CSi Weather…
TODAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS THIS THEN MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE
AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, A 40PERCENT CHANCE IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.
.TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA A 50 PERCENT CHANCE IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. BREEZY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE EVENING.
.SUNDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE
OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 70S.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE AREA TODAY
SEASONABLY MILD TEMPERATURES AND DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE REGION TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (AP) – A construction worker in North Dakota who authorities accuseD of having sexual contact with a 15-year-old girl has been charged.
A $50,000 bond has been set for 19-year-old Joseph Chapps of Hardy, Arkansas. He is facing a gross sexual imposition charge.
Chapps had been staying at a Cooperstown motel with two relatives until he was arrested Aug. 19. A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for Tuesday at the Barnes County courthouse.
Chapps’ court-appointed attorney Mark Blumer declined to comment Thursday.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Regional Airport Authority will host a reception for Matt Leitner at Jamestown Regional Airport on Friday September 19, 2014, at 2-p.m.
Leitner’s resignation as manager is effective September 19, 2014, as he accepted a new position managing three airports in Crescent City, California.
Leitner’s last day at Jamestown Regional Airport is this Friday.
The authority has hired a new airport manager, Samuel Seafeldt, a flight instructor at the University of North Dakota, who will start his Jamestown position after the first week of October.
Jamestown (CSi) The James River Humane Society and Prairie Paws Rescue will benefit from the 2nd Annual Jamestown Zombie Crawl, Saturday September 20, 2014 starting at 5:30-p.m., from the Knights of Columbus Hall in Jamestown.
Come in costume or buy a t-shirt.
There will be door prizes, and food.
Registration is $10 at Buffalo City Rotisserie Grille, the Knights of Columbus Hall, and LeeAnne’s Bridal in Jamestown.
Those participating in the crawl must be 21 and older, as the crawl will stop at bars around Jamestown, including the Corner Bar, the Office Bar, Shady’s at the Gladstone Inn & Suites, the All Vets Club and ends at the Buffalo City Rotisserie Grille.
As part of the activities, from noon to 3 p.m. Prairie Paws meet and greet will be in the 100 block of 1st Street Southeast in front of Buffalo City Rotisserie Grille. The street will be blocked off between 1st Avenue South and 2nd Avenue Southeast with bouncy houses, games, prizes, face painting and food from Buffalo City Rotisserie Grille available for purchase.
At the Meet and Greet, Prairie Paws Rescue will have some of the animals it is caring for.
Volunteers are need to walk the animals in a parade from Buffalo City Rotisserie Grille to the Knights of Columbus Hall and back starting at 3 p.m.
Raffle tickets will be sold during the meet and greet Saturday at $5 each, with the grand prize a 73-inch DLP television donated by Aaron’s Sales & Lease. Tickets are also available at Aaron’s Sales & Lease, at 119 Business Loop West, through Friday.
There is over $2,500 in prizes, including the television, available during the raffle. The drawing will take place between 9 and 9:30 p.m. at the Buffalo City Rotisserie Grill.
For more information, contact Johnny Jerome at 701-269-7937.
Valley City, ND CHI Mercy Health (Mercy Hospital) has announce it will be holding a “Community Night Out” on Sunday, October 5, 2014 from 4:00pm-6:00pm at Dacotah Pavilion in Chautauqua Park. The “Kitchen With An Attitude” will be catering a complementary meal for the community of pulled turkey sandwiches, fruit salad, and raw vegetables. The Midwest Dairy Association will be providing cartons of milk and High Plains Water will be supplying water for beverages for the meal. This meal is free and open to the public!
Mercy Healthcare Foundation Director Stephanie Mayfield says, this will be a great event to wrap up all of the Community Block Parties that were held in Valley City this year. CHI Mercy Health will be partnering with our local Emergency Medical Service partners for the event and will include the Barnes County Ambulance, Barnes County Sheriff’s Department, Valley City Police Department, and the Valley City Fire Department. Each agency will have emergency vehicles and staff on hand to share their role in helping maintain a safe and healthy community.
She pointed out that Mercy Hospital’s new name “CHI Mercy Health” also has a new tagline “Imagine better health”. It is truly the Hospital’s goal to serve our patients with our core values of Reverence, Integrity, Compassion, and Excellence. We want to support a healthy community by providing medical treatment and services in our community for your convenience.
