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Mosquito surveillance ends for season

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West Nile Virus was confirmed in 12 total mosquito samples collected in Minot this season, according to information released Tuesday, Sept. 29, by the City of Minot. North Dakota Health and Human Services returned results positive for West Nile Virus in nine of 20 mosquito samples submitted in August. As the autumnal weather moves in, mosquito counting and control efforts have ceased for the 2026 season. Temperatures are decreasing to a level at which the culex mosquitos, or the West Nile vector species, have or are likely to go into a dormant state for the winter. Through its ...

DCB to induct three in Hall of Fame

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BOTTINEAU – Dakota College at Bottineau Athletics will honor three inductees at an awards recognition banquet on Saturday, Oct. 10, in a semi-private event at the DCB gymnasium. The selection committee for the Lumberjack Athletic Hall of Fame has chosen Dennis Lagasse, Gary Warren and the ...

NDHP releases IDs of those in recent crashes

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The North Dakota Highway Patrol has identified those involved in three recent crashes. Ricardo Rubio, 50, Los Banos, California, died in a one-vehicle rollover on N.D. Highway 28, about 1/2 mile north of Ryder, on Sunday, Sept. 27. Rubio was a passenger in a Ford F-150 pickup driven by Andres Rubio, 47, Belfield, who was injured in the crash. Carey Ziegler, 67, Karlsruhe, died in a pickup-commercial vehicle (CMV) crash about three miles east of Velva on Tuesday, Sept. 22. Ziegler was the driver of a GMC Sierra pickup that was struck by a Freightliner CMV pulling a dump trailer. The ...

Library committee renews research

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A committee looking into combining the Minot and Ward County libraries revived discussion Tuesday, Sept. 29, after placing the topic on hold in June. Discussion had paused with the realization a ballot measure asking voters to weigh in on a merger wouldn’t be developed in time to get on the ...

Lawsuit challenges District 3 candidates

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The North Dakota Supreme Court is being asked to rule on a petition that seeks to disqualify four legislative candidates on the Nov. 3 ballot, including District 3 Republican House candidates Tim Mihalick and Blaine DesLauriers. Citizens Alliance of North Dakota, a grassroots political group, announced Monday, Sept. 28, that it filed a formal petition with the court, challenging the placement and certification of Mihalick, DesLauriers, District 25 Republican House candidate Terry Goerger of Mantador and District 7 Republican House candidate Steven Sauter of Bismarck. The petition asks ...

American Legion District 6 to host fall meeting

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VELVA – Members of North Dakota’s American Legion District 6 and their auxiliary units will gather for their annual fall district meeting on Saturday, Oct. 3. The event will be hosted at the Joseph I Weller Post 39, located at 201 Main St. N., Velva. District 6 includes Burke, Renville, Bottineau, Ward, McHenry and western McLean counties. The day’s schedule will begin with registration and a social hour at 11 a.m. Lunch will be available for $10 at noon. The joint district meeting starts at 1 p.m. Following the conclusion of the joint session, the American Legion Auxiliary will ...