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Diane Weispfenning July 8, 2022

Diane Weispfenning, 69, passed away peacefully at home on July 8, 2022. She chose to embrace life while living several years with cancer. Diane was born in 1953 to E. Myron and Colleen Erickson and grew up on the family farm near Cooperstown, ND. She attended and graduated from Cooperstown […]

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Lelia Mae Schardin – July 8, 2022

Lelia Mae Schardin was born on November 5, 1930, on a farm near Diesem, North Dakota, the daughter of Fred and Emma (Belz) Schardin. She was first baptized by her grandmother Belz at the home and later on December 20, 1930 at the church. She was confirmed on March 25, […]

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Donald “Don” Vern Arbuckle -Jul 8, 2022

Donald “Don” Vern Arbuckle, 67, of Litchville, ND passed away July 8th, 2022, from complications following heart surgery. Don was born January 17, 1955, to Raymond and Jeannette (Richardson) Arbuckle in Cooperstown, ND. He grew up in Hannaford, ND with his siblings Jerome, Thomas & Patti. Throughout his school years […]

Valley City

Message From VC Mayor Dave Carlsrud

Valley City (Chamber  7/3/2022) Hello Everybody, Do you have your garbage cans? What a question, but with the high winds, garbage cans have been blown here there and everywhere. How about putting identification on your garbage cans so others can help you find them? Missouri River Energy Services (MRES) manages […]

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Charlotte L. Bellon, Thursday, July 7, 2022

Charlotte was born on January 8, 1928, the daughter of Alfred and Ilea (McCleary) Lambrecht in Adrian, North Dakota. She married Clifford Bellon on February 9, 1949 in Winnemucca, NV. She and her husband, Clifford farmed in the Spiritwood and Jamestown area. Mesa, AZ was her winter home, and she […]

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Max Jordan Mutschler, July 5, 2022

Max Jordan Mutschler, 32, Jamestown, ND died on Tuesday, July 5, 2022 in Velva, ND. Max was born on November 13, 1988 in Jamestown, ND to Rick and Teri Mutschler. He grew up on the family farm north of Jamestown and attended school in Wimbledon, ND and later Jamestown Public […]

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Joyce Eloise Ronzheimer – June 26, 2022

Nearly a Centenarian at the age of 99 1/2, our loving mother, Joyce Eloise Ronzheimer (Christmas, Bailey, Potter) passed into Eternal Life on June 26, 2022. With her mind remaining quite aware and her spirit strong, Joyce went on to be reunited with her many loved ones and believing friends. […]

State

Chad Isaak Appealing His Conviction

MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — A man sentenced to life in prison for killing four people at a North Dakota business is appealing his conviction. An attorney for Chad Isaak argues the man’s conviction should be reversed because of errors during jury selection and violations of Isaak’s right to a public […]