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Jamestown (CSi) District 12 Republicans nominated Jamestown Mayor Katie Andersen as its candidate for the North Dakota Senate during its district convention Thursday evening.
Bernie Satrom and Jim Grueneich were also nominated as candidates for the two seats on the North Dakota House of Representatives.
Andersen is in her second term as Jamestown mayor. She said she intends to hold both positions if elected to the Senate.
She said, “There are a few state legislators who serve in either city government or as a county commissioner.”
In her acceptance speech for the nomination, Andersen talked about seeking a balance that includes “limited government that practices fiscal responsibility.”
Andersen will face Sen. John Grabinger, D-Jamestown, who was elected to the Senate in 2012.
Andersen anticipates the state’s financial and budget issues and how they impact Jamestown residents will be the biggest issue in the election.
Satrom said the region faces challenges in the future.
Grueneich called for improvement in education and law enforcement in his acceptance speech.
Satrom and Grueneich will face Rep. Jessica Haak, D-Jamestown, and Democratic candidate Pam Musland for the District 12 seats on the House of Representatives. Haak was elected to the House in 2012. The other incumbent from the district, Rep. Alex Looysen, R-Jamestown, is not seeking re-election to the House.
Andersen, Satrom and Grueneich will be on the June 14th primary ballot with the general election for the offices Nov. 8.
Jamestown (CSi) A Jamestown man pleaded guiltyto two counts of gross sexual imposition and one count of child endangerment in Southeast District Court in Jamestown, Thursday.
21 year old Demietrius Daniel, pleaded guilty to two Class A and one Class C felony charges in exchange for Stutsman County Assistant State’s Attorney Katherine Naumann dropping two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia, one a Class A misdemeanor and the other a Class B misdemeanor, one count of unauthorized use of a vehicle and one count of DUI/actual physical control, both Class A misdemeanors.
Daniel’s attorney, Russel Myhre of Valley City asked Judge Greenwood to lower Daniel’s bail to a lesser amount because he cannot come up with $3,000. Naumann said she had concerns about lowering the bail amount because Daniel has not shown up for court dates in past cases and not stayed in contact with court personnel when instructed to do so.
Daniel will be sentenced at 9 a.m. May 3 in Southeast District Court in Jamestown. Judge John Greenwood set Daniel’s bail at $3,000 cash.
The maximum penalty for a Class A felony is 20 years in prison and a $20,000 fine. The maximum penalty for a Class C felony is five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
Jamestown (CSi) Two women have been charged with theft of property in connection with missing firearms from a rural Jamestown apartment.
25 year old Julia Grajeda, no address listed, and 31 year old Esther Cruz, of 106 6th St. Northwest Apt 2, were each charged with theft of property a Class C felony, in Southeast District Court in Jamestown. Both women are free on bond.
On January 29th, a rural Stutsman County resident arrived home and discovered two people sleeping on his couch. The man knew one of the people, a female. He searched his house and allegedly found six firearms had been taken from a gun cabinet. The man woke the couple and called Stutsman County Communications Center to report the people in his house without his permission and the missing firearms.
The investigation later determined that Cruz and Grajeda had allegedly been at the man’s rural Stutsman County home the day before to pick up the couple found in the house.
Court records show that while Grajeda and Cruz were at the house, they allegedly took the firearms and then later that day allegedly traded some of the firearms to a drug dealer in Bismarck for methamphetamine and heroin.
The maximum penalty for a Class C felony is five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
Jamestown (CSi) Buffalo Mall is sponsoring their 11th annual Business Leaders Soup Spectacular Cook-off contest to raise funds for the James River Senior Center Home Delivered Meal Program. The date has been set for Saturday, March 5th, 2016 from 11:00am – 1:00pm in the Buffalo Mall commons area.
On Thursday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2 the Buffalo Mall’s Bev Dawson said, community business leaders and service clubs will enter their favorite soup.
For $5.00 the public is invited to taste the soup entries and cast their vote for
the best soup in Jamestown. Additional votes are $1 each. 100% of the proceeds benefit the Home Delivered Meal Program.
She pointed out that chili will also be available.
In conjunction with the soup cook-off, ServeYES! will host a benefit bake
sale for the Home Delivered Meal Program.
Entertainment will be provided by R & C School of Rock.
