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Steel Gate For The FM Area Diversion to Be Delivered

PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will accept delivery of the first of three 47.5 ton Tainter Gates, starting Wednesday afternoon, March 16, for the Diversion Inlet Structure, or DIS, being built south of Horace, North Dakota. The DIS is a part of the […]

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Hoeven Votes down Mask Mandate

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today voted to strike down the federal mask mandate for public transportation, including on planes, buses and trains. Hoeven joined Senator Rand Paul in introducing the legislation, a Congressional Review Act (CRA) Resolution of Disapproval, which would eliminate the mask mandate for public transportation and […]

Valley City

Role of Wetlands and Oceans – March 21 at VCSU

The upcoming presentations include: *Monday, March 21:  The role of wetlands and oceans in climate change to be presented by Olivia Johnson from USGS and Michelle Abshire, assistant professor of science at VCSU; *Monday, April 4: Project Tundra-Can it reduce climate change? Presented by Sonja Kaye with a degree in […]

Obits

Albin E. Schlenker – Sunday, March 13, 2022

Albin E. Schlenker, 85, Alfred, ND died on Sunday, March 13, 2022 at the Eventide Care Center in Jamestown, where he spent a short time on hospice care. For the last two months of his life, he was surrounded by his family, who took turns assisting in his care and […]

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North Dakota’s Unemployment Rate 3.5% for January

BISMARCK, N.D. – Job Service North Dakota reported that labor statistics released today show North Dakota’s January not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.5 percent. The unemployment rate increased 0.5 of a percentage point between December and January, which was consistent with typical seasonal patterns. January 2021’s rate was 1.8 […]

Sports

Tom Brady is at Tampa to Play 23rd Season in NFL

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tom Brady’s retirement lasted 40 days. Brady said Sunday he’s returning to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for his 23rd season in the NFL. The seven-time Super Bowl champion announced his decision on Twitter and Instagram, saying he has “unfinished business.” “These past two months I’ve realized […]

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Shirley Benson – Wednesday March 9, 2022

Shirley Benson, 83, Jamestown, ND died Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at her daughter’s home in Jamestown. Shirley Thorson was born June 3, 1938 at Langdon, ND the daughter of Arthur and Anna Thorson (Skjerva). She grew up in Hampden graduating from Hampden High School; following high school she worked at […]

Sports

NDGF – Grant Application to Assist R3 Efforts

Wildlife, shooting, fraternal and nonprofit civic organizations can submit an application for the Encouraging Tomorrow’s Hunters program, a North Dakota Game and Fish Department grant program developed to assist in the recruitment, retention and reactivation of hunters. The program supports projects and events that provide a positive environment to develop […]