fall Into Reading, a free event taking place Saturday, Sept. 26, from 1-4 p.m. at the Minot Public Library. This community literacy event aims to unite families, educators and local organizations for an engaging afternoon dedicated to the joys of reading and interactive learning activities. Guests will enjoy activity stations throughout the library, opportunities to connect with local organizations, schools and community resources and participate in plenty of hands-on fun. As a special ...

Forum focuses on housing challenges

North Dakota’s anticipated housing growth of 7% through 2034 won’t keep pace with the need, according to results of a study cited at a Community Housing Needs Forum in Minot on Wednesday, Sept. 9. Brandon Dettlaff, executive director of the North Dakota Housing Finance Agency, said the ...

City asks judge to consider ‘true cost’

Stealing from the vulnerable and putting a public project at risk requires a sentence that reflects the full scope of the harm, according to a letter the Minot City Council plans to submit at the sentencing of a former nonprofit director charged with misappropriating federal funds. Elizabeth ...

Engineers suggest changes in roundabout way

Minot city staff will be pursuing a grant to convert a Minot intersection into a mini-roundabout, with the support of the Minot City Council on Tuesday, Sept. 8. The City of Minot Engineering Department is proposing the change at Eighth Street Northwest and University Avenue following a ...

Governor directs flags at half-staff for 9/11

BISMARCK – Gov. Kelly Armstrong has directed all government agencies to fly the United States and North Dakota flags at half-staff on Friday, Sept. 11, and encourages North Dakota residents to do the same at their homes and businesses, in remembrance of those who died in the Sept. 11, 2001, ...

City OKs smaller tax increase

Minot homeowners would pay about 6% more in city property tax under a budget approved on first reading by the Minot City Council Wednesday, Sept. 9. Six residents spoke at a public hearing on the budget, largely to urge the council to find ways to eliminate a tax increase. Raising concerns about paying for a tax increase on fixed incomes or after having been set back financially by the 2011 flood, residents cited the hardships that higher taxes create. One resident also stated he was pleased with the direction the council was going in reducing the amount of the increase. The council ...