CSi Weather…

.TODAY…Partly sunny in the morning then clearing. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 15 to 25 mph.

.TONIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. North winds 5 to

15 mph.

.FRIDAY…Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers in the morning,

then slight chance of rain showers and thunderstorms in the

afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.

Chance of precipitation 30 percent.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain

showers. Lows in the upper 40s. North winds around 10 mph.

.SATURDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain

showers in the Jamestown area, 40 percent in the Valley City area. Highs in the upper 50s. North winds around 10 mph.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Cloudy. Chance of rain showers in the evening,

then rain showers likely after midnight. Lows in the upper 40s.

Chance of showers 70 percent.

.SUNDAY…Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain showers. Highs

in the mid 50s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain showers.

Lows in the mid 40s.

.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance

of rain showers. Highs in the upper 50s. Lows in the mid 40s.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain

showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 40s.

.WEDNESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.

 

Saturday night and Sunday represent the highest

probabilities for showers.

A Marginal Severe Risk from Minot to Jamestown Friday.

This weekend,much cooler air along with increased chances for showers

Temperatures will cool into the mid 50s Friday through Monday, with a slow rebound into the lower 60s by Wednesday.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Jamestown Police is warning residents regarding a convicted sex offender living in Jamestown.

John Sheku Conteh resides at 102 4th Avenue, Southwest, Jamestown, ND

Conteh has been assigned a high risk assessment by the North Dakota Risk Level Committee, of the North Dakota Attorney General’s Office.

Conteh is a 37 year old black male, six feet two inches tall weighing 260 pounds with brown eyes, and black hair.

Offense: Gross Sexual Imposition.

Conviction Date:  February 2015, Cass County, ND District Court.

Disposition: 10 years; first serve 5 years; 127 days credit; 5 years supervised probation.

Conteh is currently on probation with ND Probation and Parole.

Conteh is not wanted by police at this time, and has served the sentence imposed by the court.

This notification is meant for public safety and not to increase fear in the community, nor should this information be used to threaten, assault, or intimidate the offender.

Any attempts to harass, intimidate or threaten these offenders, their families, landlords, or employers will be turned over for prosecution.

Printed handouts of the demographics of Conteh are available at the Jamestown Police Department.

More information on registered sex offenders is available at the North Dakota Attorney General’s web site: www.sexoffender.nd.gov

 

Jamestown (CSi)  The Jamestown City Fire Department was called out about 11:30-a.m., Wednesday to a report of a natural gas odor behind the Aaron’s store on Business Loop West.

An official from MDU arrived on the scene and reported the cause of the odor was a “hissing meter,” which was taken care of.

The City Fire Department was released from the scene after about 10 minutes

 

Jamestown (CSi) – Wednesday morning, a BNSF train derailed West of Jamestown at the Gavilon Grain elevator,  at 9-a.m.  Two locomotives, four tankers and one hopper car were involved in the slow speed derailment on the rail siding.

BNSF Spokesperson Amy McBeth, says there were no injuries, adding that none of rail cars lost their contents.

It’s not known when the derailment will be cleared, as crews were headed to the scene.

The cause of the derailment has not been determined as the investigation continues.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Donations of coats and other winter clothing items are being accepted at the Jamestown Salvation Army and Ave Maria Village through Monday, Oct. 2, as part of the annual Coats for Kids campaign.

Coats, hats, mittens, gloves, scarves, boots and other winter clothing items being accepted for kids of all ages.

The items should be clean and in good working order.

Drop off t donations at the Ave Maria Village chaplain’s office, or

at the Jamestown Salvation Army.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Forget Me Not flowers proceeds have helped disable veterans area veterans for years.

The Forget Me Not sales in Jamestown by members of  Disabled American Veterans Chapter 31 and their Auxiliary. Will be  Friday and Saturday, September 22, 23, 2017, at Hugo’s Family Marketplace and Cashwise Foods from 10-a.m., to 4-p.m.

Funds raise stay in North Dakota  for  assistance to ill or injured Veterans, and supports the Veteran’s Home in Lisbon, along with Volunteer Services at the VA in Fargo, VA Clinic in Jamestown, and the All Vets Club in Jamestown.

The funds also support the DAV Transportation System, which provides free transportation for Veterans who have medical appointments.

 

 

Jamestown (CSi)  The “Hitch’em up,” Fundraiser for the Ft. Seward Wagon Train is on Saturday September 30, 2017 starting at 6-p.m., at the Boondocks, LLC, at 7650 45th Street Southeast, Jamestown.

The Silent Auction is at 6-p.m., with “grub” at 7-p.m., followed by the barn dance at 9-p.m.

