Minot’s Public Works Department looks to save money by tasking staff rather than a contractor with hauling the city’s curbside-collected recyclables to a processor. The Minot City Council voted 4-2 to support the idea after hearing the department’s plans on Monday, Aug. 17. Earlier ...
A city clerical error has two bidders claiming rights to a floodway salvaged structure, with the Minot City Council caught in the middle. The council heard at its meeting on Monday, Aug. 17, from the two parties who bid on a structure the city offered for sale after acquiring it in an acquisition for the flood protection project. Sealed bids were opened Aug. 4 for the house at 804 1st Ave. SW. Two bids were received by the deadline and in proper form. However, one was opened and read publicly during the bid opening while the second bid sat in the City Clerk’s internal mailbox, where ...
A Surrey man has received a deferred sentence in North Central District Court in a case involving drug sales to minors. Jason Alex Forsman, Surrey, pleaded guilty in May to three felony B counts of accomplice to deliver a controlled substance and was sentenced on Aug. 12. He was placed on three years probation and ordered to have no contact with the juveniles or a parent. Total fees imposed were $775. His sentences on the counts were five years with the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, with credit for two days served, followed by three years probation. All would run ...
A Minot man charged with multiple sexual offenses against a minor has pleaded guilty to four charges, including two felonies, in North Central District Court. Steven Exantus, Minot, appeared in court Aug. 14, pleading guilty to gross sexual imposition, a felony AA; luring minors by computer, a felony B; and contributing to the delinquency of a minor and false information or report to law enforcement, both misdemeanor C. A felony A charge of gross sexual imposition and additional misdemeanors of contributing , contributing to delinquency of a minor, and delivery to a certain persons ...
BISMARCK – The North Dakota State Water Commission (SWC) approved more than $5.9 million in funding for projects including dam support, water supply, and other water infrastructure projects across the state during its Aug. 18 meeting in Bismarck. Approved projects include: – Burke County Water Resource District, North Star Dam removal, $185,282. – Garrison Diversion Conservancy District, MM 10R Irrigation Project, $253,729. – Underwood, water system improvements, $450,074. – Western Area Water Supply, R&T Stanley and Little Knife Bay, $646,650. Gov. Kelly Armstrong and ...
SURREY – This school year brings a new role for Steven Bucks as Surrey Public School’s superintendent. He takes over from Central Regional Education Association interim superintendent Dr. Luke Schaefer. Bucks said his career has been an interesting evolution that led him from teaching in the classroom to holding leadership positions in administration. Bucks originally intended to become a pilot before shifting toward education, which led him to leave his home state of Wisconsin and attend Minnesota State University, Mankato, for its flight program. He met his wife, Dawn, who is ...
