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ND State Parade winners honored

Recipients of 12 awards presented for their winning entry in the North Dakota State Parade were honored Tuesday, July 21. The parade awards are as follows: – Grand Marshal Award: First Western Bank & Trust, 2024, 2025 and 2026 recipient. – Flickertail Award: Magic City Dance Company, ...

Friends of Kevin Mattson Scholarship awards announced 

INSPIRITUS Community Health Foundation has announced $8,000 in scholarship awards from The Friends of Kevin Mattson Scholarship Endowed Fund supporting area students continuing their education goals in the construction and trade industries. The Friends of Kevin Mattson Scholarship fund has awarded four $2,000 scholarships. Landen Jansen, Minot, will study heating, ventilation, air conditioning and plumbing (HVAC) at North Dakota State School of Science, Wahpeton. Kole Herman of Kenmare will attend Bismarck State College to pursue a degree in welding. Tate Heer, Douglas, and Gage Holter, ...

Search for missing hiker continues

BISMARCK — Civil Air Patrol North Dakota Wing and North Dakota National Guard are supporting the mission to find Artoun Gostantian in the North Unit of the Theodore Roosevelt National Park. The North Dakota Department of Emergency Services (NDDES) Watch Center is coordinating requests for state aviation support to help locate the hiker missing since Sunday, July 19. According to NDDES information, the Civil Air Patrol launched one crew out of Dickinson Wednesday, July 22, concentrating on the area of the last known position based on information provided by the Civil Air Patrol ...

HHS prepares to implement Medicaid work requirements

BISMARCK – North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced it is preparing to implement several federally required changes to the state’s Medicaid program over the next two years, including work requirements for some Medicaid Expansion members. These new requirements are a result of the federal Working Families Tax Cut Act passed by Congress and signed into law on July 4, 2025. Starting Jan. 1, adults ages 19 to 64 enrolled in Medicaid Expansion will be required to participate in work, an approved work or training program, volunteer or be enrolled in an education ...

US HHS awards funds in ND

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the award of $4.67 million for initiatives across North Dakota to support Head Start, diabetes prevention and treatment and opioid response. Among the grants for diabetes prevention and treatment programs were $218,449 to the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, $155,194 to the Three Affiliated Tribes and $135,604 to the Spirit Lake Tribe.