Valley City  (CSi)  The Barnes County Salvation Army Red Kettle, Bell Ringer Campaign will begin Friday, November 29, with kettle locations at Leevers north and south and at Petro Serve USA in Valley City. Those interested in volunteer bell ringing call Tim Kadrmas or Don Fiebiger. In 2018 bell ringing […]

St. Paul  (USACE)  The Corps is currently lowering the elevation of Lake Ashtabula, located near Valley City, North Dakota. The current elevation is 1,265.5 feet, and will be further drawn down to 1,262.5 feet by March 1. The reservoir may be lowered further prior to spring runoff based on snowpack […]

Valley City  (CSi)  The Barnes County Jail Committee will meet on Thursday November 21 at 4:30 p.m., and then at 5-p.m.  interview managers from three companies at the Barnes County Courthouse, Commission Chamber. Those to be interviewed are from AP Construction, Construction Engineers and J.E. Dunn. The public is invited […]

Valley City  (VCSU)  Terry Shoptaugh, Ph.D., will present “Sons of the Wild Jackass: The Nonpartisan League in North Dakota” at 7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 22, at the Barnes County Museum. Shoptaugh, professor emeritus at Minnesota State University Minnesota, has recently authored a book with the same title as his presentation. […]

Valley City – Barnes Emergency Manager Sue Lloyd reports that damage assessments for County & township roads was completed on Nov 8. All 42 townships as well as the incorporated cities throughout Barnes County were urged to inspect their respective townships and cities and submit any preliminary damage amounts which […]

Valley City  (VCPS)  The Valley City Public School Board has unanimously approved the COPS School Safety Grant, amounting to over $200,000. The COPS Office School Violence Prevention Program includes funding to improve security at school across the nation. Valley City is one of 103 school districts  nationwide to receive the […]

Valley City (Chamber)  The Valley City Area Chamber of Commerce, Business After Hours will be on Tuesday, November, 19 at the Valley City Barnes County Development Corporation from 4:30-p.m., to 6:30-p.m. The location is at the Rosebud Visitors Center, in Valley City

Valley City  (CSI)  The Valley City Police Department responded on Tuesday November 12 to a report of a possible domestic assault, involving a male and female in Northeast Valley City. The news release from Police Chief, Phil Hatcher states, that as officers were responding they also received a call of […]

Valley City  (CSi)  Valley City Fire Chief Scott Magnuson is advising the public about a phone scam concerning raising funds for the fire department. He says there are no phone or door to door monetary solicitations on behalf of the fire department.  Any such phone call is a scam, and […]

Valley City  (CSi)  The Valley City-Barnes County Development Corporation, Valley City  has been awarded  $358,000 in the 2019 Bush  Foundation Prize for Community Innovation The award went  to five organizations with a track record of successful problem solving in their communities.