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Patrick Heinze – Wednesday March 26, 2025

Patrick Heinze, age 68, of Dazey, ND, died March 26th at his residence under hospice care.  A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, April 2nd at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, rural Dazey, ND.  Visitation will be held on Tuesday, April 1st from 5:00 PM until 7:00 […]

State

Armstrong Announce Support for Phone-Free Schools

BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. Kelly Armstrong, First Lady Kjersti Armstrong and Lt. Gov. Michelle Strinden today joined state legislators, education and student representatives, and others in announcing support for new legislation designed to improve learning and well-being by requiring public schools to adopt policies that require students’ cell phones to be […]

State

Fatal Crash Near Northwood, ND March 26

On March 26, 2025 at approximately 9:30am, a Chevrolet Silverado driven by a 16 year old male was eastbound on 4th Avenue NE and a Buick Riviera driven by a 66 year old male of Hatton ND was northbound on Highway 18. As the Chevrolet entered the intersection to cross […]

Sports Valley City

VCSU Shooting Sports Adds Skeet Team

VALLEY CITY (VCSU) – The Valley City State University Shooting Sports Team is expanding its offerings, announcing the addition of its first official skeet shooting team. VCSU added shooting sports as a coed intercollegiate sport in Fall 2024, starting with a trap shooting team. While trap shooting involves a single […]

Jamestown

Jamestown School Changes in the Community

Lech – In an effort to improve communication and community engagement around facilities, Jamestown Public Schools will be kicking off a video series next week (March 31) and culminate with a community survey this spring. These videos, which are generally less than one minute in length, include perspectives from central […]

Valley City

VCSU President’s Column: Reflections

VCSU LaFave – Once every three years, the North Dakota University System and State Board of Higher Education conduct an in-depth evaluation of campus presidents. My second such evaluation was held last week on our campus. These evaluations bring into focus VCSU’s recent accomplishments, challenges, and future issues for the […]

Jamestown

Family Gifts Farmland to Jamestown Salvation Army

Jamestown – The Jamestown Salvation Army is pleased to announce they are the beneficiary of a transformative and unique gift—a bequest of 236 acres of farmland from a generous donor whose family has chosen to remain anonymous. This substantial gift, appraised at $900,000, will establish an endowment to provide sustained […]

Obits

Harry Schmidt – Monday March 24, 2025

Harry Schmidt, 94, died Monday, March 24, 2025 at Missouri Slope Nursing Home, Bismarck, ND. Harry was born May 26, 1930 on the Schmidt family farm in Frettim Township northeast of Lake Williams, ND to Fred and Mary (Kassman) Schmidt. Harry attended Frettim Township country school and completed the 8th […]