ELDRIDGE\u00a0 (Valley News Live<\/a>)\u2013 <\/strong><\/span> A construction accident west of Jamestown has left one person dead.<\/p>\n Deputies with the Stutsman County Sheriff\u2019s Department tell us they responded to an industrial accident in Eldridge Friday. They tell us a construction crew was working on a grain elevator when part of a crane broke off and fell, killing one construction worker and injuring another.<\/p>\n Deputies say the injured was taken to a Fargo hospital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Outflows are being reduced so rock, or riprap, can be placed along the streambank in order to prevent erosion and protect existing power lines south of Valley City.<\/p>\n On Friday the current elevation of Lake Ashtabula was 1,264.7 feet and the temporary reduction in flows will have little effect on the overall winter drawdown progress.<\/p>\n Corps staff plan to increase outflows up to 600 cfs on Tuesday, Dec. 10.<\/p>\n The public is urged to avoid going out on the ice along the Sheyenne River below Baldhill Dam if possible and should expect changes in river levels and degrading ice quality. Lake ice conditions will vary throughout the winter and lake users should exercise caution at all times.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Update…<\/p>\n Lt. Sid Mann reports thanks to public assistance, with tips, that police were able to track the vehicle.<\/p>\n At this time, no charges have been filed.<\/p>\n The semi pulling a trailer took out the pole turning right off 5th Avenue in the 1100 bock, heading into the Park Plaza parking lot,Thursday morning about 10:12 a.m.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Jamestown (CSi) The All Vets Club in Jamestown will host the Annual Vietnam Era, Christmas Social on Friday December 6, starting at 5-p.m., with a no-host social, dinner at 5:45-p.m.<\/p>\n The Guest Speaker will be Dale Marks, giving a presentation on Ft. Seward, after the meal.<\/p>\n The annual event is open to all who served during the Vietnam Era of service, 1961-1975.<\/p>\n Family, spouses and guests are welcome.<\/p>\n For more information call the All Vets Club and 701-252-8994.<\/p>\n On Thursday\u2019s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Steve said, 17 Christmas trees have been provided courtesy of sponsors, and decorated by volunteers, adding volunteers have worked about 100 hours on the project in November this year. He added that each tree will have a tag indicating the name of the sponsor.<\/p>\n He added that trees will have a theme and visitors can vote on their favorite, and pay $1 per ballot, with proceeds going to the 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse supporting future programming and planning.<\/p>\n New this year is Santa\u2019s Caf\u00e9, and workshop, at the main hallway.<\/p>\n Steve also shared progress regarding the new exhibit which is expected to be open on Memorial Day 2020 with a dedication and Open House.<\/p>\n At a recent Jamestown Tourism, Grant\/Executive Board meeting, the 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse \u2013 Citizenship Exhibit was represented by Robert Hanna, State Historical Society, Site Manager, from Bismarck.<\/p>\n He requested $26,795 for the Courthouse Citizenship Exhibit, to help make the 1883 Courthouse the first museum in the United States specifically addressing the exercise of citizenship. Specified rooms in the courthouse will contain various aspects of citizenship, along with artifacts of such items as office equipment and other historic artifacts representing the time period 1880-1950. Each courthouse room will have artifacts, many will be interactive for visitors, to have a hands-on experience.<\/p>\n The Tourism Board has approved, $24,115. Steve Reidburn pointed out that the additional funding plus funds from the State Historical Society will allow all rooms to have exhibits available for the opening, rather than just one room at a time<\/p>\n He says schools will be able to utilize the courthouse for future classes and lessons. He says there will also be an exhibit up during the open house with artwork based on women\u2019s suffrage, in cooperation with University of Jamestown students, to be set up in the Jurors Room.<\/p>\n Visit the 1883 Stutsman County Historic Courthouse Facebook page.<\/p>\n He added that the 1883 Courthouse has the Escape Room open during the winter months.<\/p>\n Those wishing to participate should make reservations no more than two weeks ahead of the requested date.<\/p>\n Jamestown\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 The Jamestown community is invited to share a Magical Medora Christmas when a group of traveling performers entertain in Jamestown on Monday, December 9, with \u00a0Christmas music and stories .