wbAM5CSi Weather…

…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING…

.REST OF TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. WINDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
WEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH.
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR.   A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT  IN THE VALLECY CITY AREA. LOWS AROUND 60. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH IN THE EVENING.
.WEDNESDAY…INCREASING CLOUDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. BREEZY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WEST
WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, 50 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE
EVENING. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, 50 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.
.THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
.FRIDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
.SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
.SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 80. LOWS AROUND 60.

 

 

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THE

THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER REMAINS LOW WEDNESDAY THROUGH

FRIDAY…

A BETTER CHANCE

FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL COME OVER THE WEEKEND AND ON MONDAY.

 

E NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLOOD WARNING FOR…

DICKEY COUNTY

* UNTIL 100 PM CDT TODAY

* AS OF EARLY THIS MORNING…THE THREAT OF RAIN HAS ENDED ACROSS

DICKEY COUNTY. HOWEVER…FOUR TO FIVE INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN

BETWEEN FORBES AND OAKES SINCE SUNDAY EVENING. COUNTY EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS HAVE REPORTED FLOODING IN DICKEY COUNTY. EVEN

THOUGH NO ADDITIONAL RAIN IS EXPECTED…FLOODING WILL CONTINUE DUE

TO THE EARLIER RAINFALL.

　

Follow up…

Jamestown (CSi) Otter Tail Power Company in Jamestown reports that high winds early Monday morning led to trees falling on electrical wires causing power outages in Northwest and Southeast Jamestown.

Jeff Hoff in the Jamestown office says at 12:12 a.m., Monday a wind-blown tree damaged a line causing a breaker to open in the area of Evergreen Heights.

The power was restored at 4:47-a.m. He was unsure of the number of customers affected.

Hoff pointed out that the early Monday morning storm with strong wind caused an amount of tree damage in the Northwest part of Jamestown.

He says another wind-blown tree on a line event, caused a power outage in a part of Southeast Jamestown between 5:58-a.m., and 7:05 a.m.

There, 985 customers were without power.

In Valley City, there were three isolated power outages reported due to tree branches falling on power lines that burned.

A power outage was also reported Monday morning in the Medina area stemming from high wind.

 

 

Jamestown (CSi) Just over 1,100 tickets were sold at the Saturday morning pancake feed at the Jamestown City Fire Hall.

The proceeds will toward the purchase of leather boots, and other equipment that has been or will be purchased.

　

Jamestown (CSi) Celebrating its 5th Anniversary, Jamestown Regional Medical Center will host the Thrivin5, open house with self-guided tours on Thursday July 28, 2016 from 4-p.m. to 7-p.m.

There will be provider, meet and greet, with physicians surgeons.

The event begins at 4-p.m., with booths set up throughout the facility, including the opportunity to explore the Healing Art Collection.

The program starts at 5:30-p.m., including a Progress Report by JRMC leadership and congressional delegates.

U.S. Senators John Hoeven and Heid Heitkamp have been invited to speak.

More information on line at www.jrmcnd.com

 

Englevale (CSi) The American Red Cross responded to a home fire early Monday morning in Englevale.

American Red Cross Regional Communications Officer Brian Shawn, says volunteers were called to the scene.

The home was extensively damaged.

The American Red Cross will assist the displaced family of two and their immediate needs.

Red Cross volunteers met with the family to provide help with lodging, food, clothing and toiletry items for two adults. Caseworkers will be following up in the coming days to assist with recovery planning.

 

 MINOT, N.D. (AP) – Minot residents who have counted on an affordable travel option are concerned about the loss of the city’s sole intercity bus service.
 
   Jefferson Lines stopped serving Minot in the last week of June.
 
     The company didn’t respond to requests for comment from the newspaper.
 
     Louis McLeod is executive director of the Minot Area Homeless Coalition. He says service stopped without warning, which is troubling since the coalition helps between eight and 10 people per month travel by bus to other places.
 
     Minot’s Domestic Violence Crisis Center has also used the bus to get clients who need to temporarily leave Minot for safety reasons to Bismarck.
 
     Kate Olson of the emergency shelter says there isn’t funding that would let staff members transport people.

 

 

STANLEY, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol has identified the 89-year-old woman who died in a crash Sunday near Stanley.
 
     The Highway Patrol says the woman was Stanley resident Elaine Lystad.
 
     Authorities say 97-year-old Kenneth Lystad, also of Stanley, drove off the shoulder of the road Sunday afternoon and attempted to correct the pickup truck, but it spun clockwise, entered the ditch and rolled.
 
     The truck came to a rest on its top at the edge of a hay field. Authorities say Elaine Lystad, the only passenger, was not wearing a seatbelt.
 
     The Highway Patrol says crash remains under investigation.

