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Jamestown (CSi) A 27 year old male, and a 29 year old from Jamestown were taken into custody Thursday morning, following an investigation by The James Valley Special Operations Team.
Jamestown police Sargent Justin Blinsky says the team was called at 5-a.m., to 1432 Third Avenue Northwest to assist in a search warrant.
He says due to the possibility of weapons, that posed a higher risk to officers, the team was called out to assist in the search by the Drug Task Force.
The pair was taken into custody without incident.
Their identity was not released due to the on-going investigation.
The James Valley Special Operations Team includes officers from the Jamestown Police Department, Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office, Barnes County Sheriff’s Office and the Valley City Police Department.
JAMESTOWN, N.D. (AP) – A Hazen man who fled police last April following a strong-armed robbery has been sentenced to nine years in prison for possession of firearms and ammunition by a convicted felon.
Authorities say 38-year-old Darrell Boggs led police on high-speed chase on Interstate 94 after the juvenile he was with robbed a woman in Jamestown.
Boggs and his younger acquaintance evaded police and were eventually found hiding in a field. Police found Boggs’ vehicle in a slough with a loaded sawed-off shotgun inside along with a loaded 9 mm pistol with the serial numbers “obliterated.”
Boggs had previously been convicted of three felonies since 1998 in California.
U.S. District Judge Ralph Erickson also sentenced Boggs to three years of supervised release following his prison term.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Council met in Special Session Thursday at 4-p.m., at City Hall. Council Members Buchanan, and Gumke were not present.
On the agenda was a Resolution toapprove the request for Sabir’s II, LLC (Nam Sabir) to assume the CGBG $220,400 equipment loan of BCG Jamestown, LLC (James and Sherry Heyer) as part of the purchase of the restaurant business located at 103 First Ave. South, subject to approval from the ND Division of Community Service.
At Thursday’s meeting South Central Dakota Regional Council Executive Director, Deb Kantrud said the Heyer’s requested the LLC designation be removed as they will no longer be operating the restaurant. Their $100,000 loan will be paid off over 10 years.
James and Sherry Heyer will retain ownership of the building.
The Council approved the request.
Valley City (CSi) Media reports of the vote by the Valley Commission on January 20, 2015 said the vote was unanimous to approve the request for the city’s share of funding for the Valley Development Group request for $500,000 in economic development funds for the VC Health, Wellness & Physical Education Center.
However, Mayor Werkhoven has clarified that he voted in opposition, with a “nay” vote, which sounded to many as an “aye” vote to approve.
According to protocol commissioner’s are to say a loud “aye” sounds like eye for a yes vote and a loud “nay” for a no vote.
Administrative Assistant Becki Anderson says she heard Werkhoven vote “nay” and she said the official vote will be recorded as 4 to one.
Werkhoven said he voted “nay” against the request, and has apologized for his pronunciation and the confusion and frustration that his action may have caused the public.
Jamestown (CSi) Freedom Resource Center for Independent Living Inc.’s Giving Hearts Day is February 12, 2015.
On Thursday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSI Cable 2, The Freedom Resource Center’s Beth Dewald said the goal is $25,000 for 25 years of service, which will be used to help people with disabilities live more independently.
To make a secure online contribution to Freedom Resource Center, visit
www.impactgiveback.org on Feb. 12. All donations are tax deductible.
If anyone has any questions on how to make a secure online contribution, call (800) 450-0459.
During her visit to our show, Beth pointed out services provided from the office at the Jamestown Business Center, Suite 226.
She said, Freedom Resource Center a disability rights organization, that serves people with any disability at any age.
She added the services are free to the disabled with no income requirement, no medical verification, and no complicated applications.
Services include information and referral to appropriate agencies and programs and assistance in understanding services.
Individual advocacy is available along with peer mentoring.
Other services include independent living skills training, and systems advocacy.
More information by contacting the Jamestown office serving Jamestown and Valley City and the area, along with Dickey, LaMoure, McIntosh, Ransom, Richland, Sargent and Cass Counties in North Dakota, along with nearby Minnesota Counties.
Call 701-252-4693.
