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Jamestown DMV & Chamber office limited access May 11

Jamestown  (Chamber)  Jamestown Department of Motor Vehicle offering Dropbox and Appointments Due to the concerns regarding the spread of COVID-19, the Jamestown Dept of Motor Vehicle Office is taking every possible precaution to ensure the safety of our customers. We are still encouraging customers to mail in their paperwork when […]

State

Food assistance during pandemic, qualified children

BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota’s Department of Public Instruction (DPI) and Department of Human Services have teamed up with support from the United States Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Services (USDA FNS) to provide food assistance during the pandemic emergency for children who participated in or qualified for the […]

State

75th Anniversary, End of WWII, Europe, May 8

Washington DC  (AP) — 8 World War II veterans will join President Donald Trump at a wreath-laying ceremony Fri May 8 to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of the war in Europe. In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, White House officials describe the veterans as “choosing nation […]

Sports

Nelson named POWERade Sr. Athlete of the Year

INFORUM Grant Nelson of Devils Lake has been named the winner of the North Dakota High School Coaches Association POWERade senior athlete of the year award in Class A boys basketball. Nelson, a 6-foot-10 guard/forward who has committed to play at North Dakota State, averaged 25 points, 18 rebounds and […]

State

Great River Energy to retire Underwood gen. plant

Bismarck  – Gov. Doug Burgum released the following statement Thursday after Great River Energy (GRE), a not-for-profit wholesale electric power cooperative providing power in Minnesota and Wisconsin, announced plans to retire its 1,151-megawatt (MW) coal generating power plant, Coal Creek Station, in Underwood, N.D., during the second half of 2022. […]

Jamestown

Convicted sex offender changes Jamestown address

Jamestown  (CSi) 5-7-20  The Jamestown Police Department warns residents of a convicted sex offender who has relocated in Jamestown. Leroy John Hanson now lives at 117 1st Street West, Number 2, Jamestown, ND Hanson is a 56 year old White Male five feet seven inches tall weighing 210 pounds with […]

Celebrate

Sharon Cox to retire from University Jamestown

Jamestown  (uj.edu)  The University of Jamestown reports that  Sharon Cox, MFA, Department Chair and Associate Professor of Art, will retire after 28 years of service to University of Jamestown. Cox joined University of Jamestown in the fall of 1992 to teach art and journalism after teaching previously at Lynchburg College […]

Obits

Andrew Waldock – Wednesday May 6, 2020

Andrew Allan “Andy” Waldock, 69, Jamestown, ND passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2020 peacefully at his home after battling failing health for the past several months. Andrew Waldock was born February 27, 1951 in Minot, North Dakota to Benedict and Jane (Gould) Waldock.  On July 11, 1975, Andy and Donna […]