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Jamestown Area…
HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY…
Valley City Area…
…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING…
.TODAY…CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW THIS MORNING…
IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, 20 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. THEN MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDY…COLDER. HIGHS AROUND
30. NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH.
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 10 TO 15. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO
20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRIDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 10. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…DECREASING CLOUDS. LOWS AROUND 15.
.SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
LOWS 15 TO 20.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S.
Bismarck (CSi) High winds with gusts reaching 60 miles per hour. During inclement weather, high-profile, long-load type, and permitted over-dimensional vehicles have restricted travel. North Dakota law restricts movement for these vehicles when wind or other conditions may cause the vehicle or attachment to swerve, whip, sway, or fail to follow in the path of the towing vehicle.
For more information, visit nd.gov/ndhp or contact the NDHP motor carrier division at 701-328-5128.
Jamestown (CSi) The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports, a Minnesota man was not injured when a semitrailer he was driving on the U.S. 52/281 Bypass west of Jamestown about 9:25 p.m., Wednesday, rolled into a ditch, according to the North Dakota Highway Patrol.
28 year old George Hunnel, of Rosemount, Minneota was driving a 2016 Volvo semi pulling an empty 53-foot trailer south on the bypass. After crossing a bridge, Hunnel felt a gust of wind push the trailer to the left. The patrol said the right side tires of the trailer lifted off the road surface and the semi trailer rolled into the east ditch.
The patrol said winds at the time were steady at 47 miles per hour and gusting up to 57 mph.
Hunnel wore a seat belt and was not injured.
Damage to the semitrailer estimated at $75,000.
Hunnel was cited for failing to use caution while driving in adverse weather conditions.
The crash remains under investigation by the North Dakota Highway Patrol.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Freezing rain and snow passing through North Dakota accompanied by strong winds shut down highways and contributed to a triple-fatal crash.
Transportation officials late Wednesday closed state Highways 20 and 57 from Camp Grafton to Fort Totten due to ice caused by strong winds washing waves from Devils Lake onto the roadway. The highway reopened shortly before dawn Thursday.
The Highway Patrol says icy roads contributed to a U.S. Highway 83 crash near Wilton that killed three people. There were two school bus accidents in the Minot region, with a Westhope student suffering minor injuries. Bismarck police responded to 26 fender-benders. Minot police say wind and snow contributed to a head-on crash with injuries.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Regional Airport Authority Wednesday reviewed the passenger boardings.
Airport Manager Sam Seafeldt said he didn’t have a projection for November but anticipates December passenger boardings to be the best of the year.
Seafeldt said that SkyWest officials are anticipating December being the best month ever for SkyWest passenger boardings.
July has been the best month for passenger boardings for SkyWest so far this year with 872. SkyWest Airlines contracts with United Express to provide two flights daily between Jamestown and Devils Lake and Denver International Airport under the Federal Aviation Administration’s Essential Air Service program.
The current EAS agreement between SkyWest and the FAA for service to Jamestown and Devils Lake expires in 2016. Seafeldt said SkyWest officials said they are interested in bidding for the EAS contract beyond 2016. EAS contracts are two-year agreements.
In other business, the Airport Authority authorized Chairman Jim Boyd and Seafeldt to sign a final farmland lease agreement with Reimers Land Legacy LLC to lease 835 acres of airport land for three years.
Jamestown (CSi) he James River Valley Library System Board of Directors has unanimously approved a bookmobile bid.
The proposal for the bookmobile is priced at $230,860 and is from OBS Inc., an Ohio company that designs and builds speciality vehicles. The board reviewed two other bids from Matthew sSpecialty Vehicles based in Greensboro, N.C., and LDV Inc. based in Burlington, Wis.
The board had accepted a $243,000 bid from OBS Inc. but during a special meeting on October 5th, the board rejected the bid after library director, Joe Rector, discussed the bid further with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and an attorney. Rector said in October that the bid didn’t include signed documentation necessary to finalize the proposal.
There is a bookmobile fund where members of the community can contribute to the cost of the bookmobile.
To donate, contact Bill Kennedy, development director for the library, at 252-2217.
The board also unanimously approved a 4 percent pay raise for all JRVLS employees.
Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Regional Medical Center announces that it has been recognized by iVantage Health Analytics and the National Organization of State Office of Rural Health (NOSORH) for overall excellence in Quality and Outcomes, reflecting top quartile performance among all acute care hospitals in the nation.
JRMC Chief Nursing Officer, Trisha Jungels, says “JRMC is privileged to have a dynamic team dedicated to keeping our patients safe and providing care that is driven by our mission to exceed expectations and be the difference in the lives of those we serve. This award is a symbol of the commitment JRMC has for the health of our community.”