Also on our show the Senior Center’s Rhonda Sahr said, in 2014 there were 21,196 home delivered meals through the program. She added that the suggested cost of $4 per meal. She said to prepare the meal it costs around $9 per meal, so fundraisers are needed to help with costs.
She added that 45 volunteers participate in the program, with seven routes Monday-Friday, and five routes on Saturdays and Sundays.
To find out more, about driver volunteering call Rhonda Sahr at the James River Community and Senior Center at 701-252-2882.
Jamestown (CSi) Join the 3rd Annual, Purses for a Purpose with the American Legion Auxiliary, and Vets Club when returns on Friday March 11, 2016 from 6-p.m., to 9-p.m., at the All Vets Club in Jamestown.
Purses for a Purpose will help raise vital funds for North Dakota Wounded Warriors. A service dog can help decrease the symptoms associated with PTSD and TBI’s in veterans.
Bring gently used or new designer purses to the event. Bring two purses and get to pick out two purses.
Along with designer purses there will be a Live Auction, and raffles and chocolate samples.
Music provided by Blind Joe of The Voice T.V. show, fame.
Only 150 tickets are available and NO reservations are being taken.
Tickets are $25 in advance and includes the live show.
Locations to purchase tickets are:
The All Vets Club in Jamestown
Hugo’s Wine & Spirits
Lifestyle Appliances
R.M Stoudt
Donate designer purses at R.M. Stoudt and Unison Bank in Jamestown
Currently there are sponsorships available.
Valley City (CSi) UpStage Productions will present “The Last Nickel” by Jane Shepard Saturday and Sunday night at 7:30pm at The Vault in downtown Valley City.
Directed by Scott Ecker featuring Amy Tahran and Jennifer Grothe Jenness. The show contains language not appropriate for small children.
A free will donation will be accepted at the door. For more information call 845-0966.
JAMESTOWN, N.D. (AP) – Officials are looking into expanding the Stutsman County Jail in Jamestown.
Jail administrator Chad Jackson and county auditor Casey Bradley say a rise in the number of local inmates has cut into some of the contracts with other agencies to house inmates. They say the county is looking for ways to make up for that lost revenue.
Bradley says steps of already been taken to handle more inmates, including switching to video visitation and cutting back staff hours.
The Stutsman County Commission and Jamestown City Council will split the $60,000 cost for a feasibility study by a Bismarck firm.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – Trial has been delayed for a Minnesota man accused of starting a fire that heavily damaged a Somali restaurant across the North Dakota border in Grand Forks.
Twenty-five-year-old Matthew Gust of East Grand Forks earlier pleaded not guilty to a charge of malicious use of explosive materials and was scheduled for trial beginning March 15 in Fargo.
Court documents show that the defense asked for more time to prepare, and U.S. District Judge Ralph Erickson has rescheduled the trial for May 3.
Authorities say the Dec. 7 fire at the Juba Coffee House was started by a homemade explosive and caused an estimated $90,000 in damage. Vandals earlier spray-painted what some have described as a Nazi-like symbol on the business, but investigators don’t know if that’s connected to the fire.
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – A Trenton driver faces several charges after allegedly hitting a law officer who dashed into a Williston street to save a child who had wandered into traffic. Authorities say Milton Bergh almost ran down the girl and grazed officer Kyle Martin with his vehicle after Martin saved the preschooler. Bergh is charged with felony reckless endangerment and misdemeanor driving offenses.
RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) – A federal jury has convicted a man accused of hiring a hit man to kill two of his associates in a dispute over business dealings in the North Dakota oil patch.
The Spokesman-Review newspaper of Spokane reports the jury returned its verdict Thursday after a day of deliberation in the case of James Henrikson, who was accused of hiring Timothy Suckow to kill Spokane businessman Doug Carlile and Kristopher Clarke, associates tied to North Dakota’s oil-field business.
Henrikson’s federal trial was moved from Spokane to Richland because of extensive publicity over the 2013 shooting death of Carlile at his upscale home. Clarke was bludgeoned at a North Dakota truck stop.
Henrikson told police that Carlile, a self-employed contractor, owed him nearly $2 million, though prosecutors said there was no evidence of that.
Suckow has already pleaded guilty.
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – Violent crimes dropped last year in Williston, but police in the western North Dakota oil patch hub spent many more hours investigating drug activity.
