415 2nd Ave NE, from 12:30-p.m., to 1:30-p.m, with\u00a0 the Quick test will be administered by staff members inside their offices in Valley City, on Mondays and Fridays.<\/strong><\/p>\nCall 845-8518 to make an appointment.<\/p>\n
Preregister for all clinics.<\/p>\n
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Jamestown\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 \u00a0On Thursday\u2019s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Stutsman County Veterans Service Office, David Bratton said, The Burleigh County van is now operational.\u00a0 The service taking veterans to appointments at the VA in Fargo has been idle the past several months due to the COVID-19 social distancing issues.<\/p>\n
However there are new rules and restrictions in effect with COVID-19 safety precautions.\u00a0 Those including riders being fully vaccinated, with one person per row seating, and facemasks are required.<\/p>\n
The Stutsman County website has the schedule published.<\/p>\n
In addition, David said the access to the Veteran Service Office has changed. Those coming to the LEC, and contact him from the lobby for access, due to security protocols.\u00a0 He said facemasks are not required, but encouraged.<\/p>\n
On other topics, David said the VA has extended the moratorium on foreclosures and evictions for VA backed home loans.<\/p>\n
He pointed out that the VA Saleforce joins forces to help veterans develop tech sector job skills.<\/p>\n
David added, that the VA has expanded the \u201cPride in All who Served,\u201d program, providing education for LGBTQ vets.\u00a0 His office has more information and enrollment.<\/p>\n
He also pointed out that the VA has awarded $418 million in grants \u00a0to non-profit organizations to help fight veteran homelessness.\u00a0 David said if anyone knows of a homeless veteran to contact his office.<\/p>\n
The V-Indicator on drivers licenses remains available to veterans indicating their veterans status.<\/p>\n
The Stutsman County Veterans Service Office is located in the basement of the LEC. Open Monday-Friday from 8-a.m. to noon, and 1-p.m., to 5-p.m.<\/p>\n
Call 701-252-9043.<\/p>\n
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Valley City\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 South Central Transit Network announces that wearing a facemask when riding, will remain a requirement through September 2021.<\/p>\n
At that time the facemask wearing requirement will be revisited.<\/p>\n
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Valley City\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 \u00a0\u2013 The Bridges Arts Council is proud to announce an exciting event Sunday, July 11th, as part of their \u201cSunday Afternoons In Pioneer Park\u201d series called \u201cThe Spoken Word.\u201d<\/p>\n
It will feature award-winning, nationally renowned, singer, songwriter, and author Jessie Veeder, who calls Watford City, North Dakota home. Prior to Veeder\u2019s performance, members of the Valley City High School Championship Speech team will open the event by offering poetry with which they competed for the National Speech and Debate Tournament in June. The Spoken Word event will be held at Pioneer Park Outdoor Amphitheater, located at 800 4th St. NW in Valley City, starting at 5:30 PM on Sunday, July 11th. Sandwiches and refreshments will be served.<\/p>\n
Accessibility accommodations will be in place to enable all community members wishing to attend the performances to do so. If you require assistance with transportation, please reach out to South Central Transit Services prior to the event by calling or texting 240-462-8785 and ask for a ride to \u201cThe Spoken Word.\u201d<\/p>\n
Additionally, on Monday, July 12th, Jessie Veeder will be leading a Writer\u2019s Workshop for youth ages 13-18 at the Valley City Barnes County Library from 10:00am to 12:00pm. Veeder is a columnist for the Forum News Service and the author of Coming Home (2017), her tribute to life in a North Dakota paradise. The workshop will be offered to participants free of charge with all materials provided by the library. Youth interested in attending are encouraged to contact the Valley City Barnes County Public Library at (701) 845-3821.<\/p>\n
Both engagements are supported by the Arts Midwest GIG Fund, a program of Arts Midwest that is funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, with additional contributions from the North Dakota Council on the Arts. Local contributions are being provided by the Bridges Arts Council. John Deere Seeding Group is contributing financial support for the \u201cSpoken Word\u201d event and for subsequent Amphitheatre events this summer.<\/p>\n
For more information or questions about this and upcoming events please contact Bridges Arts Council Arts Administrator, Nick Lee, at info@bridgesarts.org or by calling 701-840-6182 and leaving a voicemail.<\/p>\n
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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) \u2014 North Dakota is suing the Biden administration over its suspension of new oil and gas leases on federal land and water. President Joe Biden shut down oil and gas lease sales from the nation\u2019s public lands and waters in his first days in office, citing worries about climate change. The lawsuit filed Wednesday claims the move is unlawful and will cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars. The lawsuit seeks to force the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to reschedule two lease sales that already have been canceled and block the agency from revoking others in the future.<\/p>\n
