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REST OF TODAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH.
.TONIGHT…CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 15. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO
20 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 40. WEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
.SUNDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE
MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 40.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
.WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
A MILD AND DRY PATTERN THROUGHOUT THE EXTENDEDFORECAST.
IN THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY HIGHS MAY BE HELD CLOSER TO 40 DUE TO THE SNOWPACK THAT IS EXPECTED TO STILL BE IN PLACE.
A WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS ON SATURDAY.
SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S AND 40S…AND MINIMAL CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION.
Valley City (CSi) Valley City Administrator David Schlelkoph says the search to hire a new Valley City Police Chief is on hold.
He says the search has been stopped because of the unknown outcome of a proposed city petition and possible vote by the people in the future.
Under the proposal the administrative control of the city police department would move to the Barnes County Sheriff’s office if the proposed measure was passed by the voters of Valley City.
According to City Auditor Avis Richter as of Wednesday a petition has not been submitted to the city for approval.
Current Police Chief, Fred Thompson, tendered his resignation earlier this year and will step down in mid-January.
Jamestown (CSi) The planning phase of the Two Rivers Activity Center is taking longer than anticipated. The process is currently in the schematic design phase, where a general design of the structure is planned
Jamestown Parks & Recreation Direcotr Doug Hogan says under a cost control effort, the end result may result in a smaller than planned building.
The revised size of the building has not been finally determined.
During the first review of the costs, the estimates from McGough Construction exceeded the architect’s estimates by $8 million and were more than the available funding for the project. The cost differences have been reduced by design changes, but the process is not complete.
Hogan points out that the new plan calls for items moved to the upper level and squaring some of the corners.
The design change would move portions of the cardio exercise area to the mezzanine level of the building.
Hogan says, there will be no changes in the function of the facility.
The voters approved a $28.6 million bond issue in June, 2015, to be repaid by a one percent sales tax in Jamestown, which begins on January 1, 2016. After bond issuance costs, Jamestown Parks and Recreation will have about $28.1 million to cover the cost of land acquisition and the construction of phase 1 of the building. A private fundraising campaign is underway for phase 2 of the project.
Jamestown (CSi) A meeting is set for Monday December 7, 2015, at 7-p.m., at the Bismarck National Guard Armory to discuss the lighting project at the Veterans Cemetery in Mandan.
On Wednesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Stutsman County Veterans Service Office David Bratton said the project entails lighting the roadways inside the cemetery.
He also noted changes in the Veterans Choice Program, that allows veterans the opportunity to access health care at public clinics, when VA Clinic health care providers are not available.
He said program changes that may effect local veterans, are in the works.
His office in the lower level of the Law Enforcement Center in Jamestown has more information.
The office is open Monday-Friday from 8-a.m., to 5-p.m.
Call 252-9043.
The office will be closed December 24th and 25th for the Christmas holiday.
Jamestown (CSi) The James River Valley Library System Presents the 2nd Annual Mitten Tree, 2015. Items sought are new or gently used mittens, gloves, hats, and scarves.
The Mitten Tree is in the Adult Section of the Alfred Dickey Library. Help decorate the Mitten Tree by donating new or gently used hats, gloves, mittens, and scarves for all ages. All donations will be given to the Salvation Army, which will give these items to those who need them.
Last year the first annual Mitten Tree, received an outstanding amount of donations from the community.
This year the library wants to make it an even bigger success.
Stop by the library December 2, 2015, through January 4, 2016, to help decorate theMitten Tree again.
Bismarck (CSi) The North Dakota Department of Human Services has selected clinical psychologist Daniel Cramer as director of its South Central Regional Human Service Center (SCHSC) in Jamestown.
As center director, Cramer will provide leadership and be responsible for programs, services, operations, and personnel at the regional center, which provides behavioral health and other human services to residents of Barnes, Dickey, Foster, Griggs, LaMoure, Logan, McIntosh, Stutsman, and Wells counties.
Cramer has served as clinical director at the center since 2010. He joined SCHSC in September 2007 as a psychology resident after completing the psychological internship program at the department’s Southeast Human Service Center in Fargo.
Cramer earned his Doctorate in Counseling Psychology from Indiana State University in 2007. He completed a bachelor’s degree with a major in psychology from St. Cloud State University, and a master’s degree in counseling from the University of North Dakota.