The police department’s 2015 annual report shows that rape, assaults and robberies all dropped in the city compared to 2014.
But the detective division spent more than 1,100 hours on drug investigations, more than double the hours spent in 2014. Authorities say the drug activity is connected to high rates of burglary and theft in Williston.
Lt. Detective David Peterson says criminal activity in the city has become more organized, with people working together on thefts and burglaries to raise money for drugs.
Northwest Narcotics Task Force Special Agent Patrick Lenertz says drug prices remain high despite the oil industry’s downturn.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – Police in Minot are investigating burglaries of neighboring businesses in the southeast part of the city.
Capt. John Klug says the first was reported just after 6 a.m. Wednesday at Hensen’s Fur & Leather. A door to the business was found forced open and the business was entered.
While investigating this burglary, officers discovered that suspects pried open the windows of Gaffaney’s and entered the office supply business.
Klug says the investigation of both break-ins is ongoing.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The State Historical Society of North Dakota is taking grant applications to provide funding for local museums and historical societies for a variety of projects.
The Historical Society will award up to $45,000 this year through its Cultural Heritage Grant Program.
The grants are available for exhibits, special projects, education and collections. Applications for capital improvement projects will not be accepted.
The deadline to apply is March 25.
In sports…
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Civic Center hosts the 2016 District 5 boys basketball tourney this today, Saturday and Monday February 26th, 27th and 29th.
There will be three games each day.
3:30pm on today
4:30pm on Saturday and Monday.
The earlier start on Friday is so a University of Jamestown Women playoff basketball game can start at 9pm.
Today’s schedule:
3:30pm – #4 Carrington vs. #5 Oakes
5pm – #2 Ellendale vs. #7 Midkota/Kensal
6:30pm – #3 LaMoure-LM vs. #6 Barnes County North
No. 1 Edgeley/Kulm/Montpelier will have a first round bye and will play the winner of the Oakes/Carrington game on Saturday at 6pm.
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (AP) -Two teams from North Dakota are playing in the junior college championship tournament this weekend in Binghamton, New York. Dakota College at Bottineau got to the NJCAA semifinals by winning a regional championship. Williston State College got there by being granted an at-large bid.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The longtime play-by-play broadcaster of North Dakota State University athletics has died.
NDSU officials say Scott Miller died early Thursday after a nearly four-year fight against cancer. He was 57.
The Minot native was the voice of Bison football and basketball for the last 20 years, including the last six at KFGO radio. He also did play-by-play for the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks independent baseball team.
Miller is a three-time Sportscaster of the Year winner, including twice in North Dakota and once in Montana. He won the North Central Conference Ed Kolpack Media Award in recognition of his contribution to the league.
Miller was known for his signature phrase “My oh my!” after big plays by Bison athletes.
Bison football coach Chris Klieman (KLY’-min) says Miller was “one of kind.”
DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (AP) – The Devils Lake School Board has given a vote of confidence to two extracurricular activities that had been put on notice due to flagging participation.
The board this week voted unanimously to remove wrestling and girls hockey from probationary status.
The board had put the two sports on probation two years ago, about the same time it voted to eliminate girls soccer, boys and girls golf and cheerleading.
REGIONAL SCORES…
Mens Basketball…
Quarterfinals of the NSAA Men’s Basketball Tournament on Thursday night.
Jamestown 93 Dickinson State 74
VCSU 69 Viterbo 67
VCSU will host Jamestown on Saturday at 3 p.m. in the semifinals
BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) – Mike Daum scored 20 points on 8-of-14 shooting with six rebounds and South Dakota State handled North Dakota State 71-59 Thursday night.
George Marshall had 15 points, Reed Tellinghuisen added 14 and Deondre Parks scored 11 points with seven rebounds. The Jackrabbits (22-7, 11-4 Summit League) remain one game behind conference-leading IPFW (23-7, 12-3), winners over Western Illinois.
North Dakota State (18-11, 8-7) was led by A.J. Jacobson with 19 points and six rebounds, while Carlin Dupree added 17 points. The Bison made just 5 of 21 from beyond the arc.
