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Guests part
of legislative
agenda
(mostly)
Congressional delegates bringing
Miss America, border wall
builder, pension advocate
BY RENÉE JEAN
RJEAN@WILLISTONHERALD.COM
• Olethea and Michael • Steven Hexom • Barbara “Barb” Lee A2 Obituaries A7 Sports
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northern border to the very waistband, Nehring wrote.
“If meeting him can’t
top of the National Border Putney retrieved one of
motivate members of
Patrol Council. Brandon’s his guns and shot the pair
Congress to pass our bill to
input will play a critical to death, then had a woman
safeguard the retirements
role as we work towards a who was in the apartment
of hard-working pension-
tough, bipartisan solution with him call 911, according
ers who did everything
to a stronger border.” to Nehring’s explanation.
right, I don’t know what
Tester said he is taking In charging documents,
can. Dennis is in this fight
the lead on bipartisan bor- police and prosecutors have
not just for himself, but
der security negotiations claimed that Putney was
because he cares so much
in the Senate, and he has arrested after the North
about the hundreds of
worked closely with Judd, Dakota State Crime Lab
thousands of UPS drivers,
who represents nearly examined the guns found
grocery supply workers,
18,000 U.S. Border Patrol in Putney’s apartment and
and others who worked
agents along America’s didn’t find Lott or Washing-
hard to pay the bills and
northern and southern ton’s fingerprints or DNA on
earned their retirements
borders. any of them.
for themselves and their
“For the Border patrol Police also said that Put-
families. He knows how
Agents protecting our ney’s story changed multi-
they will be left in the cold
borders, Sen. Tester is one ple times during question-
if Congress doesn’t act,
of the first calls we make in ing, raising questions about
and Congress could learn
Washington when we need whether he was telling the
a great deal from him.”
help,” Judd said. “Wheth- truth.
Heitkamp said if the
er it is ensuring we have Putney has been held
Central States Teamsters
adequate manpower or the on $2 million bond since
Pension Plan and other
equipment we need to do his arrest, and during that
pension plans are allowed
our job he has been there time his communications
to fail, not only will em-
for us more times than I can have often been restricted.
ployers no longer be able to
count. I especially want to Nathan Madden, assistant
pay promised benefits, but
thank him for inviting me state’s attorney for Wil-
there’s a risk that taxpayers
to the State of the Union. It liams County, has argued
would have to pay billions,
is truly an honor, and one that Putney has tried to
because the Pension Bene-
that I was not expecting.” reach out to witnesses and
fit Guarantee Corporation
Judd has been stationed claimed Putney’s associates
has a $59 billion exposure
in California, Arizona, have threatened potential
and is projected to be insol-
Maine and Montana. His witnesses.
vent by 2025.
lives in Malta. On Friday, Sjue, who is
The cost of backstop-
Tester, as the ranking presiding over the trial,
ping PBGC is more than
member of the Senate ordered that the only people
$101 billion over 20 years,
Homeland Security appro- Putney could speak with
according to the Congres-
priations Subcommittee, until the trial was over were
sional Budget Office.
has advocated for addition- his legal team, his wife and
Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D.,
al manpower, new technol- his young son.
meanwhile, is taking Miss
America, Cara Mund.
ogies and upgraded port On Monday, Putney sat Your Voice. Your News. Get Seen.
“Cara made history
becoming the first Miss
facilities for both the north
and south borders. These
at the defense table with
his attorneys dressed in a Because community matters.
provisions have also been suit and tie. Sjue has given
North Dakota to be
endorsed by the National permission for Putney to ap-
crowned Miss America,”
Border Patrol Council. pear without handcuffs or
Hoeven said. “She is a
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Agriculture Bill
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TRIAL: State analyst says touch DNA analysis rarely works on firearms
FROM PAGE A1 subpoena. Northwest Dis- about the rest of the money
trict Judge Kirsten Sjue and she’d promised him.
Diandre Lott and Donzell
Williams County Assistant An audio recording of the
Washington.
State’s Attorney Nathan interview was played for the
Jeff Nehring, Putney’s
Madden both agreed to jury Wednesday, and in it,
lawyer, told the jury during
have her testify out of order Brown repeatedly expresses
opening statements that
so she could be released disbelief about Lott’s death,
Lott and Washington were
from jail. even nearly a year later.
in Putney’s apartment to
On the stand Wednesday, “I know he wouldn’t go
buy a car when the con-
Nehring asked Brown about nowhere he wasn’t comfort-
versation turned to guns.
her relationship with Lott. able, because he’d already
Putney allowed each one to
The pair were dating and lost his gun,” she said.
hold a gun, at which point
Lott called her moments be- She painted a picture of
the pair tried to rob him.
fore he went to see Putney Lott as a conflicted per-
Nehring said Putney shot
on May 17, 2016. son. He pleaded guilty to
the two in self-defense.
