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Marian Schlenker Nitschke – July 16, 2019

Marian Gladys Schlenker Nitschke, 88,  of Jamestown, ND,  died Tues July 16 at Ave Maria Village. Marian was born May 10, 1931 on the family farm near Jud, ND. She received her 8th Grade certificate from Michelson #3 Township’s one room school. Marian’s parents were John R. & Maria Schlenker. […]

Jamestown

Jamestown Parks & Rec receives AARP grant

Jamestown, Forman, & West Fargo were awarded a 2019 AARP Community Challenge grant. A total of nearly $1.6 million will be distributed to fund 159 “quick action” projects across the country, helping communities make immediate improvements and jumpstart long-term progress to support residents of all ages. A total of 1,661 […]

WeatherNews

Early Wed morning rain, soaks the area

Rain early this Wednesday morning caused an overland flood warning to be issued in northern Stutsman County and Foster County that expired at 5:45 a.m. Unofficial rainfall amounts ranged between 3 and 5 inches. On our CSi Weather computer in Downtown Jamestown .07 was recorded. Officially the Weather Service Jamestown […]

State

Cropduster plan crashes Tuesday evening

The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports that around 530 pm Tuesday,  a crop duster flown by Danny Thompson, Wyndmere, ND suffered mechanical issues. These mechanical issues caused the aircraft to make an emergency landing 8 miles northwest of Lidgerwood, ND. During the landing the left wing of the aircraft clipped […]

Jamestown

ND airline boardings up, Jamestown down

Bismarck  (CSi)   The ND Aeronautics Commission reports that during the first half of calendar year 2019, ND’s commercial service airports provided a total of 580,343 passenger boardings. This is a growth of 53,240 passengers or a 10% increase from this same time period in 2018. The increased number of passengers […]

Jamestown

High Risk Sex Offender changes Jamestown address

Jamestown  (CSi)  Jamestown Police warns residents of a convicted sex offender who has changed his Jamestown address. Alton Grant Mitzel, Aliases…Alton Red Fox, Tony Red Fox….now lives at 2623 Highway 281 South, Super 8 Motel, No. 215, Jamestown, ND. He presently has no vehicle He is a 40 year old […]

State

Investigation into aircraft crash at Hawley airport

Hawley, Mn (AP) — Federal investigators say a passer by saw a gyroplane descend nose down and crash into the ground at a western Minnesota airport this month, killing the pilot. According to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board, the gyroplane crashed 300 feet from the departure […]

Jamestown

High Risk Sex Offender changes Jamestown address

Jamestown  (CSi) 7- 16-19  Jamestown Police Dept is warning residents regarding a convicted sex offender who has changed his Jamestown address. Charles Matthew Carrington now resides at 1530 6th Avenue, Southwest,, Buffalo Motel, No. 24, amestown, ND .  He presently has no vehicle. He is a 51 year old  American […]

State

Man missing since July 6, found dead

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Grand Forks police say a man missing since July 6 has been found dead. Police solicited the public’s help in locating 55-year-old Fernando Balboa when he went missing because he needed to take medication every four hours. Authorities said Tuesday a body was discovered in […]