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…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING…
INCLUDING THE JAMESTOWN AND VALLEY CITY AREAS.
* WINDS…NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
…TRAVEL IS DIFFICULT AT TIMES FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. WORKING ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES WILL BE HAZARDOUS.
…RAIN…POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW WILL MOVE EAST
AND CONTINUE GENERALLY ALONG AND JUST EAST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY.
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT
GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.
Forecast…
REST OF TODAY…DECREASING CLOUDS. WINDY…COLDER. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
50 MPH.
.TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA. HIGHS IN
THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND
20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…DECREASING CLOUDS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.MONDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. BREEZY.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…INCREASING CLOUDS. LOWS AROUND 40.
.THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 50S.
TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE 20S FRIDAY NIGHT ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA.
STRONG WINDS…WITH GUSTS OVER 35 MPH…ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY
ACROSS WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND AGAIN MONDAY OVER ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA.
Valley City (CSi) A Sanborn man involved in a semi accident on I-94 near Valley City, Wednesday morning, was arrested Thursday morning, and charged stemming from a pickup truck accident in Valley City.
Valley City Police reports that Terry Johnson of Sanborn, was the driver of the truck that struck a pole in front of the AmericInn parking lot around 5:30am Thursday morning.
When police arrived, the pickup’s engine was running and the transmission in gear. Johnson was unconscious sitting in the driver’s seat of the truck.
He was taken to Mercy Hospital in Valley City for treatment of injuries.
At last report he was in custody at the Barnes County jail.
During the Thursday accident investigation, Valley City Police recovered from the pickup what is alledged to be methamphetamine, marijuana and drug paraphernalia.
Johnson is facing drug related misdemeanor and felony charges in connection with this incident.
Johnson was the driver of a semi trailer hauling barley Wednesday morning that crashed into a bridge guardrail on Interstate 94 eastbound near Valley City. The Highway Patrol is still investigating the cause of that crash.
Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Police reports a 12 and a half percent increase in calls for service over the last three months, compared to the same period a year ago.
Jamestown Police Chief Scott Edinger expects to continue through the end of this year.
He says the police department is not seeing an increase in any specific area,but rather an overall increase in calls.
Edinger says as more construction projects begin in and around Jamestown, he expects calls for service to increase, and to get ready, Jamestown Police will hire two more police officers in 2015
Currently construction is underway at the Menards southwest Jamestown store site, with construction work expected to start at the CHS nitrogen fertilizer plant site near Spiritwood yet this fall.
Edinger adds that a well-managed crew camp near the construction site would help minimize any impact on the Jamestown community.
Jamestown (CSi) The proposed renovation and expansion of the Alfred Dickey Public Library in downtown Jamestown, if approved by a simple majority of voters on November 4, 2014, would help preserve and expand the library.
On Thursday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, the James River Valley Library System Director, Joe Rector said, the expansion of the library will allow for more children’s programs and services, and include new adult programs.
Also on our show the JRVLS Development Director, Bill Kennedy added that the expansion of the library would include a community room that would accommodate about 60 people for library programs and for community meetings.
Rector said the number one issue is renovation of the existing library and then expansion as the additional structure would allow for more electronic access, and flexibility, and children’s and adult program .
Kennedy added the planning is in Phase One, with floor plans and architectural renderings in place.
If the project is approved by voters Phase Two would entail working drawings, with public input concerning the plans.
If approved by voters, the spring of 2015 would start the demolition of the two buildings north of the Alfred Dickey Public Library, with the spring of 2016 the opening, of the new and expanded library, which may come in two phases, with the grand opening coming when the new facility is completely finished.
Kennedy says the library survey currently has about 160 respondents with about 80 percent having positive views and comments about the project.
The survey is available at the library’s web site
www.jrvls.org and click on the “Take the new library survey here,” button. Or call Bill Kennedy at 701-252-2217.
