Valley City (CSi) Faced with cuts in state and federal spending the Barnes County Commission has unanimously approved a Mill Levy increase of 7.62 Mills in the 2017 budget. The current Mill levy of 96.43 increases to 104.05 mills. The increase will allow the county to continue with services. The […]
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RTS Shearing of Jmst, awarded Corps contract
St. Paul, Minn. (CSi) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $5.9 million contract Sept. 30, to RTS Shearing, LLC, of Jamestown, to complete Phase 1 of the Marsh Lake Ecosystem Restoration Project. Marsh Lake is on the Minnesota River between Swift and Lac qui Parle […]
Blue-green algae advisory lifted, Lake Ashtabula
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Health and Agriculture departments have withdrawn a blue-green algae advisory for Lake Ashtabula in Barnes County. The warning was issued in August after a dog was reported dead. Monitoring showed high levels of microcystin, a cyanotoxin toxin caused by blue-green algae. The Health Department […]
School Board appoints Trevithick
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Public School Board Monday appointed an interim board member, to assume the rural seat. Sedric Trevithick, is a rural Jamestown resident residing near Eldridge. Trevithick will be seated on the School Board at its next regular meeting on Oct. 17. The vote by school board members […]
City Council approves 2017 budget
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Council met in Regular Session Monday night at 5-O’ Clock at City Hall, followed by the final 2017 Budget Meeting at City Hall. All members were present. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS CONSIDERED SEPARATELY… Council Member Brubakken asked that Item O be discussed, a Resolution to approve […]
Bradley finalist, Minot City Manager’s job
MINOT, ND (AP) – The list of candidates for the job of Minot city manager has been narrowed down to three. The finalists are Casey Bradley, auditor and chief operating officer of Stutsman County; Michael Kardoes, director of the operations division of the Air Force District of Washington in Maryland; […]
VCSU Annual Squash Harvest nets over 54,000 meals
Valley City (CSi) VCSU students and area volunteers harvested more than 65,000 pounds of produce on a farm owned by Dan Faust on Thursday, September 29, 2016. The effort of the students—freshmen enrolled in the Learning to Live, Living to Learn (L2L) class along with their upper-class mentors—will benefit those […]
Plane lands short of runway, Mandan
MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — A Flasher man escaped injury when the small airplane he was piloting caught on fire after a scary landing at the Mandan airport. The Highway Patrol says the plane landed short of a runway and a wheel deflated about 4 p.m. Sunday. The plane skidded on […]
ND gas prices fall last week
(CSi) ND October 3, 2016 – Average retail gasoline prices in North Dakota have fallen 2.1 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.24/g Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 493 gas outlets in North Dakota. This compares with the national average that has increased 1.5 cents per […]
Ford may expand previous recalls
DETROIT (AP) — U.S. safety regulators have opened two investigations into problems with Ford vehicles that could expand previous recalls. The probes cover about 643,000 vehicles and involve door latches that can open while vehicles are moving and a sudden loss of power-assisted steering. Included in the probes are 380,000 […]
























