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Breaking News…
Spiritwood (CSi) Cenex Harvest States (CHS) announced Friday that it is moving forward with the construction of a nitrogen fertilizer plant at Spiritwood.
The plant has been in planning and development for two years, but was put on hold in April this year, because of escalating costs.
The announcement came from the CHS Board of Directors giving the plant its final approval onThursday.
The plant is the largest investment in CHS history with its project costs currently estimated at about $3 billion. The plant will also be the largest construction project in North Dakota history.
CHS president and chief executive officer, Carl Casale (cuh-SAL’-ee) says, “CHS is proceeding today as the plant’s sole investor, However, because our owners’ interests are at the heart of what we do, we will always pursue ownership of strategic assets and partnerships that will help us continually add value to their businesses.”
Plant construction may begin this fall, depending on the weather. Groundbreaking ceremonies have not been scheduled.
It would use natural gas from North Dakota’s oil patch to make anhydrous ammonia fertilizer.
North Dakota’s natural gas production has been rising along with its oil output, leaving state officials and regulators scrambling to find ways to process and sell the fuel. The proposed factory will be a major customer for natural gas.
CHS is a farmer-owned cooperative based in Inver Grove Heights, Minn.
The plant is expected to employ 160-180 Full Time Employees
The CHS fertilizer plant at Spiritwood, N.D., will employ state-of-the-art
safety and operational technologies – including features that will help
reduce emissions – and will be a leader in process efficiency.
The plant will:
• Operate continuously 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Produce three types of fertilizers: anhydrous ammonia, urea and urea
ammonia nitrate (UAN)
• Produce diesel exhaust fluid (DEF), used by the automotive industry
as an additive to reduce NOx emissions
• CHS is committed to world class safety in both construction and
operation of the plant. It will also follow the OSHA Voluntary
Protection Program, which recognizes excellence in worker
protection and safety.
The plant will produce more than 2,400 metric tons of anhydrous
ammonia daily, which will be further processed into urea and UAN;
DEF is a byproduct of the production process. To produce this volume,
the plant will require an estimated 88,000 MMBTU/day of natural gas,
approximately 40 megawatt hours of electricity and 2,400-2,700
gallons/minute of water.
CHS has a long history of serving North Dakota agriculture. Based in
Minnesota, CHS currently has more than 1,300 employees in North
Dakota. We serve customers through N.D. agronomy, energy and
convenience store locations and we have a leading sunflower operation
based at Grandin, N.D.
Jamestown (CSi) The Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office is looking for information concerning a breakin and burglary at the Anchor Bar, between Monday night and Tuesday afternoon, this week. The break-in was reported at 1:45 p.m. Tuesday.
Authorities say the front door was forced open using a prybar.
A green safe containing about $2,000 in cash was taken from the bar’s storage room.
Also, about $300 worth of cigarettes was also taken.
Anyone with information about this incident may call 251-6200.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Engineer’s Office reports that all residents in the area of the 2nd Ave NE to 2nd Ave NW from 5th St North to 8th St North will experience intermittent water outages starting at approximately 8:00 a.m. on Monday, September 8, 2014 AND possibly Tuesday, September 9, 2014, until utility repair work is completed.
It is anticipated that the utility repairs will be completed within the two working days.
Jamestown (CSi) The public is invited to join the Memorial Procession Honoring Life, which will take place on Saturday September 13, 2014 starting at 1:30-p.m.
On Thursday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, representing clergy involved in the event were Pastor Tom Eckstein from Concordia Lutheran Church in Jamestown and Deacon Tom Geffre from Ave Maria Village in Jamestown.
The walk will start at Calvary Cemetery and follow a route ending at the 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse. Those participating may walk, travel in vehicles, or bus. Also there will be a gathering of participants at an Open House, at St. John’s Academy’s Zebedee Center, about 3-p.m.
Prior to the walk, at Calvary Cemetery there will be a Memorial Service for babies who were aborted. The location is at the tombstone Memorial at the cemetery.
