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Sr. citizens employment program available

(CSi) The Senior Community Service Employment Program or SCSEP, has been introduced to all North Dakota counties including Barnes and Stutsman. The program is available at no cost to eligible individuals and provides paid community service assignments to assist organizations, training, and job search help. The program is funded through […]

Jamestown

Hydrant flushing

Jamestown  (CSi)  The  Jamestown City Engineer’s Office has announced that crews will begin flushing hydrants on Tuesday, May 26,2015. Crews  are scheduled to begin in the Northwest and Northeast areas of the city and will continue to work during normal hours until completed. The city is asking residents to be […]

State

Toyota, Nissan expand air bag recall

TOKYO (AP) — Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co. are expanding their recalls over problem air bags made by Japanese supplier Takata Corp. by another 6.5 million vehicles. Toyota said Wednesday it was recalling nearly 5 million more vehicles globally for the air bag inflator problem. Some 637,000 of […]

Jamestown Obits

Norma Richardson – May 17, 2015

Norma Richardson, 82, Jamestown, ND, died of a heart attack May 17, 2015 at Jamestown Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Richardson was born July 14, 1932 in Bismarck, ND, the daughter of John and LaVerne (Sharff) Rolle. She grew up and attended school in Glen Ullin, ND and graduated from Glen […]

Sports

UND nickname list, narrowed

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – A University of North Dakota committee has narrowed the list of potential nicknames for the school to 63.        The group went through about 1,200 nickname ideas that were approved by a consultant after a month-long campaign to solicit suggestions from the public. The […]

Sports

UND men’s hockey adds to non-conf.sched.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – The University of North Dakota men’s hockey team next season will face nonconference opponents from the Big 10, Hockey East and the WCHA. UND competes in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference. It unveiled its 2015-16 nonconference opponents on Tuesday. They include Wisconsin and Michigan State […]

Valley City

No injury, semi rollover E. of Tower City

Tower City (CSi) The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports, a semi rollover on I-94 on Tuesday about 2:50a.m., east of Tower City. The semi was eastbound and entered the median and rolled. The driver, 68 year-old Freddie Reyes of Yakima, Washington took evasive action and steered in an attempt to […]

Jamestown

Wknd heavy rain causes homeowners problems

Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown officials received calls stemming from the weekend storm that dropped more than 5 inches of rain and snow on Jamestown. The large amount of rain inundated the recently cleaned storm sewer system and caused sewage backups into a number of homes in southeast Jamestown. Utilities Operations Manager, […]

Jamestown

Suspect jailed in Jmst after high speed chase

 Jamestown (CSi) A man faces a number of charges after he tried to elude a Foster County Sheriff’s Deputy north of Carrington. The incident occurred about11:25pm on Friday. In a news release, Foster County States Attorney Paul Murphy says the pursuit ended in Eddy County after the suspects vehicle went […]

State

Dalrymple signs vetoes

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Gov. Jack Dalrymple has vetoed a handful of bills, two weeks after the North Dakota Legislature adjourned.        One of the vetoed bills prohibits consideration of multiyear contracts and severance packages for the chancellor and other top North Dakota University System employees.        Dalrymple […]