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.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 5 BELOW.
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.FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW.
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Jamestown (CSi) With the vacancy of the CEO position, Jamestown Regional Medical Center’s Board of Directors announced the selection of James H. Gingerich as Interim Chief Executive at their December meeting. Gingerich will start full time on January 10, 2014 and is expected to be at JRMC for several months while JRMC conducts a search for the CEO position. His presence will support the continued progress of JRMC projects and provide additional support for the search and selection of a permanent CEO.
JRMC Board of Directors President, Connie Krapp says, “We are fortunate to have the opportunity to have Mr. Gingerich serve as CEO in the interim. He has a wealth of experience in not only leading hospitals both large and small, but also rural and urban. He has an approachable style and will be valuable to our employees as a resource and mentor during this time before we hire our next CEO.”
Gingerich has over 25 years of hospital administrative experience. For the past five years he has provided consulting and recruiting services to medical centers throughout the United States, serving several times in an interim CEO capacity. He most recently served as the interim CEO at Cooperstown Medical Center.
About Jamestown Regional Medical Center
Jamestown Regional Medical Center is a 25-bed, critical access hospital located at 2422 20th St. SW, Jamestown, ND. For more information on services at JRMC, visit www.jrmcnd.com or call 701-952-1050.
Jamestown (CSi) The James River Senior/Community Center, at Legacy Center in downtown Jamestown will be closed December 31, 2013, and January 1st, 2014, and no James River Transit bus service will be available those two days.
The Center will re-open Thursday January 2, 2014 with the regular times and James River Transit bus service.
Rich Mattern (NDSU Extension)
Medina (CSi) A Beef Quality Assurance certification training program will be held at the Medina American Legion on January 8, 2014, from 1 to 4 p.m.
The Beef Quality Assurance certification is a producer-driven program in which cattle producers assume responsibility for producing beef that is a healthy, wholesome, high-quality product and free from defects such as injection-site lesions and bruises.
Producers in BQA programs keep detailed records to assure that their management, husbandry and animal health practices meet regulatory and industry standards.
To become certified, producers must attend a training and certification session. After attending a session, each producer or operation will be assigned a North Dakota BQA identification number. If calves are produced following NDBQA certification requirements and with the appropriate records kept, they may be marketed as NDBQA certified.
BQA certification trainings began in 1999 in North Dakota. Since that time, more than 1,950 producers have been certified. These producers market about 20 percent of the state’s feeder calves each year.
The cost for attending the training and receiving a three-year BQA certification is $15. Preregistration is required. To register, contact the Extension Service’s Kidder County office at (701) 475-2632, ext. 9227, or email ndsu.kidder.extension@ndsu.edu.
CASSELTON, N.D. (AP) – About two-thirds of the 2,400 people in Casselton have heeded authorities’ call to evacuate because of a fire from a crude oil-carrying train that derailed in southeastern North Dakota.
Cass County Sheriff’s Deputy Joe Crawford says most are likely staying with friends and family because only 19 people showed up overnight at a shelter in a Fargo school.
Crawford says the fire is still burning but has died down overnight. He says there is still plenty of fire, heat and smoke – and residents of Casselton are still urged to stay away.
Authorities overnight have been using large spotlights powered by generators to illuminate the wreckage scene. They also have brought in a lot of heavy equipment such as flatbed trucks.
The cause of the Monday derailment a mile from Casselton is still being investigated. No one has been hurt, but state health officials have warned that exposure to burning crude could cause health problems.
Casselton residents say they were literally shaken by the experience.
City Auditor Sheila Klevegard says one blast shook the windows of City Hall. Klevegard said she looked out to see a huge plume and fireball about a mile from town.
Fire from the derailment is sending a lot of black soot into the sky in the Casselton area.
The town’s water tower is about half-covered with soot, and Cass County Sheriff Paul Laney says he expects a lot of soot around town. He tells The Associated Press, “wait until you see the footprints in the snow later on.”
Health experts are testing the quality of the air but don’t yet have results.
Casselton Mayor Ed McConnell says it’s time to “have a conversation” with federal lawmakers about the safety of shipping crude oil by train.
No one was hurt, but McConnell says at least 100 people could have been killed if the wreck had happened in town. He says Casselton “dodged a bullet,” and that it was “too close for comfort.”
Fears of catastrophic derailments have been stoked after a train carrying crude from North Dakota’s Bakken oil patch crashed in Quebec last summer. Forty-seven people died in the ensuing fire.
McConnell says he thinks shipping oil by pipeline has to be a safer option.
Bismarck (CSi) – In response to a train derailment and fire west of Casselton, N.D., the ND Department of Emergency Services (NDDES) has activated the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC). Staff from NDDES and the ND Department of Health are currently assisting and coordinating with local emergency responders.
