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.REST OF TODAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
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.WEDNESDAY…Mostly cloudy with chance of rain showers and slight
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.THURSDAY…Cloudy. Rain showers likely in the morning, then
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.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain
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thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s.
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thunderstorms in the evening, then chance of rain showers after
midnight. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of precipitation
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.MONDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain showers.
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From the 125th Anniversary Calendar of Jamestown History
This Day In History, September 18, 1918 – Early morning fire destroys Old South Side School.
Photo from Digital Horizons, Life on the Northern Plains:
Photos posted in this story at CSiNewsNow.com
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Public School Board Monday, discussed information from the North Dakota High School Activities Association on Jamestown High School football returning to the AAA East Division, beginning with the 2019-20 school year.
The NDHSAA plans to increase the 14-team AAA division to 16 teams by adding Jamestown and Fargo Shanley.
Superintendent, Rob Lech said, “The plan as presented does not address our specific concerns. The current alignment better suits Jamestown High School specifically, and I believe it is a better plan than shifting teams to different divisions, adding that Jamestown would compete better against similar middle sized schools in the AA ranks.”
The Blue have been competing in the AA Division starting last year.
In other business it was noted that Early Voting for the school district’s special election to consider the $34.4 million general obligation school building bond started September 10, with Early Voting for school district residents Monday Through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Stutsman County Courthouse.
Election day hours on September 25, are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Jamestown Civic Center.
Members of the Citizen’s Advisory Committee have been directing residents to the school district website and handing out fact sheets on the project.
The school board meeting was recorded by CSi 10 The Replay Channel with showings starting Tuesday.
Valley City (CSi) Valley City Public Schools in conjunction with local authorities will be conducting School Safety Exercises on Wednesday, September 19th from 1:00pm-4:00pm at Valley City High School.
The trainings will occur in and around the Valley City High School building.
Assistance provided from the Valley City Police Department, the Barnes County Sheriff’s Office, Barnes County Emergency Management, plus other emergency responders in Valley City.
The primary purpose for the training is practicing the schools options-based response system for Active Shooters.
It will also include training for evacuation and reunification procedures.
All employees at Valley City Public Schools will be participating in the safety exercises for the first professional development early dismissal day for the 2018-2019 school year.
All students in grade K-12 students will be dismissed at 12:30-p.m., the safety exercises will begin at 1-p.m. and end by 4-p.m.
Jamestown (CSi) The District 12 and 29 GOP will host a noon luncheon on Wednesday September 19 at the Gladstone Inn and Suites in Jamestown.
On Monday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Delores Rath said, the Guest Speaker will be North Dakota Public Service Commissioner, Brian Kroshus.
RSVP Delores Rath at 952-7170, and pay $13.50 inclusive, at the door.
Wednesday evening there will be Wine and Cheese Tasting at 5-p.m., at Two Rivers Inn in Jamestown, sponsored by J.R. Lang, free of charge.
The public is invited regardless of party affiliation, to hear invited state and local Republican candidates discuss issues.
Valley City (VCSU) On Thursday September 20, at 7-p.m., The “What in the World Is Going On?” group will sponsor a discussion on “Initiated Constitutional Measure No. 1: Pertaining to the Transparency of Funding Sources, Lobbyists, Conflicts of Interests, and the Establishment of an Ethics Commission,” which will be on the North Dakota ballot on Nov. 6.
The discussion will be held in Rhoades Science Center 102 on the VCSU campus.
Moderated by Luis da Vinha, VCSU associate professor of social science, the event will include a presentation by Ellen Chaffee, VCSU president emerita, and Dina Butcher, chair of the committee which sponsored the petition for the measure. Commenters will include area state legislators and Autumn Johnson, VCSU Student Senate president. Opportunity for audience questions and comments will also be included in the program.
Valley City (CSi) Valley City Public Works informs residents that flushing of fire hydrants starts September 24th, continuing for about two weeks.
City water pressure may vary and there may be discolored water conditions. The water will remain safe to drink.
Valley City residents should check their water before doing laundry, and store water for drinking and cooking.
Call Valley City Public Works with any questions, at 845-0380.
Jamestown (CSi) Friends of the James River Valley Library System’s next adult program offering is Tuesday September 25, at 6-p.m, in the Alfred Dickey Public Library’s lower level conference room.
