MINOT — This week, Gov. Kelly Armstrong announced his appointment of Levi Bachmeier to replace Superintendent Kirsten Baesler, who has been confirmed for a position in President Donald Trump's administration, but it's a somewhat unusual situation. Bachmeier can't take office yet because Baesler can't officially take her position in the federal government due to the government shutdown.

Eventually, the rancor in Washington will subside enough for Baesler to move up, and for Bachmeier to move in.

In the meantime, the new appointee says he has resigned his seat on the State Board of Higher Education — "I submitted a resignation letter to the governor right after the press conference," he said on this episode of Plain Talk — and will be helping his replacement transition into his job as bu

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