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State

MN Public Schools temporary shutdown this week

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has ordered the temporary shutdown of public schools to allow administrators and teachers to make plans for switching to distance learning as the number of people with COVID-19 increases. Schools will be closed to kindergarten through 12th grade students by Wednesday […]

Jamestown

“Liberty” the dog back at shelter, doing well

Jamestown  (CSi)  Liberty is back at the James River Humane Society Shelter following surgery on March 12, for removal of a pancreatic tumor.  The web site says Liberty is doing well, and happy to be back.  The shelter’s Facebook page says, “He came through the surgery well! One larger mass […]

Celebrate

Disaster Plan for People with Disabilities Program

CANCELLED (CSi)  Freedom Resource for Independent Living in Jamestown will hold a program, “Disaster Planning for People with Disabilities,”  on March 19, from 1:30-p.m. to 3:30-p.m., and the LEC Lower Level meeting room. The Freedom in Action class will discuss risks in your community. Learn how you prepare for a disaster. […]

State

Trump tests negative, Coronavirus

Update… WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has tested negative for the novel coronavirus. The White House says the president’s physician has found that Trump also remains symptom-free. Reporters had continued to ask Trump why he was hesitating to undergo screening when he had been exposed to at least three […]

Sports

Jimmie Baseball Sweeps Dakota Wesleyan, Sat.

TUCSON, Ariz.   (uj.edu)— The University of Jamestown baseball team opened Great Plains Athletic Conference play with a doubleheader sweep of Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) University Saturday, winning 8-0 and 7-1. The sweep improves the Jimmies’ overall record to 17-5 and 2-0 in the GPAC. Dakota Wesleyan falls to 6-10 overall and 0-2 […]

Sports

Vikings Baseball over William Penn, Sat.

Saturday Vikings Baseball Tucson Invitational TUCSON, ARIZ. – Adam Thompson‘s walk-off two-run single capped a 10th-inning rally Saturday as the Valley City State baseball team roared back for an 11-10 victory over William Penn University. Sunday Mayville State 9 VCSU 3 VCSU baseball still has a game scheduled for  Monday […]

Featured Jamestown

State Hospital suspends visitations

Update: Jamestown (CSi) The North Dakota State Hospital has suspended visitation as a precaution to limit the potential spread of the coronavirus. The announcement was made Saturday by the North Dakota Department of Human Services and goes into effect immediately and will be reevaluated on April 11. Family and friends […]

Sports

Coronavirus updates, sports world

UNDATED (AP) — The XFL says an unidentified player with the Seattle Dragons has tested positive for coronavirus. The fledgling football league says the player reported his symptoms to team medical staff on Tuesday and has been in quarantine ever since. He was tested for COVID-19 and received the result […]