German Paper Cutting will be taught by Sabrina, Hornung, as students will make intricate cuts and learn a history of the folk art. The pattern is designed to students can add a personal touch to it and may add some poetry, a photo, or more intricate cutting.
Materials will be provided including scissors, silhouette paper, watercolor paper, glue, paper clips, tracing paper and toothpicks.
Please pre-register on line at www.friendsofjrvl.com or call 701-252-2217.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota has its first West Nile virus-related death of the year.
The Health Department says the victim was a man older than 60 who lived in the northwestern part of the state. He wasn’t named.
Symptoms of the mosquito-borne virus include fever, headache, body aches and rash. Most infected people don’t get sick, but the elderly and people with other health issues are more at risk.
There have been 148 confirmed West Nile cases in the state this year. Last year, there were 62 cases and two deaths.
Mandan (NDHP) The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports, the responsible party of the leaking substance determined as molasses, was found September 13 the day of the incident in Mandan about 11:45 in the morning..
The driver was identified as Cody Hatzenbuhler,of Mandan. NDHP Troopers followed the trail of syrup to his residence. The tank on the vehicle broke spilling all of the approximately 200 gallons of liquid when Hatzenbuhler turned to merge eastbound onto Interstate 94 at Mandan. The molasses used for cattle feed and was not hazardous. Hatzenbuhler was issued a citation for a leaking load.
The incident occurred at I-94 Exit 153 eastbound on-ramp in Mandan.
Mandan Avenue was closed for approximately 3 hours. The North Dakota Department of Health and Bismarck HazMat team responded to the scene.
Jamestown (CSi) The Veterans Affairs Health Care System will hold a free immunization clinic for veterans enrolled in VA Healthcare.
In Jamestown the immunization clinic will be at the Community Outpatient Clinic at 2422 20th Street Southwest, on October 3, 10, 17, and 25, from 8-a.m., to 3:30-p.m.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s taxable sales and purchases for the second quarter of 2018 increased nearly 10 percent over the same time period the previous year.The state Tax Department says it was the second consecutive quarter of nearly 10 percent growth.
Tax Commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger (RAW’-shun-bur-gur) says it’s a good measure of economic activity in the state.Taxable sales and purchases for April, May and June totaled $5.1 billion, a 9.4 percent increase over the three-month span in 2017.Nine of the 15 major industry sectors reported gains over the year. The mining and oil extraction sector increased by $208 million, or about 43 percent. The wholesale trade sector increased by nearly $236 million, up 22 percent from the same period a year ago.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) — Minot police say an officer suffered minor injuries when head-butted in the face by a suspect.
Authorities say the officer arrested a 33-year-old New Town man on outstanding warrants Saturday afternoon. The man allegedly resisted arrest, fought with officers before being taken into custody, and then assaulted the officer while being booked into jail.
The man was arrested on the warrants out of Burleigh County and Mandan and also for preventing arrest and assaulting a police officer. Formal charges were pending.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Lawyers in the case of a man accused in the killing of a pregnant North Dakota woman won’t be starting from scratch when they select the jury.
Prospective jurors are scheduled to report Tuesday for the trial of William Hoehn, charged with conspiracy to commit murder in the August 2017 death of 22-year-old Savanna Greywind of Fargo. Hoehn’s former girlfriend, Brooke Crews, pleaded guilty earlier to killing Greywind and cutting her baby from her womb. The baby survived.
Jury questionnaires were sent in April to 96 people in the jury pool, before a judge denied a request by Hoehn’s attorney to move to the trial.
Hoehn has admitted that he helped cover up Greywind’s murder, but he said he didn’t know Crews had planned to kill her.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) — A Minot man who fled the Ward County Courthouse after a judge revoked his probation has been arrested after six months.
Thirty-eight-year-old John Rude was ordered immediately detained on March 15 after a judge sentenced him to six months in jail. Authorities say he ran out the front door of the courthouse and deputies were unable to catch him.
The Minot Daily News reports that Rude was arrested Monday. Judge Todd Cresap ordered that he immediately begin serving his six-month sentence.
Rude also now faces a felony escape charge that carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison. He’s due in court Oct. 18.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A research project will explore the possibility of temporarily storing natural gas in underground rock formations.
North Dakota oil operators are struggling to meet targets to reduce wasteful flaring of excess natural gas.
The Bismarck Tribune reports the state Industrial Commission has approved $140,000 to evaluate the potential of injecting produced natural gas underground and retrieving it years later when the state has additional infrastructure.
