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U.S. Attorney Purdon steps down

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Timothy Purdon is stepping down as U.S. attorney for North Dakota.        The 46-year-old says he’s returning to private practice and will be establishing an office in Bismarck for a national law firm. He would not name the company.        Purdon tells The Associated […]

Valley City

Gwinner possible location CHS campus

Valley City (CSi)  Gwinner  Cenex Harvest State’s Inc (CHS) is reviewing plans to break ground on a 196-acre campus in Gwinner. The proposed facility’s plans include a grain shuttle loading facility with 2.2-million bushel storage and a 27,000-ton dry fertilizer hub plant. The fertilizer facility, with 1,200 ton-per-hour receiving system, […]

State

Mn man disputes Williams’ story

DULUTH, Minn. (AP) – A father of four from Duluth says he knows exactly what happened on board the Chinook helicopter carrying NBC anchor Brian Williams over the Iraq desert in 2003. Allan Kelly was one of three pilots on the helicopter.        Kelly tells the Star Tribune (http://strib.mn/1793KHD […]

Obits

Margaret E. York – Feb 7, 2015

Margaret York, 96, of Fargo, ND, formerly of Jamestown, ND, died Saturday, February 7, 2015 at Elim Care Center, Fargo. Margaret Conley was born on January 3, 1919, at Urbana, ND, the daughter of Earl and Winifred (Graham) Conley. She was educated at Urbana and graduated from Hannaford High School. […]

Sports

UND men’s hockey polls

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – The University of North Dakota men’s hockey team has retained its Top Five positions in both national polls this week, after being idle over the weekend.        UND is No. 3 in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll and No. 2 in the USCHO.com […]

Sports

Class B basketball polls

Class B basketball polls Boys Team Rcd Pts LW 1. Four Winds-Minnewaukan (11) 14-1 119 1 2. Rugby (1) 15-1 109 2 3. Berthold 15-1 94 5 4. Oak Grove 12-3 77 6 5. New England 14-2 71 7 6. Ellendale 14-1 51 3 7. North Star 11-3 46 4 […]

WeatherNews

Weather Advisory till 4am Wed Valley City

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS  IN EFFECT FROM 6-P.M. TUESDAY  UNTIL 4 AM CST WEDNESDAY… FOR BLOWING SNOW INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…VALLEY CITY…LISBON…GWINNER TUESDAY EVENING…STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP…LEADING TO BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITIES ONE HALF MILE OR LESS IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW…SLEET…OR FREEZING RAIN […]

Sports

NFL Films founder passes

 NEW YORK (AP) – The NFL says that NFL Films founder Ed Sabol has died. He was 98.        The league said he died Monday at his home in Scottsdale, Arizona.        Sabol was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2011. During his tenure at […]