2014-06-03

CSi Weather…

REST OF TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WEST WINDS

AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND

5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS

AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH

WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS

5 TO 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS

AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND

10 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…INCREASING CLOUDS. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND

SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. CHANCE OF

PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT

CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. CHANCE OF

PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN

SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.

.SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN

SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…DECREASING CLOUDS. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN

SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.

.SUNDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50.

.MONDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS

AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 70.

 

.WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

 

 THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL  NORTH DAKOTA WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. SOME STORMS MAY BE SEVERE ON WEDNESDAY.

AFTER A DRY DAY ON SUNDAY…THUNDERSTORM CHANCES RETURN ON MONDAY.

 

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Council met in Special Session on Monday at 4-p.m., at City Hall. All members were present.

The session was a joint meeting of the City Council and the Jamestown City Planning Commission, when discussion centered on a progress presentation from RDG Planning and Design and Kadrmas Lee and Jackson, concerning the Jamestown Land Use and Transportation Plan.

Mayor Andersen says the joint meeting was to go on record publicly with the update, and to field any questions from the audience.

Marty Schugard from RDG gave part of the presentation. Bob Shannon was on hand from KLJ.

It was divided into four segments, Citizen Participation in an online survey (381), General Priorities, population, Phased Pieces of the plan, and Transportation issues.

Issues included a second downtown railroad grade crossing, the 17th Avenue, Southwest I-94 east bound, left side of the highway off-ramp, and possible elevated exit.

Other issues pertain to the downtown traffic flow, and pedestrian/bike traffic connectivity, and housing availability.

The survey indicated high priorities were: More retail business, better access to JRMC, improved infrastructure, and improved railroad grade crossings.

Park and outdoor access in Jamestown was rated high. Other assets included: the reservoir, the University of Jamestown, location of Jamestown in the state, JRMC, Buffalo Museum Frontier Village, and the public school district.

Population growth was project to rise from 15,000 to 18,000 in five years, to 21,000 in ten years, and to 22,000 by the year 2040.. 2,500 new housing units will need to be built to accommodate the population increase.

Bob Shannon added in the future there will be forecasted traffic models available, to project road systems needed to accommodate growth.

In August this year the travel demand portion of the plan will be completed, with the Preliminary Draft ready by November 2014.

Mayor Andersen said the plan will be available on the city’s web site, and copies at CityHall.

The meeting was shown live on CSi 67 Followed by replays.

 

Jamestown CSi) The Jamestown City Council met in Regular Session Monday at 5-p.m. at City Hall. All members were present.

No Consent Agenda items were discussed separately.

On the Regular Agenda:

Resolutions:

A Public Hearing was held concerning the issuance of bonds by the City of Medina, ND, on behalf of the University of Jamestown, planning construction projects under the Municipal Industrial Development Act and authorizing the execution of an agreement. The amount would put the City of Jamestown above the ‘bank qualified limit,’ in issuing bonds, and would affect the city’s bond rating.

Following the Public Hearing the City Council approved being the host, and the issuance of the bonds, in an amount not to exceed $8,500,000.00, and authorizing the execution of an agreement.

The City Council delayed an easement documentation relating to Stutsman Rural Water District water connection at the Cavendish tower location. A motion to tabled was approved.

The City Council then tabled the request from Albert L. Boeckel for the City to provide him with a Quit Claim deed for the vacated alley lying adjacent to the S. 120’ of Lot 1, Block 1, Alana’s Addition, pending additional information.

Committee Reports: None were given.

Ordinances:

A First Reading of an Ordinance concerned an ordinance to amend an Ordinanceby amending the

District Map to change the zoning of the East 81 feet of Lots 2 and 4, Block 2, Hi-View Second Addition, from M-1 (Limited Industrial and Manufacturing District) to C-2 (General Commercial District) and an unplatted 18.46 acre tract of land in the Southeast Quarter of Section 23, Township 140N, Range 64W; bordered on the east by Fifth Northwest and Second Northwest Additions, and on the west by Fourth Northwest, First Northwest, Hi-View, and Hi-View 2nd Additions, from R-1

(One Family Residential District) to C-2 (General Commercial District).

