The “We Can Do Better Minot” theme of a team of Minot City Council candidates seemed to resonate with voters Tuesday as Mike Blessum, Rob Fuller and Scott Samuelson led the field of seven candidates in the unofficial tally that remained incomplete at press time. Voters appeared to be ...

The Minot Public School Board will have three new members following Tuesday’s primary election. Lacey Laudenschlager, Scott Louser and Bill Irmen were the three top vote-getters, capturing the three open seats on the board with 3,094 votes, 2,748 votes, and 2,400 votes, respectively, ...

Chelsea Kirkhammer, a newcomer to politics, took the lead for the Minot Park Board with 3,671 votes, holding 39.19% of the total in Tuesday’s election. These are unofficial results. Kirkhammer claimed the lead above the incumbent Cliff Hovda, and she will now sit on the Minot Park Board ...

Dan Ruby was the leading candidate in the District 38 Republican House race Tuesday night, with 1,391 votes, holding 42.77% of the total. Running mate Christina Wolff also is advancing to the general election with 1,011 votes. Results are unofficial. Lisa Olson, who challenged the two endorsed ...

Incumbent Ward County Commissioner Shelly Weppler led candidates in the primary race for the commission in Tuesday’s unofficial election results. Weppler received 5,277 votes or 38.8% while Jedidiah Rader received 4,610 votes or 33.89%. Five write-in candidates shared 3,715 votes or 27.3%. ...

Three candidates are vying for two seats on the Minot Park Board in the June 11 city election. Cliff Hovda, a retired educator, is seeking his fifth four-year term on the board. Chelsey Kirkhammer and Deven Mantz also are running to capture seats. Kirkhammer, a long-time Minot resident, was ...