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REST OF TODAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the
lower 60s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TONIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. East winds around
5 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight.
.THURSDAY…Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows in the upper 40s.
Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY…Mostly cloudy with chance of rain showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 60s. South winds 20 to
25 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent in the Jamestown area 40 percent in the Valley City area.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain
showers in the evening. Lows in the lower 40s.
.SATURDAY…Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain showers in
the afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
Highs in the 50s to lower 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.MONDAY…Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of rain showers in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 40s.
.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers in the
evening, then rain showers possibly mixed with snow showers after
midnight. Lows in the mid 30s. Chance of precipitation
60 percent.
.TUESDAY…Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers possibly mixed
with snow showers in the morning, then slight chance of rain
showers in the afternoon. Highs around 50. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent.
Jamestown (KFGO) – A former Jamestown police officer has filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Jamestown and Jamestown Police Chief Scott Edinger.
KFGO Radio reports, Thomas Nagel claims his civil rights were violated because he was fired in retaliation for communicating with a Fargo TV news reporter. Nagel was investigated as a possible anonymous source for a story about alleged misuse of a county-owned personal watercraft.
Court documents say Nagel was given permission to speak with the reporter in his capacity as president of the Fraternal Order of Police. But Nagel claims he was not the source of the story and has no personal knowledge about the source’s identity.
Nagel is seeking damages in excess of $75,000.
The City of Jamestown has yet to file a response to this lawsuit.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Rescue Unit was called to 17th Street Southwest and Highway 281 South about 10:06 a.m., Monday to extricate an occupant of a Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Rescue Unit was called to 17th Street Southwest and Highway 281 South about 10:06 a.m., Monday to extricate an occupant of a vehicle, involved in a crash at that location.
The crash involved a Dodge Ram pickup truck, a Dodge Durango SUV, and a Ford Focus.
Jamestown Police Lt. Justin Blinsky says the Ram operated by 65 year old James Anthony Herrin of Perkins, Oklahoma was northbound on Highway 281 and disobeyed the red traffic light and struck the Durango driven by 39 year old Gary Marks, of Ypsilanti at the intersection. His vehicle was pushed into the Focus driven by 67 year old Maynard Baker, of Center, North Dakota, which was stopped in the left turn lane facing south.
Marks was extricated from the Durgano by the Jamestown Rescue Squad and taken to Jamestown Regional Medical Center by Jamestown Area Ambulance Service with serious, but non-life threatening injuries.
No other injuries reported.
Herrin was cited by Jamestown Police for disobeying a red light.
Jamestown City Fire Chief Jim Reuther says two units including the Rescue Unit were on the scene, including 10 City Fire Department personnel.
Jamestown Police was assisted at the scene by the North Dakota Highway Patrol.
Lt. Blinsky says the accident remains under investigation, and is asking anyone who saw the accident to contact Jamestown Police at 701-252-2414, as the investigation is continuing.
Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Police is warning Jamestown Residents of a convicted sex offender living in Jamestown.
Michael Mills McClary now resides at 1610 Business Loop East #15, (Starlight Motel #15), Jamestown ND
His vehicle is a white Pontiac Montana with a ND temporary license.
McClary is a 53 year old white male five feet nine inches tall weighing 215 pounds with blue eyes and brown hair.
McClary has been assigned a high risk assessment by the North Dakota risk level committee of the Office of the North Dakota Attorney General.
Offense: Gross Sexual Imposition
Conviction Date: January 2012, in Nelson County, ND, District Court.
Disposition: Four Counts: 10 years, 3 years suspended; 10 years supervised probation, all counts concurrent.
Offense: Sexual Assault.
Conviction Date: July, 1997, Saskatchewan Provence, District Court, Canada.
Disposition: 3 years, 9-months.
McClary is currently on probation with North Dakota Probation and Parole.
He is on GPS Monitoring.
He 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 Michael Mills McClary 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
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Board of Equalization, has approved increases to the values used to calculate property taxes.
No residents commented on property values during the meeting.
City Assessor, Jamison Veil, requested a four percent increase in the value of residential property and a 5 percent increase in valuation of commercial property and vacant lots. The increases are applied to all properties that were not specifically assessed in the last year.
He said the adjustments are due to the sales ratio for the year.
In 2016, residential properties were increased by 7 percent and commercial properties by 3 percent for the same reasons.
Veil said the average sale price of a single-family home in Jamestown increased to about $168,000 during the past year compared to less than $160,000 in 2015. The city assessor’s office used about 200 property sales to establish the sales ratio for Jamestown.
Veil said property taxes are also on budgets set by the county, city, school district and other agencies. If the budgets remain the same or decrease while the tax base increases, the property tax rate could fall and result in smaller property tax bills.