Donations can be sent to:

P.O. Box 244

Jamestown, ND 58402

On line www.covered-wagon-train.com

More about Boondocks:  www.boondocksllc.com

 

 

Jamestown (CSi)  The ‘Soft Opening,”  for the new Dunham’s Sports store in the Buffalo Mall is this Friday.

Mall Manager Tim Perkins  says the store is slated to hold its Grand Open next Friday September 29, 2017.

The store’s main entrance is on the west side of the mall, with access inside the mall.

The Dunham’s Jamestown location is the first of their stores to open in North Dakota.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The North Dakota Highway Patrol – Southeast Region conducted an alcohol saturation in Barnes and Stutsman Counties September 15th & 16th.  Troopers from across the Southeast Region worked overtime during this time frame.

The Southeast Region consists of the following counties:  Cass, Richland, Ransom, Sargent, Griggs, Barnes, LaMoure, Dicky, Foster, Stutsman, Logan and McIntosh Counties.

Results of the overtime saturation:

1 – Minor in Consumption arrest

2 – Driving Under Suspension arrests

2 – Child Restraint violation citations

2 – Seat Belt violation citations

30 – Total citations issued

18 – Total warnings issued

0 – Alcohol related crashes that occurred

In 2017, approximately 40% of all traffic fatality victims in North Dakota were killed in alcohol related crashes and approximately 60% of fatal victims were unrestrained.

The goal of any saturation is deter and detect impaired drivers to prevent additional traffic crashes from occurring because of impaired drivers.

 

 

Jamestown (CSi)  The 15th Annual Gospel Music Jamboree will be held on Sunday October 8, 2017, at 3-p.m., at Temple Baptist Church at 1200 12th Avenue, Northeast in Jamestown.

Featured entertainers include:  Old Friends with Kerry Wicks, Jon Beyer, Jeremy Gray, Ken Gilbertson, and Mark Urquart.

Also on bill are:  Randy & Kathy Schlecht with Pastor James Veneges.  Also entertaining will be the TBC Praise Band.

Free will offerings, with proceeds to the Community Action Region 6 Backpack for Kids Program.

The meal served by the Women of the Church.

 

 

Washington DC  –  Congressman Kevin Cramer has scheduled mobile office hours in Fessenden and Carrington on Thursday, September 28, 2017.

Mobile office hours allow constituents to receive assistance with casework from the Congressman’s staff. “Many issues are raised through various forms of contact with me and my offices. Having members of my staff in Fessenden and Carrington allows more time for those with concerns and questions to explore solutions with people in a position to help,” said Cramer. “I realize it’s not always easy or even possible for people to get to my district offices. Mobile office hours brings these services closer to constituents.”

Individuals from the Fessenden and Carrington areas are encouraged to stop by the mobile office for help with veterans and Social Security benefits, Medicare billing problems, immigration issues, military records or medals, or for assistance with any other federal agency.

Thursday, September 28

City Hall—10:30am-12pm

Community Room

602 Railway St. S

Fessenden, ND 58438

Carrington City Library—1-2:30pm

87 8th Ave. N

Carrington, ND 58421

Contact Cramer’s Constituent Services Representative, Emily Custer, with any questions at Emily.Custer@mail.house.gov or by phone at 701-738-4880.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Federal prosecutors are accusing a man of cashing thousands of dollars in counterfeit checks at several North Dakota banks.

Mikey Ramone George is charged with nine counts of bank fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud. He has yet to appear in federal court.

Authorities say fake checks were cashed at Gate City, First International, Western State and Bell Bank, among others. The value of the checks is estimated at about $24,000.

George was arrested last week in Georgia.

Prosecutors did not return phone calls seeking comment. Court documents do not list an attorney for George.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota regulators have approved an agreement settling allegations that the Texas-based builder of the Dakota Access pipeline violated state rules during construction.

North Dakota’s Public Service Commission last year accused Energy Transfer Partners of improperly reporting the discovery of American Indian artifacts. Regulators also were looking into whether crews removed too many trees.

The deal the commission approved Wednesday calls for ETP to help develop and promote an industry manual for handling artifacts discoveries, and to plant more trees along the pipeline route than it had proposed. The state isn’t requiring a $15,000 fine or payment, as it had proposed earlier.

The agreement was worked out by attorneys for the company and the commission.

The $3.8 billion pipeline began moving North Dakota oil to Illinois on June 1.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Sen. John Hoeven says he is “supportive” of new legislation that would undo the Obama health law.

