Ward County News

After a brief but thorough search, Ward County has tapped its new Director of Tax Equalization.

There's more to caring for the soil than just planting and harvesting crops. That was the idea behind what was called the Ward County Soil Health Clinic tonight.

The Community Childcare Task Force Committee continued working to resolve the child-care needs of Minot and the surrounding communities at its meeting Thursday afternoon.

Two Ward County deputies have been awarded the North Dakota Peace Officers Association's Life Saving Award.

A few years ago a good friend of mine, Michelle, decided to move out of Minot. When I asked her why she was leaving, I was expecting the usual "I found a better job" or "I was looking for something else." To my ...

Defense attorneys put all their respective witnesses on the stand Wednesday in the case involving the beating and subsequent shooting death of a 27-year-old Minot man in the early morning hours of July 29.

After deliberating for just four hours the 12 person jury delivered its verdict in Antonio Stridiron and Bradley Davis case this evening.

Times are good in the Minot area for many right now....... so good, that the biggest problem seems to be finding enough workers to fill all the available jobs.

Witnesses produce damaging evidence against defendants in a Minot murder trial on July 8th as the State Medical Examiner takes the stand.

The testimony continued today at the Ward County Courthouse in the trial of Antonio Stridiron and Bradly Davis.

An expert witness testified on June 7th that she found gunshot residue on both defendants.

Ward County commissioners are in for some financial juggling as they approve raises for county employees ranging from 2 percent to 8 percent.

There`s no getting away with the fact that this country runs on oil. Politicians like Senator Kent Conrad have plans to help, but some need relief now.

Drivers can try to conserve fuel by not idling their engines or choosing to not drive on a summer vacation.

Salaries of Ward County employees need to go up, and considerably in some cases, according to the findings of studies by county department heads.

Prosecutors in a Minot murder trial are still calling witnesses who were are at the scene the night of the murder.

County law enforcement is on the lookout for some stolen equipment. The Ward County Sheriff`s Department is investigating the theft of a trailer and riding mower that were taken from the old Vet Barn building ...

The jury selection process in the murder trial of a Minot man accused of shooting another man to death in July began Monday morning in Northwest District Court in Minot.

It was day two of the trial involving Antonio Stridiron and Bradley at the Ward County Courthouse today in Minot.

Prosecutors describe a grim and brutal scene in opening statements the morning of June 26th in a Minot murder trial.