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REST OF TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. WEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT…INCREASING CLOUDS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. WEST WINDS
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.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST
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RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
MORNING. BREEZY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO
25 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…INCREASING CLOUDS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SNOW. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 30S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 20.
HIGHS AROUND 30.
A WINTERY MIX IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. AREAS
OF RAIN WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH PATCHY FREEZING RAIN
POSSIBLE TOWARDS MORNING. RAIN WILL BECOME MIXED WITH SNOW LATER
THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY AS COOLER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION.
STRONG WINDS AND LIGHT MIXED PRECIPITATION ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY
AND ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR FRIDAY.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Public School Board, Monday accepted the resignation of Jamestown police officer and public school’s Resource Officer, Nick Hardy, effective December 1, 2015.
Hardy, not in attendance at the meeting, started the position six years ago, He has accepted another position with the Jamestown Police Department, and will continue to work with area youth as coordinator of the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program, while working with the interim school resource officers.
Superintendent Robert Lech, said, “Officer Hardy did a wonderful job ever since the inception of the program, and we will certainly miss him.”
Superintendent Robert Lech, said, “Officer Hardy did a wonderful job ever since the inception of the program, and we will certainly miss him.”
The school district and Jamestown Police Chief Scott Edinger are searching for the next school resource officer, to be hired by the end of this year.
In other business, the school board rescinded policies pertaining to privacy and records access that are now part of the approved Student Education Records and Privacy Policy and approved readings of policies for student data, pupil rights and a School Board pledge of ethics.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Park Board has unanimously empowered the Two Rivers Activity Center Advisory Board to make “non-binding” decisions for the design and construction phase of TRAC and the capital campaign.
There will be no need to come back to the parkboard for final approval.
The TRAC Advisory Board to make decisions on items like informational brochures for the capital campaign to raise funds for the second phase of TRAC.
Parks and Rec Director, Doug Hogan said the TRAC project is a month behind on its schematic design and that stopping to do an energy model study as presented by Otter Tail Power Company, could put the project even further behind. TRAC is tentatively scheduled to be completed in time for a fall 2017 opening.
In other business, the parkboard approved purchasing a new ice resurfacing machine from Frank J. Zamboni & Co. Inc. for $79,692, which includes a trade-in of the commission’s current Zamboni ice resurfacing machine for $17,500.
The commission will sell advertising space on the new ice resurfacer to help offset the cost of the new machine.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Council met in Regular Session, Monday evening at City Hall. All members were present.
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS CONSIDERED SEPARATELY:
Council Member Buchanan asked that item “Q” be discussed, a Resolution to approve Payment No. 6 (Inv 463309-H), to HDR Engineering, Inc., for services on the
Jamestown Sanitation Utility Operational Analysis & Report, in the amount of $23,488.11. He asked if the city is “getting what it’s paying for.”
The question stemmed from the presentation given at the November 24, 2015 committee meeting.
He specifically pointed out the recycling study, which is 50 percent complete.
Mayor Andersen said the technical memo has not yet been provided to the city.
Joan Morris with the City Beautification Committee indicated confusion with the report, regarding recycling budgeting, and the amount of poundage that would be collected, for curbside collections.
Mayor Andersen said the draft will be provided to the City Beautification Committee.
The Council voted 4-1 to approved the Resolution, with Buchanan voting in opposition.
ORDINANCES:
- FIRST READING:
- Concerning an Ordinance to amend and re-enact A Section 10 of of the City Code pertaining to notice to adjoining property owners when a variance is requested. The City Attorney will amend the Ordinance before the Second Reading.
HEARING FROM THE AUDIENCE: Joan Morris requested the Council provide the City Beautification Committee with a draft of the recycling study draft, the request will be sent to the city.
APPOINTMENTS:
The City Council approved the appointment Darrell Losing to serve as a member of the Board of Adjustment for a term to expire January 2019.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER’S REPORT: No report was given.
OTHER BUSINESS:
Approved recognizing the Employee Promotion Committee (EPC) at the State Hospital as an other public spirited organization and to authorize the issuance of a raffle permit on February 12, 2016, at the Gladstone Inn & Suites.
