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Key Provisions Of The Farm Bill

Key Provisions for North Dakota in the Farm Bill, Provided by Sen. John Hoeven’s Office… Feb 4, 2014 · Enhanced Crop Insurance: The farm bill includes a strong safety net for producers. Hoeven underscored that the safety net in the farm bill is focused on enhanced crop insurance. The legislation […]

Jamestown

Tourism Continues With Rebranding

Jamestown (CSi) The Buffalo City Tourism Foundation is continuing with its rebranding efforts. On Tuesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Tourism Director Searle Swedlund said, the community survey is being reviewed, with the results to be released in the next few weeks. He said highlights of the results […]

Jamestown State

Farm Rescue Receiving Applications

JAMESTOWN, N.D. (AP) – A nonprofit organization that helps farm families in need is accepting planting applications from farmers in North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa and eastern Montana.        Farm Rescue assisted 50 farm families in 2013 and hopes to help a similar number of families as available […]

Featured Jamestown

Council Approves Payment, Menard’s Developer

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Council met in Regular Session Monday (Feb 3, 2014) at City Hall. Council Member Brubakken was not present.   Opening bids for the sale of an impounded/abandoned vehicle. Consent Agenda items discussed separately… Item “A” was removed by Council Member Buchanan… A Resolution to authorize Renaissance […]

Valley City

Info. Mtg. Set, Permanent Flood Protection

Valley City (CSi) The Hi Liner Activity Center will host an informational meeting, on Thursday February 6, 2014, for input on the direction of permanent flood protection in Valley City. The meeting will start at 7-p.m. Valley City is working on a comprehensive plan, and Commissioner, Mary Lee Nielson says, […]

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Jan. 2014 Auto Sales, Mixed

 DETROIT (AP) – Cold, snowy weather is being blamed for keeping buyers away from auto showrooms last month.        Ford, General Motors, Toyota and Volkswagen are all reporting declines from a year ago.        But Chrysler, Nissan and Subaru bucked the trend. Sales were up for all three […]

Featured Jamestown

Woman Sentenced In 2012 House Fire

Jamestown (CSi)  A former Jamestown woman was sentenced Friday in Southeast District Court in Jamestown  to 15 months in prison, three years supervised probation, and pay restitution and fees totaling about $11,000, for charges related to a November 8, 2012, Jamestown house fire, that destroyed the Northwest Jamestown  home.  Judge Jay Schmitz sentenced […]

State

Keystone XL Pipeline, Favorable Report

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s congressional delegation says a favorable environmental report for the Keystone XL oil pipeline gives President Obama no reason to hold back the project. Opponents are disappointed by the findings. The State Department report issued Friday raised no major environmental objections to pipeline construction. Democratic […]

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Man Charged In Alleged Stabbing At Wonder Bar

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Police Dept has released additional information concerning an alleged stabbing that occurred Thursday evening, (Jan 30, 2014) shortly before 6-p.m., at the Wonder Bar at the corner of 2nd St  and 2nd Ave SE, in Jamestown. Sgt. Tom Nagel says 42 year old Eureka “Lefty” Mims of […]