“Would it be fair to say robbing the McDonald’s in
Maier testified that she
you don’t want to be here Williston in 2013 and his
found DNA on swabs taken
today?” Nehring asked. probation on that charge
from three guns, but that
Brown said yes. was revoked shortly before
there wasn’t enough to
Nehring asked for and he was killed.
analyze to determine who
received permission to treat He sold pills that he had
the DNA belonged to. Touch
her as a hostile witness, shipped to him, sometimes
DNA comes from skin cells
which means he was for as much as $70 per pill.
left behind when someone
allowed to ask leading ques- The money he was mak-
holds something. It is new-
tions and request yes or no ing from selling drugs was
er than other kinds of DNA
answers from her. the only thing keeping him
analysis.
Most of Nehring’s ques- in Williston, she said, and Jamie Kelly • Williston Herald
“These items did not
tions revolved around a he had enough money that Emily Hoge, a biological screener at the North Dakota State Crime Lab, examines evidence during
meet our minimum thresh-
phone interview Brown robbery didn’t make sense. Lamar Putney’s murder trial Wednesday. Hoge tested blood and took samples from three firearms
old,” she said.
had with Williston police Putney claims that he killed and their respective magazines during the investigation.
Emily Hoge, another state
Detective Jacob Gregory in Lott and Washington after
crime lab employee, testi-
April 2017. they tried to rob him.
fied that a number of fac-
Nehring asked whether “Lott had money,” Brown
tors, including how much
on their last phone call, Lott said. “He don’t need to rob
someone was sweating,
had said he was going to nobody.”
can affect whether there is
“hit a stain.” Lott had been having
enough touch DNA left on
“No, he told me he would problems in the weeks
an item to analyze.
call me right back,” Brown leading up to his death,
During cross-examina-
said. including fights with an
tion, Nehring asked Maier
In a recording of the ex-girlfriend and a feud
whether it was rare to find
interview with Gregory with another drug dealer.
a usable amount of DNA on
played for the jury, Brown As his problems mounted,
firearms.
did say Lott told her he was he started drinking heavily,
“From my own personal
going to “hit a stain,” which Brown said.
experience, that is what I
she told Gregory meant sell But, in the recording,
have seen,” Maier said.
drugs. Brown also described Lott
Nehring also asked about
Nehring also asked her as “God-fearing.”
the possibility that touch
about the woman Lott was He would wake up every
DNA could be removed by
married to. In his opening morning and read the Bible,
handling.
argument Tuesday, Nehring she said, and the two of
“There is no guarantee
said Lott had married a them had made arrange-
there will be any touch DNA
woman from Jamaica as a ments to be baptized on
left?” Nehring asked.
sham marriage to help the March 22, five days after he
“Correct,” Maier said.
woman become a U.S. cit- was killed.
The jury also heard from
izen. According to county Lott had brought Wash-
the girlfriend of one of the
records, Lott and the wom- ington, his childhood best
men Putney is accused of
an married in November friend, out to Williston and
killing.
2015. Nehring asked Brown bought him a car, Brown
Aariona Brown, who
whether she’d told Gregory said.
was dating Lott, testified
that the woman had paid While on the stand
Wednesday morning and
Lott to marry her. Wednesday morning,
early afternoon. In an
“I had nothing to do with Brown wanted to know why
unusual move, Brown was
his marriage,” Brown said. she had been arrested and
called by the defense, even
In the recording, Brown brought to court.
though the prosecution’s
did mention that the wom- “How you going to use
case is not finished.
an had given Lott a couple me as a material witness?”
Brown was arrested by
thousand dollars as part of she asked. “I was just his
the Williams County Sher-
their arrangement, but she girlfriend. I’ve never even
iff’s Office on Tuesday as a
also told Gregory that Lott met (Putney). You guys just
material witness after she
had told the woman that made me sit in jail for 24
didn’t respond to a defense
she didn’t need to worry hours.”