The City Council discussed the draft submittal of the 2016 City of Jamestown Project Submittal List to the NDDOT to meet the December 31, 2015 deadline. (This Project Submittal may be changed in 2016 following further consideration by the City Planning Commission and the City Council once the final draft of the Land Use and Transportation Plan is received.) The submittal does not include the Land Use and Transportation Plan.
The Council voted to table.
The meeting was shown live on CSi Cable 67 followed by replays..
Valley City (CSi) The Sheyenne Valley Community Foundation has established an Endowment Fund for those who have a desire to invest in the future and strengthen the mission of the Foundation.
The Endowment Fund is a permanent charitable resource that grows through your support and provides much needed funding to our basic giving programs and administrative costs.
Administrator of the SVCF, Andrea Nelson adds when you give to an endowment fund, you’re helping to meet the needs of our community today and for years to come.
Nelson says, “If an unforeseen event should occur, the endowment fund enables the Foundation to step in and provide emergency support. It will also allow us the ability to respond to emerging needs by providing grants through the endowment fund to local organizations.”
Those who give to the SVCF Endowment Fund could be eligible to receive the benefits of the North Dakota Charitable Income Tax Credit. ND individuals and businesses who make a contribution of $5,000 or more to a qualified endowment can receive up to 40% tax credit.
The Sheyenne Valley Community Foundation is a nonprofit, charitable organization that brings together the financial resources of individuals, families, and businesses to support a wide variety of nonprofit organizations in Barnes, Ransom, and Griggs Counties.
Donations can be made in cash, stock, real estate, or through your will or trust. Nelson adds, “Our mission is to help our valley thrive by inspiring the spirit of giving. This allows us to invest in people and solutions to benefit the Sheyenne River Valley Community.
For more information on the Sheyenne Valley Community Foundation or ways to give please visit us at 250 West Main St, Valley City or contact us phone 701-490-1596 or email foundation@hellovalley.com
Sheyenne, ND Four separate fire departments were called to the community of Sheyenne, N.D. to battle a fire that had consumed the 115 year-old Sheyenne School this past weekend.
At 11 am on Saturday, December 5th, crews were called to a report of smoke coming out of the abandoned building. Sheyenne, Carrington, New Rockford and Devils Lake fire departments were called to the scene. Crews helped to transport water to conserve the town’s water supply.
The school is considered a total loss, with the roof caved in and most of the building’s belongings gone. The cause of the fire is unknown and no injuries were reported.
Jamestown (CSi) The Frontier Village in Jamestown presents “Christmas in the Village,” with Santa & Mrs. Claus at the village’s Town Hall building on Saturday December 12, 2015, from 6-p.m., to 9-p.m.
Drive through the Village and enjoy the town lit up.
Bring along cameras to take pictures with Santa.
Sponsored by the Frontier Village and Hosted by the Wild West Players.
Bismarck (CSi) Gov. Jack Dalrymple has announced that the Valley City High School Concert Band and the Mott-Regent High School Choir have been selected to serve as the 2015-2016 Governor’s Official State Band and Chorus.
Dalrymple states, “Congratulations to the Valley City High School Concert Band and the Mott-Regent High School Choir for being named this year’s Governor’s Official Band and Chorus and for proudly representing their school, community and added, these are two very impressive and accomplished organizations and I am confident they will serve North Dakota with pride and enthusiasm. They exemplify the outstanding musical talent that exists in schools and communities across our state.”
The Valley City High School Concert Band is directed by Tom Kjelland and is comprised of 75 students from grades 9-12. In addition to concert band, members perform in a variety of ensembles, including pep band, jazz band and marching band. The groups perform for high school, elementary school, Valley City State University, community and private activities such as sporting events, community parades, North Dakota Special Olympics opening ceremonies and seasonal events. The band also performed at the Heritage Festival in New York City, where they competed with schools from the U.S. and Canada and received several gold and silver ratings.
Mott-Regent High School Choir, under the direction of Heather Hertz, is comprised of 52 members, representing just under 70 percent of the total high school enrollment. The choir has been named the First Place Concert Choir in the Region X Music Festival for the past four years, and each year, students perform at the North Dakota High School Activities Association’s State Music Contest, the North Dakota Music Educators Association’s All-State Festival and Dickinson State University’s Northern Plains Music Festival. The choir presents the annual Café Concert, a 52-year tradition that includes singing, dancing, and skits, and performs for several sporting events, parades and community activities.