In addition, NDDES has:
• Coordinated with FAA to put in place flight restrictions in the area;
• Activated Regional Response Haz-Mat team from Fargo;
• Alerted the North Dakota National Guard and Civil Support team about the incident.
The ND Highway Patrol, ND Department of Health, and the ND Department of Transportation have also sent personnel to the incident site to assist local responders.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s Public Service Commission has set three public hearings for a proposed pipeline that would move North Dakota oil to Minnesota and Wisconsin.
The hearings for Enbridge Energy’s Sandpiper pipeline are slated for Feb. 19 in Grand Forks; Feb. 20 in Devils Lake; and Feb. 27 in Minot.
The Calgary, Alberta-based company is proposing the $2.6 billion, 612-mile pipeline to carry 225,000 barrels of oil daily to a hub in northern Minnesota and 375,000 barrels to one in northwestern Wisconsin.
If approved by regulators, it would be the largest pipeline moving oil out of North Dakota.
North Dakota’s portion of the pipeline is 299 miles.
Enbridge’s filed its application to regulators in November and says the project is “needed and in the public interest.”
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s Public Service Commission has approved a 3.9 percent rate increase for natural gas used by customers of Montana-Dakota Utilities Co.
The three-member commission unanimously approved an order Monday that allows MDU to bring in $4.2 million of additional revenue each year.
The Bismarck-based utility says it has made about $100 million in investments to its natural gas infrastructure since 2004 and the increase is needed to help recover the costs.
The utility has about 99,000 North Dakota customers.
The PSC is slated to set the rates on customers’ natural gas bills next month to reflect the increase. MDU has proposed an increase of $2.72 monthly on a typical residential customer’s natural gas bill.
MDU says its last natural gas rate increase was in 2004.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A judicial referee has dismissed a disorderly conduct restraining order filed by the girlfriend of a white separatist against a Leith city councilman.
Deborah Henderson sought a restraining order against Councilman Lee Cook. She alleged that Cook called her crude names and harassed her by putting up a surveillance system.
Judicial Referee Wayne Goter dismissed a temporary restraining order Monday and declined to put a permanent order in place.
Goter says he doesn’t know what transpired and doesn’t have enough evidence to say who said what.
Henderson moved to Leith in October with her boyfriend, Kynan Dutton, and their children to join Craig Cobb in an attempt to turn Leith into an all-white enclave.
Dutton and Cobb are in jail on terrorizing charges.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Eighty-one percent of North Dakota’s winter wheat crop is rated in good to excellent condition as the year comes to a close.
The Agriculture Department’s latest crop report says cattle and calf conditions across the state are rated 87 percent good to excellent, though colder-than-normal temperatures during December increased livestock feed usage across much of the state.
Stock water supplies are rated 97 percent adequate to surplus, and hay and forage supplies are 98 percent adequate to surplus.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The New Year rings in a handful of new laws in North Dakota, most of which deal with tax issues.
Beginning Wednesday, large oil companies are required to withhold taxes on oil royalty payments paid to those who live outside North Dakota. Previously, a nonresident who earned a royalty from an oil or gas well could remit the taxes to the state.
Incoming Tax Commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger says that made collections lag for more than a year in some cases.
Another new law effective Wednesday allows the Tax Department to collect a 2 percent tax on prepaid cellular phones and cards to support emergency 911 services.
The Tax Department estimates the new tax will raise $1 million over the next two years.
BISMARCK (AP) — North Dakota’s deputy tax commissioner will be taking a $9,202 annual pay cut when he takes over the agency’s top post next week, making him one of several department bosses in the state who earn less than some of their subordinates.
Gov. Jack Dalrymple last month appointed Ryan Rauschenberger to serve the remainder of term held by elected Tax Commissioner Cory Fong, who is resigning at the year’s end. Rauschenberger, who made $114,252 as deputy commissioner, will be paid Fong’s annual salary of $105,050 when he begins his new job on Wednesday, according to state budget records.
Rauschenberger named longtime state employee Joe Morrissette the department’s new deputy and will pay him his old salary.
Salaries for the governor and elected officials who lead agencies are set by the Legislature. But agency heads have some discretion in setting staff salaries, according to Dalrymple, which can account for the differences in pay.
Dalrymple says, “It is important to find highly qualified people for roles in public service. In terms of salaries, it has always been a challenge to compete against the private sector when recruiting staff, so some flexibility in that area can be helpful.”
The lighter paycheck is not lost on Rauschenberger. But he says heading the North Dakota Tax Department is a golden opportunity in public service.
The 31 year old Rauschenberger, a certified public accountant who is single and has no children says, “Obviously, I’m a numbers guy. But this is more than just about money. It’s about being able to serve the people of North Dakota and the taxpayers of North Dakota in the capacity of commissioner.”
