Valley City News

Valley City and Jamestown law enforcement personnel joined others from across North Dakota this week in the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics North Dakota.

Valley City Public Schools School Board member Sharon Buhr faces re-election this year, and her opponent is Valley City State University assistant professor Richard Ross.

Valley City's Saturday Farmers Market opens for the season Saturday at Hirschberger Park, said Becky Huber, who is managing this year's market with brother Arlen.

A herd of cattle graze north of Valley City, blissfully unaware that some of their fellow bovines in the area have fallen victim to at least one serial cow killer.

The Winter Show building looked a little more green and yellow on Saturday as John Deere turned 175, and John Deere Seeding Group of Valley City celebrated with a party open to the entire community.

David Luessen/Times-Record Valley City City Commission candidates, from left, Bob Drake, Arthur Friese, Mary Lee Nielson, Madeline Luke and Ken Evenson participated in a candidate forum at the Hi-Liner Activity Center on Tuesday night.

Valley City's Mary Lee Nielson, from left, Barnes County Commissioner Cindy Schwehr, Manitoba Deputy Minister Don Norquay, North Dakota State Engineer Todd Sando and Governor Jack Dalrymple were among the members of a joint advisory committee discussing the operation of the new outlet on East Devils Lake at a meeting in Carrington on Tuesday.

Blake Curtis Dinger, 42, of Bloomer, Wiscinson was cited for fleeing to elude by Jamestown police officers after leading units from Barnes and Stutsman counties on a pursuit down Interstate 94.

Friday Valley City will be playing host to the family of singer Peggy Lee, in the area to attend the grand opening of the Midland Continental Depot Transportation Museum Saturday in Wimbledon, said Wes Anderson, curator of the Barnes County Historical Society Museum.

Valley City's Veterans of Foreign Wars Post and AMVETS chapter along with auxiliaries from all city veteran's organizations will participate in this year's Memorial Day observations in Valley City.

The North Dakota Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, Heidi Heitkamp, recently stopped in Valley City for a visit with Valley City State University president Steve Shirley and afterward sat down for an interview with Times-Record reporter David Luessen.

"There's nothing like being in a room full of nurses. In a small community like this, we all know each other by where we work," Tamie Gerntholz, nursing director at The Legacy Place, exclaimed.

Chelsey Fiebiger, left, and Cole Huber received awards commending their heroism from the Barnes County Commission and Barnes County Sheriff Randy McClaflin, right, for their actions on April 19.

Safe Routes to School is not simply a program to get students in Valley City to walk to school.

Valley City has chosen Fred Thompson, a just-retired captain with the Henderson, Nev., police department as new police chief, administrator David Schelkoph announced Wednesday afternoon.

Students in grades 9-12 from Valley City High School were recognized for their achievements in fine arts Monday evening at the Hi-Liner Activity Center.

Most likely, you've been planning your vegetable garden since the seed catalogs began arriving in January.

Kvien Opatz called dispatchers about 8:15 a.m. Friday to ask for help in getting her dog out of the river near the Little Dam southwest of Valley City.

National Weather Service meteorologist Peter Rogers in Grand Forks said Thursday after a week of wildly ranging weather, the weekend is looking like it will shape up nicely.

A woman drowned in the Sheyenne River in Valley City, North Dakota, this morning.A Fire chief Gary Retterath tells KFGO Radio that someone reported seeing a dog and what appeared to be a person in the river near the "Little Dam."A The call came in just before 8:30 a.m.A A diver recovered the body a short time later.A The woman's name has not been ... (more)