His hometown is Plymouth, Minn.
SCHSC employs about 80 individuals and provides behavioral health services to about 2,500 individuals per year through its main office at 520 Third St. N.W., in Jamestown, and satellite locations including Valley City, Oakes, Carrington, Cooperstown, Wishek. and Fessenden. Staff members also provide program management services to individuals with developmental disabilities, and provide other direct services and supervision of human service programs in the region.
The center participates in the James River Addiction Training Consortium, Jamestown Housing Coalition, Mental Health Access Coalition in Valley City, the community Health and Safety Coalition, and other collaborative efforts to improve the coordination and delivery of services and to enhance the quality of life of center clients.
More information about SCHSC is available on the Web at www.nd.gov/dhs/locations/regionalhsc/southcentral/index.html or by contacting the center at 701-253-6300, toll-free 800-260-1310, ND Relay TTY at 800-366-6888, or dhsschsc@nd.gov.
Valley City (CSi) Changes in some positions in Barnes County have been noted.
The Barnes County Commission has unanimously approve the appointment of
Sue Lloyd as the Barnes County Emergency Manager, replacing Kim Franklin who resigned earlier this year.
The commissioners also approved of Lloyd to be the 9-1-1 coordinator. Lloyd will officially become the new Barnes County Emergency Manager on January 1, 2016.
County Commission also unanimously approved of hiring Angela Hunt as the Barnes County Veteran Services Officer, replacing Chad Clement who resigned earlier this year.
Hunt served as the Veteran Services Officer for counties surrounding the Dickinson, North Dakota area. She will begin working on Monday, December 7, 2015.
The Barnes County Commission has selected Mike Metcalf to become the President of the Board of Commissioners. Bill Carlblom was chosen as the County Commission Vice-Chairman.
MANDAREE, N.D. (AP) – The Highway Patrol has identified a Minot man who died in a three-vehicle crash near Mandaree.
Thirty-six-year-old Phillip Taggart was driving a pickup truck that the patrol says was struck by a pickup that failed to yield at the intersection of state Highways 22 and 73 on Tuesday morning. He died at the scene.
After the initial crash, a semitrailer crashed into the pickup that failed to yield.
The driver of the semi, the driver of the pickup that failed to yield and a passenger in Taggart’s truck all suffered unspecified injuries.
The crash prompted the temporary closure of the highway intersection.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s U.S. senators say a highway bill that Congress is poised to pass this week restores $3 billion in cuts to crop insurance in the budget agreement completed in October.
Sens. John Hoeven and Heidi Heitkamp say the provision is important for farmers and ranchers across the country because it boosts their safety net.
South Dakota U.S. Sen. John Thune says the transportation bill also eases licensing requirements for people hauling smaller amounts of diesel fuel for ag-related uses.
The five-year, $281 billion transportation bill is expected to pass by Friday.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s top budget writer says “it’s very likely” an updated revenue forecast will be needed due to drop in oil drilling in the state.
Office of Management and Budget Director Pam Sharp says a reworked revenue forecast is the initial step in addressing potential revenue shortfalls in the current two-year budget cycle.
Overall tax revenues are already nearly $112 million less than projected for the two-year budget cycle that began on July 1. Most of the drop comes from weakened sales tax revenue.
Sharp says she will decide by mid-month whether to consider updating the state’s revenue forecast that was given to the Legislature in March.
If an updated forecast is done and predicts a shortfall, state agencies would face cuts of up to 2 1/2 percent.
MAPLETON, N.D. (AP) – The Cass County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man accused of sexually assaulting a female worker at a Mapleton convenience store. Authorities say the 25-year-old man accosted the worker at Gordy’s Travel Plaza about 6 a.m. Wednesday, and patrons called 911. Deputies who responded forced their way into a locked room and found the man and the worker. The woman was taken to a hospital
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – A Minot woman accused of killing her 3-month-old daughter has been released from jail after a mental health evaluation determined she is not a threat to society, though she will continue to be monitored.
The examination at the State Hospital in Jamestown was done after an earlier evaluation concluded 46-year-old Pauline Stewart lacked the mental capacity to be held criminally responsible for Jasmine Stewart’s death.
Authorities say Stewart admitted placing her hands around her baby’s neck and strangling her until she died in mid-March.