The agency that collects an assortment of state taxes has 134 employees and a two-year budget of $57 million.
Rauschenberger has not formally announced a campaign for the elected post, but he says that could happen in the next few weeks.
In addition to the tax commissioner, the state auditor, attorney general, insurance commissioner and the state’s three public service commissioners, all elected posts, have staff members who make more money than they do, according to state Office of Management and Budget records.
But the secretary of state, state treasurer, superintendent of public instruction and agriculture commissioner make more money than their deputies, records show.
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem makes $143,685 and is the highest-paid elected official to head an agency; State Treasurer Kelly Schmidt, who earns $91,406 annually, is the lowest-paid elected agency head, records show.
As for the more than 40 agency or commission directors who are either appointed by the governor or a board, they often earn far more than their elected counterparts. And Ken Purdy, a state compensation manager for OMB, said appointed agency directors rarely make less than those who work under them.
Eric Hardmeyer, president of the Bank of North Dakota — the only state-owned bank in the United States — makes $246,450 and is the highest-paid appointed agency head in the state, records show. Records show, Nancy Jo Bateman, executive director of the North Dakota Beef Commission, makes the lowest salary, at $72,121.
Records also show, Firector of the State Mineral Resources and North Dakota’s top oil regulator, Lynn Helms, is the second-highest paid appointed agency head in the state, with an annual salary of $189,000. Dr. Terry Dwelle, the state health officer and chief administrator of North Dakota’s Department of Health, is No. 3 at $188,700.
Rauschenberger’s father, Ron, who serve’s Dalrymple’s chief of staff, also brings home a bigger salary than the governor, records show. Ron Rauschenberger’s salary is $148,950 a year, or $27,269.36 more than Dalrymple’s earnings.
In sports…
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Shawn Marion scored 32 points and hit two huge 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to help the Dallas Mavericks withstand a furious second-half charge from the Minnesota Timberwolves in a 100-98 victory last night. Kevin Love had 36 points, 11 rebounds and four assists for the Timberwolves.
Final Washington 106 Detroit 99
Final Chicago 95 Memphis 91
Final New Orleans 110 Portland 108
Final Utah 83 Charlotte 80
Final Miami 97 Denver 94
Final Phoenix 107 L-A Clippers 88
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final Ottawa 3 Washington 1
Final Nashville 6 Detroit 4
Final Chicago 1 Los Angeles 0
Final 2OT Philadelphia 4 Vancouver 3 (SO Philadelphia 1-0)
COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL GAMES
Final (10) Oregon 30 Texas 7
Final Texas Tech 37 (16) Arizona State 23
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final ( 6) Oklahoma St. 92 Robert Morris 66
Final ( 9) Baylor 81 Oral Roberts 55
Final (16) Kansas 93 Toledo 83
Final (24) Gonzaga 69 San Francisco 41
TOP-25 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final (16) LSU 72 Jackson St. 45
Final (24) Arizona St. 63 (20) Syracuse 60
COLLEGE FOOTBALL-BOWLS
Navy wins Armed Forces Bowl
UNDATED (AP) – Tenth-ranked Oregon ruined Mack Brown’s final game as the Texas Longhorns’ head coach.
Marcus Mariota (mar-ee-OH’-tah) had 386 total yards and the Ducks completed an 11-2 season by ripping the Longhorns 30-7 in the Alamo Bowl at San Antonio. Mariota led all rushers with 133 yards on 15 carries and was 18 of 26 for 253 yards passing.
Avery Patterson put Oregon ahead to stay by returning an interception 37 yards for a touchdown on the third play of the game.
The Longhorns finish 8-5 and end up 30-21 in Brown’s last four years at the school.
In other bowl games:
– Davis Webb threw for 403 yards and tied the Holiday Bowl record with four touchdown passes, and Texas Tech raced to a 37-23 victory over No. 16 Arizona State, snapping a five-game losing streak. Webb tied the record set by BYU’s Jim McMahon in 1980 and matched by Kansas State’s Brian Kavanagh in 1995 and Texas’ Major Applewhite in 2001. The Red Raiders (8-5) won for the first time since beating West Virginia on Oct. 19. Arizona State (10-4) lost its second straight.
– Keenan Reynolds ran for 86 yards with two more touchdowns and Navy won for only the second time in its last seven bowl games, beating Middle Tennessee State 24-6 in the Armed Forces Bowl. Already the NCAA record-holder for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback, Reynolds upped his total to 31 to match Colorado State running back Kapri Bibbs for the national lead this season.
