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Longmore resigns, VCSU Head Volleyball Coach

Valley City   (VCSU)  Valley City State University athletic director Jill DeVries announced today that Adam Longmore has resigned his position as head volleyball coach, effective at the end of the fall semester. Longmore coached the Vikings for the last six seasons, guiding the program to a 74-105 overall record. Under […]

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Viking Women fall to Bemidji St. in exhibition

BEMIDJI, MINN. (VCSU) – The Valley City State women’s basketball team dropped an exhibition game to Bemidji State Tuesday night 62-46. The loss will not count towards the Vikings’ overall season record. Valley City State shot 30 percent overall (15-50), 25 percent on 3’s (3-12), and 81 percent on free […]

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Funeral arrangements for Gary Riffe – Nov 25

Gary Riffe, 73, of Savage, MN, (formerly Jamestown, ND) died Sunday, November 17, 2019, at Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina, MN after suffering from an amyloid stroke. Visitation will be from 9-11 AM, followed by a funeral at 11 AM, Monday, November 25, 2019, at Eden Prairie Assembly of God, […]

State

ND oil production down, September

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota regulators say oil production in September was down slightly from the record set a month earlier. The Department of Mineral Resources says the state produced an average of 1.44 million barrels of oil daily in September. That’s down from the record of 1.48 million […]

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Burgum requests extension, assess damages

Bismarck  (Gov. Burgum’s Office)   – Gov. Doug Burgum submitted a letter Monday seeking an extension for the North Dakota Department of Emergency Services (NDDES) to finish compiling local preliminary damage assessments for a presidential disaster declaration following historic fall flooding that has caused millions of dollars in damage to […]

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Inmate captured, walked away from Centre Inc.

Fargo, ND (Valley News Live) – Juan Francisco Martinez, a fugitive who walked away from Centre Inc in Fargo this weekend, has been apprehended. The High Plains Fugitive Task Force, with assistance from the Cass County Sheriff’s Office and the Fargo Police Department, arrested Martinez in North Fargo early Tuesday […]

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Jimmie Men’s Soccer players earn GPAC Honors

SIOUX CITY, Iowa   (uj.edu) — The University of Jamestown men’s soccer team had three players earn Great Plains Athletic Conference honorable mention all-conference honors, the conference office announced Monday. Goalkeeper Jake Askew (SR/Rotherham, England), midfielder Karl Gatiramu (FR/Nairobi, Kenya), and forward Aaron Pike (SO/Milton Keynes, England) were recoginzed for their […]

Valley City

Corps drawing down Lake Ashtabula level

St. Paul  (USACE)  The Corps is currently lowering the elevation of Lake Ashtabula, located near Valley City, North Dakota. The current elevation is 1,265.5 feet, and will be further drawn down to 1,262.5 feet by March 1. The reservoir may be lowered further prior to spring runoff based on snowpack […]

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Jimmies named, GPAC 2nd Team Players

SIOUX CITY, Iowa  (uj.edu)  — Punter Izaak Myles (SO/Apple Valley, Calif.) and defensive lineman Vincent Corral (SO/Gilbert, Ariz.) were named to the Great Plains Athletic Conference second team as the conference office announced its All-Conference teams Tuesday. Myles set a new Jimmie single season record with his 41.0 yards per punt […]