He added that in a couple of weeks, a postcard mailing will be sent out with the information on the ballot measure (#1) on the local ballot, plus a brief outline of what supporters want the public to know about the benefits of the renovated and expanded library.
Jamestown (CSi) The Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) will host a Big Sit!™ at the Warbler Woodland Wildlife Viewing Area. This FREE, fun eventwill be held Sunday, October 12, 2014 from 7:30 am – dark at the Warbler Woodland Wildlife Viewing Area on the Refuge. Come for an hour or so, or join us for the day. The Refuge is located northeast of Pingree (off Highway 281) or south west of Kensal (off Highway 9). The Big Sit! is a non-competitive birding event. The Big Sit! is like a Big Day, or a bird-a-thon in that the object is to tally as many bird species as can be seen or heard within 24 hours from a 17-foot diameter circle.
The Big Sit! is an annual, international, noncompetitive birding event hosted by Bird Watcher’s Digest and founded by the New Haven (CT) Bird Club. The Big Sit! has been adopted by the National Wildlife Refuge System as part of National Wildlife Refuge Week celebrations.
The Arrowwood NWR is just one of over 550 National Wildlife Refuges spread throughout the country. Today, the National Wildlife Refuge System encompasses more than 94 million acres, dedicated to its mission of wildlife conservation. The Big Sit! allows birders of all ages as well as the non-birding public to enjoy their local National Wildlife Refuge.
THIS FREE EVENT is OPEN to every person; young or older, birder, nature enthusiast or just a refuge visitor looking for something to do!
The Warbler Woodland Wildlife Viewing Area is located on the east side of Arrowwood Lake, north of 11th Street SE. From Highway 281, turn east on to 11th St. SE and go about 6.5 miles. From Highway 20, turn west onto Highway 9 and a second west onto 11th St SE and go about 4.5 miles. For additional information call 701.285.3341, ext. 104.
Jamestown (CSi) The 12th Annual Gospel Music Jamboree is set for Sunday October 12, 2014, at Temple Baptist Church at 1200 12th Avenue, Northeast in Jamestown.
A free will offering will be accepted with proceeds going to the Jamestown Salvation Army, with the meal served after the entertainment, by the Women of the Church.
Scheduled to perform are:
Singer/Songwriter, and recording artist, Greg Hagar from Valley City.
“Old Friends,” including Kerry Wicks, Mark Urguhart, and Jeremy Gray, Nick Holden, Rocky Seifried, Marcia Gums, and Kenny Gilbertson.
“A Rising Star,” Erika Hermanson, accompanied by Cheryl McIntyre.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Fargo police are working to identify suspects in a violent home invasion in a mobile home court. Lieutenant Joel Vettel tells KFGO radio that the suspects broke into the home through a window, vandalized the home and a car outside, tried to set fire to furniture and stabbed a dog around midnight Wednesday.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – Fire has damaged the historic Masonic Temple in Grand Forks.
The cause of the blaze early Thursday at the century-old building was not immediately determined. Fire Battalion Chief Mike Sandry says the building that’s listed on the National Register of Historic Places suffered smoke and moderate fire damage.
Sandry says no people were hurt.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A Milwaukee man accused of bringing women to North Dakota’s oil patch and forcing them into prostitution has pleaded guilty in federal court.
Thirty-two-year-old Levell Durr reached a plea deal with prosecutors that calls for him to spend 21 months in prison, or a little less than two years. Judge Daniel Hovland scheduled sentencing for Jan. 16.
Durr pleaded guilty to a charge of coercion and enticement. He admitted to convincing women to come to North Dakota and to placing ads for their services, though he said he did not force the women.
Durr was arrested in Bismarck in June. He had been living in Minot.
DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (AP) – School officials in Devils Lake are being criticized for showing clips from a movie about a prostitute during an assembly to educate students about the school dress code.
