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TODAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WEDNESDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. SOUTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE
OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 70S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
MILDER WEATHER WILL RETURN THROUGH THE WEEK.
HIGH TEMPERATURES WARMING TO THE 70S
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY…AND INTO THE 70S TO LOWER 80S THURSDAY.
THEREAFTER HIGHS IN THE 70S ARE LIKELY THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND WITH
MORNING LOWS REMAINING ABOVE 40.
THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND FROM THURSDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED.
QUIET WEATHER TO START NEXT WEEK ALONG WITH SEASONABLY MILD TEMPERATURES.
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) – The mother of a convicted murderer whose death was ruled a homicide Monday says he was her second and only remaining son to die.
The body of 37-year-old Kent Davidson was found in his cell at the state penitentiary in Sioux Falls a week ago. The state Attorney General’s office says an investigation into Davidson’s death is ongoing.
Pamela Davidson, of Jamestown, says her only other son died in September 2008 in a car accident.
Davidson says she doesn’t excuse what her son Kent did, but adds that he didn’t deserve whatever happened to him.
The Attorney General’s office hasn’t publicly identified any suspect involved in Davidson’s death.
The South Dakota Department of Corrections says Davidson had a cellmate. His cellmate was deemed a low moderate risk.
Jamestown (CSi) While planning has started for a new Jamestown development,
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking public comment on a permit to drain and fill a 2.2-acre wetland within the 14 acres included in the project.
The plan for Jamestown Center, includes two hotels, a convention center, apartments, restaurants and retail space, that would be located west of Jamestown Regional Medical Center.
Developer North Dakota 5 LLC, is planning the project.
Comments concerning the drainage of the wetland can be emailed to Daniel.E.Cimarosti@usace.army.mil <mailto:Daniel.E.Cimarosti@usace.army.mil> or by phone at 701-255-0015. Any comments must be made no later than October 2, 2014.
Valley City (CSi) The Valley City School board has unanimously approved the concept of the proposed $16 million dollar center.
The board has also approved of supporting permanent flood protection.
On November 4th, a citywide advisory vote will be held in Valley City t to extend the 1/2 percent city sales tax currently used for the Hi-Liner Activity Center, to fund 83 percent of it for permanent flood protection.
Another measure will ask voters if the want to use the remaining 17 percent of the city sales tax funds to support a $3 million dollar bond plus interest to finance the proposed Health & Wellness Center
Board member Rick Ross supports the concept but indicated to members of the Sheyenne Valley Community Foundation that more information needs to be shared with Valley City State University students about how high their student fee rates will be under the proposal.
Later this month VCSU students will vote on the issue.
The location of the building is still to be decided.
Jennifer Feist says, if approved the facility will be located on the Valley City State campus.
Jamestown (CSi) GOP District 12 & 29 are having a meet and greet the candidates
wine and cheese hosted by J.R. Lang, proprietor, at Two Rivers Inn, in Jamestown.
On Monday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2 Delores Rath said, the event will be Friday, September 19, 2014 at 5:00 P.M.. and open to the public.
She said, candidates for District 29 are: Senator Terry Wanzek; House of Representatives
Chet Pollert: House of Representatives Craig Headland.
State candidates for state offices are:
Senator Kevin Kramer: Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem; Secretary of State Al Jaeger;
Tax Commissioner Ryan Rauschberger; Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm:
Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring; Public Service Commissioner Brian Kalk;
Public Service Commissioner Julie Fedeorchak.
She added GOP headquarters in Jamestown will be opened October 1, 2014 at the Buffalo Mall, near the Home of Economy location.
The headquarters will then be open until election day, from noon to 8-p.m., Monday-Saturday, and Sunday noon to 6-p.m.
Anyone wishing to volunteer may call Delores at 952-7179.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A state Board of Higher Education committee is recommending that the North Dakota University System ask the Legislature for more than $5 million to help with flood control and repair projects at Minot State and Valley City State.
The money would come from a separate bill meant to cover costs typically associated with catastrophic events or infrastructure emergencies. The request must be submitted to state Office of Management and Budget by Oct. 3.