A First Reading of an Ordinance concerned an ordinance to amend Ordinance No. 329 by amending the District Map to change the zoning of Lots 2-12, Block 3; Lots 7-14, Block 4; Lots 7-14, Block 5; and Lots 7-10, Block 6; All of Country Side Estates Subdivision (A replat of City West Subdivision), from C-2 (General Commercial District) and R-1 (One Family Residential District) to R-2 (One to Six Family Residential District).

Hearing from the audience: No One Spoke

Appointments: None were made

Mayor and Council Member Reports: No reports were given

Other Business:

The City Council approved recognizing the ND Sports Hall of Fame as an other public spirited organization and to authorize the issuance of a Raffle Permit on June 21, 2014, at the Jamestown Civic Center.

Approved a Change Order to Nill Construction Inc., on the Jamestown City Hall

Cooling Replacement, for an increase in the contract price of $1,985.46.

Discussion was held on the request for possible a possbile water extension service to Aggregate Industries. City Engineer Reed Schwartkopf said the business was having filtration difficulties with water currently coming from a well. He asked for an emergency declaration to advertise for bids.

The City Council voted to hold a Special City Council meeting to approve the water extension, with the costs based on a share between the city and the business.

The meeting was shown live on CSi 67 followed by replays.

 

Bismarck (CSi) The State Water Commission has authorized cost-share grants for the first phases of Valley City and Lisbon’s permanent flood control projects. Both cities were approved to receive 80% of their eligible project costs in grant funding. In addition, the remaining costs of the projects are eligible for loans from the State Water Commission.

In recent years both cities have been greatly affected by Sheyenne River flooding. The Valley City flood protection plan will use a combination of permanent structures such as clay levees, concrete floodwalls, and removable floodwall closures as protection from future floodwaters. Lisbon’s proposed plan is to install a clay levee through an area on the northwest side of the city.

The State Water Commission will allocate funds appropriated in the 2013-2015 biennium for these permanent flood control projects. The total amount of grant and loan funding approved by the Commission was $12,540,294 for the Valley City project and $1,775,000 for Lisbon.

 

 Fingal (CSi)  The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports,  a 58 year old Wisconsin man died when he rolled his vehicle, Monday about 3-a.m.,  10 miles South of Fingal

The Wausau, Wisconsin man 58 year old Timothy Stark, was Northbound on Highway 32 and entered a curve,  crossed into the Southbound lane and partially drove off the west shoulder.

He steered back and over-corrected, and the SUV slid sideways into the East ditch and rolled.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

He was not wearing a seat belt.

He was taken  to Mercy Hospital in Valley City.

Assisting the Highway Patrol were the Barnes County Sheriff’s Office, Fingal First Responders and the Valley City Rescue Squad.

 

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The pilot who died when his aerobatic plane crashed at a Wisconsin air show was a former F-16 pilot with the North Dakota Air National Guard in Fargo

 

     Authorities say 47-year-old William Cowden of Menomonie, Wisconsin, was killed while performing aerial stunts at the Stevens Point Municipal Airport on Sunday.

 

  Cowden retired from the North Dakota Air National Guard in 2006 with the rank of major. He later became a commercial pilot for Delta Air Lines.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The former Dickinson principal accused of setting fire to his school says his he wasn’t read his rights prior to interviews with officers and some of his statements were coerced.

 

  30-year-old Thomas Sander pleaded not guilty to arson and endangering by fire. His trial is set for July 23.

 

     Sander is scheduled to appear in court on July 1. His attorneys have asked a judge to suppress statements made by Sander during two interrogations with Dickinson police.