The valuations set by the city are submitted to the Stutsman County Commission for inclusion in its Board of Equalization meeting in July before review by the North Dakota Board of Equalization in August. Taxes will be calculated after the local governments establish budgets for the 2018 year in October.
Jamestown (CSi) The 6th Annual, Father/Daughter/Grandfather Dance and Social will be May 5, 2017 from 6-p.m., to 9-p.m., at Jamestown High School, and supports Stutsman County Relay For Life.
Speaking on Tuesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSI Cable 2, were co-chairs, Mayda Mueller, and Carlla Maki.
They pointed out that tickets are available at $20 per couple in advance, with ticket cut off at 4-p.m., May 4th. $25 per couple at the door. (Spectator charge for age 10 and over, $1).
Advance Tickets available at St. Paul’ United Methodist Church on 5th Avenue Northeast in Jamestown along with Neighborhood Grocery on 17th Street Southwest in Jamestown.
Participants register at the high school commons area.
They and the spectators move to the high school theater for the Grand March.
At the event there will be punch, cookies cupcakes and corsages provided. Music by Pit Stop Karaoke with D.J. Pamala Syverson, and Pam Phillip will be the emcee.
Mayda said she helped establish the Dance and Social in 2012, modeled after the Grand Forks event.
The first year 180 attended at last year the event had over 300 in attendance, and the need for a larger space.
She said the event has grown over the years, initially held at the Knights of Columbus Hall, then the Quality Inn & Suites in Jamestown, and this year at Jamestown High School.
Carlla pointed out that the event is Sponsored by St. St. Paul’s United Methodist Church.
For more information call:
Carlla at 701-252-6718
Linda at 701-252-1398
Mayda at 701-252-4633
Judy at 701-269-1029
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Planning Commission has approved a zoning change for Beulah Park, in Northwest Jamestown, to help clear the way for the construction of single-family and twin homes.
The former Bible camp at 901 4th Avenue, Northwest, bordered on three sides by the James River. The request goes to the May 8th Planning Commission meeting for final approval.
If approved, the property’s zoning would change from park/open space/recreation to R1a zoning, allowing single-family and twin homes.
Property owner, Dean Hafner, says the homes constructed there will have an elevation of one foot above the floodplain, and would meet the requirements of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The elevation of each lot could not be changed.
A planned home area could have 15 feet on all sides filled with dirt to reach the required elevation.
Residents in the neighborhood are still against the development.
According to Nadine Readel, there are 20-some people concerned about flooding.
Due to protests by neighboring property owners, the zoning change requires a 75 percent majority when it’s considered by the Jamestown City Council.
Jamestown (CSi) The National Council for Home Safety and Security has announced its annual Safest Cities in North Dakota Report for 2017.
The top five safest cities in North Dakota is led by the state capital of Bismarck. That’s followed by West Fargo, Wahpeton, Valley City and Jamestown rounding out the list.
The council combines data from the most recent FBI Crime Reports, population data, and their own research to create the rankings. The report was released Tuesday, April 11th.
The web site said:“The ninth-largest city in North Dakota, Jamestown is also home to the aptly named University of Jamestown. It squeaks into the top five safest cities ranking, experiencing just 3.30 violent crimes and 25.05 property crimes per 1,000 people last year. That’s almost as safe as having UFC legend and Jamestown native Ronda Rousey watch your back. Jamestown is also home to the world’s largest buffalo statue, which is composed of mostly stucco and cement, and weighs 54 tons. This tourist attraction is also the source of the city’s nickname: The Buffalo City.”
Jamestown (CSi) The City of Jamestown is currently accepting applications for the following:
One opening on the Fire Code Board of Appeals—term to November 2019
One opening on the Shade Tree Committee—Unexpired term to April 2018
Anyone interested in serving on the above committees/boards should complete an “Application for Appointment”. The application may be obtained in person at City Hall, 102 3rd Ave SE, Jamestown, ND, by calling 701-252-5900 or online at jamestownnd.org and select government tab/city committees to download the form.
The application should be returned by May 15, 2017, to:
City of Jamestown
Attn: Appointments
102 3rd Avenue SE
Jamestown, ND 58401-4205
WEST FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A West Fargo special education teacher accused of posting offensive tweets making fun of students and parents says she made a mistake and never intended to hurt people.
Liberty Middle School teacher Sheridan Tihista wrote tweets on her personal account that vented about the ways she is treated by students by parents. In one tweet, Tihista said she wasn’t ashamed about accidentally calling a student by her cat’s name because “that’s how annoying he was.” She posted a photo of damage to a door and wrote, “Not sure if I teach teenagers or wolverines.”
Tihista says she showed poor judgment and apologized for the tweets, which were presented to school district officials by an anonymous group of parents.