– Bo Wallace ran for two touchdowns and threw for another score to lead Mississippi’s offense in a 25-17 win over Georgia Tech in the Music City Bowl. Wallace threw for 256 yards and ran for another 86, giving him the school record for total yards in a season. The Rebels have won six straight bowls and 10 of their last 11.
NFL…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A company has started tearing out the bright-blue stadium seats from the now-closed Metrodome.
Albrecht Sign Co. of Fridley is offering the seats for sale.
The company is selling the seats to nonprofit groups and community organizations at $40 a seat. General seats are available at $60 per seat plus tax, and anyone who wants a specific seat will be charged $80 per seat plus tax.
So far, more than 3,000 seats have been sold to individuals and more than 900 have been bought by nonprofit groups.
Single seats through whole rows can be purchased. Seats must be picked up before Jan. 17 at the Metrodome.
The Minnesota Vikings played their final game at the downtown Minneapolis stadium on Sunday.
UNDATED (AP) – Four more NFL head coaches were dismissed yesterday, hours after Cleveland fired Rob Chudzinski on Sunday night. Washington’s Mike Shanahan, Tampa Bay’s Greg Schiano (shee-AH’-noh), Minnesota’s Leslie Frazier and Detroit’s Jim Schwartz were shown the door after all four posted losing seasons. The Buccaneers also dismissed general manager Mark Dominik.
UNDATED (AP) – New York Giants co-owner John Mara has told head coach Tom Coughlin that he wants him to return for an 11th season with the team that he led to Super Bowl titles in 2008 and 2012. The Giants just concluded a 7-9 season and missed the playoffs for the fourth time in five years. And Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones reiterated yesterday that Jason Garrett will remain the team’s head coach.
Top 25 Men’s College Basketball Poll…
UNDATED (AP) – The top five remain the same in the latest Associated Press men’s basketball poll.
Top-ranked Arizona picked up 60 of 65 first-place votes, while No. 2 Syracuse claimed the others. Third-ranked Ohio State is followed by Wisconsin, Michigan State, Oklahoma State, Duke, Wichita, Baylor and Oregon.
Villanova dropped from eighth to 11th with Saturday’s loss at Syracuse. Louisville’s loss to Kentucky on Saturday dropped the Cardinals from sixth to 14th.
NBA…
ATLANTA (AP) – Hawks center Al Horford will have season-ending surgery on Tuesday to repair his torn right pectoral muscle.
The Hawks’ leading scorer and rebounder suffered the injury in Thursday night’s 127-125 double-overtime win at Cleveland.
Horford is averaging 18.6 points and 8.4 rebounds per game this season.
CINCINNATI (AP) – Connie Dierking, a longtime NBA player who was part of the trade that brought Wilt Chamberlain to Philadelphia, has died. He was 77.
His death was announced Monday by Cincinnati’s WKRC-TV, where daughter Cammy Dierking is a news anchor. It was confirmed by the University of Cincinnati, where he starred in the 1950s.
WKRC reported that Dierking fell in November. No other details were released.
The Brooklyn-born Dierking played with Oscar Robertson for the Bearcats in 1957-58.
Dierking averaged 10.0 points and 6.7 rebounds in his NBA career. He averaged a career-high 16.7 points in 1969-70 for the Cincinnati Royals.
The 6-foot-10 center was a 1958 first-round pick of the Syracuse Nationals, who became the 76ers.
In 1965, he was among three players traded to San Francisco to bring Chamberlain to Philadelphia, a move that helped the 76ers build an NBA champion.
In world and national news..
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) – The start of 2014 has begun its march across the globe with celebrants dancing and fireworks booming. New Zealand rang in the New Year with multicolored fireworks erupting from Auckland’s Sky Tower. More than a million and a half people are on hand in Sydney, Australia, and Dubai, home to the world’s tallest tower, plans an over-the-top fireworks display billed the largest show ever. Meanwhile, Times Square is waiting its turn later today.
FONTANA, Calif. (AP) – Police are calling the deaths of two adults and two children in a Southern California home a homicide. They say a 16-year-old family member called it in. Fontana police Chief Rodney Jones tells KABC that there are some amounts of blood and “a couple of weapons” visible in the house.
SEATTLE (AP) – An important vote is nearing for Boeing machinists in Washington state and it’s being characterized as a decision about jobs. Machinists are under pressure to accept a contract offer that moves them away from pension plans. Local union leaders are recommending a no vote, saying there are too many concessions. Boeing says the vote will determine whether work on the 777X jetliner stays in Washington state.
VOLGOGRAD, Russia (AP) – Thousands of police officers and paramilitary forces have poured into the southern Russian city of Volgograd after deadly bombings Sunday and Monday and mass New Year’s Eve events are canceled today. Thirty-four people died in the blasts on a bus and at a railway station. Terrorism worries are on the rise as the Sochi Olympics approach.
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