The Governor’s Band and Chorus were selected from applications submitted by school and civic groups from across the state based on musical talent, achievement and community involvement. The band and chorus may be invited to perform at official state functions held throughout the year.
WATFORD CITY, N.D. (AP) – A third law officer in McKenzie County is facing allegations of wrongdoing.
Deputy Travis Bateman is accused of felony reckless endangerment for using his vehicle to crash into a fleeing motorcycle in August, injuring the motorcycle driver and a passenger.
Court documents don’t list an attorney for Bateman. He could enter a plea at a Feb. 4 court hearing.
In a separate case, Deputy Michael Schmitz faces a May trial on misdemeanor counts for allegedly lying to the state Bureau of Criminal Investigation about prescription pill abuse and about his personal involvement in a case involving a divorce and domestic violence.
Sheriff Gary Schwartzenberger pleaded not guilty Monday to a misdemeanor charge for allegedly misusing a department credit card.
RAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – No injuries have been reported in a fire at a popular Somali restaurant and coffee house in Grand Forks.
The blaze at Juba Coffee House was called in shortly after 2 a.m. Tuesday. Firefighters had the blaze contained in less than half an hour.
The cause of the fire was not immediately determined. Fire officials estimated damage at about $90,000.
Vandals late last week spray-painted an offensive symbol on the business and the words “go home,” but authorities say it’s too early to know if the two incidents are connected.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A Fargo man accused of sexually assaulting an employee of a Mapleton convenience store made his first appearance in court, after refusing to leave the Cass County Jail for a hearing last week.
Thirty-five-year-old Abdulrahman Ali (ab-duel-RAH’-man AH’-lee) is charged with five felonies, including gross sexual imposition, aggravated assault and terrorizing. He faces life in prison without parole.
Authorities say the woman was punched and kicked during the Wednesday morning attack in a restroom at Gordy’s Travel Plaza in Mapleton, west of the Fargo metropolitan area. The victim was treated and released from a hospital.
Ali was not asked to enter a plea Monday and does not have a lawyer. An interpreter read the charges in Arabic, after which family members asked prosecutors to have further proceedings translated to Somali.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – A man charged with fatally shooting two fellow employees at a north-central North Dakota hog farm has changed his pleas.
Bottineau resident Jeremy Rodriguez Rios on Monday entered Alford pleas to two counts of murder, meaning he didn’t admit guilt but acknowledged there was enough evidence to convict him.
Rodriguez Rios is charged in the March 24 deaths of 37-year-old Brian Story and 50-year-old Christopher Sluder. All three worked at Turtle Mountain Pork, a commercial hog operation near Souris. Sluder managed the business.
Investigators say Rodriguez Rios admitted to shooting the men with a handgun and throwing it in the sewage pit below the hog barns. Rodriguez Rios was 18 years old when the incident happened.
Northeast District Judge Michael Sturdevant ordered a presentencing investigation Monday.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A Nebraska woman accused of visiting hundreds of medical facilities around the country to obtain unnecessary prescription drugs with her Medicare benefits has pleaded guilty to fraud. Lowie Norma Christie faces up to 10 years in prison and also has agreed to pay more than $107,000 in restitution. Prosecutors dropped five other counts against her.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm has told a Bismarck insurance and securities agent to stop doing business.
Hamm has served a cease and desist order against Kevin Wanner and Precision Financial Services for allegedly accepting money from clients and issuing them fraudulent certificates of deposit.
The order bars Wanner and the company from selling insurance or withdrawing money from any banking or financial accounts.
The order alleges that two people were given fraudulent CDs in return for large sums of money. Documents obtained by the insurance department show that one individual gave Wanner $160,000 and another gave $25,000.
Hamm says Wanner has a right to request an administrative hearing within 30 days.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A preliminary hearing has been moved for a Bismarck man accused of shooting another man over a $300 drug debt.
Thirty-nine-year-old Cheston Pendleton is charged with attempted murder. He’s accused of shooting a 36-year-old man in the chest and then fleeing after a disagreement on Oct. 8 in downtown Bismarck.
