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ND revenue shortfall, “very precarious”

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s budget director says the state is in a “very precarious” position due to depressed oil and farm commodity prices. Pam Sharp says that if new revenue forecast due next month shows a continuation of lower-than-expected tax collections, Gov. Jack Dalrymple may have to call […]

State

AAA predicts record travel 4th of July holiday

FARGO, ND (June 27, 2016-CSi) – AAA projects nearly 43 million Americans will travel this Independence Day weekend. This represents the highest Fourth of July travel volume on record and a half million more travelers than last year. The holiday travel period is defined as Thursday, June 30 to Monday, July […]

State

ND gas price rise a bit

(CSi) June 27, 2016  – Average retail gasoline prices in North Dakota have risen 0.6 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.25/g Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 493 gas outlets in North Dakota. This compares with the national average that has fallen 2.4 cents per gallon […]

State

Cramer to speak in Jmst

Jamestown  (CSi)  Representative  Kevin Cramer, will speak at noon Wednesday June 29, 2016, at AgCountry Farm Credit Services in Jamestown. AgCountry Farm Credit Services is at 2506 3rd Ave. SW.

Valley City

Eckleson man injured in Barnes Co. rollover

Sanborn  (CSi)  The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports a one vehicle accident on Barnes County Highway 22 a mile west of Sanborn about 6:25 a.m., Sunday injured a 22 year old Eckelson man. The report says Tyler Didier was westbound in a 2014 Ram pickup and drove into the south ditch while […]

State

Gwinner man injured near LaMoure

LaMoure (CSi)  The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports a Gwinner man was injured in a motorcycle accident Saturday about  4:50-p.m., on Highway 13 eastbound three miles west of LaMoure. The motorcycle operated by 24 year old Brice Christensen was traveling eastbound on Highway 13, approximately three miles west of the Lamoure, when the motorcycle […]

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Stocks, the pound, & European markets drop Friday

NEW YORK (AP) –    Global stocks and the pound plunged after Britons voted to leave the European Union. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 611 points, or 3.4 percent, to 17,399 in heavy trading Friday. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 75 points, or 3.6 percent, to 2,037. The […]

Valley City

Free car seat checkup, Jun 29

Valley City (CSi) A free car seat checkup will be held on Wednesday, June 29, 2016 3-p.m. to 6-pm at theEssentia Health west parking lot in Valley City. Certified child passenger safety technicians will answer questions and assist parents and caregivers in proper use and installation of their car seats. […]

State

24% vote statewide in Jun 14 elections

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The State Canvassing Board has certified the results of the June 14 election in North Dakota.        Secretary of State Al Jaeger says the State Canvassing Board met Friday. He says there were about 140,000 voters who made it to the polls, making up slightly […]

Featured Jamestown

Water main break Friday am 1st St West

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown Street Department repaired a water main break Friday morning. City Water Department Superintendent, Steve Suko says the main break was on First Street west, between Second Avenue and Third Avenue Southwest. [easyrotator]erc_25_1466784944[/easyrotator] Traffic was detoured from First Street West, while the pipe was repaired. Just businesses along that […]