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Emineth
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BY RENÉE JEAN
RJEAN@WILLISTONHERALD.COM
GNCC has a new Bridges made out of toothpicks are a lesson in engineering at Stony Creek most water divided by the weight
of the bridge, she explained.
exec director, but an BYLZION@WILLISTONHERALD.COM
LEE ZION One team, for example, built
A closer look at the lesson a bridge that held 21 pounds of
old face in Williston The students spent weeks Note: The key to this part of the lesson is the weight of the water was
water, more than any other. But
that bridge, at 89 grams (about 3
building their bridges, only to see not enough. It’s how much water each bridge was able to support when
BY RENÉE JEAN
their teacher destroy them. ounces) weighed more than other
compared to the actual weight of the bridge. Please note that 1 ounce =
RJEAN@WILLISTONHERALD.COM
She’s not being mean, however. bridges in the competition, so in
about 28.35 grams, and 1 pound = about 454 grams
It’s a test to see how much weight the end, it took fourth place.
North Dakota lies along two
each bridge can hold. The winning bridge was 25
proposed super corridors. One TEAM BRIDGE WT. WATER WT. RATIO
The students are part of the grams — about an ounce — but
would run from Canada to Texas, • Jalyn & Ashlyn 184g 5¼ lbs. (2,383g) 12.95
“Genius Hour” class at Stony it withstood 15 pounds of water.
and is called the Theodore Roos- • Kadrian & Sadie 26g 9¼ lbs. (4,199.5g) 161.52
Creek Middle School. Zuri Rye, That means it supported more
evelt Expressway. The other runs • Brian & Landon 25g 15 lbs. (6,810g) 272.4
teacher at the school, said the than 270 times the weight than
between Chicago and ports on • Alaina, Samantha & Cailey 89g 21 lbs. (9,534g) 107.12
idea was to build a bridge entirely the weight of the bridge itself.
the west coast — a strong jump- • Cadence & Quentin 8g 2½ lbs. (1,135g) 141
out of toothpicks and see how Students gasped as they
ing off point for Asian markets. ful, until the weight of the water built it dropped it, and it broke.
much weight it could hold. watched the water being poured
The latter is called the Great destroyed the bridge. All the other bridges were
Five bridges were put to the — and screamed when the bridge
Northern Corridor Coalition, and Bridges ranged in weight from broken as part of the competi-
test, one by one. Each bridge was collapsed.
it is a multi-modal corridor con- 8 grams (about one third of an tion. Once a bridge collapsed, Rye
placed between two desks, placed They also were amazed as more
sisting of highways and railways ounce) to 184 grams (about 6 weighed the bucket to see how
10 inches apart. A bucket was and more water was added to the
along an east-west artery that is ounces). There was also a 417- much water that bridge had been
placed underneath each bridge — bucket.
home to more than 38 million gram bridge (almost 15 ounces), able to support.
suspended from the bridge by a “How the heck is this not
Americans in eight U.S. states. but that one was sadly disquali- The winner wasn’t necessarily
bungee cord. Then Rye filled that broke?” one student gasped.
fied five minutes before the com- the one that held the most water
SEE GNCC PAGE A2 bucket with water, cupful by cup-
petition began. The student who — it was the one that held the SEE PICK PAGE A8
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his girlfriend were in the floor of the area between tion, Nehring asked about
apartment when the shoot- the kitchen and the living giving someone a loaded
ing took place. room and in all three of firearm with the safety
During cross-examina- the apartment’s bedrooms, engaged, even though
Mickel Bond and Brady Howe, of Williston, welcomed a 6-pound, 15-ounce baby girl at tion, defense attorney Jeff Dery said. Among the guns that isn’t what Dery would
5:50 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018. Nehring asked Aide about were two .45-caliber pistols recommend.
Jessica and Nick Hunt, of Williston, welcomed a 7-pound, 5-ounce baby boy at 3:16 whether some photos — a Ruger and a Sig Sauer “That would not be a safe
p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. showed blood smears, and — that were used in the condition,” Dery said.
whether that would indi- shooting. “I wouldn’t be breaking
cate that the person who Another gun, a Desert any laws, though, would I?”
was bleeding had moved. Eagle 1911 .45-caliber pistol, Nehring asked.
Corrections Aide said that was pos-
sible.
was found in the bedroom
that belonged to Regina
Dery said he would not.
When the trial recon-
Nehring also asked about Mallard, Putney’s girlfriend. venes this morning, the
The Herald welcomes readers to contact us about errors that require a correction. blood found on Lott’s hand. It was one of several pistols defense will continue its
To report an error, contact editor@willistonherald.com or call 701-572-2165. Madden had asked Aide found there, and was at the cross-examination of Dery.
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An important program at
Williston State College has
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dent at Williston High School
is one of the first to have gone
through.
Amir Ajbar, a high school
senior, took Tech 101 as a
dual-credit course for both the
high school and the college. He
also got the highest grade in
the class, which he didn’t want
to stress too much.
