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New Year, New Laws

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The New Year rings in a handful of new laws in North Dakota, most of which deal with tax issues.        Beginning Wednesday, large oil companies are required to withhold taxes on oil royalty payments paid to those who live outside North Dakota. Previously, a […]

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JRMC Hires Interim CEO

Jamestown (CSi)  With the vacancy of the CEO position, Jamestown Regional Medical Center’s Board of Directors announced the selection of James H. Gingerich as Interim Chief Executive at their December meeting. Gingerich will start full time on January 10 and is expected to be at JRMC for several months while […]

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Fireworks Sales Legal Thru Jan. 1

  Jamestown (CSi – AP) The North Dakota Legislature passed a law this year that allows fireworks to be sold from the day following Christmas through New Year’s Day. Fireworks may be used from 9 a.m. to midnight Dec. 26-30. For New Year’s Eve, fireworks may be used from 9 […]

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Two Injured In I-94 Rollover

Casselton (CSi) The North Dakota Highwya Patrol reports  two Oakes residents were injured in a rollover accident at 8:41 a.m. Friday,  near Casselton.  67 year old Larry Wiek, of Oakes and 59 year old Vicki Hembroff, were  injured when  the Wiek attempted to change lanes and lost control of his pickup, and went into […]

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Bail Set For Craig Cobb at $1 Million

(AP) A judge set bail at $1 million cash for a white supremacist accused of trying to turn the small southwestern North Dakota town of Leith into an Aryan enclave.  Sixty-two-year-old Craig Cobb is being held in the Stanton jail on seven charges of terrorizing residents. A bond hearing was […]

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R.M. Stoudt, Lincoln Donates To Arts Center

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Arts Center reports that in cooperation with R.M. Stoudt, in Jamestown, over $2,000 was raised, for the Arts Center in the “Driven To Give,” event. In October R.M. Stoudt offered a test drive in new Lincolns located at the Arts Center, and for each test drive, […]

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Walaker Running For Re-Election, Fargo Mayor

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The 72-year-old mayor of North Dakota’s largest city says he’s running re-election.        Dennis Walaker has led the city’s effort in recent years to achieve permanent flood protection from the Red River. The city has been forced to prepare for major flooding in four of […]

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Hicks To Succeed Sargeant, Jmst. Chamber Exec.

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce has announced that Lisa Hicks will become the new Executive Vice President.  Ms Hicks will succeed Felicia Sargeant who has accepted a position at the Anne Carlsen Center in Jamestown. Ms. Hicks has been the Chamber’s Marketing and Communications Coordinator. Ms. Hicks […]

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Abortion Restrictions, Oil Boom, 2013 N.D. News

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The year in news in North Dakota was dominated by debate over abortion restrictions in the Legislature and courts, booming oil production and an autumn pipeline rupture, but there were plenty of other topics that drew headlines around the state.        White supremacist Craig Cobb […]

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Cost Of First Class Stamp To Rise To 49¢

WASHINGTON – Mailing a letter is about to get a little more expensive. Regulators on Tuesday approved a temporary price hike of 3 cents for a first-class stamp, bringing the charge to 49 cents a letter in an effort to help the Postal Service recover from severe mail decreases brought […]