President Donald Trump and Republican Senate leaders are trying to rally 50 Republican votes to pass the bill that would replace much of former President Barack Obama’s law with block grants to states so they can devise their own health care coverage rules.

The North Dakota Republican says in a statement that the bill, among other things, “appears” to give the state “more funding to help low-income individuals access health insurance.”

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum was among 15 governors who signed a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday supporting the block grant program to states as the “best option on the table for repealing and replacing Obamacare.”

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s taxable sales and purchases have increased for the first time in two years.

State tax data shows that from April to June nearly $4.7 billion in taxable sales and purchases were made. That’s a nearly 7 percent increase from the same period last year.

Tax Commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger tells The Bismarck Tribune that a “new normal” is emerging that’s comparable to pre-oil boom levels. He says the state is seeing rig counts go up with a moderate increase in oil production.

Eight of the 15 major sectors recorded gains when compared to the second quarter a year ago, including the mining and oil extraction sector, which saw an increase of nearly 69 percent.

Oil field counties Williams and McKenzie also saw gains with percentage increases of nearly 32 and 28.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s newest state Supreme Court justice is officially on the job.

An investiture ceremony was held Wednesday to install Justice Jon Jensen, who has been hearing cases since Aug. 15.

Gov. Doug Burgum in July appointed Jensen to replace Justice Carol Kapsner. Kapsner announced her resignation in April after nearly 18 years on the state’s highest court.

Jensen had been the presiding judge of the Northeast Central District. He’s a graduate of the University of North Dakota law school and previously was in private practice in Grand Forks.

Jensen will serve at least two years before the general election in November 2020, when he must run for a new 10-year term.

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — Ward County is giving the city of Minot about $5 million to help with property buyouts for a long-term flood protection project.

The city is running short on funds to continue its own acquisitions and appealed to the county for excess money the county received from the state for property buyouts. The commission approved the transfer on Tuesday.

Minot Finance Director David Lakefield says the city already has purchased or is in the process of acquiring $23 million in properties.

The 2011 Souris River flood damaged or destroyed more than 4,000 buildings in Minot, displacing more than 11,000 people and causing about $700 million in damage.

 

In sports…

 

High School Football polls

9-man

Team W-L Pts

1. Cavalier (13) 5-0 83

2. Wyndmere-Lidgerwood (3) 5-0 66

3. Shiloh Christian (1) 5-0 51

4. Thompson (1) 4-1 36

5. North Prairie 5-0 17

Others receiving votes: New Salem-GU (5-0), Linton-HMB (5-0), Divide Co. (5-0), Napoleon-G-S (5-0).

Class A

Team W-L Pts

1. Ellendale-Edgeley-Kulm (11) 4-0 80

2. Hillsboro-Central Valley (3) 4-0 74

3. Beulah (4) 4-0 61

4. Langdon-Edmore (1) 4-0 38

5. Carrington 4-0 17

Others receiving votes: Velva (4-0), Fargo Oak Grove (4-0).

 

College Baseball…

Jamestown 15, Valley City State 3

 

INTERLEAGUE

Final Tampa Bay 8 Chi Cubs 1

 

AMERICAN LEAGUE

NEW YORK (AP) — Didi Gregorius surpassed Derek Jeter for the most home runs in a season by a Yankees shortstop, Aaron Judge hit his AL-leading 45th home run and topped 100 RBIs, and New York beat the Minnesota Twins 11-3 for a three-game sweep. The game was briefly halted in the fifth inning when a foul ball down the third-base line off the bat of Todd Frazier struck a young girl, who was taken to a hospital.

NEW YORK (AP) — A young girl at Yankee Stadium was injured by a 105 mph foul ball off the bat of Todd Frazier during a game against Minnesota, leading some players to call for protective netting to be extended. The Yankees said the girl was taken to a hospital for treatment, and New York manager Joe Girardi said he had been told by security that she was OK. The game was delayed for about 4 minutes while she was attended to and then carried from the seats in the bottom of the fifth inning.

 

Final Oakland 3 Detroit 2

Final Boston 9 Baltimore 0

Final Kansas City 15 Toronto 5

Final Houston 4 Chi White Sox 3

Final Cleveland 6 L.A. Angels 5

Final Texas 8 Seattle 6

 

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Final Miami 9 N-Y Mets 2

Final San Francisco 4 Colorado 0

Final Pittsburgh 6 Milwaukee 4

Final Philadelphia 7 L.A. Dodgers 5

Final St. Louis 9 Cincinnati 2

Final Washington 7 Atlanta 3

Final Arizona 13 San Diego 7

 

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER

Final Atlanta 4 Los Angeles 0

 

College basketball…

DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) — Dickinson State University men’s basketball coach Justin Wetzel is leaving for another job. The university said Wetzel has accepted a coaching position with another organization, but didn’t name it. Wetzel coached DSU for three seasons. The Blue Hawks last season won their first regular season conference championship since 2001. The team’s 22 wins marked only the eighth 20-win season in the program’s 93-year history.

