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Tourism addresses camping goals

Jamestown (CSi) Local camping was highlighted at Monday’s Jamestown Tourism Board of Directors meeting. Tourism is looking to promote camping and set up a grant to improve some of the county-owned campgrounds as well. The board also reviewed five goals on its strategic plan and was looKing to set priorities […]

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Airport sets long-range goals

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Regional Airport Authority has set long-range plans. At its annual strategic planning session, goals discussed included more passenger capacity, better signage and airport support businesses. Regional Airport Authority Chairman Jim Boyd will update the plan and present it to the authority at its March 18 meeting […]

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Wanzek bill passes senate

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s Senate has voted to exempt dairy and swine operations from the state’s anti-corporate farming law.   Senator’s voted 27-18 to allow corporations to operate dairy and hog farms. The measure now goes to the House.        Supporters of the bill say it would […]

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Tourism grant requests heard for 2015

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Tourism Grant/Executive Advisory Board met Friday at  Historic Franklin School (CSi Technology Center).  The agenda include grant requests for 2015. The Frontier Village’s requests included: Grant request for $34,930 to staff Frontier Village during the summer months. Grant request for $11,700 for horse operations run by […]

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Public meeting outlines TRAC plans

Jamestown  (CSi)  At Thursday evening’s public input meeting about the proposed Two Rivers Activity Center (TRAC) some of the 50 people in attendance expressed support, while others had questions about the need for such a facility and how it would serve community needs. The purpose of the meeting, held at […]

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Boyd re-elected airport authority chairman

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Regional Airport Authority re-elected its officers Wednesday night. The authority approved re-electing Jim Boyd as chairman, Jeff Wilhelm as vice chairman and Airport Manager Sam Seafeldt as secretary/treasurer. Boyd said he has enjoyed being chairman for the last four years, but he wanted to “open the […]

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JRVLS retains Kennedy, new bookmobile gets ok

    Jamestown (CSi) The James River Valley Library System Board of Directors Wednesday evening, renewed the contractof Bill Kennedy as Development Director and approved the purchase of a new bookmobile. Kennedy said he was continuing to work at fundraising and advocacy for the library as well as organizing a […]

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Jamestown airline boardings up

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP-CSi) – The Aeronautics Commission says the state’s eight commercial airports are continuing to break passenger boarding records. The commission released its summary of January boarding statistics on Wednesday. Jamestown boardings on UnitedExpress/SkyWest this year were at 584 compared to just 135 with Great Lakes Airlines in 2014, […]

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Personnel added to dispatch center calls up 1%

Jamestown (CSi) The Stutsman County Commission has approved additional Communication Specialist at the Dispatch Center. Three full-time communication specialists will be increased to nine. Stutsman County Emergency Manager, and Communications Center Administrator, Jerry Bergquist requested the additional personnel, converting five part-time communication specialists to full time and combining two vacant […]