The rankings have been designated by the Hospital Strength INDEX™, the industry’s most comprehensive and objective assessment of hospital performance. In partnership with NOSORH, iVantage Health Analytics has developed a data-driven program designed to identify excellence across a broad spectrum of indicators relevant to hospital performance and patient care. The Hospital Strength INDEX™ captures performance metrics for more than 4,000 acute care hospitals, including over 1,300 rural and Critical Access Hospitals. Leveraging data from public data sources, INDEX aggregates data from 66 individual metrics into three major categories and 9 pillars to derive a single strength overall rating for each facility.
iVantage Health Analytics, Senior Vice President, Michael Topchik, says,
“These top quartile performers should take great pride in this recognition. It showcases their commitment to continuous performance analysis and improvement. On this occasion of National Rural Health Day, it’s an honor to celebrate their achievement as they continue to serve their communities despite the many market, regulatory and financial pressures they face.”
About NOSORH
The National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH) was established in 1995 to assist State Offices of Rural Health in their efforts to improve access to, and the quality of, health care for America’s 61 million rural citizens. NOSORH enhances the capacity of SORHs to do this by supporting the development of state and community rural health leaders; creating and facilitating state, regional and national partnerships that foster information sharing and spur rural health-related programs/activities; and enhancing access to quality healthcare services in rural communities
About iVantage Health Analytics
iVantage is a leading business analytic and advisory services company a unique combination of technology, content, and expert advisory services accelerates decision making for the new healthcare. For more information please visit www.ivantagehealth.com.
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) Ave Maria Village in Jamestown will host the Annual Volunteer Holiday Bazaar on Friday December 4, 2015, from 10-a.m., to 4-p.m. in the Barthel Room.
All proceeds will benefit the AMV Capital Campaign.
Items for sale will include:
Baked Goods, Homemade Crafts, Christmas Décor, Gift Baskets, Collectible Santas, Collectible Plates, Seasonal Décor, Resident-made Crafts, Home Décor, and much more.
Get all your Christmas shopping done in one place, with something for everyone.
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (AP) – The driver of a pickup truck that rolled over in January killing a passenger has been sentenced to one year in prison.
Christopher Weller, of Dazey, will begin serving his sentence on Dec. 1. Weller earlier pleaded guilty to one count of negligent homicide.
Weller was driving the pickup on Highway 26 when it went into a ditch, vaulted off an intersecting county road, rolled, and came to rest upside down. The 33-year-old Brent Siverson, of Casselton, was thrown from the pickup and died at the scene.
The North Dakota Highway Patrol has said alcohol was a factor in the crash and neither man was wearing a seatbelt.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Police are searching for a suspect in a late-night robbery of a Fargo convenience store.
Authorities say a male entered the Phillips Travel Center shortly before midnight Wednesday, demanded money from a clerk and fled. Police say the robber had a weapon but didn’t specify what it was.
The clerk wasn’t hurt. Authorities did not release how much money was stolen.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Police in Aberdeen, South Dakota, say a suspect in a credit card skimming investigation used the information he obtained from the credit cards to make numerous purchases in Fargo.
The concealed skimming device was found Tuesday inside a gas pump at an Aberdeen convenience store.
Aberdeen Police Captain Eric Duven (DOO’-vin) says the compromised accounts were used in Fargo on Sunday. He says investigators are still gathering details on the number of businesses that were affected.
Duven says anyone who used a card to purchase gas in Aberdeen in the past two weeks should check their accounts for suspicious transactions. Police say more than 30 credit card accounts were compromised.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A head-on collision on U.S. Highway 83 killed two people from Underwood and injured a Bismarck man. The Highway Patrol says a car driven by a 36-year-old Underwood man crossed the median and into oncoming traffic about 6 p.m. Tuesday. The car crashed into a Jeep about 6 miles north of Bismarck. The man and a 29-year-old female passenger in the car died at the scene. Authorities did not immediately release their names.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A homicide victim in Bismarck was dating the estranged wife of the man believed to have killed him.
Authorities suspect 35-year-old Kirk Kwasniewski of killing 30-year-old Caine Fischer, before later killing himself in Dunn County. No cause of death has been released for either man.
Police say Fischer was dating Kwasniewski’s wife, who had recently served divorced papers on him.
The Bismarck Tribune reports that the woman was treated at a hospital Monday after being choked and punched by Kwasniewski.
POMEROY, Iowa (AP) – Authorities have arrested a man in connection with a death in northern Iowa.
The Calhoun County Attorney’s Office said Wednesday that 48-year-old Freddy Crisp has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Dale Currie Potter, of Devil’s Lake, North Dakota.
Potter was found dead in Pomeroy on November 10th with a gunshot wound. Additional information about his cause of death has not been released.
