🌱 How did Jamestown out-hit Bismarck yet still lose twice?
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In today's newsletter:
- How did Jamestown out-hit Bismarck yet still lose twice?
- Why a Carrington standoff suspect ended up jailed in Jamestown
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Snow and rain, with a high of 35 and low of 23 degrees.
- Saturday: Periods of sun; windy, chilly, temps: high: 42, low: 23.
- Sunday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 47 and low of 31 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Blue Jays swept by Demons in doubleheader (jamestownsun.com) — Jamestown High School’s Blue Jays softball team dropped both games of a doubleheader to Bismarck High on Thursday, despite out-hitting the Demons in each contest. Costly defensive errors and early runs allowed proved decisive, though late homers and a grand slam by Sophia Bond kept the Blue Jays battling. Jamestown now looks to rebound in a road doubleheader at Dickinson on Tuesday, April 21. 
• Carrington Man Arrested After Threatening to Kill Police Chief (newsdakota.com) — Law enforcement say a Carrington man was arrested after a tense standoff in which he allegedly threatened to kill the local police chief. Multiple agencies, including James River SWAT, responded before the suspect surrendered. He was then taken to the Stutsman County Correctional Facility in Jamestown, tying the case directly to local public safety resources.
📸 Around Jamestown
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Upcoming Events in
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Baseball: B/V
Jack Brown Stadium CTY
4:30 pm -
Baseball: B/JV
Gould Family Field
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Tennis: G/V
Bolinger Tennis Courts CTY Bollinger Tennis courts
4:15 pm -
Baseball: B/V
Jack Brown Stadium CTY
4:30 pm -
Softball: G/V
Dickinson State University
5:00 pm -
Softball: G/JV
Dickinson Sanford Sports Complex
5:00 pm -
Tennis: G/V
Bolinger Tennis Courts CTY Bollinger Tennis courts
4:15 pm -
Softball: G/V
Koeser Field
4:30 pm
Monday April 20
Tuesday April 21
Thursday April 23
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Prairie Pride - Annual Angus Bull & Female Sale
Jamestown Livestock , 3443 82nd Ave SE , Jamestown
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Arts After School: 6th-9th "Clay"
115 2nd St SW , Jamestown
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Arts After School: Intro to Oil Painting
115 2nd St SW , Jamestown
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Kids Pancake Art
The Arts Center , 115 2nd St SW , Jamestown
10:00 am
Thursday April 23
Friday April 24
Friday May 8
Saturday May 9
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Paradiso posted a job opening for Dishwasher in Jamestown. Apply here.
- Domino's Pizza, Inc. posted a job opening for Pizza Maker(01865) - 706 1st Ave S. in Jamestown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Jamestown here.
🗞 Nearby News
Carrington
- Hi-Liner Baseball Completes Season Sweep Of Carrington (nationaltoday.com)
- Calendar for April 16-17, 2026 (jamestownsun.com)
- Carrington man accused of threatening chief of police (jamestownsun.com)
New Rockford
- Hi-Liner Baseball Stays Perfect with Rally over Loboes (newsdakota.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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