A siege on the U.S. Capitol this week did not stop democracy. 7:00 am, Jan. 9, 2021 ×
The Jamestown Sun hands out these bravos this week:
Bravo to Congress for certifying the Electoral College votes after a siege on the U.S. Capitol this week. The mob that caused chaos and destruction, resulting in the deaths of five people, did not stop democracy. Vice President Mike Pence formally declared Joseph Biden as the winner of the November election for president.
Bravo to Jalen Denning Breitbach, the first baby born in Jamestown for 2021. Jalen was born on Jan. 3 and is the son of Makenzie and Alex Breitbach of Rugby, N.D. Jalen weighed 8 pounds, 6 ounces. Mackenzie Breitbach is a nurse who works in the Family BirthPlace at Jamestown Regional Medical Center.
Jamestown man makes progress after battle with COVID-19. Written By: Kathy Steiner | ×
Phil and Toby Cherney with their son, Alexander. Phil is continuing to recover from COVID-19. He was hospitalized in Fargo and was able to return to his Jamestown home on Christmas Eve. Courtesy / Toby Cherney
A Jamestown man continues to recover at home after spending more than a month in a Fargo hospital after contracting COVID-19.
Phil Cherney, 56, said he had a “sniffle” after Halloween.
“It started out as just a mild head cold, is what I thought it was but each day it seemed to be a little worse,” he said.
Harlan Vining, 61, Jamestown, was pronounced dead at Jamestown Regional Medical Center. Written By: Kathy Steiner | ×
MEDINA, N.D. The North Dakota Highway Patrol has identified the man killed in a Sunday afternoon, Dec. 20, crash near Medina.
Harlan Vining, 61, Jamestown, was pronounced dead at Jamestown Regional Medical Center.
The accident occurred at 1:23 p.m. a mile east of Medina on Interstate 94. The patrol said Vining was driving a 2008 Chevrolet Silverado west on I-94 near mile marker 231. The pickup partially entered the median of I-94 as the trailer it was pulling began to fishtail. The driver overcorrected to the right and the Silverado entered the north ditch of I-94 traveling sideways, causing it to overturn. The driver, who was not wearing a seat belt, was ejected, the patrol said.
Jamestown woman collects 800 gift baskets for front-line workers
The season of giving is upon us and a Jamestown woman is proving, a little bit goes a long way. Written By: Andreas Haffar | 12:19 am, Dec. 22, 2020
JAMESTOWN, N.D. With the COVID-19 pandemic taking a toll, she felt there was no better time than now to do a little something special.
Tia Benson, donated 800 gift baskets through Operation Gratitude, a nonprofit helping service men and women, caregivers and front-line health care workers.
She got the inspiration for donation baskets from her mother, who did something similar five years ago.
Originally planning on just delivering to the Jamestown Regional Medical Center, Benson and more than a dozen volunteers decided to deliver hundreds of gift baskets all across town. The Stutsman County Sheriff s Office, Jamestown Police Department, both city fire departments, and Jamestown Regional Medical Center.