Resilient Homebuyer Program celebrates 50th closing

Minot Mayor Shaun Sipma (left) presents a Mayor's Coin to Alex Gorze, the 50th participant to close on a home through the Resilient Homebuyer Program.

The City of Minot’s Resilient Homebuyer Program reached a milestone today by assisting...

Jury rules in favor of City in downtown parking structure lawsuit

A North Central District Court jury ruled in the City of Minot’s favor today in a dispute with Cypress Development, LLC involving a public-private partnership project that included the development, design, and construction of two downtown parkin...

Resilient Homebuyer program adds another $1.5 million

The success of the CDBG-NDR Resilient Homebuyer program, which provides financial aid to low-to-moderate income Minot households affected by the 2011 flood, has resulted in the continuation of the program with the addition of another $1.5 million after th...

Minot Public Library eliminates most fines

The Minot Public Library will no longer charge fines on items returned late, with the exception of items from the Tool Library.

This decision by the Minot Public Library Board is intended to remove obstacles that may prevent people from using the Library. ...

City of Minot inspection team's No. 1 duty is public safety

The partial collapse of a condominium building recently in Surfside, Fla., has put building codes and inspections in the national spotlight. As of July 8, at least 60 people were killed in the collapse, with another 80 people missing.

The cause of the coll...

Transfer facility moves forward

The City of Minot took a significant step toward implementing a curbside recycling program at its July 6 meeting.

The Council approved the plans and specifications for a recycling transfer facility and a new entrance to the current City landfill, and autho...

Council OKs facade improvement program

A new program to help businesses improve their exterior facades was approved by the Minot City Council this week.

The program will provide public funds as part of a private/public partnership with building owners to improve exterior facades. The program is...

Goldader helps City improve CRS ranking

She keeps a pretty low profile, but Christine Goldader has had a major impact on the lives of thousands of Minot residents.

As part of the City of Minot’s Engineering Department, Goldader has been one of the driving forces behind the effort to lower the co...

Museum welcomes Minot's donation of rare bus

Brian Horinka recently said goodbye to an old friend.

Horinka, the City of Minot’s transit but shop superintendent, watched one of Minot’s four 1977 AM General Metropolitan transit buses drive away from the Public Works building for the...

Downtown concrete work to start Monday

Drivers in downtown Minot will need to be extra cautious for the next few weeks, as crews will be performing some concrete maintenance at several locations.

Jesse Berg, project manager in the City of Minot’s engineering department, said the work ...

Mosquito spraying planned for June cancelled

The City of Minot’s aerial mosquito spraying event scheduled for June has been canceled due to budget constraints with the aerial spray team.

The sprayings are conducted in conjunction with Minot Air Force Base and the Ohio Air National Guard. The spray pl...

'Mayday, mayday, mayday'

There are many words a firefighter never wants to hear when they’re on the scene of an incident. “Firefighter down” is near the top of that list.

But every member of the Minot Fire Department knows they could hear those words ...

Repairs made to City water wells

The City of Minot’s mandatory restriction on outdoor water usage in early June was necessary due to a combination of issues – including the ongoing drought and unseasonably hot temperatures.

The City uses 14 wells to provide raw water to the treatment plan...

'I hope I leave a legacy of some kind'

Lonnie Sather began his firefighting career nearly 30 years ago with a simple goal: To make a difference.

Mission accomplished.

Sather’s last day as assistant fire chief with the Minot Fire Department is May 23. He’s calling it a career after 29 years, 10 m...

Library joins effort to promote 20 minutes of reading every day

The Minot Public Library has joined area literacy leaders in working together to demonstrate the life-changing impact 20 minutes can have on a child’s life.

“Having your child read for just 20 minutes a day can drastically improve their...