 

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A police officer in Fargo accused of drunken driving in Minnesota has resigned.
 
     Fargo Police Chief Dave Todd says  Wes Libner has turned in his resignation letter.
 
     Libner was arrested shortly after 5 a.m. July 2 on Highway 10 near Hawley, Minnesota.
 
     Minnesota’s Clay County Sheriff’s Office says Libner was stopped by a deputy after someone called authorities to report a vehicle “weaving” down the highway. The station reports Libner’s blood alcohol level was nearly twice the legal limit.
 
     Libner was a school resource officer at Fargo South High School.
 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Supporters of a ballot initiative campaign that would legalize marijuana for medical purposes say they have gathered enough signatures to put the issue to a statewide vote.
 
     Supporters of the so-called North Dakota Compassionate Care Act submitted about 17,600 signatures on Monday to the Secretary of State’s office.
 
     The initiative will need signatures from about 13,500 qualified voters to be placed on the Nov. 8 ballot.
 
     With voters’ approval, the initiative would make it legal for North Dakota residents to possess up to 3 ounces of marijuana for medical purposes.
 
     The petition is separate from an effort to make it legal to grow, possess, use and distribute marijuana for people 21 and older. Supporters of that campaign say they did not obtain the required number of signatures by Monday’s deadline.

 

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota Highway Patrol troopers in the southeast region will be conducting alcohol saturation patrols in Fargo, West Fargo and around Cass County.
 
     The saturation patrols start Tuesday and will run through Sunday.
 
     The Highway Patrol says the operations are held to deter drunken driving. The agency says about half of all fatal crashes this year have involved alcohol.

 

 

In sports…

Jamestown (CSi)  University of Jamestown head men’s basketball coach Danny Neville announces the signing of three players to the Jimmies’ 2016-17 recruiting class.

Lucas Strand, a 6′ 1″ guard, averaged 18.5 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 4 assists per game for Lac qui Parle Valley High School in Minnesota. He scored over 1000 points in his career and was named team MVP, while earning All-Conference and All-Area honors his senior season.

Coach Neville says, “Lucas is a big physical kid who can play a variety of positions. The best thing about Lucas is he’s never getting outworked. We are very excited to add him to our program.”

Daniel Foss, a 6’ 3″ wing, averaged 17.3 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1.9 assists per game for Pahrump Valley High School in Nevada. Foss was named to the All-League team during his senior year.

Coach Neville says, “Daniel is a long wing who had a great senior year at Pahrump. He has some tools that we think can get him to be successful here at Jamestown. We are very excited to add Daniel to the Jimmie family.”

Alec Olson, a 6’1″ guard, averaged 12.5 points a game and shot 48% from three-point range for Braham High School in Minnesota. Olson was named to the All-Conference team, Academic All-State, Central Minnesota All-Star team, and also won a state Championship.

Coach Neville says, “Alec is a proven winner and a kid that can really shoot the ball! He has a quick release and will transition very well into the college game. Jamestown basketball is excited to have Alec!”

 

Jamestown (CSi) The University of Jamestown Jimmie Football Staff will hold two non-padded football camps on Tuesday, July 26.

The first camp is for kids entering grades 3-6. Check-in starts at 9am and the camp will run from 10am to 1pm.

The second camp is for youth entering grades 7-9. Check-in starts at 3pm and the camp will run 4pm-7pm.

The cost to attend is $40 per camper. To register for the camp, please contact Assistant Football Coach Carlton Littlejohn at carlton.littlejohn@uj.edu. Walk-ups are welcome.

 

Jamestown (CSi) The University of Jamestown women’s track & field and cross country coach Jim Clark announces that Lindi Chadwick, a 2016 graduate of Jamestown High School, has signed a North Star Athletic Association Letter of Intent and plans to participate in track & field and cross country for the Jimmies.

Lindi is the daughter of Mark Chadwick of Jamestown. She plans to study Exercise Science and Physical Education at the University of Jamestown.

Coach Clark says, “Lindi has a lot of energy. Her versatility can make her a valuable contributor to a track team. She has experienced distance, middle distance, sprints, hurdles, and even has experience in the steeplechase. Her first step will be the cross country season and adjusting to her college schedule. I like her attitude and her enthusiasm for running. Lindi will be a wonderful addition to the Jimmie teams.”

 

Jamestown (CSi) The JRMC Foundation continues support for expansion of patient care through summer community events. The 6th Annual GOLF “fore” GOOD Tournament will be held on Friday, July 15, 2016 beginning at 12:30, at Jamestown Country Club.

Marlene Axtman, a JRMC Foundation Board Chair Member, Auxilian, volunteer and survivor says, “When I was going through cancer treatments, I had to travel to Bismarck.” It is her wish and the number one priority at JRMC to provide local, quality cancer care for our community. This year over 250 people in the circle hear the words, “you have cancer.” These words are only the beginning of what can be a very complicated journey.