At the event, each of the departments at the Hospital will have a booth set up to display which services they provide and we will also have Stroke education, Free Blood Pressure checks, children’s safety education, a bounce house for kid’s to play in, and free giveaways.
Please contact Stephanie Mayfield in the Mercy Healthcare Foundation office (direct #845-6557 or stephaniemayfield@catholichealth.net) with any questions you have regarding the event.
Jamestown (CSi) The Daily Bread – Jamestown Program announces the expansion of its program through the location of a food freezers at Lincoln School and the Jamestown Middle School. These freezers will be located in these schools throughout the school year.
Daily Bread – Jamestown Steering Committee member, Deb Lee says, “We ran a pilot program this past summer at Washington School’s MOST (Meaningful Out-of School Time) summer program. We had great success in the use of this program and the Jamestown School Board and Administrators agreed to the placement of freezers in the schools during the school year.
Currently, we believe that we can only keep two freezers full with food. The school administrators believe that Lincoln and the Middle School are the most in need of a program like this, so that is where the first freezers were placed. We are hopeful that we will find more food donors and that we can expand the program to other school locations.”
Jamestown Public Schools Superintendent, Rob Lech adds, “We are pleased that we could place Daily Bread – Jamestown freezers at these schools. The summer pilot program at Washington School went very well. We are hopeful that this will be one more piece of the puzzle in solving the hunger program that unfortunately some of our students are experiencing on a daily basis.”
The Daily Bread – Jamestown program has been offering free surplus frozen meals at its first location, the Ave Maria Village for about three years. This spring, the program expanded to include delivery of food to the James River Senior Citizens Center, two locations for Community Action and the Salvation Army.
Ms. Lee says, “Our Daily Bread – Jamestown steering committee wanted to target families, especially families with young children. We are very grateful for the support that we have received from the Jamestown Public Schools Administration. The Daily Bread- Jamestown food is free, and there are no registration requirements. We only ask that the individuals remember that there are others that also need the food.”
The Daily Bread – Jamestown program is patterned off of the Daily Bread programs that have been operating successfully for years in Fargo and Bismarck, ND. The federal “Good Samaritan” law protects the supplier of this food. The kitchens that prepare this food must be ND Department of Health certified kitchens.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Authorities are accusing a North Dakota man stalking a female employee of the Fargo Police Department. The 62-year-old Alan Retzlaff has pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor count of stalking. The woman isn’t a police officer. Retzlaff posted a $2,000 bond to be released from the Cass County Jail.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A Bismarck couple walking their dog wound up fending off two loose dogs that attacked the border collie.
June and Ron Veitz’s dog, Chance, wound up in surgery Wednesday after the two dogs bit off one of his ears and severed the other ear. Chance had multiple bite wounds on his torso and head.
June Veitz says she hit the dogs with her firsts and kicked them to try and get them off Chance. Her husband tackled the dogs and forced them to the ground while she pulled Chance to safety.
Bismarck Police Officer Pat Renz described the dogs as a male and female “bulldog cross.” Renz says the owner was located and the matter will likely be forwarded to the city attorney for review.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – A new survey suggests eco
nomic growth in rural areas of 10 states in the Plains and the West will continue slowing down in the next few months.
Creighton University economist Ernie Goss said Thursday that crop prices are significantly lower than last year, and that’s a drag on the economy in rural areas.
The overall economic index from the monthly survey of bankers declined to 48.2 in September from August’s already weak 48.3 reading.
The survey indexes range from 0 to 100. Any score below 50 suggests decline in the months ahead.
The bankers continue to doubt the economy. The confidence index fell to 33.4 in September from August’s 39.9.
Bankers from rural areas of Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming were surveyed.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A new round of staff cuts at Microsoft could have an effect in Fargo.
Senior director and Fargo site leader Don Morton says a number of positions will be eliminated in Fargo. He says employees have been made aware of the scheduled layoffs and a support program is in place.
Morton in July told U.S. Senator John Hoeven (HOH’-ven) that no layoffs were planned in Fargo as part of a worldwide workforce reduction of 18,000 people that was announced at that time.
The company hasn’t announced the specific number of people it plans to cut from its Fargo operation.