She added that Saturday January 24th and Saturday the 31st there will be a presentation at the James River Senior/Community Center, in downtown Jamestown, and will include a presentation by Eileen Lisko of the Jamestown Area Grief Support Team. The session runs from 2-4-p.m.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Civic is set to host the North Dakota Association of Dance & Drill State Dance Competition Friday and Saturday,
Over 500 North Dakota high school girls are expected to participate in the competition.
Forty North Dakota dance and drill teams, including Class A varsity, junior varsity and middle school and Class B varsity, will ompete in five categories, pom, jazz, hip-hop, high kick and novelty.
Jamestown’s Sophistikix dance team of of 14 will compete in the pom category at about on Fridaay at 5:30 p.m. and the jazz category at about 8:30 p.m. then in the high kick category at about noon on Saturday.
Jamestown last hosted the event since 2001. as the competition typically rotates between Grand Forks and Minot.
Jamestown also hosted the event in 2000, and in February 1987, at Jamestown High School.
The Civic Center doors open at 4 p.m. Friday with competition beginning at 5 p.m.
On Saturday the doors open at 8 a.m. Saturday as competition begins at at 9 a.m.
Awards will be handed out at about 5:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Tickets will be available at the door.
Weekend passes are $31.50 for adults and $26.25 for students and seniors. Tickets for Saturday are $26.25 for adults and $21 for student and seniors. No single-day tickets are available for Friday.
(CSi) A new study from SmartAsset ranked the most affordable places to live in North Dakota. The following cities secured their ranking due to their relatively low property taxes, homeowner’s insurance feeds and mortgage payments when measured against the local median income.
Check out the full list below including the stats that placed the cities in the top 10:
Rank City Avg. Closing Costs Annual Property Tax Annual Homeowner’s Insurance Avg. Annual Mortgage Payment Median Income Affordability Index
1 Williston, ND $2,152 $1,523 $687 $6,246 $69,559 46.86
2 Valley City, ND $1,750 $1,327 $458 $4,180 $43,533 40.68
3 Jamestown, ND $1,750 $1,540 $531 $4,833 $45,679 36.74
4 Devils Lake, ND $1,750 $1,287 $461 $4,200 $38,182 35.19
5 Wahpeton, ND $1,784 $1,565 $548 $4,979 $44,659 34.75
6 Mandan, ND $2,223 $2,218 $714 $6,468 $56,813 33.26
7 West Fargo, ND $2,441 $2,703 $797 $7,243 $64,150 32.87
8 Dickinson, ND $2,498 $1,915 $819 $7,484 $58,622 31.27
9 Minot, ND $2,280 $1,873 $736 $6,716 $49,018 28.24
10 Bismarck, ND $2,554 $2,325 $839 $7,667 $53,186 26.11
Bismarck Two bills in the North Dakota senate deals with the North Dakota State Hospital.
One bill authorizes a study of the State Hospital’s facilities. The other requires an audit to the operations of the facility.
Senate Bill 2041 sets aside up to $250,000 to conduct a facility master plan of the State Hospital and the James River Correctional Center.
The bill has been referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee for a hearing.
Senate Bill 2317, requires a State Hospital performance audit.
The bill is sponsored by Senator John Grabinger, D-Jamestown, and
Senator John Warner, D-Ryder.
This bill has been introduced but has not been assigned to a committee for a hearing.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – A former Grand Forks day care employee accused of sexually abusing four children has been cleared of all charges after psychologists determined he likely made a false confession.
Court documents show the prosecutor filed a motion on Jan. 5 to dismiss the charges against 32-year-old Timothy Tollefson of Manvel. The judge granted the request the next day.
Tollefson was charged in December 2013 with four counts of gross sexual imposition for allegedly inappropriately touching four girls during nap time at the Immanuel Christian Children’s Center in Grand Forks. He pleaded not guilty to the charges last March. Each count carried a maximum punishment of 20 years in prison.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota health officials say testing has concluded that Williston’s drinking water is safe following an oil spill in the Yellowstone River in Montana.
