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REST OF TODAY…Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT…Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the evening.
.WEDNESDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds around
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy with slight chance of rain
showers in the evening, then mostly cloudy with chance of rain
showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows
in the mid 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent.
.THURSDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain
showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds
5 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…Cloudy. Rain showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then chance of rain showers and
slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid
50s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
.FRIDAY…Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain showers. Highs
in the mid 60s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of rain
showers in the evening. Lows in the lower 40s.
.SATURDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
.SUNDAY…Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY…Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
Gusty southwest to west winds to 35 mph along with low relative
humidity will give critical fire weather conditions late this morning
into the afternoon. These conditions are such that if a fire
starts it will spread quickly.
Risk of thunderstorms Thursday and Friday, but no severe weather
is expected.
Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Police Department Sunday evening around 9:41-p.m. along First Avenue, in Jamestown, arrested 31 year old Amanda Leavy, of Jamestown after a tip from the public.
Lt. Syd Mann says, her vehicle was pulled over for a routine traffic stop and she was taken into custody.
Leavy was taken to the Stutsman County Correctional Center.
Bond was set at $500.
She was arrested for, 24/7 Violation (Drug Patch), DUS- 4th in 5 years, False Info to LE, Fleeing A Police Officer- Vehicle, FTA on Poss CTRL Sub (Meth), FTA on Poss CTRL Sub (Prescription), FTA on Poss Drug Para (Meth)
Mann says police thanks the public for calling in tips when she was seen in Jamestown.
She was the subject of a vehicle pursuit on Monday night May 7th when she eluded police.
Valley City (CSi) The Valley City StreetScape Committee meets Tuesday may 15 at 7:30-a.m., at City Hall, with the public invited to attend.
Agenda Items include:
Discussing the current project
Discussing Phase Two, Current Status
Review Concrete Choices
Bench Placement.
The project is on hold after the bid opening process on Friday when, at the NDDOT office, in Bismarck it was revealed that only one bid was submitted at over $400,000 dollars which is over the projected city cost estimate.
Valley City Mayor Dave Carlsrud says, the city will discuss options with the NDDOT, and depending on Department of Transportation approval, the Valley City officials will find out if the bids can be let again early next year.
Valley City Commission last month approved of the Central Avenue and 3rd Avenue Southeast street improvement projects.
Jamestown (CSi) The North Dakota Aeronautics Commission reports that Jamestown Regional Airport’s boardings in April this year were at 877 up just under one percent from the April 2017 boardings at 869.
Through April this year Jamestown boarded 3,861 passengers, compared to 4,196 through April 2017, down nearly eight percent.
Jamestown (JRMC) For the second year in a row, Modern Healthcare has named Jamestown Regional Medical Center one of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare.
JRMC was the only hospital in North Dakota and South Dakota to receive the award this year.
Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to Work in Healthcare program recognizes the top workplaces in healthcare, those that go above and beyond to support their staff, empowering them to provide patients and other customers with the best possible care, products and services.
JRMC President and CEO K.C. DeBoer, says, “The employees at JRMC are a critical piece of the patient experience. They are the hospital; they are THE difference in the lives of those we serve. Our vision is to be the best rural hospital in the nation. To be listed as a best place for employees to work is affirmation that we are on the right track ”
Modern Healthcare selects 150 recipients from healthcare organizations around the country. Modern Healthcare partners with the Best Companies Group on the assessment process. The process includes a questionnaire from the participating employer as well as a satisfaction survey of a company’s employees. Last year, JRMC placed No. 63 on the list.
In 2018, Becker Healthcare also named JRMC to its list of 150 Best Places to Work.
The program is open to all healthcare organizations and companies in all sectors of the industry with a minimum of 25 full-time employees.
Each year, the Best Places to Work program singles out and recognizes outstanding employers in the healthcare industry on a national level. Being named a best place to work enhances recruiting efforts and increases employee retention. Winning companies are also published in a special supplement and profiled in an issue of Modern Healthcare.
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 (CSi) The Jamestown Rural Fire District host another open house on Tuesday May 22nd from 6-8-p.m., with a presentation at 7-p.m., at the rural fire hall, to further discuss the need for at tax levy increase of up to five mills to fund the planned new fire station in Jamestown.
Jamestown Rural Fire District Board secretary/treasurer, Shirley Krapp says, a Special Election has been tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, June 19, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the rural fire hall, in Jamestown for voters who live in the rural fire district, not including the city of Jamestown.
