JAMESTOWN (NewsDakota.com) – It’s billed as an afternoon of family comedy entertainment and competition Saturday when the former Harlem Globetrotters and Harlem Comedy All Stars come to the Jamestown Civic Center. They’ll be taking on members of the Stutsman County Reserves Deputy Association and Jamestown Volunteer Fire Fighters for the second annual charity basketball...

VALLEY CITY (NewsDakota.com) Officials with Burlington Northern Santa Fe addressed the touchy issue of trains blocking a rail crossing south of Sanborn before the Barnes County Commission. The situation has created anxiety for fire and rescue crews worried about the day an ambulance or fire truck will wait 10 minutes or longer for a...

OAKES (NewsDakota.com) The Oakes Public School Board has announced that two seats on the board will be open in the upcoming June election. The director positions that are currently held by Brenda Tyre for the city of Oakes, and Jon Hansen for the area east of North Dakota Highway 1 are the two seats...

VALLEY CITY (NewsDakota.com) City workers are busy fixing a water main leak beneath Central avenue in front of the Straus Mall. City Administrator David Schelkoph says once the part arrives to repair the problem some 17 businesses and residential customers will be without water for about 8 hours during the repair. Schelkoph says the...