“He was worried about my
grade in that class. And he
encouraged me to try hard and
actually do the work. At first I
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Two things got Ajbar in the
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has long had a strong interest
Jamie Kelly • Williston Herald in the hard sciences.
Firefighters cut into a door on a business on Second Street East Friday morning. The fire was reported shortly before 7:45 a.m. Around 1 p.m., while firefighters And second, it didn’t hurt
were still on the scene of that fire, another call came in for a house fire on 20th Avenue West.
Fires test city’s new houses, equipment, training ple know how to safely handle
these fires and they were able to
contain the fire to one side of the
BY RENÉE JEAN the time firefighters arrived, Fire to the door,” Catrambone added. building,” he said.
RJEAN@WILLISTONHERALD.COM Chief Jason Catrambone said. The commercial fire, which Around 54 firefighters were
Two fires put Williston’s new “The first person on the scene was at a hydrovac shop that used on scene for that fire, which
firefighting equipment and facil- saw flames 20 feet high coming to be Craig’s Engine Repair, like took eight hours to secure. In
ities to the test on Friday. out of the garage door,” Ca- many commercial facilities had the midst of that battle, how-
One was an early-morning trambone said, and added the several hazards to consider. ever, a call came in for a house
commercial fire at an oilfield person also saw the second floor There were multiple vehicles fire on 20th Avenue West, fully
company’s shop, from which a collapse. inside, welding supplies, tires, involved.
dog was rescued, and the other No people were injured in the flammable liquids and com- A family escaped that, but
a house fire, from which family fire, but a medium-sized dog was pressed gases to contend with. unfortunately with no shoes on
members escaped, but without rescued from the structure. Training, which Williston is the children’s feet.
Submitted
shoes for their children. The dog had to have CPR and now able to offer through its The house fire call went out
oxygen. own academy, was a very import- Petroleum technology instructor Al-
The first fire was called in just over 911 dispatch at about 1 p.m.,
“They were able to (do) that ant part of safely fighting the berto Bellini poses with student Amir
before 8 a.m. Friday morning, and it requested help from any
within minutes of arrival and fire, Catrambone indicated. Ajbar and Williston High School’s vice
and was already well-involved by SEE FIRES PAGE A4 principal, Audrey Larson.
getting the hose on the fire and “With PPE and tactics, our peo-
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of 1967 where Lyle was hired Audrey is survived by her and Lyle’s sons,
as a mechanic by the Crosby International Joseph (Kim), Stanley, Jerome (Lorraine),
Harvester dealer. Audrey’s mother moved Kannapolis, NC, James (Patricia), Stanley;
in with them to help take care of their chil- granddaughters, Shalene (fiancée, Norman
dren. Following the death of Lyle’s mother, Ogden), White Earth, Elizabeth, Minot, Shannon Mouser and Seth Paskin, of Austin, Texas, welcomed a 6-pound, 10-ounce baby
they moved their family and Caroline back Kristal (fiancée, Isaac James), West Fargo; girl at 6:54 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018.
to Stanley, in April 1969, to be closer to Lyle’s step grandchildren, Tyler (Stephanie) Get- Karla and Stephen Mogus, of Alamo, welcomed a 6-pound, 11-ounce baby girl at 3:42
family. They purchased a house in Stanley zlaff, Mandan, Brandon Getzlaff, Stanley, p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018.
and raised their family there. Audrey’s Desiree Getzlaff (companion, Andrew
marriage to Lyle ended in October 1984. She Weidmer), Minot; step great grandchildren,
then moved to Devils Lake and worked as a Courtney Getzlaff, Aiden Getzlaff, and
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using one gun during his
interview and that he never
told her that Mallard had
could indicate that she had and Mallard were trying to fired a shot.
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Jury finds former police chief guilty of sexual abuse of a child WHEAT: Not good
BY SYDNEY MOOK
FORUM NEWS SERVICE
charges in June 2017, appeared Monday
in the Golden Valley County courtroom
with his attorney, Kevin McCabe, for the
identify the marker because she had
to perform sex on the defendant in the
past. The small marking was visible in
news for farmers
BEACH — The former LaMoure police FROM PAGE A1
chief accused of continuously sexual- fourth and final day of the trial. photos which were shown by the state
The trial included testimony from the earlier in the case. Keene is a researcher with the Williston
ly abusing a child under the age of 15 Research Extension Center, and was among
in multiple southwest North Dakota victim, North Dakota Bureau of Investi- Watson denied the allegations made
gations Special Agent Timothy Helmer, against him, saying that he never sexu- those chosen to speak during the Best of the
counties was found guilty Monday at Best program.