Last year, the community made the difference. Along with a Farmers Union challenge grant, this tournament and the community provided critical funding to secure a commitment from an oncologist and outfit existing space in JRMC Clinic and Pharmacy with the necessary tools for this type of care.

Now, JRMC begins the next phase of the Journey to Oncology campaign: dedicated space and resources for patients on their journey.

The 6th Annual GOLF “fore” GOOD tournament provides funding for the Journey to Oncology. The tournament will be held at the Jamestown Country Club. This event is co-sponsored by The Davis Group and Physicians Realty Trust. Major sponsors committed to this years’ tournament include Wilhelm GMC Buick, Hillerud Construction, Great River Energy, Edward Jones Investments – Patrick Nygaard, Sanford Health, and Layered Salon. Proceeds will be in dedication to those conquering cancer for the launch of the oncology unit at JRMC.

Registration per player is $100 and includes 18-hole golf scramble, cart, meals, drink tickets, chances to win prizes, and a swag bag (valued at $100). The Hole-in-One is presented by Don Wilhelm GMC Buick. Deadline for registration is July 13th.

For more information on the event contact Lisa Jackson at 701-952-4880 or ljackson@jrmcnd.com. To register your team or be a sponsor visit www.jrmcnd.com.

 

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Game and Fish Department says a record 154 lakes and rivers in the state have been stocked with about 11 million walleye fingerlings this summer.
 
     Fisheries production and development supervisor Jerry Weigel says it was made possible by record production of 10.4 million fingerlings at Garrison Dam National Fish Hatchery.
 
     Weigel says the Valley City National Fish Hatchery also had a good year, shipping 1.7 million fingerlings.
 
     Notable stockings included 1.7 million fingerlings in Devils Lake and 1.3 million at Lake Sakakawea.
 
     Twenty years ago, only about 60 waters were stocked with walleye fingerlings each year. That number grew to 100 in the early 2000s. 
 

AA…

 Fargo-Moorhead 3, Gary Southshore 2

 

MLB…

HOMERUN DERBY…

 SAN DIEGO (AP) – Giancarlo Stanton has won the Home Run Derby on the eve of the major league All-Star Game in San Diego. Stanton beat defending champion Todd Frazier of the White Sox 20-13 in the final. The Marlins outfielder slammed 61 home runs during his three rounds, beating Robinson Cano (kuh-NOH’) 24-7 in the first round and current home run leader Mark Trumbo 17-14 in the semifinals.
 
     Stanton’s longest shot was estimated at 497 feet. He hit the eight longest homers of the competition and 20 of the 21 deepest drives.
 
     Frazier advanced to the final by beating both Carlos Gonzalez and Adam Duvall by one round-tripper in each round. 

 

SAN DIEGO (AP) – Petco Park in San Diego hosts the 87th All-Star Game tonight, with White Sox ace Chris Sale (14-3) starting for the American League against Giants righty Johnny Cueto (KWAY’-toh) (13-1).
 
     The AL has won three in a row, but the National League leads 43-41 overall with two ties. Anthony Rizzo and a lot of Cubs take on David Ortiz and a bunch of Red Sox, and the league that wins gets home-field advantage in the World Series.
 
     Eduardo Nunez is the lone Minnesota Twins player on the AL squad.

 

TIMBERWOLVES-DUNN…
 

     LAS VEGAS (AP) – Minnesota guard Kris Dunn, the No. 5 pick in last month’s draft, was held out of the Timberwolves’ game against Cleveland yesterday in the NBA’s Summer League in Las Vegas with a concussion.
 
     Dunn has been entered into the NBA’s concussion protocol, and his status for the rest of summer league is unclear.
 
     The Timberwolves were down 10 at the half, then got outscored 29-9 in the third quarter and wound up falling 99-68 to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
 
     LYNX-MOORE…
 
 
     MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Minnesota Lynx forward Maya Moore is the Western Conference Player of the Week.
 
     The WNBA announced the award Monday. It’s Moore’s third Western Conference player of the week award this season and the 17th of her career.
 
     Moore averaged 28.3 points, 3.3 assists and 6.3 rebounds as the Lynx went 2-1 last week.
 
     The six-year pro out of Connecticut scored a team-high 33 points last Tuesday against the Chicago Sky. Thirteen of Moore’s points came in the fourth quarter and helped the Lynx erase a 10-point deficit for their third double-digit comeback win of the season.
 
     Moore racked up 40 points on Thursday against Connecticut and added eight rebounds, three steals and two blocks. On Saturday she scored 12 points and a game-high seven assists against Dallas.
 
