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Valley City

Change of plea hearing

 VALLEY CITY, N.D. (AP) – A change of plea hearing has been scheduled for the two people accused of torching a Valley City church to cover up a break-in.        Barnes County State’s Attorney Carl Martineck says  the hearing has been scheduled for Aug. 25, 2014.       Andrew  Miklas and […]

State

Announcer Don Pardo passes

By FRAZIER MOORE  AP Television Writer      NEW YORK (AP) – Announcer Don Pardo, whose booming baritone was known to fans of “Saturday Night Live,” ”The Price is Right” and other programs, has died. He was 96.        Pardo’s daughter, Dona Pardo, says her father died Monday afternoon at […]

Valley City

Seal coat water main projects

Valley City (CSi) Motorists are advised to use caution with two areas of the city experiencing street seal coating , and water main replacement projects. The seal coat work is expected to be completed by Tuesday, August 19, 2014. On-street parking is prohibited within the project. Access to residential properties […]

Jamestown

Viaduct reopened Mon

Jamestown (CSi)  The Jamestown City Engineer’s Office reports that Fourth Avenue East viaduct reopened  Monday morning about 11-O’Clock. Sediment (mud) was deposited on the street at the underpass, from Saturday’s torrential  rain leading to the closure until the street surface was cleaned. The slick surface had caused a male operator of a […]

Jamestown

SCDRC receiving fed funds

Devils Lake (CSi)  U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp, Chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Jobs, Rural Economic Growth and Energy Innovation and member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Monday announced $120,000 in federal funding to help grow small businesses in rural North Dakota communities. The […]

Valley City

Faith Lutheran groundbreaking

Valley City (CSi) Plans to break ground for the new Faith Lutheran Church in Valley City is planned this fall.  The  800-member congregation has decided that the church will be rebuilt across the street to the east from the downtown lot. An arson fire on in October of 2013 destroyed the […]

State

Griggs courthouse project on hold

Cooperstown (CSi) — The Griggs County Courthouse construction project remains idle, three months following construction crews walking off the job over payment issues. The  Courthouse and Emergency Operations Center, in Cooperstown is nearly completed. The dispute involves the $1.25 million Emergency Operations Center portion of the project. Construction Engineers, the […]

Jamestown

Sat flooding update

Jamestown (CSi)  The Jamestown City Engineer’s Office reports that Fourth Avenue East viaduct reopened  Monday morning about 11-O:Clock. Sediment (mud) was deposited on the street at the underpass, from Saturday’s torrential  rain. The slick surface had caused a male operator of a motorcycle to lose control of his bike, there. He and […]