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Actress, singer, Della Reese passes, 86

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Della Reese, the actress and gospel-influenced singer who in middle age found her greatest fame as Tess, the wise angel in the long-running television drama “Touched by an Angel,” has died at age 86. A family representative released a statement Monday that Reese died peacefully Sunday […]

Jamestown

City Administrator candidates interviewed

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown City Council met on Monday November 20, 2017  at the City Hall lower level conference room to interview candidates for City Administrator. The finalists include: Aaron Mitchell, finance director for the City of West Fargo ( Right.) Sarah Helleckson, solid waste coordinator for the city of Plymouth, […]

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ND gas prices show slight increase

North Dakota November 20. 2017  (CSi)  – Average retail gasoline prices in North Dakota have risen 1.1 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.55/g Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 493 gas outlets in North Dakota. This compares with the national average that has fallen 2.6 cents […]

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Charles Manson dies in prison, at the age of 83

(CNN)Charles Manson, the wild-eyed 1960s cult leader whose followers committed heinous murders that terrorized Los Angeles and shocked the nation, died Sunday of natural causes, according to the California Department of Corrections. He was 83. The diminutive and charismatic Manson orchestrated a wave of violence in August 1969 that took […]

Valley City

North Star Classic Dec 1-3 at Eagles Club

Valley City   (CSi)  On Friday December 1, 2017 , The North Dakota Winter show will be hosting the 18th Annual North Star Classic. The Open Show starts at 8a.m. At 7:30 pm, the Cattlemen’s Ball and Sale will begin at the Eagles Club. The schedule is subject to change. Saturday December […]

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Country legend Mel Tillis passes, 85

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Mel Tillis, the longtime country star who wrote hits for Kenny Rogers, Ricky Skaggs and many others, and overcame a stutter to sing on dozens of his own singles, has died. A spokesman for Tillis, Don Murry Grubbs, said Tillis died early Sunday at Munroe Regional Medical […]

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James, Sheyenne basins get funding for infrastructure

Washington  (CSi) – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Transportation Appropriations Committee, has announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has awarded three grants totaling $226,474 for infrastructure funding throughout North Dakota. The awards are distributed as follows:   North Dakota Department of […]

Jamestown

Council interviews City Adm candidates

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown City Council will meet on Monday November 20, 2017 at 8-a.m. at the City Hall lower level conference room to interview candidates for City Administrator. The finalists include: Update…. Sarah Helleckson, solid waste coordinator for the city of Plymouth, Minnesota, has withdrawn her candidacy. Others to […]

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Franken accused of sexual misconduct

WASHINGTON  (AP)  A Los Angeles radio host says Democratic Sen. Al Franken forcibly kissed her during a 2006 USO tour. The host says Franken posed for a photo with his hands on her breasts as she slept. Leeann Tweeden accuses Minnesota’s Franken in an essay on the website of California […]