Memory still burns: The 12-4 Jays say they won’t settle for 0-2 this time
Jake Stilwell didn’t like the way his junior baseball season ended. The Jamestown High School senior made his feelings known at the beginning of this...
Carrington senior still going strong, holds top times in 100 and 200 despite torn ACL
Negative thoughts poured through Josey Page’s head after tearing her ACL at the end of the basketball regular season. It’s not that she’s a negative p...
Music in motion
Students of the Kids Kingdom Preschool at St. John’s Academy lift their arms while singing songs for their parents and others gathered at the Zebedee ...
Crane studies go the distance: Northern Prairie's work on Sandhill cranes has far-reaching impact
Flying vast migration circuits, the midcontinent population of Sandhill cranes travels from wintering grounds in the American southwest and northern M...
Cavalier scatters: Renwick Dam holds steady
It was as if it was the Fourth of July, and a pleasant Sunday to boot, and all the people of this Pembina County town of 1,300 had gone to the lake.
Crane studies go the distance: Northern Prairie's work on Sandhill cranes has far-reaching impact
Flying vast migration circuits, the midcontinent population of Sandhill cranes travels from wintering grounds in the American southwest and northern Mexico to breeding grounds from Quebec to northeastern Russia. The cranes spend time in Nebraska, South Dakota and North Dakota, where they are hunted.
RELATED CONTENTCavalier scatters: Renwick Dam holds steady
It was as if it was the Fourth of July, and a pleasant Sunday to boot, and all the people of this Pembina County town of 1,300 had gone to the lake.
Storm shelters differ at Minn., N.D. schools
After a tornado unleashed its power on Wadena (Minn.) High School on June 17, 2010, the school was so heavily damaged it had to be torn down and rebuilt.
BCTF approves grants Wednesday
The Buffalo City Tourism Foundation Executive Board approved three grant requests Wednesday, including one that will help guide bird watchers to prime viewing spots around Stutsman and Foster counties.
RELATED CONTENTN.D. ad agency sues creators of Cartoon Network show
A North Dakota advertising agency is suing the creators of a Cartoon Network show, alleging that they copied a state marketing campaign. H2M, a Fargo-based advertising and marketing agency, filed the lawsuit against Dane Boedigheimer and Spencer Grove in U.S. District Court in North Dakota on Monday. Boedigheimer and Grove are the creators of the animated series “Annoying Orange.”
Flooding closes Neche border crossing
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has closed the Neche international border crossing because of flooding, the agency announced Wednesday.
Testing is not the best way to educate students
Standardized testing at school has been embroiled in controversy for more than a decade. From the day Congress approved the No Child Left Behind Act in 2001, teachers, administrators and many more have complained that requiring every school in the nation to pass a standardized test hurts students, teachers and education as a whole.
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Jamestown Dam
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River Conditions and Flows
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Red, Souris and Mississippi Basins
Carrington senior still going strong, holds top times in 100 and 200 despite torn ACL
Negative thoughts poured through Josey Page’s head after tearing her ACL at the end of the basketball regular season. It’s not that she’s a negative person; she just had so many plans.
RELATED CONTENTMemory still burns: The 12-4 Jays say they won’t settle for 0-2 this time
Jake Stilwell didn’t like the way his junior baseball season ended. The Jamestown High School senior made his feelings known at the beginning of this season, according to coach Kelley Kessler.
RELATED CONTENTBraves sweep Twins, Worley gone
The Minnesota Twins are mired in a terrible slump. They won’t have Vance Worley to blame anymore. The Twins dropped their eighth in a row, losing to the Atlanta Braves 8-3 on Wednesday, and immediately demoted Worley to the minors after another dismal outing.
RELATED CONTENTGarcia steps in it again, backpeddles
Sergio Garcia apologized to Tiger Woods for saying he would serve fried chicken if they were to have dinner at the U.S. Open, an ugly addition to nearly two weeks of verbal sparring.
Urlacher calling it a career
Brian Urlacher wasn’t sure how dominant he could be any longer, so he’s calling it a career after 13 seasons with the Chicago Bears. And what a career it was:
RELATED CONTENTJimmies ready for nationals
Seven Jamestown College track and field athletes are in Marion, Ind., for the NAIA national meet. The number is one less than had qualified. Marathoner Katie Blais developed knee problems and will not compete.
RELATED CONTENTEagles take down Loboes
Enderlin-Maple Valley erupted for seven runs in the bottom of the fourth inning en route to a 13-3 win over LaMoure-Litchville-Marion on Wednesday in loser-out play of the Region 1 tournament.
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OUTDOORS WITH SAM COOKWisconsin northern muskie zone opens Saturday
Wisconsin's northern zone muskie season opens Saturday, and, despite a late start, the fish are likely to be done spawning in most waters and ready to feed, state fisheries experts say. I think the m...
5/22/13 at 3:28 PM
BISON MEDIA BLOG100 And Counting
The 2013 College Football Season begins in 100 days for NDSU; I know the countdown clock has been set in the locker room shortly after the 2012 season wrapped and with that; I'm starting a rather am...
5/22/13 at 10:31 AM
OIL PATCH DISPATCHN.D. workers return home after Oklahoma tornado
WILLISTON, N.D. -- Pilot Liz Lillard was in Williston on Monday as she watched a live feed of a massive tornado pass over her childrens day care in Moore, Okla. Its the worst feeling in the world to w...
5/22/13 at 12:43 AM
EVERYTHING ELSE BY FORUM REPORTER J. SHANE MERCERA shadowy figure: I was perplexed by what appeared in this photo, but I think I just may have it figured out
I was out playing with my camera in rural Cass County, N.D. this weekend. I think I was, loosly speaking, near Harwood. I stopped and took some photos of an old brick grain bin or silo. Nothing really...
5/21/13 at 2:19 PM
THE AREA VOICES COMMUNITYIf you write an Areavoices blog you'll want to see this
So you've been writing your blog for awhile...everything is fine. But there's something missing. The magic is gone. Cue the melodramatic music. Okay, I won't go that far. But the fact is, so...
5/14/13 at 4:55 PM
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SIOUX FOOTBALL INSIDEROdds and Ends
UND has signed junior college defensive lineman Humberto Espinoza. Espinoza, 6'2"-260, was an All-Region First Team performer for the Feather River CC Golden Eagles (CA). In 2012, he amassed 50 tackl...
5/23/13 at 9:25 AM
LIKE A FISH OUT OF FARGORediscovering Pasta Salad
Recently, I began working at a locally-owned bakery and cafe that offers a lovely pasta salad each day. I never gave much thought or consideration to pasta salad, until now. One lunch break, I tried ...
5/23/13 at 9:16 AM
POSITIVELY BEAUTIFULComing Clean about Cleansing
Those whove ever had a colonoscopy know that preparing the colon by cleansing out the solids is the worst part. We were just not designed to go to the bathroom that much! But you often see colon clean...
5/23/13 at 8:30 AM
SLOWINGTHERACINGMINDShe Wasn’t a Saint, but…
by Stacy Bender The early morning call caused me to pause before I answered. When I did, little time passed before I knew the truth: Grandma Lois did not wake up yesterday. I have written about my ...
5/23/13 at 6:18 AM
FAR SIDE OF FIFTYThe Orioles Have Landed
The trees are heavy with Orioles. First it was a bachelor party with the men arriving one by one. Then the ladies joined them. It must be a good year for Orioles. Last night I counted at last twent...
5/23/13 at 5:04 AM
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