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  • Pesticides not the cause of fishkill
  • COLUMBUS, N.D. (AP) — A state official investigating a large fish kill at a popular reservoir in northwest North Dakota has ruled out pesticides. Mike Ell, environmental scientist with the state Health Department’s ...
  • Jamestown Sun
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  • 7/15/2010 5:41:09 AM
  • A tale of two reservoirs
  • Water on Lake Sakakawea is up more than 45 feet since 2005. It wasn’t that long ago we were chasing the water on North Dakota lakes and rivers, with the exception of Devils Lake. As much as anything, we live in a land ...
  • Bismarck Tribune
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  • 7/15/2010 12:04:42 AM
  • Fargo native climbs Mt. Rainier’s true summit at 14,411 feet
  • FARGO — Growing up amid the flat plains of the Red River Valley, Justin Dimmer never thought about mountain climbing. Though he was always hunting and fishing with his father, Terry, his outdoor adventures remained ...
  • Dickinson Press & Advertiser
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  • 7/14/2010 10:53:07 PM
  • Livewells bringing in invasive species to ND
  • For the better part of 10 years I’ve written a weekly column, none of which have explored the topic of livewells. For the better part of 10 years I’ve written a weekly column, none of which have explored the topic of ...
  • Dickinson Press & Advertiser
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  • 7/14/2010 10:53:07 PM
  • Entries down on Sakakawea’s ‘big two’ walleye tournies
  • The big water of Lake Sakakawea will take center stage the next two weekends as walleye anglers will try to land a $10,000 first-place payday. The odds should be better as fewer teams are fishing the tournaments based ...
  • Bismarck Tribune
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  • 7/14/2010 1:49:06 PM
  • Sage grouse numbers seem to be stabilizing
  • While it won’t become official until the annual small game hunting proclamation is finalized later this month, it’s a certainty that North Dakota will not have a sage grouse season again this fall. This will mark the ...
  • Bismarck Tribune
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  • 7/14/2010 8:55:36 AM
  • Top dog to judge kennel club show
  • The Bismarck Kennel Club dog show is slated for Aug. 5-8 at the Bismarck Civic Center. Ron Menaker, chairman of the American Kennel Club, will judge the best of show on Aug. 8. Discount presale tickets are available at ...
  • Bismarck Tribune
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  • 7/14/2010 8:48:27 AM
  • Pesticides not the cause of fishkill near Columbus
  • A state official investigating a large fish kill at a popular reservoir in northwest North Dakota has ruled out pesticides. Mike Ell, environmental scientist with the state Health Department's water quality division ...
  • Dickinson Press & Advertiser
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  • 7/14/2010 8:41:17 AM
  • Pesticides not the cause of fishkill near Columbus
  • COLUMBUS, N.D. (AP) - A state official investigating a large fish kill at a popular reservoir in northwest North Dakota has ruled out pesticides. Mike Ell, environmental scientist with the state Health Department's water ...
  • Bismarck Tribune
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  • 7/14/2010 7:44:01 AM
  • Dennis Kane
  • Dennis Kane, 66, Jamestown, ND, went to be with Jesus, his Savior and Lord, Monday, July 12, 2010. Dennis was born April 10, 1944 in Deadwood, SD, the son of Arthur Sheridan and Grace (Goodrich) Kane. Dennis Kane, 66 ...
  • Jamestown Sun
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  • 7/14/2010 6:03:48 AM
  • Earl Gackle
  • Earl Donald Gackle, 70, Terre Haute, Ind., formerly of Kulm, N.D., died July 11, 2010, at his home after a battle with cancer. Mr. Gackle was born Oct. 11, 1939, at Kulm, the son of Ervin and Ruby (Mogck) Gackle. Earl ...
  • Jamestown Sun
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  • 7/14/2010 6:03:48 AM
  • ND ruffed grouse population up
  • BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Wildlife officials say ruffed grouse numbers appear to be up. BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Wildlife officials say ruffed grouse numbers appear to be up. The Game and Fish ...
  • Jamestown Sun
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  • 7/13/2010 10:51:19 AM
  • ND ruffed grouse population up
  • BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota Wildlife officials say ruffed grouse numbers appear to be up. The Game and Fish Department said the spring survey indicated a 10 percent population increase statewide from 2009. Upland ...
  • Bismarck Tribune
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  • 7/13/2010 6:55:06 AM
  • Grand Forks joins Top 100 list
  • Grand Forks cracked Money Magazine’s Top 100 Best Places to Live this year, squeezing in at No. 97. It joined Bismarck, at 74, and Fargo, at 86, as the only cities in the region to make the list. Grand Forks cracked ...
  • Jamestown Sun
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  • 7/13/2010 6:33:38 AM
  • N.D. officials: Cancel state’s pronghorn season
  • FARGO — North Dakota wildlife officials say the hunting season for the animal commonly referred to as antelope should be canceled for the first time in nearly 30 years. An aerial survey by the state Game and Fish ...
