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Valley City

New changes outlined, Barnes Senior Center

Valley City  (CSi)  The door to the Barnes County Senior Center is now locked.  Call ahead to make an appointment to enter the building. Those picking up meals should drive into the loading zone in front of the building and staff members then bring your meals out to vehicles. Also, […]

Valley City

VCSU postpones 2020 spring commencement

Valley City  (VCSU) Officials at VCSU have postponed its spring 2020 commencement ceremony, originally scheduled for Sat May 16. Citing public health and safety concerns, President Alan LaFave made the announcement in an email to the campus community March 31. “Like so many of the other decisions we’ve needed to […]

Sports

ESPN CSi 14, to show NBA 2K Tournament

(Field Level Media)  The NBA has plans for a players-only NBA 2K video game tournament to be shown on ESPN-CSi Cable 14, Yahoo Sports reported Monday evening. Per the report, the league hopes to launch the event Friday and involve some big-name players. Each team is expected to have a […]

State

Water on roadways in ND, roads still open

NDDOT  March 31: The following state highways remain open but are affected by flood waters: US 83, approximately nine miles south of Strasburg, water encroaching on road. Flaggers in place with reduced speeds. ND 14, approximately twelve miles north of Wing, water encroaching on road. Traffic control in place with […]

Jamestown

OnTrac Learning Center has limited openings

Jamestown  (CSi)  As a multi-licensed child care center, On TRAC Learning Center looks to meet the child care needs of essential service workers in the community.  Jamestown Parks and Recreation and On TRAC participate in the Childcare Emergency Operations Grant Program through  the ND Dept of Human Services. The CEOG […]

State

Essentia Health: 500 employees on unpaid leave

DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — Essentia Health has placed 500 employees on unpaid leave as it deals with the financial impact of canceled surgeries and appointments because of the coronavirus pandemic. The move affects about 3% of the health care provider’s workforce and involves non-medical staff. The Duluth, Minnesota-based health care […]

Jamestown

JRMC ER Nurse offers yoga class online

Jamestown   (JRMC)  An Emergency Department Nurse in Jamestown is caring for her community inside and out of patient rooms. Rachel Macdonald, a registered nurse in the Jamestown Regional Medical Center Emergency Department is also a certified yoga instructor. She’s offering a 60-minute class online, called Yoga Bliss for COVID Calm. […]

Obits

Ava Donegan – Sunday March 29, 2020

Ava Donegan, 16, of Jamestown, ND, passed away Sunday night, March 29, 2020, at her home. Ava Mae Donegan was born February 19, 2004 in Jamestown, the daughter of Alyson Donegan. She attended St. John’s Academy and was currently a sophomore at Jamestown High School, and had worked at Burger […]

State

ND implements public screening at State Capital

Bismarck  (CSi)  – Office of Management and Budget Director Joe Morrissette announced Monday that the North Dakota State Capitol and select locations of the North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) will begin implementing a COVID-19 public screening processes. “The screening process is being added to certain state facilities in order to […]