Valley City State is asking for $3.3 million to help with a flood control plan that would include a permanent dike and floodwall. The bulk of the construction should begin next spring.
Minot State is requesting $1.8 million to cover costs that were not covered by the federal government for flood events in 2010 and 2011.
Valley City (VCSU, CSi) The VCSU Presidential Search Committee, chaired by Kirsten Diederich, chair of the State Board of Higher Education (SBHE), met on the VCSU campus Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014.
According to Diederich, there were 40 applicants/nominees for the position, with 2 candidates withdrawing from consideration. The committee deliberated for 4 hours to reduce the applicant pool from 38 to 9.
The search committee will meet again on Tuesday, Sept. 30, to interview the remaining 9 candidates via distance-learning technology.
The committee intends to bring 5 candidates to VCSU for on-campus interviews Monday–Wednesday, Oct. 13–15, after which it will recommend a smaller slate of candidates for final interviews with the SBHE—which will select the next VCSU president—on the Valley City State campus Thursday, Oct. 30.
Valley City (CSi) The Barnes County Historical Society Lecture Series Season 17 Presents: Alan Komrosky “Resurrecting Bob: The journey from discovery to public unveiling” 7PM, Thursday, September 18, 2014, at the Barnes County Museum.
“Bob” the Triceratops is the most important project Alan Komrosky and Hell Creek Relics has worked on to date. Every day on the dig brought in more and more bones and they began to realize that Bob was a record-setter being so large and so complete. They couldn’t wait to see the skeleton restored and mounted. Alan will show some of the techniques used to mold and cast replica pieces for assembling the complete skeleton and explain some of the metalwork used for mounting the fossil. He will discuss the commercial side of paleontology and explain what technology is doing for the future of paleontology.
Alan Komrosky is from Valley City and has been working in the field of Commercial Paleontology since 1993. Most of his work can be seen at the Museum of World Treasures in Wichita KS. Projects on display there include a 42 foot T-rex skeleton a 14-foot xiphactinus fish (think giant piranha) and a 36 foot mounted alligator like tylosaur.
The public is cordially invited
All Lectures are at the Barnes County Historical Society Museum and held in conjunction with Valley City State University. They are free and open to the public.
For more information contact Wes Anderson at 701-845-0966
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A Fargo man accused of stealing cash and jewelry from the home of a neighbor and family friend has been sentenced to three months in a halfway house and one year of probation.
Charles Carney was sentenced in East Central District Court Monday after pleading guilty to felony theft. He was also ordered to pay back the victim, although the amount of restitution has not been finalized.
Carney apologized to the victim and told her he developed two personalities after he began to drink and gamble following medical issues and a cancer diagnoses.
The victim told the court that Carney had a key to her home and she considered him a son. She estimated her losses to be at least $100,000.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Dairy processor Kemps, LLC has agreed to pay the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency a $57,000 fine related to Clean Air Act violations at a Fargo plant.
The EPA says the violations are associated with the company’s failure to submit a risk management plan.
The federal law requires facilities that store chemicals in amounts exceeding certain thresholds to submit a risk management plan. The agency says the plans help prevent and minimize chemical spills.
The Fargo plant is subject to the risk management provisions of the Clean Air Act because of the amount of anhydrous ammonia that’s present at the facility. The chemical has several uses including as refrigerant.
The EPA says Kemps has submitted a risk management plan since the violation was documented.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota has received $2.7 million from the U.S. Department of Labor to improve the state’s unemployment insurance programs. The federal agency says the money will allow the state to adopt new technologies and ensure payments are given to those eligible to receive them.
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – Construction on a 200-mile-long power line in western North Dakota is set to begin after getting the go ahead from two federal agencies.
Basin Electric says the U.S. Forest Service and the Rural Utilities Service gave approval for the project recently. The company is still waiting for approval from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Western Area Power Administration but the company says construction can begin now.
The 345-kilovolt transmission line from Basin Electric’s power station near Beulah to the oil patch town of Tioga was approved by state regulators in April.