The state’s natural gas production hit a record 2.4 billion cubic feet per day in July. North Dakota operators flared 436 million cubic feet per day that month, also an all-time high. The industry missed the state’s gas capture target for the third straight month.
State Mineral Resources Director Lynn Helms says storing gas underground could be an innovative solution for the Bakken oil patch.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Public Service Commission has discussed an administrative law judge’s recommendation that regulators dismiss a challenge to the location of an oil refinery being developed near Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
One commissioner indicated Monday that she’ll likely vote to heed the advice, while the other two members said they’ll hold off on indicating their position until later.
Meridian Energy Group plans to build the $800 million Davis Refinery 3 miles (5 kilometers) from the park. Two environmental groups maintain that Meridian needs PSC approval for the site. Meridian disputes that.
The PSC asked for a judge to weigh in. Administrative Law Judge Patrick Ward said last week that the commission, under state law, doesn’t have jurisdiction. The final decision is up to the PSC and will come at a later date.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Sen. Heidi Heitkamp says the Senate Judiciary Committee should investigate a sexual assault allegation made by a woman against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
Heitkamp tweeted Monday that Christine Blasey Ford should be offered the chance to testify.
Ford says Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when they were teenagers. Kavanaugh calls the claim “completely false.”
The North Dakota Democrat is seen as a key vote on Kavanaugh. She is facing GOP U.S. Rep. Kevin Cramer in a race seen as critical for Republicans’ chances to keep the Senate.
Cramer says the confirmation hearings should proceed. He says the allegations are serious but “it is hard not to be skeptical considering the timing and history of the allegations.”
In sports…
High School Football Polls…
NDAPSSA Football Polls
(First-place votes in parenthesis)
Class AA
Team Rec. Pts. LW
1. Fargo Shanley (10) 4-0 82 2
2. Bismarck St. Mary’s (8) 4-0 79 1
3. Central Cass 3-1 50 3
4. Devils Lake 2-2 30 4
5. Jamestown 2-2 29 5
Class AAA
Team Rec. Pts. LW
1. Bismarck (18) 4-0 90 1
2. Bismarck Century 4-0 72 2
3. West Fargo Sheyenne 3-1 54 3
4. Fargo Davies 2-2 22 4
5. Fargo South 3-1 18 NR
Others receiving votes: Mandan (2-2), Minot (2-2).
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Game and Fish Department has rescinded a no-wake zone that was put in place on the Missouri River earlier this summer to reduce bank erosion in the Bismarck-Mandan area.
The agency in late June restricted boats and other watercraft within 200 feet of the shoreline to idle speed only on a stretch of the river from about 23 miles north of Bismarck to about 19 miles south of the city.
It was prompted by high river levels due to higher-than-normal releases from Garrison Dam upstream because of a large amount of runoff in the basin. The penalty for violating the restriction was a $200 fine.
The rule was lifted Monday.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Carson Wentz has been cleared to return and is slated to start for the Philadelphia Eagles against Indianapolis in Week 3.
Wentz tore his left ACL and LCL on Dec. 10, 2017 in a game against the Los Angeles Rams and had surgery three days later. Backup quarterback Nick Foles led the Eagles to their first NFL title since 1960 and was Super Bowl MVP in the 41-33 victory over New England.
Wentz set a single-season franchise record with 33 touchdown passes last season. The final one came a few plays after he suffered his injury.
The Eagles (1-1) lost 27-21 at Tampa Bay (2-0) on Sunday.
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have waived rookie kicker Daniel Carlson, after the fifth-round draft pick pulled all three of his field goal attempts wide right at Green Bay.
Two of Carlson’s misses came in overtime on Sunday, forcing the Vikings to settle for a 29-29 tie with the rival Packers. Carlson was cut on Monday, as the Vikings signed wide receiver Aldrick Robinson.
They didn’t immediately announce a replacement for Carlson. Dan Bailey, the second-most accurate field goal kicker in NFL history, is a free agent after being released by the Dallas Cowboys two weeks ago.
Carlson was awarded the job when the Vikings let Kai Forbath goes on Aug. 20, and Carlson pulled two field goal tries wide left in a preseason game four days later.
