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Planning commission rejects feedlot’s permit request

The Ward County Planning Commission voted Tuesday, June 18, to recommend the county commission deny a permit for a feedlot in Surrey Township that had been the subject of a law enforcement investigation. State prosecutors have filed charges in North Central District Court against the feedlot operator for allegedly improperly disposing of hundreds of dead cattle. Nathan Smith, Sawyer, has been charged with 479 infractions of improper disposal of animal carcass but has previously informed The Minot Daily News that the deceased cattle were properly disposed of and that he intends to ...

ND oil production dips slightly in April

BISMARCK – Oil production in North Dakota dropped slightly in April when the state produced 34,114,664 barrels of oil or 1.137 million barrels of oil per day. In March, the state produced 35,422,376 barrels of oil or 1.142 million barrels of oil per day. Nathan Anderson, director of the ...

Former 5th Fighter pilots gather at air museum

Garrison Dam spillway flow test scheduled for late June

RIVERDALE — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced it will conduct a planned flow test of the Garrison Dam spillway on or around June 24 as part of ongoing investigations related to the spillway modification project. The test is expected to involve opening about 23 of the dam’s 28 spillway gates for a total duration of about two hours. The purpose of the test is to verify the operability of the spillway structure and evaluate the performance of the spillway subdrain system. This controlled release is strictly for testing and evaluation purposes and is not related to flood ...

A gift to Minot: celebrating heritage, community, tradition

This weekend the Scandinavian Heritage Association is hosting its annual Midsummer Festival at the Shirley Bicentennial Park, also known as the Scandinavian Heritage Park, from Friday, June 19, through Saturday, June 20. Traditionally, the Midsummer Festival is held around the time of the summer solstice and celebrates the ushering in of new light after a long, dark winter. This week, secretary of the Scandinavian Heritage Association (SHA), Kae Watson, and the treasurer of SHA, Sue Weston, have been working double time to make sure all their ducks are in a row for the jam-packed ...

Council supports local groups’ grant requests

A reapplication gave the Minot Housing Authority another opportunity to request a forgivable loan from the City of Minot’s Facade Improvement Program, and this one was successful. The Minot City Council approved the housing authority’s facade project 4-3. The first try last December failed on 3-3 vote and a second look also lacked the tie-breaking vote needed for reconsideration. Mike Hayes, who had been absent at the December meetings, voted with Mayor Mark Jantzer, Lisa Olson and Paul Pitner to approve the request on Monday, June 15. Because of its status as a quasi-government ...