  • Jamestown Sun
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  • 7/13/2010 5:29:12 AM
  • Ypsilanti to have karaoke fundraiser
  • The city of Ypsilanti is holding a karaoke fundraiser to benefit its local park. After the James River exceeded flood levels last spring, water washed out the Kate E. Glaspell Park’s road, parking lot and parts of the ...
  • Jamestown Sun
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  • 7/13/2010 5:29:12 AM
  • ND ruffed grouse population up
  • North Dakota Wildlife officials say ruffed grouse numbers appear to be up. The Game and Fish Department says the spring survey indicated a 10 percent population increase statewide from 2009. Upland game bird supervisor ...
  • Dickinson Press & Advertiser
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  • 7/13/2010 5:14:53 AM
  • North Dakota study shows low 'antelope' numbers
  • North Dakota wildlife officials say the hunting season for the animal commonly referred to as antelope should be canceled for the first time in nearly 30 years. An aerial survey by the state Game and Fish Department ...
  • Dickinson Press & Advertiser
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  • 7/12/2010 8:03:42 PM
  • North Dakota study shows low ’antelope’ numbers
  • FARGO (AP) — North Dakota wildlife officials say the hunting season for the animal commonly referred to as antelope should be canceled for the first time in nearly 30 years. An aerial survey by the state Game and Fish ...
  • Dickinson Press & Advertiser
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  • 7/12/2010 4:00:19 PM
  • ND study shows low antelope numbers
  • The North Dakota Game and Fish Department says the hunting season for the animal commonly known as antelope should be canceled this year. A study by department biologists shows that the statewide population of pronghorn ...
  • Jamestown Sun
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  • 7/12/2010 1:30:00 PM
  • ND study shows low antelope numbers
  • The North Dakota Game and Fish Department says the hunting season for the animal commonly known as antelope should be canceled this year. A study by department biologists shows that the statewide population of pronghorn ...
  • Dickinson Press & Advertiser
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  • 7/12/2010 1:01:22 PM
  • ND study shows low antelope numbers
  • FARGO, N.D. (AP) - The North Dakota Game and Fish Department said the hunting season for the animal commonly known as antelope should be canceled this year. A study by department biologists shows that the statewide ...
  • Bismarck Tribune
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  • 7/12/2010 11:56:56 AM
  • N.D. study shows low antelope numbers
  • FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Game and Fish Department says the hunting season for the animal commonly known as antelope should be canceled this year. FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Game and Fish ...
  • Jamestown Sun
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  • 7/12/2010 10:16:43 AM
  • Aquatic nuisance species seem unstoppable
  • By now you’ve heard that a young stage zebra mussel has been found in the Red River near Kidder Dam. That’s not good news. Zebra mussels are a non-native species that likely got into this country by stowing away in ...
  • Daily News
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  • 7/12/2010 9:48:05 AM
  • Your roving correspondent in Israel
  • HAIFA, Israel — We’ve been on our Mediterranean cruise about a week now, 71 of us, mostly North Dakotans and a sprinkling of others. The cruise ship we are on has a capacity of about 675 —so one in 10 on the ship ...
  • Bismarck Tribune
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  • 7/10/2010 11:55:08 PM
  • If you could take a
  • I say it’s time to start managing the Missouri River in a way that reflects the real economic value of the river and how it is used today. Some downstream states disagree! At public meetings held recently by the U.S ...
  • Times-Online
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  • 7/9/2010 8:50:12 PM
  • Senate Field Hearing part of process to get help for region
  • Sen. Kent Conrad explained the Senate Field Hearing he convened Thursday in Devils Lake and the one today in Valley City are part of the process needed to get some help for the flooding basin. The title of the hearings ...
  • Devils Lake Daily Journal
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  • 7/9/2010 9:15:51 AM
  • Ronald Berg
  • Ronald J. "Ron" Berg died at his rural Riverton, Wyo., home on Saturday, July 3, 2010. He was 66. His funeral service is at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, July 14, 2010, at the Davis Funeral Home, Riverton. The Rev. Mike Johnson of ...
  • Williston Daily Herald
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  • 7/9/2010 9:08:42 AM
  • Watchable Wildlife Photo Contest set
  • The North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s Watchable Wildlife Photo Contest is accepting entries, and the deadline for submitting photos is Sept. 30. The North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s Watchable Wildlife ...
  • Jamestown Sun
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  • 7/9/2010 6:24:03 AM
  • Zebra mussel discovered in state
  • The North Dakota Game and Fish Department has confirmed the presence of a zebra mussel veliger in the Red River between Wahpeton and Breckenridge, Minn. The veliger, the microscopic free-swimming (young) stage of the ...
  • Jamestown Sun
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  • 7/9/2010 6:24:03 AM
  • No sage grouse hunt for 3rd year in row
  • While it won’t become official until the annual small game hunting proclamation is finalized later this month, it’s a certainty that North Dakota will not have a sage grouse season again this fall. This will mark the ...
  • Dickinson Press & Advertiser
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  • 7/8/2010 11:36:02 PM
  • New problems for Zenergy in ND saltwater spill
  • BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - An Oklahoma oil company that spilled more than 1 million gallons of saltwater into a northwestern North Dakota creek more than four years ago has paid fines and settled lawsuits but continues to ...