Stutsman County auditor/chief operating officer, Nicole Meland, points out that the rural fire district is its own taxing jurisdiction certifying its own property tax levy, and is able to hold its own elections regarding property taxes.
Krapp said the fire district’s population fluctuates between 3,600 to 4,000 people, but she didn’t know how many registered voters are in the district.
A full five additional mills would raise about $180,000 annually and a residential property with a true value of $100,000, a property owner would see an additional $22.27 in taxes in annual taxes if approved by voters.
The rural fire district has applied for a 30-year loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Community Facilities Direct Loan and Grant Program, which will determine the mills the district uses each year and the amount, and the five mills would cover the loan payment is for the first year.
The Jamestown Rural Fire Department has closed to purchase a building at 1209 9th Street, Southeast, in Jamestown from Century link at a cost of $625,000, to enable the rural fire department to keep all of it’s vehicles and equipment at one location.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota man convicted of threatening the state’s Democratic U.S. senator, Heidi Heitkamp, has been sentenced to one year and one day in prison.
A jury in December 2017 found Kevin Olson, of Fargo, guilty of a threatening communication. Authorities say Olson sent an email to Heitkamp’s office in December 2016 threatening to shoot her in the head.
Court documents show that Olson admitted he sent the email but refused to answer questions about it. He told investigators that he owned firearms.
Olson faced five years in prison. A sentencing memorandum by prosecutors called Olson a “very dangerous person” and asked for a sentence on the high end of the guideline range.
Olson argued for a sentence of probation or home confinement and community service.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — One of 32 people accused of dealing large amounts of fentanyl in the U.S and Canada has pleaded guilty in federal court.
Anthony Gomes, of Davie, Florida, is charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances resulting in serious bodily injury and death, and money laundering.
The investigation into the international drug trafficking ring began when 18-year-old Bailey Henke was found dead inside a Grand Forks apartment building in January 2015. Authorities say Henke overdosed on fentanyl supplied by Brandon Hubbard, a Portland, Oregon, man who told police he could be the largest fentanyl dealer in the country.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions travelled to North Dakota last month to announce 10 more indictments in the case tabbed Operation Denial. Five of the defendants are fugitive Chinese nationals.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota horse owners are on high alert amid the surfacing of a neurological disease.
The Bismarck Tribune reports that the state High School Rodeo Association and the Junior High Rodeo Division have canceled several rodeos in the wake of Lil Sis, a barrel racing horse who died last month.
Tests show Lil Sis had a neurological disease caused by a form of equine herpes called EHV-1. The horse’s owners presume Lil Sis got infected when she was at the Bowman County Fairgrounds Indoor Arena this year.
EHV-1 can be spread through air, contaminated equipment, clothing and hands. State veterinarian Susan Keller says there have been about five lab-confirmed cases of EHV-1 in North Dakota, but only one of the neurological form.
Keller says owners can vaccinate horses against EHV-1.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A longtime North Dakota Republican activist is proposing a change to the state constitution that would explicitly bar non-U.S. citizens from voting in elections.
Gary Emineth, a candidate for the state Senate seat in Bismarck, submitted the proposed constitutional amendment to the Secretary of State’s office on Monday for review.
The North Dakota Constitution already defines a voter as a U.S. citizen. But Emineth says the wording is “ambiguous” and another section is proposed for clarity.
Secretary of State Al Jaeger says there have been some reports of non-U.S. citizens voting in North Dakota but nothing was ever proven.
The amendment’s supporters need to get signatures from at least 26,904 North Dakota voters by July 9 to put the measure on the November ballot.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The Air Force is holding another training session in the massive Powder River Training Complex over the Northern Plains.
The Combat Raider training is scheduled Tuesday through Thursday, with several types of aircraft. The military says there’s the potential for loud noises associated with sonic booms.
The Federal Aviation Administration approved quadrupling the training airspace to 35,000 square miles in March 2015. The expanded complex over the Dakotas, Montana and Wyoming officially opened in September of that year, with large-scale exercises such as the one this week limited to 10 days per year.
The training complex is the largest over the continental U.S.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Planting of sugar beets in North Dakota has reached the 90 percent mark, well ahead of the average pace.
The Agriculture Department says in its weekly crop report that the five-year average for beets is 71 percent planted. About 93 percent of the crop was planted at this time last year.
Planting of most crops continued to lag behind averages. Planting of soybeans was at 12 percent, behind the 21 percent average, and durum was at 27 percent, trailing the 36 percent average.
About 52 percent of spring wheat was planted, close to the 56 percent average.
