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Jamestown

Election voting system test May 27

Jamestown  (Stutsman County)  Pursuant to NDCC 16.1-06-15, the public testing of the electronic voting system will take place on Wednesday, May 27, 2020, beginning at 9:00 a.m. in the Commission Room of the Stutsman County Courthouse, 511 2nd Ave SE, Jamestown, ND 58401. Due to concerns of COVID-19, access to […]

State

Barnes, Stutsman in request for Fed. Disaster Declaration

Bismarck  – Gov. Doug Burgum Friday requested a presidential major disaster declaration for widespread spring flooding estimated to have caused more than $40 million in damage to roads and other public infrastructure in North Dakota. The request follows an executive order Burgum issued April 24 declaring a statewide flood emergency. […]

State

Burgum statement on Care-19 tracing app

Bismarck  North Dakota Gov Doug Burgum issued the following statement Friday in response to reports on data and privacy related to the Care19 contact tracing app. “Care19 does not require or utilize names, addresses, emails, phone numbers or other direct personal information, and data on places visited by the user […]

State

Scammers, offering work from home scheme

Bismarck, ND (AP) — The ND attorney general is warning about scammers who are taking advantage of the unemployment crisis created by the coronavirus pandemic. Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says the scammers are creating phony websites that offer fake work from home opportunities. Victims are lured into the scam with […]

Sports

Pandemic means changes at Jmst Speedway, 2020

Jamestown  (CSi)  The opening races at Jamestown Speedway for the  2020 season is on June 6 with  a limited number of fans on hand  for both safety and sustainability. Ticket sales will initially be kept to about 750 fans, who will  be asked to socially distance themselves in family groups […]

Sports

HOF Basketball Coach, Jerry Sloan passes, 78

(AP) The Hall of Fame basketball coach Jerry Sloan has died. His death was announced by the Utah Jazz, the team he took to the NBA Finals in 1997 and 1998. The Jazz say he died Friday from complications related to Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia. Sloan spent 23 […]

Jamestown

Stutsman County Memorial Museum Opening Delayed

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Stutsman County Memorial Museum, Board of Directors, have decided to delay the 2020 opening of the Jamestown museum. The news release says, the board concluded that there were too many “touchable,” surfaces in the museum to make any attempt to make them safe, impractical.  The board will […]

Jamestown

Committee Recommendations to Council Mtg., Thurs.

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown City Council’s  Finance & Legal Committee,  Building, Planning & Zoning Committee  Civic Center & Promotion Committee,  Police & Fire Committee, and Public Works Committee met in Joint Session on Thursday, at City Hall.  Council Member Buchanan joined by phone. FINANCE & LEGAL COMMITTEE Considered was the […]