  • Bismarck Tribune
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  • 7/8/2010 9:45:40 AM
  • ND reservoir has large fish kill after downpour
  • COLUMBUS, N.D. (AP) - Officials are trying to determine what killed thousands of fish at a popular reservoir in northwest North Dakota. The fish in the Short Creek Dam reservoir died after a downpour in the Columbus area ...
  • Bismarck Tribune
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  • 7/8/2010 7:51:08 AM
  • Officials investigate reports of mountain lion sightings
  • While some reports of a possible mountain lion in the Jamestown area have been investigated by the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, it appears most sightings that may have occurred in the last weeks have gone ...
  • Jamestown Sun
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  • 7/8/2010 5:35:08 AM
  • Problem: Zebra mussel found in Red River
  • The invasive water species, zebra mussels, have found their way to Wahpeton-Breckenridge. Officials said last week a young mussel was found in the Red River between the Twin Towns. Although it was a veliger — a ...
  • Daily News
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  • 7/6/2010 1:37:06 PM
  • Rodney Salveson
  • Rodney Wayne Salveson, 51, a former longtime resident of Bismarck, died peacefully on July 2, 2010, at the Ridgeview Medical Center in Waconia, Minn. Friends and family were continuously at Rodney’s side ...
  • Williston Daily Herald
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  • 7/6/2010 9:12:15 AM
  • Robert Hankey
  • Robert Hankey, 81, Tioga, died early Saturday morning, July 3, 2010 at the Tioga Nursing Home. His funeral services are at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 7, 2010, at the Zion Lutheran Church, Tioga. The Revs. Rodger Olson ...
  • Williston Daily Herald
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  • 7/6/2010 9:12:15 AM
  • North Dakota pheasant crowing counts down again
  • North Dakota’s pheasant season in 2009 was the first in what could be a string of consecutive declines in pheasant numbers. A difficult winter in 2008/2009 took a toll on birds and reproduction wasn’t optimum. Those ...
  • Daily News
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  • 7/5/2010 3:47:09 PM
  • Game and Fish seeks wildlife photos
  • BISMARCK (AP) — The state Game and Fish Department is accepting photos of North Dakota wildlife for judging. BISMARCK (AP) — The state Game and Fish Department is accepting photos of North Dakota wildlife for judging ...
  • Jamestown Sun
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  • 7/5/2010 4:27:06 AM
  • ND Game and Fish Department taking wildlife photos
  • The state Game and Fish Department is accepting photos of North Dakota wildlife for judging. BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The state Game and Fish Department is accepting photos of North Dakota wildlife for judging. The ...
  • Jamestown Sun
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  • 7/4/2010 4:45:36 PM
  • Holiday celebrants asked to keep river clean
  • North Dakota's Game and Fish Department is asking outdoor recreationists who celebrate the Fourth of July along the Missouri River to take care of their trash, including fireworks debris. 7BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North ...
  • Jamestown Sun
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  • 7/4/2010 2:36:45 PM
  • Holiday celebrants asked to keep river clean
  • North Dakota's Game and Fish Department is asking outdoor recreationists who celebrate the Fourth of July along the Missouri River to take care of their trash, including fireworks debris. Enforcement Chief Robert Timian ...
  • Dickinson Press & Advertiser
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  • 7/4/2010 9:36:06 AM
  • ND Game and Fish Department taking wildlife photos
  • The state Game and Fish Department is accepting photos of North Dakota wildlife for judging. The deadline for submissions in the Watchable Wildlife photo contest is Sept. 30. An overall winner will be chosen, along with ...
  • Dickinson Press & Advertiser
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  • 7/3/2010 4:53:56 PM
  • Deer lottery held; some licenses left
  • BISMARCK (AP) — North Dakota wildlife officials say 31,000 antlerless deer gun licenses remain after the deer gun lottery. The Game and Fish Department said the first lottery application process — deer gun ...
  • Jamestown Sun
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  • 7/3/2010 4:22:19 AM
  • ND deer lottery held; antlerless licenses remain
  • North Dakota wildlife officials say 31,000 antlerless deer gun licenses remain after the deer gun lottery. The Game and Fish Department says the first lottery application process _ deer gun, muzzleloader, youth and ...
  • Dickinson Press & Advertiser
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  • 7/2/2010 12:01:38 PM
  • Michael Ackerman
  • Michael Ackerman, 48, Fullerton, Calif., formerly of Wishek, N.D., died Tuesday, April 6, 2010, at Fullerton, Calif. Mr. Ackerman was born May 4, 1961, in James-town, the son of Don and Arlys Ackerman. He spent his ...
  • Jamestown Sun
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  • 7/2/2010 4:52:08 AM
  • Herbicides destroy rare orchids on federal land
  • FARGO — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is investigating the killing of endangered flowers near Lisbon by herbicides. About 200 Western prairie fringed orchids were destroyed in the Sheyenne National Grasslands, U.S ...