<\/p>\n The family friendly performance is at 7:30 p.m. at the \u00a0University of Jamestown, Reiland Fine Arts Center. The show features five of Medora\u2019s legendary performers. Tickets are $30 for adults, kids six and under will be admitted free.<\/p>\n The performers travel to cities in \u00a0North Dakota, Minnesota, South Dakota, and Montana.<\/p>\n On Friday\u2019s Wayne Byers Show, on CSi Cable 2, Humane Society President, Gary Sahr said, animals should be acclimated to a new household, to see if the animals would be a good fit, especially in the home as pet already living there.\u00a0 He suggests after Christmas, bringing your pet to the shelter to socialize with the dog or cat you\u2019ve chosen to see if they get along.<\/p>\n Also with sub zero temperatures in the forecast next week, to not let pets outside for an extended period of time, adding that animals paw pads can freeze quickly, and to also keep that in mind when walking pets.<\/p>\n Keep pets away from electrical cords they may chew on, and some holiday plants are toxic if a pet may eat it.<\/p>\n The James River Humane Society is open seven days a week from 9:30-a.m., to 11:30-a.m., and 5:30-p.m., to 6:30-p.m., or by appointment.<\/p>\n The shelter is located off the I-94 Bloom Exit.\u00a0\u00a0 Call 701-252-0747, or on line visit jamesriverhumanesociety.org<\/p>\n A complete turkey meal with all the trimmings will be served.\u00a0 Meals will also be delivered to those who are unable to attend at the church. Please call the church office at 251-1570 before 3 p.m. on Friday, December 13th<\/sup> to be assured of home meal delivery Sunday.<\/p>\n This Community Christmas Dinner is an outreach to the community of Jamestown because \u201cJesus is the Reason for the Season\u201d!\u00a0 Anyone wishing to join us as we celebrate the birth of Jesus is welcome!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Jamestown\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 \u00a0The City of Jamestown is currently accepting applications for the following:\u00a0 2 open positions on the Board of Adjustments\u20143 year terms to January 2023<\/p>\n 1 open position on the Civil Service Commission\u20145 year term to January 2025<\/p>\n 1 open position on the Jamestown Regional Airport Authority\u20145 year term to December 2024<\/p>\n Anyone interested in serving on the above committees\/boards should complete an \u201cApplication for Appointment\u201d. The application may be obtained in person at City Hall, 102 3rd Ave SE, Jamestown, ND, by calling 701-252-5900 or online at jamestownnd.org and select government tab\/city committees to download the form.<\/p>\n The application should be returned by December 27, 2019, to:<\/p>\n City of Jamestown<\/p>\n Attn: Appointments<\/p>\n 102 3rd Avenue SE<\/p>\n Jamestown, ND 58401-4205<\/p>\n Authorities want to find 37-year-old Timothy Beaulieu, Jr. He’s described as a Native American man from Red Lake, MN, who is wanted for suspicion of escape.<\/p>\n Beaulieu Jr. failed to return to Centre, Inc. after signing out at 6:32 pm Thursday to go to Lighthouse Church in Fargo.<\/p>\n Beaulieu Jr. is 5\u20198\u201d and weighs approximately 218 pounds. He was last seen wearing a brown overcoat, black zip-up jacket, red t-shirt, blue jeans, and red sneakers.<\/p>\n On September 20, 2016, Beaulieu Jr. pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Paul, MN, to aiding and abetting possession with intent to distribute heroin.<\/p>\n He was sentenced to serve 5 years in prison. The U.S. Bureau of Prisons placed him at Centre, Inc. in September 2019 to serve the remainder of his federal sentence. He was due to be released on January 30, 2020.<\/p>\n Beaulieu Jr. should be considered dangerous due to previous convictions for violent crimes.<\/p>\n If you see Beaulieu Jr. or have information about his location do not approach him. Instead, call local law enforcement or the U.S. Marshals Service at (701)297-5760.<\/p>\n The governor\u2019s directive is in accordance with a proclamation issued today by President Donald Trump, which states, \u201cSeventy-eight years ago today, the course of our Nation’s history was forever altered by the surprise attack at Pearl Harbor on Oahu, Hawaii. On National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, we solemnly remember the tragic events of that morning and honor those who perished in defense of our Nation that day and in the ensuing 4\u00a0years of war.