Crisp has been taken to the Sac County Jail. No bond has been established at this time. Court records do not list an attorney for Crisp.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Depressed crude prices and a drop in oil drilling have decreased North Dakota’s expected tax collections for the third consecutive month.
That’s spurring North Dakota budget writers to consider updating the state’s revenue forecast that was given to the Legislature in March.
Data from the state Office of Management and Budget show tax revenues in October fell almost $49 million short of projections. Most of the drop comes from weakened sales tax revenue, which provides the biggest share of the budget for North Dakota.
Overall tax revenues are nearly $112 million, or 7.5 percent, less than projected for the two-year budget cycle that began on July 1. Revenues were up less than 1 percent in July but have decreased each month since.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Republican state Treasurer Kelly Schmidt says she has decided against a gubernatorial bid to succeed Gov. Jack Dalrymple, who is not seeking re-election in 2016.
Schmidt says she will focus instead on seeking a fourth-term as state treasurer next year.
Republican state Rep. Rick Becker, a Bismarck plastic surgeon, was the first candidate to enter the gubernatorial race last month.
Republican Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem also says he will formally announce his gubernatorial bid next week.
No Democrats have entered the race. Former Agriculture Commissioner Sarah Vogel says she is mulling a run.
LAKOTA, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s Transportation Department has installed a new type of warning light system at a highway intersection near Lakota to try to improve safety.
The intersection of U.S. Highway 2 and state Highway 1 used to have overhead beacons that flashed continuously.
The new system detects traffic on Highway 1 and triggers flashing beacons and “Watch for Entering Traffic” signs on Highway 2, to warn drivers of vehicles approaching or stopped at the intersection.
Vehicles on Highway 2 have the right of way, while traffic on Highway 1 must stop and yield.
In sports…
Jamestown (CSi) The University of Jamestown football team put eight players on the All-North Star Athletic Association team.
Three of those were named first team selections: Seniors, QB Beau Eriksson, WR Mike Sena, and LB Jarelle Miller.
Eriksson and Sena leave the Jimmies holding all the major records for their position.
Eriksson broke the school records for attempts, completions, yardage, total offense and passing touchdowns. He threw for over 6,600 yards and tallied 56 touchdowns in his career.
Sena is the school record holder for catches, yardage, and touchdowns. He caught one pass in all 40 games of his career totaling 202 receptions.
Five Jimmies were selected to the second team all-conference; Wes Worthen, Dan Janu, Andrew Kapaun, Jared Mack and Nate Milos.
Of the eight selected only punter Milos returns in 2016.
In sports….
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – University of North Dakota backers have selected Fighting Hawks as the school’s new nickname.
School officials announced the new name Wednesday. University of North Dakota students, staff and alums were eligible to vote.
UND has been without a nickname since 2012, when the state retired the Fighting Sioux moniker after the NCAA deemed it “hostile and abusive.”
A committee considered about 1,200 nickname ideas that were approved by a consultant after a monthlong campaign to solicit suggestions from the public. The group gradually whittled down the list to 15, then seven, and then the final five: Fighting Hawks; Roughriders; Nodaks; Sundogs; and North Stars.
Total votes: 27,378
Fighting Hawks: 15,670 votes (57.24 percent)
Roughriders: 11,708 votes (42.76 percent)
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Paul Miller scored 17 points with three steals and North Dakota State rolled to a 69-49 victory over NAIA Valley City State Wednesday night.
Miller was 6 of 13 from the field. A.J. Jacobson and Kory Brown added 14 points and four steals for the Bison (2-1).
Justyn Galloway scored 12 points on 5-of-10 shooting, Rashad Satahoo chipped in 9 points, and LJ Booth had 9 points, eight rebounds and two blocks to lead Valley City State.
The Vikings had a couple of early leads in the first half, and pulled to 37-36 with 13:38 to play. Miller scored 6 points and Malik Clements 5, and the Bison stretched their lead to 48-36. Galloway made a 3-pointer, but the Bison answered with a 15-2 run to pull away.
North Dakota State has won 12 straight home openers.
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Evan Fournier scored 26 points to lift the Orlando Magic to a 104-101 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night. Elfrid Payton scored 24 points and had six assists for the Magic. Andrew Wiggins led the Wolves with 28 points. Karl-Anthony Towns had 21 points and 12 rebounds.
