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CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE: Keller: City needs practical leadership

Seven candidates are vying for three seats on the Minot City Council in the city’s June 9 election. Each of the candidates provided comments on their interest in serving and how they would approach city government. Isaiah Keller, one of the seven candidates, says his platform is one of ...

Local flight capacity tightens as state air travel soars

BISMARCK – While Minot International Airport is seeing fewer passengers due to Allegiant flight reductions and other factors, North Dakota’s commercial airports overall set a statewide passenger record for April. North Dakota’s commercial airports recorded 105,393 passenger boardings ...

District 3 Republican primary offers choices

District 3 Republican House candidates Blaine DesLauriers and Tim Mihalick say they want to bring their business and financial backgrounds to the North Dakota Legislature to help grow the state. Running for his third term, Rep. Jeff Hoverson, R-Minot, said he would work more behind the scenes to uphold the Republican platform and promote conservative policies. Crystal Hendrickson, who along with Hoverson is endorsed by the District 3 Republican Party, said she represents the district’s grassroots conservatives who want to see more restraint in government spending. District 3 voters ...

Scholarship recipients announced

BISMARCK – The North Dakota Rural Water Systems Association has announced 21 recipients of the Patrick Denne Memorial Scholarships for 2026. This year’s awards total $34,000. These awards are funded by the association’s annual live auction and donations for the scholarship to honor a man whose career was dedicated to North Dakota’s rural water systems. Denne served as the association’s circuit rider for 20 years, traveling approximately 750,000 miles to every corner of the state to provide technical assistance to drinking water systems. Among scholarships recipients are Grace ...

Clarification

The venue for the Election Integrity Training in Minot has changed from the venue published in the May 16-17 edition of The Minot Daily News. The training will be held May 21 at 6 p.m. in the Hampton Inn, 1400 N. Broadway.