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Vietnam veteran sees action with infantry unit

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PARSHALL – Charles Foote, a Vietnam veteran from Parshall, was going to college in Spearfish, South Dakota, when he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps 56 years ago. After training, he went to Vietnam. Cletus Charles Foote, who goes by his middle name, Charles, is among a number of members ...

To those who fought

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During my tenure in the Vietnam War, I was privileged to serve proudly with a full-blood Hidatsa-Mandan Native American, Cletus Charles Foote, from the Mandan, Hidatsa Arikara (MHA) Nation. A U.S. Marine Corps volunteer, Cletus quickly established himself as a first-class warrior. ...

Area departments, state respond to McKenzie County grass fires

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BISMARCK – Two wildland fires started in McKenzie County near Watford City on Thursday, according to North Dakota Emergency Services information. Watford City Fire Department led incident command for the first fire, and Keene was primary on the second with mutual aid called from Arnegard, ...

Social Security service fallout reaches ND

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AARP says it’s getting thousands of phone calls from seniors worried about getting through to Social Security, as program operations are dramatically overhauled by the Trump administration. The concern is being felt in North Dakota. From staffing cuts to pursuing the closure of nearly 50 ...

Couple charged for sex crimes at Minot care facility

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A Minot couple has been charged with sexually abusing and exploiting vulnerable adult residents at a care facility in Minot. Dalton Jake Hattem and Amber Lyn Hattem, both 33, have been charged with two counts of Class A felony conspiracy to commit gross sexual imposition-victim unaware. ...

ND repeals outdated HIV laws

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This week, Gov. Kelly Armstrong signed into law House Bill 1217, legislation to reform North Dakota’s outdated laws that unfairly criminalized and stigmatized people living with HIV. North Dakota is the fourth state in the country to fully repeal HIV criminalization laws and the first state ...