North Dakota’s Health Department says low levels of contaminants were detected in Williston’s water but it’s unclear where they came from. Officials say the water is safe to drink.
A ruptured Bridger Pipeline Co. pipeline spilled 40,000 gallons of oil into the river near Glendive, Montana, last Saturday. The pipeline breach is about 50 river miles from the North Dakota border.
Elevated levels of cancer-causing benzene were found in Glendive’s water supply. The tap water has since been deemed safe.
Officials say the benzene levels in Williston’s water were found to be well within state and federal standards. Testing will continue.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota University System has officially launched the search for the next chancellor.
The application deadline is March 17. Whoever is chosen will start somewhere around the beginning of July.
Interim Chancellor Larry Skogen took over when the board replaced Hamid Shirvani in 2013 after complaints about his leadership style. Skogen will return to his duties as president of Bismarck State college on July 1.
Officials held off on searching for a new, permanent chancellor until after last November’s vote on dumping the state Board of Higher Education in favor of a full-time commission. North Dakota voters rejected the plan.
The University System has contracted with AGB Search to help with the search process. Applications will be reviewed by an advisory committee and the Board of Higher Education.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A state judge in Grand Forks plans to retire in March. Judge Lawrence Jahnke of the Northeast Central Judicial District was appointed a district judge in May 1989. He served 20 years as a judge advocate in the United States Air Force before entering private legal practice in Grand Forks in 1986.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s Transportation Department is giving the public more time to comment on its draft State Management Transit Plan.
The plan describes state policies and procedures for administering various funds from the state and federal governments. It also disseminates transit information to the general public.
The original comment deadline was Jan. 23. It has now been extended to Feb. 2. More information can be found at www.dot.nd.gov .
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – Three inmates at the Williams County Correctional Center in Williston are accused of possessing a cellphone in the jail after two of them allegedly posted photos of themselves on Facebook.
Andrew Nutt, Kevyn Johannesson and William Foy all have been charged with a felony that carries a maximum punishment of five years in prison. Court documents do not list attorneys for any of the men.
Authorities allege Foy smuggled the phone into the jail by hiding it in his underwear, and that Nutt and Johannesson used it to post Facebook photos in December. Foy allegedly invented a charger for the phone.
Foy and Nutt are from Williston. Johannesson is from Blaine, Washington.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – Officials at the Ward County Sheriff’s Department say they’re making progress toward meeting state requirements ordered after the death of an inmate.
State Corrections officials in December found that the jail had not been giving inmates medical physicals as required, had not completed required training for some officers and was operating without sufficient staff.
Sheriff Steve Kukowski told the County Commission this week that the jail is on schedule to have all employees trained by July. Administrators also are working on a contract with Trinity Health to obtain nursing services five days a week.
The jail also began moving some inmates to other facilities last fall at the state’s direction, to reduce crowding.
Capt. Bob Barnard says a state inspector will be working out of the jail beginning next week.
In sports…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – The University of North Dakota football team is getting two transfers from Football Bowl Subdivision schools.
Coach Bubba Schweigert says wide receiver Clive Georges has transferred from the University of Arizona and running back Oscar Nevermann has come from the University of Wyoming. Georges is from Key West, Florida, and Nevermann from Sweden.
Both are enrolled in classes and will participate in spring practices, which get underway March 27.