  • Jamestown Sun
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  • 7/2/2010 4:52:08 AM
  • Herbicides destroy rare orchids on federal land
  • The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is investigating the killing of endangered flowers near Lisbon by herbicides. About 200 Western prairie fringed orchids were destroyed in the Sheyenne National Grasslands, U.S. Forest ...
  • Dickinson Press & Advertiser
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  • 7/1/2010 6:43:41 PM
  • Young zebra mussel found in North Dakota
  • WAHPETON, N.D. (AP) - A young zebra mussel, considered a nuisance species in the Great Lakes, has been found in the Red River, between Wahpeton and neighboring Breckenridge, Minn., North Dakota wildlife officials said ...
  • Bismarck Tribune
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  • 7/1/2010 1:14:24 PM
  • Rare orchid killed near Lisbon
  • FARGO, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota's Transportation Department said it is cooperating with a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service investigation into the killing of endangered flowers near Lisbon by herbicides. U.S. Forest Service ...
  • Bismarck Tribune
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  • 7/1/2010 1:14:24 PM
  • Young zebra mussel found in North Dakota
  • A young zebra mussel, considered a nuisance species in the Great Lakes, has been found in the Red River, between Wahpeton and neighboring Breckenridge, Minn., North Dakota wildlife officials said Thursday. Officials say ...
  • Dickinson Press & Advertiser
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  • 7/1/2010 12:38:37 PM
  • Rare orchid killed near Lisbon
  • FARGO (AP) — North Dakota’s Transportation Department says it is cooperating with a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service investigation into the killing of endangered flowers near Lisbon by herbicides. FARGO (AP) — North ...
  • Dickinson Press & Advertiser
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  • 7/1/2010 11:34:11 AM
  • Rare orchid killed near Lisbon
  • FARGO, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota's Transportation Department says it is cooperating with a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service investigation into the killing of endangered flowers near Lisbon by herbicides. U.S. Forest ...
  • Jamestown Sun
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  • 7/1/2010 10:36:55 AM
  • Young zebra mussel found in North Dakota
  • North Dakota wildlife officials say a young zebra mussel has been found in the Red River, between Wahpeton and neighboring Breckenridge, Minn. WAHPETON, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota wildlife officials say a young zebra ...
  • Jamestown Sun
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  • 7/1/2010 9:32:30 AM
  • Conrad coming to Devils Lake to discuss water woes
  • Senator Kent Conrad will convene an official hearing of the Senate Budget Committee next week in Devils Lake. The idea will be to gather comments and testimony from area leaders on how they think the federal government ...
  • Devils Lake Daily Journal
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  • 7/1/2010 8:35:14 AM
  • Settlement reached in saltwater spill
  • BISMARCK (AP) — Two North Dakota ranchers have settled a lawsuit against an Oklahoma-based energy company over damages from a large saltwater spill that has been described as the worst environmental disaster in the ...
  • Jamestown Sun
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  • 7/1/2010 5:21:58 AM
  • Water causing road problems in Dickey County
  • As waters from sloughs in Dickey County continue to rise, officials are at work trying to find a permanent solution to washed out roads and encroaching water. As waters from sloughs in Dickey County continue to rise ...
  • Jamestown Sun
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  • 7/1/2010 4:17:32 AM
  • Improved habitat conditions should help pheasant numbers rebound
  • A couple of harsh winters have not only put a dent in the number of pheasants in North Dakota, but in the number of pheasant hunters as well. The North Dakota Game and Fish Department just completed its spring rooster ...
  • Bismarck Tribune
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  • 7/1/2010 12:14:09 AM
  • Laying the foundation for fall hunt
  • In June, many duck and pheasant hunters mentally circle the backside of October as a key window for waterfowl and upland hunting. In similar manner, deer hunters also key out the dates, times and places for hunts, stake ...
  • Bismarck Tribune
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  • 6/30/2010 11:52:41 PM
  • Breeding time
  • Photo by John M. Steiner/Forum Communications Co. Eggs like these common nighthawks eggs found this week near Killdeer are easy to find this time of year. Many bird species breed during June and July. Spring is generally ...
  • Dickinson Press & Advertiser
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  • 6/30/2010 9:22:21 PM
  • Safety first when using a PWC
  • To anyone ever taking a spin for the first time on an all-terrain vehicle, dirt bike, motorcycle or snowmobile in the winter, a few basic requirements such as how to steer and where the gas, clutch, and brakes are is ...
  • Dickinson Press & Advertiser
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  • 6/30/2010 9:22:21 PM
  • Settlement reached in large ND saltwater spill
  • Two North Dakota ranchers have settled a lawsuit against an Oklahoma-based energy company over damages from a large saltwater spill that has been described as the worst environmental disaster in the state's oil history ...
  • Dickinson Press & Advertiser
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  • 6/30/2010 7:10:31 AM
  • Settlement reached in large N.D. saltwater spill
  • BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Two North Dakota ranchers have settled a lawsuit against an Oklahoma-based energy company over damages from a large saltwater spill that has been described as the worst environmental disaster in the ...
