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Another round of high blood pressure meds recalled

(USA Today)  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a third blood pressure medication recall over concerns the contaminated drug might cause cancer. Sandoz Inc. is voluntarily recalling losartan potassium hydrochlorothiazide tablets because the pills could contain an impurity N-nitrosodiethylamine (NDEA). The substance is a probable human carcinogen, according to the International Agency […]

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Sanford Health, Good Samaritan Society merger

Sioux Falls, SD (AP) — The senior care provider Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society and medical and health insurance provider Sanford Health have officially combined. The society membership and the board of the Dakotas-based health network approved a merger last June. It later received regulatory approval, and the two nonprofits […]

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2019 ND legislative session starts Jan 3

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota lawmakers will face tough spending choices when they convene Thursday, January 3, 2019, to kick off the new legislative session. The state’s economy is slowly emerging from a years-long rut due to depressed oil and agriculture prices. . Doug Burgum begins the session with […]

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Space Heater Safety reminders, Otter Tail Power

Fergus Falls, MN  (OTPC) Many people use portable heaters to add warmth to select areas in their homes rather than increase thermostat settings. To help ensure efficiency and safety, Otter Tail Power Company offers these tips for buying and using portable electric space heaters. • Don’t believe claims of added […]

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Update: Snow Clearing, Garbage Pick Up Plans

Jamestown  (City Hall)  Jamestown City crews  began snow clearing operations at 4 a.m. on Monday and work through Tuesday, depending upon weather. At noontime Monday, crews have completed clearing emergency snow routes The crews move into transitioning to residential areas until 11-pm Monday night. Please move parked vehicles and garbage […]

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Holiday garbage & recycling pick up

Residential Garbage & Recycling Schedule… Due to the large amount of snow, the city and Recycle North Dakota did not collect garbage or recycling on Monday, December 30. Thank you for your patience and understanding with this revised collection schedule. Regular Collection Day Collection This Week: Mon & Tues Collected […]

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Stutsman County Sobriety Checkpoint results

Jamestown  (NDHP)  – The North Dakota Highway Patrol (NDHP), Stutsman County Sheriff’s Department, and Jamestown Police Department conducted a sobriety checkpoint on Saturday, Dec. 29 in Stutsman County. During the checkpoint, 59 vehicles were screened, and no violations were found. In conjunction to the sobriety checkpoint, NDHP conducted saturation patrols […]

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Monday morning fatal crash, Williston

WILLISTON, N.D. – At 12:35 am on Monday, December 31, the North Dakota Highway Patrol (NDHP) responded to a fatal crash on 32nd Ave West, Williston. A 2018 Ford pickup, licensed by Dynamic Well Service, was northbound on 32nd Ave west when it drifted into the east ditch, striking a […]

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Associated Press Top News Stories 2018

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The year in North Dakota was dominated by politics, from the hard-fought U.S. Senate race between Heidi Heitkamp and Kevin Cramer to a complimentary and controversial Super Bowl soiree that Gov. Doug Burgum attended and a Trump administration trade dispute that hit soybean farmers the hardest.Elsewhere, […]

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Chamber Banquet & Awards on Jan 24

Update… Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its 88th Annual Awards Banquet on January 24, 2019, at the Quality Inn & Suites in Jamestown. On Friday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Chamber Executive, Emily Bivens said, the Social is at 5:30-p.m., followed by dinner […]