UND competes in the lower-tier Football Championship Subdivision. The team opens the 2015 season at Wyoming on Sept. 5. Wyoming is led by former North Dakota State coach Craig Bohl.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Bismarck Century 55, Bismarck High 41
Bottineau 64, Westhope-Newburg 35
Cavalier 45, Hillsboro/Central Valley 40
Dakota Prairie 66, Harvey-Wells County 62
Des Lacs-Burlington 57, Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood 51
Fargo North 67, Grand Forks Red River 62
Fargo Oak Grove Lutheran 63, Lisbon 43
Four Winds/Minnewaukan 71, Benson County 47
Griggs County Central 49, Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page 34
Hankinson 77, Fairmount-Campbell-Tintah 32
Hatton-Northwood 66, Park River/Fordville Lankin 36
Heart River 58, Dickinson Trinity 52
Kenmare 59, Powers Lake 40
Lakota/Edmore 68, Warwick 52
Larimore 60, Grafton/St. Thomas 50, OT
Lewis and Clark-Berthold 72, Surrey 48
Lidgerwood-Wyndmere 50, North Sargent 44
May Port CG 79, Drayton/Valley-Edinburg 38
Milnor 63, Sargent Central 45
Minot Our Redeemer’s 75, Minot Bishop Ryan 64
New Rockford-Sheyenne 66, Midkota 47
Rolette-Wolford 73, St. John 56
Rolla 73, Langdon-Munich 37
Rugby 57, Dunseith 27
Sawyer 70, Velva 68
Shiloh Christian 53, Kidder County 41
Solen 69, Grant County 26
Strasburg-Zeeland 82, Napoleon 47
Thompson 71, North Border 32
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Beulah 64, Richardton-Taylor 27
Bismarck Century 70, Bismarck High 44
Bowman County 59, Mott-Regent 35
Burke County 49, Ray 45
Carrington 70, Oakes 33
Central Cass 57, Northern Cass 35
Cheyenne-Eagle Butte, S.D. 64, Standing Rock 51
Hazen 53, Hettinger/Scranton 27
Killdeer 63, Beach 52
Kindred 80, Enderlin 38
LaMoure-Litchville-Marion 60, Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier 41
Lisbon 40, Fargo Oak Grove Lutheran 35
Mandan 58, Dickinson 40
Minot 42, Jamestown 29
Powers Lake 42, Kenmare 19
Richland 56, Maple Valley 48
Shiloh Christian 45, New Salem-Almont 42
Stanley 43, Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood 40
Velva 48, Sawyer 38
Watford City 80, Trenton 40
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final Chicago 104 San Antonio 81
Final Utah 101 Milwaukee 99
Final Boston 90 Portland 89
Final L-A Clippers 123 Brooklyn 84
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final ( 2) Virginia 57 Georgia Tech 28
Final ( 3) Gonzaga 68 Saint Mary’s (Cal) 47
Final ( 7) Arizona 89 Stanford 82
Final ( 8) Notre Dame 85 Virginia Tech 60
Final (23) Indiana 89 (13) Maryland 70
Final DePaul 64 (24) Seton Hall 60
TOP-25 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Whitney Bays scored 25 points to give the Purdue women a 90-88 upset over No. 21 Minnesota yesterday. Bays also tied the game at 88 on a jumper with 1:08 left and finished with six of Purdue’s 13 points in an overtime period that had four ties and four lead changes. Amanda Zahui B. led Minnesota with 26 points.
Final (17) Florida St. 68 ( 4) Louisville 63
Final ( 5) Tennessee 75 LSU 58
Final ( 6) Notre Dame 89 Georgia Tech 76
Final ( 7) Maryland 85 Michigan St. 56
Final (22) Georgia 54 (10) Texas A&M 51
Final (12) North Carolina 67 NC State 63
Final Boston College 60 (15) Duke 56
Final (16) Nebraska 89 Wisconsin 72
Final (18) Mississippi St. 64 Mississippi 62
Final (20) Iowa 76 Michigan 70
Final (23) Syracuse 68 Pittsburgh 60
Final (24) W. Kentucky 80 UTEP 74
NFL…
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) – New England coach Bill Belichick and Patriots quarterback Tom Brady said yesterday they have no explanation for how footballs used in the AFC championship game were underinflated by 2 pounds per square inch. Brady said he has not been contacted by the NFL, even as league officials investigate whether the team cheated against the Indianapolis Colts. Belichick said he almost never thinks about football pressure and doesn’t know what happened, either.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Running back Tommy Mason has died at 75. The Vikings took Mason out of Tulane with the first overall selection in 1961. He played six of his 11 NFL seasons with the Vikings and became their first All-Pro player in 1963. He also was picked for three Pro Bowls.
NBA…
UNDATED (AP) – Pau (pow) and Marc Gasol (gah-SAHL’) have been voted the first brothers to start in the NBA All-Star game.
