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Gov.-elect Armstrong’s inaugural ball set Jan. 18; will benefit nonprofits • North Dakota Monitor
U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong, North Dakota’s governor elect, will host an inaugural ball Jan. 18 at the Bismarck Event Center.
The event will help support the North Dakota FFA Foundation and the Great Plains Food Bank. Attendees can donate money or non-perishable goods, like canned foods, boxed meals and toiletries.
It’s free to the public, but guests must RSVP at armstronginauguralball.com. Dress is black-tie optional.
The event’s lead sponsor is oil and gas company Devon Energy.
Armstrong wins, keeps Republican streak of North Dakota governors alive
The ball is organized by the Governor’s Heritage Foundation. According to the organization’s website, its mission is to “create awareness, advocacy, and raise funds for statewide charitable efforts who improve the everyday lives of North Dakotans” and to “honor and celebrate the efforts of the executive branch of the State of North Dakota.”
The organization was formed this fall and is in the process of obtaining nonprofit status, Jacy Schafer, Armstrong’s campaign manager, said in an email.
“We welcome all North Dakotans to come together to celebrate our great state stepping into a new era of leadership with Governor-Elect Kelly Armstrong and Lieutenant Governor-Elect Michelle Strinden at the helm,” Gretchen Stenehjem, vice chair of the Governor’s Heritage Foundation, said in a statement announcing the ball.
Armstrong takes office Dec. 15.
MANDAN, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – Former North Dakota Game & Fish Director Terry Steinwand has been charged with molesting a child.
The Class “A” misdemeanor was filed after a Morton County District Court judge rejected a proposed plea agreement to a felony charge and prosecutors dismissed the charge while retaining the right to file an amended charge.
Steinwand is from Mandan. The 72-year-old is now charged with one count of sexual assault-offensive contact. The charge carries a maximum sentence of one year in jail.
Steinwand was originally charged in September, 2025, when police say he admitted to sexual misconduct.
Steinwand worked for the Game & Fish Dept. for 40 years. He led the agency for about 15 years and retired in 2021.
(KNOX) – The North Dakota Board of Higher Education is being asked to weigh in on the reconstruction of Ray Richard’s Golf Course in Grand Forks. The upgrades and deferred maintenance improvements are the result of the pending DeMers Avenue/42nd Street Underpass project.
UND sold 6.5 acres of the nine hole course to the North Dakota Department of Transportation for the grade separation. During the road construction the golf course will be realigned and reduced to a par 34 course. UND will also address underground utilities and irrigation systems. The total cost is around 4.5 million dollars.
The course will close for the 2026 and 2027 seasons. The goal is to reopen in 2028. SBHE is expected to approve the design at its April 30th meeting.
Crews are expected to begin preliminary work on the $90 million dollar underpass project this week. The initial phase will have minimal impacts to traffic on both 42nd Street and DeMers Avenue. Larger impacts are expected later this summer.
MAPLETON, N.D. (Valley News Live) – Casselton Fire responded to a shop fire in rural Mapleton on Saturday afternoon, according to Casselton Fire Chief John Hejl.
Casselton Fire was dispatched to the scene at 3:30 p.m. Saturday. Windy conditions escalated the fire before crews arrived, Hejl said.
Firefighters used defensive and offensive lines to control the fire upon arrival.
Casselton Fire was assisted by Cass County Sheriff’s Office, Casselton Ambulance, West Fargo Police Department, Davenport Fire and Mapleton Fire.
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