five strategic initiatives<\/a> and invite greater collaboration across agencies.<\/p>\nAbout 60 people from cabinet and non-cabinet agencies assembled in the Capitol\u2019s Brynhild Haugland Room for the unique meeting aimed at enhancing communication and collaboration with the different agencies and branches of government on the five strategic initiatives: Reinventing Government, Main Street Initiative, Transforming Education, Tribal Partnerships and Behavioral Health, including recovery from the disease of addiction.<\/p>\n
Burgum says, \u201cAll of us in state government take seriously our collective responsibility to serve the citizens of North Dakota, and this is an invitation to assemble as a team and discover how we can better align on our common goals.\u00a0 Budget challenges, demographics, digital transformation, cybersecurity challenges and very tight national, state and local labor markets are all powerful forces that will require us to re-envision our current siloed agency approach to delivering services.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Mayville\u00a0 (CSi) \u00a0 – The State Board of Higher Education Wednesday named Dr. Brian Van Horn as the next president of Mayville State University in Mayville, North Dakota. Van Horn currently serves as associate provost at Murray State University in Murray, Kentucky.<\/p>\n
During the interview, he said that he appreciated North Dakota\u2019s investment in Mayville State University. \u201cHere we make an impact for life on students and I appreciate North Dakota\u2019s commitment to affordability.\u201d<\/p>\n
The night prior to his interview, he said that he walked around campus visiting with students and every student he spoke with expressed love for the university experience at Mayville.<\/p>\n
Van Horn added, \u201cIn my time on campus, I have been impressed with the friendliness of the people and the student-centered focus of the institution. It is clear to me that Mayville is a special place and I am honored to be selected as the person to lead this institution. I am excited to begin working on behalf of the students here as well as all of the people on our campus and in our community.”<\/p>\n
The search for the next MaSU president began mid-November 2017 after Dr. Gary Hagen announced his upcoming retirement this summer.<\/p>\n
Don Morton, chair of the State Board of Higher Education said, \u201cThe Board\u00a0 underwent careful deliberations and it was a difficult decision to make. \u201cWe had three strong candidates, all good leaders who understand the value of higher education in making North Dakota strong. We are excited about the possibilities for Van Horn. I want to thank the presidential Search Committee for all of the time and effort that went into the search to find the best fit for the Mayville State University community. The committee always kept in mind what was best for Mayville and with that, what was best for the students.\u201d<\/p>\n
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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) \u2014 A Fargo eighth-grader will represent North Dakota in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., in late May.<\/p>\n
Tobi Shorunke from Ben Franklin Middle School outlasted dozens of other spellers to win the state bee on Monday in Bismarck.<\/p>\n
Shorunke correctly spelled “millibars” to win the bee in the 14th round.<\/p>\n
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In sports..<\/p>\n
KANSAS CITY, Mo.\u00a0 (NAIA)\u00a0<\/strong> \u2014 For the second-straight poll, Georgia Gwinnett<\/strong> captures the No. 1 position in the second regular-season installment of the 2018 NAIA Softball Coaches\u2019 Top 25 Poll, announced Tuesday by the national office. With a 29-2 record, the Grizzlies posted 14 first-place votes and 524 total points.<\/p>\nUJ Jimmies move up from number 20 to number 16.<\/p>\n
VCSU softball receives votes.<\/p>\n
2018 NAIA Softball Coaches\u2019 Top 25 Poll \u2013 Poll No. 2 (March 20, 2018)<\/strong><\/p>\nposted on line at CSiNewsNow.com<\/p>\n
(VCSUVikings.com)\u00a0 The Valley City State University softball team has announced changes to its weekend series with rival University of Jamestown.<\/p>\n
The Vikings and Jimmies will play three games Friday inside the Presentation College Dome in Aberdeen, S.D. Game times are set for 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. All three will be conference games. VCSU will be the home team.<\/p>\n
VCSU was originally scheduled to host a four-game series with the Jimmies this weekend, but cold temps and snow have forced the movement to the Presentation Dome. The fourth game of the series will not be made up.<\/p>\n
Friday\u2019s triple-header will be a showdown of the top two teams in the North Star Athletic Association. Jamestown leads the conference with a 7-1 record in the NSAA and a 24-4 overall record. VCSU is second in the conference standings at 6-2 in the NSAA and 23-7 overall.<\/p>\n
Valley City \u00a0(VCSUVikings.com)- Valley City State University senior\u00a0Lenzel Koskela\u00a0and freshman\u00a0Kyle Odegard\u00a0were both named NSAA Track & Field Athletes of the Week after strong performances Saturday at the Yellow Jacket Spring Open.<\/p>\n
Odegard earned the Field Athlete of the Week award after winning the javelin, and Koskela was named Track Athlete of the Week after running a career-best time in the 400 meters.<\/p>\n
North Star Athletic Association Men\u2019s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week<\/u><\/strong>
