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CSi Weather…
.REST OF TODAY…Sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. West winds around 10 mph.
.TONIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs around 40. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. West winds
around 15 mph.
.SUNDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 30s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows 15 to 20.
.MONDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 30s.
.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows 15 to 20.
.TUESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
.WEDNESDAY…Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain and snow
in the morning. Highs around 40.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
.THURSDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s.
Daytime temperatures, today will be 15 to 25 degrees above normal. Forecast highs will range from the low 50s southwest to the mid 30s northeast.
Still below record temperatures by about 10 degrees.
Cooler temperatures for Sunday but still above normal.
Early next week mild Pacific air comes back into the area.
Next best chance for precipitation arrives Tuesday night into
Wednesday.
Jamestown (CSi) Police are warning residents regarding a convicted sex offender who has changed his Jamestown address.
John Sheku Conteh now resides at 408 Business Loop West, Apt 17, Two Rivers Inn, Jamestown, ND
His vehicle is a Red 1998 Pontiac 4 door. North Dakota License 299/CJT.
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 38 year old black male, six feet two inches tall weighing 260 pounds with brown eyes, and black hair.
Offense: 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.
He is currently on GPS Monitoring.
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 (JRMC) — Jamestown Regional Medical Center (JRMC) recognized local celebrities for their more than 500 years of service.
JRMC held its annual Celebrity Celebration at Shady’s Restaurant & Lounge on Nov. 30. Employees and providers reaching anniversaries of five, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 and 45 years were recognized for their excellent service and continued difference to the community and JRMC.
JRMC chief operating officer, Ricki Ramlo, JRMC chief operating officer, says
“We are grateful for our employees’ and physicians’ commitment to caring for our patients and our community.”
JRMC recognized the following individuals for their years of service:
45 years: Marla Wegner (Family BirthPlace).
35 years: Pamela Enger (Patient Care Unit).
30 years: Carol Janke (Surgical Services).
25 years: Marcie Marler Maier (Surgical Services).
20 years: Tracy Anderson (Rehabilitation), Melissa Matzke (Utilization Review), Julie Meyer (Health Information Management), Rhonda Ravely (Material Services), Leann Ripplinger (Rehabilitation), Julie Schulz (Rehabilitation) and Karri Woehl (Health Information Management).
15 years: Trish Brownell (Laboratory), Elaine Kuske (Linen Services), Rhea Miller (Surgical Services), Donna Rowell (Home Health & Hospice) and Lori Wanzek (Patient Financial Services).
10 years: Emily Allen (Nutrition Services), Katie Barta (Patient Care Unit), Vickie Brown (Respiratory Care), Dann Holm (Plant Operations), Steve Mayhair (Information Services), Lori Morin (Respiratory Care), Jessica Thorlakson (Radiology) and Amy Walz (Rehabilitation).
5 years: Jerry Bloemendaal (Environmental Services – Retiree), Heather Erholtz (Strategy & Planning), Lisa Jackson (Foundation), Erin Johnson (JRMC Clinic), Becca Klipfel and Robin Newton (Patient Access Management), Victoria Rangel (Patient Financial Services), Lili Ruby (Patient Care Unit), Brenda Schrade (Linen Services), Shar Trevithick (Home Health & Hospice), Deanna VanBruggen (Emergency), Windy Widman (JRMC Clinic), Tamra Wiedenmeyer (Rehabilitation) and Sara Zink (Emergency).
During JRMC’s Celebrity Celebration, the hospital honors local physicians for their years of service and dedication to JRMC. JRMC recognized the following physicians: Dr. David Muhs (30 years) and Dr. Sarah Schatz (10 years).
For more information or to learn about available career opportunities, contact JRMC Human Resources at (701) 952-4813 or visit www.jrmcnd.com/careers.
About Jamestown Regional Medical Center
Jamestown Regional Medical Center is located at 2422 20th St. SW, Jamestown, N.D. and serves approximately 55,000 people in nine counties. In 2018, it was named a “Top 100 Critical Access Hospital” as well as a “Best Places to Work in Healthcare.” For more information, visit www.jrmcnd.com or call (701) 952-1050.
Jamestown (Cassie DuBray) Jamestown United Way is hosting a BINGO fundraiser event on Thursday January 17th 2019 at 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Jamestown.
BINGO is a fun event for the entire family, all ages are welcome! In order to play, anyone under the age of 18 is required to be with someone older than 18. BINGO cards will be $1.00 per card. There will be cash prizes and door prizes available.