Defense attorney Steve Balaban says he hasn’t been given discovery evidence in the two months since Pendleton was charged. Balaban says he can’t ethically proceed in the case based only on a police affidavit.
A Burleigh County lawyer filed late Friday to delay releasing more evidence to protect the identity of a confidential informant.
A judge expects to rule on the request later this week and to set a timeframe for releasing the evidence.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – New oilfield waste rules will take effect in North Dakota with the new year.
The Legislature’s Administrative Rules Committee has approved rules that will allow certain landfills to accept waste with higher levels of radioactivity.
Environmental Health Chief Dave Glatt has said the elevated standard is still safe for people and the environment, and that the rules will enable regulators to better track the waste. The state Health Council endorsed the rules in August.
North Dakota generates up to 75 tons of radioactive waste daily, largely from so-called oil filter socks that strain liquids during the oil production process.
Environmental groups say they’re considering a court challenge.
In sports…
Valley City (CSi) The 2015 Barnes County Girls Basketball Tournament starts Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at the W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse at Valley City State University.
Opening round play starts on December 8 with the #1 seeded of LaMoure-Litchville/Marion Loboes playing the #8 seeded Griggs County Central Cougars at 3 p.m.
Game two begins at 4:30 with the #4 seeded Oakes Tornadoes and the #5 seeded Sargent Central Cadets.
About 6 p.m., the second seeded Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page Spartans play the #7 seeded Eagles of Enderlin.
Round one play concludes with the 7:30 p.m. game when the #3 seeded Raiders of Maple Valley battle the sixth seeded Barnes County North Bison.
Day two of the tournament is Thursday December 10, and the tournament concludes on Saturday, December 12.
Women’s basketball…
UJ 65 Concordia College 64
The Jimmies (9-2) play four games this week, including their only home game of the month tonight at 5:30 against Trinity Bible College.
MANDAN, N.D. (AP) – Early design plans for a $22 million sports complex in Mandan call for shifting the facility a few feet to the east to avoid excess costs that would be associated with a gas line recently discovered on the property. The city’s Park Board recently approved schematics that include placement of a two-rink hockey area, gymnastics facility, and outdoor track and football field. Completion of the facility is slated for fall 2017.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Drayton/Valley-Edinburg 54, Hillsboro/Central Valley 33
Wilton-Wing 69, Standing Rock 39
New Salem Almont Invitational Tournament
First Round
Kidder County 59, Flasher 33
New Salem-Almont 63, Bismarck Legacy Fr 39
Sawyer Tournament
Sawyer 74, North Shore – Plaza 41
First Round
Des Lacs-Burlington 58, Surrey 40
Tioga Tournament
First Round
Stanley 63, Powers Lake 45
Trenton 75, Nedrose 14
Class B girls basketball poll
Team (first-place votes) Rcd Pts
1. Dickinson Trinity (6) 2-0 143
2. LaMoure-Litchville-Marion (6) 1-0 141
3. North Star (2) 3-0 119
4. Thompson (2) 2-0 115
5. Watford City 0-0 96
6. Rugby 4-0 91
7. Garrison 3-0 51
8. Grafton 1-0 45
9. Kidder County 2-0 32
10. Kindred 3-0 18
Others receiving votes: Shiloh Christian (2-0), Carrington (2-0), Park River-Fordville-Lankin (2-0), Sawyer (3-0), Fairmount-Campbell-Tintah (2-1), New Salem-Almont (3-0), Our Redeemer’s (1-0).
UND Hockey…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – The University of North Dakota men’s hockey team remains No. 4 in both national polls after a weekend sweep of rival Denver.
Defending national champion Providence remains atop both the USCHO.com and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine polls this week, followed by Quinnipiac and Boston College. Omaha rounds out the top five in both polls.
The Fighting Hawks travel to No. 17 Minnesota Duluth this weekend.
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) – Just one game separates the first- and last-place teams in the NFC East after Dallas beat Washington 19-16 on Dan Bailey’s 54-yard field goal with nine seconds left. The Cowboys went ahead 16-9 on Darren McFadden’s six-yard TD run with 1:14 remaining, but Washington tied the game on DeSean Jackson’s 28-yard scoring reception before Bailey allowed Dallas to improve to 4-8. Washington shares the division lead with Philadelphia and the New York Giants at 5-7.