The burial site contains aborted fetuses that were sent from North Dakota to Illinois, retrieved from a lab dumpster site, and then returned to North Dakota for burial through the efforts of Father Pfau.
The service will also remember the over 66,000 aborted fetuses that were sacrificed in Dakota abortuaries over the past 40 years. 66,000 pink and blue flags have been placed at locations in Jametstown indicating those.
More information on line at www.abortionmemorials.com
Valley City (CSi) The Barnes County Municipal Airport Authority will be hosting the 2014 Wings and Wheels Airshow Saturday, September 6, 2014.
The main aerobatic act will be 3rd generation pilot Matt Younkin performing in his Twin Beech 18 performing maneuvers never thought possible with such a large transport plane. He will also be performing the “Magic By Moonlight” Night Show at 9:00pm that evening.
Other pilots performing are: Kent Pietsch flying in his Interstate Cadet, Warren Pietsch will be flying an A6M2 Zero, Toby McPherson in his P-51 Mustang “Boomer” and in Duggy a DC-3, Kelly Perhus in his T-6 Texan, the Fargo Sky Divers (will be attempting a State Record Sky Dive), Jarrod Lindemann in his Pitts S2C, Paul Lindemann in his Pitts S2B, and a performance of the Original Red Baron Super Stearman by the Lindemann Brothers!
The BCMAA is very excited to be able to bring world-class talent to this year’s Wings and Wheels Airshow. It will be a family friendly event for our community. We will also be featuring: the Bridge City Cruiser’s Show and Shine car show and balance beam competition, Military and Static Aircraft displays, Helicopter rides, Kid’s Inflatable Games, on site Concessions/Beer Garden, Remote Control Aircraft performances, and the Young Eagles free, local airplane rides for youth.
It will be a fun-filled day for all with the gates opening at 10:00am, the Car Show and Shine and Kid’s Inflatable Games beginning at noon, and the Airshow at 2:30pm. Advanced Tickets will go on sale at area locations August 1 for $12. All who purchase Advance Tickets will be entered into a raffle for a chance to ride in a P-51 Mustang! Tickets will be $15 at the gates the day of the show. Children 12 and under are FREE! Please join us for the 2014 Wings and Wheels Airshow, Saturday, September 6. For further information or ticket questions check out our website: www.barnescountyairport.com or contact Jamie Bryn at 701-840-2324.
Jamestown (CSi) An Open House at the 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse is set for Saturday September 13, 2014 from 1-3-p.m.
The event is an officially sanctioned North Dakota 125th Anniversary event.
During the days of Dakota Territory, meetings were held in the courthouse in preparation for statehood.
During the Open House, there will be tours, including rooms open for viewing in the 1883 courthouse. There will be individuals stationed in each room, to welcome guests.
The building is considered a superb, and rare example in the upper midwest, of the Gothic-Revival style of architecture. The interior is outstanding for its stamped metal ornamentation that dates to 1905.
Restoration efforts have stabilized the exterior of the courthouse, and the State Historical Society is currently installing a new mechanical system. This is the first of many projects that will eventually lead to the courthouse becoming a state historic site open for tours.
HILLSBORO, N.D. (AP) – Traill County authorities say a 20-year-old North Dakota woman killed an elderly Minnesota woman after she rear-end an SUV at 85 mph while browsing Facebook on her cellphone.
Abby Sletten of Hatton was charged in court this week with negligent homicide in the death of 89-year-old Phyllis Gordon of Ada, Minnesota, in May.
Highway patrol says a search of Sletten’s cellphone determined she was looking at pictures on her Facebook application at the time. There was no evidence that she tried to break before the crash.
Gordon was a front-seat passenger in the SUV and died at the scene. Her granddaughter and great-granddaughter were also in the SUV but survived their injuries.
Sletten told an officer she had no recollection of the crash. It wasn’t immediately clear if she has an attorney.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Misdemeanor theft charges are pending against a Dickinson couple who allegedly stole a 7-week-old puppy from an animal shelter in Mandan.
