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REST OF TODAY…CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT…DECREASING CLOUDS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN POSSIBLY
MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE MORNING. BREEZY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 15 TO 25 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
.SUNDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 60.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S. LOWS IN THE 30S.
.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HALLOWEEN FORECAST….
A CLIPPER SYSTEM
TO IMPACT WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SATURDAY MORNING AND
INTO THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF RAIN…POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW IN
THE MORNING…IS EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF THE AREA…WITH DRY
CONDITIONS FORECAST BY EVENING.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Rural Fire Department was called out at about 7:35 a.m. Thursday to the Michael Shop at 8296 38th Street, Southeast, where burn barrels were reported on fire outside the building.
The fire did not spread to the adjacent structure.
The rural fire units were on the scene about 20 minutes.
Jamestown (CSi) Authorities are investigating a railroad crossing arm incident on First Avenue in Jamestown early Wednesday afternoon.
The crossing arm came down when two semis were approaching the crossing, striking the both rigs, and breaking the crossing arm.
Officials are investigating the accident.
Jamestown (CSi) The family-friendly, James River Family Fitness, Annual Halloween Party will be Friday October 30, 2015.
On Wednesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2 JRFF’s Torrey Herrington said, the party runs from 5:30-p.m., to 8:30-p.m.
There’s free admission, and those in attendance may purchase a badge for $5 for the cost of the new Haunted House participation and for the carnival games.
She added that the funds raised will pay for the party expenses and any dollars in excess will go toward JRFF youth classes, and The Learning Center.
She added that the JRFF Fall II session is underway, including the new youth workout classes, including Zumba, and Yoga, for young people in elementary and middle schools.
Pick up new brochures at the front desk of James River Family Fitness, or call 253-4101.
Jamestown (CSi) The City of Jamestown is looking for this year’s community Christmas Tree to be located in front of the Jamestown Civic Center, for the Christmas season. The chosen tree will be removed by November 18th.
Jamestown City Forester Doug Wiles says the tree should be a spruce tree suitable for removal. There will be no charge for the removal of the selected tree and crews will grind the stump.
For more information contact Doug Wiles at 701-252-5900.
Valley City (CSi) At the October 26, 2015 Special Meeting of the Valley City Public School Board, Superintendent, Dean Koppelman officially announced his retirement, at the end of this school year.
Koppelman’s final day as superintendent will be July 1, 2016.
The search for a new superintendent for the Valley City School district has started, and school board chairperson Joyce Braunagel says they hope to make a final selection by February of 2016.
The following is a letter of resignation from Dean Koppelman;
Dear Valley City Public School Board Members,
I believe our life in a sense is like a book, in that there are chapters to our life. Unlike a book, our life does not have a specific number of chapters. We don’t know how many chapters we have in our life, but I guess that’s something that makes life interesting and somewhat of a mystery at times.
I have reached a new chapter in my life and with that in mind it is with sadness and excitement I submit to you my letter of resignation/retirement as Superintendent of the Valley City Public School District, effective as of July 1, 2016. Until that time, I will continue to give my utmost effort as your Superintendent of Schools and I look forward to coming to work each and every day. We have some of the best students in the state of North Dakota here in Valley City and I owe it to them to do everything I can in my last year to help make a positive difference in their lives.
I have had a very enjoyable and memorable career in education, with some of the best years having been spent here in Valley City. I will take many, many positive memories with me from the 18 years I will have served as Superintendent of Schools. Valley City is a great community in which to live and work and I cannot thank our community enough for the support that is given to our educational system, especially to our students.
Here in Valley City I have worked with many outstanding staff members (teachers, administrators, support staff, and central office staff). The most important working relationship for a Superintendent of Schools is with the School Board, as I believe the leadership and direction of the school district starts at that level. I cannot say thank you enough, to the School Board members of Valley City Public Schools that I have worked with in the past and those I work with today for providing me the opportunity to serve our school district. It has been an honor and a privilege to serve as Superintendent of Schools in one of the best school districts in North Dakota!
Being a Superintendent of Schools has been more than a job to me, it has been a sincere passion, as I have always enjoyed doing what I can to help make a difference in the lives of students and all of the staff who work in our schools. The most precious memories I will take with me is the contact I have had with thousands of young people in my career having served as a teacher, coach, Activities Director, Principal, and Superintendent. Young people bring so much joy to our lives. I don’t know what we would do without them!
I wish you, our students, our staff, our parents, and our community the very best in the future. There will always be a place in my heart for one of the best school districts and communities in the state of North Dakota!!
Go “Hi-Liners!”
Sincerely,
Dean Koppelman
Superintendent of Schools
Jamestown (CSi) Interstate Engineering has opened an office in Valley City.
Spokesman Daren Peterka says the business founded in Jamestown in 1976 has grown to 13 office throughout North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota and Montana.
