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Jamestown Chief of Police Scott Edinger receives award for his work

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JAMESTOWN – Jamestown Chief of Police Scott Edinger received the 2024 Sworn Member of the Year Award from the Police Chiefs Association of North Dakota on June 25 in Minot.

The award was presented at the organization’s conference in Minot.

The Sworn Member of the Year Award is given based on continual, exceptional performance of duty, clearly above that normally expected which has contributed to the success of their department, according to the Police Chiefs Association of North Dakota website,

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The award criteria: the recipient’s conduct is significantly superior, exhibits conduct which would tend to establish a positive role model for others, is cooperative and productive to significantly further police missions and demonstrates positive personal initiative and expertise, according to the website.

“His life is full of service and helping others,” said David Peterson, chief of police in Williston, North Dakota, and a member of the selection committee that chose Edinger for the award.

“I’m proud of the selection and happy for Chief Edinger,” Peterson said.

The Police Chiefs Association of North Dakota is made up of members who are hired by municipalities across the state of North Dakota. Membership includes command staff-level members from over 60 cities and towns in North Dakota. Non-command staff can be associate members of the organization.

“I certainly didn’t expect this,” Edinger said of receiving the award. “Anytime something like this happens, it’s hard to take credit for anything like that because in my position it’s so dependent upon everybody that I work with  — everybody that works at the police department from command staff to patrol to the clerical staff, elected officials and support of the community. … nothing that I do is possible without that.”

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Maj. Justin Blinsky, assistant chief of police for the Jamestown Police Department, nominated Edinger for the award.

“Chief Edinger’s nomination was based not only on his current work product but also a culmination of his career,” he said.

Edinger has longtime career in Jamestown

Edinger is a native of North Dakota who grew up in Lusk, Wyoming. He worked for the Niobrara County Sheriff’s Office in Lusk for about three years before returning to North Dakota and joining the Jamestown Police Department in 1994, where he has served for 30 years.

Edinger began his work at JPD as a patrol officer and after several years was chosen for the Stutsman County Drug Task Force, where he served for many years. He was promoted to corporal during that time and after completing his task force assignment was assigned to the detective division. Edinger was recognized for his work on the task force and detective division in several large-scale investigations and successful prosecutions, Blinsky said. While serving in the detective division, he was promoted to sergeant.

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He was selected for Jamestown chief of police in 2012.

In his nomination of Edinger for the award, Blinsky wrote that he is a “leader, mentor, and works hard for the betterment of each police department employee. He clearly enjoys coming to work each day.”

Blinsky noted Edinger’s cumulative work, saying it exhibits “exceptional performance of duty that has a direct impact on the continued success of the Jamestown Police Department.”

During Edinger’s tenure as chief, numerous changes have been implemented to ensure the police department is “as efficient, modernized, employee-centric, and structured as possible, while balancing the interests of the City of Jamestown,” Blinsky wrote.

Blinsky said Edinger is willing to listen to new ideas or reasoning for changes while keeping a “big picture” perspective on how changes can have unintended consequences.

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Edinger also relates well with citizens and shows compassion and humility, Blinsky said. He has been recognized by department employees, citizens, social groups, attorneys, judges, advocates and even some individuals convicted of crimes that he investigated for his work product and personal attributes, Blinsky wrote.

Edinger has received the following awards/commendations in his career from the Jamestown Police Department: Medal of Honor award, five Honorable Service awards, seven Exceptional Duty awards, four unit citations and Officer of the Year 2005. He was also recognized for his participation and response multiple times to assist Morton County during the Dakota Access Pipeline protests in 2016-2017.

Edinger oversees 29 full-time sworn, three part-time sworn and four civilian staff at JPD.

Edinger served two terms as president of the Police Chiefs Association of North Dakota and is currently past president. He has provided testimony and insight to state legislators to help guide them through changes in state laws and procedures and also served on several advisory committees and community boards, Blinsky said.

Edinger said the award he received is a Jamestown Police Department award, noting the quality of the people who work there.

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“Because of that, it makes everything that I do so much easier,” he said. “I guess I look at it as part of my job is to fight for those employees and look out for their well-being and I think that’s probably why that it (the award nomination) got submitted.”

Kathy Steiner has been the editor of The Jamestown Sun since 1995. She graduated from Valley City State College with a bachelor’s degree in English and studied mass communications at North Dakota State University, Fargo. She reports on business, government and community topics in the Jamestown area. Reach her at 701-952-8449 or ksteiner@jamestownsun.com.





