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REST OF TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
15 TO 20 MPH.
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE
MID 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.TUESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…INCREASING CLOUDS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SNOW. LOWS AROUND 20.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 30.
LOWS AROUND 15.
.FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 20S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW.
LOWS 5 TO 10 ABOVE.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 10.
LOWS NEAR ZERO.
.SUNDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 15 TO 20.

 

Update…

DAZEY, N.D. (AP) – A rollover crash near Dazey over the weekend killed one man and injured another.
 
     The North Dakota Highway Patrol says 33-year-old Brent Siverson, of Casselton, was a passenger in a pickup truck that went out of control on state Highway 26, went into a ditch, vaulted off an intersecting county road, rolled, and came to rest upside down.
 
     The crash happened about 8:45 p.m. Saturday. Siverson was thrown from the pickup and died at the scene.
 
     The patrol says 30-year-old Christopher Weller, of Dazey, was driving the pickup and was pinned inside after the crash. He was taken to a Fargo hospital with unspecified injuries.

 The report says alcohol was involved in this crash.

 

Bismarck (CSi) The National Weather Service reports that for the James River basin, the flood outlook ranges from normal to well below normal flood chances, for the next few weeks based on basin conditions as of January 23, 2015.

Currently, the frost depth is not nearly as deep as a year ago, at around 30 inches. The Weather Service says at this time there is no unusual risk.

Snowpack at this time and its water equivalent is reported to nearly and inch to a few small areas of two inches in the upper James River basin.

The Weather Service says soil levels that were high for most of last summer have dropped to a more normal range due to a warm and dry September and October of 2014.

Ice thickness is near normal to a little below normal, suggesting that problems associated with excessive ice are also not at levels seen in the past few years.

As of January 23rd the 6-10- and 8-14 day temperature outlook reflects warmer than normal temperatures with a shift to more normal temps in early February.

Precipitation is forecast at elevated, but not suggesting any significant amounts.

Major rivers and lakes are all within their normal ranges for this time of the year, and all flood control reservoirs are all with their normal range.

 

Jamestown (CSi) A few tickets remained at last report to Thursday January 29, 2015’s Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce, Annual Banquet.

On Friday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, the Chamber’s Executive, Becky Thatcher-Keller said, to contact the chamber office as soon as possible to reserve tickets, while they last.

There will be awards given out along with entertainment, and the event is catered by Emma Rosies in Jamestown.

The Local and Regional Issues committee is planning Legislative Forum on Saturday February 21, 2015 from 9-11- a.m. at City Hall in Jamestown.

In other notes, Becky said Two Rivers Printing was the Business After Hours location in January and also was given the January Business of the Month, award.

She pointed out that the annual Ag-Luncheon, is on March 17, 2015, and the Home and Garden Show is set for April 18-19 at the Jamestown Civic Center. She added if the weather cooperates some larger displays may be able to be in Civic Center parking lot.

 

Valley City (CSi) Kasidy Tibke, a sophomore at Valley City Public Schools has set a lofty Barnes County Relay for Life fundraising goal.

She’s looking for support to reach her goal of $5,000.

Kasidy has been counting down for the event, on June 12, 2015, and, mentally preparing to shave her head, in the name of RFL and cancer research.

Her hair, will be donated, and all funds raised going to Barnes County Relay for Life.

Kasidy along with her family have been ‘relaying’ since 2000 as her grandfather was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in 1999, with a second diagnosis in 2006. He passed away in 2012 from leukemia, and her aunt was diagnosed with uterine cancer in 2009, and her father in 2010 was diagnosed with colon cancer.

Then in 2013 her uncle was diagnosed with lung cancer.

To make a tax deductible donation, make checks payable to the American Cancer Society, with the notation “Granpa’s Little Rascals.”

Send to:

Kasidy Tibke

Grandpa’s Little Rascals

333 6th Ave NE

Valley City, ND 58072

OR

American Cancer Society

RE: Grandpa’ls Little Rascals

4646 Amber Valley Parkway

Fargo, ND 58103

On line visit:

www.relayforlife.org

(search team: Grandpa’s Little Rascals and donate on line)

Jamestown (CSi) The Interstate Engineering Board of Directors announced the promotion of Kristin Syverson to the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective immediately. This is a newly established position within the organization.

Syverson joined Interstate Engineering in 2011 as Interstate Engineering’s Marketing Coordinator. In 2013, Ms. Syverson was promoted to Office Manager and Accounting Manager for the Jamestown and Corporate offices.