  • Bismarck Tribune
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  • 6/30/2010 6:56:12 AM
  • Settlement reached in large ND saltwater spill
  • BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Two North Dakota ranchers have settled a lawsuit against an Oklahoma-based energy company over damages from a large saltwater spill that has been described as the worst environmental disaster in ...
  • Jamestown Sun
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  • 6/30/2010 6:49:03 AM
  • Pheasant numbers drop in North Dakota
  • BISMARCK — North Dakota ring-neck pheasant numbers are down and a harsh winter two years ago is partly to blame, a state wildlife official says. The spring pheasant crowing count survey — conducted by officials who ...
  • Jamestown Sun
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  • 6/30/2010 5:44:37 AM
  • Four arrested after pursuit
  • Four people were arrested Tuesday following a high-speed chase in two states involving a stolen vehicle, according to the North Dakota Highway Patrol. Sgt. Josh Rude, Southeast Region of the patrol at Jamestown, said that ...
  • Jamestown Sun
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  • 6/30/2010 4:40:12 AM
  • Four people arrested following high-speed chase
  • Four people were arrested Tuesday following a high-speed chase in two states involving a stolen vehicle, according to the North Dakota Highway Patrol. Four people were arrested Tuesday following a high-speed chase in two ...
  • Jamestown Sun
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  • 6/29/2010 9:16:23 PM
  • Bob Nisbet, 60
  • Bob Nisbet, 60, Mooreton, N.D., formerly Milnor, N.D., died at his home Friday, June 25, 2010. The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, June 30 at St. John’s Catholic Church, Wahpeton, N.D. Visitation will ...
  • Daily News
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  • 6/29/2010 12:55:18 PM
  • Pheasant numbers down: Most of bagged birds came from Hettinger County
  • BISMARCK — North Dakota pheasant numbers are down, and state wildlife officials say the harsh winter two years ago is likely the cause. However, Stark and Hettinger were among counties with the most pheasants harvested ...
  • Dickinson Press & Advertiser
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  • 6/28/2010 10:43:28 PM
  • Ring-neck pheasant numbers drop in North Dakota
  • North Dakota ring-neck pheasant numbers are down and a harsh winter two years ago is partly to blame, a state wildlife official says. The spring pheasant crowing count survey _ conducted by officials who listen for the ...
  • Dickinson Press & Advertiser
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  • 6/28/2010 1:32:17 PM
  • Ring-neck pheasant numbers drop in North Dakota
  • North Dakota ring-neck pheasant numbers are down and a harsh winter two years ago is partly to blame, a state wildlife official says. The spring pheasant crowing count survey _ conducted by officials who listen for the ...
  • Jamestown Sun
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  • 6/28/2010 1:10:48 PM
  • ND pheasant crowing counts down
  • North Dakota pheasant numbers are down, and state wildlife officials say the harsh winter two years ago is likely the cause. The spring pheasant crowing count survey showed a 6 percent drop statewide from last year. Stan ...
  • Dickinson Press & Advertiser
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  • 6/28/2010 9:28:54 AM
  • N.D. pheasant crowing counts down
  • BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota pheasant numbers are down, and state wildlife officials say the harsh winter two years ago is likely the cause. The spring pheasant crowing count survey showed a 6 percent drop ...
  • Bismarck Tribune
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  • 6/28/2010 9:00:16 AM
  • Fall turkey applications due Wednesday in N.D.
  • BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Time is running out for turkey hunters to submit their applications for this fall's season in North Dakota. The Game and Fish Department says applications must be postmarked before midnight ...
  • Jamestown Sun
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  • 6/28/2010 8:53:06 AM
  • It’s time for N.D. to recognize ‘real’ landowner rights
  • I’m generally proud of my adopted home state of North Dakota and the common sense way things are done. Gov. John Hoeven is doing a great job and the state is virtually alone in enjoying a budget surplus in this ...
  • Daily News
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  • 6/28/2010 7:20:03 AM
  • Fall turkey applications due Wednesday in N.D.
  • BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Time is running out for turkey hunters to submit their applications for this fall's season in North Dakota. The Game and Fish Department says applications must be postmarked before midnight ...
  • Bismarck Tribune
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  • 6/28/2010 6:37:06 AM
  • Big cat sightings put areas on notice
  • Mountain lions, we know from irrefutable evidence, have again taken up residence in central and western North Dakota. It means possible encounters with big cats. And circumstances dictate that people young and old be ...
  • Jamestown Sun
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  • 6/28/2010 4:35:25 AM
  • More ducks breeding in N.D.
  • North Dakota wildlife officials say there are more ducks breeding in the state. The Game and Fish Department’s annual spring breeding duck survey showed an index of more than 4.5 million birds, up 12 percent from last ...
  • Jamestown Sun
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  • 6/28/2010 4:35:25 AM
  • Park may soon call for elk volunteers
  • The National Park Service will be hiring hunters who can track game like Buffalo Bill, only with modern GPS technology, to help reduce elk in the North Dakota Badlands. Theodore Roosevelt National Park is nearing the ...
