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Jamestown

Jmst. Mtg., Human Services, Children

BISMARCK (CSi)  – The N.D. Interagency Coordinating Council will meet on Thurs., Dec. 5, 2013, from 1 to 5 p.m. (CST) by means of video conference sites located throughout North Dakota. The council meets quarterly to advise the N.D. Department of Human Services on statewide coordination of early intervention services […]

State

Ford Escape Recall: 1.6 Liter 4 Cylinder Model

DETROIT (AP) – Ford is recalling the Escape small SUV to fix oil and fuel leaks that can cause fires. The hot-selling SUV has been recalled seven times since it was redesigned and went on sale in the spring of 2012. The first of two recalls announced Tuesday affects more […]

Featured Jamestown

City Attorney Opinion On JSDC’s Property Purchases

Jamestown (CSi) — Jamestown City Attorney Ken Dalsted says, based on his review of the JSDC’s bylaws and policies there is no straight-out prohibition of retail uses on property purchased by the JSDC for development. JSDC attorney Joe Larson agrees. The Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corp. executive committee took no action Monday […]

State

Patrols Stepped Up Holiday Week

Bismarck (CSi)  On Wednesday, all available North Dakota Highway Patrol troopers will be on patrol statewide. The day before Thanksgiving is one of the busiest travel days of the year and the NDHP is ramping up enforcement efforts. Troopers are working hard ensuring the safety of the motoring public. This […]

State

Police I.D. Double Homicide Victims

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Fargo police have identified the victims of what they’re calling a double homicide in the city.        The bodies of 23-year-old Samantha Wickenheiser, of Fargo, and 30-year-old Ward Berg, of neighboring Moorhead, Minn., were found outside a north Fargo apartment Saturday morning. Police believe they […]

Jamestown

Watne New NDFU President

MINOT, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota Farmers Union members have elected a new president. Mark Watne, of Jamestown, was elected during the group’s convention in Minot over the weekend. Watne is a longtime Farmers Union member who farms in the Velva area. Watne succeeds Elwood “Woody” Barth, who had been president […]

Featured Jamestown

Fire Destroys Rural Eldridge Home

Eldridge (CSi) – The Jamestown Rural Fire Department was called to fire early Saturday that destroyed a rural Eldridge home. The call came in about 3:50 a.m., to the location about two and a half miles south of Eldridge. The fire started in the chimney of the home, from a […]

Valley City

River Bank Erosion Study Completed

Valley City (CSi) A river bank erosion study of the Sheyenne River  in Valley City, shows two major flooding events along with Devils Lake water being released in the summer months have all combined to cause damage to the river bank. The study by engineers from URS Corporation is completed. The […]