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Jeremy Orn – Mar 27, 2015

Jeremy Orn, 32, passed away unexpectedly on Friday evening, March 27, 2015 of natural causes in Minneapolis, MN. Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m., Saturday, April 4, 2015 at the United Presbyterian Church, Jamestown. Prayer Service: 5:00 p.m., Friday, April 3, 2015 at the United Presbyterian Church, Jamestown.

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Farmers Union wants ballot measure

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s biggest farm group says it will campaign to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot to overturn the Legislature’s decision to loosen the state’s Depression-era ban against corporate farming.        North Dakota Farmers Union President Mark Watne made the announcement on Friday during […]

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Nelson returning to TV as “Coach”

 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Craig T. Nelson is getting back in the coaching game for NBC. The network said that it has ordered 13 episodes of a sequel to the 1989-97 ABC sitcom “Coach” that starred Nelson as Hayden Fox, head coach of a college football team. In the new […]

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Mary Rabideaux – Mar 24, 2015

Mary Rabideaux, 89, of Jamestown, died Tuesday March 24, 2015 at Eventide Hi-Acres Manor, Jamestown, ND. Mary was born in Dilworth, MN on 12-7-1925 to Suzie (Ricker) and Nick Moratis. Mary was the oldest of 9 brother and sisters. She attended Dilworth High School and graduated in 1943. She worked […]

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JRMC employees giving campaign nets dollars

Jamestown (CSi)  The 20th annual Jamestown Regional Medical Center Foundation Employee Giving Campaign ended on March 23, 2015. This year 118 employees made gifts and every department participated in the campaign. Over $38,000 will advance healthcare in the community by providing new funds to help launch oncology care, provide surgical […]

Sports

Class B All-State

By: Greg DeVillers (NDAPSSA) GRAND FORKS, N.D. (NDAPSSA) – For four years, Hannah Stewart and Gabbie Bohl have been dominant forces on a dominant Minot Bishop Ryan basketball team. But they dominated within a team concept.   “They’ve been a nice tandem to work with,” Ryan coach Julie Stewart said. […]

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ND oil rig count at 5 year low

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The number of drill rigs in western North Dakota’s oil patch has slipped below 100 for the first time in five years due to the sagging price of crude.        There were 98 rigs drilling in North Dakota on Wednesday. That’s exactly 100 fewer than […]

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Heinz buying Kraft Foods

 NEW YORK (AP) – H.J. Heinz Co. is buying Kraft Foods Group Inc., creating what the companies say will be the third-largest food and beverage company in North America.        The deal was engineered by Heinz’s owner, the Brazilian investment firm 3G Capital, and billionaire investor Warren Buffett’s Berkshire […]

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Blue Jays WDA All-Conference basketball

WDA Girls basketball All Conference 2014-2015 Cassie Askvig Minot Sophie Bengson Minot Ashley Davis Belcourt Regan Dennis Century Sierra Duttenhefer Minot Ali Fisher Bismarck Syann Golus Belcourt Hannah Hanson Mandan Jordyn Jossart Century Meryl Kovacs Dickinson Katie Nice Williston Meghan Orr Jamestown Kourtney Selensky Century Brooke Suko Minot Cassidy Wilhelm […]

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MLS commits to Minn.

 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Major League Soccer has committed to Minnesota, awarding an expansion franchise to start playing in 2018 with the expectation an outdoor stadium will be built before then.        Bill McGuire, the former health care executive and current owner of the Minnesota United club in the second-tier […]