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State

William Beeks to be inducted, Aviation Hall of Fame

(NDA Commission)  The North Dakota Aviation Hall of Fame committee announces that William A. (Bill) Beeks has been selected for induction into the state’s Aviation Hall of Fame. Bill will join the prestigious aviation hall of fame group that currently includes 45 other individuals who have all had a significant […]

State

ND legislature considering gas tax hike, road user fees

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota lawmakers are considering adding another 6 cents to the state’s 23-cent a-gallon gas tax, which hasn’t been raised since 2005. The House Finance and Taxation Committee has endorsed the hike to help pay for improvements to roads and bridges. A higher fuels tax is […]

Celebrate

Ribbon Cutting at Pit Stop Express

A ribbon cutting ceremony at Pit Stop Express Lube. They moved to a new location at 117 4th St. NW here in Jamestown. You can reach them at 701-952-7867. Businesses qualify for a ribbon-cutting ceremony if they open, move, remodel, are under new ownership or change their name.  For more […]

Obits

Maurinda Rosemore – Jan 31, 2021

Maurinda Rosemore, 96, Jamestown, ND died Sunday, January 31, 2021 at JRMC. Maurinda was born October 4, 1924 at Trinity Hospital, Jamestown, ND the daughter of Ole and Selma Olson. In her early years she taught grades 1-8 in the Windsor, ND area. On June 7, 1947 Ronald “Chet” Rosemore […]

Obits

Jerome “Jerry” Loibl – Jan 31, 2021

Jerome “Jerry” Loibl, 84, of Fingal, ND passed away peacefully at his home on January 31, 2021. Jerry was born on February 27, 1936 in Valley City, ND to Frank and Mary (Puhr) Loibl, the middle of three sons.  He attended Fingal School and graduated in 1954.  In his teen […]

Sports

AP men’s college basketball poll

Gonzaga and Baylor have continued their season-long run atop The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll. The Zags received 61 first-place votes from a media panel and Baylor had the other three. Villanova is No. 3 followed by Michigan and Houston, which moved up a spot for its highest ranking […]

State

“Phil” sees shadow, 6 more weeks of winter

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) — Punxsutawney Phil has emerged from his burrow to forecast there will be six more weeks of winter. The spectacle that is Groundhog Day at Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, still went on this year despite a winter storm and the coronavirus pandemic. The prognosticator of prognosticators […]

WeatherNews

Dense Fog Advisory to Noon Tues.

..DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TUESDAY… WHAT…Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog. * WHERE…Much of central North Dakota, including the James River Valley. This also includes the Tribal Lands of the Turtle Mountain Chippewa Nation and Standing Rock Sioux Nation .Including […]