Stewart initially had faced a murder charge. She now will be under the supervision of the state Department of Human Services for 10 years. She will have to undergo drug and alcohol testing, comply with recommendations for counseling and medications, and undergo an annual review.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A North Dakota man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of abusive sexual contact of a minor. U.S. Attorney Christopher Myers says Alonzo Chico was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Ralph Erickson. Chico lived in the home of the child-victim’s grandmother on the Spirit Lake Reservation.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s Agricultural Products Utilization Commission is funding six projects this quarter, for a total of nearly $400,000.
The group better known as APUC funds developers of North Dakota farm products. The money is typically used for research, marketing, farm diversification, ag tourism and technology.
The largest grant this quarter is going to Amity Technology, LLC of Fargo. The company is receiving $162,000 to build a demonstration plant that could lead to a process that converts agricultural waste into industrial chemicals.
The awards also include $119,500 to two Bismarck residents planning to launch the state’s first cold weather hardy grapevines nursery.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A transgender employee who quit her job at Sanford Health in Fargo is suing the hospital for discrimination.
Faye Seidler was born as a male and identifies herself as a female. She says she began hormone therapy as part of her gender transition in 2013. She began working for Sanford in spring 2014.
The lawsuit says Seidler asked for access to the women’s locker rooms in November 2014, but the hospital refused to accommodate her request. She says managers did not treat her equally in other aspects and felt forced to quit her job.
The suit seeks unspecified damages and asks a judge to order the hospital from discriminating against employees who have undergone or are undergoing a gender transition.
Lawyers for Sanford were not immediately available for comment.
In sports…
Jamestown (CSi) United Sportsman of Jamestown will hold a public meeting on Thursday December 3 to determine if there is enough interst to development and sustain a public educational shooting range.
The facility would serve Jamestown and the surrounding community.
The meeting will be at 7-p.m., at the Knights of Columbus Hall, at 519 First Avenue South in Jamestown.
On a recent Wayne Byers Show on CSI Cable 2, Curtis Kaseman said the facility will be a community shooting range, and educational location, with plans to construct a clubhouse, within five miles of Jamestown.
Jamestown (CSi) The University of Jamestown football coaching staff has announced the signing of Allen Jevning of Brainerd, Minn., who will join the Jimmies in the 2016 season.
Jevning, a 5’11″, 180 pound running back, was a first-team All-District and All-Section choice at Brainerd High School. He was also his team’s Offensive Player of the Year and team Most Valuable Player.
“Allen is exactly the type of student athlete that we want to add to our program,” said coach Randy Elenberger. “He excels in the classroom and on the field and comes from a very good program up in Brainerd, MN. He’s a hard-nosed player that never left the field and can play multiple positions as well as return kicks on special teams.
He’s a very good football player that plays physical and has an extremely high motor. We really like what he can do with the ball in his hands and we think he can be a very good running back for us in the future.
He’s very excited to be a Jimmie and proud to carry on the Jimmie tradition as his mother, Suzette, graduated from Jamestown College in 1989 with a degree in Elementary Education. We are very excited to welcome Allen and his family back to Jimmie Nation!”
Jevning plans to major in Business while at the University of Jamestown.
The University of Jamestown was established in 1883 and is ranked as a top regional school in both US News and World Report and The Princeton Review. The school features development of the whole person through its distinctive Journey to Success experience.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Late-season hunting is winding down in North Dakota.
The state Game and Fish Department is reminding waterfowl hunters that the statewide duck and white-fronted goose seasons end Sunday. However, duck hunting in the High Plains Unit reopens Dec. 12 and continues through Jan. 3. The unit encompasses northwestern North Dakota and all areas south and west of the Missouri River.
The season for Canada geese closes Dec. 24, except for the Missouri River Zone, where it closes Jan. 1. The zone is along the Missouri River south of Garrison Dam.
Light goose hunting closes statewide Jan. 3.
Hunting seasons for archery deer, fall turkey, sharp-tailed and ruffed grouse, partridge, pheasant and tree squirrels continue through Jan. 3.