High School Volleyball…
— Home runs by Kolten Wong, Paul DeJong (deh-YUHNG’), Yadier (YAH’-dee-ehr) Molina and Harrison Bader powered the Cardinals past the Braves, 11-6. St. Louis was clinging to a 6-5 lead when Bader launched a three-run shot in the eighth. Miles Mikolas (MY’-kah-luhs) is 16-4 after giving up two runs and four hits over five frames.
— The Braves’ magic number to win the NL East is down to seven after the second-place Phillies suffered a 9-4 loss to the Mets. Michael Conforto had three hits and a career-high six RBIs, including a three-run homer in the ninth. Zack Wheeler gave up four runs and only three hits over seven innings, leaving him9-1 with a 1.68 ERA over his last 11 starts.
— Houston’s 4-1 loss to Seattle cuts the Astros’ lead in the AL West to four games over Oakland. The Mariners trailed until Daniel Vogelbach belted a grand slam in the eighth inning off Hector Rondon. Edwin Diaz worked the ninth to complete a combined three-hitter and notch his major league-leading 56th save.
— Starlin Castro belted a solo homer and drove in three as the Marlins upended the Nationals, 8-5. Washington led 4-0 until Castro’s two-run double in the fifth. The Nats wasted homers by Victor Robles and Anthony Rendon (rehn-DOHN’).
— The Rays were 3-0 winners over the Rangers behind Tyler Glasnow’s six innings of two-hit ball. Ji-Man Choi hit a solo homer and an RBI single as the Rays moved a season-high 17 games over .500 at 83-66. Tampa Bay has posted the third-best record in the majors since June 21, going 48-26.
— The Pirates pulled out a 7-6 win over the Royals on Jacob Stallings’ walk-off, RBI single in the bottom of the ninth. Adam Frazier hit a two-run double in the fourth and Starling Marte tied the game with an RBI triple following a run-scoring error by first baseman Ryan O’Hearn in the eighth. O’Hearn homered and had two RBIs for Kansas City.
— Evan Longoria smashed a two-run homer and Brandon Crawford added a solo shot in the Giants’ 4-2 win at San Diego. Andrew Suarez helped San Francisco win for the third time in four games since an 11-game skid, holding the Padres to two runs and four hits over 7 2/3 innings. Austin Hedges homered for the Padres.
— Toronto earned a 5-0 shutout of Baltimore as rookie Ryan Borucki limited the Orioles to three hits while striking out seven over eight innings. Danny Jansen, Kevin Pillar and Aledmys (ah-LEHD’-mees) Diaz homered as the Blue Jays dealt the O’s their 107th loss, tying the club record for the most since the club moved from St. Louis after the 1953 season. The 1988 Birds finished with 107 losses after opening the year 0-21.
MLB-NEWS
Judge, Chapman pass tests
UNDATED (AP) — New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge had 11 at-bats in a simulated game and closer Aroldis Chapman threw 22 pitches, perhaps the last steps before both are cleared to return to full action.
Judge is recovering from a broken right wrist, sustained when he was hit by a pitch on July 26. His only major league action since then was two innings in right field on Friday night.
Chapman has not pitched in a game since Aug. 21 because of left knee tendinitis. The team said Judge and Chapman did not have any issues.
Also in the majors:
— Michael Fulmer is seeking a second opinion after an MRI showed possible damage to the right-hander’s meniscus. Fulmer was removed after five pitches Saturday at Cleveland after tweaking his right knee trying to field a bunt attempt. The 2016 AL Rookie of the Year, is 3-12 with a 4.69 ERA this season and has dealt with various health issues the past two years.
NFL-BEARS/SEAHAWKS
Bears stifle Wilson, Seahawks
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bears put together an outstanding defensive performance on a night they presented longtime linebacker Brian Urlacher with his Ring of Excellence for being inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Khalil Mack had one of the Bears’ six sacks of Russell Wilson, and Prince Amukamura (mh-MOO’-kah-MOOR’-ah) returned an interception 49 yards for a touchdown in a 24-17 victory over the Seahawks. Mack had a strip-sack in the first half and consistently pressured Wilson in another dominant performance. Amukamura’s first career TD gave Chicago a 24-10 lead with 6:37 remaining.
Mitchell Trubisky was 25 of 34 for 200 yards, hitting Trey Burton and rookie Anthony Miller for touchdowns. Trubisky was also picked off twice in the first half, but the Bears managed to even their record at 1-1.
Wilson has been sacked six times in each of Seattle’s first two games. The four-time Pro Bowl quarterback completed 22 of 36 passes for 226 yards with two touchdowns and an interception for the 0-2 Seahawks.