Subsoil moisture supplies rates 49 percent adequate and surplus.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The foundation working to build a Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota has reversed an earlier decision to split the complex into two parts, in two cities, angering a top state lawmaker.
The foundation’s board in March voted to build a museum at Theodore Roosevelt National Park and a library in nearby Dickinson, where a university project is digitizing thousands of Roosevelt documents.
The board voted 9-2 Monday to build the whole project at the park. Chairman Bruce Pitts says that should help with national fundraising. Gov. Doug Burgum also has pushed for the park location.
Senate Majority Leader Rich Wardner is on the board and voted against the move. He says the Dickinson State University project sparked the library effort. He says he’s irritated the effort’s been “hijacked.”
In sports…
Jamestown (CSi) The community is invited to join the Jamestown High School Girl’s Soccer team, for Military Appreciation Night, this evening at the Jamestown High School, Rotary Soccer Field, as the armed forces will be honored.
All veterans and current military members get in free.
The JV game is at 5:30-p.m., with the Varsity playing at 7:30-p.m.
UJ Softball…
NAIA National Championship Opening Round–Dodge City, Kan.
Monday
DODGE CITY, Kan. ( uj.edu)– Alexis Oden’s two-out double in the seventh inning proved to be the margin of victory for Midland (Neb.) as the Warriors defeated the University of Jamestown 1-0 Monday in the first game of the 2018 NAIA Opening Round Dodge City Bracket.
No. 2 seed Jamestown (43-9) plays No. 4 Oklahoma Wesleyan (29-20), which lost 3-0 to Science & Arts (Okla.), in a loser-out contest Tuesday at 1:00 p.m, Central. Third seed Midland (35-15) faces top seed Science & Arts (51-5) at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday. The winner of that game plays the Jamestown-Oklahoma Wesleyan winner at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday.
NAIA National Championship Opening Round–Oklahoma City, Okla.
Game 1
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (uj.edu) — Three batters into Monday’s Opening Round Oklahoma City Bracket game against, the Jimmie baseball team was on the wrong end of a 2-0 score.
DB Vidal led off with a walk, and after a sacrifice bunt moved him to second, Isaiah Bond homered on a 2-1 pitch from Shane Groth (SR/Sisters, OR) to give the Panthers an early two-run lead. Following Bond’s home run, Groth came back and struck out the next two York hitters to finish the inning.
In the Jimmie dugout, the wakeup call was heard loud and clear. The Orange and Black scored the game’s next 14 runs, winning handily 14-4 to advance to Monday’s 6 p.m. game against No. 1 seed Oklahoma City.
Game 2..
Oklahoma City (uj.edu) – After recording double-digit runs and hits in a 14-4 win against York (Neb.) earlier in the day, the University of Jamestown baseball team had the favor returned Monday evening by Oklahoma City University in a 19-8 loss in the Opening Round Oklahoma City Bracket.
Jimmie starter Chase Thometz (SR/Sandy, OR) worked around a first-inning single and walk to keep the Stars off the board, but the host team tagged the UJ right hander for eight runs on seven hits in the bottom of the second for an 8-0 lead. All eight runs came with two outs.
Oklahoma City (48-7), the bracket’s top seed, plays No. 3 seed Central Methodist (Mo.) (41-14) at 2:30 p.m. todday. The first game of the day begins at 11:00 a.m. as No. 5 York (Neb.) (26-27) and No. 2 Mobile (Ala.) (42-16) meet in a loser-out contest. The winner of York/Mobile faces the No. 2 Jimmies (42-10) at 6 p.m. in another loser-out game.
High School Softball…
Jamestown 18 Williston 2 (5 innings)
Jamestown 15 Williston 0 (5 innings)
NBA PLAYOFFS..
HOUSTON (AP) — Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson and the Golden State Warriors have taken Game 1 of the NBA’s Western Conference finals.
Durant poured in 37 points and Thompson added 28 as the Warriors handled the Rockets, 119-106 in Houston. Stephen Curry had 18 points for the defending champs, who started a playoff series on the road for the first time in four years.
Thompson cut off a pair of fourth-quarter rallies by the Rockets. Houston pulled within four in the opening minute of the period before Thompson scored the first eight points of a 13-4 spurt that put Golden State ahead 100-87 with about eight minutes left. Thompson later nailed a wide open 3 after the Rockets cut their deficit to 103-96 about three minutes later.
James Harden had a game-high 41 points for the Rockets, who lost at home for the second time this postseason. Houston guard Chris Paul finished with 23 points and 11 rebounds.