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – DeAndre Jordan had 20 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks to lift the Los Angeles Clippers to a 110-106 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night. Blake Griffin had 16 points and 11 rebounds. Karl-Anthony Towns had 18 points on 7-for-9 shooting.
Final Charlotte 104 Detroit 84
Final San Antonio 119 Philadelphia 68
Final Dallas 104 New York 97
Final Toronto 102 L-A Lakers 93
Final Washington 114 Miami 103
Final Boston 111 New Orleans 93
Final Phoenix 103 Chicago 101
Final Milwaukee 90 Portland 88
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
DENVER (AP) – John Mitchell scored at 3:35 of overtime as the Colorado Avalanche beat the Minnesota Wild 2-1 on Monday night. Mitchell got the winner when he took a pass from Matt Duchene in the right circle and beat goalie Darcy Kuemper with a shot that banged off the right post. Kuemper finished with 18 saves.
Final Nashville 3 Boston 2
Final Vancouver 5 Buffalo 2
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final ( 4) Iowa St. 84 Buffalo 63
Final ( 7) Oklahoma 78 ( 9) Villanova 55
Final (11) Purdue 80 IUPUI 53
Final (18) Butler 93 VMI 66
Final (24) Oregon 67 Navy 47
TOP-25 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final (15) Texas A&M 67 SMU 55
T25 MEN’S BASKETBALL-POLL
UNDATED (AP) – The Michigan State Spartans are now the team with a bullseye on its back. The Spartans are the top team in the latest Associated Press men’s basketball poll after a loss by then No. 1 Kentucky last week. The 9-0 Spartans received 62 first place votes, while second-ranked Kansas got one and third-ranked North Carolina is third with the final two first place votes.
This marks the first time since the 2013-14 season that Michigan State has been No. 1
Completing the top-five this week are Iowa State and Kentucky. The second-five consists of Maryland, Oklahoma, Duke, Villanova and Virginia.
T25 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL-POLL
UNDATED (AP) – Connecticut remains the top team in the women’s AP basketball poll. The 6-0 Huskies received all 32 first place votes by the media panel.
The rest of the Top-Five is the same as last week’s, with South Carolina second, followed by Notre Dame, Baylor and Maryland.
NBA…
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Longtime NBA executive Jerry Colangelo has been hired by the Philadelphia 76ers as chairman of basketball operations and will also serve as an adviser to team ownership. The current chairman of USA Basketball served as coach, CEO and general manager of the Phoenix Suns and was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2004. It’s not immediately clear how Colangelo’s role will affect 76ers current GM and president of basketball operations, Sam Hinkie, with the team now 1-21 following last night’s 51-point loss to San Antonio.
In world and national news…
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s call for a total ban on Muslims entering the United States is reverberating in Europe. The U.N. refugee agency says it’s concerned about “the level of rhetoric” in the U.S. election campaign on issues like barring Muslims from entry or stopping resettlements of Syrian refugees. A UNHCR spokeswoman declined to comment directly on Trump’s recent statement.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Donald Trump’s proposal to ban Muslims from entering the United States apparently crossed a line in the minds of his fellow candidates and other Republicans. Despite escalating rhetoric about the place of Muslims in the United States, other GOP candidates are condemning the proposal. Candidate Jeb Bush calls it “unhinged.”
MADRID (AP) – Spain says a man and a woman from Morocco are in custody today, suspected of working to recruit impressionable young Spaniards into the Islamic State group. Interior Minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz says one was arrested in Catalonia and the other in the Canary Islands. Fernandez Diaz says the two were “in constant contact with the Islamic State hierarchy in Syria.”
TOKYO (AP) – Japan is taking the wraps off its new counterterrorism unit today — to a point. Journalists were only allowed to photograph its 24 members from behind. The country is expanding its international espionage work after being shocked by the deaths of five Japanese citizens at the hands of Islamic militants this year. Japan accelerated plans to create the unit.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is good news for the health care system. For the fourth straight year fewer Americans are struggling to pay medical bills. Most of the progress has come among low-income people and those with government coverage.
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