\u201d<\/p>\n WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 A Republican senator has blocked a resolution that would recognize the mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks a century ago as genocide. Sen. Kevin Cramer of North Dakota said he blocked the resolution Thursday at the request of the White House. Officials called the timing inappropriate, since President Donald Trump had just returned from a NATO summit in London, where Turkey’s role in the mass killing was discussed by NATO leaders. Turkey is a NATO member. Turkey disputes the description of mass deportations and killings of Ottoman Armenians as genocide.<\/p>\n BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) \u2014 North Dakota State College of Science\u2019s president and two of its vice presidents are billing the state more than $36,000 in legal fees after a prosecutor declined to pursue criminal charges against them in the wake of a critical audit report, records obtained by The Associated Press show.Attorneys for the Wahpeton-based school President John Richman and vice presidents Tony Grindberg and Dennis Gladen argue their clients are due the fees under North Dakota law, although state lawyers have not made that determination.<\/p>\n In sports…<\/p>\n Friday\u2026<\/p>\n Afternoon\u2026<\/p>\n NAIA National Championship, Sioux City, Iowa<\/p>\n Jamestown<\/a> def Lindsay Wilson College 18-25 32-30 21-25 27-25 15-8<\/p>\n The Jimmies take on Northwestern College at 8:15-p.m., Friday.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n Valley City\u00a0 (Chamber report)\u00a0 The Valley City Parks & Recreation 4th<\/sup> Annual Pizza Corner Youth Basketball Tournament\u00a0 will be held in Valley City, Saturday, December 14. Lexington, KY-\u00a0 <\/strong>The University of Jamestown<\/a>\u2018s Britta Knudson<\/a> (SR\/Bismarck, N.D.) and Isabel Wedell<\/a> (SR\/Ellendale, N.D.) were named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association West Central Region First Team, as the organization announced its regional honors Thursday.<\/p>\n Knudson currently leads the Jimmies with a career-high 309 kills, a .355 hitting percentage, and 166 total blocks. She ranks second nationally in blocks and is 10th in hitting percentage.<\/p>\n Wedell is second on the team with a career-best 290 kills and is hitting .238. She has a .948 serving percentage in 427 attempts.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/BaldhillDam-300x202.png\")
St. Paul \u00a0(USACE) \u00a0<\/strong>The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is reducing outflows into the Sheyenne River at Baldhill Dam, located northwest of Valley City, North Dakota, from 800 cubic feet per second, or cfs, to 200 cfs, beginning Sunday, Dec. 8.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/semiwebpic-300x174.png\")
Jamestown\u00a0 (JPD)\u00a0 Jamestown Police on Friday said\u00a0 the semi being sought in a hit and run involving a utility pole in Southeast Jamestown Thursday has been located.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1883courthousehall-300x202.png\")
(CSi) 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse, Site Supervisor, Steven Reidburn says, the community will have two opportunities to visit the Christmas Open House, on December 8, and 15, from 1-p.m., to 4-p.m., each day.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/JRHS125.jpg\")
Jamestown\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 The James River Humane Society says while adopting animals is a year round activity at the shelter, giving them as surprise Christmas gifts is not a good idea.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/VictoryLuthernchurch-300x202.jpg\")
Jamestown\u00a0 (CSi) Victory Lutheran Church, located at 510 9th<\/sup> Ave. SW, will host its 16th Annual Community Christmas Dinner, Sunday, December 15th, from 11:30 – 1:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/BeaulieuTimothy-300x169.jpg\")
Fargo, N.D. (Valley News Live<\/a>)<\/span> The U.S. Marshals are warning the public about a fugitive considered dangerous that escaped from a recovery center in Fargo.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/flaghalfstaff-300x200.png\")
Bismarck\u00a0 (Gov. Burgum’s Office)\u2013 Gov. Doug Burgum has directed all government agencies to fly the United States and North Dakota flags at half-staff on Saturday, Dec. 7, and encourages North Dakotans to do the same at their homes and businesses, in observance of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.<\/p>\n
\nThere will be lots of activity as there is 64 teams coming to town ages 4th<\/sup> grade through 8th<\/sup> grade.\u00a0 Games will be starting at 9 am through 8 pm in the Rec Center, Wellness Center and at the HAC.<\/p>\n
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