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CSi Weather…
.SUNDAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain.
Lows around 40. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WASHINGTONS BIRTHDAY…Rain. Highs in the upper 40s.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the
lower 30s. Highs in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
.THURSDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow. Highs
in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY…Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
snow. Snow may be heavy at times. Lows 15 to 20. Highs around 30.
A Colorado low pressure system beginning to evolve Thursday and Friday
across the central plains. Its northern snow shield may impact the
forecast area.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Fire department was called out around 12:30pm Friday for a natural gas leak at 619 5th Street Northeast. Large sheets of ice slid off the rear of the house and clipped the gas meter. Lt. Sheldon Mohr says MDU was called to the scene and disconnected the service line, and was to make repairs to the meter.
It’s not know if any other damages occurred. No injuries were reported.
He says 27 City fire fighters responded to the all-call at the fire station, and 10 were dispatched to the scene, while the remainder were on standby. The fire department was on the scene about one hour.
Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Police is warning residents regarding a convicted high sex offender who has changed addresses within the City of Jamestown.
41 year old Timothy Richard Olpin is a white male, six feet tall, weighing 225 pounds with hazel eyes and gray hair.
Olpin now resides at 1018 4th Avenue SW, #20, in Jamestown, ND.
Olpin has been assigned a high risk assessment by the North Dakota Risk Level Committee of the North Dakota Attorney General’s Office.
He was convicted of gross sexual imposition involving a 14 year old girl, on six occasions. He met the girl while recruiting members for a gang. He was convicted in January 2000, in Morton County District Court.
Disposition: six years, with five years suspended for five years.
He was convicted of 3rd degree sexual assault, when at age 16, Olpin molested a five year old boy he was supervising in a church basement.
He was convicted in May of 1991 in Frederick, County, Juvenile Court, in Maryland.
Disposition: Probation.
Olpin is currently on probation with ND Parole and Probation.
Olpin is not wanted by police at this time and has served the sentence imposed by the court. This notification is meant for public safety and not to increase fear in the community, nor should this information be used to threaten, assault, or intimidate the offender.
Attempts to harass, intimidate or threaten these offenders, or their families, landlords or employers will be turned over for prosecution.
Printed handouts of of the demographics of Olpin are available on the North Dakota Attorney General’s web site
Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Police is warning residents that a convicted high risk sex offender has changed addresses within the city.
28 year old Matthew Jacob Lee Graham now resides at 202 2nd Avenue, Southwest, (SW City Parking Lot) Jamestown, ND
His vehicle is a 2000 maroon Dodge Caravan, (Temporary ND license)
Graham has been assigned a high risk assessment by the North Dakota risk level committee, of the North Dakota Attorney General’s Office.
Offense: Indecent Exposure involving a five year old male family friend.
Conviction Date: April 2004, Kidder County, ND
Disposition: Mesabi Academy treatment facility.
Graham is not wanted by police at this time and has served the sentence imposed by the court.
This notification is meant for public safety and not to increase fear in the community, nor should this information be used to threaten, assault, or intimidate the offender.
Any attempts to harass, intimidate or threaten these offenders, their families, landlords, or employers will be turned over for prosecution.
Printed handouts of the demographics of Graham are available at the Jamestown Police Department.
More information on registered sex offenders is available at the North Dakota Attorney General’s web site: www.sexoffender.nd.gov
Valley City (CSi) Valley City residents interested in running for the unexpired City Commission seat, of former commission Richard Ross, may take out a petition to collect the necessary signatures needed to have their name placed the May 23rd ballot.
March 14,2017 is the deadline to submit petitions to the City Auditor’s Office.
The Special election will be held May 23,2017, in the Valley City Commission Chamber.
Bismarck (CSi) The North Dakota State Lottery officials say the player who bought a ticket in the 2 by 2 game, won $44,000 in the drawing on February 14, 2017. The regular $22,000 amount was doubled, because the ticket winning numbers matched on “Doubler Tuesday.”
The winning numbers were Red: 7-24, White: 11-26.
North Dakota State Lottery sales and marketing manager, Ryan Koppy says, the ticket was purchased at the Medina General Store.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The Army has formally ended further environmental study of the Dakota Access oil pipeline’s disputed crossing beneath a Missouri River reservoir in North Dakota.
The Army published notice Friday in the Federal Register that it’s scrapping the study launched last month by the Army Corps of Engineers. The study was ordered amid concerns from the Standing Rock Sioux and other Native American tribes that a pipeline leak beneath Lake Oahe would pollute drinking water.