Superintendent Scott Privratsky tells the Devils Lake Daily Journal that the school has received positive feedback as well, and High School Principal Ryan Hanson says he thinks the incident is being blown out of proportion.
Criticism erupted on social media last week after students were shown clips from the movie “Pretty Woman,” which is about a prostitute. English teacher Phyllis Kadrmas says the intent was to give students a visual example of how clothing can influence how people are perceived.
The school held another assembly Wednesday to clarify that officials only want students to dress appropriately.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A North Dakota man has been named acting administrator of the Rural Utilities Service at the Agriculture Department.
Fargo native and Jamestown College graduate, Jasper Schneider has spent the last five years as North Dakota’s director for USDA Rural Development. He previously served as a Democratic state representative and ran unsuccessfully for state insurance commissioner.
The Rural Utilities Service is responsible for supporting and expanding public utilities, including electricity, telephone, high-speed Internet, and water systems.
North Dakota Sen. Heidi Heitkamp says she looks forward to working with Schneider to “promote economic growth in North Dakota and throughout all of rural America.”
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Board of Higher Education has approved a strategic plan meant to improve graduation and student retention rates, but did not endorse admission standards in the proposal.
The plan includes adjustments to a controversial idea that was furthered by previous North Dakota University System Chancellor Hamid Shirvani before the board bought out his contract in July 2013.
College presidents had complained they didn’t have a voice in the so-called “Pathways to Student Success” proposal, and believed the admission standards would lead to declining enrollments and keep out some students who could earn degrees.
The updated plan that followed six months of study includes new admissions criteria, but the board said at Thursday’s meeting in Fargo it would discuss those in detail at a later date.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Board of Higher Education has scheduled a special meeting to set its course after residents vote on the future of the board.
North Dakotans will be asked to decide next month whether to replace the current eight-member, part-time board with the proposed three-member, full-time commission.
University system officials say if the ballot measure passes, the board will have to apply to the Higher Learning Commission for a change in governance. If the initiative fails, the board will begin the process of hiring the next chancellor.
Former Bismarck State College president Larry Skogen has been serving as interim chancellor.
The board, which held its regular monthly meeting Thursday in Fargo, approved the special meeting for Nov. 6 in Bismarck.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Three community colleges in the Dakotas are getting large grants through a federal effort to boost job training across the country.
In North Dakota, Bismarck State College is getting more than $9.9 million. In South Dakota, Lake Area Technical Institute in Watertown and Mitchell Technical Institute in Mitchell each are getting about $2.5 million.
The money is through a competitive grant program administered by the federal Departments of Labor and Education. The grant winners were announced by the White House. About $450 million was doled out to 270 community colleges nationwide.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A former Secret Service agent known for leaping aboard President John F. Kennedy’s limousine after he was shot in Dallas says the agency responsible for the commander in chief’s safety needs to change its attitude.
Former agent says he’s disappointed with the recent security breaches involving the White House and President Barack Obama. Hill is a native of Larimore, North Dakota.
Hill says agents need to “change their attitude, be more observant and pay more attention to detail.”
On Sept. 19, an intruder with a knife climbed a White House fence ran through the front door, made it all the way into the mansion’s storied East Room and near the doors to the Green Room before being apprehended.
Hill says the recent security lapses are “disturbing.”
In sports…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The head of North Dakota’s Game and Fish Department says the agency still can’t account for 12 guns missing from a hunter education program.
Director Terry Steinwand says the agency has exhausted its investigation. He says the missing guns are entered in a federal database so they’ll be tracked if they ever show up.
The issue of the missing guns surfaced in a June review by the state auditor’s office that criticized the agency’s misuse of public money and its “noncompliance with laws, rules and policies.”
Problems uncovered by auditors included improper payments to employees and more than 100 guns missing from the volunteer hunter education program. Most of the guns were found and Steinwand has said steps are being taken to correct other problems.