the Golden Valley County Courthouse in Watson’s wife and others. Watson testi- ally abused the victim. He also claimed
fied on Monday morning. he never sent lewd photos of himself to “Most farmers currently select the crops
Beach. they will grow based on economics,” Keene
After spending nearly three hours The victim in the case testified last the victim.
week about three separate occasions Watson’s attorney, Kevin McCabe, said said. “How profitable is a given crop likely to
deliberating, the 12-person jury found be in that year? And that certainly makes a lot
James G. Watson, 52, guilty of continu- where she distinctly remembered the state had “failed miserably” in pro-
having to have sexual intercourse with viding corroborating evidence in their of sense. Farming is a business. You need to
ous sexual abuse of a child, a Class AA be profitable. But the approach relies on the
felony. A presentence investigation was Watson in order to be able to go and do case and again pointed to differences in
various things. the victim’s story. At the beginning of his assumption you can grow that crop. That you
ordered by Southwest District Judge Wil- have the fertilizer and herbicides and other
liam Herauf and must be completed in “She had to pay to go,” Golden Valley closing argument McCabe played a video
State’s Attorney Christina Wenko said of the victim saying nothing happened pesticides to make it work.”
60 days. A Class AA felony faces a maxi- With the rise of herbicide-resistant Kochia,
mum of life in prison without parole. during her closing argument. at Buffalo Gap Guest Ranch in her first
This occurred between the fall of 2011 interview with Helmer. He also pointed marestail and many other difficult-to-control
Forum News Service typically does not weeds, such as narrow-leaved hawksbeard,
identify accusers or victims in sexual and January 2012, according to court to other inconsistencies in her story and
documents. spoke of the lack of reporting by the however, that assumption is being challenged.
assault cases. “It’s not good news,” Keene acknowledged,
Charges are still pending against Wat- The victim also testified that Watson victim in the case.
had a small “mole” or skin marking on In Wenko’s response, she said that “but it’s news farmers need to keep in mind.
son in Stark and Hettinger counties. Are we getting close to the place where we
Watson, who was serving as chief left side of his pelvic region which was sexual assault is a “horrific” crime and
not visible when the defendant was noted it would be difficult for someone cannot pick the crop based on how profitable
of police for the LaMoure Police De- it is, but have to choose based on whether we
partment when he was arrested on the wearing underwear. She said she could to come forward and report the crime.
can control the weeds? I think that is a seri-
ous question, and one we don’t like to think
about.”
PUTNEY: The trial is set to last through Friday Weed specialist Dr. Bryan Jenks, with NDSU,
has been conducting research into weed re-
sistance and is among researchers developing
FROM PAGE A1 Mallard’s answers to police
on the day of the shooting new protocols to deal with the situation. Keene
showing up for a positive will talk about that research, as well as addi-
result. came up during Gregory’s
testimony. tional tools farmers can use to clobber difficult
Nehring asked why the weeds that don’t require herbicides.
test hadn’t been sent in to be Nehring asked about the
similarities between the sto- Sequencing of crops is among those tools.
analyzed. By choosing certain sequences, farmers can
Gregory said the North ries Mallard and Putney told
police. He contrasted Mal- prevent many weed problems from happening
Dakota State Crime Lab didn’t at all — and that’s ultimately worth a lot of
lard’s demeanor during her
handle the kind of test used, herbicide cure.
first interview, when she was
and there was difficulty find- The schedule of topics and demonstrations
distraught and crying but an-
ing a private lab that would. during the Best of the Best Wheat Research
swered quickly with how she
“Would you agree in this and Marketing are as follows:
acted on the stand Friday and
particular case, it would have • Update on Sawfly and Midge, Janet Knodel,
Monday, when she paused
been prudent to send the NDSU Extension Fargo, at 9 a.m.
for long stretches in between
results off to a lab that could • A Fungicide Update on Scab and DON, An-
being asked a question and
have tested this properly?” drew Friskop, NDSU Extension , at 9:30 a.m.
Jamie Kelly • Williston Herald giving her answer.
Nerhing asked. Gregory said she was able • Transitioning to Precision Agriculture Us-
Williston police Detective Jacob Gregory, left, examines a piece of
“Yes, it could have been evidence taken from the scene of a double shooting in May 2016. to give quick answers to some ing Yield Maps, John Nowatzki, NDSU Exten-
important information,” questions, but not to others. sion, Fargo, at 11 a.m.