     TIMBERWOLVES-CEO…
 
 
     MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Minnesota Timberwolves have hired San Francisco 49ers executive Ethan Casson to be the team’s new chief executive officer.
 
     The team announced the hiring on Monday. Casson will replace Rob Moor, who stepped down from his post and will start on Aug. 8.
 
     Casson spent the previous six seasons with the 49ers. He was the chief operating officer for the past two seasons.
 
     It’s a bit of a homecoming for Casson. He worked for the Timberwolves for 11 years before leaving for the 49ers. While in Minnesota he rose to the senior vice president of corporate partnerships and game presentation.
 
     Moor has left the team to work more directly with owner Glen Taylor’s business holdings.

 

 NBA-DUNCAN RETIRES…
 
      
     SAN ANTONIO (AP) – Tim Duncan has called it a career after nearly two decades as the face and backbone of the San Antonio Spurs.
 
     The quiet, big man is ending his 19-year NBA career with one franchise, having centered five NBA championships while playing in more than 1,000 games for the Spurs.
 
     The No. 1 overall pick in 1997 goes out with two MVP awards among his list of accomplishments. Duncan was one of just four players to be named NBA Finals MVP at least three times. He was a 15-time All-Star, a member of the All-NBA first team 10 times and is one of only three players to win at least 1,000 games in his career. The other two are joining Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Robert Parrish.
 
     He is fifth on the NBA’s career list in blocks, sixth in rebounds and 14th in scoring.
 
     Duncan’s retirement comes two months after the Spurs were upset by the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference semifinals.

 

TOUR….

REVEL, France (AP) – French rider Brice Feillu has attacked from the start as the Tour de France peloton left the Pyrenees after its first rest day.
 
     Defending champion Chris Froome has the yellow jersey with a 16-second lead over Adam Yates, with Irish rider Dan Martin in third place, 19 seconds behind.
 
     Stage 10 takes the 193 riders left in the race from Escaldes-Engordany in Andorra on a 197-kilometer trek to Revel in the south of France. The course starts with a 24-kilometer climb to the Port d’Envalira, the highest climb of this year’s Tour at 2,408 meters.
 
     The remainder of the stage is mainly flat but features a small climb a few kilometers before the finish line, which could favor late attacks.

 

GOLF…

 TROON, Scotland (AP) –   Jordan Spieth calls his withdrawal from the Olympics “probably the hardest decision I’ve ever had to make in my life.”
 
     Spieth says he’s a huge supporter of Olympic golf and playing for the United States. But he says health concerns over the Zika virus led him to sit out the sport’s return to the games for the first time since 1904.
 
     The four top players in the world rankings are all skipping the Rio de Janeiro Games. Spieth was the last of the Big Four to make his decision, announcing it Monday after Jason Day, Dustin Johnson and Rory McIlroy withdrew from Olympic consideration.
 
     Spieth had not commented on his decision until Tuesday’s scheduled news conference ahead of the British Open. He says he “very much struggled” with whether to play in Rio, going “back and forth” before finally making up his mind. He also says it will be “very difficult” to watch the opening ceremony on television and see other golfers competing for a gold medal.
 
     Spieth goes on to say that playing in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is now one of his top priorities.

 

TENNIS-SHARAPOVA APPEAL…
 
 
     LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) – A ruling on Maria Sharapova’s appeal of her two-year doping ban has been postponed until September, taking her out of the Rio Olympics next month.
 
     The Court of Arbitration for Sport says that Sharapova and the International Tennis Federation have agreed to defer the decision, which had been due to be issued by next Monday.
 
     Sharapova tested positive for meldonium at the Australian Open in January and received a two-year ban from the ITF. The five-time Grand Slam champion and former No. 1-ranked player filed an appeal last month, seeking to overturn or reduce the sanction.

 

In world and national news….

 MILAN (AP) – Firefighters in southern Italy say at least a dozen people were killed when two trains collided head-on in Puglia (POOL’-yuh). Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi calls the train crash “a moment of tears.” He’s pledging not to stop until a cause is determined.
 
     WASHINGTON (AP) – Police in Washington, D.C. have arrested five people they say opened fire on officers. No injuries are reported. The latest incident follows protests over police killings of black men in Louisiana and Minnesota and the Dallas police shootings.
 
     WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama will visit Dallas, a city still in shock over the killings of five police officers during a protest march. The president, joined by Vice President Biden and their wives, will meet privately with the slain officers’ families.
 
     PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) – Bernie Sanders is offering an olive branch in the form of an endorsement to his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton. The two are appearing jointly in New Hampshire, where Sanders trounced Clinton in the state’s presidential primary.
 
     THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) – In a sweeping decision, an international tribunal has ruled that China has no legal basis for its extensive claims in the South China Sea. China immediately rejected the findings. It’s not clear how the decision can be enforced.