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FARGO, N.D. (AP) \u2014 The average price for gas in North Dakota has hit a six-year high. KFGO reports that according to AAA, the average price for a gallon of regular gas in the state is now $3. The last time drivers in North Dakota paid an average of $3 per gallon was Nov. 18, 2014. The current average is up 14 cents from a month ago and 90 cents from this time last year. It’s still 14 cents below the national average of $3.14, however. According to AAA, increases in the cost of crude oil spurred by robust demand are driving the price jumps.<\/p>\n
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TOWN OF CAMPBELL, Wis. (AP) \u2014 Prosecutors in La Crosse County have charged a woman with fleeing from police at speeds of nearly 140 mph on Interstate 90. The La Crosse Tribune reports that 36-year-old Amy Torres of Fargo, North Dakota, was charged Wednesday with attempting to elude an officer, a felony, and misdemeanor counts of possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. According to the criminal complaint, a town of Campbell police officer was running radar checks on Interstate 90 and clocked Torres traveling west at 119 mph in a 70 mph zone. She reached a speed of 137 mph as she fled from the officer. The chase ended when she ran out of gas on a bridge over the Mississippi River linking Wisconsin and Minnesota.<\/p>\n
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Jamestown (CSi) On July 9th & 10th, the Jamestown area will host the first ever North Dakota Outlaw Fest racing, on a private airstrip about 18 miles west of Jamestown and then go south of I-94. Take Exit 248 to County Rd. 65, then turn right on 40th Street.<\/p>\n
Featured will be Grudge Racing on Friday night with Street Tire, Small Tire, Big Tire, and Jr drags on Saturday, from North Dakota and other states.<\/p>\n
Cost for spectators is $10 for Friday and $10 for Saturday with two-day passes available. Ages 12 and under get in free.<\/p>\n
For more information, you can email scso@daktel.com or like the Twisted Times Motorsports Facebook page.<\/p>\n
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TOKYO (AP) \u2014 Fans will be banned from the Tokyo area\u2019s stadiums and arenas when the Olympic Games begin in two weeks. The decision by the city\u2019s governor, in agreement with Olympics officials, came after the prime minister put the capital under a COVID-19 state of emergency because of rising new infections and the highly contagious delta variant. That means the Olympics will be a largely TV-only event. It was a serious blow for Japanese taxpayers and local organizers of the games, which already had been postponed from 2020 by the coronavirus. Hundreds of millions of dollars in ticket revenue will be lost, and that must be made up by the government.<\/p>\n
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(AP) New research from France adds to evidence that widely used COVID-19 vaccines still offer strong protection against a coronavirus mutant that now accounts for most U.S. infections. The delta variant is surging through populations with low vaccination rates. Researchers from France\u2019s Pasteur Institute reported new evidence Thursday in the journal Nature that full vaccination is critical. In laboratory tests, a single dose of the two-dose Pfizer or AstraZeneca vaccines \u201cbarely inhibited\u201d the delta variant. But after a second dose just about everyone experienced a big boost in immunity.<\/p>\n
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) \u2014 Federal officials are pushing back after Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said he doesn\u2019t want government employees going door-to-door to urge people to get vaccinated. Missouri asked for help last week from nearly formed federal \u201csurge response\u201d teams as it combats an influx of cases that’s overwhelming some hospitals. After one official noted the effort could include door-to-door vaccine promotion, Parson tweeted that he had told the health department that would not be effective or welcome in Missouri. But the White House coronavirus response coordinator said Thursday that the best people to talk about vaccinations are local doctors and faith and community leaders, who may go door to door.<\/p>\n
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HERAT, Afghanistan (AP) \u2014 An Afghan official and Iranian media say the Taliban have taken control of another one of Afghanistan’s key border crossings, this time with Iran. It’s the third border crossing the insurgents have taken in the past week, after previously seizing crossings with Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. The Afghan official says the Taliban on Thursday took control of the Islam Qala crossing point in western Herat province. Iranian media say Afghan soldiers fled their posts, crossing into Iran for refuge. A Taliban spokesman tweeted the seizure, saying local residents welcomed the insurgents warmly. Recent Taliban wins come as U.S. troops complete their pullout from Afghanistan.<\/p>\n
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MOSCOW (AP) \u2014 A delegation of the Taliban is visiting Moscow to offer assurances that their quick gains in Afghanistan don\u2019t threaten Russia or its allies in Central Asia. Russian officials have expressed concern that the Taliban advances could destabilize the ex-Soviet Central Asian nations north of Afghanistan and voiced readiness to offer them security assistance if needed. Earlier this week, Taliban advances forced hundreds of Afghan soldiers to flee across the border into Tajikistan. On Thursday, a Taliban spokesman told Tass news agency that a Taliban delegation has come to Moscow to \u201cassure that we won\u2019t allow anyone to use the Afghan territory to attack Russia or neighboring countries.\u201d<\/p>\n
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(CCHD)\u00a0 City\/County Health reports, that testing continues to be important.<\/strong> If you have any symptoms, it is important to be tested. If you have symptoms and need to be tested at other times contact your clinic.<\/p>\n