 

     Prosecutors have not responded to the motion yet.

 

     Sander is accused of starting a fire that destroyed Trinity High School on March 3 and endangering the life of a teacher who lived in an apartment at the school.

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) – Minot police say they officers arrested two Minot men during a burglary in process at a downtown pawn shop.

Police say officers responded to the burglary at about 11 p.m. Monday. Police arrested 18-year-old James Skinner and 19-year-old Clayton Shubert at the scene.

The teens were charged with felony burglary and are being held in the Ward County Jail pending an initial court appearance

 

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The last of five people charged with selling heroin to a popular Fargo blues musician has been sentenced in federal court. Nicole Wadsworth got about eight years in prison on a charge of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance. Musician Cody Conner died of an overdose two years ago.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Officials around North Dakota have started surveillance activity for the West Nile virus.

 

     State Health Department offcials say activities include reporting and testing of sick horses and dead birds, trapping and testing of mosquitoes, and monitoring of illness in people.

 

     State health officials have been monitoring the mosquito-borne virus since 2002 and cases have been reported in every county in North Dakota.

 

     Last year, there were 127 West Nile virus cases in humans and two deaths.

 

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – U.S. Rep. Kevin Cramer says BNSF Railway has exceeded its commitment to send additional trains hauling fertilizer to the Dakotas, Minnesota and Montana.

 

     The Republican from North Dakota says BNSF delivered 56 trainloads over the past six weeks. The company had committed 52 trains to catch up on fertilizer shipments.

 

     The Surface Transportation Board last month ordered BNSF and Canadian Pacific Railway to submit their plans to ensure fertilizer was available for spring planting.

 

     Increased crude oil and freight shipments have largely been blamed for causing the rail delays. The railroads have blamed bad weather and rail traffic congestion.

 

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – An advocacy group that conducts surveys of homeless people on one day each January says this winter’s count was down dramatically over last year.

 

     The North Dakota Coalition for Homeless People on Monday released results of its Jan. 23 survey. It showed 1,258 people who were homeless, down from a record 2,069 in 2013.

 

     The executive director of the group, Michael Carbone, says he credits the drop to an increased number of shelter beds available and new church shelter projects.

 

     Carbone says the largest number of people living without shelter were in the oil patch of northwestern North Dakota, which has the fewest services because the area has not historically had a homeless problem.

 

     Carbone says his group and others are “working hard to correct that.” 

 

WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – Williston is gearing up for the Miss North Dakota Pageant.

 

     The pageant starts on June 5 and the winner will be crowned on June 7. The winner of the Miss North Dakota pageant will compete in the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 14.

 

     Miss North Dakota 2013 Laura Harmon of Grand Forks and Miss North Dakota’s Outstanding Teen 2013 Abby Wolfe will be in attendance.

 

     The pageant will be held at Williston High School.

 

     Miss North Dakota’s Outstanding Teen 2014 pageant will be held on June 7 in Williston.

 

In sports…

VALLEY CITY (VCSU) – Valley City State University sophomore Brady Anderson has been named an Honorable Mention to the 2014 NAIA Baseball All-America team, the NAIA national office announced Monday.

A catcher and infielder from Jamestown, N.D., Anderson was voted Player of the Year in the North Star Athletic Association after a breakout season. He batted .443 this spring with 38 RBIs, 23 extra-base hits and a .678 slugging percentage.

Anderson finished the season ranked Top 20 in the nation in six different batting categories. His .443 batting average ranked Anderson sixth in the nation. He was also third in hits per game (1.65), fifth in total bases per game (2.525) and fifth in triples per game. Anderson’s six total triples were 11th in the nation, and his slugging percentage ranked him 18th.

He was named the NAIA National Player of the Week on April 1, and was twice named the NSAA Player of the Week.

Anderson is the son of Cory and Kristi Anderson. He is the first Viking baseball player to be named Honorable Mention All-American since Casey Huntsinger in 2005.