Daren Peterka, Chairman of the Board for Interstate Engineering, stated, “With the growth of the company, the Board of Directors felt it necessary to develop a senior management position to oversee the financial activities of Interstate Engineering. The position will work with the Office Managers, Regional Vice-Presidents and other managers to continue developing an organized and profitable financial structure including financial planning, record keeping and reporting to the Board of Directors.”

Syverson earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Management from the University of North Dakota. Additionally, she holds Master of Business Administration degree.

Jamestown (CSi) The Rural Leadership of ND Class VI 2013-2015, comprised of 18 North Dakotans, met with North Dakota leaders during the “Understanding North Dakota Ag and Rural Policies” seminar in Bismarck January 14-16.

Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corporation’s Vice President of Economic Development, Holly Miller, is part of RLND Class VI. Leaders such as ND Department of Commerce Director Al Anderson, Connie Sprynczynatyk, Jerry Doan, Ag Commissioner Doug Goehring, Tax Commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger, Majority Leader Representative Al Carlson, Majority Leader Senator Rich Wardner, Governor Dalrymple, and Lieutenant Governor Drew Wrigley spoke to the RLND class over the course of the three-day seminar. The class had the opportunity to join Legislators during session and Holly Miller sat on the House floor with Senator Casper during session on Thursday.

The RLND class participated in a Legislative social where ND Legislators learned more about Rural Leadership of ND class members and members were able to visit with Legislators on important topics. The RLND class met with leaders at the Great River Energy office and visited the Bobcat Company Acceleration Center, Bank of ND, the State Capitol and the Heritage Center during the Bismarck seminar. The next seminar “Understanding International Ag and Community Issues” will be held in February in Costa Rica and Panama. The group will tour the countries and visit places such as EARTH University and work on local family farms.

 

Jamestown (CSi )  Stemming  from the successful rescue at the Kensal grain elevator, on January 15th, regional fire and rescue departments will train in grain bin extrication.

The Kensal  Fire Department will host a training session with Dale Eckhardt, a grain bin extrication training specialist, on Wednesday, next week.  Fire and rescue departments from McHenry, Glenfield, Wimbledon, Courtenay and Pingree next week, will participate along with Carrington.

No one at the Kensal elevator was trained in grain extrication, as there hadn’t been an incident like this.

The   Kensal Farmers Elevator Co. is  now working with the fire department to purchase a set of grain extrication tube sections.

Kensal Farmers Elevator Co. general manager Cris Breidenbach says a set of grain extrication tubes costs about $2,200.

Breidenbach says the company is splitting the cost with the Kensal Fire Department for grain extrication equipment and training.

About 12:30 p.m. the Kensal Fire Department was called to the scene as the elevator is in its response area, along with the Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office and the Carrington Volunteer Fire and Rescue.

Dave Jones  was trapped up to his chest in beans in the  grain bin.

Jones was taken by Carrington Ambulance . Jones was transported to Carrington Health Center and released a short time later.

Th rescue involves the  use of two sets of grain bin extrication tubes.

 Breidenbach says Jones was wearing all the proper safety equipment when he went into the bin on January  15th.

Other grain elevators in the region do have grain bin extrication equipment and training, and the Jamestown Rural Fire Department has grain extrication rescue equipment including a set of the tubes and members who are extrication certified.

Jamestown City Fire Department, Training Officer, Lt. Sheldon Mohr, says the department doesn’t have a grain extrication tube, and the firefighters haven’t been trained in grain extrication procedures.

 

 DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) – Dickinson police say a couple has been found shot to death in the basement of a home. Police officers and an ambulance crew were called to the home late Friday and found 35-year-old Angelique Spenser and 53-year-old Steven Parker.

 

 MINOT, N.D. (AP) – Minot police say a man who crashed a vehicle into a teller window at a bank apparently suffered a medical problem before the incident.
 
     The 73-year-old man was taken to a hospital after the crash about 11 a.m. Sunday. Authorities did not identify him or provide information on his condition.
 
     Police say the man’s vehicle struck a car in a store parking lot and then continued on, eventually crashing into the teller window at Bremer Bank. No one was hurt.

 

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A man serving time on a racketeering charge is accused of walking away from a Fargo halfway house.
 
     Kieron Kier is charged in federal court with escape from custody. Authorities say he was signed out from Centre Inc. on a weekend pass in November and never returned.
 
     Kier was arrested on Jan. 13 in White Earth, Minnesota.
 
     Kier was convicted for conspiracy to participate in racketeering activities and sentenced in July 2013 to more than three years in prison.
 
