MSU group announces 2026 Golden Awards
The Minot State University Alumni Association announces it has selected four individuals for the 2026 Golden Award and one individual for the 2026 Young Alumni Achievement Award. The honorees include Brekka Kramer ’98, Bob Skabo ’60, Jerry Sinn ’67, and Steven Wood ’69. The Young Alumni Achievement Award winner is McKenna Gudmunson ’13. The Golden Awards are the highest award bestowed by the Minot State University Alumni Association. Selections are based on outstanding service to the University, alumni association or their community, and distinguished leadership in the ...
NDCF grant applications due July 31
BISMARCK – The North Dakota Community Foundation is now accepting applications for grants from its Statewide Greatest Needs Fund. Eligible organizations in the state include those designated by the IRS as 501(c)(3) non-profit tax exempt groups, government agencies, such as a park district or school district, or an organization that has one of the above acting as its fiscal sponsor. The NDCF Board of Directors will review the applications and make final decisions at its fall meeting. Grants are generally $5,000 or less and delivered in October. There is about $250,000 available in ...
Three named to ND Board of Higher Education
BISMARCK – Gov. Kelly Armstrong announced Tuesday, July 14, the appointment of Minot entrepreneur Kevin Black and Grand Forks physician and healthcare administrator Dr. Joshua Deere to four-year terms on the State Board of Higher Education, along with Mayville State University student Kelby Azure to a one-year term as the board’s student member. Black has served on the State Board of Higher Education since 2022 and currently chairs the board. He is the co-founder and CEO of Creedence Energy Services, a business creating specialized chemical solutions to enhance performance and ...
County takes easement concerns to federal level
Having already reached out at the state level, the Ward County Commission and its soils committee are taking their concerns about perpetual federal easements on agricultural land to the congressional level. To that end, Commissioners John Fjeldahl and Ron Merritt and Soil Committee members ...