Gregory said. “I was sure we had gotten handgun at Washington • Impact of Wheat Herbicide Residues on
that over to them,” he said because you were as scared “There’s questions in there
The gunshot residue test where she’s using the words Fall-Seeded Cover Crops, Greg Endres, NDSU
was an issue even before and went on to say his office as Lamar?” Nehring asked Extension, Carrington REC, at 11:30 a.m.
hadn’t seen the message Mallard. ‘I’m guessing’ or ‘it’s possi-
Gregory testified about it. ble,’” Gregory said. “If you’re • Hands-on demonstrations including weed
Before the jury returned about the order. “No,” she said. identification, crop sensitivity to Dicamba and
Sjue said the order, which Nehring also questioned telling me this, you should
to the courtroom Monday know this. She shouldn’t 2,4-D, drift reduction strategies, DON testing
morning, Nehring and she issued in court on Jan. Mallard about her call to 911 and impacts of High DON on seedling estab-
25, as well as in writing the after the shooting. During a be guessing, she should be
Nathan Madden, assistant knowing what happened, if lishment, at 1:10 p.m.
state’s attorney for William next day, was clear and that tape played for the jury last • N Fertilization Following a Drought and
the State’s Attorney’s Office week, Mallard can be heard she was there.”
County, clashed over whether Nehring also questioned What does the Clay Chemistry Map Mean For
evidence had been turned should have been checking. crying as she tells a police dis- Me, Dave Franzen, NDSU Extension, at 2:45
Gregory about Lott and
over properly. “I think there should be patcher that she and Putney p.m.
Washington and why they
The defense requested the sanctions against the state,” were being robbed. At one • Moving the Yield Potential of Wheat Up-
were at Putney’s apartment
results of the test done on Nehring said. point she says that there were ward: What we Learned in 2017, Joel Ransom,
that day.
Mallard, but Nehring said Normally, in such cases, the two black men on the floor in NDSU Extension, Fargo, at 3:15 p.m.
Lott had reached out to a
he never received it. Shortly sanction would be excluding the living room. • Weeds are Changing, So Should Your Ap-
mutual friend to get in touch
before trial, he filed a request the results of the test, Sjue Nehring asked how, if she proach to Control them, Claire Keene, Willis-
with Putney the day before
asking to have the prosecu- said, but Nehring said he had been in her bedroom ton REC, 3:45 p.m.
the shooting, and Putney
tion ordered to turn that over. didn’t want that, because he the whole time, like she had Wednesday night, there will also be a
texted Mallard that Lott was
Northwest District Judge thought the results might previously testified, she could banquet and program with the Peterson Farm
going to buy a 2002 Audi A6
Kirsten Sjue ordered the assist his case. have known that. Bros. at 6 p.m. The trio have made themselves
they had for sale.
prosecution to do so by 5 p.m. In the end, both sides She said she opened her an Internet sensation with a variety of parody
Last week, Aariona Brown,
on Jan. 26. agreed that Nehring would be door and was able to see Lott’s videos that showcase farm life. Their mission
who was Lott’s girlfriend, tes-
Nehring said he got an allowed to ask Gregory about body from the doorway. is to educate people about agriculture in a fun
tified that she spoke with Lott
email with photos of the test the delay in sending the “Not only did you say where and entertaining way.
about 10 minutes before the
and the results from Wil- results to the defense. He did they’re located, you said Keene said she hoped the trio would draw
shooting and that he had said
liams County State’s Attorney ask Gregory a few questions they’re down, right?” Nehring in a more general audience, as well as young
he was going to “hit a stain”
Marlyce Wilder on Saturday, about the timing before mov- asked. people in 4H and FFA. The show the Peterson
and would call her back.
but hadn’t gotten anything ing on to the results. “They sure wasn’t up,” brothers plan is meant to have broad appeal.
Brown testified that meant “We hope people who aren’t interested in
before that. During his opening argu- Mallard said. sell someone drugs, but Neh-
ment, Nehring claimed that Nehring also questioned farming will also want to come check them
“As I sit here today, I don’t ring asked Gregory if it could
Mallard had fired a shot after when Putney came into the out,” Keene said. “The Peterson Farm Broth-
even know the extent of the mean robbing someone, and
bedroom and when Mallard ers are pretty funny, and they have definitely
gunshot residue test,” Neh- Putney had already shot Lott produced an entry from the made a national name for themselves. We look
ring said. and Washington. She denied ended her 911 call. website Urban Dictionary forward to having them.”