     Arraignment on the escape charge is scheduled Thursday in Fargo. A federal public defender was not available for comment.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Federal prosecutors say an Arizona man convicted of robbing a North Dakota bank should be sentenced to 14 years in prison.
 
     Sentencing is scheduled Monday in Bismarck for Sean Nichols, who pleaded guilty in September to bank robbery. He was arrested for robbing the Dakota Community Bank in Bismarck in May.
 
     Authorities say Nichols got away with $7,000. All but $1,700 was recovered.
 
     Prosecutors say in court documents that Nichols is a career offender who deserves a stiff sentence. He was convicted of robbing two banks in Tucson in 2004.
 
     Defense attorneys are recommending a sentence of 2 1/2 years.

 
     BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A pantry has opened in North Dakota to help pet owners who are struggling to feed their cats and dogs.
 
    Atti’s Eats pet pantry is now providing assistance to pet owners. The Bismarck-based pantry provides food for cats and dogs across the state.
 
     Founder Alison Smith says she was inspired to open the pantry after she rescued an extremely thin dog covered in porcupine quills last year.
 
     Volunteer Judy Kroh says people need the companionship of their pets during challenging times such as cancer treatments. It is during those difficult situations that the pantry is hoping to help pet owners.
 
     Smith says food donations have been piling up. Food can be dropped off at three Bismarck locations: Tractor Supply Co., Western Unlimited and Animal Kingdom.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Democrats have promised to file legislation that would mandate additional monitoring and safeguards for pipelines that carry briny oilfield wastewater. The pledge comes after a 3-million gallon leak near Williston. Democrats say the legislation may be similar to what a Republican pushed two years ago but was defeated after resistance from oil companies.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The number of bills filed by North Dakota lawmakers and agencies is close to the number submitted during the 2013 session.
 
     Data show 805 measures were filed by Friday. Lawmakers considered 842 bills during the 63rd legislative session.
 
     The filing deadline for the House has passed. The Senate’s deadline is by the end of the day Monday.

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s State Historic Preservation Review Board is considering whether to nominate a Devils Lake church for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places.
 
     The Register is the federal government’s list of properties it deems worthy of recognition and preservation.
 
     The Historic Preservation Review Board is deciding whether to nominate St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Devils Lake. It also will decide whether to recommend that the original Slope County Courthouse in Amidon be removed from the National Register, since it has been replaced with a new courthouse.
 
     The board meets Friday at the state Heritage Center in Bismarck.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota health officials are reminding residents to test their homes for radon, a leading cause of lung cancer among non-smokers.
 
     Justin Otto is the Indoor Air Quality and Radon Program Coordinator for the North Dakota Department of Health. Otto says radon is a cancer-causing, naturally occurring radioactive gas that can’t be seen, smelled or tasted and is found throughout the soil in North Dakota.
 
     Health officials say months with cold weather are a good time to test homes for radon. Otto says 63 percent of North Dakota homes have an elevated radon level. Mitigation systems can be installed to lower the level.
 
     Otto says more than 21,000 people die every year in the U.S. due to radon-related illnesses.

 

In sports…

Jamestown (CSi) University of Jamestown head men’s soccer coach Tommy Nienhaus has announced the signing of Austin Peterson of Davies High School who will join the Jimmies in the 2015-2016 season.

Peterson (Fargo, ND) was Team MVP during his 10th, 11th, and 12th grade years, he was Team Captain and All EDC during his 11th and 12th grade years, and was on the All-State Tournament Team during his 11th grade year. Peterson is also on the A honor roll at Davies High School and is a National Honor Society Member.

Coach Nienhaus says of Peterson, “Austin fits exactly what we look for in a recruit. Good student, good person, good player. Austin will help us as he brings an adept touch for a big guy. He’ll help us defensively as either a center back or as a holding midfielder. Looking forward to working with him.”

Peterson plans to major in Business.

The University of Jamestown was established in 1883 and is ranked as a top regional school in both US News and World Report and The Princeton Review. The school features development of the whole person through its distinctive Journey to Success experience.

 

Sat College basketball…

Men’s Basketball:

Presentation College 57, Valley City State 54
PC’s Cameron Isreal hits a 3 at the buzzer to win it.
PC now 11-5 overall and 1-1 in North Star Athletic Association.
VCSU is now 10-11 overall and 0-2 in the NSAA.

 

NAIA College Women’s Basketball at Valley City.

Valley City State University 74, Presentation College 53.
VCSU now 13-7 overall, 1-1 in the North Star Athletic Association.
Presentation now 6-9 overall and 0-2 in the NSAA.