The 2014 All-America Teams were selected by the NAIA-Baseball Coaches Association (NAIA-BCA) All-America Selection Committee.

2014 NAIA Baseball All-America Teams

FIRST TEAM

Position

First

Last

Year

School

Hometown

C

Darryl

Knight

Jr.

Embry Riddle (Fla.)

Marietta, Ga.

C

Carlos

Contreras

Jr.

Northwood (Texas)

Carrollton, Texas

1B

Martin

Lemus

Sr.

Georgetown (Ky.)

Lawndale, Calif.

2B

Sam

Lind

Sr.

Cumberland (Tenn.)

Hartford, S.D.

SS

Riley

Swanson

So.

Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio)

Mount Vernon, Ohio

3B

Jeff

Lusardi

Sr.

San Diego Christian (Calif.)

Kansas City, Mo.

UT

Forrest

Smith

Sr.

Oklahoma City

Bakersfield, Calif.

DH

Jake

Shirley

Sr.

Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)

West Covina, Calif.

OF

Orlando

Olivera

Jr.

Missouri Baptist

Miami, Fla.

OF

Jose

Ruiz*

Sr.

Oklahoma Wesleyan

Barquisimeto, Venezuela

OF

Matt

Page

Sr.

Oklahoma Baptist

Redwood City, Calif.

OF

Cody

Lavalli

Sr.

Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)

Apple Valley, Calif.

SP

Gabe

Hemmer

Sr.

San Diego Christian (Calif.)

Yuma, Ariz.

SP

Koby

Gaddis

Sr.

Evangel (Mo.)

Springfield, Mo.

SP

Derek

Moore

Fr.

Shawnee State (Ohio)

Wheelersburg, Ohio

SP

Julian

Merryweather

Sr.

Oklahoma Baptist

Berkley, Calif.

RP

Tyler

Akins

Sr.

Belhaven (Miss.)

Madison, Miss.

SECOND TEAM

Position

First

Last

Year

School

Hometown

C

Hank

Stewart

Sr.

Brescia (Ky.)

Cartersville, Ga.

C

Connor

Lynch

Jr.

Oklahoma City

Marietta, Ga.

1B

Steven

Knudson

So.

Oklahoma Baptist

South San Francisco, Calif.

2B

Paul

Pickerell

Jr.

Belhaven (Miss.)

Elizabethtown, Ky.

SS

Ivan

Vela

Jr.

Oklahoma Baptist

West Hills, Calif.

3B

Mitchell

Osnowitz

Sr.

Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)

Bloomington, Ill.

UT

Ricky

Coleman

Sr.

Cumberland (Tenn.)

Nashville, Tenn.

DH

Jeff

Ricker

Jr.

Oklahoma Baptist

San Bernardino, Calif.

OF

Chris

Hall

So.

Cumberland (Tenn.)

Lebanon, Tenn.

OF

Taylor

Eads

Jr.

Spring Hill (Ala.)

Slidell, La.

OF

Dusty

Davis

Sr.

Reinhardt (Ga.)

Chapel Hill, Ga.

OF

Mith

Peschon

Jr.

Northwestern (Iowa)

Spirit Lake, Iowa

SP

Junior

Mustain

Sr.

Tabor (Kan.)

Camdenton, Mo.

SP

Jacob

Kopra

Sr.

Corban (Ore.)

Gresham, Ore.

SP

Jordan

Morales

Sr.

Oklahoma Baptist

Hatillo, P.R.

SP

Daniel

Poncedeleon

Sr.

Embry Riddle (Fla.)

LaMirada, Calif.

RP

Travis

Tarleton

Sr.

Point (Ga.)

Conyers, Ga.

*denotes Player of the Year

 

Honorable Mention

First

Last

School

Tim

Hill

Bacone (Okla.)

Kyle

Kinman

Bellevue (Neb.)

