BREAKING NEWS

Phone service back in Jamestown

Phone service in Jamestown was restored around 6:45 p.m. Thursday after a severed this morning knocked it out.

June 14, 2012

One dead in Saturday crash south of Jamestown

A Saturday afternoon accident left one person dead, according to Sgt. Tom Herzig of the North Dakota Highway Patrol.

December 10, 2011

Man missing on Jamestown Reservoir

The Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a missing persons report involving a 50-year-old male. The individual was last reported ice fishing on the Jamestown Reservoir Sunday morning. He did not return to his home Sunday evening.

By By Sun Staff , December 05, 2011

UPDATE: VC residents urged to lock doors after convicted sex offender escapes custody

TOWER CITY, N.D. — A convicted sex offender being transferred from Washington state to New Hampshire by a private company has escaped custody west of this eastern North Dakota city.

By Forum Communications Co. report , October 04, 2011

Jury finds Kirkpatrick guilty in murder conspiracy

Marking the second conviction linked to the 2009 murder of Fargo dentist Philip Gattuso, Cass County jurors ruled Gene Kirkpatrick is guilty of conspiring to murder his former son-in-law, a verdict handed down at 4:31 p.m.

July 28, 2011

Update: Two arrested after body found Saturday near Spiritwood, N.D.

A male and a female are in custody after the body of a young male was found near Spiritwood, N.D., according to Chad Kaiser, Stutsman County sheriff.

By Sun Staff , May 01, 2011

Wis. GOP bypasses Dems on collective bargaining

Republicans in the Wisconsin Senate have voted to strip nearly all collective bargaining rights from public workers after discovering a way to bypass the chamber's missing Democrats.

March 09, 2011

Blue Jay girls heading to state, boys lose in 2OT

Both Jamestown basketball teams played well enough to qualify for state, but only one will be making the trip. The Blue Jay girls hit their free throws down the stretch to hold off the charging Mandan Bravettes 44-39 on Saturday in a state-qualifying game at the West Region tournament at the Bismarck Civic Center in Bismarck. The Jamestown boys held strong through two overtimes but the Mandan Braves were able to escape with an 85-84 victory to keep the Blue Jay boys from joining the Jamestown girls in the state tournament. The Blue Jay girls will open the state tournament – their 11th appearance – on Thursday at 1 p.m. in Fargo, while the boys concluded their season 10-12.

March 05, 2011

Fire breaks out at LaMoure Public School

A fire broke out Friday night at LaMoure Public School, according to Paula Wilson, bartender at Nogo’s Tavern, in LaMoure.

By By Sun Staff , February 11, 2011

Land donated for park, dog park use in S.W. Jamestown

Jamestown Parks and Recreation has a new parcel of land, part of which will be used for a dog park after a donation Wednesday from Clarice and Reuben Liechty.

December 01, 2010

Last trapped Chilean miner rescued; ordeal ends

The last of the Chilean miners has been raised from deep beneath the earth. All 33 men have now been delivered from the longest underground entrapment in history.

October 13, 2010

ELECTION RESULTS: Road measure fails; Andersen elected mayor

Stutsman County voters rejected a measure that would have increased sales and property taxes in the county to pay for road improvements. The measure failed, 2,334 to 2,035, according to unofficial results from the county.

By Sun Staff , June 08, 2010

UND board votes to retire nickname, logo

MAYVILLE, N.D. -- The State Board of Higher Education decided today to retire the UND Fighting Sioux logo and nickname and directed Chancellor Bill Goetz to so advise UND President Robert Kelley and urge him to begin the transition.

By Chuck Haga , April 08, 2010

New flood forecast says to expect more water than in 1997, build levees to handle 3,200 cfs

Jamestown and Stutsman County should prepare for the same combined releases as they did during the 2009 floods, according to the Army Corps of Engineers, which changed its forecast for the James River and Pipestem Creek Friday.

By Sun Staff , March 12, 2010

UPDATED: Goodrich eliminates about 60 jobs in Jamestown

Goodrich Corp. on Monday announced a work-force reduction that will affect approximately 60 area employees, said Laura Neel, marketing communications specialist with Goodrich Interiors.

February 22, 2010