The mixed-breed dog was taken from the Central Dakota Humane Society last week.
Shelter officials say a man and woman allegedly took the puppy from the shelter and drove away. A worker at the shelter recorded the vehicle’s license plate number.
Morton County Sheriff Dave Shipman says the puppy was found Saturday at the residence of the couple alleged to have stolen him.
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – Authorities say two Williams County Sheriff Department cruisers suffered “significant” damage after colliding during a domestic violence call.
Two deputies were involved in the Saturday crash, and neither driver was injured.
Det. Caleb Fry says the vehicles were traveling in the same direction when the lead car moved to make a U-turn into the opposite lane. The deputy of the following vehicle crashed into it.
Fry says neither deputy was reprimanded for the crash. He says “it’s just one of those things that happens.”
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Republican North Dakota Tax Commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger announced Thursday that he will take a temporary unpaid leave of absence to seek treatment for alcohol addiction.
On Wednesday, Rauschenberger announced that he had been receiving treatment for an alcohol problem. He also said he loaned his vehicle to someone he met in treatment and the vehicle was involved in an accident.
Fargo attorney Jason Astrup, a Democrat running against Rauschenberger for tax commissioner in November, says he hopes his opponent will get the help he needs.
Astrup says many people have friends and loved ones who struggle with addiction. He says it’s not appropriate to pass judgment on Rauschenberger.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Fifteen members of the North Dakota Army National Guard’s 231st Brigade Support Battalion Logistical Support Element are preparing for a yearlong deployment.
The soldiers will travel overseas to provide logistical support to U.S. Central Command units, including the management of supply, maintenance, transportation and cargo movement activities. They have completed a number of pre-certification trainings and tests to prepare for the mission.
The soldiers, all of whom belong to the unit headquarter in Fargo, are from five North Dakota and Minnesota cities.
An official send-off ceremony is set to be held in Fargo on Sunday afternoon. Gov. Jack Dalrymple and Maj. Gen. David Sprynczynatyk, North Dakota adjutant general, will speak at the event.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple told a federal board that manages railroad service issues that he considers the delay in grain shipments an emergency situation.
Dalrymple was among dozens of state officials from North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota who testified Thursday in Fargo in front of the National Surface Transportation Board. Many crops in the three states are at near-record levels and producers say the backlog is costing them millions of dollars.
Dalrymple says the board can provide an oversight role to ensure a balance between the agriculture and energy sectors and the larger and smaller shipments. He says the board also has the ability to arrange additional equipment and service.
The governor read the board a letter from a Wilton elevator whose rail service was 525 cars behind.
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – Thirty post offices in North Dakota’s oil country that were scheduled to have their workdays reduced will maintain their hours of operation.
The U.S. Postal Service this week formally agreed to not disrupt service at the 30 locations in the growing region.
Officials in North Dakota have been pushing the Postal Service for months to improve service in the western part of the state, which is bustling with oil activity.
U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp has launched an initiative aimed at improving the state’s postal woes. Heitkamp says she’ll be closely monitoring that the Postal Service doesn’t reverse its latest decision.
U.S. Sen. John Hoeven earlier this year announced that the Postal Service will grant pay increases and bonuses to recruit and retain mail carriers in that region of the state.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s Agriculture Commissioner says more combiners are needed to help bring in the state’s harvest this year. Doug Goehring says the state’s Harvest Hotline has a long list of farmers who need combining services but few looking for work. Goehring says the number of farmers on the list looking for work is more than three times the number of harvesters. Farmers can call the free hotline and the department will match them up with someone who needs harvesting help or work. Department employees answer the phones daily from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota health authorities say roughly 350 barrels of brine have spilled near Belfield. The North Dakota Department of Health says the saltwater spilled last month as a result of a tank leak at an oil and gas company’s well site. The U.S. Forest Service has responded and health department officials were on their way Thursday.
In sports…
MANKATO, Minn. (AP) – A former Minnesota State, Mankato football player who was gravely injured in a nightclub district attack has led the Mavericks onto the field for the team’s opener.