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final Golden State 116 Charlotte 99
Final L-A Lakers 108 Washington 104
Final New York 99 Philadelphia 87
Final OT Detroit 127 Phoenix 122
Final Chicago 99 Denver 90
Final Houston 108 New Orleans 101
Final Toronto 96 Atlanta 86
Final San Antonio 95 Milwaukee 70
Final Indiana 103 L-A Clippers 91
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final Winnipeg 6 Toronto 1
Final 2OT N-Y Islanders 2 N-Y Rangers 1 (SO N.Y. Islanders 1-0)
Final 2OT Edmonton 3 Boston 2 (SO Edmonton 1-0)
Final Tampa Bay 2 Anaheim 1
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Tom Izzo’s third-ranked Michigan State Spartans were in their typical March Madness form last night. The third-ranked Spartans rallied from a 13-point deficit in the first half to beat No. 24 Louisville 71-67 behind Denzel Valentine’s 25 points.
Freshman Brandon Ingram scored a season-best 24 points and No. 7 Duke beat Indiana 94-74 in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
Nigel Hayes had 15 points and 12 rebounds, converting a three-point play to break a tie in overtime, and Wisconsin beat No. 14 Syracuse 66-58 in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
Final (13) Gonzaga 69 Washington St. 60
Final (16) Vanderbilt 102 Detroit 52
Final Butler 78 (17) Cincinnati 76
Final (18) Texas A&M 75 Florida Gulf Coast 65
Final (22) SMU 75 TCU 70
Final (23) Providence 89 Hartford 66
Final (25) Baylor 80 Prairie View 41
TOP-25 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final ( 1) UConn 86 (23) DePaul 70
Final ( 3) Notre Dame 75 (10) Ohio St. 72
Final ( 4) Baylor 89 Rice 38
Final ( 5) Maryland 82 (20) Syracuse 64
Final ( 6) Texas 53 ( 9) Mississippi St. 47
Final ( 8) Tennessee 85 ETSU 49
Final (11) Kentucky 84 N. Kentucky 65
Final (15) Northwestern 85 North Carolina 72
Final (21) Oklahoma 65 UALR 52
NFL…
IRVING, Texas (AP) – NFL owners have set a special meeting to deal with a possible relocation of teams to Los Angeles for Jan. 12-13 in Houston. But Commissioner Roger Goodell (guh-DEHL’) says there might not even be a vote then.
The owners pushed back a decision while they seek more information from the cities hoping to retain their franchises. They are St. Louis, Oakland and San Diego.
L.A. has not had an NFL franchise since the Rams and Raiders left after the 1994 season.
IRVING, Texas (AP) – NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell (guh-DEHL’) has asked the league’s powerful competition committee to look into how games are officiated, and the size of the rule book.
He has asked the competition committee to look into clarifying and simplifying the rules, as well as how the league trains officials. Goodell says “no stone will be left unturned” in examining and improving officiating.
F1-US GRAND PRIX…
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The future of the struggling U.S. Grand Prix was thrown into further doubt Wednesday when the 2016 Formula One calendar listed the race as “subject to agreement” with the promoter.
The 2016 race calendar released by the FIA’s World Motor Sport Council still has the race scheduled for Oct. 23 but with an asterisk.
FIA called the race date “provisional.”
In world and national news…
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) – Authorities are trying to determine a motive for Wednesday’s deadly shootings in San Bernardino, California, which could include workplace violence or terrorism. Police say a heavily armed man and woman killed 14 people, hours before dying in a shootout with officers.
NEW YORK (AP) – President Barack Obama is urging the country to take steps to reduce mass shootings, including stricter gun laws and stronger background checks. The president told CBS – quote – “We have a pattern now of mass shootings in this country that has no parallel anywhere else in the world.”
BRUSSELS (AP) – Belgian authorities say they have detained two more suspects in last month’s Paris attacks that killed 130 people. An official says one person was detained at Brussels’ national airport on Sunday while seeking to fly to Morocco. The second person was detained during a raid, also on Sunday.
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Two Army pilots were killed when their helicopter crashed near Fort Campbell in rural Tennessee. The two crewmembers were flying a two-seat Apache during a routine training mission when the helicopter went down Wednesday evening, according to the Army’s 101st Airborne Division.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Officers in riot gear have broken down an encampment outside a Minneapolis precinct where protesters have been demonstrating for nearly two weeks following the fatal shooting of a black man by police. Police say there were a few arrests, but provided no details.
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