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Williston Music Intensive returns with workshop

WILLISTON — The Williston Music Intensive (WMI) returns July 20–24 with its largest workshop yet: a five-day, full-band program for rock and pop musicians in the Bakken. All sessions run in the evenings after 5 p.m., a format designed to accommodate the schedules of working adults. The ...

Ballot measure for park sales tax focuses on maintenance

Minot voters will be asked to vote a second time on a half percent sales tax for the Minot Park District when they go to the polls June 9. The first time around, the focus had been on a new turf facility, which is still in the long-term plan, Park Board President Chelsea Kirkhammer said of ...

Running meets rhythm at Beat Beethoven 5K

The Minot Symphony Orchestra will hold its second annual Beat Beethoven 5K fundraiser at 5:35 p.m. on Sunday, June 28, at Oak Park in Minot. Runners and walkers alike are invited to complete the route before the final note of Beethoven’s 5th Symphony. “Participants have one mission: ...

Beckedahl named next Memorial Middle School principal

Minot Public Schools announced Sarah Beckedahl has been named as the next principal of Memorial Middle School. Beckedahl currently serves as assistant principal at Jim Hill Middle School, where she oversees leadership and operations, instructional coaching, school safety, behavioral systems, ...

Employee charged in $1.5 million embezzlement case

A Minot man charged with embezzling more than $1.5 million from the Minot branch of a trucking company made his initial appearance in North Central District Court on Thursday, May 21. According to the Minot Police Department, Patrick. O. McCarty, 49, Minot, was arrested on Wednesday, May 20, ...

Fort Mandan offers interactive summer program series 

WASHBURN — Fort Mandan State Historic Site, Washburn, will offer free interactive learning programs for all ages this summer. Participants will learn new skills and create hands-on projects centered on the themes of recreation in June, naturalism in July, survival in August and agriculture and ecology in September. Programs are offered throughout the day. The schedule includes: – June 1-5, Native American Sports and Games. Discover leisure activities the members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition learned from the Mandans and Hidatsas during their time at Fort Mandan. – June ...