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Ice Fishing Access

Early ice, snow cover creates concerns MINOT – Record and near record snowfall in December has had an impact on a favorite winter activity – ice fishing. Deep snow, often drifted hard by strong winds, settles onto frozen lakes and makes both access for ice fishermen and traveling around a lake difficult to impossible. “Generally, […]

by Kim Fundingsland

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December 28, 2022

Minot Businesses After Christmas

Locals Still Shopping lydia.hoverson@mydakotan.com MINOT – Christmas season usually provides good sales for many local businesses. Some of those businesses at the mall and downtown spoke of how Christmas sales went, as well as how it’s going this week now that Christmas is over. Jennifer Ahmann, manager of Chico’s at Dakota Square Mall, which sells […]

by Lydia Hoverson

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December 27, 2022

Merry Christmas from the Dakotan

Light displays brighten the season MINOT – Lighting displays are a Christmas season tradition for many. Who doesn’t take a moment to stop and enjoy colorful lights and reflect on the most joyous season of the year. The lighting displays were photographed in Minot with the exception of a few in Florida that illustrate the […]

by Kim Fundingsland

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December 24, 2022

Minot Tourism Faring Well

Update on Visit Minot lydia.hoverson@mydakotan.com MINOT – Numbers according to Visit Minot seem to be faring well as far as tourism and economic impact this year. Stephanie Schoenrock, Visit Minot’s executive director, said at Monday’s city council meeting that she tries to be conservative when estimating the dollars that come in through the activities it […]

by Lydia Hoverson

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December 21, 2022

Stranded Travelers opt for Amtrak

Minot-bound flights cancelled by snowstorm MINNEAPOLIS – Cancelled. Cancelled again. And again. And again. That was the message Minot-bound passengers received repeatedly while waiting at Gate C24 at the Minneapolis airport. The Delta Airlines flights from Minneapolis to Minot were cancelled repeatedly during the recent spell of icy, snowy, windy weather conditions that seemed would […]

by Kim Fundingsland

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December 17, 2022

North Dakota’s Newest Endangered Species

Long-eared bat now federally protected MINOT – What happens now? That's the question being asked of wildlife professionals since the northern long-eared bat was placed on the endangered species list on November 29. Yes, we have them in North Dakota. How many is not precisely known, other than their numbers appear to be quite limited. […]

by Kim Fundingsland

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December 13, 2022

Dark Early Here

Shortest days yet to come MINOT – Take pride, fellow North Dakota residents, in experiencing life in the dark – and the shortest days are yet to come. Today Minot will have 8 hours and 25 minutes of daylight, the time between sunrise and sunset. That's not much daylight at all, but next Monday, December […]

by Kim Fundingsland

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December 12, 2022

The Electric Chair

Slice of Life A goal of all writers is, or should be, to attract attention. Some of us have devised clever ways to do that. Hence the headline, the “Electric Chair.” But wait, I am not all deception here. This is not one of those “gotcha” gimmicks where you have to read a bunch […]

by Kim Fundingsland

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December 11, 2022

North Dakota Proposed Bills Addressing Transgender Surgeries

Freshman Legislator Introduces Ideas lydia.hoverson@mydakotan.com BISMARCK — Some legislators are drafting bills that would address transgender surgeries on minors. Representative Brandon Prichard, R-Dis. 8, Bismarck, is planning to sponsor a bill that would provide a civil penalty to such surgeries, wherein the person that was affected by the surgery could sue both their legal guardians […]

by Lydia Hoverson

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December 9, 2022

Gifts for a Good Cause

Christmas Mall at Journey Church lydia.hoverson@mydakotan.com MINOT – The holidays can be a stressful time, but Journey Church is attempting to ease the stress for some families with its Christmas Mall this weekend. Amanda Jost, co-coordinator of the event along with Jamie Shwartz, said the church is in its fifth year of providing this event […]

by Lydia Hoverson

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December 9, 2022

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Ice Fishing Access

Minot Businesses After Christmas

Merry Christmas from the Dakotan

Minot Tourism Faring Well

Stranded Travelers opt for Amtrak

North Dakota’s Newest Endangered Species

Dark Early Here

The Electric Chair

North Dakota Proposed Bills Addressing Transgender Surgeries

Gifts for a Good Cause

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