PREP VOLLEYBALL
Bismarck St. Mary’s def. Dickinson, 26-24, 25-19, 21-25, 20-25, 15-8
Bottineau def. Towner-Granville-Upham, 25-20, 25-13, 18-25, 25-12
Burke County def. Divide County, 25-21, 25-14, 13-25, 25-21
Carrington def. Benson County, 15-25, 28-26, 23-25, 25-12, 16-14
Cavalier def. Drayton/Valley-Edinburg, 25-17, 25-23, 16-25, 25-16
Center-Stanton def. Flasher, 25-15, 25-18, 27-25
Central Cass def. Kindred, 3-1
Fargo Davies def. Sheyenne, 25-15, 21-25, 25-22, 25-19
Fargo North def. Devils Lake, 25-10, 23-25, 19-25, 25-16, 15-11
Fargo Oak Grove Lutheran def. Enderlin, 25-20, 25-18, 25-22
Fargo Shanley def. Valley City, 25-14, 25-19, 25-16
Fargo South def. Grand Forks Central, 25-13, 25-13, 25-15
Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page def. Larimore, 25-16, 25-12, 25-19
Grafton/St. Thomas def. Griggs County Central, 22-25, 25-16, 25-20, 25-19
Grand Forks Red River def. Wahpeton, 25-19, 25-12, 28-26
Grant County def. Wilton-Wing, 25-13, 25-19, 25-14
Hankinson def. Fairmount-Campbell-Tintah, 22-25, 25-16, 25-11, 25-23
Harvey-Wells County def. Rolla, 21-25, 26-24, 27-25, 25-18
Heart River def. Mott-Regent, 3-2
Hillsboro/Central Valley def. Minto, 25-6, 25-14, 25-5
Kenmare def. Powers Lake, 25-23, 25-22, 25-23
Lakota/Adams-Edmore def. Rolette-Wolford, 25-15, 25-13, 25-12
LaMoure def. South Border, 25-19, 25-20, 26-24
Linton-HMB def. Bismarck JV, 26-24, 25-21, 25-14
Lisbon def. Milnor, 25-13, 25-5, 25-12
Mandan def. Minot, 25-19, 25-21, 25-16
Maple Valley def. Richland, 3-0
May Port CG def. Midway, 25-8, 25-12, 25-16
Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood def. Minot Our Redeemer’s, 26-24, 20-25, 25-22, 25-22
Napoleon def. Litchville-Marion/Montpelier, 25-7, 25-5, 25-19
New Rockford-Sheyenne def. St. John, 25-14, 25-15, 25-19
New Salem-Almont def. Glen Ullin-Hebron, 25-19, 22-25, 25-13, 24-26, 15-6
Oakes def. Barnes County North, 25-14, 25-10, 25-14
Rugby def. Newburg-Westhope, 25-19, 25-18, 21-25, 25-23
Sargent Central def. North Sargent, 3-1
Sawyer def. Garrison-Max, 25-19, 25-15, 25-23
Shiloh Christian def. Washburn, 25-16, 25-18, 25-11
Stanley def. Ray, 25-20, 25-22, 25-22
Strasburg-Zeeland def. Eureka/Bowdle, S.D., 25-11, 25-14, 25-15
Trenton def. White Shield, 3-0
Underwood def. Standing Rock, 25-18, 25-16, 25-17
Velva def. Drake/Anamoose, 21-25, 25-18, 25-20, 25-14
Watford City def. Parshall, 25-16, 25-17, 25-8
MLB PLAYOFFS…
AMERICAN LEAGUE
BALTIMORE (AP) – The Orioles set a team postseason record for runs while blasting Detroit 12-3 in Game 1 of the American League Division Series in Baltimore. Nelson Cruz and J.J. Hardy homered before the Birds scored eight times off four different pitches in the eighth inning. Cruz finished with three RBIs and was one of five Orioles with two hits.