Isaac Kolstad returned to Mankato for Thursday night’s game against rival St. Cloud State.
Kolstad’s survival was once in question after he was punched and then kicked in the head in May. But the 24-year-old is out of the hospital and undergoing rehabilitation in the Twin Cities.
PREP VOLLEYBALL
Bismarck High def. Bismarck St. Mary’s, 25-8, 25-22, 25-12
Carrington def. Griggs County Central, 25-12, 25-11, 25-19
Cheyenne-Eagle Butte, S.D. def. Standing Rock, 25-13, 26-24, 25-12
Dakota Prairie def. Minto, 25-18, 25-16, 27-25
Des Lacs-Burlington def. Garrison-Max, 25-18, 25-8, 25-8
Divide County def. Powers Lake, 21-25, 25-23, 25-22, 16-25, 16-14
Drayton/Valley-Edinburg def. Grafton/St. Thomas, 19-25, 26-24, 25-18, 25-21
Ellendale def. Kidder County, 25-19, 25-20, 11-25, 25-18
Fairmount-Campbell-Tintah def. Milnor, 25-16, 25-15, 25-10
Fargo Davies def. Fargo South, 25-22, 26-28, 25-19, 16-25, 15-7
Fargo North def. Valley City, 25-18, 25-17, 25-20
Fargo Shanley def. Wahpeton, 25-13, 25-10, 25-10
Flasher def. Glen Ullin-Hebron, 25-21, 25-22, 20-25, 25-19
Glenburn def. Sawyer, 25-21, 25-17, 10-25, 25-22
Grand Forks Red River def. Grand Forks Central, 25-11, 25-21, 25-15
Grant County def. Hettinger/Scranton, 25-13, 25-12, 25-21
Harvey-Wells County def. Drake/Anamoose, 20-25, 25-16, 25-12, 19-25, 15-7
Hazen def. Richardton-Taylor, 25-16, 25-12, 25-17
LaMoure def. Napoleon, 25-15, 25-20, 25-19
Langdon def. Thompson, 23-25, 25-19, 25-15, 25-18
Larimore def. Midway, 25-16, 25-11, 25-27, 25-13
Lewis and Clark def. Velva, 25-10, 25-10, 25-9
Maple Valley def. Barnes County North, 25-16, 25-20, 25-18
May Port CG def. Richland, 25-22, 25-11, 25-16
Minot Our Redeemer’s def. Kenmare, 25-13, 25-22, 25-23
Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood def. Bottineau, 25-23, 25-13, 23-25, 25-14
New England def. Heart River, 25-6, 25-8, 25-18
Newburg-Westhope def. Surrey, 25-22, 25-16, 23-25, 25-18
North Border def. Lakota/Adams-Edmore, 22-25, 25-14, 13-25, 25-22, 15-7
Potter County, S.D. def. Strasburg-Zeeland, 25-14, 25-13, 25-19
Ray def. Tioga, 25-9, 25-4, 25-11
Rolette-Wolford def. St. John, 25-15, 25-18, 25-22
Sargent Central def. Lisbon, 25-16, 25-19, 27-25
Shiloh Christian def. Turtle Lake-Mercer, 25-18, 25-8, 25-21
Stanley def. Burke County, 25-12, 25-17, 25-14
Trenton def. New Town, 25-5, 25-16, 25-13
Watford City def. Killdeer, 25-13, 25-8, 25-21
INTERLEAGUE
Final Baltimore 9 Cincinnati 7
AMERICAN LEAGUE
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Pinch-hitter Chris Iannetta’s sacrifice fly in the ninth inning lifted the Los Angeles Angels to a 5-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins last night. David Freese broke out of an 0-for-21 slump with two doubles and an RBI. Huston Street earned his 36th save in 38 chances to give the Angels a five-game lead in the AL West over Oakland.