The Knights of Columbus Hall is located at 519 1st Ave S Jamestown, ND.
Proceeds from this event will go toward the campaign goal of $200,000 to support the following agencies: Alano Society, Boy Scouts – Northern Lights, Camp Rokiwan, Child Care Aware, Community Corrections, Girl Scouts – Dakota Horizons, Imagination Library, James River Transit, MOST/21st Cen. After School, PATH, Safe Shelter, Salvation Army, SANE/SART, Senior Companion Program, and The Arts Center.
The United Way of Stutsman County is part of United Way Worldwide. Its mission is to improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of communities around the world to advance the common good. The current impact model emphasizes that 99% of all funds raised stays within in Stutsman County.
For additional information, please contact Executive Director Karla Bachmeier at jmstuway@gmail.com or call 701-952-UWAY.
BISMARCK (Bismarck Tribune)— As a result of stagnant state funding over the past two years, some nursing homes in North Dakota have engaged in deficit spending, dipping into savings and denying raises to employees.
For the first time last legislative session, lawmakers did not bump funding for nursing facilities in the state, according to Shelly Peterson, president of the North Dakota Long-Term Care Association.
As a result, nursing homes borrowed from banks, went into reserves and “literally depleted any money that they had,” Peterson said.
Last week, Gov. Doug Burgum presented his budget plan that includes a 1 percent increase in funding for nursing homes in each year of the 2019-21 biennium. Meanwhile, these facilities are seeking a 3 percent increase to help with recruiting and retaining staff and paying for growing costs, such as building maintenance and employee health insurance.
“(One percent) is a beginning point, but it’s not enough to deliver the resident care that we believe that we need to deliver and that, most importantly, every single resident in our care deserves,” Peterson said Wednesday, Dec. 12, at a news conference at the Ramada in Bismarck.
Nursing facilities in North Dakota often face staffing shortages and, as a result, turn to contract nursing agencies to fill positions. On Wednesday, the heads of nursing facilities told reporters more funding is sorely needed to recruit and retain staff.
“Skilled nursing facilities must have the resources to provide salary increases and benefits to its employees so we can recruit and retain staff so no care is being compromised for our residents,” said Janessa Vogel, administrator of Elm Crest Manor in New Salem.
Craig Christianson, CEO of Sheyenne Care Center in Valley City, said the proposed 1 percent increase “fell short” of what is needed to account for the rising costs of medical supplies and equipment, as well as employee benefits.
“After two years of operating at a loss and starting the new budget year at a loss, we truly need our governor and legislature to support a 3 percent inflator in 2019 and 2020 for long-term care,” he said.
Jill Foertsch, administrator of St. Gerard’s Community of Care in Hankinson, said contract staffing costs are twice as much as having regular employees and health care costs are “astronomical.” The facility needs additional state funding in order to continue, she said.
“St. Gerard’s Community of Care has not been in the black for many years, but we depleted our savings this past fiscal year. We lost several hundred thousand dollars, and I don’t know how we’ll survive or continue with that,” she said.
One legislator said nursing facilities’ request for additional state funding is well-founded.
“The Long-Term Care Association is correct that they cannot make it without that (additional funding),” said Sen. Judy Lee, R- West Fargo.
Lee, who chairs the Senate Human Services Committee, said she’s aware of some facilities that are using reserves in order to stay open. Lee said funding long-term care is a priority for legislators, and she supports at least a 3 percent increase.
“This is a priority for us to take care of our vulnerable population in the best way that we can,” she said. “We may not end up at 3 (percent), but I certainly support 3 percent and I hope we can at least come pretty close to that.”
DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) — Authorities are investigating the discovery of a human skull in northeast Dickinson.
Stark County Sheriff Terry Oestreich tells KFYR-TV that the skull was found Tuesday. A forensics analysis determined it belonged to a white man in his teens to early 20s.
Maj. Fern Moser says the remains don’t look recent. Authorities are working to determine if the skull might be tied to any missing person case.
In sports…
MANDAN, N.D. (uj.edu)— The University of Jamestown hockey team only needed 65 seconds to be down 1-0 Thursday evening against the University of Mary.
The Jimmies, number 17th in the latest ACHA Division 1 rankings, scored three straight goals to hand the Maurauders their first loss at home and just third loss in 29 games this season. The final, Jamestown 3 U of Mary 1.