Microsoft employed nearly 900 people in the area in 2013, and 700 others worked for vendors at the Fargo campus.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s budget director says oil tax revenue is running well ahead of what state budget planners expected.
State budget director Pam Sharp says officials had estimated oil tax revenues to be about $5.3 billion when the current two-year budget cycle ends in June 2015.
Sharp says officials are now forecasting the sum to be nearly $7.5 billion.
Forecasters had based their original forecast on 850,000 barrels of oil per day. Oil production in North Dakota is more than 1 million barrels daily.
Thirty percent of the oil tax money goes into a trust fund. Other oil money goes into the state’s general treasury, along with special funds for property tax reduction, disasters and building projects.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Authorities say an oil executive accused of endangering drinking water in southwest North Dakota has reached a plea deal with federal prosecutors.
Executive Drilling President Nathan Garber is slated to be sentenced on September 26th. The Montana man is charged with multiple felony counts of violating federal environmental laws. He faces more than 50 years in prison.
Terms of the plea deal were not disclosed.
The criminal charges against Garber are connected to a state case against Halek Operating, which was fined a record $1.5 million for illegally dumping more than 800,000 gallons of wastewater into a former oil well in Stark County.
Authorities say Garber ordered the illegal dumping and told workers to tamper with the disposal well so it would pass a state inspection.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Water Commission has agreed to help finance flood control work in downtown Minot.
The commission has approved funding 60 percent of the eligible improvements associated with a storm sewer line. Cost of the project is $1.25 million.
The city’s flood control project calls for flood walls along the Souris River where it flows north of the downtown area. The new storm sewer will be designed to handle excess drainage as a result of the protection.
The June 2011 flood caused by heavy spring snowmelt and rains damaged or destroyed more than 4,000 homes, businesses and other structures in Minot. It caused nearly $700 million in damage.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Bismarck State College is getting an online simulator for its nuclear power technology program.
The simulator is designed to operate like a nuclear plant. It’s funded through a $100,000 grant from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Bismarck State professor Greg Lugar says the program will give students hands-on experience before their first jobs.
The school’s nuclear power program was founded in 2003. It is only offered online.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm has been appointed to a national board of financial regulators.
Hamm will serve a two-year term on the Financial Stability Oversight Council representing the interests of all the nation’s state insurance regulators on the board.
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners appointed Hamm to his new role.
The council was created by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Protection and Consumer Protection Act in 2010. It monitors the nation’s financial system, identifies risks to the system and coordinates a response to any threats.
Members of the council include U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew who chairs the council and Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen.
In sports…
Jamestown (CSi) Over 300 driver are expected to race in this weekend’s, Stockcar Stampede at Jamestown Speedway.
Racing takes place this evening and Saturday evening.
Cars in seven classes will compete in different heats at 7 p.m. Friday. The consolation and feature races will be at 5 p.m. Saturday.
With each car having a crew of three to four people, about 1,250 people will be in the race track area.
It’s estimated that about 3,300 people, will be at the track, including 2,000 in the stands, each evening.
Area businesses are expecting more customers in stores, restaurants and hotels, while anumber of drivers and crew members camp at the track or nearby.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota State has signed a handful of key players from Sioux Falls, South Dakota in the last several years, including six players on this year’s roster. The top-ranked Bison will be facing one who got away when they play Number 4 Montana Saturday at the Fargodome. Standout Montana free safety Matt Hermanson attended NDSU’s football camp in high school and was offered a scholarship by the Bison when he was a junior. He opted for the Grizzlies when longtime family friend and assistant football coach Mike Breske moved from NDSU to Montana after the 2009 season.
