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City schedules parking structure cleaning next week

City of Minot crews will clean two levels of each downtown parking structure early next week.

Crews will sweep the P1 and P3 levels of the Renaissance Parking Structure on Tuesday, and the P1 and P3 levels of the Central Parking Structure on Wednesday.

Each...

Mobile home damaged by fire early Friday

A mobile home caught fire in the Woodridge Mobile Home Park early Friday morning, but no one was injured in the incident. Fire units were dispatched to 405 31st Ave SE #98 at 1:41 a.m. for a report of a mobile home fire. Crews quickly assessed the situati...

Tentative dates set for aerial mosquito spraying

The City of Minot, in conjunction with Minot Air Force Base and the Ohio Air National Guard, has tentatively scheduled aerial spraying for mosquito control in the Minot area for an evening between July 17-21, weather permitting.

A second spraying has been ...

City offices closed Monday for Memorial Day holiday

City of Minot offices will be closed Monday, May 29, in observance of the Memorial Day holiday, including City Hall, Public Works, and the Engineering Department.

• There will be no residential garbage collection on Monday; pickup for residents with Monday/T...

'We put a lot of thought into these vehicles'

Travis Seifert knows just about every inch of the vehicles in the Minot Fire Department’s fleet.

That includes the department’s latest engine, which Seifert and others are currently preparing for service.

“We put a lot of thought into these vehicles before ...

Sewer pipe project requires overnight work

It’s been a long couple of days for crews in the City’s Water/Sewer Department.

Crews worked through the night Wednesday to install bypass equipment near a sewage manhole on the northeast corner of the North Dakota State Fairgrounds.

Aft...

Unattended cooking fills southeast Minot apartment with smoke

An unattended cooking fire filled a southeast Minot apartment with smoke Tuesday evening, but no one was injured in the incident.

Fire units were dispatched to 3900 11^th Ave SE at 8:08 p.m. for a report of smoke filling an apartment. Firefighters from Stat...

2023 construction season under way

The 2023 construction season is under way in Minot, with several projects starting in various locations.

A water main replacement project began May 8 on 7^th Avenue NW, between 8^th Street NW and 14^th Street NW. This project will replace aging water lines in...

Crews to begin sweeping residential areas May 15

Street sweeping crews from the City of Minot are cleaning dirt and other debris that accumulated on city streets during the winter months, and will soon begin sweeping in residential areas.

Crews spent recent weeks sweeping snow routes and other major road...

It's official: We've moved

It’s official: We’ve moved into our new City Hall in downtown Minot.

Multiple departments made the transition throughout the final three weeks of April, including the City Manager, Finance Department, Assessor’s Office, Human ...

What's in the City's next CIP?

City Engineer Lance Meyer presented an updated Capital Improvement Plan to members of the City Council on April 17.

Meyer said the CIP will be brought back to Council on May 1 for adoption. The list encompasses 2024-2028, with a projected price tag of just...

Council revives human relations committee

The Minot City Council has revived a committee originally created in 1976 but had been inactive for years.

Council member Carrie Evans requested the Council consider re-establishing a human relations committee that, according to ordinance language, is used...

City crews continue annual battle with potholes

The calendar says it’s spring, which means it’s pothole season.

And in Minot, that means City of Minot Street Superintendent Kevin Braaten and his crews are hard at work fixing the damage done to City streets over the winter months.

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City's yard waste collection sites are open

The City of Minot’s 10 yard waste collection sites are open for the season.

The City’s yard waste collection sites are for City of Minot garbage collection patrons only and are not for use by non-residents or by commercial haulers. Yard...

Burdick Expressway viaduct project to start Wednesday

A North Dakota Department of Transportation project will begin this week to repair and reinvigorate the Burdick Expressway viaduct.

Work is scheduled to begin Wednesday. Traffic will be reduced to head-to-head over the viaduct, and westbound/eastbound left...

It's moving month at City Hall

April is an extended moving day for several departments at the City of Minot.

Departments currently located at City Hall, including city manager, finance, city attorney, city clerk, and utility billing, are preparing to move to the new downtown City Hall l...

Testing for FD captain: 'You think you're prepared'

Joshua Olson is used to spending long days at work.

As a member of the Minot Fire Department, Olson and his fellow firefighters work 48 hours on shift, then have 96 hours off duty. But March 21 was a different kind of a long day.

On that day, Olson and 17 o...

New City bus routes are in the works

The City of Minot is expanding its bus system by adding two new routes.

Brian Horinka, transit superintendent, said work is continuing on finalizing the new routes.

“We have the routes pretty much designed, but we need to do a little more research...

Jonasson announces retirement as Public Works Director

Dan Jonasson will retire on Sept. 1 after 17 years as the Public Works Director at the City of Minot.

“I appreciate the 17 years of employment with the City of Minot,” Jonasson said in his retirement letter. “It has been anything but boring and uneventful....

2023 construction season will be busy

Construction season will soon be upon us, and 2023 is shaping up to be a busy time for the City of Minot.

This year, the City has scheduled its largest chip seal project ever, and will also use a roadway resurfacing process for the first time.

“It’s called ...

Work under way on dam near Water Treatment Plant

If you drive past the Minot Water Treatment Plant this week, you might notice a large piece of heavy equipment working in the Souris River.

It’s okay. The backhoe is supposed to be there.

City of Minot Assistant Public Works Director Jason Sorenso...

Minot FD adds fifth coverage district

Minot’s fifth fire station is scheduled to be open later this year, improving the Fire Department’s response times and coverage areas.

In preparation for the new station, Fire Department officials and other City of Minot personnel have ...