Madden at first said his of- that on the stand Friday and “So when Lamar walked in, that defined it that way. Thursday, the Wheat Show will continue
fice had handed over the tests again during cross-examina- you hung up phone?” Neh- The prosecution’s case is with topics like intercropping grains, the
on Jan. 26, but after checking tion Monday morning. ring asked. tentatively scheduled to wrap weather outlook for 2018, efforts to develop
with the staff, admitted that “Would you admit you “I’m confused,” Mallard up today. The trial is set to last perennial wheat and more.
hadn’t been done. fired your Desert Eagle 1911 said. “You’re confusing me.” through Friday.
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into the world wheat market A senior at Watford City High School is up for a major
national award, and her teachers can’t stop singing her
praises.
and what’s driving prices Dakota Anne Sipe has been invited to apply as a Presi-
dential Scholar. Only 4,500 students in the entire county
BY RENÉE JEAN are invited to participate, according to information
RJEAN@WILLISTONHERALD.COM released by the school.
That field of candidates will be narrowed down over
Farmers planted more acres of winter wheat
the next few months to 600 semifinalists, and then to 161
than the market expected, but those numbers
Presidential Scholars. These scholars are then invited to
are misleading, according to marketing expert
the White House in June for a recognition ceremony.
Dr. Frayne Olson, with NDSU.
Her teachers heaped praises on her when they learned
“Just because they put seed in the ground
of the award.
doesn’t mean they put fertilizer on,” he said.
“Dakota is the the hardest working, most organized
In that area of the country, it is not uncom-
student I have, hands down,” said Cody Brooks, her
mon to put wheat in the ground, and then wait
business teacher. “She has so many things on her plate,
to see what happens. If it looks good in the
and she manages to get everything done. To the highest
spring, then the farmers can top-dress their
quality possible.”
planted wheat and go.
“The market is going to trade that number,” ‘AMAZING’
Olson said, “but it could change.” Brooks said he was surprised when he looked at her
The next graphic showed that a major schedule.
question mark is hovering over the fields in “I’m like, ‘Holy, Dakota, how do you do it?’ And she’s
the heart of winter wheat country. The U.S. like, ‘I don’t know. I just get it done.’”
Drought monitor is tan, brown and red all over John Zenz, her math teacher, was equally impressed.
that area. “It’s amazing how many books she carries in between
“Forty-seven percent of winter wheat bush- classes. Books this high of all the things that she’s work-
els are under some kind of drought,” Olson ing on,” he said holding his hands to mimic a stack about
said. 3 feet tall.
That may ultimately not matter, if spring “She’s able to get everything done, turned in on time.
brings a nice shot of rain, Olson acknowl- And she’s challenged in some of her courses, but she rises
edged, but what he hopes is that the overall to the challenge. And she works her butt off,” Zenz said.
situation plants a seed in his audience of Lee Zion • Williston Herald
Berton Bates, her science teacher, noted that some- Dakota Anne Sipe of Watford City High School, has been invited to apply as a
Mon-Dak-area farmers’ minds. times, Sipes does get stressed. But not for long.
“This is something the market will be Presidential Scholar, a rare honor extended to only 4,500 high school seniors in
“She just seems frantic — in the end, everything turns the entire country. Only 600 of these get selected as finalists, and only 161 high
paying attention to when winter wheat breaks
dormancy,” he said. “So when should you be SEE CANDIDATE PAGE A9 school seniors in the entire country are named as Presidential Scholars.
watching markets?”
That dormancy is likely to break sometime
in mid to late March and early April, he said.
Spikes in price are likely then, and that’s an
opportunity for farmers to get a better price
than the market would otherwise allow.
Man given $500K bond on rape charge
For spring wheat, the market is hanging its
attention on two things. First, the number of BY JAMIE KELLY had ordered her to open her legs again, asked what his wrong was he stated, ‘pun-
EDITOR@WILLISTONHERALD.COM according to charging documents. She ishing her (too) hard,’” a sheriff ’s deputy
acres planted, which will be known March 31.
“Late March, first part of April, things might An Arnegard man was ordered held on also told officers that Casiano had pinned wrote in the affidavit of probable cause.
get exciting,” he said. $500,000 bond Wednesday after he was her arms above her head and put his hand Casiano told the deputy the assault
North Dakota, meanwhile, will start plant- accused of holding down and raping a around her throat. had happened Sunday, and “everything
ing its spring wheat in mid April to May. woman Sunday. A deputy waited for Casiano at his cabin was fine” when he left for work Monday,
“That’ll be the next wave of what’s the Dwayne Casiano, 37, is charged with at an Arnegard crew camp, and when Ca- charging documents state. He said when
weather doing, what kind of progress are we one class AA felony count of gross sexual siano arrived, he told the officer, “I went a he returned from work Monday to find
making,” he said. imposition. According to an affidavit of little aggressive and was punishing her,” a note from the woman saying she had
Rain is the big wild card for spring wheat, probable cause filed in Northwest District court records said. Police allege Casiano gotten a hotel room in Williston.
