MINOT ND
Minot, N.D., receiving $756,000 housing grant 
The city of Minot will be getting $756,000 in grant funds to help it build additional housing for low-income residents. The funds will be used to purchase land for the Washington Townhomes project, which will provide 64 low-income rental units in southeast Minot. The townhomes will be leased to renters who are at or below 60 percent of the area median income.
By Associated Press , June 12, 2012
Minot, N.D., group recommends aid for milling company
A Minot committee is recommending $350,000 in startup money for an Idaho milling company to open a plant in the city's industrial park.
By Associated Press , June 02, 2012
3 cities in Oil Patch awarded energy impact grants
The state has awarded nearly $17 million in energy impact money to three cities in North Dakota's booming oil patch to help with infrastructure needs. The Land Board announced Thursday that it has committed $9.6 million to Williston, $5.8 million to Dickinson and $1.4 million to the city of Minot.
By Associated Press , May 31, 2012
New charges for man accused of Minot, N.D., homicide
A Somali man accused of killing a 19-year-old woman in Minot last year now faces additional charges. The Minot Daily News reports that 27-year-old Omar Mohamed Kalmio now faces three additional charges. He had already been charged with a single count of murder for the slaying of Sabrina Zephier.
By Associated Press , May 19, 2012
Devils Lake mail processing center to close in 2013
The Devils Lake Post Office’s mail processing center will be among the first to close in the region. It will be consolidated with the Grand Forks facility by February 2013, according to Pete Nowacki, the Postal Service’s spokesman in Minneapolis, on Thursday.
By Kevin Bonham , May 17, 2012
2011 flood provides mold for Minot State research
A tragedy for Minot was also something of a boon for Minot State University associate professor Mikhail Bobylev and his team of student researchers. Bobylev has spent years researching anti-fungal compounds and last summer’s flood produced many different mold samples for Bobylev and his students to combat.
By Andrea Johnson , May 13, 2012
Rice Lake threatens getaway cabins of Minot, N.D., residents
Water has been rising at Rice Lake, a popular getaway a few miles southwest of Minot, leaving residents worried about how their lakeside homes will make it through the summer. Several cabins have already flooded, some residents have been forced to move their homes and others have abandoned homes to the rising water, the Minot Daily News reported Saturday.
By Associated Press , May 12, 2012
Minot, N.D., gets FEMA contract extension to finish flood cleanup
Officials are working to finish residential flood debris cleanup in Minot.
Minot officials say the Federal Emergency Management Agency has granted a contract extension to continue the cleanup.
By Associated Press , May 12, 2012
Minot, N.D., man injured after crashing vehicle into moving train
Minot police say a 27-year-old man was injured after his vehicle crashed into a moving train.
By Associated Press , March 18, 2012
Minot State copes with flood aftermath
University deals with enrollment decline, lack of housingMarv Semrau, MSU vice president for advancement, said since the flood, the university has worked to provide housing for nearly 500 affected students as well as 120 faculty and employees. The university, like the city’s affected citizens, is trying to bounce back from the flood. Full-time equivalent enrollment in the fall fell to 2,795, a 7 percent drop compared to the year before.
February 28, 2012
N.D. farmer operates 'management solutions' company
Paul Overby, a Wolford, N.D., farmer and self-described “computer geek,” wants to help farmers manage their farming operations more efficiently. Overby and his wife, Diane, operate Verdi-Plus Management Solutions in Wolford. Paul Overby was among the exhibitors at the annual KMOT AG Expo held late last month in Minot, N.D.
By Jonathan Knutson , February 25, 2012
Fargo Jet Center launches shuttle service to Oil Patch
The Forum reports that the Fargo Jet Center has launched a private aircraft shuttle service to Williston, Minot and Dickinson. Same-day, round trip airfare ranges from $675 to $875.
By Associated Press , February 19, 2012
Oil Patch experiences boom in hotel construction
Hotel construction is up in North Dakota's booming Oil Patch but rooms are still tough to book in some areas. Williston Convention and Visitors Bureau director Amy Krueger says the number of hotel rooms in the city has grown by more than 300 rooms to 934 in the past two years. But she says it's still not enough.
By Associated Press , February 19, 2012
Hostfest founder Reiten passes leadership to son
Chester Reiten stepped down as the Hostfest's president and chairman of the board. Its directors elected Reiten's son, David, to lead the group.
By Associated Press , December 18, 2011
OUR OPINION: Invest in the west to help fund the rest
That’s the motto of the Williston (N.D.) Capital Improvements Plan, and it’s a slogan state lawmakers should consider.The year was 1999, and unlike 2011, the North Dakota Legislature had no budget surplus. Just the opposite: A March 1999 projection showed the state running a $768,000 deficit over the coming two years, prompting lawmakers to scramble to cut more from the budget.
By Tom Dennis , November 05, 2011
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