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Grain Bin Accident Claims Napoleon Man

 NAPOLEON, N.D. (AP) – A North Dakota farmer has died in a grain bin accident.   Marvin Grenz of Napoleon died Saturday after being buried in grain for nearly 40 minutes.        He was found by family members who called police. Emergency responders say they retrieved his body after […]

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Enola Gay, Navigator, Dies

ATLANTA (AP) – The last surviving member of the crew that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima has died in Georgia.        Tom VanKirk says his father, 93-year-old Theodore VanKirk, died Monday in Stone Mountain, Georgia.        VanKirk, also known as “Dutch,” was the navigator of the Enola […]

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Ventura Awarded $1.8 Million, Defamation Case

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – An attorney for former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura says he thinks a jury acted fairly in awarding Ventura $1.8 million in his defamation case against slain military sniper Chris Kyle.        Ventura accused Kyle of lying about punching Ventura out at a California bar […]

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Jmst. Tourism To Establish Strategic Goals

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Tourism Board of Directors will meet next month to establish four to six strategic tourism goals. On Tuesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2 Jamestown Tourism Director, Searle Swedlund said, eight to ten goals will be established by a tourism board committee that will become […]

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SkyWest July Numbers Expected To Exceed 600

Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Regional Airport Manager, Matthew Leitner  says as the month of July nears the end, Jamestown enplanements are expected to exceed just over 600 for the month. He adds that figure is twice the total of June 2014, as air service resumed on June 5th,  and the best […]

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SkyWest Looking To Make Changes

(CSi) Shares of SkyWest Inc, which operates regional flights for bigger carriers, including Jamestown for United Express, fell about 8 percent on Monday. Almost 61 percent of SkyWest’s capacity was operated for United in the first quarter. United said last week that it plans to make changes to its regional […]

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YMCA Becoming James River Family Fitness

Jamestown (CSi) On September 1, 2014 the James River Family Y in Jamestown becomes  James River Family Fitness. Executive Director Frank Conlin says the name is the only change being planned. He says the facility will still offer scholarships, the rates will stay the same and will be programs, and […]

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N.D. Snack Food Co., Deal With Texas Rangers

 WAHPETON, N.D. (AP) – A North Dakota-based snack food company has inked a deal with a third Major League Baseball team.        Giants Snacks Inc. is now the official provider of sunflower seeds to the Texas Rangers. The Wahpeton company partnered with the Minnesota Twins in 2004 and with […]

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Chef’s Challenge Winner, At Art Park, Festival Photos

 Jamestown (CSi) Two teams participated in Saturday’s 4th Annual “Chef Challenge,” as part of the Jamestown Arts Center’s Art Park Festival. The Jamestown Area chamber of Commerce’s Ag/Energy Committee sponsored and organized the event. Rules for the Challenge included, contestants using all the local ingredients provided. Contestants could bring additional […]