Minot News

Thomas Richard Frick, 88, Minot and formerly of Flaxton and Newburg, died Wednesday, Feb.

Delores Eileen "Babe" Sorenson, 86, Minot, displaced to Bismarck by the flood, died Wednesday, Feb.

Arvelle Claire Evenson was born Sept. 22, 1946, in Bottineau. Her parents were Ben and Mary Evenson.

A rural water system that's been in the works for more than two years reached Ryder, about 40 miles southwest of Minot, last week.

Many hotels in Minot may be known as extended stay, but many of the guests are choosing to make themselves comfortable.

Concerns about employee turnover has the City of Minot taking a closer look at how it sets salary and wages.

It appears that voters will elect at least one new commissioner to the Ward County Board of Commissioners in June, as a longtime political presence in Minot is not likely to seek re-election. Commissioner Carroll Erickson, a former Minot police chief and mayor, was elected to the county board in 2004 and successfully sought re-election in 2008.

Valerie Stadick, owner of Main Street Books in Minot, N.D., is eager to introduce her customers to The Fourth Stall: Part II, due this month from HarperCollins's Walden Pond Press.

The two guests of honor at the Minot Area Development Corporation's annual meeting Thursday gave the hundreds in attendance at the Grand International a glimpse at what Minot will look like in the future.

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE When the Souris River flood devastated Minot this past June, numerous military members active-duty and retired and their families lost their homes and property.

Students from Bismarck and Minot have been named this year`s top youth volunteers from North Dakota.

A lack of housing continues to be a problem in the Magic City. But, hundreds of new housing projects are in the works as the city keeps growing.

Enrollment stood at 3,369 students in the third week of classes, a decrease of 267 students from the spring 2010 enrollment of 3,384. "Based on fall enrollment and recent community trends, the spring numbers are not surprising," said David Fuller, MSU president, in a press release.

There are a number of winter events in the Minot area that depend on the expected frigid weather to go off successfully, but despite its name, the Frozen Fingers Old Time Music Festival isn't one of them.

Lila F. Knower was born July 27, 1935, in Coulee, a daughter to Roy and Mildred Knower.

In June, minot voters approved allocating a portion of a one cent sales tax to pay for improving community facilities.

Sunday afternoon at 4 p.m. the Brass Band of Minot presents its winter concert, continuing the patriotic theme of its recent concerts on stage in Ann Nicole Nelson Hall at Minot State University.

The Minot Public Schools will present the Magic City Jazz Festival beginning at 7 p.m. Friday in Minot State University's Ann Nicole Nelson Hall.

That effort begins Wednesday when the group kicks off this year's show with an extra performance dedicated to the ongoing recovery effort in our community.

The Minot sewer system is getting a much needed upgrade. The Army Corps of Engineers is giving nearly two million dollars to the city of Minot to upgrade and expand the sewer system after damage caused by spring flooding and the energy boom.