Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Jan 11, 2013) —   Due to the increasing cases of influenza in Jamestown and surrounding communities and in an effort to promote the health and safety of patients, Jamestown Regional Medical Center has restricted patient visitation at the hospital.

Effective immediately and until further notice, visitation of patients hospitalized at JRMC will be restricted to immediate adult family.

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Jan11, 2013) — The James River Humane Society in Jamestown, announces that Spay and Neuter Week, will be at the end of February this year.

Local veterinarians will be participating with more information coming later, from participating  clinics in Jamestown, Valley City and Carrington.

On Friday’s (Jan 11, 2013) Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, James River Humane Society President, Jennifer Barnard said, spaying and neutering of animals is a large promotion of the local Humane Society.

Ms. Bernard thanked those who came out and bought goodies from the recent bake sale and for those that attended the Pancake brunch at Applebee’s.

She also, thanked Lloyd’s Motors in Jamestown for their fundraiser for JRHS.

She said, the community support continues to help the shelter thrive.

She reminded that as of – November 1, 2012 the adoption fee for cats and dogs went up to $135, which includes tax.

She pointed out that the biggest event of the year is just around the corner.

The annual Potato Bar and Silent Auction will be held March 9, 2013 at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Jamestown.

Tickets are $10 and includes entry into the raffle, as well as the meal.

She said the Humane Society is getting some awesome donations in for the silent auction items and members will start working on baskets next month.

Anyone interested in purchasing tickets or that have items to be donated for the event may contact Jennifer at 320-4962 or the shelter at 252-0747.

Ms. Barnard pointed that the shelter has paid positions open for rotating weekend shifts, morning and evenings.

More information at Jamestown Job Service.

If you have any questions, contact the shelter or fill out an application at Job Service.

Volunteers are also welcome to donate their time, to help care for the dogs.

Duties include; cleaning cages, feeding/watering, helping with visitors, and of course having fun and loving the dogs.

If interested, check out the  website or call the shelter at 252-0747.

 

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – One of three people accused of pimping a 17-year-old girl in Grand Forks has rejected a plea deal offered by prosecutors and will take his case to trial.

Thirty-year-old Travis Johnson also is charged with felony corruption of a minor for allegedly having sex with the girl.

Johnson announced in court on Thursday that he was turning down the plea deal, without saying why. Two others charged in the case – 22-year-old Amanda Stewart and 27-year-old Joshua Harry – have taken deals offered by prosecutors, pleading guilty to lesser felonies to get reduced prison time. They also must testify against Johnson.

Harry is to be sentenced April 8 and Stewart on April 15.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring says it appears that the North American Bison Cooperative has resumed paying beef producers owed money by an associated company that is now defunct.

The Agriculture Department earlier this month said it would seek a court judgment against the bison co-op of $49,000 for allegedly failing to pay for cattle for the North Dakota Natural Beef processing plant in Fargo, which closed last fall. The co-op earlier had been fined $50,000 for not paying ranchers about $324,000, but $49,000 of the penalty had been waived under the understanding that the co-op would repay a half dozen producers.

Goehring tells Agweek  that he will hold off on the court judgment effort, but his department will continue to monitor whether the ranchers are paid.

 

LAS VEGAS (AP) – Miss North Dakota and Miss Washington have picked up prizes in the third day of preliminary Miss America competition in Las Vegas.

Miss North Dakota Rosie Sauvageau took top honors Thursday after her piano and vocal rendition of “To Make You Feel My Love.” The 24-year-old from Fargo, N.D., will take a $2,000 Amway scholarship home from the competition at Planet Hollywood resort.

Miss Washington Mandy Schendel took the trophy for the third round of the Lifestyle and Fitness category after modeling a strapless white Catalina swimsuit. The 22-year-old from Newcastle, Wash., earned a $1,000 Amway scholarship for it.

Contestants are divided into three groups and compete in different categories during three nights of preliminaries. Their scores will factor in the finals that will be broadcast live on Saturday.

 

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) – A change in the U.S. role in Afghanistan is coming, a few months ahead of schedule. President Barack Obama says the U.S. involvement there will shift to a support role this spring and he will soon get recommendations from his top military advisers on U.S. troop drawdowns. Obama says in a joint news conference with Afghan President Hamid Karzai that any agreement on troop drawdowns must include an immunity agreement in which U.S. troops are not subjected to Afghan law.

CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) – The father of one of the victims of the Colorado movie theater shootings is promising there will be no more outbursts. Steve Hernandez apologized to the judge Friday, after shouting during a hearing  that accused gunman James Holmes should “rot in Hell.” The judge  delayed the arraignment of Holmes until March, despite objections from prosecutors and victims’ families. Defense lawyers could be looking for time to get a mental health evaluation by a doctor of their choosing.

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Police in Los Angeles are looking for at least two men responsible for a hostage drama that lasted for hours overnight. They say the robbers stabbed one clothing store employee and sexually assaulted another. When authorities finally burst in, they found most of the hostages locked in a storage room and two others in a bathroom, but the robbers were gone.

WASHINGTON (AP) – A federal appeals court says a Maryland veteran can’t own a gun because of a misdemeanor assault conviction more than four decades ago. The court Friday turned away an appeal from Jefferson Schrader, who sued after failing a 2008 background check. Schrader was convicted of misdemeanor assault and battery and fined $100 after a fistfight in Annapolis, Md., in 1968.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) – Women in Saudi Arabia are getting a toehold in the male-dominated political system. The country’s king, for the first time, is granting women seats on Saudi Arabia’s top advisory council. The move comes amid continued heavy restrictions on women — who aren’t allowed to travel, work, study overseas, get married or divorced or be admitted to a public hospital without permission from a male guardian.