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Books in the Summer

By Lydia Hoverson on August 3, 2022

MINOT – While summer can be a great time to go outside and enjoy the warm weather while it’s here, many kids in Minot have enjoyed listening to and reading books during the hot days. The Minot Public Library finished its last story time for the summer for young children Wednesday with books being read, […]

Oil Boosts Infrastructure Fund

By The Dakotan on August 3, 2022

By JAMES MacPHERSON Associated Press BISMARCK (AP) — A major spending initiative aimed at infrastructure projects outside western North Dakota's oil patch is on pace to be fully funded for the first time since the Legislature approved it three years ago, due to strong oil prices and steady production, officials said Wednesday. "Operation Prairie Dog," […]

Time to Eliminate Property Tax

By The Dakotan on August 3, 2022

Dear editor, Here we are in the middle of a recession, with inflation higher than the 1980’s and Ward County and Minot are working to increase property tax. Whenever these entities can’t balance their budgets, they raise property taxes. This is the most hated tax in history and is unfair, not all people are taxed the […]

Climate Deal to Help Farmers Aid the Environment

By The Dakotan on August 3, 2022

By MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The climate deal reached last week by Senate Democrats could reduce the amount of greenhouse gases that American farmers produce by expanding programs that help accumulate carbon in soil, fund climate-focused research and lower the abundant methane emissions that come from cows. The bill includes […]

Enjoying Game Warden Work

By Kim Fundingsland on August 3, 2022

MINOT – One of the people helping youngsters on the fishing pier during the recent run of the North Dakota State Fair was Clayton Edstrom of Killdeer. Edstrom was wearing his North Dakota Game and Fish Department uniform, smiling, and assisting young fishermen bait a hook and unhook fish caught. He was obviously enjoying the […]

New Benefits for Veterans

By The Dakotan on August 3, 2022

HOEVEN HELPS PASS LEGISLATION TO PROVIDE HEALTH CARE BENEFITS FOR VETERANS SUFFERING FROM TOXIC EXPOSURE WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, R-ND, a member of the Senate Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Committee, ssued the following statement after the Senate passed legislation to provide Department of Veterans Affairs health care to more than 3.5 million […]

Rio Grande Drying Up

By The Dakotan on August 3, 2022

By BRITTANY PETERSON and SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — On a recent, scorching afternoon in Albuquerque, off-road vehicles cruised up and down a stretch of dry riverbed where normally the Rio Grande River flows. The drivers weren't thrill-seekers, but biologists hoping to save as many endangered fish as they could before the […]

Fun on a Dime

By Charlene Nelson on August 3, 2022

The average American spends about $1,800 a year on entertainment and that's not including eating out. Now, I’m not saying you shouldn’t have fun. Who wants to live frugally if it's all tedium and drudgery? If we are to be successful at living within the budget, it's essential to find ways to unwind and have […]

No Place for Kids

By Lydia Hoverson on August 2, 2022

MINOT – Ward County Commissioners heard Tuesday that there is no place for children in need of shelter care as of Monday when the Department of Human Services’ new administrative rule went into effect, which requires youth in need of services be separated from youth with criminal charges. The county had previously agreed to fund […]

Minot Tax Increase Proposed

By Lydia Hoverson on August 2, 2022

By Lydia Hoverson MINOT – Taxes may increase due to the Minot City Council’s Monday decision to give preliminary approval to the City Manager’s 2023 recommended budget. City Manager Harold Stewart said the good news is property owners can sell their property for more than last year, seeing that the 2021 assessed value was around […]

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