On the road…

Women…

Jamestown 76 (no. 23) Mayville State 63

Men…

Jamestown 65  Mayville State 46

 

Boys Hockey…

Jamestown 3 Williston 1

 

 NATIONAL  FOOTBALL  LEAGUE  PLAYOFFS

 GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) – Jimmy Graham, Matthew Stafford and J.J. Watt were the stars in Sunday’s Pro Bowl, which was won by Team Irvin 32-28 over Team Carter.

 The goal posts were narrowed to from 18.6 feet to 14 feet on all kicks, not just PATs as had been previously announced. The PATs also were moved back to make it a 33-yard kick.  Adam Vinatieri (vin-ah-TEHR’-ee) missed two extra points and a 38-yard field goal. The 42-year-old Colts kicker hasn’t missed an extra point in real games in five years. 
 
 
 
       NATIONAL  BASKETBALL  ASSOCIATION

 ATLANTA (AP) – Paul Millsap scored 20 points to lead Eastern Conference-leading Atlanta to a 112-100 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves last night. Jeff Teague finished with 15 points and seven assists as the Hawks won for the 30th time in 32 games. Thaddeus Young had 26 points for Minnesota.
 
   Final          Miami                    96    Chicago                  84
   Final          Cleveland          108    Oklahoma  City      98
   Final          New  Orleans      109    Dallas                  106
   Final          Indiana              106    Orlando                  99
   Final          L-A  Clippers    120    Phoenix                100
   Final          Toronto              114    Detroit                110
   Final          San  Antonio      101    Milwaukee              95
   Final          Golden  State    114    Boston                  111
   Final  OT    Washington        117    Denver                  115
   Final          Houston                99    L-A  Lakers            87
 
 
       NATIONAL  HOCKEY  LEAGUE

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A record 29 goals were scored in the NHL All-Star game at Columbus, and John Tavares contributed four of them.
 
     The New York Islanders center tied the league All-Star record for goals while helping Team Toews (tayvz) beat Team Foligno (foh-LEE’-noh) 17-12.
  The  game MVP was local favorite Ryan Johansen of the Blue Jackets.
 
 
       TOP-25  COLLEGE  BASKETBALL

UNDATED (AP) – Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski (shuh-SHEHF’-skee) picked up a milestone victory.

Krzyzewski needed a comeback to become the first coach in Division I men’s basketball history with 1,000 victories. Tyus Jones scored 22 points and the fifth-ranked Blue Devils went on an 18-2 run down the stretch to beat St. John’s 77-68 in New York. Jahlil Okafor (jah-LIHL’ OH’-kah-fohr) had 17 points and 10 rebounds for Duke, which trailed by 10 with 8 1/2 minutes remaining.
 
   Final          (  2)  Virginia            50              Virginia  Tech      47
   Final          (  4)  Villanova          71              Creighton              50

   Final  OT    (  8)  Notre  Dame        81              NC  State                78
   Final          (10)  Louisville        80              Pittsburgh            68
   Final          (12)  Utah                    77              Washington            56
   Final          (13)  Maryland            68              Northwestern        67
   Final          (14)  Wichita  St.      74              Drake                      40
   Final          (20)  N.  Iowa              54              Illinois  St.        53
   Final                    Ohio  St.            82    (23)  Indiana                  70
   Final                    Butler                77    (24)  Seton  Hall            57
 
 
       TOP-25  WOMEN’S  COLLEGE  BASKETBALL

 PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) – Tyler Scaife scored a season-high 28 points to lead the No. 25 Rutgers women past No. 21 Minnesota 66-61 last night. Scaife scored 13 during a 25-2 run that gave Rutgers its biggest lead midway through the first half. Amanda Zahui B. finished with 15 rebounds.
 
   Final          (  2)  UConn                  96              Cincinnati              31
   Final          (  4)  Louisville        68              Miami                        55
   Final          (  5)  Tennessee          59    (22)  Georgia                    51
   Final          (  7)  Maryland            84              Indiana                    74
   Final                    Iowa  St.            58    (  8)  Texas                        57
   Final          (  9)  Oregon  St.        68    (13)  Arizona  St.            57
   Final          (11)  Stanford            71              Southern  Cal          60
   Final  OT    (15)  Duke                    74    (12)  North  Carolina      67
   Final          (14)  Kentucky            83              Missouri                  69
   Final          (17)  Florida  St.    110              Wake  Forest            80
   Final          (23)  Syracuse            66              NC  State                  49

 

TENNIS…

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – Novak Djokovic reached his 23rd consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinal with a 6-4, 7-5, 7-5 win over Luxembourg’s Gilles Muller at the Australian Open on Monday.
 