Chris

Van Brandt

Brewton-Parker (Ga.)

Conor

Lillis-White

British Columbia

Grant

Zawadski

Bryan (Tenn.)

Keegan

Yuhl

Concordia (Calif.)

Corey

Murphy

Davenport (Mich.)

Elliott

Engle

Doane (Neb.)

Robert

Liera

Faulkner (Ala.)

Tyler

Arthur

Georgetown (Ky.)

Tyler

Carpenter

Georgia Gwinnett

Justin

Kalusa

Indiana Tech

Tommy

Muhlethaler

Jarvis Christian (Texas)

Josh

Raymond

Judson (Ill.)

Ryan

Sells

Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)

Jordan

Eckley

Mid-America Nazarene (Kan.)

Brandon

Zywicki

Missour Baptist

Cody

Groskreutz

Northwestern (Iowa)

Chris

Pike

Oklahoma City

Jeff

Butler

Oklahoma Wesleyan

Aaron

Marshall

Ottawa (Kan.)

Davon

Poole

Saint Mary (Kan.)

Cade

Gotta

San Diego Christian (Calif.)

Jaime

Gurroloa

Science & Arts (Okla.)

J.

Golden

St. Ambrose (Iowa)

Edwin

Medina

St. Thomas (Fla.)

Ricky

Rodriguez

Sterling (Kan.)

Kirk

Rocha

Tabor (Kan.)

Jacob

Webb

Tabor (Kan.)

Steve

Karkenny

The Master’s (Calif.)

Brady

Anderson

Valley City State (N.D.)

Russell

Harmening

Westmont (Calif.)

VALLEY CITY, N.D. (VCSU, CSi) – Valley City State University (N.D.) men’s basketball coach Jeff Kaminsky announced Monday that Cliff Gatonye of Kenya has signed a letter of intent to attend VCSU and play basketball for the Vikings.

A 6-foot-6 forward, Gatonye is a native of Nairobi, Kenya. He spent last year at Dakota County Technical College in Rosemount, Minn. Gatonye played in 27 games for the Blue Knights, averaging 6.2 points and 4.2 rebounds while shooting 45.2 percent from the field.

Kaminsky says, “I am excited to have Cliff join the Viking Basketball program. I am impressed with his work ethic and commitment to the game. He has excelled both on and off the court and will be a great teammate. His versatility on both ends of the floor will make him an immediate fit in our program.”

Gatonye will have 3 years of eligibility remaining at VCSU after playing one season with the Blue Knights. His best game was on Feb. 26 when he scored a career-high 22 points, shot 9-for-14 from the field and pulled down eight rebounds against Gogebic Community College.

Dakota County Tech., Head Coach Ben Davis says, “Cliff was everything I could have asked for. He’s a very talented and athletic player that works extremely hard on and off the court. Cliff is the definition of a ‘high character guy’ that everyone loves being around. He is very excited about the opportunity to attend school and play basketball for Valley City State University.”

Gatonye is the son of Lilian Omedi.

He joins Briton Bussman (G, Milnor, N.D.), Jayden Ferguson (F, Williston, N.D.), Alex Quist (G, Bismarck, N.D.), Riley West (G, Lakeville, Minn./St. Cloud Tech.) and Rashad Satahoo (G, North Lauderdale, Fla.) as signed recruits for the 2014 season.

Valley City State University posted a 14-14 record in 2013-14. Under Jeff Kaminsky, the Vikings are 149-115 and have posted 20-win seasons in four of the past seven years. In 2012-13, Kaminsky led the Vikings to their first NAIA National Tournament appearance since 1987.

MLB…

 INTERLEAGUE

 MILWAUKEE (AP) – Mark Reynolds hit a two-run homer to send the Milwaukee Brewers to a 6-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins last night. Matt Garza took a shutout into the seventh inning. Kyle Gibson (4-5) allowed four runs and six hits in six innings. Gibson has won just one of his last eight starts after winning his first three.