Final Charlotte 116 Brooklyn 111
Final Indiana 112 Philadelphia 85
Final Dallas 106 Boston 102
Final Oklahoma City 110 New Orleans 103
Final OT Houston 108 Portland 103
Final Atlanta 103 Sacramento 97
Final San Antonio 109 Denver 98
Final Utah 93 Toronto 89
Final Chicago 103 Phoenix 97
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final Winnipeg 4 Vancouver 1
Final OT Washington 2 Detroit 1
Final OT Chicago 4 Edmonton 3
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final ( 1) North Carolina 78 Wofford 58
Final (10) Gonzaga 91 N. Arizona 52
Final (21) Purdue 96 Incarnate Word 61
TOP-25 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final ( 2) South Carolina 67 Clemson 41
Final ( 3) Notre Dame 74 Toledo 39
Final ( 4) Tennessee 74 Penn St. 66
Final ( 8) Maryland 105 High Point 50
Final (11) Texas 86 Northwestern St. 33
Final OT (12) Texas A&M 72 (14) Duke 66
Final (13) Kentucky 112 Morehead St. 57
Final (23) Michigan St. 66 Georgia 45
MLB…
NEW YORK (AP) – The National League Cy Young Award has been won by Chicago Cubs ace Jake Arrieta (ar-ee-EH’-tuh), who paced the senior circuit in wins, shutouts and complete games. Arrieta was 22-6 with 236 strikeouts, three shutouts and a 1.77 ERA in helping the Cubs reach the postseason for the first time since 2008. He received 17 first-place votes for 169 points from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, 22 more points than runner-up Zack Greinke (GREHN’-kee) of the Dodgers and 69 more than Los Angeles lefty Clayton Kershaw.
NEW YORK (AP) – Houston Astros lefty Dallas Keuchel (KY’-kul) has won the AL Cy Young Award, easily beating out David Price. Keuchel got 22 first-place votes for 186 points from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America after leading the league in wins, going 20-8 with a 2.48 ERA and 216 strikeouts. Oakland’s Sonny Gray finished third.
BOSTON (AP) – Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz has confirmed that he plans on retiring after the 2016 season, saying the time has come for him to move on to the next phase of his life. The 40-year-old Ortiz has led the Red Sox to three World Series championships while representing the team in nine All-Star games. He is a lifetime .284 hitter with 503 homers and 1,641 RBIs.
DETROIT (AP) – The Tigers have bolstered their bullpen with the acquisition of closer Francisco Rodriguez from Milwaukee for minor league infielder Javier Betancourt and a player to be named.
NBA…
HOUSTON (AP) – The Houston Rockets fired head coach Kevin McHale yesterday, hours before James Harden scored 45 points to lead a 108-103 overtime triumph over Portland. McHale won 56 games with the Rockets last season before leading them to the Western Conference finals. But the team was 4-7 and on a four-game skid when he was replaced by assistant coach J. B. Bickerstaff on an interim basis. McHale was 193-130 with the Rockets.
GOLF…
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. (AP) – Although he may not play, Tiger Woods will be at the Ryder Cup next year. U.S. captain Davis Love III says that Woods, Jim Furyk (FYOOR’-ihk) and Steve Stricker will be vice captains for the 2016 matches in Minnesota.
Woods had back surgery in September and a follow-up procedure, leaving his ability to play next season undetermined.
In world and national news…
PARIS (AP) – The Paris prosecutor says the suspected mastermind of the Paris attacks, Abdelhamid Abaaoud (ah-dehl-hah-MEED’ ah-bah-OOD’), was killed in yesterday’s police raid. The prosecutor’s office says Abaaoud’s body was found in an apartment building targeted in the raid in Saint-Denis (sahn duh-NEE’), north of Paris. The ID was made through skin samples.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Republicans plan today to push legislation through the House that would increase screening for Syrian and Iraqi refugees trying to enter the United States. But President Barack Obama is promising a veto. The White House says the bill would not improve Americans’ security. It says the legislation “would unacceptably hamper our efforts to assist some of the most vulnerable people in the world, many of whom are victims of terrorism.”
SKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) – Slovenia has started returning people it considers to be economic migrants from its borders, triggering a chain reaction along the Balkan migrant route. Slovenian police say according to EU laws, “these foreigners do not apply for international protection.” A Serbian government minister says only refugees fleeing war can now enter the country from Macedonia.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) – President Barack Obama has met today with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (shin-zoh ah-bay) on the sidelines of an economic summit in the Philippines. Obama used the meeting to pitch a free-trade deal among Pacific Rim countries and emphasize a close partnership between the U.S. and Japan. Obama says the two talked about where their countries can deepen their cooperation. Obama describes the alliance as “one of the linchpins for our security as well as Japan’s.”
PARIS (AP) – People across France are raising a glass of wine in an act of defiance after last week’s deadly attacks on Paris. Today, the third Thursday in November, is when vintners release their latest batch of young, fruity Beaujolais Nouveau (boh-zhuh-LAY’ noo-VOH’), and many bars and restaurants are holding special tasting sessions. President Francois Hollande (frahn-SWAH’ oh-LAWND’) is urging his compatriots to resume their social lives.
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