Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
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Insanity Plea by Merry Helm June 4, 2019 — A prisoner of the Jamestown State Hospital made a surprising statement on this day in 1936. Charles Marratto, the convicted murderer of Fargo grocer Peter Stewart, confessed to feigning insanity in hopes of a transfer from the penitentiary at Bismarck to the institution in Jamestown. The convict believed that an escape from the hospital would be easier than from the prison, but was upset to discover that the hospital personnel watched him even more closely than the prison guards. Marratto made his conf...
Dear Savvy Senior, As a teacher for 20 years, I receive a pension from a school system that did not withhold Social Security taxes from my pay. After teaching, I’ve been working for a small company where I do pay Social Security taxes. Now, approaching age 65, I would like to retire and apply for my Social Security benefits. But I’ve been told that my teacher’s pension may cause me to lose some of my Social Security. Is that true? Ready to Retire Dear Ready, Yes, it’s true. It’s very likely th...
Although I am not a computer expert, I have come a long way since the days when I was certain the push of a button would forever render my computer useless. I also remember those first calls to tech support when, invariably, their first question was to ask if I had rebooted the computer. I must confess that on that first call, I had no idea what the technician meant. So, naturally, I hadn’t rebooted and was a little embarrassed when that was all it took to solve that problem. The dictionary d...
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Outdoor notes: *June 5: Deer gun and muzzleloader applications due. Order online, (gf.nd.gov). Tournaments: *June 7: Devils Lake, Grahams Island. *June 7 - 8: Lake Sakakawea, Indian Hills Resort. *June 8: Devils Lake, Spirit Lake Casino. *June 8 - 9: Lake Ashtabula, Ashtabula Crossing; Devils Lake. Fishing: *Devils Lake elevation, May 28: 1,4489.18 feet above mean sea level (MSL). *Stump Lake elevation: 1,448.98 MSL. *Lake Sakakawea elevation: 1,847.16 MSL; 19,600 cubic feet per second average...
Just like his uncle, Alex, did 15 years to the day, NR-S junior Bo Belquist surpassed what even he may have thought possible. Over two days of the State Track and Field Meet at the MDU Resources Community Bowl Friday and Saturday, May 24-25, Belquist, in addition to the two short sprints, aimed for glory in his best events, the long and triple jump. He did more than that, capturing the state long jump crown on Friday with a 21' 8 3/4" effort, then obliterating his own school record in the...
The final weeks of the high school boys' golf season were the time for NR-S' Ben Schaefer to show his progression as a budding competitor on the links. Following a second-place performance in the individual standings at the Region 2 Golf Meet in Carrington, the Rocket junior put together 18-hole rounds of 79 and 84 for a score of 163 and 14th place overall at the State Class B Boys' Golf Meet at Jamestown Country Club last Tuesday and Wednesday, May 28-29. Schaefer finished just 13 strokes...
The Rockets girls basketball team convened on Sunday, May 19 for the annual awards ceremony. Junior Hannah Haley ended the evening as the most decorated player. She took home awards for the Most Steals, Most Assists, Most Points, Best Offensive Player and Most Valuable Player. Senior Allison Dockter earned recognition for securing the Most Rebounds. Sophomore Cassie Longnecker logged two awards. One was for Hardest Worker and the other, Best Defensive Player. Junior Brianna Price also r...
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