Alex Flicek scored for UMary, the ACHA’s Division 2 top-ranked team at 1:05 of the first
The lead would hold until 4:50 of the second period, when Cayle Bell (JR/Fort St. John, British Columbia)’s shot attempt slid past goaltender Aaron Nelson. Michael Pruss (JR/Red Deer, Alberta) assisted on the goal.
Cole McKechney (JR/Calgary, Alberta) made it 2-1 Jamestown at 19:40 of the second, scoring on a shot from the slot following a faceoff won by Jason Richter (JR/Cranbrook, British Columbia).
Josh Stephens (FR/Bayreuth, Germany) added an insurance goal at 7:25 of the third period, pushing the UJ lead to 3-1. Carter Johnson (FR/Meeteetse, Wyo.) and Ned Simpson (JR/Kitchener, Ontario) we’re credited with the assists.
David Anderson (JR/Santa Clarita, Calif.) had 17 saves in the win. Nelson made 34 stops for the Maurauders.
Both teams were 0-4 on the power play, and each team was whistled for seven minor penalties.
Jamestown does not play again until January 11, 2019, the first games of a weekend series at the University of Illinois.
High School sports…
BOYS BASKETBALL=
Fargo Davies 87, Grand Forks Central 47
Grafton/St. Thomas 68, Hatton-Northwood 58
Hawley, Minn. 88, Oak Grove Lutheran 59
Lisbon 61, LaMoure-Litchville-Marion 52
Northern Cass 60, Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page 28
Park River 66, May Port CG 38
Thompson 54, Central Cass 47
CNDC Tournament=
First Round=
Dunseith 77, Harvey-Wells County 38
New Rockford-Sheyenne 74, Rolla 45
Rugby 64, Towner-Granville-Upham 57
St. John 95, Drake-Anamoose 47
Lions Holiday Tournament=
Consolation Semifinal=
Burke County 61, Tioga 53
Semifinal=
Powers Lake 66, Ray 40
Roughrider Tournament=
Consolation Semifinal=
New England 59, Killdeer 42
Richardton-Taylor 57, Heart River 46
Semifinal=
Dickinson Trinity 68, Mott-Regent 39
Velva Invitational=
Consolation Semifinal=
Glenburn 56, Kenmare 47
First Round=
Our Redeemer’s 57, Nedrose 30
Underwood 61, South Prairie 46
GIRLS BASKETBALL=
Carrington 75, Midkota 27
Des Lacs-Burlington 52, Bottineau 22
Enderlin 58, Maple Valley 40
Hankinson 48, Sargent Central 44
Linton-HMB 57, Napoleon/Gackle-Streeter 21
Oak Grove Lutheran 66, Tri-State 48
Rolla 45, Lakota 40
Trenton 72, Tioga 26
Underwood 29, Hazen 20
Velva 55, Kenmare 27
Girl’s Hockey..
Devils Lake 2 Jamestown 1
Valley City (CSi) The Valley City Public School Board is considering Hanna Field Athletic Complex proposals, for Phase II.
The school board is planning to hold January Public Forums.
The cost for Phase II is estimated at $2.8 million.
Superintendent Josh Johnson says 100 percent of the Phase II funding will need to come from sponsors, and donations.
Carson Wentz sits out practice second day in a row
UNDATED (AP) — There’s a good chance the Philadelphia Eagles will use Super Bowl MVP Nick Foles as their starting quarterback Sunday against the Los Angeles Rams.
Starter Carson Wentz sat out practice on Thursday because of a back injury. Two people familiar with the quarterback’s injury confirmed reports that Wentz has a fractured vertebra, but the team is awaiting further evaluation before making a definitive determination on his status.
Foles led Philadelphia to its first NFL title since 1960 and started the first two games this season, going 1-1. He hasn’t taken a snap in a game since Week 2.
In other NFL news:
— Giants receiver Odell Beckham Jr. is having further evaluation of the injured quad that kept him out of last Sunday’s 40-16 rout of the Redskins. Beckham is second on the team with 77 catches for a team-high 1,052 yards and six touchdowns.
—Falcons receiver Julio Jones has been sent home with flu-like symptoms but is expected to play Sunday against Arizona. The two-time All-Pro leads the NFL in yards receiving and has five straight 1,400-yard seasons.
— Bills running back LeSean McCoy returned to practice on a limited basis Thursday, a day after being held out because a left hamstring injury suffered in last Sunday’s loss to the Jets. Coach Sean McDermott said the team will continue evaluating McCoy’s progress before determining whether he can play Sunday versus the Lions.
