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Shipping Rate Agreed, James Valley Grain New Elevator

WASHINGTON, D.C. (CSi) U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp has announced a final deal on an acceptable shipping rate between Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) and Red River Valley & Western (RRV&W), enabling about 400 farmers in southeastern North Dakota to more easily transport their crops via rail at a lower cost. […]

Jamestown

New Library – Bookmobile Options Reviewed

Jamestown (CSi) James River Valley Library System Board of Directors has reviewed options for the Alfred Dickey Library project. With existing Alfred Dickey Public Library downtown combiing with a brand-new addition, in an existing building to the north, the plan is to have staggered floors like a split-level home. The […]

Valley City

Barnes United Way 5K Fun Walk/Run Sept 13

From Valley City Area Chamber of Commerce… Valley City (CSi)  United Way of Barnes County 5K Fun Walk/Run Race is September 13, 2014 at 9am.   Register at www.active.com Race day registration is from 8am to 8:30am. The race starts and ends at the Valley City State University Shelly Ellig […]

State

Game And Fish Correcting Problems, Recent Audit

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Game and Fish Director Terry Steinwand assured lawmakers that corrective actions are being taken after an audit uncovered dozens of discrepancies with the agency’s practices.  Steinwand says the agency has corrected about 80 percent of the problems found in the audit. He says about 18 guns […]

State

Man Charged For Threatening Sanford Hospital

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Police say a man accused of making threatening phone calls to Sanford in Fargo had an earlier physical confrontation with security staff at the hospital.        Fifty-three-year-old Peter Rovang (ROE’-vang) of Moorhead, Minnesota, is charged with felony terrorizing.    Rovang identified himself in one call […]

Celebrate Featured Jamestown Sports

Shrine Clowns v Fire Fighters Charity Baseball

Jamestown (CSi)  The Jamestown Shrine  Clowns took  on local fire fighters in the charity baseball game, on Wednesday July 16 at Jack Brown Stadium, Jamestown, ND.    Photos by Matt Sheppard posted Online at Facebook. [easyrotator]erc_5_1405567264[/easyrotator] All  proceeds raised from the event will benefit children to be transported to the Shriners […]

State

Ban Sought On Shipping Oil In Older RR Tankers

SEATTLE (AP) – Two environmental groups are asking the U.S. Department of Transportation to immediately ban shipments of volatile crude oil in older railroad tank cars, citing recent explosive accidents and the department’s own findings that fiery oil train accidents pose an “imminent hazard.”        The petition filed Tuesday […]