\nKyle Odegard\u00a0\u2013 Valley City State (N.D.) \u2013 Freshman \u2013 Lisbon, N.D.<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Odegard placed first in men\u2019s javelin throw in his first collegiate meet at Black Hills State (S.D.) Yellow Jacket Spring Open for Valley City State (N.D.).\u00a0 He threw a measurement of 54.66 meters (179 feet, 4 inches), the farthest throw at VCSU since 1989 and ranks him second in school history.\u00a0 Odegard\u2019s mark was just 0.34 meters off for the national qualifying measurement.\u00a0 He currently ranks first in the North Star conference by around seven feet.<\/p>\nNorth Star Athletic Association Men\u2019s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week<\/u><\/strong>
\nLenzel Koskela\u00a0\u2013 Valley City State (N.D.) \u2013 Senior \u2013 Plymouth, Minn.<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Koskela ran a career-best time in the 400-meter dash for Valley City State (N.D.) at NCAA Division II Black Hills State (S.D.) Yellow Jacket Spring Open.\u00a0 He placed third in the race with a time of 49.88 seconds, the fastest time at VCSU since 1989 and ranks him fourth in school history.\u00a0 Koskela ranks first in the North Star conference by more than one second.<\/p>\nValley City State University senior\u00a0Megan Johnson\u00a0has been named an NSAA Track & Field Athlete of the Week, the conference office announced Tuesday. Johnson earned the Field Athlete of the Week honor after winning the long jump and triple jump in VCSU\u2019s outdoor opener, and qualifying for nationals in the triple jump.<\/p>\n
Kirsten Paetow of Dakota State (S.D.) was chosen to Track Athlete\u00a0of the Week.<\/p>\n
North Star Athletic Association Women\u2019s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week<\/u><\/strong>
\nMegan Johnson\u00a0\u2013 Valley City State (N.D.) \u2013 Senior \u2013 Enderlin, N.D.<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Johnson qualified for NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Nationals in triple jump for Valley City State (N.D.).\u00a0 She claimed both triple and long jumps at NCAA Division II Black Hills State (S.D.) Yellow Jacket Spring Open.\u00a0 She bested a field of mainly NCAA Division II competitors in both events.\u00a0 Johnson\u2019s 11.45 meters (37 feet, 6.75 inches) in the triple jump meets NAIA \u2018B\u2019 Standard and is the second-best mark in school history.\u00a0 She also leaped a measurement of 5.40 meters (17 feet, 8.75 inches) in the long jump.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
In world and national news…<\/p>\n
WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 An attorney for an adult film star claiming a sexual encounter with President Donald Trump is seeking to depose the president and his attorney.<\/p>\n
Michael Avenatti filed the motion in federal court in California. In the documents, dated Wednesday, he seeks to depose Trump and Trump attorney Michael Cohen about a $130,000 payment made to Stormy Daniels days before the 2016 presidential election.<\/p>\n
Avenatti wants to question each for “no more than two hours.” In the filing, he says the depositions are needed to establish if Trump knew about the payment and if he consented to it.<\/p>\n
Cohen has said he paid the $130,000 out of his own pocket, while asserting Trump never had sex with the porn actress.<\/p>\n
A hearing is set for April 30.<\/p>\n
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WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 Astronomers have found a distant galaxy where there is no dark matter, the invisible stuff that makes up more than a quarter of the universe.<\/p>\n
Scientists only know dark matter exists because they can observe how it pulls and pushes things they can see, like stars. It’s supposed to be everywhere.<\/p>\n
But Yale University astronomer Pieter van Dokkum and colleagues spied an old galaxy with relatively few stars where what you see truly is what you get. They say the stars in the galaxy are traveling at a speed that suggests no influence from dark matter.<\/p>\n
The study is in Wednesday’s journal Nature.<\/p>\n
Scientists have no good explanation for how this could be, but outsiders said the researchers calculations appear to be sound.<\/p>\n
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QUITO, Ecuador (AP) \u2014 Ecuador’s government is cutting off WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s communications outside the nation’s London embassy.<\/p>\n
Officials announced Wednesday they were taking the measure in response to Assange’s recent activity on social media.<\/p>\n
As part of an agreement between Assange and the Ecuadorean government, he is not permitted to send any messages that could interfere with the South American nation’s relations with other countries.<\/p>\n
Assange has been living in Ecuador’s embassy for more than five years.<\/p>\n
Ecuador gave Assange asylum after he sought refuge in the embassy to avoid extradition to Sweden for investigation of sex-related claims. Sweden dropped the case, but Assange remains subject to arrest in Britain for jumping bail.<\/p>\n
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WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 The Supreme Court seems unsettled about how and whether to address the issue of drawing electoral districts for partisan advantage. Their decision could affect how elections are conducted around the country.<\/p>\n
The justices seemed to be struggling Wednesday with an appeal by Republican voters in Maryland who object to a congressional district that Democrats drew to elect a candidate of their own.<\/p>\n
The Maryland case is a companion to one from Wisconsin in which Democrats complain about a Republican-drawn map of legislative districts. That case was argued in October and remains undecided.<\/p>\n
Justice Stephen Breyer suggested that the court could add in yet a third case involving North Carolina’s congressional district and set another round of arguments to deal with all three states.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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