  • Bismarck Tribune
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  • 6/26/2010 11:57:25 PM
  • John H. Schneider
  • Funeral services for John H. Schneider, 79, of Dickinson, will be 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 30, at Stevenson Funeral Home in Dickinson with Pastor Ryan Perry officiating. A second service will be held July 9 at Evergreen ...
  • Dickinson Press & Advertiser
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  • 6/26/2010 9:55:44 PM
  • More ducks breeding in North Dakota
  • BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota wildlife officials say there are more ducks breeding in the state. The Game and Fish Department's annual spring breeding duck survey showed an index of more than 4.5 million ...
  • Daily News
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  • 6/26/2010 7:51:03 AM
  • More ducks breeding in North Dakota
  • North Dakota wildlife officials say there are more ducks breeding in the state. The Game and Fish Department's annual spring breeding duck survey showed an index of more than 4.5 million birds, up 12 percent from last ...
  • Dickinson Press & Advertiser
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  • 6/26/2010 6:46:38 AM
  • Turkey licenses
  • Statewide licenses for the fall turkey season are down, according to Stan Kohn, upland game biologist for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department. However, licenses available in the eastern third of the state remain ...
  • Jamestown Sun
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  • 6/26/2010 5:35:03 AM
  • Bravos and a buffalo chip to hand out this week
  • The Jamestown Sun hands out these bravos and a buffalo chip this week: * Bravo to all the volunteers who turned out in force last week to fix up Kate E. Glaspell Park in Ypsilanti, N.D. The beautiful park was heavily ...
  • Jamestown Sun
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  • 6/26/2010 5:35:03 AM
  • Numbers looking promising for a good fall
  • In June, many duck and pheasant hunters will mentally circle the backside of October as a key window for waterfowl and upland hunting. In similar manner, deer hunters also key out the dates, times and places for hunts ...
  • Jamestown Sun
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  • 6/25/2010 6:04:52 AM
  • Robert Sage
  • Robert L. Sage, 62, Casa Grande, Ariz., died on Friday, April 9, 2010, at the Southern Arizona Veterans Medical Center in Tucson, Ariz., after a courageous battle with (ALS) Lou Gehrig’s Disease.  Robert ...
  • Williston Daily Herald
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  • 6/24/2010 8:50:42 AM
  • Rural Dickey County roads blocked by water
  • John M. Steiner / The Sun Scott Muggli, Dickey County farmer, talks Wednesday about the high water that is flooding roads near his farm. He has spent more than $30,000 of his own money to fix roads leading to his ...
  • Jamestown Sun
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  • 6/24/2010 4:25:50 AM
  • 1,000 fewer turkey licenses for the 2010 fall season
  • The deadline to apply for the 2010 fall turkey season is Wednesday. Hunters will find about 1,000 fewer licenses available this year because of fewer birds, a result of cool, wet conditions during the past few nesting ...
  • Bismarck Tribune
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  • 6/23/2010 11:46:40 PM
  • State waterfowl index 3rd highest since 1948
  • In June, many duck and pheasant hunters will mentally circle the backside of October as a key window for waterfowl and upland hunting. In June, many duck and pheasant hunters will mentally circle the backside of October ...
  • Dickinson Press & Advertiser
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  • 6/23/2010 9:52:08 PM
  • Keeping order
  • While most visits to area lakes go off without a hitch, there’s a rare occasion that law enforcement needs to step in to keep order. On the water, that job falls under the North Dakota Department of Game and Fish. ...
  • Dickinson Press & Advertiser
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  • 6/23/2010 8:54:52 PM
  • The good old days are still here
  • One of the consequences of having four distinct seasons is that we slot various activities during certain times of year. Spring is big for graduations and a few weddings, while in summer, we cram and squeeze in vacations ...
  • Bismarck Tribune
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  • 6/23/2010 8:54:52 PM
  • Disabled anglers gather for event
  • Disabled anglers from across North Dakota gathered at Jamestown Reservoir Tuesday morning for a chance to get out and land the big one. Catch A Special Thrill, a national program sponsored by the Bureau of Reclamation ...
  • Jamestown Sun
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  • 6/23/2010 4:55:39 AM
  • North Dakota farmers struggle through wet cycle
  • BROCKET, N.D. (AP) — Ron Pishtek and Kevin Matejcek are farming and ranching less and less every year, even every month or every week. Water is swallowing their rural Brocket farms, and those of their neighbors, as ...
  • Jamestown Sun
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  • 6/20/2010 2:53:21 PM
  • The magic gate to North Dakota’s Petrified Forest
  • I don’t remember the first time I went to Theodore Roosevelt National Park. It was when I was very young. My father worked for a bank in Dickinson. The annual bank picnic was held in the park. At that time we were the ...
  • Bismarck Tribune
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  • 6/19/2010 11:58:34 PM
  • The ultimate Father's Day gift: His son's kidney
  • Like many North Dakota men, Ray Westmeyer and his sons hunt. The last time he went hunting, he could barely go 100 yards without gasping for air. “Two years ago, I could go all day,” said Westmeyer, a retired mail ...
