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Many sites connected to Lee are lost to history
Individuals wishing to touch a piece of the Peggy Lee history in Jamestown will have a difficult time. Most of the places associated with her life here have been lost.
RELATED CONTENTDisasters, wars killed off railroad dream
The story of the Midland Continental Railroad is the tale of a 1,800-mile dream that only put down less than 100 miles of track. The intent was to be the only north-south trans-continental railroad and provide quicker and cheaper transportation in those directions, according to an article by Jerome Tweton, historian for North Dakota State University, that was published by the North Dakota Humanities Council.
RELATED CONTENTCity offers $40,000 aid for plat
The Jamestown City Council offered $39,000 in assistance for infrastructure for a plat in northern Jamestown during a special meeting Tuesday. The offer was turned down by the property owner.
RELATED CONTENTMild winter means many more moths in the region
If moths bug you, this is a very bad spring to be living on the northern plains. Hundreds if not thousands of moths seem to be drawn to any visible light source in and around Jamestown, according to Jerry Fauske, entomology research specialist and collection manager at North Dakota State University.
RELATED CONTENTJHS students educated on the use of seat belts
The Wednesday morning trip to class for Jamestown High School students had an unexpected obstacle. Parked on the sidewalk outside the school’s front door was a black GMC Yukon that had been totaled in a crash. The roof of the vehicle was crushed and showed signs of being cut to extricate the victims of the crash. The exterior bore biohazard stickers alerting anyone who worked around the vehicle of the blood stains.
RELATED CONTENTCity Council won’t step into FVA, BCTF issue
The Frontier Village Association and the Buffalo City Tourism Foundation will need to reach a compromise on the funding for the Frontier Village manager’s position. The Jamestown City Council declined to step into the issue during a special meeting Wednesday.
RELATED CONTENTRules for political signs
Dandelions may be the only thing more prevalent than political signs in area yards this time of year.
RELATED CONTENTPartlow gets suspended sentence
Michael Partlow apologized for the incident that led to Jamestown Police Department officers shooting him in the early morning hours of Sept. 19, 2010.
RELATED CONTENTJSDC looks at iron smelting
The empty westbound coal trains passing through Jamestown may someday bring iron ore to Stutsman County. The Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corp. decided to fund a share of a feasibility study for a plant to smelt the ore into pellets during its regular meeting Monday. The plant would be co-located with Great River Energy’s Spiritwood Station coal-fired generating plant at Spiritwood.
RELATED CONTENTPartlow receives suspended sentence for pointing shotgun at officers
Michael Partlow apologized for the incident that lead to Jamestown Police Department officers shooting him in the early morning hours of Sept. 19, 2010.
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Pay varies for state lawmakers, county and local elected officials 
The people elected to the governing bodies at the city, county and state levels are all part-time officials. They continue their normal, day-to-day lives and jobs while attending meetings and making the decisions that manage the governments of the area. They earn a wide variety of wages for those tasks.
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