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Elections change faces of Minot

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Local elections in 2022 brought a new mayor to Minot, along with new faces on the Minot City Council, Minot Public School Board, Minot Park Board and Ward County Commission. Tom Ross, who was midway through his first term on the city council, defeated incumbent mayor Shaun Sipma to move into the mayor’s seat at the end of June. The council appointed Roscoe Streyle to fill Ross’s council seat until voters could choose a replacement in a Nov. 8 special election.  Scott Burlingame successfully ran against Streyle in the special election, taking his seat on the council Nov. 21. ...

People of 2022

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Mark Fox, MHA Nation Tribal Chairman MHA Nation Tribal Chairman Mark Fox won re-election on Nov. 8. Fox is a former tax director for the tribes who had served as the Parshall-Lucky Mound Segment representative to the council. He was elected chairman in 2014 and re-elected in 2018. In November, he defeated former chairman Tex Hall, who also had run unsuccessfully against him in 2018. Brekka Kramer, president/CEO, Minot Area Chamber EDC The Minot Area Chamber Economic Development Corporation hired Brekka Kramer as its president/CEO, effective May 16. Kramer brought more ...

Arrest made in 15-year-old murder case

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The 2007 slaying of 18-year-old Minot State University student Anita Knutson had long been an unsolved cold case when Minot police announced in March that they had arrested Knutson’s one-time roommate for the murder. Nichole Erin Rice, formerly known by her maiden name, Nichole Erin ...

BNSF Railway train derails in Burlington-Des Lacs area

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BURLINGTON – Local fire departments and a North Dakota National Guard’s UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter responded when an eastbound BNSF Railway train derailed between Burlington and Des Lacs on Sunday, May 1. Lena Kent, general director of Public Affairs for BNSF Railway, said 15 cars ...

April’s historic winter storms met by historic response

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The 2022 fall/winter season provided a couple bouts of impressive snowfall that kept the City of Minot’s snow removal teams busy, but they pale in comparison to the wrath that Blizzard Haley brought with it in April. From April 12-14, Haley buried the region under piles of snow, with ...

Canceled Kid Rock concert upsets 2022 State Fair goers

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The 2022 edition of the North Dakota State Fair was hotly anticipated if for no other reason than it was actually happening at all after being canceled the summer of 2020. The opening day of the fair was business as usual, with the typical throng milling about the midway, gobbling down their ...