  • Bismarck Tribune
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  • 6/19/2010 9:35:24 PM
  • Area residents request more lake access
  • Area residents want more access to the Missouri River and Lake Sakakawea as well as more attention paid to economic development and recreation. This is what a crowd of nearly 25 people told officials from the Omaha ...
  • Williston Daily Herald
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  • 6/18/2010 9:19:17 AM
  • Ypsilanti still fixing flood-damaged park
  • Residents of the southeast North Dakota town of Ypsilanti (ip-suh-LAN'-tee) are continuing to rebuild a park damaged by floodwaters 15 months ago. The community of about 100 people is holding a cleanup day at Kate E ...
  • Jamestown Sun
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  • 6/18/2010 6:13:10 AM
  • Ypsilanti still fixing flood-damaged park
  • Residents of the southeast North Dakota town of Ypsilanti (ip-suh-LAN'-tee) are continuing to rebuild a park damaged by floodwaters 15 months ago. The community of about 100 people is holding a cleanup day at Kate E ...
  • Dickinson Press & Advertiser
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  • 6/18/2010 5:51:42 AM
  • Ypsilanti still fixing flood-damaged park
  • YPSILANTI, N.D. (AP) — Residents of the southeast North Dakota town of Ypsilanti (ip-suh-LAN'-tee) are continuing to rebuild a park damaged by floodwaters 15 months ago. The community of about 100 people is holding a ...
  • Daily News
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  • 6/18/2010 5:08:45 AM
  • Fish and wildlife in pretty good shape
  • One of the consequences of having four distinct seasons is that we slot various activities during certain times of year. Spring is big for graduations and a few weddings, while in summer we cram and squeeze in vacations ...
  • Jamestown Sun
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  • 6/18/2010 5:08:45 AM
  • Summer safety on the water
  • Outdoor recreationists are reminded to be alert and safe near water. Nancy Boldt, boat and water safety coordinator for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, said the single most important part of safety on the ...
  • Jamestown Sun
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  • 6/18/2010 5:08:45 AM
  • Trip worth troubles along the way
  • It always has been fishing the wonderful lakes that has lured me northward to the Canadian Shield rather than any pretense at making the journey to enjoy accommodations along the way. It always has been fishing the ...
  • Jamestown Sun
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  • 6/18/2010 5:08:45 AM
  • Survey supports land preservation
  • Steve Adair, director of Ducks Unlimited Great Plains office in Bismarck, discusses results of a survey on conserving natural areas in the state. A telephone survey commissioned by a coalition of conservation groups ...
  • Bismarck Tribune
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  • 6/18/2010 12:00:56 AM
  • Missouri River meetings to examine management
  • Thursday’s Missouri River meeting in Bismarck was the ninth of 30 such scheduled meetings around the country in what will likely be a long, arduous process. The “scoping” meetings are the beginning stages of a ...
  • Bismarck Tribune
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  • 6/17/2010 8:54:49 PM
  • Ypsilanti residents still fixing up park after 2009 flooding
  • Fifteen months after floodwaters washed through the Kate E. Glaspell Park, the little town of Ypsilanti, N.D., continues to rebuild. The community of about 100 people is holding a clean-up day beginning at 10 a.m ...
  • Jamestown Sun
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  • 6/17/2010 4:34:08 AM
  • Get out and make some memories
  • Every so often as the kids and I set off on an unknown excursion, I’ll quip, “Let’s go make some memories.” I understand full well that setting off intentionally to make a memory is part tongue-in-cheek, and the ...
  • Bismarck Tribune
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  • 6/17/2010 12:30:45 AM
  • New Johns Lake a North Dakota treasure
  • Reeling in another pike for shore lunch. Sometimes you just need to get out. Have to get out — got to go — fishing and camping, that is. According to a blurb I read on the National Weather Service website, this ...
  • Bismarck Tribune
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  • 6/17/2010 12:30:45 AM
  • Oh, how times have changed
  • One of the consequences of having four distinct seasons is that we slot various activities during certain times of year. One of the consequences of having four distinct seasons is that we slot various activities during ...
  • Dickinson Press & Advertiser
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  • 6/16/2010 11:26:20 PM
  • Albert Jarmin
  • Albert (Abby) Jarmin, 74, Ross, died peacefully on Monday, June 14, 2010, in the Stanley Hospital. He was born on Sept. 16, 1935, to Dewey and Mabel (Stave) Jarmin on the family farm south of Stanley. He was raised there ...
  • Williston Daily Herald
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  • 6/16/2010 8:45:52 AM
  • Rollie Martinson
  • Rollie was a man of many talents, which were reflected in the work he did throughout his life. He was proud of the work he did in the oil fields of the western part of the U.S., his work in the charitable gaming ...
  • Williston Daily Herald
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  • 6/16/2010 8:45:52 AM
  • Game and Fish: Wear life jackets
  • Nancy Boldt, boat and water safety coordinator for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, said the single most important part of safety on the water is wearing a personal flotation device. Nancy Boldt, boat and water ...
  • Jamestown Sun
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  • 6/16/2010 5:03:57 AM
  • Cougar may be killing near Mandan
  • MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — Authorities believe a mountain lion is responsible for the killing of sheep at a U.S. Department of Agriculture research center south of Mandan, but they have been unable to turn up any sign of a ...