— The Browns will be without rookie starting cornerback Denzel Ward, who will miss his second straight game Saturday at Denver with a concussion.
— Jets running back Isaiah Crowell and wide receiver Quincy Enunwa will not play against the Texans on Saturday because of injuries.
— A Texas jury has returned a $25 million verdict against former Cowboys player Josh Brent and the owner of a now-defunct nightclub in the death of Brent’s teammate, Jerry Brown Jr. Brown was killed six years ago when the car Brent was driving at 110 mph in a 45-mph zone overturned in Irving, a Dallas suburb. Brent had a blood-alcohol level of .18 percent, more than twice the legal limit for driving.
NBA…
Rockets beat Lakers behind Harden’s 50
UNDATED (AP) — James Harden and the Houston Rockets cooled off the Los Angeles Lakers last night.
Harden poured in 50 points in his second triple-double of the season as the Rockets won their second straight since a three-game slide, 126-111 against the Lakers. The NBA’s reigning MVP scored 11 points during a 13-2 spurt that put Houston ahead, 122-108.
Harden also had 10 rebounds and 11 assists in his 37th career triple-double.
LeBron James had a team-high 29 points for the Lakers, who had won two straight and six of seven.
Checking out last night’s other NBA action:
— LaMarcus Aldridge scored 27 points and the Spurs posted their most lopsided win of the season in a 125-87 laugher against the Clippers. Rudy Gay added 21 points and DeMar DeRozan had 14 with seven assists in San Antonio’s fourth consecutive victory.
— Nikola Vucevic scored 26 points, including a tiebreaking jumper with 28 seconds remaining in the Magic’s 97-91 triumph over the Bulls in Mexico City. Vucevic shot 11 for 21 from the field and grabbed 10 rebounds, while D.J. Augustin added 15 points for Orlando.
— T.J. Warren scored a season-high 30 points and the Suns snapped a 10-game losing streak by beating the Mavericks, 99-89. Dallas forward Dirk Nowitzki made his season debut and scored two points off the bench while becoming the first player in league history to play 21 seasons with the same team.
NBA-KNICKS
Trier signs guaranteed deal
UNDATED (AP) — The New York Knicks have signed guard Allonzo Trier to a guaranteed deal after the undrafted rookie’s strong start to the season.
Trier is averaging 11.3 points in 27 games and is shooting 39.1 percent from 3-point range, which ranks third among first-year players.
The Knicks waived guard Ron Baker to make room on the roster for Trier’s contract.
Also in the NBA:
— The Nets and guard Spencer Dinwiddie have agreed to a three-year contract extension worth about $34 million. The package was finalized a day after Dinwiddie set an NBA season high for backups by scoring 39 points in a win at Philadelphia.
MLB-NEWS
Rangers get Lynn
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Indians, Mariners and Rays have worked out a three-team deal that sends first baseman Carlos Santana back to Cleveland and moves slugger Edwin Encarnacion (ehn-kahr-nah-see-OHN’) to Seattle.
The Rays got infielder Yandy Diaz and minor league right-hander Cole Sulser from Cleveland, the Indians acquired first baseman Jake Bauers from Tampa Bay and the Mariners wound up with a competitive balance round B draft pick. Tampa Bay will send $5 million to Seattle and the Mariners will pay $6 million to Cleveland.
Encarnacion had 32 home runs and 107 RBIs while batting .246 with Cleveland this year. He leads the majors in homers and RBIs since 2012.
Santana hit .229 with 24 home runs, 86 RBIs and 110 walks for the Phillies last season.
In other MLB news:
— Reliever Jeurys Familia (jeh-REES’ fah-MEEL’-yuh) is back with the Mets after the two sides worked out a three-year, $30 million package. Familia had spent his entire career with New York before being traded to Oakland last July. He set a team record with a National League-leading 51 saves in 2016, and he was 8-6 with 18 saves in 24 chances for the Mets and Athletics this year.
— The Rangers have worked out a three-year, $30 million package with free agent right-hander Lance Lynn, pending a physical. The 31-year-old Lynn has double-digit wins in all six seasons he has been a regular starter since after his rookie year of 2011. He went 10-10 with a 4.77 ERA in 31 appearances with 29 starts in 2018 pitching for the Twins and Yankees.
—The Brewers have added another reliever to their strong bullpen, getting durable left-hander Alex Claudio from the Rangers for a draft pick. Claudio was 4-2 with a 4.48 ERA and one save in 65 relief appearances and one start this year.