Final N-Y Yankees 5 Boston 4
Final Detroit 11 Cleveland 4, 11 Innings
Final Toronto 1 Tampa Bay 0, 10 Innings
Final Seattle 10 Texas 2
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final St. Louis 3 Milwaukee 2
Final Arizona 5 San Diego 1
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Final Seattle 36 Green Bay 16
NFL-JIM KELLY-CANCER
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) – Follow up tests have revealed that Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly shows no sign of having sinus cancer three months after completing radiation and chemotherapy treatments. The update was provided in a news release issued by Kelly, less than a week after he had biopsies performed at the hospital.
The results confirm an initial physical exam Kelly had two weeks ago.
Kelly calls the update as “some of the greatest news I’ve ever gotten.”
BASKETBALL WORLD CUP…
BILBAO, Spain (AP) – The U.S. entry in the Basketball World Cup has finished pool play with a 95-71 win over Ukraine. James Harden scored 17 points and Stephen (STEF’-ihn) Curry added 14 in the win, which gave the American’s a record of 5-0. The U.S. will next play Mexico in the round of 16 in Barcelona Saturday night.
US OPEN…
NEW YORK (AP) – Roger Federer saved two match points while coming all the way back from a two-set deficit to beat Gael Monfils 4-6, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5, 6-2 (GAH’-ehl mohn-FEES’) and reach the U.S. Open semifinals for the first time since 2011. It’s the ninth time Federer has won a match after dropping the opening two sets.
Next up is Marin Cilic (CHIHL’-ihch), who reached his first Grand Slam semifinal in more than four years. Cilic upset sixth-seeded Tomas Berdych (TOH’-mahs bur-DEEK’) 6-2, 6-4, 7-6. Cilic missed last year’s U.S. Open because of a doping suspension after testing positive for a banned stimulant.
The top-seeded men’s doubles team of Bob and Mike Bryan of the U.S. has advanced to another Grand Slam final with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 win over fellow Americans Rajeev Ram and Scott Lipsky. The Bryan’s are looking for their 16th Grand Slam championship and 100th overall doubles title.
PGA-BMW CHAMPIONSHIP…
CHERRY HILLS, Colo. (AP) – Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth (SPEETH) and Gary Woodland share the lead when the opening round of the BMW Championship was stopped due to lightning. All are at 3-under 67. Martin Kaymer (KY’-mur), Sergio Garcia, Henrik Stenson and Canadian Graham DeLaet are among those one shot back in the third of four FedEx Cup events.
In world and national news…
NEWPORT, Wales (AP) – Secretary of State John Kerry is telling foreign and defense ministers from the United Kingdom, France, Australia and six other nations they need to step up militarily and financially to blunt the Islamic State group in Iraq. Kerry and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel are calling for solid plans by the time the United Nations General Assembly meets in two weeks.
NEWPORT, Wales (AP) – NATO leaders will announce support today for moves to strengthen their positions in Eastern Europe where member states near Russia’s border are nervous about possible provocations from Moscow. The plan involves positioning more troops and military equipment in the region and establishing a rapid response force aimed at easing members’ anxiety.
UNDATED (AP) – Flooding in Pakistan as well and Indian-controlled Kashmir continues to take a toll. The death toll in Kashmir rose to at least 39 today as overwhelmed local authorities requested help from federal rescue officials. Heavy monsoon rains have killed 40 people across Pakistan as flash floods inundated villages. Troops have been sent to assist and help evacuate residents.
ZENICA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) – More than two dozen miners have been pulled out alive after being among 34 who were trapped deep inside a coal mine that collapsed in central Bosnia. There’s no firm word on the fate of the others. The rescued men had spent the night 1,600 feet below the ground. The union leader at the mine says two tunnels collapsed following a gas explosion triggered by a minor earthquake.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) – Police in Tampa say a 4-year-old autistic boy is safe after they arrested a man believed to be his father, who is also a suspect in a quadruple murder. SWAT teams from the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office and Tampa Police Department swarmed the Floridian Hotel in downtown Tampa early today after tracking 28-year-old Adam Matos to the area. Deputies conducting a welfare check found the four bodies.
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