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LaDonna Williamson – Aug. 23, 2022

LaDonna Williamson, 88, Jamestown, ND passed away on Tuesday, August 23, 2022 at her home. LaDonna Babcock was born February 14, 1934 in Jamestown, ND to Leon and Opal Babcock. She grew up and attended school in Jamestown graduating in 1952. She worked for several years in the theaters in […]

Obits

Shirley Ann Unruh -August 22, 2022

Shirley Ann Unruh, 94, passed away on August 22, 2022 at SMP Health – Ave Maria, Jamestown, ND. She was born to Arnold & Elcy Boldt in Jamestown on February 28, 1928. Shirley graduated from Jamestown High School and began her 45 plus years of working and retiring from J.C. […]

Jamestown

Rural Fire Department Adds Equipment

Jamestown (JRFD) – The Jamestown Rural Fire Department has purchased a UTV to assist with firefighting. The new Cam-Am six-wheeler plus the department’s 2010 Polaris Ranger are upgraded with the same radios and new tanks, pumps and a foam system custom built for both units. Each side-by-side vehicle was fitted […]

Jamestown

EMS Education upcoming fall course starts Aug. 29.

(CSi) Jamestown EMS Education upcoming Fall course starting Aug. 29. Jamestown Area Ambulance Operations Manager Andrew Berkey says they typically hold courses in the Spring and those who are interested in helping others and providing a necessary service to their community should consider becoming an EMT. He says a big […]

State

Gov. Proposes Eliminating ND Income Tax, Lower Earners

BISMARCK,N.D. (AP) — Gov. Doug Burgum has proposed eliminating state income taxes for lower-earning North Dakotans while shrinking them for higher earners to a small flat tax, which he says would save taxpayers about $250 million annually. Flanked by Republican lawmakers and other state officials at the state Capitol, Burgum […]

State

Mother Kills Adult Son, Self, In Bismarck

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Police say a mother from Tennessee fatally shot her adult son at his place in Bismarck before taking her own life. Lt. Luke Gardiner says officers went to son’s residence about 3 p.m. Tuesday after police received numerous requests from family members for a welfare check […]

Obits

Larry Hopland – August 22, 2022

Larry Hopland, 73, passed away Monday morning, August 22, 2022 at CHI Oakes Hospital, Oakes, ND. Larry Emil Hopland was born June 30, 1949, at Trinity Hospital, Jamestown, ND, the son of Emil and Ruth Emma (Burleson) Hopland. He graduated from Jamestown High School in 1967 and attended Jamestown College […]