VALLEY CITY, ND – Dr. Nizar Wehbi, the North Dakota State Health Officer, spent an entire day – Thursday, November 16 – in Valley City. As Dr. Wehbi noted, “each person’s health is made up of three important components – physical, behavioral and economic health.” The Barnes County Behavioral Health […]
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News And Notes From Mayor Carlsrud
Hi Everybody, I hope you all had a Blessed Thanksgiving weekend with your family and friends. Scams have become more prevalent recently. Earlier, scams were predominantly through phone, mail & e-mail, but now texting has been included. That I am an “older” person, I am a target regularly receiving “Phishing” […]
Multi-Agency Operation Results In Felony Arrests
(Valley City, ND) On November 21, 2023, the Jamestown Police Department, Valley City Police Department, Barnes County Sheriff’s Department, Stutsman County Narcotics Task Force, and ND BCI executed a search warrant in NW Valley City, ND. Jamestown Police officers were investigating reports of fraudulent credit card purchases completed over the […]
Teen Shot In Hunting Accident In Barnes County
KVLY – A 19-year-old Valley City man was shot in the foot during a hunting accident on Saturday, November 18, near Urbana, North Dakota. Urbana is north of I-94 east of Spiritwood. The Barnes County Sheriff’s Office said the man was shot in the foot with a 12 gauge shotgun […]
News And Notes From Mayor Carlsrud
Valley City, ND – Hello Folks, This is a time to give thanks for: Blessings we sometimes take for granted, all those who are in our lives and bountiful harvests to name a few. I hope you all have a Blessed Thanksgiving with family and friends. Thank you to our […]
2023 VCSU Viking Day of Giving Set for Nov. 28
The Valley City State University (VCSU) Foundation announced the 2023 Viking Day of Giving will be Tuesday, Nov. 28. The Viking Day of Giving is an opportunity for alumni and friends of VCSU to come together on one day to support scholarships for students at VCSU. “A scholarship is life-changing for so many VCSU students and their […]
Barnes County Wildlife Buck Show
The Buck Show will be November 27th at the Valley City Eagles. The contest is open to any ND deer taken this season by bow or rifle, by a Barnes County resident or BCWF member. Each must be as of November 9 for Rifle and August 31st for the bow. […]
Free Double Feature Planetarium Show Nov 18
On November 18 at 1:00pm in Room 309 Rhoades Science Center (Elevator available by west entrance) is “Lewis and Clark”. Find out how Lewis and Clark used astronomy to navigate and map the Louisiana Purchase to remarkable accuracy. At 1:40 P.M. is the presentation of “It’s about Time” The discovery […]
I-94 Westbound In Barnes County – Fatal Crash
Barnes Cnty – On October 28th, 2023 at approximately 1:15 am, a 2005 Ford F150 was traveling westbound on I-94 near MM 301 in Barnes County, approximately 1 mile west of Oriska. While westbound, the 50 YOA male driver of the Ford lost control of the vehicle on the ice […]
Governor’s Art Show Exhibit At Barnes County Museum
(BCM) Governor’s Art Show exhibit returns! Now through Nov 1st. The Barnes County Museum is hosting the ND Governor’s Student Art Show. Come check it out! Since 1998, the Taube Museum of Art has hosted the annual North Dakota Student Art Show.Each spring, teachers of K-12 in North Dakota schools select […]


























