VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – Valley City and Barnes County continue being in a “burn ban” as grasses, stubble and bushes are tinder dry.  A recent report from the Tioga – Ray area fires indicated 88,934 acres have been burned so far.  Please be prudent.

Kudos to the volunteer firefighters and their commitment to serve.  Along with Ray, Tioga and area fire departments, ten trucks with volunteer firefighters traveled about seventy-five miles to help battle the fires.  Blessings and thank you all.

Are you aware of the “Valley City App”?  It is a place to find pertinent information concerning schools and university schedules, parks & recreation activities, job openings, along with church and business news.  It is an “informational hub” for everything Valley City and the area.  The app is FREE and can be downloaded by searching Valley City in the Google Play Store and Apple App Store.

NewsDakota.com is free and also has pertinent information about the community and beyond, check it out.

If Measure #4 is passed, only another ballot measure could make needed adjustments.  Constitutional language can only be changed by another tax ballot measure and election.  If Measure #4 is defeated, local control remains and customized Property Tax Reform can be enacted legislatively.

“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.”     ~ Winston Churchill

Blessings, Pray, be Grateful and Respectful, Dave Carlsrud mayor of Valley City.