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Two juveniles injured in rollover near Valley City, ND

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VALLEY CITY, N.D. — Two juveniles were injured in a single-vehicle rollover Sunday evening, June 30, about 5 miles southeast of Valley City, according to the North Dakota Highway Patrol.

The patrol said a 13-year-old Valley City boy was driving a 2011 Chevrolet Equinox west on 36th Street Southeast at about 6:20 p.m. Sunday with a 14-year-old Valley City boy as a passenger. The patrol said the Equinox failed to slow down for a T intersection at 121st Avenue Southeast and went through the intersection, entered the ditch and rolled. The Equinox came to rest in a wheat field southwest of the intersection, the patrol said.

Both juveniles were transported by private party to CHI Mercy Health in Valley City where they were treated for their non-life-threatening injuries.

Charges are being investigated for the 13-year-old driver who was not wearing a seat belt, the patrol said. The passenger was wearing a seat belt.

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The patrol said the names of the juveniles will not be released.

The patrol is investigating the crash.

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American Legion Baseball roundup: Willmar leaves Fargo with a win

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FARGO, N.D. — The Willmar American Legion baseball team was able to end its weekend tournament on a high note.

After dropping its first three games of the Jim Pettersen Fargo-Moorhead Invitational, Post 167 clinched a 4-0 victory against Tri-City Red on Sunday.

Tri-City Red is a team composed of players from Mounds View High School.

All four of Willmar’s runs came in the first inning. Cullen Gregory led Post 167’s offense, going 2-for-3. Braeden Fagerlie was 1-for-3 with a run and an RBI. Conlan Carlson, Blake Reiman and Connor Smith also scored runs in the victory.

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Post 167 opened the tournament with an 11-0 loss to the St. Cloud Chutes on Friday. That was followed up by 2-1 losses to the Brookings (South Dakota) Bandits and the Bismarck (North Dakota) Governors on Saturday.

Willmar heads to Green Lake Diamonds in Spicer on Tuesday to play New London-Spicer. Game time is slated for 7 p.m.

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Willmar 4, Tri-City Red 0

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Hitting – Tri-City Red: Ryan Maylone 1-4, Sawyer Anderson 1-4, Hayden Sperbeck 2-4, Carter Byers 2-3, Robbie Price 1-3 … Willmar: Conlan Carlson 1-4 r, Blake Reiman 1-2 r hbp, Mason Thole 0-3 rbi, Braeden Fagerlie 1-3 r rbi, Connor Smith 1-3 r, Cullen Gregory 2-3, Gavin Banks 1-1

Pitching (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) – Tri-City Red: Sam Moen (L) 6-7-4-1-0-2 … Willmar: Dylan Staska (W) 6-6-0-0-4-2, Tyler Madsen (Sv) 1-1-0-0-0-2

The Bismarck Governors’ Jace Groseclose and Gavin Lill combined to throw a no-hitter against Willmar.

Mason Thole scored Post 167’s lone run on a groundout by Jaxin Schirmers in the top of the seventh inning.

Hitting – Willmar: Mason Thole 0-0 r bb, Jaxin Schirmers 0-1 rbi … Bismarck: Lucas Vasey 0-1 r bb-2 sb, Charlie Vig 0-1 rbi, Gavin Lill 1-3 rbi, Michael Fagerland 2-3 2b sb, Jace Groseclose 1-2 2b hbp, Hank Barry 0-1 r hbp

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Pitching (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) – Willmar: Landon Ogdahl (L) 5-3-2-1-2-2, Thole 1-1-0-0-0-1 … Bismarck: Groseclose (W) 6-0-1-1-5-5, Lill (Sv) 1-0-0-0-0-0

Brookings’ Jack Merrit delivered a two-run single in the bottom of the seventh inning for a walk-off victory against Willmar.

Dylan Staska, Blake Reiman and Gavin Banks each finished with a hit for Post 167. Tyler Madsen scored the team’s lone run in the top of the second.

Connor Smith finished with four strikeouts over 6-1/3 innings.

