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Bismarck, N.D. (AP) A screening committee will be interviewing six attorneys for a North Dakota district judgeship in Dickinson today. Five Dickinson lawyers and a Medora attorney are competing for Gov. John Hoeven's appointment to succeed Southwest District Judge Allan Schmalenberger. He retired July 31.

Linton, N.D. (AP) Residents of Linton have voted to abandon their city water service and join a rural water district. Auditor Wendy Kelsch says the vote was 367 in favor and 45 against hooking up to a South Central Rural Water District pipeline with treated Missouri River water. The south central North Dakota communities of Hazelton and Hague also plan votes at a later date on whether to join the rural water system.

(Information from: Bismarck Tribune, http://www.bismarcktribune.com) Grand Forks, N.D. (AP) Hundreds of Grand Forks teachers are back in the classroom without new contracts. It is the first time in decades that negotiations between teachers and the School Board have lasted into the start of the school year. Spokesmen for both sides say mediation is the next step.

(Information from: Grand Forks Herald, http://www.grandforksherald.com) BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) A son of former President Ronald Reagan will be the featured speaker at a meeting of North Dakota Republicans next month. Michael Reagan, a conservative talk radio host, will be speaking at the state Republican "roundup" Sept.

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