NFL-NEWS
— The Browns have traded problematic wide receiver Josh Gordon to the Patriots for a fifth-round draft pick. Gordon has been suspended for much of his NFL career and took a leave of absence to battle substance abuse during training camp before playing in Cleveland’s season opener. But the Browns decided to cut ties when Gordon reported to the team on Saturday with a hamstring injury after practicing all week.
— The Browns have released kicker Zane Gonzalez signed free-agent Greg Joseph, who was with the Dolphins during training camp. Gonzalez missed four kicks on Sunday in New Orleans, one week after he missed a potential game-winning kick against the Steelers in the season opener.
— The Jaguars will be without left tackle Cam Robinson for the rest of the season because of a left knee injury suffered in the first quarter of Sunday’s 31-20 victory against New England. Fourth-year pro Josh Wells will replace him in the starting lineup.
— Bills running back LeSean McCoy has been diagnosed with damage to his rib cartilage, leaving his status uncertain for next week’s game at Minnesota. McCoy was hurt in the third quarter of Sunday’s loss to the Chargers.
— Falcons coach Dan Quinn is disputing an ESPN report that running back Devonta Freeman will be out for as long as three weeks with a knee injury. Freeman injured his right knee in a Week 1 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles and didn’t play in Sunday’s 31-24 victory over the Carolina Panthers. Quinn said Monday that Freeman is listed as day to day.
— NFL television ratings generally have been up through the first two weeks of the schedule. CBS scored its best opening NFL doubleheader game rating in three years with the highest-rated window Sunday on any network, Patriots at Jaguars and Raiders at Broncos in late afternoon. “The NFL Today” pregame show earned a double-digit ratings increase for the second consecutive week. Fox reported an 18 percent rise over last year’s Week 2 games. And ESPN’s broadcasts of last Monday’s two games were the two highest-rated telecasts of the night across all broadcast and cable networks. NBC has seen a slight decrease in its night broadcasts, but they have been the top-rated show in prime time.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL-NEWS
Meyer begins damage control
UNDATED (AP) — Ohio State coach Urban Meyer says he has sent letters and had conversations with families of players as a key step toward containing and repairing the scandal that led to his three-game suspension.
Meyer acknowledged Monday that the program’s reputation has suffered and said he hopes more clarity about what happened will help mitigate the damage.
Meyer was questioned at length during a 55-minute news conference about his mismanagement of an assistant coach accused of domestic abuse. The session would have normally been about his team’s upcoming football game.
Meyer reiterated his contention that he did not turn his back on domestic violence allegations against wide receivers coach Zach Smith, who was fired in July.
In other college football news:
— Florida running back Malik Davis will miss an “extended period” after breaking his left foot. Coach Dan Mullen says he’s unsure how long Davis will be sidelined. Davis tore a ligament in his right knee against Georgia last October and missed the final four games. Florida did get some good news on the injury front. Mullen says linebacker David Reese, who led the team with 102 tackles last year, will return after missing three games with an ankle injury.
— Arkansas coach Chad Morris says Ty Storey will start at quarterback for Saturday night’s game at No. 9 Auburn. Storey didn’t play last week as the Razorbacks lost at home to North Texas, dropping their record to 1-2 this season.
NHL-OILERS-NURSE
Nurse finally in fold
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — The Edmonton Oilers have signed defenseman Darnell Nurse to a two-year contract that ends a negotiating impasse between the two sides.
The 23-year-old Nurse led Edmonton blue liners in 2017-18 with six goals and 20 assists in 82 games.
Nurse had said he wouldn’t participate in training camp without a new contract.
In world and national news…
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — One road was open, at least briefly, into flooded Wilmington, North Carolina, and big military trucks and helicopters were able to bring in supplies to stranded residents. Officials say they’ll begin distributing food, water and tarps Tuesday morning. But as the rain finally stopped and the sun peaked through Monday, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper warned that dangerously high water would persist for days.
Washington A national test of the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System scheduled for this Thursday, September 20, has been postponed.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials report that the test was rescheduled because of the ongoing response efforts to Hurricane Florence on the east coast. It will now be held October, 3.
Plans call for the test to be the first to utilize the Wireless Emergency Alert system that would send a text message to every compatible cellphone in the United States and the Emergency Alert System which utilizes radio and television broadcasts to convey an emergency message to the public.
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