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Trinity CancerCare introduces therapy dogs for patients

Trinity Health Foundation has announced the addition of two certified therapy dogs who will provide comfort and emotional support to patients receiving treatment at the Trinity Health CancerCare Center. Cinder and Zeke are certified therapy dogs trained to provide a calming presence and ...

Friends of Kevin Mattson Scholarship awards announced 

INSPIRITUS Community Health Foundation has announced $8,000 in scholarship awards from The Friends of Kevin Mattson Scholarship Endowed Fund supporting area students continuing their education goals in the construction and trade industries. The Friends of Kevin Mattson Scholarship fund has awarded four $2,000 scholarships. Landen Jansen, Minot, will study heating, ventilation, air conditioning and plumbing (HVAC) at North Dakota State School of Science, Wahpeton. Kole Herman of Kenmare will attend Bismarck State College to pursue a degree in welding. Tate Heer, Douglas, and Gage Holter, ...

Search for missing hiker continues

BISMARCK — Civil Air Patrol North Dakota Wing and North Dakota National Guard are supporting the mission to find Artoun Gostantian in the North Unit of the Theodore Roosevelt National Park. The North Dakota Department of Emergency Services (NDDES) Watch Center is coordinating requests for state aviation support to help locate the hiker missing since Sunday, July 19. According to NDDES information, the Civil Air Patrol launched one crew out of Dickinson Wednesday, July 22, concentrating on the area of the last known position based on information provided by the Civil Air Patrol ...

Parks’ budget increases maintenance, cuts property taxes

Minot property owners will see a larger decrease in the park district’s share of their property taxes than originally forecast when voters approved a half percent sales tax for parks in June. The sales tax measure capped the property tax at 26 mills, down from 38 mills, for the general ...

City studies new mosquito strategies

The City of Minot won’t get a second aerial spraying for mosquitoes this year, prompting the city to look at alternatives to controlling the biting population both this summer and into the future. Minot Mayor Mark Jantzer said the city typically asks Minot Air Force Base and the Ohio Air National Guard to conduct a second spraying later in the summer, depending on the cost and the degree of mosquitoes issues. The first spraying has been occurring before the North Dakota State Fair in Minot, which happened this year as well. Jantzer told the Minot City Council on Monday, July 20, that ...