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Interior to return $28M to Native families

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The Department of the Interior on Friday, May 22, announced that $28 million has been distributed to tribal beneficiaries following the completion of a set of probate cases through the Office of Hearings and Appeals after a probate surge event held by the Indian Affairs Probate Strike Team at Fort Berthold Agency in North Dakota. According to a news release from the Interior Department, this action reflects the department’s continued commitment to honoring trust responsibilities and strengthening service to tribal nations and their citizens. “The Trump administration knows how ...

Open houses set for Compatible Use Study

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The City of Minot is updating the 2015 Minot Air Force Base Joint Land Use Study with a Compatible Use Study addendum and invites the public to participate in three public open houses in early June. The city has retained HR Green, a planning and engineering consulting firm, to lead the study update. The Compatible Use Study will examine land use patterns, development trends and compatibility issues in areas surrounding Minot Air Force Base and its 8,500 square miles of missile complex to identify strategies that support both the military mission and community development. The study ...

Faith in action: Cru delivers water filters in Mexico

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Minot State University students who were a part of Cru got an early taste of summer weather this spring during the organization’s eighth mission trip to Puebla, Mexico, where they collaborated with local churches to distribute water filters and to share the gospel. Cru is a nationwide ...

New traffic impacts coming in Puppy Dog project

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Construction activity on the Puppy Dog Coulee storm sewer project will bring new traffic impacts beginning next week as work continues in southwest Minot, according to the City of Minot. Additional construction activity is scheduled to begin Tuesday, May 26, as part of Phase 7A and will ...

State superintendent seeks applicants for student cabinet

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BISMARCK – State school superintendent Levi Bachmeier is inviting young North Dakotans to serve on his Superintendent’s Student Cabinet, which offers students an opportunity to discuss concerns and shape policy in K-12 eduation. Any student in grades six through 12 who attends a North Dakota public or nonpublic K-12 school or in the first year attending a North Dakota College, is eligible to apply, according to Bachmeier. Student Cabinet terms last about 18 months, with meetings typically held every three months at the state Capitol. Members are picked to represent cultures, ...

Local speech coaches earn peer recognition

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For Paula Rauschenberger, recognition as North Dakota’s Class B Speech Coach of the Year caps off 30 years of advising and serves as a fitting finish as she hands off her speech team duties at South Prairie school to a new coach next year. For Crystal Michels, her selection as North ...