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Hitting – Willmar: Dylan Staska 1-3, Tyler Madsen 0-1 r bb hbp sb, Blake Reiman 1-2, Gavin Banks 1-3 … Brookings: Breck Hirrschoff 1-2 hbp sb, Zach Struck 1-3, David Brink 1-3, Owen Schneider 1-1 r, Tane Friedrich 1-3 r sb, Jack Merrit 2-3 rbi-2

Pitching (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) – Willmar: Connor Smith (L) 6.1-7-2-2-1-4 … Brookings: Schneider (W) 7-3-1-1-2-6

Glenwood-Lowry 5, Montevideo 3

Noah Jensen’s two-out, two-run RBI single drove in the game-winning run for Glenwood-Lowry as it secured the championship title against host Montevideo.

Nathan Dell pitched a complete game for Glenwood-Lowry and earned the win. He struck out four and walked one, allowing 10 hits, three runs and two earned runs over seven innings.

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Cooper Dack and Ben Gunlogson both went 2-for-4 for Montevideo. Gunlogson added a run.

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Hitting – Glenwood-Lowry: Jack Majerus 1-4 rbi sb, Alex Panitzke 1-4 r-2 bb 2b, Dylan Alexander 2-4 rbi bb, Noah Jensen 1-3 rbi-2 bb, Riley Dell 0-3 bb, Connor Erickson 1-3 bb, Levi Johnson 1-4 r, Austin Ballhagen 1-3 r-2 bb, Nathan Dell 1-1 rbi bb … Montevideo: Griffin Epema 1-4, Ben Gunlogson 2-4 r, Cooper Dack 2-4, Gannon Reidinger 1-4, Landon Olson 0-3 rbi, Jackson Baldwin 1-2 r rbi, Sam Knoop 1-3, Cameron Kibler 1-3 r rbi, Dan Gunlogson 1-3

Pitching (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) – Glenwood-Lowry: N. Dell (W) 7-10-3-2-1-4 … Montevideo: Dack (L) 5-8-5-4-4-, Epema 1-1-0-0-3-2, D. Gunlogson 1-0-0-0-0-1

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New London-Spicer out-hit Holdingford 10-3 in a victory at Holdingford.

Nolan Johnson was 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBIs and two runs for Posts 545/537. Chi Schneider was 2-for-3 with a double, two runs and an RBI.

Grant Paffrath tossed all seven innings for the win, striking out five.

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Hitting – NLS: Garret White 1-4 r, Luke Knudsen 1-4 r, Chi Schneider 2-3 2b r-2 rbi hbp, Carson McCain 1-3 r bb, Nolan Johnson 2-3 hr r-2 rbi-4 hbp, Grant Paffrath 1-3 r bb, Cole Laughlin 0-4 rbi, Fisher Glauvitz 1-3, Eli Jacobson 1-3 2b rbi-3 … Holdingford: Masyn Patrick 1-4 rbi, Dierks Opatz 0-3 r bb sb, Luke Bieniek 1-4 2b r rbi, Dominick Hoikka 1-3 2b rbi-2

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Pitching (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) – NLS: Paffrath (W) 7-3-4-1-4-5 … Holdingford: Chase Lyon (L) 2-5-5-5-2-1, Hoikka 5-5-4-4-0-3

Montevideo 9, Breckenridge 0

Montevideo secured a win over Breckenridge at its home tournament.

Leading Post 59’s offense was Sam Knoop. He went 1-for-2 with two runs and two RBIs.

Gannon Reidinger and Cooper Dack combined to strike out seven and hold Breckenridge to one hit and one walk.

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Hitting – Breckenridge: Cooper Roberts 1-2… Montevideo: Ben Gunlogson 1-2 r rbi bb, Cooper Dack 1-3 rbi-2, Landon Olson 0-0 r bb-2 hbp, Jackson Baldwin 0-2 r-2 bb, Brendan Koosmann 0-3 r rbi, Cameron Kibler 0-2 r hbp, Sam Knoop 1-2 r-2 rbi-2 sb, Dan Gunlogson 1-2 rbi

Pitching (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) – Breckenridge: Gabe Armitage (L) 2-2-5-4-3-0, Alejandro Sanchez 2-2-4-0-2-2 … Montevideo: Gannon Reidinger (W) 4-1-0-0-0-5, Dack 1-0-0-0-1-2

Montevideo 3, Prinsburg 0

Sam Knoop struck out 14 in Montevideo’s victory over Prinsburg in Montevideo.

