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Trump signs $1.3 trillion spending bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is warning Congress that he will “never sign another bill like this again,” as he signs a $1.3 trillion spending bill. Trump calls the omnibus legislation a “ridiculous situation,” noting lawmakers had only hours to review the massive bill, but says national security concerns […]

Obits

Kenneth Dawkins Mar 21, 2018

Kenneth Dawkins, October 21, 1911 to  March 21, 2018. The funeral service for Kenneth Dawkins, 107, Valley City, ND will be 2:00 PM, Thursday, March 29, 2018 at Epworth United Methodist Church, Valley City. Visitation will be at the church that day beginning at noon. Ken died at Legacy Place […]

Jamestown

Committee updated on residential recycling

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown City Council’s Public Works Committee Thursday received an update on residential recycling, set to start on April 2. Recycling Center of ND, Inc.,  owner, Ralph Friebel said virtually all the recycling carts have been distributed, and damaged carts are being addressed. He said some smaller recycling […]

Celebrate

Ritchison, guest speaker at Chamber Ag Luncheon

Jamestown  (Jamestown Chamber)  Daryl Ritchison, Interim Director of the North Dakota Agriculture Weather Network was the speaker at the annual Chamber Ag Luncheon which was held at the North Dakota Farmers Union.  This event is held every year on National Ag Day, March 20,  to help increase the public’s awareness […]

State

Isaac Cramer passes, Thurs morning

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — ND Congressman Kevin Cramer’s son, who had been suffering from failing liver and kidneys, has died at a Minnesota hospital. Cramer spokesman Tim Rasmussen says 35 year-old Isaac Cramer died Thursday morning at the Mayo Clinic. He would not confirm the cause of death. Cramer told […]

Obits

Sister Ann Louise Kolhoff – Mar 21, 2018

Sister Ann Louise Kolhoff, SMP died March 21, 2018 at the age of 92. The visitation will be Sunday, March 25, 2018 from 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. with rosary at 4:00 p.m. and prayer service at 6:00 p.m. Her funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 26, […]

Valley City

Funding bill includes keeping VC flood wall in place

Washington  U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp Thursday announced that she successfully included in the new congressional funding bill a provision she wrote to keep in place an existing floodwall in Valley City. Without Heitkamp’s fix, the federal government would have forced the city to remove the floodwall – which would have […]

State

Dist 13 GOP endorses legislative candidates

(CSi)  Members of West Fargo’s District 13 Republican Party have endorsed candidates for the North Dakota Legislature. Meeting Tuesday night, they unanimously endorsed Sen. Judy Lee and Rep. Kim Koppelman for re-election and Austen Schauer for the House seat being vacated by Rep. Christopher Olson. Olson, who is now the […]