A close game throughout, the Bison drew to within three at 54-51 after Jacobson sank a pair of free throws. But the Jackrabbits got a layup from Parks and a 3-pointer by Tellinghuisen on consecutive possession and finished on a 16-8 run.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – Quinton Hooker set a career high and program record at the Division I level with 38 points in helping North Dakota hold off Portland State 80-77 Thursday night.
Hooker also passed 1,000 points for his career and made both free throws with 9.4 seconds left to cap the scoring for the Fighting Hawks (14-12, 9-6 Big Sky Conference).
Donivine Stewart missed an attempt to tie from 3-point range in the final seconds for Portland State (9-17, 5-10).
Adam McDermott’s pair of free throws gave North Dakota the lead for good at 72-70 although the Fighting Hawks led by no more than four from there.
Hooker was 15 of 20 from the field and 3 of 6 from 3-point range to go with five rebounds, three assists and two steals.
Cameron Forte led the Vikings with 24 points, 13 rebounds, five assists and three steals. De’Sean Parsons added 18 points.
BOYS HOCKEY
StateTournament
Quarterfinal
Bismarck High 2, Fargo Davies 1
Grand Forks Central 6, Bismarck Century 3
Grand Forks Red River 4, Dickinson 1
West Fargo 5, Minot 1
GIRLS HOCKEY
StateTournament
Quarterfinal
Bismarck High 8, Williston 3
Fargo North 4, Fargo Davies 3
Grand Forks Knightriders 6, Mandan 3
West Fargo 4, Minot 3
BOYS BASKETBALL
Bismarck Legacy 68, Turtle Mountain 57
Drayton/Valley-Edinburg 59, Hatton-Northwood 49
Fargo Shanley 87, Fargo Davies 85, OT
Fargo South 62, Grand Forks Central 44
Griggs County Central 75, North Border 39
Hillsboro/Central Valley 69, Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page 42
Larimore 53, Park River/Fordville Lankin 41
May Port CG 65, Cavalier 45
Sheyenne 58, Wahpeton 49
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Fargo Shanley 50, Fargo Davies 36
Fargo South 54, Grand Forks Central 43
Wahpeton 61, Sheyenne 53
West Fargo 62, Fargo North 57
Class B Region 3 Tournament
Third Place
Medina-Pingree-Buchanan 37, LaMoure-Litchville-Marion 33
Championship
Carrington 48, Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier 37
Carrington is going back to the Class B state tournament for the first time since winning a state title in 2011 as the champion of Region 4.
The state tournament runs March 3-5 in Grand Forks
Class B Region 1 Tournament
Third Place
Wyndmere-Lidgerwood 69, Maple Valley 53
Championship
Fairmount-Campbell-Tintah 46, Kindred 25
Class B Region 4 Tournament
Third Place
Rolette-Wolford 53, Benson County 45
Championship
North Star 45, Langdon-Munich 35
Class B Region 5 Tournament
Third Place
New Salem-Almont 58, Flasher 46
Championship
Shiloh Christian 64, Turtle Lake-Mercer-McClusky 59
Class B Region 6 Tournament
Third Place
Minot Bishop Ryan 55, Minot Our Redeemer’s 38
Championship
Rugby 37, Velva 23
Class B Region 7 Tournament
Third Place
Beach 63, Killdeer 53
Championship
Dickinson Trinity 42, Glen Ullin-Hebron 27
Class B Region 8 Tournament
Third Place
Trenton 64, Parshall 51
Championship
Watford City 67, New Town 42
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
UNDATED (AP) – Stephen (STEH’-fehn) Curry set one NBA record on Thursday, while the Golden State Warriors continued their quest for another.
Curry was 10-for-15 from 3-point range while scoring 51 points as the Warriors won for the 15th time in 16 games, 130-114 at Orlando. Curry drained his first 3-pointer midway through the first quarter to set a league mark with 128 consecutive games with at least one trey. Overall, Curry shot a blistering 20-for-27 while furnishing eight assists and seven rebounds.
Final Boston 112 Milwaukee 107
Final New Orleans 123 Oklahoma City 119
Final Brooklyn 116 Phoenix 106
Final Houston 119 Portland 105
Final San Antonio 96 Utah 78
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Pierre-Edouard Bellemare scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period to help the Philadelphia Flyers open a six-game homestand with a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night. Mark Streit and Sam Gagner also had goals for Philadelphia. Thomas Vanek had a goal and an assist.
