A new proposal in North Dakota would give public schoolteachers an annual bonus in an effort to keep more educators in the classroom. The Support Teachers and Youth Succeed stipend would initially give eligible teachers about $3,400 a year. Landen Schmeichel, a social studies teacher at ...
WILLISTON – The Economic Development Association of North Dakota will hold its 2026 fall conference in Williston from Tuesday through Thursday, Oct. 6-8, bringing together economic developers, state and local officials, business leaders and community stakeholders from across North Dakota for three days of professional development, idea-sharing and networking. This year’s theme, “Building Momentum: Policy in Action, Progress in Motion,” highlights the connection between policy, partnerships and the projects shaping North Dakota’s continued growth. Conference programming will ...
– The Minot Lions Club sent a telegram to Charles Lindbergh, welcoming him home after his trans-Atlantic flight, on June 11, 1927. – The club was recognized for sponsoring more new clubs during the year than any other Lions group in the international association in 1929. Clubs were established in Williston, Stanley, Kenmare, Mohall, Bottineau, Rugby, Cando and Leeds. Additional clubs have been sponsored in years since. – In the fall of 1931, the Lions held a golf tournament, boxing program, dinner dance and all-star football game to raise money for the Children's Shoe Fund. – ...
With fewer than five weeks until the midterm elections, new data show Native voters in North Dakota could face potential barriers at multiple points in the voting process. A new report from the Native American Rights Fund examined data from the past three federal elections in four North ...
From supporting the poor with potatoes to recycling more than a million pairs of donated eyeglasses, the Minot Lions Club has been helping its community and impacting the world for the past 100 years. Nine years after Chicago insurance agent Melvin Jones consolidated a group of business clubs ...
A 21-year-old Florida man died from injuries received in a motorcycle-vehicle crash on North Broadway in Minot Sunday, Oct. 4. According to the North Dakota Highway Patrol, about 8:44 p.m., a 2024 Kawasaki motorcycle, driven by the Florida man, was traveling north at a high rate of speed on U.S. Highway 83 in the 3800 block of North Broadway. The motorcycle struck the rear of a 2008 Chevrolet Silverado that was towing a boat. The motorcycle came to rest in the east ditch, and the pickup came to rest on the highway.The motorcycle rider was wearing a helmet, according to the Highway ...