PREP VOLLEYBALL
Benson County def. Drake/Anamoose, 25-16, 25-14, 25-15
Beulah def. Mott-Regent, 25-13, 26-24, 25-14
Bismarck Century def. Bismarck High, 25-12, 25-17, 25-11
Bismarck St. Mary’s def. Minot, 25-23, 25-12, 29-27
Burke County def. Tioga, 25-12, 25-14, 25-9
Carrington def. New Rockford-Sheyenne, 25-15, 25-18, 25-15
Cavalier def. Larimore, 25-8, 25-22, 25-22
Center-Stanton def. Garrison-Max, 25-13, 25-10, 25-9
Central Cass def. Richland, 25-14, 25-14, 25-22
Des Lacs-Burlington def. Surrey, 25-13, 25-16, 25-17
Ellendale def. Strasburg-Zeeland, 3-0
Fargo North def. Grand Forks Central, 25-23, 25-9, 25-18
Fargo Shanley def. Fargo Davies, 23-25, 25-18, 19-25, 25-15, 15-9
Fargo South def. Devils Lake, 28-26, 25-17, 25-16
Grafton/St. Thomas def. Minto, 25-9, 25-15, 25-22
Grand Forks Red River def. West Fargo, 25-15, 25-23, 25-13
Grant County def. Standing Rock, 25-11, 25-12, 25-12
Hankinson def. Wyndmere-Lidgerwood, 25-17, 25-18, 25-18
Harvey-Wells County def. Midkota-Kensal, 25-23, 25-19, 25-21
Hazen def. Beach, 25-18, 22-25, 25-21, 25-19
Heart River def. Hettinger/Scranton, 25-20, 25-19, 25-14
Hillsboro/Central Valley def. Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page, 25-15, 25-17, 25-17
Kenmare def. Divide County, 25-20, 25-17, 25-8
Killdeer def. Bowman County, 25-21, 21-25, 25-13, 25-20
Lakota/Adams-Edmore def. St. John, 25-9, 25-17, 25-21
LaMoure def. Enderlin, 3-0
Langdon def. North Border, 25-18, 25-14, 25-19
Maple Valley def. Kindred, 28-26, 17-25, 24-26, 25-19, 15-7
May Port CG def. Griggs County Central, 25-10, 25-17, 25-22
Minot Bishop Ryan def. Lewis and Clark, 25-16, 25-11, 25-12
Minot Our Redeemer’s def. Glenburn, 25-18, 25-19, 25-21
New England def. Richardton-Taylor, 21-25, 25-15, 25-21, 17-25, 15-9
Newburg-Westhope def. Dunseith, 25-24, 26-28, 25-21, 25-19
North Sargent def. Milnor, 3-0
North Star def. Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood, 25-12, 25-14, 25-11
Northern Cass def. Fargo Oak Grove Lutheran, 25-27, 23-25, 25-16, 25-15, 15-10
Oakes def. Edgeley-Kulm, 25-10, 25-21, 25-14
Park River/Fordville Lankin def. Midway, 25-10, 25-14, 25-12
Parshall def. New Town, 25-7, 25-19, 27-29, 25-19
Ray def. Powers Lake, 25-20, 25-20, 29-27
Rolette-Wolford def. Rugby, 25-21, 26-28, 25-20, 25-15
Sargent Central def. Fairmount-Campbell-Tintah, 25-21, 25-15, 25-18
Sawyer def. Velva, 25-11, 25-21, 25-17
Thompson def. Drayton/Valley-Edinburg, 25-21, 25-23, 25-13
Towner-Granville-Upham def. Turtle Lake-Mercer, 26-24, 22-25, 26-24, 25-16
Trenton def. Trinity Christian, 25-8, 25-20, 25-17
Underwood def. New Salem-Almont, 25-17, 20-25, 25-12, 26-24
Valley City def. Wahpeton, 25-10, 25-9, 22-25, 19-25, 15-10
Williston def. Dickinson, 25-17, 25-13, 10-25, 27-25
MLB…
INTERLEAGUE
Final Pittsburgh 3 Boston 2
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Jake Smolinski began his four-hit afternoon by lining an RBI single that sparked the Rangers’ four-run first in a 7-2 triumph over the Athletics in Oakland. Tomas Telis (toh-MAHS’ the-LEES’) had two RBIs for the Rangers, who dropped the A’s a half-game behind Kansas City for the first AL wild-card berth.
– Seattle is within one game of Oakland for the final AL wild-card berth after Logan Morrison belted a three-run homer to snap a scoreless tie in the ninth inning of the Mariners’ 3-1 victory over the Angels in Anaheim.
Derek Jeter began his final homestand with a homer before the New York Yankees completed a 3-2 win over Toronto.
