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Some consumers think gas prices too high

Fargo  (CSi March 28, 2017) — A new AAA survey reveals that nearly a quarter of consumers believe the price at the pump is too high. AAA projects the national average for a gallon of gasoline to increase 40 cents this summer, peaking near $2.70. Currently gas is 25 cents higher […]

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Notable events in dispute over DAPL

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Notable events in the dispute over the Dakota Access oil pipeline. Dec. 2014 — Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners applies to the federal government to build the 1,200-mile Dakota Access pipeline to carry North Dakota oil through the Dakotas and Iowa to an existing pipeline in Illinois. […]

Obits

Paul Allen Heer – Mar 27, 2017

Paul Allen Heer, 62, of Jamestown, ND, died Monday, March 27th, 2017. Paul was born September 18th, 1954, son of Donna and Wilbert Heer and the beloved grandson of Gus and Angela Wiese. He grew up and attended school in Jamestown, ND. Paul spent much of his childhood on his […]

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Burgum vetos state employee bonus limits from governor

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum has vetoed a measure that would limit employee bonuses from the governor. Burgum on Monday rejected the bill, saying it “places unprecedented and intentional restrictions” on a governor’s ability to recruit and retain key employees. It was Burgum’s first veto of […]

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Dow, DuPont merger approved

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has approved the proposed merger of Dow Chemical and DuPont, saying that the companies’ commitments to divest businesses have addressed its concerns. Both plan to join in a $62 billion deal and then break apart into three separate, publicly traded companies. The companies would […]

Sports

Raiders move to Las Vegas approved by NFL

PHOENIX (AP) — NFL owners approved the Oakland Raiders’ move to Las Vegas at the league meetings on Monday. The vote was a foregone conclusion after the league and Raiders were not satisfied with Oakland’s proposals for a new stadium, and Las Vegas stepped up with $750 million in public […]

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Corps supporting local flood fights

St. Paul  (CSi) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is preparing to support local flood fight efforts in North Dakota. The Corps received a request for assistance from the state of North Dakota March 24, 2017. The Corps mobilized its contractor, Tunheim Construction, from Moorhead, Minnesota, […]

Obits

Diana Gray – Mar 27, 2017

Diana M. Gray, 67, of Jamestown, ND, went home to Heaven on Saturday, March 25th, 2017, at Sanford Medical Center in Bismarck, ND. Diana was born on March 3rd, 1950 in Dallas, Texas, to Orville and Peggy (Welborne) Lemke. She graduated from high school in Napa Valley, California. Diana had […]

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Dorie M. Burdick – Mar 23, 2017

The funeral service for Dorie M. Burdick, 91, Valley City, ND will be at 11:00 AM on March 29, 2017 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Valley City. Visitation will be held Tuesday, March 28, 2017, from 5 to 7pm at Lerud-Schuldt-Mathias Funeral Home, Valley City. Burial will be at Memory Gardens […]