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Jimmie Women face Oregon Tech Wed., NAIA 1st round

Jamestown (UJ)  The 10th-ranked Jimmie women’s basketball team matches up against No. 23 Oregon Tech in the first round of the NAIA DII Women’s Basketball National Championships, as announced by the NAIA office Wednesday. Jamestown (25-5) is the #3 seed in the Liston Bracket while Oregon Tech (24-8) is the […]

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Lawmakers: state-owned casinos, “Retaliatory”

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Some North Dakota lawmakers say a proposal by the state’s top House Republican to allow state-owned casinos is retaliatory. The say the proposal by Fargo Rep. Al Carlson risks angering American Indian tribes even more when relations have already been rubbed raw by the Dakota Access […]

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Ford recall, airbags

DETROIT (AP) — Ford Motor Co is recalling more than 36,000 vehicles in the U.S. and Canada because their air bags may not inflate properly. The recall affects the 2016-2017 Ford Edge, 2016-2017 Lincoln MKX and 2017 Lincoln Continental. Most are in the U.S. but around 4,300 are in Canada. […]

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Flood chances reduced DAPL protest camp area

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) —  The latest spring flood outlook from the National Weather Service shows a greatly reduced chance of flooding in the area where Dakota Access pipeline opponents camped for months in North Dakota. The flood risk had been a concern because of hundreds of tons of trash and […]

Jamestown

Overeaters Anonymous, Jmst Chapter offers support

Jamestown  (CSi)  One out of three Americans are officially listed as “obese,” the leading cause of death. On the Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2 on Thursday, two representatives of the Jamestown chapter of Overeaters Anonymous(R)  (OA) Tina and Teri shared their positions with the local group, and successes […]

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Original camp closes, DAPL protest site

CANNON BALL, N.D.—The original pipeline protest camp on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation closed Wednesday, as the Bureau of Indian Affairs encouraged people to go home rather than be found trespassing. The Bismarck Tribune reports, final campers left the Sacred Stone Camp after days of hurried cleanup that followed a […]

Celebrate Jamestown

“Blessings Bags,” collections underway, for homeless

Jamestown  (CSi)  The North Dakota Region VI Homeless Coalition is partnering with Jamestown Ministerial Association, Triumph Inc, and Edgewood Senior Living to assemble “Blessing Bags” of donated essential care items for people experiencing homelessness and or other hardships. This second annual event establishes “Mercy Box” locations where people can donate […]