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Jamestown

JFD responds to grass fire, I-94 median

Update… Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Fire Department responded to a grass fire Monday evening about 5:50 in the I-94 median between mile markers 260-261, near Exit 260. The area was near where road construction is taking place. Lt. Sheldon Mohr says the fire burned about 30 square feet of […]

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Stephen D Page – Jul 4, 2016

Stephen D Page (June 10, 1954 – July 4, 2016) Stephen D. Page, 62, of Crookston, MN, died Monday, July 4, 2016 at the North Dakota State Hospital, Jamestown. Stephen Donald Page was born June 10, 1954, the son of Donald and LaVonne (Rivard) Page. He graduated from Crookston High […]

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Superman’s T.V. Lois, Noel Neill passes

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) – The actress who was the first to play Superman’s love interest, Lois Lane, on screen has died. Noel Neill was 95.        Neill’s biographer Larry Ward tells The Associated Press that she died Sunday at her home in Tucson, Arizona, following a long illness.   […]

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FBI: No charges against Hillary, E-Mails

 WASHINGTON (AP) – FBI Director James Comey says the FBI will not recommend criminal charges in its investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server while secretary of state.        Comey made the announcement Tuesday, three days after FBI agents interviewed Clinton in a final step of […]

Jamestown

Record boardings at Jamestown Airport

Jamestown (CSi) June  2016 Boardings at Jamestown Regional Airport were 1,064, compared to 736 in June of 2015, and 334 in June of 2014. Jamestown Regional Airport Authority Chairman Jim Boyd says, the airport has set another passenger boarding record since the Airline De-regulation Act in 1978. He adds, that […]

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Near record pelican numbers, Chase Lake

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says American white pelicans are nesting at a central North Dakota refuge in near-record numbers.        Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge Manager Neil Shook says an aerial count shows 33,694 breeding adults. That’s up from about 27,000 birds last […]

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Marvin Tokach – Jul 3, 2016

Marvin Tokach, 86, Jamestown, died Sunday, July 3, in Ave Maria Village Nursing Home. Visitation will be from 3-7 p.m., with a prayer service at 7 p.m., Wednesday, July 6, at Good Shepherd Chapel at Ave Maria Village Nursing Home in Jamestown. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Thursday, July […]

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ND gas prices down about a penny

North Dakota, (CSi) July 5, 2016 – Average retail gasoline prices in North Dakota have fallen 1.1 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.25/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 493 gas outlets in North Dakota. This compares with the national average that has fallen 3.0 cents […]

Jamestown

JRFD called to brush fire Mon. evening

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Rural Fire Department was called to a brush fire Monday evening, at the Jamestown Reservoir Island. The fire call came in at about 8:30-p.m. Two units, and four firefighters were on the scene for about 25 minutes. Rural Fire Chief Ben Maulding says that the probable […]

Jamestown

Library receives $10,000 donation

Jamestown (CSi) James River Valley Library System, Development Director, Bill Kennedy says Lifetime Vision Source in Jamestown has continued its support with a $10,000 donation to the Alfred Dickey Library. Kennedy says Lifetime Vision Source has donated $10,000 that will go towards the bookmobile project the library has been working […]