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Bottineau awarded loan to replace lead water lines

BISMARCK – The City of Bottineau was awarded a $3.6 million Drinking Water State Revolving Fund loan to replace lead drinking water service lines, according to the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality and North Dakota Public Finance Agency. The project will remove a potential source of lead in drinking water and improve long-term public health. The State Revolving Fund (SRF) programs, jointly administered by the NDDEQ and the NDPFA, awarded six loans to four communities in July to support critical water infrastructure. Also receiving loans were Almont, Cass Rural Water ...

Fort Totten man sentenced for assaults, voluntary manslaughter

FARGO – Kolby Jae McKay, also known as Kolby Woods, 34, from Fort Totten, was sentenced in United States District Court in North Dakota before Chief Judge Peter Welte to serve 15 years in federal prison after previously pleading guilty to charges of assault with a dangerous weapon, assault of a spouse or intimate or dating partner by strangulation, and voluntary manslaughter, U.S. Attorney Nicholas W. Chase announced Thursday, July 23. McKay’s guilty pleas were entered on April 2 in two separate cases. McKay pleaded guilty to the two assault charges related to an incident on March ...

Veterinarian makes barn calls

Whether it’s a case of indigestion or something a little more serious, the livestock shown at the North Dakota State Fair might need a little doctoring now and then. Dr. Russell Behm with Minot Veterinary Clinic is marking 40 years as State Fair veterinarian. Exhibitors with questions or ...

State Fair crowns first pie-eating champion

The North Dakota State Fair added a delicious new tradition to its lineup this year with the inaugural Pie Eating Contest, held Saturday, July 18. Contestants ranging in age from 18 to 31 put their appetites to the test as they raced against the clock to eat as much of a large apple pie as ...

Minot AFB B-52 at Oshkosh air event

Hot dog-eating contest winner devours competition

Darin Spelhaug, executive secretary of the North Dakota FFA, made short work of a dozen hot dogs to win the North Dakota State Fair Hot Dog Eating Contest on Sunday, July 19. Competitors ranging in age from 18 to 36 had five minutes to eat as many of the 12 hot dogs in front of them as ...