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Crash Near Binford Tues Injures Cooperstown Man

Binford  (NDHP)  The North Dakota Highway Patrol investigated a crash on Tuesday about 2:47pm on Highway 65, 7 miles east of Binford. An Oldsmobile Alero, driven by 72 year old Dale Kinzler,  of Cooperstown was eastbound on Highway 65, traveling to Cooperstown. The semi, driven by  23 year old Rylan Briss, […]

Obits

Ella Syverson – Sunday September 12, 2021

Ella Syverson passed away September 12, 2021 at her home in Jamestown, ND. Ella Elsie Syverson was born on January 24, 1951 in Coon Rapids, MN to Emil and Elsie Geisler. Ella lived for many years in the Merricourt and Edgeley area. She loved the outdoors, gardening, fishing and raising […]

State

Sanford Health System needs more nurses

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — An executive at the largest health care system in North Dakota says its hospitals in Fargo alone could use up to 300 more nurses to handle COVID-19 cases. Dr. Doug Griffin is the Sanford Health vice president and medical officer in Fargo, the state’s largest city. […]

Obits

Comic Norm Macdonald passes, 61

NEW YORK (AP) — Former “Saturday Night Live” comic Norm Macdonald is dead after a nine-year battle with cancer. His death Tuesday was confirmed by his management team, Brillstein Entertainment Partners. Macdonald was on the show during the 1990s as a writer-performer, and a laconic host of “Weekend Update.” After […]

State

Former Minneapolis Officers Plead Not Guilty, Fed Charges

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Four former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights have pleaded not guilty to the federal charges against them. A federal grand jury indicted Derek Chauvin, Thomas Lane, J. Kueng and Tou Thao in May for allegedly depriving Floyd of his rights while acting […]

Jamestown

Approved funding for James Valley Career & Tech. Cntr.

(CSi)  Jamestown / Stutsman Development Corporation  (JSDC) held its monthly board meeting on Monday. On Tuesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, JSDC Business Development Director, Corry Shevlin said, the board voted to approve match funding for the James Valley Career and Technology Center, where  a 7,000-square-foot addition is […]

Jamestown

St. Hospital board votes to proceed with new hospital

Jamestown  (CSi)  The North Dakota State Hospital Governing Board has voted to recommend proceeding with the construction of a new facility. On a 7-0 vote. State Representative  Karen Rohr, fromMandan, recused herself from the vote, as  a member of the North Dakota Legislature, and will vote on the issue there, […]

Sports

VCSU Football Ranked 21 in latest NAIA Coaches poll

Valley City   (VCSU)  The Valley City State University football team is ranked No. 21 in the latest NAIA Football FirstDown PlayBook Top 25 Poll released on Monday. The Vikings are off to a 2-0 start this season and are the top-ranked school from the North Star Athletic Association. VCSU received […]