     Djokovic is trying to become the second man after Roy Emerson to win five Australian Open titles. He’s also aiming for his eighth major title overall.
 
     The top-seeded Serb hasn’t lost a set yet in the tournament. He was rarely in trouble against Muller, saving all four break points he faced and hitting 47 winners to just 16 unforced errors.
 
     He next faces eighth-seeded Canadian Milos Raonic, against whom he has a 4-0 head-to-head record.
 
     The last time Djokovic failed to reach the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam was at the 2009 French Open.

GOLF…

 LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) – Bill Haas was the winner of the Humana Challenge, finishing one stroke ahead of five others. Haas closed with a 5-under 67 for a 22-under total that gave him his first PGA title since the 2014 AT&T National. He pulled ahead with a 20-foot birdie putt on the par-4 16th and parred the final two holes.

 KAUPULEHU-KONA, Hawaii (AP) – Miguel Angel Jimenez birdied six of the final nine holes to win the Champions Tour’s season-opening Mitsubishi Electric Championship.
  The Spaniard closed with a 6-under 66 for his second victory in three career starts on the 50-and-over tour. Jimenez finished at 17-under 199 at Hualalai Golf Club for a one-stroke triumph over Mark O’Meara.
 

 WORLD CUP…
     ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) – Lindsey Vonn mastered a tricky super-G race for a record-extending 64th World Cup victory. The American raced down the Swiss course in 1 minute, 23.55 seconds with only one rival able to finish within a second of her. Vonn became the all-time wins leader in women’s Alpine skiing last weekend.

 

FIGURE SKATING-US CHAMPIONSHIPS…
  
     GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) – Jason Brown has won his first U.S. figure skating title, holding off Adam Rippon after his big lead after the short program.
 
     Brown finished with 274.98 points to beat Rippon by 2.5. Rippon won the free skate with 187.77.
 
     Third-place finisher Joshua Farris had a chance to overtake Brown, but one of his triple-jump combinations didn’t count because he did a double toe loop three different times.

NBA…

 AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) – Pistons guard Brandon Jennings will miss the rest of the season after rupturing his left Achilles tendon in the third quarter of Saturday night’s 101-86 loss at Milwaukee.
 
     Jennings had an MRI that confirmed the injury, which will require surgery.
 
     The 25-year-old Jennings averaged 15.4 points and 6.6 assists in 41 games this season.

BANKS…
 
     CHICAGO (AP) – An attorney representing the family of Chicago Cubs great Ernie Banks says the Hall of Famer died after suffering a heart attack. Mark Bogen spoke alongside Banks’ widow, Liz. He said Banks suffered a heart attack on Friday, the same day he died.

 

In world and national news…

 NEW YORK (AP) – New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says an approaching nor’easter could be like none other. Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker warns that roads may be extremely difficult to downright impassable. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says mass transit and roads could be closed before the evening rush hour, including major highways. It’s all because of a major storm that could bury communities from northern New Jersey to southern Maine in up to 2 feet of snow. There could also be high winds and coastal flooding.
 
     WASHINGTON (AP) – A spokesman for President Barack Obama says there’s no threat but the White House was locked down after a security breach involving a drone-like “device.” The spokesman says it’s been recovered. Obama and his wife are in India and it’s not known if the Obamas’ two daughters were at home. A string of White House security breaches has led to questions about Secret Service effectiveness.
 
     SANAA, Yemen (AP) – Authorities say three suspected al-Qaida militants have been killed in the first drone strike in Yemen since its president, a Western ally, resigned. Tribal leaders and security officials say the strike targeted a vehicle.
 
     MOSCOW (AP) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says the latest trouble in eastern Ukraine is the West’s fault. Lavrov struck a defiant note, saying that rocket shelling Saturday in the city of Mariupol (mah-ROO’-pahl), which left at least 30 people dead, was a tragedy that was being manipulated to “whip up anti-Russian hysteria.” He spoke after Western leaders threatened to further punish Moscow.
 
     MADRID (AP) – The effort to solve the centuries-old mystery of Miguel de Cervantes may be nearing an end. Experts searching for the remains of the man who changed Spanish literature have found a casket bearing the initials “M.C.” with bones inside it in a crypt underneath a cloistered convent in Madrid. Cervantes is a towering figure in Spanish culture who penned “The Adventures of the Ingenious Nobleman Don Quixote (kee-HOH’-tay) of La Mancha,” among other works.