  • Jamestown Sun
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  • 6/16/2010 5:03:57 AM
  • Pelican population at refuge small but healthy
  • BISMARCK — More American white pelicans are nesting at a refuge in south central North Dakota than last year but the flock is still the second smallest in 18 years, according to the federal Fish and Wildlife Service ...
  • Jamestown Sun
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  • 6/16/2010 5:03:57 AM
  • Pelican count remains low
  • More American white pelicans are nesting at a refuge in south central North Dakota than last year but the flock is still the second smallest in 18 years, according to the federal Fish and Wildlife Service. In 2004 and ...
  • Bismarck Tribune
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  • 6/15/2010 9:58:38 AM
  • Pelican population at ND refuge small but healthy
  • The federal Fish and Wildlife Service says the number of American white pelicans that returned to nest at a refuge in south central North Dakota is the second-lowest in two decades. Biologist Paulette Scherr says the ...
  • Dickinson Press & Advertiser
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  • 6/15/2010 9:51:28 AM
  • White House launches Devils Lake interagency team to tackle flooding
  • Ramsey County Commission President Joe Belford is optimistic, now that he’s heard from Washington. At the Flood Summit meeting held here in early May he charged our visitors from Washington to come up with a solution ...
  • Devils Lake Daily Journal
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  • 6/15/2010 9:01:22 AM
  • Cougar believed to be killing sheep near Mandan
  • Authorities believe a mountain lion is responsible for the killing of sheep at a U.S. Department of Agriculture research center south of Mandan, but they have been unable to turn up any sign of a cougar. The killings ...
  • Jamestown Sun
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  • 6/15/2010 7:42:37 AM
  • Pelican population at N.D. refuge small but healthy
  • BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The federal Fish and Wildlife Service says the number of American white pelicans that returned to nest at a refuge in south central North Dakota is the second-lowest in two decades. BISMARCK, N.D ...
  • Jamestown Sun
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  • 6/15/2010 7:42:37 AM
  • Cougar believed to be killing sheep near Mandan
  • Authorities believe a mountain lion is responsible for the killing of sheep at a U.S. Department of Agriculture research center south of Mandan, but they have been unable to turn up any sign of a cougar. The killings ...
  • Dickinson Press & Advertiser
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  • 6/15/2010 6:52:31 AM
  • Cougar believed to be killing sheep
  • MANDAN(AP) — Authorities believe a mountain lion is responsible for the killing of sheep at a U.S. Department of Agriculture research center south of Mandan, but they have been unable to turn up any sign of a cougar ...
  • Dickinson Press & Advertiser
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  • 6/15/2010 6:52:31 AM
  • Missouri River study meetings set in N.D.
  • BISMARCK (AP) — The Army Corps of Engineers is holding three public meetings in North Dakota this week as it prepares to study the authorized purposes of the Missouri River system. BISMARCK (AP) — The Army Corps of ...
  • Jamestown Sun
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  • 6/15/2010 5:33:47 AM
  • Investigation on sheep attacks continues
  • Wildlife officials are continuing to monitor the area near a USDA reseach center southwest of Mandan after several sheep were killed by what is thought to be a mountain lion. Phil Mastrangelo of the U. S. Wildlife ...
  • Bismarck Tribune
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  • 6/14/2010 1:13:05 PM
  • Missouri River study meetings set in ND
  • BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - The Army Corps of Engineers is holding three public meetings in North Dakota this week as it prepares to study the authorized purposes of the Missouri River system. The meetings are Wednesday in ...
  • Bismarck Tribune
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  • 6/14/2010 8:26:46 AM
  • A new rule about establishing presence
  • The North Dakota Game and Fish Department is proposing a rule change regarding hunting on Private Land Open to Sportsmen (PLOTS) acres. If adopted, it will be illegal to leave any sort of hunting equipment unattended on ...
  • Daily News
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  • 6/14/2010 7:29:30 AM
  • Missouri River study meetings set in ND
  • BISMARCK (AP) — The Army Corps of Engineers is holding three public meetings in North Dakota this week as it prepares to study the authorized purposes of the Missouri River system. The meetings are Wednesday in ...
  • Dickinson Press & Advertiser
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  • 6/14/2010 5:27:48 AM
  • Hendrickson, Fish to say viws
  • Brittany Hendrickson and Daniel Fish will exchange marriage vows on June 26. Hendrickson is the daughter of Jeff and Jackie Hendrickson, Dickinson. She is a 2006 graduate of Underwood High School and a 2010 graduate of ...
  • Dickinson Press & Advertiser
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  • 6/13/2010 4:13:14 PM
  • Hendrickson, Fish to say vows
  • Brittany Hendrickson and Daniel Fish will exchange marriage vows on June 26. Hendrickson is the daughter of Jeff and Jackie Hendrickson, Dickinson. She is a 2006 graduate of Underwood High School and a 2010 graduate of ...
  • Dickinson Press & Advertiser
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  • 6/13/2010 4:13:14 PM

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