The project faced opposition from American Indian tribes as it crosses through Killdeer Mountain Battlefield. Federal troops fought Sioux warriors there in 1864. The tribes were fearful that the line could disturb remains of those killed.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Oil and Gas Division says workers have contained 500 barrels of water and three barrels of oil after a spill in the state’s northwest corner. The spill is believed to be the result of a tank overflow. The division didn’t report any environmental damage.
City officials are studying Minot’s home occupancy regulations after more than a dozen complaints in recent months. The complaints include camper violations, unauthorized home businesses and too many unrelated people living in a single home. City Planner Donna Bye says a committee scheduled to meet Thursday will consider whether the ordinance needs to be changed or given more teeth.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota driver’s license offices will close for three days across the state for required annual employee training.
The Department of Transportation says all offices will be closed Sept. 24-26. The only exception is the office on East Boulevard Ave. in Bismarck. It will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 24.
Motor vehicle offices will remain open as scheduled. They will process vehicle registrations, titles, license plates and tabs as usual.
In sports…
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Park Board, Monday approved $45,694 in change orders to the ongoing improvement project to Hillcrest Municipal Golf Course.
Parks and Rec Director Doug Hogan says the change orders include raising and re-garding the green for hole Number 16, and improving the hole’s drainage and adding sod.
Drainage pipe will be added to the 10th and 11th holes as a part of the work.
Commission Chairman, Mike Landscoot, says the changes should have been part of the original project, while Hogan adds that working on an older golf course is similar to renovating an old house, in that there are usually unexpected projects that get added on as the work progresses.
Bismarck, (CSi) A nine-and-a-half-day deer hunting season for youth ages 12 to 15 begins at noon on Friday, September 19, 2014 in North Dakota.
Each youth deer hunter must be under direct supervision of an adult.
Licensed residents ages 12 and 13, and 11 year-olds that turn 12 in 2014, are allowed to hunt statewide, just for antler-less white-tailed deer.
Resident deer gun hunters with a youth license can hunt for any deer, with exception to certain units.
After opening day, hunting hours will be one-half hour before sunrise and after sunset.
The youth deer season closes Sunday, September 28, 2014.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s Game and Fish Department is working with 18 landowners across the state who want to host hunters with antlerless deer licenses.
The program is not for buck hunters. It’s designed to direct hunters with antlerless licenses to specific areas, to reduce deer populations.
Interested hunters can get their name on a list of possible participants through the Game and Fish Department website or by calling the department’s main office in Bismarck.
Participating landowners have openings for about 200 doe hunters. Hunters must have a valid 2014 deer gun license to be considered.
North Dakota’s 2014 regular deer gun season runs from Nov. 7-23. The archery season extends through Jan. 4, 2015. The youth season is Sept. 19-28, and the muzzleloader season runs from Nov. 28 through Dec. 14.
CONROE, Texas (AP) – Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson’s first court appearance in Texas on a child abuse charge has been delayed until October. Peterson has been indicted on a charge of reckless or negligent injury to a child and faces up to two years in prison and a $10,000 fine if found guilty. He says he never intended to harm his 4-year-old son by spanking him with a wooden switch.
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) – The Minnesota Vikings are reinstating Adrian Peterson this week after he was charged with child abuse and say he will play on Sunday against the New Orleans Saints.
Vikings owners Zygi and Mark Wilf made the announcement Monday, one day Peterson was benched during a 30-7 loss to the New England Patriots after he was charged for striking his 4-year-old son with a tree branch this summer.
The Vikings say they take the issue very seriously and have given it considerable thought. But they also say they want the legal process to take its course before making any final decisions.
Peterson’s lawyer says the star player was just disciplining his child and did not mean to cause harm.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – University of North Dakota boosters will get the first crack at buying tickets for 2015 NCAA West Regional men’s hockey tournament in Fargo. UND officials say the school’s Champions Club members will have until October 6th to request tickets. The request will be based on booster club priority points and does not guarantee the sale of tickets.
PREP VOLLEYBALL<<
Drake/Anamoose def. Dunseith, 25-10, 25-22, 25-12
Garrison-Max def. New Town, 25-13, 25-12, 25-12
MLB…
AMERICAN LEAGUE
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Torii Hunter and Miguel Cabrera hit back-to-back home runs in the ninth inning to help the Detroit Tigers win 8-6 over the Minnesota Twins last night. Kyle Ryan earned the victory by recording the last out of the eighth. Joakim Soria converted his first save opportunity since being acquired for the Tigers despite allowing a leadoff double to Kurt Suzuki.
