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Snow Plow Operator Week

Bismarck (CSi) Governor Jack Dalrymple has proclaimed February 24-28 Snow Plow Operator Week in North Dakota. This week the state recognizes the efforts made by all snow plow drivers to keep roads maintained and safe for travel for motorists throughout the winter.  “The state’s snow plow operators work days, nights, […]

Sports

Wolves K-Love, Tops In West

 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love is the NBA’s Western Conference Player of the Week.        It’s the second time this season Love won the award. The league made the announcement Monday.        Love scored 42 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to lead the Wolves to […]

Sports

MLB Adopts Home Plate Collision Rule

NEW YORK (AP) – Major League Baseball and its players have banned most home plate collisions but left open an exception if the catcher has the ball and is blocking the runner’s direct path to home plate.        A new rule, 7.13, was adopted by MLB and the players’ […]

State

Track State Tax Dollars

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Oil-rich North Dakota is socking away billions of dollars in tax revenue and residents increasingly are questioning where it’s going.        North Dakota Treasurer Kelly Schmidt says her agency launched a link on its website last week to help people track various funds and see […]

Sports

Florida New No. 1 AP Men’s Hoops Poll

Florida is the new No. 1 in the AP college basketball poll, the Gators’ first time on top of the rankings since they repeated as national champions in 2007.        The Gators (25-2) moved up one place Monday, replacing Syracuse (25-2), which lost twice last week and dropped to […]

Sports

Results JRFD Fishing Derby

Jamestown (CSi)  The Jamestown Rural Fire Department’s Fishing Derby was held Saturday February 22, 2014 at Jamestown Reservoir. About  800 anglers braved the elements,  with over 175 fish caught.  The annual event raises around $30,000 for the all-volunteer JRFD, going toward equipment costs. This year, the funds raised will likely go toward […]

Valley City

Snow Week, Valley City High School

From VCHS… Valley City (CSi) It is Snow Week 2014  at Valley City High School this week. The students of VCHS have a variety of fun events planned for the week, including:   Monday’s Identity Swap Day in which students will choose someone else’s style to dress up like. Students will […]

Sports

Winter Olympics 2014 End.

SOCHI, Russia (AP) – The Olympic cauldron has been extinguished, the last of the 99 gold medals have been handed out and the 2,856 athletes are heading home following the closing of the Sochi Games. The last premier event was the men’s gold medal hockey game and the defending champion […]

Obits

Gertrude Neys – Feb 21, 2014

Gertrude Neys, 95, of Buchanan, ND, died Friday, February 21, 2014 at Eventide at Hi-Acres, Jamestown. Gertrude was born on September 8, 1918, on a farm near Buchanan, ND, the daughter of Sylvester and Helen (Wilma) Blaskowski. She attended the Rudnick country school and Buchanan grade school. Gertrude was active […]

State

I-94 Reopened E. Bound At Richardton

 RICHARDTON, N.D. (AP) – The eastbound lanes of Interstate 94 in southwestern North Dakota were closed to traffic for several hours early Monday after a semitrailer crash.        The Highway Patrol says the semi driver fell asleep shortly after 3:30 a.m. and crashed into a guardrail and a cement […]