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State

Fire Ban, most of Foster County

(CSi)  Foster County has declared a fire emergency and burn ban effective immediately (May 4, 2016). A release from Foster County Emergency Manager Jess Earle states that the lack of snow and rain combined with warm temperatures and high winds have caused excessive dry down of fuels. This increases the […]

Valley City

Shelly Differding receives Make a Difference Award

Bismarck (CSi) North Dakota early childhood service providers work to help shape the lives and futures of the children in their care. In conjunction with Child Care Provider Appreciation Day, the North Dakota Department of Human Services has recognized two licensed early childhood service providers with the Make a Difference […]

Celebrate

JRMC RN receives Leadership Award

Jamestown  (CSi JRMC)   May 6 – 12 is National Nurses Week. This national healthcare observance honors nursing staff’s professional skills and abilities in providing ethical practice and quality care. Jamestown Regional Medical Center is taking this time to recognize and thank their nursing team. “I would like to extend a special […]

Sports

Record bass caught, SD

WEBSTER, S.D. (AP) – A smallmouth bass pulled from Horseshoe Lake in northeastern South Dakota last month is a state record. The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department says the 7 pound, 3 ounce fish was caught by Lyal Held of Barnesville, Minnesota. It topped the previous record set […]

State

Court upholds conviction, sentence “Spud Scam”

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – An appeals court has upheld the conviction and sentence of a North Dakota farmer who was found guilty of intentionally destroying potatoes to collect federal farm insurance payments.        A jury in December 2014 found Aaron Johnson, who lived near Cooperstown, guilty of conspiring to […]

Sports

VCSU training gets accreditation

Vallley City  (CSI-VCSU) The athletic training program at Valley City State University has been granted a five-year initial accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE). The program accreditation is the capstone of a multiyear process which began at VCSU in the 2011–12 academic year with the […]

Jamestown

County supports SAFE Shelter project

Jamestown (CSi) The Stutsman County Commission will provide support for a SAFE Shelter project. Director Lynne Tally requested support  as a sponsoring agent in building a new office. She said the building would be procured by the Anne Carlsen Center in Jamestown and Tally mentioned that an anonymous donor would […]

Celebrate

Marketplace for kids in Jmst

Jamestown  (CSi)  A Marketplace for Kids Day was held in Jamestown at the Civic Center on Tuesday May 3rd. Marketplace for Kids is a nationally recognized model. Outreach and technical assistance is provided to school districts, consortium of schools, youth organizations, and associations interested in Youth Entrepreneurship. What is an […]

Valley City

Perm flood control project closures

Valley City (CSi) The permanent flood protection project will include the closure of the East City Park Bridge, starting Wednesday May 4, 2016. Pedestrian traffic will not be able to cross the East City Park Bridge. The Viking Drive Bridge will remain closed to vehicles but remain open to pedestrian […]

State

ND education standards to be rewritten

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – State School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler says North Dakota teachers will rewrite and improve math and English standards that are not based on the federally backed Common Core.        Baesler says the standards will be written “by North Dakotans, for North Dakotans.”        Baesler says […]