Final Columbus 6 New Jersey 1
Final Florida 3 Arizona 2
Final Toronto 3 Carolina 1
Final N-Y Rangers 2 St. Louis 1
Final Nashville 3 Chicago 1
Final Winnipeg 6 Dallas 3
Final OT N-Y Islanders 2 Calgary 1
Final Vancouver 5 Ottawa 3
Final Los Angeles 2 Edmonton 1
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final (15) Duke 80 Florida St. 65
Final (18) Indiana 74 Illinois 47
Final (22) Utah 81 Arizona St. 46
Final (24) SMU 69 Memphis 62
TOP-25 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final ( 2) Notre Dame 71 Clemson 52
Final ( 3) South Carolina 66 Mississippi 45
Final ( 6) Maryland 83 Wisconsin 77
Final (10) Louisville 79 (17) Miami 51
Final (11) Texas A&M 57 Auburn 49
Final (12) Florida St. 56 NC State 52
Final (15) Kentucky 69 (24) Missouri 59
Final (16) Mississippi St. 66 Vanderbilt 61
Final (18) Syracuse 71 Boston College 55
NBA…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Minnesota Timberwolves have waived veteran point guard Andre Miller after agreeing to terms on a buyout of his contract. Agent Andy Miller says his client will look to join a team that is making a playoff push. Andre Miller had to be waived by March 1st to be eligible to play in the postseason.
MLB…
NEW YORK (AP) – Major League Baseball and the players’ union have banned rolling blocks to break up potential double plays. A runner now must attempt a “bona fide slide,” and an umpire can call both the runner and batter out for a violation. Baserunners may not elevate or kick a leg above the fielder’s knee or throw his arm or upper body.
Outfielder Dexter Fowler is staying with the Chicago Cubs after all, spurning a three-year, $33 million offer from the Baltimore Orioles to accept a one-year, $13 million deal that includes a mutual option for 2017. Fowler gets $8 million this year, and the sides have a $9 million option for 2017 with a $5 million buyout.
GOLF…
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) – Sergio Garcia and Michael Thompson shot 5-under 65s to share the lead after the first round of the Honda Classic. Both birdied the par-5 18th hole to pull a shot ahead of William McGirt and Rickie Fowler. Garcia highlighted his round by holing out from 148-yards for an eagle 2 on the second hole. Phil Mickelson finished with a 69, and Rory McIlroy three-putted from 10 feet for bogey on the 18th for a 72.
LPGA-THAILAND…
CHONBURI, Thailand (AP) – Lexi Thompson had two eagles in an 8-under 64 to grab a one-stroke lead at the LPGA Tour’s Thailand tournament. Thompson is trying to become the first American to win the event in its 10-year history. Defending champion Amy Yang is two shots of the lead.
In world and national news…
HOUSTON (AP) – Donald Trump says he expected the all-out assault from Sens. Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz at the Republican debate in Texas. Trump says his two main rivals for the GOP presidential nomination are “desperate” because they’re so far behind. Hundreds of delegates are up for grabs next week in the 11 Super Tuesday primaries.
WASHINGTON (AP) – The latest phase of the battle against Islamic State group extremists involves undermining its activities online, especially recruiting and motivating followers. U.S. officials say the military has launched a newly aggressive campaign of cyberattacks against IS. But the military cyber fight is also limited by concerns within the intelligence agencies that blocking the group’s Internet access could hurt intelligence-gathering.
HESSTON, Kan. (AP) – Investigators continue their efforts to piece together the puzzle of a gunman who stormed the factory where he worked, killing three people and wounding 14 before being shot dead by a police officer. Officials in Hesston, Kansas say the shooter, armed with an “assault-style” weapon, drove through the south-central Kansas town taking shots at people, before attacking the factory.
GOOSE CREEK, S.C. (AP) -Police say the suspect in the shooting and wounding of a South Carolina sheriff’s deputy has been found dead of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police say three people asleep in the house where the suspect had been barricaded got out safely and the wounded deputy is in serious but stable condition at a local hospital.
BEIRUT (AP) – Syria’s state media and an opposition monitoring group say government troops are trying to expand gains against the Islamic State group in the northern province of Aleppo. The reports say government forces captured several villages from IS extremists today. A cease-fire brokered by the U.S. and Russia, which is to go into effect at midnight does not include IS.
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