Pingree News

Residents were urged to evacuate part of a North Dakota town Monday while crews worked to plug a breach in a levee along the Sheyenne River, which was rising toward a record flood crest.Repair crews in Valley City were joined by National Guard helicopters dropping 1,000-pound sandbags into the breach Monday."As far as we know at this point, it ...

Dave Azure, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service deputy project leader, stands on top of an earthen dike that is at the level of 1,453 feet mean sea level, Wednesday, April 8, 2009 at Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge near Pingree, N.D. - AP HORACE, N.D. - Residents of the Fargo area already have survived one threatening flood crest this spring on the ...

LATER SNOW MELT OR RUNOFF MAY PROMPT ANOTHER AREAL FLOOD WARNING SOMETIME IN APRIL.

River and reservoir levels continue to rise today in the James River basin. Many reporting stations are at or near flood stage and in some cases have exceeded the forecasted crests issued by the National Weather Service.

The Jamestown Rural Fire Department was called out at about 5:20 p.m. today to a report of smoke from a coal furnace in the basement at 7529 16th St.

Barnes County North's Tucker Bartlett has four three-pointers and 17 points as the Bison lead Pingree-Buchanan-Kensal 30-23 at halftime in loser-out action of the District 5 Boys' Basketball Tournament this ...

Linda McCleery was always thinking of others, her family said. And even when her brain couldna t function, she found a way to give.

An injury accident was reported near Pingree, N.D., at about 11 a.m. today, according to initial scanner reports.

Jamestown Public Schools and St. John's Academy announced rural buses are picking students up at 1:30 p.m. today because of weather.

Hudson Awender, a fourth-grader at Pingree-Buchanan Elementary School here, uses a specially designed light-pen to create a perfect circle in a matter of seconds onto a projection screen in class.

Gasps were heard from the audience of about 60 special education teachers and other educators as the votes of the Jamestown Public School Board were tallied at a special meeting Thursday.

More than 50 entries were part of the parade to celebrate the Christmas season. * Bravo to the local consumer confidence shown on "Black Friday" here in Jamestown.