Final Baltimore 5 Toronto 2
Final Tampa Bay 1 N-Y Yankees 0
Final Kansas City 4 Chi White Sox 3
Final Houston 3 Cleveland 1
Final L.A. Angels 8 Seattle 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE
NEW YORK (AP) – New York Mets rookie Jacob deGrom tied Jim Deshaies (deh-SHAYZ’) modern major league record by striking out his first eight batters in last night’s 6-5 loss to the Florida Marlins. The streak ended when opposing pitcher Jarred Cosart (KOH’-sahrt) hit a sharp single in the third inning. DeGrom finished with 13 strikeouts and left with a 5-3 lead through seven innings.
5
Final Washington 4 Atlanta 2
Final Chi Cubs 1 Cincinnati 0
Final L.A. Dodgers 11 Colorado 3
Final Arizona 6 San Francisco 2
Final San Diego 1 Philadelphia 0
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Nick Foles engineered a pair of late touchdown drives as the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Colts 30-27 at Indianapolis. Foles hit Jeremy Maclin for a six-yard TD with 3:25 left and later drove the 2-0 Eagles down field before Cody Parkey hit a 36-yard field goal as time expired. Andrew Luck threw for three touchdowns but had a costly interception that set up the tying touchdown.
UNDATED (AP) – An MRI on Robert Griffin III’s dislocated left ankle showed no broken bones. That leaves Washington coach Jay Gruden optimistic the quarterback could return this season. Gruden says Griffin will be in a cast for a few weeks, and then the team will have an idea when Griffin could return.
Without the need for surgery he could return in two months.
The Chicago Bears say cornerback Charles Tillman will miss the remainder of the season after tearing his right triceps Sunday against San Francisco. The Bears left open the possibility of a comeback by placing Tillman on IR with a designation to return.
MLB…
NEW YORK (AP) – Phillies closer Jonathan Papelbon (PAP’-ul-bahn) has received a seven-game suspension and an undisclosed fine for his actions during the ninth inning of Sunday’s loss to Miami in Philadelphia.
Papelbon made an obscene gesture toward booing fans after allowing four runs in the ninth to blow a save. The gesture caused umpire Joe West to eject him from the game before the two engaged in a heated argument.
In world and national news…
GENEVA (AP) – A U.N. human rights commission says that despite the increasing strength of Islamic State militants in Syria, most civil war atrocities have been committed by President Bashar Assad’s government. The 47-nation Human Rights Council authorized the commission to investigate all alleged violations since March 2011 in Syria. Meanwhile, reports from the Islamic State group stronghold of Raqqa tell of large numbers of residents fleeing the city.
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) – The medical charity Doctors Without Borders says the clock is ticking on efforts to halt the spread of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa and it may soon be too late. The United States plans to send 3,000 troops to the region. And the World Health Organization says China has committed to sending a mobile laboratory team.
CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) – Heavy rain is still pushing through Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula today from a weakening Tropical Storm Odile (oh-DEEL’). The continued deluge brings the threat of dangerous flash floods and mudslides, as well as a potential boon to the drought-stricken region. Mexico is sending planes to transport thousands of stranded tourists in the Los Cabos resort region.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Joint Chiefs Chairman Army Gen. Martin Dempsey will be in the Senate Armed Services committee spotlight today as it considers an administration request to authorize training and arms shipments to moderate Syrian rebels. Some lawmakers are concerned about that but other facets of President Barack Obama’s strategy to combat Islamic State extremists in Iraq and Syria have broad support.
SRINAGAR, India (AP) – Health workers in Indian Kashmir are scrambling today to deal with a growing health crisis on the heels of massive flooding that engulfed much of the region. They are treating cases of diarrhea, skin allergies and fungus as they hope the stagnant waters do not create conditions for more serious disease outbreaks. Floodwaters contain countless bloated livestock carcasses.
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