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Leaders express admiration, respect, Rev. Billy Graham

(AP) Leaders expressed admiration and respect for evangelist Billy Graham, who died at his North Carolina home Wednesday morning. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP In a tweet, President Donald Trump said: “The GREAT Billy Graham is dead. There was nobody like him! He will be missed by Christians and all religions. A […]

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Evangelist Billy Graham passes, 99

MONTREAT, N.C. (AP) —The Rev. Billy Graham, who transformed American religious life through his preaching and activism, becoming a counselor to presidents and the most widely heard Christian evangelist in history, died Wednesday. He was 99. Graham, who long suffered from cancer, pneumonia and other ailments, died at his home […]

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Streetscape Temporary Restraining Order?

Valley City  (CSi)  The Valley City Commission met in Regular Session Tuesday evening at City Hall. Streetscape Temporary Restraining Order:  City Attorney Mertins pointed out that Robert Drake has brought a lawsuit against the City of Valley City asking the court to bring a Temporary Restraining Order, and preliminary injunction, […]

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Committee hears update in residential recyling

Jamestown   (CSi)  The Jamestown City Council’s Committees met in joint session, Tuesday afternoon at City Hall.  All members were present. PUBLIC WORKS Recycler, Ralph Friebel said the recycling carts will be received and assembled the week of March 5th this year, and distributed shortly after starting on March 12. The […]

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North Dakota oil exports hold steady

(CSi)  North Dakota exported $5.32 billion in 2017, a slight increase of 0.2% over 2016. Excluding oil, North Dakota’s exports increased by 5.63% in 2017 over 2016, paralleling the 6.59% increase in overall U.S. exports. North Dakota fell two spots in its ranking among US states in 2017, going from […]

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Arik Spencer new GNDC President

Bismark  (GNDC)   The Greater North Dakota Chamber (GNDC) is pleased to announce that Arik Spencer has been selected as GNDC’s new President & CEO. The Board of Directors approved the selection after the organization conducted an extensive nationwide search. Spencer is currently executive vice president of the North Dakota […]

Jamestown

Jamestown ranked in ND Safest Cities

(CSi) The National Council for Home Safety and Security is happy to announce their ranking of the Safest Cities in North Dakota for 2018. The top cities are: West Fargo Dickinson Williston Minot Grand Forks Jamestown Fargo Bismarck Mandan For more information: https://www.alarms.org/safest-cities-in-north-dakota-2018 To identify the safest cities, they reviewed […]

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Cruz makes 1st court appearance

PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — The suspect in the Florida school shooting appeared in court Monday for a procedural hearing about how legal paperwork would be handled in the case. Nikolas Cruz said nothing when he made his first in-person appearance in Broward County Circuit Court. A previous appearance had been […]

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Biden to speak, ND Dem Convention, March 17

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Former Vice President Joe Biden will headline the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Convention next month. Biden is also appearing on behalf of Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, as she seeks re-election to a second six-year term. In a news release, Biden said Heitkamp has been a strong leader who […]

Valley City

Screetscape Committee meeting, Tues feb 20

Valley City,  (CSi)  The Valley City Downtown Streetscape Committee Meeting is Tuesday, February 20, at 7:30 a.m. at City Hall Agenda Items Approve Minutes of January 9 Meeting Main Street Conference Overview New Lighting Selection for the Outlying Locations Green City Update Phase Two Update Town-Square Proposal