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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Passes, 87

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a diminutive yet towering women’s rights champion who became the court’s second female justice, has died at her home in Washington. She was 87. Ginsburg died of complications from metastatic pancreatic cancer, the court said. Ginsburg announced in July that she […]

Obits

A. Dorothy Lauber – Sept 17,2020

A. Dorothy Lauber, 94, Mandan, ND, died September 17, 2020 at a group home in Apache Junction, Arizona.A. Dorothy Hoffmann was born March 1, 1926 at Medina, ND, the daughter of Gottlieb and Louise (Wiest) Hoffmann. She was raised on the family farm North of Medina and attended the Iosko […]

State

North Dakota August Jobless Rate down

Bismarck  (CSi) – Job Service North Dakota reported that labor statistics released Friday show North Dakota’s August not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.8 percent. The unemployment rate decreased 1.5 percentage points between July and August. August 2019’s rate was 2.6 percentage points lower than the current rate. Between July […]

State

Farmers Union applauds 2nd round of farm aid

Jamestown  (NDFU)   – North Dakota Farmers Union applauded Friday’s announcement by the United States Department of Agriculture that a second round of farm aid will provide $14 billion to producers who have experienced market disruptions caused by COVID-19. Sign up for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP 2) begins Monday, […]

Sports

Giannis Antetokounmpo Sweeps NBA Awards

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo’s  historic year has earned him a historic awards sweep. A person with knowledge of the situation says the Milwaukee forward is the NBA’s Most Valuable Player for the second consecutive season. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity […]

Sports

Blue Jays vs. Legacy football moving to Taylor Stadium

(CSi)  The Jamestown Blue Jays football game on Friday September 18, 2020, will be played at UJ’s Taylor Stadium, Rollie Greeno Field. The Jays host Bismarck Legacy, with kickoff at 4-p.m. The game was moved from Ernie Gates Field, stemming still unsafe field conditions created by last October’s removal of […]

Sports

UJ Soccer Results for Thursday

Thursday UJ Women’s Soccer Jamestown 2 Midland 1 Two second-half goals proved to be the margin of victory for the University of Jamestown women’s soccer team Thursday night as the Jimmies defeated Midland (Neb.) University 2-1 in the Great Plains Athletic Conference opener for both teams. Jamestown improved to 3-0-0 […]

Valley City

VCSU Named “Hidden Gem,” Plains Region

Valley City  (VCSU)  Valley City State University has been named one of the 2021 “Hidden Gems in the Plains Region” by College Raptor, a college search platform that serves students, parents and counselors. VCSU is one of 21 Great Plains schools selected as a “Hidden Gem.” College Raptor uses publicly […]