Interstate Engineering provides consulting, engineering, land surveying, GIS/GPS, and planning services to municipal, county, state, and tribal governments in addition to private individuals and corporations.
The new Valley City office is located in a strip mall at 1134 West Main Street in Valley City.
SELFRIDGE, N.D. (AP) – The FBI is investigating the death of a man whose body was found at his home on the North Dakota side of the Standing Rock Indian Reservation.
FBI spokesman Kyle Loven says the agency was notified of the deceased man Wednesday. He says a woman was taken into custody in connection with the man’s death and charges have not been filed against her.
Giles Heinen is the mayor of Selfridge. He says his neighbor’s girlfriend banged on his door and repeatedly said her boyfriend was dead. He says he contacted the Sioux County Sheriff’s Department and later left the woman with authorities.
The Selfridge man hasn’t been publicly identified. Loven wouldn’t confirm whether authorities suspect foul play.
Heinen says the FBI arrived at 4 a.m. and interviewed him.
Update…
WATFORD CITY, N.D. (AP) – Authorities have identified a Georgia man who was killed when struck by a semitrailer in the western North Dakota oil patch.
The Highway Patrol says 20-year-old Benjamin Enterman, of Warner Robins, Georgia, was taking measurements on state Highway 23 in McKenzie County for an engineering company on Tuesday afternoon when he was struck. He died at the scene.
The Arizona man driving the semi was not hurt. No charges were immediately filed in the incident.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The fate of a man accused of sex trafficking in the Williston area is in the hands of federal court jurors in Bismarck.
Both sides in the Keith Graves trial have rested their case, and jury deliberations were beginning Thursday.
Graves is defending himself against 11 charges related to sex trafficking and drugs. Women who testified for the prosecution alleged that Graves used a handgun, bat and fists to keep them in line.
Graves did not testify on his own behalf but maintained there’s insufficient evidence to convict him.
Graves was one of the main subjects in “The Overnighters,” which won an award at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. It followed a pastor who opened his church to homeless oil workers.
DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (AP) – Police in Devils Lake say a fire that destroyed the fast food restaurant Hardee’s over the weekend was intentionally set.
Nobody was injured during the blaze that was reported about 3 a.m. Sunday. Firefighters battled the flames at the restaurant off U.S. Highway 2 for about three to four hours.
Devils Lake Police Chief Keith Schroeder says authorities are following various leads in the arson case.
CANNON BALL, N.D. (AP) – Students at an elementary school on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation that was damaged by a grass fire will have to wait a little longer to return to their regular classrooms.
The 120 students have been attending classes in Solen since the Oct. 11 blaze that melted playground equipment and filled the Cannon Ball school with smoke and soot.
They were to return to Cannon Ball on Wednesday, but school administrator Justin Fryer says cleanup isn’t done.
Fryer says officials will inspect the building Friday with hopes of moving students back in on Monday.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s Agriculture Department is launching a research program to help determine whether industrial hemp can be a viable commodity in the state.
It comes eight years after the department issued the nation’s first hemp-growing licenses. Efforts to further the industry in the years that followed were hampered by federal drug law that doesn’t differentiate between marijuana and its cousin hemp, which can be used for a variety of products.
The 2014 farm bill changed that. It allows for research of hemp in states like North Dakota that permit its cultivation.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department says it will have about $930,000 of federal grant money available for its recreational trail program in 2017.
The program provides matching grant funding for both motorized and non-motorized trail projects. Priority is generally given to the construction of new trails.
Applicants may request grant amounts ranging from a minimum of $10,000 up to a maximum of $200,000. Project sponsors must have at least 20 percent match funding available when the application is submitted.
Applications for 2017 can be found at www.parkrec.nd.gov .
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – The Lewis and Clark Bridge on U.S. Highway 85 south of Williston is closing for much of the day for maintenance work.
The highway is the major north-south artery in the western North Dakota oil patch. Motorists will need to take alternate routes between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Thursday.
The state Transportation Department says alternative routes over the Missouri River include the Four Bears Bridge on state Highway 23 near New Town, the Yellowstone Bridge near Fairview on state Highway 200 and the Mon/Dak Bridge near Buford on state Highway 58.
In sports…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – University of North Dakota officials say next week’s runoff vote on a new nickname might not determine the winner after all. Voters will be deciding among three nickname options that were the most popular choices in the first round of voting. Officials say another runoff will be held if the winning choice does not achieve a majority.
A former Bismarck mayor is still trying to keep the University of North Dakota from selecting a new athletic nickname.
On Tuesday Marlan “Hawk” Haakenson registered trademarks for the words “Upper North Dakota Fighting Hawks,” “Upper North Dakota Roughriders” and “Upper North Dakota Nodaks.”
He says, “I decided to include ‘Upper North Dakota’ because the first letters in those three words are U, N and D.”
