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2 openings, Board of Public Education

Bismarck (DPI)  – State School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler has announced applications for two openings on the Board of Public School Education, which facilitates cooperation among the state’s various K-12 education organizations. Baesler is executive secretary of the board and is responsible for its administration. The board has seven members, including […]

WB Show

Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Jun 4

CSi Weather… .TONIGHT…Mostly clear. A 40 percent chance of rain showers and thunderstorms in the evening in the Jamestown area, 50 percent in the Valley City area. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. […]

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Mosquito spraying starts Thurs 8-p.m.

Valley City   Weather permitting, on Thursday, Jun 4, Valley City Public works will spray for mosquitoes  starting at 8pm into Friday, morning. Parents are advised to keep children and pets out of the streets and away from the spray machines. Motorists are urged to use caution when traveling in […]

State

No jail time for former Wells County Sheriff

BISMARK, N.D. (Minot Daily News) — A former sheriff in North Dakota won’t spend any time behind bars after reaching a plea agreement with prosecutors on accusations he stole more than $750,000 from the state government. Forty-three-year-old Johnny Zip Lawson, the former Wells County sheriff, was ordered to pay full […]

State

Great Plains Food Box distributions in the area

CSi  (USDA)  As COVID-19 has struck the nation, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) was pleased to announce the Farmers to Families (F2F) Food Box program as a part of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act helping to purchase and distribute agricultural products from across the country and get them […]

State

Burgum accepts Corrections Dept. Director, Bertsch

Bismarck  (CSi)  – Gov. Doug Burgum Thursday accepted the resignation of Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DOCR) Director Leann Bertsch, thanking her for her 15 years of transformational leadership as she leaves for the private sector, and appointed DOCR Director of Administration Dave Krabbenhoft as interim director of the department. […]

Jamestown

Stutman Co. Courthouse close to public Jun 5-9

Jamestown (CSi)  Stutsman County Auditor, COO Nicole Meland informs the public that the Stutsman County Courthouse will remain closed to the public, and all services conducted by the first floor Courthouse (Auditor, Treasurer, Recorder and Tax Director) will be suspended from Friday, June 5, 2020, beginning at 8:00 a.m. through […]

State

Human Services considering a new St. Hospital

Bismarck  (Prairie Public Radio) –  Prairie Public Radio, with audio on CSi Cable 77 reports that the superintendent of the state Hospital in Jamestown says the state Human Services Department is considering recommending that a new hospital be built – albeit smaller than the current facility. Dr. Rosalie Etherington told […]

Obits

Irene Streifel – Tuesday June 2, 2020

Irene (Hager) Streifel of Jamestown, North Dakota passed away on June 2, 2020, peacefully in her home surrounded by her children, after a beautiful life well lived. She was a proud North Dakota native and co-founder of Jamestown Electric. Born on December 7, 1937, in Selz, North Dakota, she was […]

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June 3 Barnes Public Health Briefing

Update… Valley City    (NDD0H)  The North Dakota Department of Heath reported on Thursday, one additional confirmed case of COVID-19 in Barnes County. The person is a female in her late teens, a close contact to a case.  She is currently self-isolating.  The county has total of six confirmed positive cases  […]