Game 2 is Wednesday at Houston.
NHL-STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — The Vegas Golden Knights have stolen home-ice advantage in the NHL’s Western Conference final.
The series is tied at a game apiece after Jonathan Marchessault (MAHR’-cheh-soh) scored twice and Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 29 shots to help the Knights knock off the Jets, 3-1 at Winnipeg.
The game was scoreless until Tomas Tatar (tah-TAHR’) and Marchessault scored four minutes apart late in the opening period. Marchessault added the insurance tally with 11:15 remaining, 88 seconds after Kyle Connor ended Fleury’s shutout bid and got the Jets within one goal.
Connor Hellebuyck (HEH’-leh-buhk) stopped 25 shots for the Jets, who head to Las Vegas for Game 3 on Wednesday.
MLB…
— Dee Gordon led off the eighth with a double and came around to score on first baseman Logan Morrison’s throwing error as the Mariners pulled out a 1-0 decision over the Twins. Wade LaBlanc threw six scoreless frames and didn’t allow any of his three baserunners to reach second.
— The Atlanta Braves find themselves 10 games over .500 for the first time in nearly four years.
The Braves won for the sixth time in seven games by belting three home runs in a 6-5 decision over the Cubs at Wrigley Field. Ozzie Albies went deep on the game’s second pitch, Jose Bautista added a three-run blast and Tyler Flowers smacked his first homer of the season.
The power surge helped Julio Teheran improve to 4-1. Teheran yielded four runs over six innings as the Braves improved to 25-15, good for a 1 ½-game lead over Philadelphia in the National League East.
Elsewhere in the majors:
— The Diamondbacks stretched their season-worst losing streak to six games as pinch-hitter Tyler Saladino and Jonathan Villar homered in the Brewers’ 7-2 romp at Arizona. Center fielder A.J. Pollock left the game with an apparent left arm injury after diving in vain for Saladino’s line drive in the ninth inning, turning the hit into an inside-the-park home run. Milwaukee went ahead 5-2 in the ninth on Villar’s second home run of the season, then tacked on two more with two out on Saladino’s sprint.
— Gerardo Parra crushed a go-ahead, three-run homer in the sixth winning to help the Rockies win for just the second time in six games, 6-4 at San Diego. Noel Cuevas banged out his first big league blast and Daniel Castros also homered to support Tyler Anderson, who gave up three earned runs over 5 2/3s. Padres outfielder Franmil Reyes went 0-for-4 in his major league debut after slamming 14 homers with Triple-A El Paso.
— Andrew McCutchen doubled in his first two at-bats to reach 1,500 career hits before the Giants snapped the Reds’ season-high, six-game winning streak, 10-7. Brandon Belt homered and knocked in three runs to help the Giants get their second win in a row since a six-game skid. Tucker Barnhart homered and had three RBIs, Scott Schebler hit a solo shot and Adam Duvall added a three-run homer for Cincinnati.
— The Angels have pulled into a virtual first-place tie with the Astros in the AL West by getting strong pitching from Andrew Heaney in a 2-1 win against Houston. Heaney struck out 10 and limited the Astros to five baserunners over a career-high eight innings. Justin Upton singled home the tiebreaking run in the sixth to push the Halos nine games over .500.
— The Athletics rode solo homers by Khris Davis, Matt Olson and Matt Joyce to a 6-5 win over the Red Sox in Boston. Sean Manaea (mah-NY’-ah) was reached for three earned runs and eight hits in six-plus innings after tossing a no-hitter in his previous meeting with the Bosox last month. Rick Porcello lost for the first time in six decisions this season as Boston fell a half-game behind the AL East-leading Yankees.
— Niko Goodrum homered twice and collected five RBIs to lead the Tigers past Cleveland, 6-3. Goodrum hit a two-run shot in the fourth inning and a three-run homer in the eighth as Detroit moved back within two games of the AL Central-leading Indians. Jose Ramirez belted his 13th homer of the year for the Indians, who are back to .500 after losing at home to the Tigers for the first time in 12 games.
— Matt Duffy had three hits and drove in both Tampa Bay runs in a 2-1 victory at Kansas City. Adeiny Hechevarria (ah-DAY’-nee eh-cheh-vah-REE’-uh) scored the tiebreaking run by eluding catcher Salvador Perez at the plate in the sixth inning.
MLB NEWS
Minneapolis (Star Tribune) Frank Quilici, the Twins ex-player, coach, manager and broadcaster died, Monday, three days after turning 79.
