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Less tobacco use, binge drinking high schoolers

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A survey of high school students in North Dakota shows a drop in tobacco use and binge drinking. State School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler says students who responded to the Youth Risk Behavior Survey also said they were more apt to wear seat belts, less likely to […]

Jamestown

2nd Av SW downtown closed Tuesday

Jamestown  (CSi)  The City of Jamestown has announced a temporary road closure for this Tuesday at 2nd Avenue Southwest between 1st Street & 2nd Street Southwest for building construction work. [easyrotator]erc_44_1446568244[/easyrotator] Closures will be from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM and is anticipated to be finished that day. Street closure […]

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Sobriety Enforcement Results

Fargo (CSi)  The North Dakota Highway Patrol conducted alcohol saturation patrols on Friday and Saturday in Dickey, Sargent, Ransom and LaMoure counties. Five drivers were arrested – three for DUI, one for driving under suspension and one for violating license restrictions. Sixteen citations and 14 warnings were issued.

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Fred Thompson former Senator – actor, passes

LOS ANGELES – Fred Thompson, a former U.S. senator for Tennessee and actor who starred on “Law & Order” from 2002-2007, died Sunday of lymphoma in Nashville, his family said in a statement. He was 73 Thompson was also a GOP presidential candidate in 2008, as well as a Watergate […]

Jamestown

City of Jamestown board/committee openings

The City of Jamestown is currently accepting applications for the following:  Two openings on the Civil Service Commission–one unexpired term to January 2019 and one term to January 2020  One opening on the Special Assessment Commission–term to April 2017  One opening on the Fire Code Board of […]

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Standard Time returns 2am Nov 1 fall back 1 hr

Jamestown (CSi) Standard Time returns at 2-a.m. November 1,2015, so “fall back” into Standard Time. You’ll want to turn your clocks back one hour before you go to bed Saturday night, Oct. 31, 2015. Daylight Saving Time 2015 is the practice of setting the clocks forward one hour from Standard […]

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Depressed prices, inventories oil wells

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Officials say depressed oil prices have helped build an inventory of about 950 drilled but uncompleted wells in North Dakota.        Companies are supposed to bring the wells online within a year. But North Dakota’s Industrial Commission is giving drillers an extra year, hoping for […]

Jamestown

Fairfield Inn & Suites, Jmst opens

Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown’s new 108 bed Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott,has opened 930 25th St. SW, behind the Buffalo Mall. The hotel is complete, however the separate but attached indoor pool building and party deck will be under construction until summer. The soft opening was on Friday with a […]