May 23, 2013 in Alexandria Echo Press
The number of minors locked up in the nation’s correctional facilities is lower now than it has been in 35 years. Since 1975, juvenile incarceration rates have fluctuated, hitting a high in 1995 of 107,637. The total plummeted to 70,792 in 2010. A similar trend was observed in Douglas County with a higher number cited in 1997, 532, than in more recent years. Continue Reading
May 23, 2013 in Alexandria Echo Press
The new high school in Alexandria will not only establish a modern education campus, but also a whole new, innovative learning program too.
Alexandria School District 206 will introduce learning academies at Alexandria Area High School, beginning in the fall of 2014. Continue Reading
May 22, 2013 in Alexandria Echo Press
Permit applications, donations, and bid contracts rounded out a fairly routine Douglas County board meeting on May 14. Inquiries from a first-term commissioner added a few points. Continue Reading
May 22, 2013 in The Jamestown Sun
A man accused the county of building a “death trap” and a “disaster” at the Tuesday meeting of the Stutsman County Commission.
“You’re building a death trap, is what you’re building,” Richard Klose told commission members. “Who’s going to protect the people that don’t know the area?”
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May 22, 2013 in The Jamestown Sun
The old James River Senior and Community Center building may be converted into storage space for the Law Enforcement Center.
The Stutsman County Commission decided to further investigate the possibility of using the space for cold storage at its meeting Tuesday. Continue Reading
May 22, 2013 in The Jamestown Sun
Both sides moved their salary offers slightly in Tuesday’s teacher salary negotiations between the Jamestown Public School Board and the Jamestown Education Association.
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May 22, 2013 in The Jamestown Sun
A joint meeting between the Jamestown City Council and Stutsman Rural Water District might be skipped by the members of the Rural Water Board of Directors. The idea for the meeting was voiced by Jamestown Mayor Katie Andersen at the end of an executive session of the City Council Monday.
“What good is another meeting,” Geneva Kaiser, manager of Stutsman Rural Water, said in an interview Tuesday. “The board sees it as a public bickering session.” Continue Reading
May 21, 2013 in The Osakis Review
Rally, dinner honors Vietnam vets, raises money for education center Continue Reading
May 21, 2013 in Alexandria Echo Press
A new bike program at Grand Arbor’s Nelson Wellness Center in Alexandria provides residents and members the opportunity to get on a bike again. Continue Reading
May 21, 2013 in The Osakis Review
Parade starts at 10:30 a.m., ceremony at 10:45 a.m. Continue Reading
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