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Merricourt wind farm gets PSC approval

Bismarck (CSi) The North Dakota Public Service Commission has approved the proposed 150-megawatt wind farm in McIntosh and Dickey counties,on a split vote. The ruling Wednesday was based on the information from an earlier hearing. The plan is amended to use 75 2-megawatt turbines rather than 100 1.5-megawatt turbines that […]

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Proposed JSDC budget increase pending approval

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corporation (JSDC), Executive Committee recommends a 5 percent increase to the JSDC budget for 2016, bringing the proposed budget to $457,102 The 5 percent increase maintains the same budget level for marketing and a 12 percent decrease in recruiting. The recruiting budget, currently at $34,000, […]

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VC man arrested I-94 pursuit

Valley City (CSi) The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports that at approximately 6:21 pm Wednesday, an NDHP trooper responded to a report of a reckless driver traveling westbound on I-94 from MM 338. Several additional callers reported the vehicle continuing to travel westbound on I-94 prior to NDHP contact with […]

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Driver identified in fatal rollover Hwy 20 N Tues

Jamestown (CSi) Stutsman County Sheriff, Chad Kaiser, Wednesday afternoon said that 58 year old Daniel Ray Peterson of Jamestown died at the scene of the tanker truck rollover Tuesday morning. [easyrotator]erc_46_1432659166[/easyrotator] Kaiser said that the tanker truck was northbound on Highway 20, in the 5-mile curve area, hauling 8500 gallons […]

Valley City

Traffic stop leads to charges

Valley City (CSi) Valley City Police report, a 28 year-old man is being charged in connection with a traffic stop, about 4-p.m., on May 22, 2015. During the stop an officer saw a bulge around the front of the man’s waistband that the believed might be a weapon, and a […]

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Etherington named to head State Hospital

BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota Department of Human Services Executive Director Maggie Anderson has appointed Rosalie Etherington, Ph.D., as North Dakota State Hospital Superintendent. In this role, Etherington is responsible for oversight of business and clinical operations for the hospital. Etherington brings 22 years of experience in quality management, program […]

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Update: 2 charged in Superpumper robbery

Jamestown (CSi)  The two men accused in the May 25, 2015 robbery of the Superpumper gas station and convenience store in Jamestown, appeared in Southeast District Court in Jamestown on Tuesday. Superpumper employees along Highway 281 South in Jamestown called police at around 12:38 AM. The clerk reported a man […]

Valley City

VCPD investigating taxi robbery

Valley City (CSi)  Valley City Police report a  taxi driver was robbed at knife point Sunday evening about 10-p.m. Police Chief Fred Thompson says the black male suspect  demanded cash from the South Central Services cab driver’s money bag upon arrival at  his destination in Valley City. No injuries were reported. The suspect […]

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Police ID victims in Grand Forks Walmart shooting

 Update… UNDATED (AP)  Police have identified the man who was killed and the woman who was injured when a U.S. airman walked into a North Dakota Wal-Mart Supercenter and opened fire before turning the gun on himself.        Seventy-year-old Gregory Weiland was killed and 47-year-old Lisa Braun was injured […]

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VC Tree City USA

Bismarck (CSi) The North Dakota Forest Service has recognized Valley City as one of 51 towns in the state that has received the Tree City USA award this spring. Valley City Commissioner, and member of Valley City’s Image and Beautification Committee, Dr. Madeline Luke, accepted the award, with a ceremony […]