Pau Gasol of Chicago will start up front for the East along with LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony for the Feb. 15 game in New York. Memphis’ Marc Gasol joins New Orleans’ Anthony Davis and the Clippers’ Blake Griffin in the West frontcourt.
Tom and Dick Van Arsdale played in the 1970 and 1971 games, but the Gasols are the first brothers chosen to start.
Toronto’s Kyle Lowry passed Dwyane (dwayn) Wade in the balloting and will start alongside Washington’s John Wall in the East backcourt.
The West starting guards are Golden State’s Stephen (STEH’-fehn) Curry and Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers.
Steve Kerr of the Golden State Warriors will coach the Western Conference in the All-Star Game on Feb. 15 and Atlanta’s Mike Budenholzer will coach the East.
Blazers forward LaMarcus Aldridge has announced that he could be out six to eight weeks due to a thumb injury that will require surgery. The three-time All-Star tore a ligament in his left thumb during Monday’s win over Sacramento.
The Los Angeles Lakers say Kobe Bryant has a torn right rotator cuff.
The third leading scorer in NBA history injured his right shoulder in the second half of the Lakers’ loss at New Orleans on Wednesday night.
Bryant briefly returned to the game and played essentially with one arm after the injury to his shooting arm.
NASCAR…
UNDATED (AP) – Four-time NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon has announced that he is entering his final season as a full-time driver. Gordon’s 92 wins trail only Hall of Fame drivers Richard Petty and David Pearson. The 43-year-old Gordon debuted in the final race of the 1992 season in Atlanta and won championships in 1995, 1997, 1998 and 2001.
GOLF…
LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) – Michael Putnam carded nine birdies in an 11-hole stretch en route to a 9-under 63 and a one-stroke lead in the PGA’s Humana Challenge in California. Mark Wilson, Blake Adams, John Peterson, Francesco Molinari and Scott Pinckney were tied for second. Phil Mickelson shot a 71 in his first event since the Ryder Cup.
TENNIS…
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – Second seed Roger Federer is done after just three rounds of the Australian Open, losing 6-4, 7-6, 4-6, 7-6 to Andreas Seppi. No. 2 ranked Maria Sharapova had a smooth 6-1, 6-1 win over No. 31 Zarina Diyas in 61 minutes and will next meet No. 21 Peng Shuai (shwy).
In world and national news…
WASHINGTON (AP) – America’s mayors are gathering at the White House today to meet with members of President Barack Obama’s Cabinet and with senior White House officials to discuss relations between the federal government and the nation’s cities. It’s part of the 82nd winter meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Washington. Obama will address the city leaders this afternoon.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – The Northeast is expecting the first significant storm of the season this weekend. The National Weather Service says the exact track of the storm is unclear, but some areas could get up to 8 inches of snow or more. Even areas that escape the snow could face dangerous driving conditions. The forecast is for up to 5 inches of snow for northern and eastern Connecticut. Parts of central Massachusetts could see up to 8 inches.
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) – The United Nations’ human rights agency says the death toll in eastern Ukraine’s conflict has soared above 5,000. A spokesman for the U.N. High Commissioner of Human Rights says the death toll is at least 5,086 and the spokesman says, “we fear that the real figure may be considerably higher.” Despite attempts to talk about a cease fire, Russian-backed separatists say they’ll continue to fight for more territory and will refuse to consider any new cease-fire proposals.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) – Denmark’s foreign minister says the West should start talking to Syrian President Bashar Assad, but Foreign Minister Martin Lidegaard says, “it has to be an absolute condition that Assad must not be part of Syria’s future.” Lidegaard says that stopping the nearly four-year-old civil war means “we then must talk with the present regime.” Lidegaard spoke today ahead of Monday’s meeting in Moscow between the Syrian government and its opponents.
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) – Sierra Leone’s president is easing restrictions on movement and commercial activity now that the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has subsided. But he’s also warning that the fight against the deadly disease is not yet over. President Ernest Bai Koroma says starting today, the country will lift all district quarantines and on Saturday, it’ll extend business hours. Ebola has sickened more than 21,000 people, mostly in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea, but the number of new infections is falling.