once again, Olson said. As it is for all catego- Court, a woman contacted the McKenzie admitted he wanted to punish the woman The woman told police that Casiano
ries of wheat. County Sheriff ’s Office Monday and asked because he claimed she’d been unfaithful. had sent her videos from outside the
Olson brought up the North American about North Dakota’s rape law, telling a He told an officer that the woman told hotel where she was staying shortly
drought monitor map. It showed a big deputy she’d been held down and forced him to stop while they were having sex, before he was arrested, according to the
droughty area hanging out and chilling over to have sex. and that he did, but started to have sex affidavit.
a well-known durum pocket in the Saskatche- The woman said Casiano had assault- with her again, charging documents He is scheduled to have a preliminary
wan and Manitoba area. ed her on Sunday, and that when she state. hearing on the charge on April 12. If
closed her legs to try and stop the rape, he “Dwayne Casiano stated he wanted convicted, he faces a sentence of up to life
SEE WHEAT PAGE A9 to right his wrong last night, and when in prison.
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aerating grain
spend a lot of time with my Nehring re-iterated what
in self-defense when they tried family. I had complete faith in son,” he said.
to rob him. He was released my attorneys.” Putney’s cousin, Danielle SEE TRIAL PAGE A2
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Therapy business owner explains the growth of services Wheels were turning in farmer’s minds
on day two of Williston’s Hard Spring
Wheat Show, and you could see it happen-
morning at Million Cups, a had a job in Glendive, Mon- go into the hospital. And Josh ing after each talk.
BY LEE ZION business-to-business group tana, supervising aides who is like, ‘Oh! You should go pri- Farmers clustered around the speakers
LZION@WILLISTONHERALD.COM that meets at Teton Lounge on worked with children. She vate.’ I was like, ‘What?’” who’d brought them some new food for
Her business is helping kids, the first Monday of the month. lived in Sidney, while her She thought that was too thought, whether it was the guy who
but even that needs a business She described her journey for husband, Josh commuted to scary. Besides, the rents were talked about grain aeration, the gal who
plan. And then some. the business leaders at the Williston, where he owns Mon- too high at the time. talked about intercropping at a produc-
Katie Kringen, of Chatter event. dak Sports. But her husband had a way er-driven research farm in Saskatchewan,
Pediatric Services, said it was “a Kringen had a career in That was too spread out, and around that. He said she could the researcher developing perennial
little bit of fate” that got her to pediatric therapy, which took the two of them decided to set up shop inside his store. wheat, or any of the other great topics.
open her own business, in her her throughout western North make Williston their home. “OK, now this is getting really Dr. Ron Palmer is an engineer, and his
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when he shot two men in May 2016.
The jury found Putney not guilty of
two counts of murder Thursday after
deliberating for three hours. He was
arrested in Sept. 2016 for the May 2016
shooting deaths of Diandre Lott and
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- $17,481
PRICE $39,700 PRICE $35,899
What affects your WiFi?
Stock # Vehicle Mileage Engine Price Payment
• Brick • Reinforced Concrete P0081A 2012 Ford F-150 101,548 5.0L V8 FFV, 4WD $19,175 $321.95/mo.
XLT SuperCrew LongBox
• Metal • Metallic Blinds
P0120 2016 Ford Expedition XLT 46,895 EcoBoost 3.5L V6, 4WD $29,900 $424.76/mo.
• Marble • Energy Efficient Windows P0118 2016 Chevrolet Malibu 1LT 44,702 1.5L DOHC, FWD $15,330 $219.27/mo.
• Mirrors • Electronics & Appliances P0132 2017 Ford Edge Titanium 19,184 EcoBoost 2.0L I4, AWD $28,960 $359.52/mo.
58012A 2012 Ford F-350SD 45,819 6.2L V8, 4WD $34,875 $494.93/mo.
King Ranch
10% Customer Cash; Tax, Title,
& License Fees Not Included;
Advanced WiFi is only available to customers on 10Mb package or higher. Nemont is not responsible for any devices Calculated using 4% APR and
added to the home after the Birth Certificate is created. If Internet service is terminated, the router and access points longest available term; On
Approved Credit; See sales
must be returned to Nemont within 30 days. Nemont is not responsible for end user devices. If you bump down to a
consultant for details.
speed lower than 10 Mb, your Advanced WiFi will be terminated and your billing statement will reflect the changes.
Please see all Internet Terms and Conditions at www.nemont.com/internet.
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