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Jamestown

Frontier Village tourists down

Jamestown (CSi) Tourists at Frontier Village in Jamestown in 2014 have been fewer, with a few weeks remaining  in the present tourism season. Frontier Village is open with reduced hours in September, closing around sunset each day. On Tuesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Jamestown Tourism Director, Searle […]

State

Walaker cancer treatment

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The Fargo mayor says he has checked into a local facility to help with his treatment for kidney cancer.        Dennis Walaker was diagnosed earlier this summer with renal cell carcinoma. He said in a statement Monday that he’s improving every day and will continue […]

Sports

Ravens terminate Rice

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) – The Baltimore Ravens have terminated the contract of running back Ray Rice. The NFL team made the move just hours after the release of a video that appears to show Rice striking his then-fiancee in February. The NFL suspended Rice for two games in July […]

Jamestown

UJ enrollment down housing upgrades

Jamestown (CSi) Officials at the University of Jamestown report that enrollment at UJ is down from 980 last fall to 963 this fall due to a smaller entering class of 271 new students.  The average enrollment for the three previous years was an average of 955, so this year is […]

Sports

Fla St still atop AP poll

 UNDATED (AP) – Unbeaten Florida State remains the top team in The Associated Press poll releases Monday Sept. 8, 2014,  after improving to 2-0 over the weekend.  The Seminoles got 38 first place votes, while No. 2 Oregon received 16 to move ahead of Alabama. Oklahoma is fourth, followed by […]

Jamestown

Mosquito spraying Mon evening

Jamestown (CSi) Fogging operations in the City of Jamestown for adult mosquitoes is scheduled to begin Monday night, September 8, 2014 and will continue throughout the week as is necessary. All fogging operations are contingent upon weather conditions. All fogging operations will take place between approximately 8:30 PM (dusk) until […]

Sports

VCSU fall baseball

VALLEY CITY (VCSU) – Three North Star Athletic Association schools have announced plans to play countable baseball games this fall. Valley City State University, Mayville State University and Presentation College will be taking advantage of new NAIA legislation that allows baseball teams to count statistics and records from fall contests. […]

State

ND gas prices drop slightly

(CSi)  In North Dakota, as of  September 7, 2014 Average retail gasoline prices in North Dakota have fallen 0.5 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.42/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 493 gas outlets in North Dakota. This compares with the national average that has increased 1.3 […]

Jamestown

Outstanding UJ alumni named

Jamestown (CSi)  The  University of Jamestown presented three alumni with the Young Alumni Medallion at Opening Convocation held Sept. 4 in the Reiland Fine Arts Center’s DeNault Auditorium. Dr. Candace (Rohwedder) Granberg is a 2000 graduate. Granberg is a pediatric urologist and Assistant Professor of Pediatric Urology at Mayo Clinic […]

Sports

Morningside downs VCSU

Valley City (CSi)  The No. 3 team in the NAIA football poll lived up to its billing Saturday night. Morningside College handed Valley City State its first loss of the season, knocking off the Vikings 56-14 at Shelly Ellig Field in Valley City.  The Mustangs took control early in their […]