President Donald Trump later pushed to advance pipeline construction. The Army gave Texas-based developer Energy Transfer Partners permission for the crossing on Feb. 8.
Pipeline opponents have continued to call for more study. The Indigenous Environmental Network says more than 100,000 comments have already been submitted.
The Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Sioux also are fighting the pipeline in court.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota House has killed a bipartisan proposal that would let North Dakota voters decide once again whether to eliminate the state Treasurer’s Office.
The resolution failed 68-18 on Friday.
It was sponsored by Republican Rep. Mike Nathe of Bismarck and Democratic Sen. Tim Mathern of Fargo. The idea was to close the office and split its duties among other agencies.
The state treasurer manages cash for North Dakota agencies and distributes some tax collections to local governments.
North Dakota’s voters have defeated attempts to abolish the office in 2000 and 1984.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) — The latest flood outlook from the National Weather Service indicates there’s a minimal chance for the Souris River to reach major flood stage in North Dakota or to cause significant problems.
The flood outlook issued earlier this month raised concerns because of heavy snowfalls earlier in the winter.
Snowpack in the area is still significant and carries enough moisture to be concerning, particularly if precipitation were to occur once the melt gets underway. But National Weather Service hydrologist Allen Schlag says the current weather outlook favors a manageable runoff.
The Souris River flooding in 2011 caused an estimated $1 billion in damage in northern North Dakota and prompted the evacuation of 10,000 people in Minot.
In sports…
Bismarck (CSi) The Jamestown Blue Jays Boys Hockey team was eliminated Thursday in the loser-out bracket of the West Region Tournament in Bismarck, defeated by Williston in a 3-2 upset.
The loss ends the Jays season with a 9-14 overall record.
Valley City (CSi) Dakota Valley Fowlers Chapter of Delta Waterfowl, holds it Annual Banquet, Saturday February 25, 2017, from 5-p.m., to 7-p.m., at the Valley City Eagles Club.
Doors open at 5-p.m., dinner at 6:30-p.m.
Proceeds will benefit the Valley City High School Trap Shooting Team.
Single Meal Only: $25
Youth Meal Only: $15
Family of four Meal Only: $60
Youth Membership & Meal: $35
Single Membership & Meal: $45
Couples Meal & one membership: $60
The event is student and family friendly, with unique raffles, auction items, guns, gear and more.
In world and national news…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Billionaire investor Wilbur Ross has cleared a Senate hurdle on the path to confirmation as commerce secretary. The vote Friday was 66-31 to move ahead on the nomination. A final vote is expected the week of Feb. 27, after a weeklong congressional recess. Ross is estimated to be worth nearly $3 billion and has extensive business ties around the globe. Supporters say that makes him ideal to represent American business interests abroad.
NEW YORK (AP) — Municipalities nationwide including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Minneapolis, and Skokie, Illinois, are urging a federal judge to continue blocking President Donald Trump’s travel ban. New York City’s chief lawyer filed papers Friday in federal court in Brooklyn on behalf of nearly three dozen cities. The filing says the ban against seven predominantly Muslim countries damages the economies and cultures of the cities. They also say it harms efforts to keep cities safe, including against terrorists. The White House has said the order is necessary to protect against terrorism.
SEATTLE (AP) — A federal magistrate has declined to release a man arrested by immigration agents despite his participation in a federal program to protect those brought to the U.S. illegally. And he’s referred the matter to an immigration judge. The arrest last week of Daniel Ramirez Medina thrust him into a national debate over the immigration priorities of President Donald Trump. Lawyers for Ramirez had asked the magistrate for his immediate release. Court documents filed by the government say Ramirez admitted to having gang ties when questioned by an immigration agent. His lawyers said the allegation was false.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says it sees signs that the Islamic State group is preparing for the loss of its de facto capital in Raqqa, Syria. Syrian Arab and Kurdish fighters allied with the U.S. have been closing in gradually on Raqqa, blocking IS avenues of escape and reinforcement from the north and west. The Trump administration is considering ways of accelerating its military campaign against the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California authorities have urged more residents to leave areas northwest of Los Angeles that could be endangered by a powerful storm. Wind-driven rain has been falling since early Friday on coastal counties northwest of Los Angeles and is expected to spread across the metropolitan region through the day. Numerous flights have been delayed or canceled at California airports.
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