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Jamestown

Hansen Arts Park sculpture creator to arrive

Jamestown (CSi)  The Jamestown Arts Center reports that  the creator of the Hansen Art Park’s signature sculpture arrives this week. Owen William Fritts, a sculptor from Flagstaff, Arizona will spend the upcoming weeks on-site building the Prairie Grass Ballet. The sculpture is a direct reference to the grasslands and prairies surrounding Jamestown. […]

Valley City

Donation to BCHS

Valley City  (CSi-Wes Anderson BC Museum) Thanks to the efforts of Jay Cink, owner of the Duck Inn Lounge in Marion, the Ashley Lions Club has donated $1000 to the Barnes County Historical Society for the purpose of raising the level of the 2nd floor balcony railing from 36 inches […]

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Heitkamp meets with Stutsman Cass, officials

Jamestown (CSi)   U.S. Senator Heitkamp Tuesday gathered leaders in both Fargo and Jamestown to continue her listening series on the challenges faced by communities across the state in taking on the opioid abuse epidemic that has rapidly spread across the state. Tuesday’s discussions follow yesterday’s listening session in Grand Forks […]

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JRMC retains Critical Access Hospital designation

  Jamestown (CSi)  Senator John Hoeven Tuesday spoke with Health and Human Services (HHS) Deputy Secretary designee Mary Wakefield to help ensure that Jamestown Regional Medical Center (JRMC) retains its Critical Access Hospital designation from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Following Hoeven’s call Tuesday morning with Wakefield, […]

State

Trump tax proposal, Clinton reaction

WASHINGTON  (AP) Donald Trump is overhauling the income tax proposal he unveiled during the Republican primary and increasing the amount that would be paid by the highest-income earners. Trump says in an economic speech in Detroit that he wants to simplify the tax code to three brackets: 12 percent, 25 […]

Jamestown

Lech elected to administrator governing board

Jamestown (CSi)  Jamestown Public School District Superintendent Robert Lech has been elected to a three year term on the governing board of the American Association of School Administrators. He has the opportunity to serve a total of two terms. Lech replaces Steve Hall, superintendent in Kindred School District.  He was […]

State

ND gas prices down 2.4 cents/gal., last week

CSi August 8, 2016- Average retail gasoline prices in North Dakota have fallen 2.4 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.15/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 493 gas outlets in North Dakota. This compares with the national average that has fallen 0.5 cents per gallon in […]

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Hoeven speaks at Buffalo Association banquet

Jamestown (CSi)  In Jamestown Saturday evening  Senator John Hoeven emphasized the economic and cultural significance of bison at the 25th anniversary banquet of the North Dakota Buffalo Association (NDBA) in Jamestown. In April, Congress approved legislation Hoeven sponsored which designated the bison as the national mammal. Hoeven Says, “A symbol […]

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Cropduster plane crash near Sanborn Friday

Valley City  (CSi)  The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports, on Friday, at approximately 2:48 pm, ND Highway Patrol and Barnes County Sheriff’s Office officers responded to a report of a plane crash one mile south of I-94 exit 283, approximately 8 miles west of Valley City. A 1974 Thrush cropduster was […]