GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dollar General upped its bid for the rival Family Dollar chain and addressed an earlier roadblock, saying that it will more than double the number of stores it would shed to tamp down the antitrust concerns of its takeover target. The newest bid is worth $9.1 […]
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Bison atop 2 football polls
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota State University is once again at the top of both Football Championship Subdivision polls. The Bison on Saturday downed Iowa State, which plays in the upper-tier Football Bowl Subdivision. NDSU won handily, 34-14, for its 25th straight victory and its fifth straight […]
ND gas prices up slightly
(CSi) North Dakota, September 2, 2014 Average retail gasoline prices in North Dakota have risen 2.0 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 0.7 cents per […]
Henry Kanwischer – Aug 30, 2014
Henry Kanwischer, 87, Jamestown, ND, died August 30, 2014, at Eventide at Hi-Acres, Jamestown. Henry C. Kanwischer was born June 19, 1927 at Hamburg, ND, the son of Christ and Dora (Wachtel) Kanwischer. He was raised and began school at Hamburg. He moved with his family to Carrington, ND where […]
Prairie Waters grant
Valley City (VCSU) Valley City State University’s Prairie Waters Education and Research Center has received a $9,900 grant from the North Dakota Natural Resources Trust to start a wetlands education program for North Dakota high schools. Prairie Waters will use the funding to create a standards-based education curriculum focusing on […]
Oil fueled surplus grows
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s oil wealth-fueled general fund surplus continues to grow. The Office of Management and Budget released updated revenue projections for the 2013-2015 biennium Friday. Officials estimate the surplus will be at $614 million when the two-year budget cycle ends on June […]
JFD run report
Run Reports Jamestown Fire Department 2013 Total Calls – 259 August 22 – 28, 2014 Call No. 185 August 23rd, 7:44AM, ready squad responded to 1404 1st Ave North, Care Facility, to investigate fire alarm activation. Firefighters checked for smoke/fire none was detected. Cause-systems malfunction. Fire alarm was reset. Time […]
Officer patrols out in force Labor Day weekend
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol says its officers will be out in force during the Labor Day holiday weekend. The agency is planning extra patrols, some of them focusing on alcohol violations, along with sobriety checkpoints in Burke, Cass, Ward and Williams counties. Troopers statewide will […]
Vikings down Jimmies 31-7
Valley City (CSi) The Valley City State University football team left no doubt in its season opener Thursday night under the lights of Shelly Ellig Field. Sophomore quarterback Kurtis Walls passed for 365 yards and four touchdowns, including two each to Zach Johnson and Antoine Griffin, as the Vikings dominated […]
San Jose State defeats UND
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) – Blake Jurich threw three touchdown passes, ran for another score and San Jose State beat North Dakota 42-10 on Thursday night. Jurich was 22 of 25 for 250 yards and connected with Tyler Winston on two touchdown passes. Winston had 10 receptions for 96 yards […]