 

Vikings…

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Bradford says his left knee is feeling better this week, raising the possibility he’ll return from injury after only a one-game absence. Bradford says he’s planning to test the knee in practice and go from there. After going through pregame warmups Sunday at Pittsburgh, Bradford was ruled out. Case Keenum took over at quarterback for the Vikings, who lost 26-9 to the Steelers.

 

Casey Obit…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bernie Casey, a professional football player turned actor known for parts in “Revenge of the Nerds” and “I’m Gonna Git You Sucka,” has died.

His talent agent Erin Connor says Casey died Tuesday in Los Angeles after a brief illness. He was 78.

Born in West Virginia in 1939 and raised in Columbus, Ohio, Casey excelled in football and attended Bowling Green State University on an athletic scholarship.

He went on to play for the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams before going back to his alma mater to get a master’s degree in fine arts.

Casey’s acting career began with “Guns of the Magnificent Seven” in 1969. He appeared in some 35 films including “Boxcar Bertha” and “The Man Who Fell to Earth.”

 

OBIT-JAKE LAMOTTA

MIAMI (AP) — Former middleweight champion Jake LaMotta has died at 95.

LaMotta’s life was depicted in the 1980 film “Raging Bull,” which was based on his memoir and earned Robert DeNiro an Academy Award for best actor.

LaMotta was 83-19-4 with 30 knockouts, taking the middleweight title in 1949 when Marcel Cerdan couldn’t continue after the 10th round.

He also admitted in testimony before a U.S. Senate committee that he threw a fight against Billy Fox, saying he was promised a shot at a title if he did.

LaMotta fought Sugar Ray Robinson six times, handing Robinson his first defeat. He lost the middleweight title to him in what became known as the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre.

His fiancee says LaMotta died Tuesday at a Miami-area hospital from complications of pneumonia.

 

COLLEGE FOOTBALL-PLAYER DEATH

WICHITA FALLS, Texas (AP) — A 19-year-old Midwestern State football player has died after suffering a neck injury while making a tackle during a home game last weekend.

School President Suzanne Shipley has released a statement mourning the death of cornerback Robert Grays of Houston. Shipley says Grays died Tuesday at a hospital in his hometown.

 

INDYCAR-GANASSI DOWNSIZING

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Chip Ganassi Racing will return to a two-car team in the IndyCar Series next season.

Scott Dixon will return as driver of the No. 9, and the team said a driver for the No. 10 will be announced later. It is widely believed that New Zealand’s Brendon Hartley will take over that seat.

Tony Kanaan is expected to move to A.J. Foyt Racing.

 

In world and national news…

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Maria is lashing the northeastern Dominican Republic early Thursday and is expected to pass near the Turks and Caicos later in the day. The Category 3 storm’s maximum sustained winds are near 115 mph and the U.S. National Hurricane Center says some strengthening is possible during the next day or so.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A delicate effort to reach a young girl buried in the rubble of her school has stretched into a new day. Rescue workers have struggled in rain and darkness to pick away unstable debris and reach her. The search has become a symbol for the hope that drove thousands of professionals and volunteers to work frantically at dozens of wrecked buildings looking for survivors of the magnitude 7.1 quake that killed at least 245 people in central Mexico.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — On rubber mats spread across a Mexico City recreation center, the Montero family cuddles under donated wool blankets, their first new possessions after abandoning their apartment following the deadly magnitude 7.1 earthquake. Across the capital thousands of Mexicans are now believed homeless after the tremor leveled entire buildings and left others teetering on the edge of collapse. Many arriving at shelters say they are uncertain where they will go next but are grateful to have a safe refuge.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence says the Trump administration is focused on issues “the American people are focused on” and isn’t getting distracted by investigations into Russian interference in last year’s U.S. election. He tells CBS, “We have cooperated with the special counsel’s investigation and we will continue to do that.”

UNDATED (AP) — Before-and-after satellite images released to The Associated Press show refugee camps in Bangladesh growing dramatically since Rohingya Muslims began fleeing violence last month in their nearby homeland of Myanmar. Imagery from satellite imagery and analytics company DigitalGlobe shows that in a matter of weeks, thousands of temporary shelters were erected in and around the Bangladesh district of Cox’s Bazar. Existing facilities are overwhelmed by streams of desperate families.