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) – Kansas City has opened its American League Division Series by downing the Los Angeles Angels 3-2 on a solo homer by Mike Moustakas leading off the 11th inning. Royals starter Jason Vargas allowed two runs and three hits before Kansas City’s bullpen tossed one-hit ball over five shutout innings. Chris Iannetta (eye-ah-NET’-uh) and David Freese (freez) homered for the Angels.
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) – Julius Peppers returned an interception 49 yards for a touchdown as the Green Bay Packers routed the Minnesota Vikings 42-10 last night. Eddie Lacy ran for a season-high 105 yards and two touchdowns. Jordy Nelson hauled in a 66-yard touchdown catch. The Packers’ defense held Minnesota scoreless for three quarters.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL…
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Unranked Arizona blew a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter before Terris Jones-Grigsby scored on a one-yard run with 2:54 remaining to give the Wildcats a 31-24 victory over second-ranked Oregon in Eugene. Jones-Grigsby accounted for 210 total yards, netting 115 on 27 carries and making four receptions for 95 yards. Marcus Mariota (mar-ee-OH’-tah) threw for 276 yards and two scores but couldn’t prevent the 4-1 Ducks from losing to Arizona for the second straight year.
MLB. NLDS…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Stephen Strasburg is finally getting to start a postseason game. Nationals manager Matt Williams has announced that Strasburg will start Game 1 of the National League Division Series with San Francisco on Friday. He’ll be opposed by veteran Jake Peavy, a late-season acquisition who has pitched well for the Giants down the stretch.
Strasburg was held out of the 2012 playoffs by the Nats to protect his surgically-repaired right elbow. That move is still being debated by some baseball fans.
The Nationals were 5-2 against the Giants during the regular season.
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Veterans Jason Motte (maht), Mark Ellis and A.J. Pierzynski (peer-ZIN’-skee) have been left off the St. Louis Cardinals’ 25-player roster for the NL Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Dodgers have yet to release their roster, although manager Don Mattingly has confirmed Hyun-Jin Ryu (hyoon-jihn ryoo) will start Game 3 on Monday in St. Louis. It will be the first game Ryu has pitched since coming out early on Sept. 9 because of left shoulder irritation.
LPGA…
BEIJING (AP) – Top-ranked Stacy Lewis birdied five holes on the back nine to shoot a 7-under 66 in the first round of the Reignwood LPGA Classic. The American, who finished second to Shanshan Feng of China in last year’s inaugural tournament, had seven birdies overall. Lewis will start the second round with a one-stroke lead over Caroline Hedwall of Sweden.
In world and national news…
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Labor Department is about to report September employment data and economists say it was likely a pretty good month. A FactSet survey finds that economists think employers added 215,000 jobs last month and that there’s been no change in the 6.1 percent unemployment rate.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Manufacturing is President Barack Obama’s key word today. Obama is calling attention to industrial gains that have helped restore some higher-wage jobs during the recovery from the Great Recession. Obama plans to visit a steel manufacturer in Princeton, Indiana, today as part of a new fall political campaign push to promote pocketbook policies and to claim credit for economic improvement.
HONG KONG (AP) – Police have been hard-pressed to keep order today as residents of Hong Kong and supporters of the Beijing government try to rid the city of pro-democracy demonstrators. The clashes that broke out today have revived the possibility that the weeklong standoff could turn violent despite an attempt by the city’s leader to defuse the situation by offering talks with the demonstrators.
BEIRUT (AP) – A Syrian Kurdish town along the border with Turkey is under assault from the Islamist State group today. Activists and Kurdish fighters say fierce clashes are underway near Kobani. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports intense fighting to the east and southeast of Kobani. A defense official in Syria’s Kurdish region says Kurdish militiamen repelled the latest attack.
LOS ANGELES (AP) – There are new doubts circulating about the security of consumer data kept by lenders, retailers and others. JPMorgan Chase says its computer servers were milked for names, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses by hackers who might have been in the system as early as June. JPMorgan says there’s no evidence that actual account information was stolen.
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