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Minnesota football coach Jerry Kill has announced his retirement because of health reasons. Kill has epilepsy and had to take a leave of absence from the team in 2013 while dealing with seizures. His five-year record at Minnesota was 29-29 while overall he is 156-102.
Defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys has been named interim head coach.
The Golden Gophers host Michigan Saturday night.
WORLD SERIES
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Kansas City Royals own a 2-0 lead in the World Series after Johnny Cueto (KWAY’-toh) fired a two-hitter in a 7-1 rout of the New York Mets last night. Eric Hosmer delivered the tiebreaking, two-run single in the Royals’ four run fifth before Alcides (al-SEE’-dehs) Escobar laced an RBI triple to cap a three-run eighth. Lucas Duda had the only hits and RBI for the Mets. Mets starter and loser Jacob deGrom carried a one-hit shutout into the fifth.
The Mets send Noah Syndergaard (SIHN’-dur-gahrd) to the mound against Yordano Ventura in Game 3 Friday in New York.
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Ricky Rubio had a career-high 28 points and 14 assists as the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Los Angeles Lakers 112-111 Wednesday night. Kevin Martin scored 23 points for the Timberwolves. Kobe Bryant scored 24 points in the first game of his 20th season with the Lakers.
The Minnesota Timberwolves are making sure everyone knows that Flip Saunders is still with them. The Timberwolves unveiled a shooting shirt for pregame warmups in their season opener at the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night. The gray shirts have “WE” written in big, block letters. They also have “FLIP” written over the heart.
The Chicago Bulls have opened their NBA schedule with back-to-back victories as they followed an impressive win over Cleveland with a triumph at Brooklyn.
Jimmy Butler poured in 24 points and Nikola Mirotic (MEER’-oh-tihch) had 18 as the Bulls dumped the Nets 115-100.
Billy Donovan won his NBA coaching debut as Russell Westbrook scored 33 points and had 10 assists in Oklahoma City’s 112-106 triumph over San Antonio.
Derrick Williams scored 24 points and 20-year-old Kristaps Porzingis (KRIHS’-tahps pohr-ZIHN’-gihs) had 16 in his NBA debut to highlight New York’s 122-97 rout of the Bucks in Milwaukee.
Final Washington 88 Orlando 87
Final Miami 104 Charlotte 94
Final Toronto 106 Indiana 99
Final Boston 112 Philadelphia 95
Final Detroit 92 Utah 87
Final Cleveland 106 Memphis 76
Final Denver 105 Houston 85
Final Dallas 111 Phoenix 95
Final L-A Clippers 111 Sacramento 104
Final Portland 112 New Orleans 94
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final 2OT Ottawa 5 Calgary 4 (SO Ottawa 2-1)
Final Pittsburgh 3 Washington 1
Final Nashville 2 San Jose 1
NFL…
NEW YORK (AP) – Cleveland Browns Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown and his championship ring will be reunited nearly half a century after it was stolen from his home.
Brown will get back the 1964 championship ring after settling a lawsuit he brought against a memorabilia dealer. Except for the return of the ring, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The dealer ended up with the ring decades after someone stole it from Brown’s Cleveland home in 1966.
Brown said he plans to give the ring to one of his children, perhaps for Christmas.
In world and national news….
WASHINGTON (AP) – House conservatives may be grumbling about having more say in how the chamber operates, but Republicans are ready to make Rep. Paul Ryan the new House speaker. The young lawmaker from Wisconsin plans to ask both parties for a period of healing and a focus on working families, in his acceptance speech. Before the roll call vote, outgoing Speaker John Boehner will deliver his final remarks to the chamber where he served for a quarter of a century.
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Iowa caucuses are just three months away, and the 2016 Republican field is as unsettled as ever after last night’s debate. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio deflected an attack on his voting record by former mentor and Florida Gov. Jeb Bush so well, Bush never seemed to recover from the exchange. But there’s no sign that Bush is close to abandoning his campaign.
VIENNA (AP) – Syria’s exiled opposition is rejecting any role for President Bashar Assad in the political transition “even for one day.” A member of the Syrian National Coalition warned against wasting time on political initiatives like Vienna. He says they just allow the military time to regain territories from the rebels. The comments come as diplomats converge on Vienna for the latest round of peace talks. At the table for the first time: Iran, a staunch supporter of Assad.
BEIJING (AP) – China’s state news agency says the ruling Communist Party has decided to abolish the policy that allows couples to have but one child. Now couples can have two children. The country has moved in recent years toward easing restrictions in place since 1980 to curb the population and limit demands for water and other resources.
BRUSSELS (AP) – A Saudi blogger sentenced to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes for insulting Muslim clerics has won the European Union’s prestigious Sakharov Prize for human rights. Raif Badawi was honored with the award as a symbol of the fight for freedom of speech. The European Parliament assembly in Strasbourg, France, greeted the announcement with a standing ovation today.
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