Final Cleveland 2 Houston 1, 13 Innings
NATIONAL LEAGUE
UNDATED (AP) – The St. Louis Cardinals continue to lead the NL Central by 2 1/2 games over Pittsburgh, and the Los Angeles Dodgers head the NL West by 2 1/2 games over San Francisco. Tony Cruz hit an RBI single in the bottom of the 13th to give the Cardinals a 3-2 win over Milwaukee. Andre Ethier (EE’-thee-ur) and Dee Gordon supplied RBI doubles in a five-run seventh that allowed the Dodgers to erase a 4-1 deficit and beat the Cubs 8-4 in Chicago.
Final Washington 6 Miami 2
Final Colorado 7 Arizona 6
Final San Diego 7 Philadelphia 3
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
ATLANTA (AP) – Matt Ryan was 21 of 24 for 286 yards and three touchdowns as the Atlanta Falcons hammered Tampa Bay 56-14. Devin Hester set an NFL record with his 20th return for a touchdown, bringing back a punt 62 yards to put the Falcons ahead 35-0 midway through the second quarter. Julio Jones had nine receptions for 161 yards and two TDs for the 2-1 Falcons, who dropped the Buccaneers to 0-3.
TOP-25 COLLEGE FOOTBALL
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) – Kansas State was able to keep fifth-ranked Auburn’s offense in check Thursday night, but the 20th-rated Wildcats also made too many mistakes in a 20-14 home loss to the Tigers.
Nick Marshall threw for 231 yards and two touchdowns to help Auburn improve to 3-0 despite being held to only 130 yards, 200 below its season average.
NFL…
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) – The Minnesota Vikings have released wide receiver Jerome Simpson. The move was made following the revelation of misdemeanor charges of driving on a limited driver’s license, possession of marijuana in a motor vehicle and having an open bottle in a motor vehicle for Simpson. Police in Bloomington confirmed the charges.
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) – The Vikings will try to make due with an unproven group of running backs led by Matt Asiata in the absence of Adrian Peterson. Asiata is an undrafted third-year player with 62 career carries. Rookie Jerick McKinnon will also have opportunities to run the ball and catch it.
NEW YORK (AP) – PepsiCo Inc.’s CEO has made a double-edged statement on the NFL’s problems handling domestic violence, calling some players’ behavior “repugnant” but saying that Commissioner Roger Goodell (guh-DEHL’) is “a man of integrity.” Pepsico is one of the league’s biggest advertisers and sponsor of last year’s Super Bowl halftime show. The league and its teams have come under fire over the past two weeks over how it is dealing with several players with domestic violence allegations against them.
TENNIS-NA…
WUHAN, China (AP) – Two-time Grand Slam champion Li Na (lee nah) has announced her retirement at age 32, citing a recurring knee problem.
Li became the first player from China to win a Grand Slam singles title when she took the 2011 French Open. She captured the Australian Open title in January, her third trip to the final at Melbourne Park.
She only entered seven tournaments after that, and hasn’t played since a third-round defeat at Wimbledon.
In world and national news…
BALI, Indonesia (AP) – Police in Indonesia say they have a confession from an American man suspected of killing his girlfriend’s mother. Police say Tommy Schaefer told them it was because of things the woman said during an argument. Authorities say his girlfriend, Heather Mack, admitted helping Schaefer stuff the body into a suitcase. Both were accompanied by attorneys during interrogation. The couple hasn’t been formally charged.
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) – An army of health workers is going door-to-door in Sierra Leone to look for hidden cases of Ebola. The entire West African nation is under a three-day in-home lock down in an unprecedented effort to combat the deadly disease. Authorities hope to find and isolate Ebola patients who have resisted going to health centers, which are often seen only as places to die.
PARIS (AP) – Iraqi and French officials say France has destroyed its first Islamic State group target in northern Iraq. French warplanes hit a logistics depot controlled by Islamic State militants. Iraq’s military spokesman says four French airstrikes killed dozens of extremist fighters.
MOSCOW (AP) – Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev says if the West learns “to listen to our position,” it will find Russia willing to cooperate despite economic sanctions designed to isolate Moscow over its actions in Ukraine. Medvedev spoke today at an investment conference in Sochi, the host city of the 2014 Winter Games. Medvedev says the West behaves as if it does not acknowledge Russia’s national interests.
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama will be joined at a White House event today by Vice President Joe Biden to kick off a new campaign of public service announcements against campus sexual assault. The campaign is being supported by the NCAA and several media companies with reach among college students. With an estimated one in five college women assaulted, the message is especially targeted at men.