BISMARCK – This coming Thursday, a new task force will meet to advance discussions about boosting teacher recruitment and retention in North Dakota. The panel was announced by Gov. Doug Burgum last fall as stakeholders noted that, like other states, North Dakota continues to deal with an ...

WILLISTON. – The Williston Fire Department was dispatched at 1:44 p.m. on Saturday by the Williams County Dispatch Center to respond with an ambulance for standby to a report of a structure fire at 5963 Highway 85, the Dakota Ridge Apartments. The initial reports were of a vehicle fire ...

VELVA – Kathy Holte of Voltaire recently received an Excellence Award from the North Dakota Township Officers Association for 2023. Holte was hired to compose the NDTOA Grassroots Report in 2002 and served as the publication editor until 2023. Rep. Paul Thomas, R-Velva, received NDTOA’s ...

Marking its 60th anniversary this year, First Western Bank & Trust is commemorating six decades of commitment to the communities it serves. Established in 1964, First Western has been driven by the principles established by founder J.H. “Jack” Hoeven, according to the bank in its ...

Roosevelt Park is closed temporarily due to flood project preparations, the Minot Park District announced. The closure affects all vehicle and pedestrian traffic. As a part of MI-7-Roosevelt Park and Zoo phase of the Mouse River Enhanced Flood Protection Project (MREFPP) the next step in ...

The Minot Fire Department was dispatched to 1025 Valley Street in southeast Minot at 12:52 a.m. on Saturday for a reported structure fire in the garage. Firefighters arrived on the scene within three minutes of the initial dispatch and discovered heavy smoke from the two-stall detached ...