— A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that reliever Joe Kelly has agreed to a $25 million, three-year contract with the Dodgers. The 30-year-old right-hander was 4-2 with a 4.39 ERA and two saves in 73 games this year for the World Series champion Red Sox. Kelly pitched in all five World Series games this year and did not allow a run, striking out 10 in six innings.
T25 BASKETBALL…
Badgers rock Tigers
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The 16th-ranked Wisconsin Badgers are 9-2 following the most productive opening half in school history.
The Badgers shot 71 percent while scoring a team-record 68 first-half points in a 101-60 drubbing of Savannah State. Brad Davison was 6 of 9 from 3-point range while scoring a season-high 24 points to lead the Badgers.
Preseason All-American Ethan Happ had 18 points and 11 rebounds, and freshman Tai Strickland added a career-best 14 points for Wisconsin.
NHL-SCHEDULE
UNDATED (AP) — The Wild cruised to a 5-1 win over the Panthers behind Nino Niederreiter’s (NEE’-dur-eye-turz) two goals and one assist. Ryan Suter set up three goals and Devan Dubnyk (DOOB’-nihk) handled 30 shots for Minnesota, which has back-to-back wins since a 1-5-0 skid.
Andrei Vasilevskiy (va-sih-LEHV’-skee) made his return to the Tampa Bay net last night and helped the Lightning stretch their lead in the NHL’s Atlantic Division to eight points over Toronto.
Vasilevskiy made 23 saves in the second period alone and 48 overall as the Lightning beat the Maple Leafs, 4-1 for their eighth straight win. He was perfect after Kasperi Kapanen’s (kas-PEHR’-ee KAP’-ah-nehnz) goal put the Leafs ahead 5 ½ minutes into the game.
Vasilevskiy went 9-3-1 with a 2.30 goals-against-average before suffering a fractured left foot in mid-November, causing him to miss 14 straight games.
Nikita Kucherov’s (KOO’-cheh-rahvz) power-play goal broke a 1-1 tie 5:31 into the second period. Alex Killorn and Tyler Johnson capped the scoring by beating Frederik Andersen 34 seconds apart during the final minute of the middle period.
Anthony Cirelli notched a short-handed goal for the Lightning, who are a 25-7-1 for a league-leading 51 points.
Elsewhere on NHL ice:
— Nashville kept its one-point lead over Winnipeg in the Central Division by getting a goal from Colton Sissons 3:05 into overtime to complete a 4-3 decision over the Canucks. The Predators led 3-1 with just over four minutes remaining in regulation before Brock Boeser (BEH’-sur) scored a power-play and Bo Horvat tied it with a short-handed tally.
— The Jets won their third in a row by nipping the Oilers, 5-4 on defenseman Josh Morrissey’s goal 41 seconds into overtime. Mark Scheifele (SHY’-flee), Mathieu Perreault (peh-ROH’), Nikolaj Ehlers (NIH’-koh-ly EE’-lurz) and Patrik Laine (LY’-nay) also scored for Winnipeg, which blew a 3-1 lead before ending Edmonton’s four-game winning streak.
— Artemi Panarin (ahr-TEH’-mee pah-NAH’-rihn) scored twice and Sergei Bobrovsky (bah-BRAHF’-skee) turned back 29 shots as the Blue Jackets beat the Kings, 4-1 to end a two-game skid. Lukas Sedlak and Josh Anderson also scored and Cam Atkinson had two assists to help Columbus send Los Angeles to its seventh loss in nine games.
— Jeff Skinner continued his torrid scoring pace by notching his 22nd goal in the Sabres’ 3-1 victory against the Coyotes. Casey Mittelstadt and Evan Rodrigues also scored and Carter Hutton stopped 25 shots as Buffalo improved to 11-3-2 at home, matching their win total from last season at KeyBank Center.
— Timo Meier scored twice and Joe Thornton provided the eventual game-winner in the third period to send the Sharks past the Stars, 3-2. The game was tied 1-1 until Meier and Thornton tallied 5:06 apart.
— Jeff Petry supplied two goals and the Canadiens outscored the Hurricanes 4-3 in the third period of a wild 6-4 win against Carolina. The game was tied 2-2 until Brendan Gallagher and Artturi Lehkonen scored in the first 4:22 of the final period of Montreal’s fifth win in seven games since a five-game losing streak.
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