City of Minot offices closed for Thanksgiving
MINOT, N.D. – All City of Minot offices will be closed Thursday, Nov. 28 in observance of the Thanksgiving Day holiday, including City Hall, Public Works and the Engineering Department. City buses will not run on Thursday, and the Minot Public Library will be closed….
Minot receives first doses of COVID-19 vaccines
MINOT, N.D. – The first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Minot Thursday. Trinity Health is the first healthcare provider in the area to receive their vaccines and staff said they are eager to begin vaccinations. A moment to remember in Minot, as the…
Scheels Minot opens opportunities for students with disabilities
MINOT, N.D. – The North Dakota Department of Human Services is recognizing businesses across the state for their efforts with the “You Make a Difference” award. Scheels hosts a program for students with disabilities to gain experience in the workplace, which is a big help…
Local Wreaths Across America needs volunteers
MINOT, N.D. – The local Wreaths Across America is still short of volunteers for placing the wreaths on Friday, Dec. 18, at Rosehill Memorial Park, Minot. Those who would like to volunteer in laying of wreaths need to enter through Gate 2 at Rosehill Memorial…
Minot dominates dual against Legacy
MINOT, N.D. – Minot High thoroughly the Bismarck Legacy swim and dive team last night, finishing with a score of 136.5 and Legacy finished with 43.5 points. The opening meet against Legacy was celebrating seniors on the team with their parents. Minot High swim and…
Lawsuit: ‘Violent’ North Dakota car pileup caused by ‘negligent’ prescribed burn
N.D. – A Ramsey County, N.D., woman is seeking $75,000 in damages due to serious injuries she suffered in a car accident she claims was caused by a negligent prescribed burn near Fort Totten, N.D., in 2017. A claim filed this week in federal court…
Grady Floyd sentenced to 2 years probation for intent to deliver marijuana
MINOT, N.D. – Grady Lee Floyd, 25, Minot, pleaded guilty on Friday to Class B felony intent to deliver marijuana and two counts of Class A misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia and received a two year deferred imposition of sentence for two years of supervised…
Is the wind industry as financially solvent as they claim?
MINOT, N.D. — The wind energy industry has a fairy tale they like to promulgate. One in which, after decades of intense government intervention in the energy markets on their behalf, their product can stand on its own two feet. They use this fairy tale…
Trinity Health in Minot receives first shipment of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
MINOT, N.D. – The first shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Minot today. 250 doses of the Pfizer vaccine were delivered to Trinity Health. When the vaccines arrived, they didn’t immediately go into the ultracold freezer that is said to be required. The director…
COVID versus influenza: differences in storing vaccines
MINOT, N.D. – Minot State University scientists said the way the COVID-19 vaccine is stored is unique to many other vaccines that are already available to the public. The COVID vaccine needs to be stored at temperatures minus 70 degrees Celsius, unlike the flu vaccine….