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WeatherNews

Flood updates and water level updates

Flood updates and water level updates  for the … Sheyenne River Level Through Valley City Lake Ashtabula Level James River level through Jamestown. Jamestown Dam National Weather Service  Water amounts in the snow pack The Latest Flood Warnings from The National Weather Service https://ndresponse.gov/flood-region Fire Danger Map for North Dakota

Valley City

VCBC Library announces limited reopening

Valley City  (VCBC Library)  The Valley City Barnes County Public Library, is update residents on access to the library. The News Release States: The safety of patrons and staff of the Valley City Barnes County Public Library are the highest priority of the Board of Directors. Therefore, the Board established […]

Jamestown

Convicted sex offender living in Jamestown

Jamestown  (JPD)  The Police are warning residents regarding a new convicted sex offender residing within the city of Jamestown. Glenn Roy Halton resides at 438 2nd Street SW  #2.  He currently has no vehicle. Halton is a 45 year old black male, six feet tall, weighing 253 pounds with brown […]

Obits

June Fietzek – Thurs July 16, 2020

June Fietzek, 86, passed away Thursday, July 16, 2020 at her farm home. Funeral Service will be held Friday, July 24 at 11:00 am (visitation at 9:30-10:30am) at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Jamestown, ND with Rev Erik Weber officiating. The family encourages masks to be worn at the funeral and […]

Obits

Elizabeth Szarkowski (Polries) – July 16, 2020

   Elizabeth “Betty” Szarkowski, 88, Jamestown, ND passed away Thursday July 16, 2020 at Ave Maria Village. Betty was born on a farm in Lamoure County on September 22, 1931, the daughter of Paul Lewis and Lucille (Albert) Lewis.She received her elementary education at a country school and graduated from […]

Celebrate

LaPlant’s receive Yard of the Week Award

Jamestown  (Chamber)  The Chamber 8th Yard of the Week Program goes to Alonna & Garrett LaPlant of 600 17th St. NW,  in Jamestown.  Congratulations to them on this beautiful yard and thank you to them for their efforts to help beautify Jamestown. Congratulations for a job well done! Alonna & Garrett […]

Sports

NDHSAA: Proceed with fall sports schedule

Valley City    The North Dakota High School Activities Association (NDHSAA) Board of Directors, operating on ND Smart Restart guidance and ND Department of Public Instruction (DPI) K-12 Smart Restart guidelines, met Thursday, July 16 and unanimously voted to proceed with all fall sports and activities as scheduled. Opening dates […]

State

ND prisons implement new virus safety measures

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota prisons have implemented new safety measures after seven inmates and seven staffers were diagnosed with the coronavirus since the pandemic started. Only three staff have not yet recovered. There have been no related deaths. According to The Bismarck Tribune, the state’s top corrections officials […]

State

Guidance on reopening senior meal sites for dining

Bismarck  (CSi) – Visiting with family and friends over a meal in the community is something no one takes for granted anymore during this pandemic. Soon some older North Dakotans may have the option to dine in at senior centers and other senior nutrition program sites that decide to reopen […]