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City Offices Closed for Holidays

By The Dakotan on December 17, 2021

MINOT—All City of Minot offices will be closed Friday, Dec. 24, in observance of the Christmas holiday, including City Hall, Public Works, and the Engineering Department. City offices will also be closed Friday, Dec. 31, in observance of the New Year holiday. City buses will not run on Dec. 24 and Dec. 31. For water service emergencies, residents […]

Minot Man Struck in Fargo

By The Dakotan on December 17, 2021

Life Threatening Injuries FARGO—A Minot man, 45-year-old Robert Powers, has been identified by the North Dakota Highway Patrol as the pedestrian who sustained life threatening injuries while crossing a Fargo street. Powers' identity was not known at the time of the accident. The NDHP had released a photograph of a tattoo in seeking public assistance in making identification of the victim. Powers was eventually […]

Minot B-52s Fly to Canada Then Calif. to Practice the Bomber Version of ACE

By The Dakotan on December 17, 2021

Preparing for conflict in the Pacific will require more than learning to fly fighters out of austere locations—it will also call for small bomber crews to go on quick consecutive missions to unfamiliar places. In a kinetic “bomber agile combat employment” (BACE) exercise Dec. 6-8, two B-52s from the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air […]

Pentagon stops implementing vaccine mandate for defense contractors

By The Dakotan on December 17, 2021

The department has stopped implementing the vaccine mandate for federal contractors. WASHINGTON—The race to vaccinate defense workers is now at a standstill, after a US district court judge blocked the implementation of the vaccine mandate for federal contractors last week. The Defense Department issued a Dec. 9 memo instructing its contracting officers to stop enforcing […]

NDHP Promotes Trooper

By The Dakotan on December 16, 2021

North Dakota Highway Patrol has promoted Sgt. Derek Arndt to Lieutenant. Arndt joined the North Dakota Highway Patrol in 2007, after receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from North Dakota State University in 2006. After graduating from the Highway Patrol Academy in June 2007, Arndt was stationed in Bismarck as a traffic enforcement trooper […]

Dickinson Man Dies in Traffic Accident

By The Dakotan on December 16, 2021

Morton County Sheriff’s Deputies and North Dakota Highway Patrol Troopers were called to investigate a semi-truck that ran off the road on I-94 near milepost 145 shortly before 5:30 p.m. Dec. 15. Once on the scene, law enforcement found the driver of the truck behind the wheel, unresponsive with no pulse. Emergency crews performed CPR and life saving measures, but the driver, Jerry Mayer, 62, […]

State Senator Rich Wardner Not Seeking Re-election

By Greg Demme on December 16, 2021

BISMARCK—In a press conference during the afternoon of Wednesday, Dec. 15, Senator Rich Wardner, R-Dis. 37, Dickinson, announced he will not seek re-election in 2022. Wardner explained that he made the decision three years ago that this term would be his last, and that this was a bittersweet day for him. “I have worked hard to help improve […]

Minot Man Serving on Multiple Boards

By Jasahd Stewart on December 16, 2021

MINOT–Last week, The Dakotan released an article on the newly elected chairman, Jim Rostad, on the board of County Commissioners [link here]. Rostad happens to simultaneously be chairman on the school board for Minot Public Schools (MPS) also. When asked if he thought this might involve too much power being vested in one individual at the local level, he stated that he is aware of those concerns […]

Outdoor Activities in Minot

By Lydia Hoverson on December 16, 2021

MINOT—Winter weather can make for a good excuse to stay inside, but the snow and ice can also provide some worthwhile activities outside. During the winter, the park district maintains four outdoor rinks for skating, hockey, or just learning at Polaris Park, Roosevelt and Perkett Schools, and Corbett Field. All will be open soon, depending on the temperature. “With the nice weather, it kind of slows us down […]

Thrift Store Thriving in Kenmare

By Greg Demme on December 15, 2021

Kenmare Closet celebrates one year of growth and success KENMARE—One business truly can make a difference in a community. Until just a year ago, if you lived in Kenmare or much of the surrounding area, you might have to drive for 45-90 minutes in order to find a secondhand store to pick up a hand-me-down winter coat for your growing […]

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