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Cooper Dack finished 1-for-1 with a double and two runs scored for Post 59. Landon Olson drove in two runs in a 1-for-3 effort.

Payton Meyer had Prinsburg’s lone hit.

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Hitting – Prinsburg: Payton Meyer 1-3 … Montevideo: Cooper Dack 1-1 2b r-2 bb-2, Gannon Reidinger 0-3 r, Landon Olson 1-3 rbi-2, Dan Gunlogson 1-2

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Pitching (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) – Prinsburg: Wesley Fussy (L) 6-3-3-0-2-3 … Montevideo: Sam Knoop (W) 7-1-0-0-2-14

Glenwood-Lowry 9, Anoka 8

Noah Jensen led a trio of Glenwood-Lowry players with multiple hits in a victory over Anoka in Montevideo.

Jensen finished 3-for-3 with a double, three RBIs and a run scored. Dylan Alexander was 2-for-4 with a double, two RBIs and a run. Alex Panitzke was 2-for-4 with a double and two runs.

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Hitting – Anoka: Sam Poser 1-3 2b rbi bb, Hunter Brunner 0-3 r bb, Brayden Cherry 1-3 2b r bb, Logen Jaeger 0-2 rbi bb-2, Clay Bernard 0-2 r-2 bb-2, Trevor Lang 2-3 rbi, Marshal Rassatt 2-4 2b r rbi-2, Parker Seaman 1-4 r rbi … Glenwood-Lowry: Jack Majerus 1-4 3b r, Alex Panitzke 2-4 2b r-2, Dylan Alexander 2-4 2b r rbi-2, Noah Jensen 3-3 2b r rbi-3 bb, PJ Johnson 1-4, Connor Erickson 1-3 2b r, Levi Johnson 1-3 rbi, Austin Ballhagen 1-3 r sb, Zach Guggisberg 0-2 r

Pitching (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) – Anoka: Parker Nedland 1.2-6-5-1-0-1, Jackson Provoncha (L) 4.1-6-4-3-1-1 … Glenwood-Lowry: Panitzke 4-5-6-6-3-2, PJ Johnson (W) 3-2-2-2-4-3

Glenwood-Lowry 9, SH/MACCRAY 0

Austin Ballhagen struck out five while giving up just two hits and one walk in Glenwood-Lowry’s win over Sacred Heart/MACCRAY at Montevideo.

Connor Erickson finished 2-for-3 with a double, two RBIs and a run for Posts 187/263.

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Wyatt Swenson and Trevor Peterson both had hits for the Scarlets.

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Hitting – SH/MACCRAY: Wyatt Swenson 1-1 hbp, Trevor Peterson 1-2 … Glenwood-Lowry: Jack Majerus 1-3 r rbi-2 sb, Alex Panitzke 1-1 r-2 bb-2, Dylan Alexander 0-2 r hbp, Noah Jensen 1-2 r rbi-2 hbp, PJ Johnson 0-2 r bb, Connor Erickson 2-3 2b r rbi-2, Austin Ballhagen 0-2 r bb, Levi Johnson 1-3 2b rbi, Zach Guggisberg 0-1 r bb

Pitching (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) – SH/MACCRAY: Grayson Ahrenholz (L) 3.2-5-8-8-4-3, Blake Grimsley 0.1-1-1-0-1-0 … Glenwood-Lowry: Ballhagen (W) 5-2-0-0-1-5





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Consecutive Fargo motorcycle crashes leave 1 man dead

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FARGO — Two consecutive motorcycle crashes in Fargo left one driver dead late Saturday, June 29, press releases from the North Dakota Highway Patrol and Fargo Police Department said.

According to the North Dakota Highway Patrol, a 19-year-old Wahpeton man was riding a motorcycle at 8:28 p.m. eastbound on 55th Avenue South from 38th Street South, near Walmart, in Fargo. The man lost control of the motorcycle and struck a curb, then was ejected from the motorcycle and struck a light pole.

The Fargo Police Department, Fargo Fire Department and medical personnel treated the injured man before he was taken to Essentia Health in Fargo, where he died from his injuries.

To avoid the first crash, a second motorcyclist, another 19-year-old Wahpeton man, took evasive action and overturned, the Highway Patrol said. His injuries were not considered to be life-threatening.

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Both motorcyclists were wearing helmets, the Highway Patrol said.

The North Dakota Highway Patrol and Fargo Police Department continue to investigate the crashes.

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