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UJ hosting Climate Change film viewing Apr 2

Jamestown  (UJ)  UJ Convocation Committee is hosting a screening of “Between Earth and Sky: Climate Change on the Last Frontier.” The screening, which is free and open to the public, will take place April 2, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. in the lobby of the Newman Arena.   The feature-length, science-based […]

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Bernard B. Dunwoody – Mar 18, 2019

Bernard B. Dunwoody, 89, of Edmunds, ND, passed away Monday morning, March 18, 2019 at Eventide, Jamestown, ND.Bernard Burgess Dunwoody was born January 11, 1930, in Edmunds, the son of Brooke and Bernice (Wescom) Dunwoody. He grew up and was educated in the Edmunds area. Bernard entered the US Army […]

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U.S. gas prices rise & to go higher

BOSTON (March 20, 2019) – GasBuddy, the only company connecting drivers with their Perfect Pit Stop,  reports that the national average price of gasoline has risen 35 cents per gallon since January to $2.58 per gallon and now stands at its highest level since November as seasonal changes and refinery […]

Sports

Jimmie Softball Sweeps Mount Marty, Tuesday

ABERDEEN, S.D.  (uj.edu)  — The 25th-ranked University of Jamestown softball team began their first season in the Great Plains Athletic Conference with a pair of wins Tuesday, defeating Mount Marty (S.D.) College 10-2 in six innings and 6-5 in eight innings. The doubleheader, technically home games for the Jimmies, were […]

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George Schlittenhardt – March 18, 2019

Former Valley City, Fire Chief, George Schlittenhardt, 85, Valley City, passed on Monday, March 18, in Sheyenne Care Center. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m., with a prayer service at 7 p.m., Friday, March 22, at Grace Free Lutheran Church in Valley City. Visitation will continue from 10-11 a.m., followed […]

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Harvey Schuh – Sunday March 17, 2019

Harvey Harold Schuh, 63, passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, March 17, 2019, after a brief, but heroic fight against Lung Cancer. Harvey was born March 2, 1956, in Bowman, ND to Harold and Delores (Susag) Schuh. He was educated in Bowman, ND, graduating with […]

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White-tailed Deer, tests positive CWD, near Williston

Bismarck  (Game & Fish)  A white-tailed deer found dead just south of Williston in late February has been confirmed positive for chronic wasting disease, according to Dr. Charlie Bahnson, wildlife veterinarian for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department. “This is unfortunate news because it means CWD is much farther […]

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Farm Rescue donated hay, to flood-stricken Nebraska

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The Plains farm aid nonprofit Farm Rescue is launching an effort to bring donated hay to flood-stricken Nebraska ranchers.North Dakota-based Farm Rescue first activated its “Operation Hay Lift” program to help drought-stricken Upper Midwest ranchers in 2017. Dozens of volunteer truckers hauled hundreds of loads of […]

Sports

Trout close to signing record deal with Angels

(AP) A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that Mike Trout and the Los Angeles Angels are close to finalizing a $432 million, 12-year contract that would shatter the record for the largest deal in North American sports history. The deal was disclosed Tuesday by a person […]