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City shares tall-grass ordinance updates

The City of Minot has released information regarding updates to ordinances directing the response for tall-grass nuisances. The updates create geographic exemptions based on land-use perception, as tall-grass in a residential space may be perceived differently from tall-grass in an undeveloped area. According to the city, the 8-inch weed and grass rule for most land in city limits remains the as written in Section 22 of the current ordinance, but exemptions now exist. These exemptions include publicly owned parks or conservation areas, native plantings, agricultural-use/zoned land, ...

Research Center Precipitation

On Wednesday, June 3, at 8 a.m., 0.21-inch of moisture was recorded at the North Central Research Extension Center, south of Minot, in the past 24-hour period.

May sets moisture, temp records

The past month of May was the driest May since 2019, according to Austin Kraklau of the North Central Research Extension Center, south of Minot. The total moisture for the month was 0.97 inches, which is 1.39 inches below the long-term average of 2.36 inches. May of 2019 only had 0.78 inch of moisture. This past month of May the average temperature was 55.2 degrees, which is 1.8 degrees above the 119-year, long-term average of 53.4 degrees. The lowest temperature of the month was 19 degrees, which occurred on May 5, and the high was 94 degrees, which occurred on the May 28. "This May ...

Traffic route to park pool, pickleball established

Work continues in Phases MI-6 and MI-7 of the Mouse River Enhanced Flood Protection Project (MREFPP), and with Roosevelt Park Pool opening to the public on Friday, June 5, a temporary traffic route has been established to the pool and pickleball courts while paving continues in other areas of ...

State awards improvement money to airports

BISMARCK – Minot International Airport was awarded $887,773 in state funds toward projects to improve runways, taxiways, an apron, ditch stabilization and wildlife hazard mitigation, according to the North Dakota Aeronautics Commission. The commission announced it finalized and approved about $19.2 million in state infrastructure grant allocations for public airports across North Dakota. The investments will support critical maintenance, safety and development projects at both commercial service and general aviation airports, helping strengthen the long-term reliability and ...