The Star Tribune reports, Quilici, died Monday because of kidney disease at his home in Burnsville, and that, had been in hospice care.
The Twins released a statement during Monday night’s 1-0 loss to the Mariners that read, in part, “Frank not only exemplified professionalism … he also served as a community leader in the Twin Cities working to make sure youth had recreational opportunities and contributed to many other charitable causes. The club, like many of his friends throughout the game, is thinking of the Quilici family during this difficult time.”
Quilici had a 280-287 record as Twins manager from 1972 to ’75. He played on the Twins’ World Series team in 1965, and was also with them from 1967 to ’70 as an infielder. After retiring as a player, he became a coach on Bill Rigney’s staff in 1971, and was promoted to manager at age 33 when Rigney was fired in July 1972. Quilici was fired after the 1975 season and later worked as a commentator on the team’s radio broadcasts.
In 405 major league games, all with the Twins, Quilici hit .214 with five home runs.
“Few individuals have impacted the Twins organization more — or in as many ways — as the great Frank Quilici,” Twins President Dave St. Peter wrote on Twitter. “As a player, coach, manager and broadcaster, Frank’s love for the Twins and this community was always on display. RIP Frank.”
Said manager Paul Molitor: “He’s been around Twins alumni events forever. I know he’s had his battles. He did a lot for this organization, he was a good ambassador.”
UNDATED (AP) — Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre could land on the disabled list Tuesday after aggravating his left hamstring during Sunday’s loss at Houston. Beltre was off the DL only five days before experiencing a similar feeling but in a different area of the hamstring. He will undergo an examination before Tuesday’s series opener against Seattle.
In other major league news:
— Robinson Cano (kah-NOH’) will have his right hand examined on Tuesday, which will give the Mariners a better idea of the projected length of absence for the eight-time All-Star second baseman. Cano broke the pinkie finger of his right hand when hit by a pitch from Tigers left-hander Blaine Hardy on Sunday.
— The Rockies have added All-Star second baseman DJ LeMahieu (leh-MAY’-hyoo) to their the 10-day disabled list and recalled infielder Pat Valaika (vah-LAY’-kah) from Triple-A Albuquerque. LeMahieu sprained his left thumb while taking a swing during Sunday’s loss to Milwaukee. He was batting .279 with five home runs and 13 RBIs.
— Knuckleballer Steven Wright has returned to the Boston Red Sox after serving a 15-game suspension under Major League Baseball’s domestic violence policy. The 33-year-old right-hander accepted the penalty in March without an appeal and served the punishment after coming off the disabled list.
— Cardinals right-hander Adam Wainwright may go back on the disabled list after aggravating an elbow injury. Wainwright has already done one DL stint for the elbow, but he said after a rough start Sunday against San Diego he needs “to pause and get it right.” The 36-year-old is 1-3 with a 4.00 ERA in four starts this season, walking 14 over 18 innings.
— The Tigers have put third baseman Jeimer Candelario on the 10-day disabled list with left wrist tendinitis. Detroit announced the move today and made it retroactive to Sunday. Infielder Dawel Lugo was recalled from Triple-A Toledo.
— Major League Baseball has extended the administrative leave of Blue Jays closer Roberto Osuna by seven days through May 21. The commissioner’s office continues to investigate a charge of assault filed against the All-Star.
SUPREME COURT-SPORTS BETTING
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has cleared the way for states coast to coast to legalize betting on sports
The high court’s decision breaks a longtime ban and creating a potential financial boon for states and the gambling industry. The first bets could be placed within weeks.
A federal law had barred betting on football, basketball, baseball and other sports in most states, much to the support of major sports leagues. States that want to take advantage of the ruling now will generally have to pass legislation to allow sports books to open. Some, including New Jersey, which brought the case to the Supreme Court, have a head start.
NFL-BRONCOS-HENDERSON ACCIDENT
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Denver Broncos running back De’Angelo Henderson is recovering from minor shoulder and ankle injuries. He was hurt over the weekend when his Jeep was hit by a driver fleeing police in a stolen vehicle.
KCNC-TV in Denver reports that a 36-year-old woman was in custody after she allegedly struck several vehicles while evading police Saturday night in Parker, Colorado, sending four people to the hospital.
FRENCH OPEN-SERENA WILLIAMS
ROME (AP) — Serena Williams’ coach says she will play the French Open beginning in two weeks.
It would be her first major tournament since returning to action following a 14-month maternity leave. The 23-time Grand Slam champion returned to the tour briefly this year, but she withdrew from last week’s Madrid Open and this week’s Italian Open.
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