 

   Final    Miami                    3    Tampa  Bay              1

   Final    Kansas  City        6    St.  Louis              0

   Final    L.A.  Dodgers      5    Chi  White  Sox      2

 

 

       AMERICAN  LEAGUE

 

   Final    Cleveland            3    Boston                    2

   Final    Seattle              10    N-Y  Yankees          2

 

 

       NATIONAL  LEAGUE

 

   Final    N-Y  Mets            11    Philadelphia        2

   Final    Pittsburgh        10    San  Diego              3

 

WNBA..

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Minnesota Lynx guard Lindsay Whalen has been named Western Conference Player of the Week. The award is Whalen’s first of the season and sixth of her career. Lynx teammate Maya Moore won the season’s first Player of the Week award last week.

 

 

TENNIS…

 PARIS (AP) – The French Open men’s and women’s quarterfinals get underway today. Novak Djokovic (JOH’-koh-vihch) takes on Milos Raonic and Tomas Berdych battles Ernests Gulbis in the men’s quarters. The women’s quarters has Maria Sharapova versus Garbine Muguruza and Eugenie Bouchard against Carla Suarez Navarro.

 

NBA…

 

     UNDATED (AP) – Chicago’s Joakim (JOH’-keem) Noah and Indiana’s Paul George received the most votes on this year’s NBA all-defensive team, released Monday. The rest of the first team consisted of Clippers guard Chris Paul, Oklahoma City forward Serge Ibaka (ih-BAH’-kah) and Golden State swingman Andre Iguodala (ihg-woh-DAH’-lah). Four-time league MVP LeBron James made the second team.

 

     NEW YORK (AP) – New York Knicks President Phil Jackson has been fined $25,000 by the NBA for a tampering violation involving veteran guard Derek Fisher. Jackson told reporters last week that Fisher is “on my list of guys that could be very good candidates” to coach the Knicks next season. Because Fisher is under contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder, that was deemed to be in violation of league rules.

 

In world and national news…

 WARSAW, Poland (AP) – President Barack Obama is calling for an enhanced U.S. military presence in Europe amid tensions with Russia over Ukraine. Speaking in Poland at the start of a three-nation visit, Obama also called on Congress to provide up to $1 billion to support the effort. He wants to reassure European allies of continued U.S. support.

 

     BRUSSELS (AP) – While President Barack Obama tries to reassure U.S. allies, NATO defense ministers are also discussing Ukraine and Russia as they meet today in Brussels. The main focus of talks is a long-term response to Russia’s new military capabilities and its willingness to use them. Alliance officials say the ministers will consider things like an action readiness plan, a stepped-up schedule for military exercises and the possibility of additional deployments. 

 

     SLOVYANSK, Ukraine (AP) – Ukrainian troops are on the offensive in the troubled eastern part of Ukraine. The interior minister says troops have launched an operation against pro-Russian insurgents in Slovyansk (SLAHV’-yansk) and advanced through the city’s outskirts. Local residents said that several Ukrainian combat jets and helicopter gunships attacked rebel positions.

 

     FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) – An Ebola outbreak has prompted a British mining company to get some non-essential personnel out of Sierra Leone, though no cases have been reported near the mining site. The company says it has also has introduced mandatory body temperature screening at their sites. Health officials have confirmed 15 cases of Ebola and five deaths in Sierra Leone following outbreaks in Guinea and Liberia.

 

     CLINTON, Ark. (AP) – A sheriff says two people were killed and 19 others injured after a logging truck overturned, spilling its cargo onto a crew of more than two dozen construction workers on a bridge in north Arkansas. Van Buren County Sheriff Scott Bradley says the wreck happened yesterday afternoon on a U.S. 65 bridge in Clinton, about 70 miles north of Little Rock. Bradley says the logging truck’s brakes apparently failed and the driver suffered minor injuries.

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