Tihista was plaiced on paid administrative leave until the district completes an investigation.
In sports…
High School Softball…
Grand Forks Central 13 Valley City 11
Valley City 13 Grand Forks Central 1 5 innings
Bismarck Century 4 Jamestown 2
Bismarck Century 11 Jamestown 10
High School Soccer…
Jamestown 1 Bismarck St. Mary’s 0
High School Baseball….
Dickinson 4 Jamestown 0
Dickinson 16 Jamestown 6
College Baseball…
Jamestown 11 Viterbo 7
Jamestown 6 Viterbo 5
Class A High School Softball Poll.
The poll, conducted by North Dakota Softball All-Stars and high school coaches, will be released each Monday the rest of the season.
High softball poll
Class A
1. West Fargo
2. Dickinson
3. Minot
4. West Fargo Sheyenne
5. Bismarck Century
6. Bismarck Legacy
7. Bismarck
8. Valley City
9. Fargo North
10. Jamestown
Others receiving votes: Fargo Davies, Grand Forks Red River, Minot Ryan.
Class B
1. Central Cass
2. Kindred-Richland
3. Thompson
4. Hillsboro-Central Valley
5. Stanley
6. Des Lacs-Burlington/Lewis & Clark
7. Northern Cass
8. Watford City
9. Grafton
10. Wilton-Wing
Others receiving votes: Enderlin, Kenmare-Bowbells-MLS, May-Port-C-G, Hankinson-Tri State-Lidgerwood.
MLB…
INTERLEAGUE
Final Milwaukee 4 Toronto 3
AMERICAN LEAGUE
DETROIT (AP) — Matthew Boyd allowed one hit in six outstanding innings, and James McCann homered in the fifth to lift the Detroit Tigers to a 2-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday.
Boyd (1-1) took a no-hitter into the sixth before Robbie Grossman broke it up by lining a clean single to left field with two out. The Detroit left-hander struck out six and walked two before turning the game over to the bullpen. Tigers relievers have struggled so far this season, but they were able to close this game out.
Francisco Rodriguez allowed a run in the ninth but recovered for his third save in four chances. Pinch-hitter Max Kepler hit a popup with two on to end it.
Hector Santiago (1-1) allowed only three hits in 6 1/3 innings, but one of them was a two-run shot by McCann.
Final Cleveland 2 Chi White Sox 1, 10 Innings
Final Boston 8 Baltimore 1
Final L.A. Angels 6 Texas 5, 10 Innings
Final Houston 7 Seattle 5
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Daniel Murphy came within a triple of hitting for the cycle while going 4-for-5 with a two-run homer and five RBIs in Washington’s 8-3 pounding of St. Louis.
Final N-Y Mets 14 Philadelphia 4
Final Cincinnati 6 Pittsburgh 2
Final Miami 8 Atlanta 4
Final Colorado 3 San Diego 2
Final Arizona 4 San Francisco 3
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Victor Oladipo scored 20 points and hit a jumper with 6.3 seconds to play to lift the Russell Westbrook-less Oklahoma City Thunder to a 100-98 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night.
With Westbrook resting for the first time this season, Oladipo also had nine rebounds and six assists, and the Thunder outrebounded Minnesota 54-35. Starters Taj Gibson and Andre Roberson also sat out as the Thunder prepare for a first-round series against Houston. Domantas Sabonis added 19 points and nine rebounds.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 26 points and 12 rebounds, while Andrew Wiggins overcame a 1-for-11 start to finish with 18 points for the Minnesota. But the Timberwolves again struggled to get stops down the stretch and Wiggins missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer as they lost their fifth straight game.
Final Atlanta 103 Charlotte 76
Final Denver 109 Dallas 91
Final L.A. Lakers 108 New Orleans 96
Final Sacramento 129 Phoenix 104
WOLVES NEW LOGO…
MINNEAPOLIS—The Timberwolves’ evolution took another step forward Tuesday night, as they revealed the new logo that will represent the franchise.
The St. Paul Pioneer Press reports, although the colors are different — the palette features midnight blue, lake blue, aurora green, frost white and moonlight grey — the general image is familiar to fans.
It’s a wolf howling at the North Star, not much different from past renditions of Minnesota’s logo. That’s kind of the point.
The new identity was meant to be an evolution, not a revolution. The look is meant to represent the current team and the possibilities for its future, but also to honor the past. In a presentation made earlier this week by logo creator Rodney Richardson, for every photo of Karl-Anthony Towns or Tom Thibodeau, there was another of Kevin Garnett or Flip Saunders.
“This team has a strong heritage, the relationship that it has with its fan base is very strong,” said Richardson, who has also developed NBA logos for the Pelicans, Hornets, Grizzlies, Hawks and Kings. “So while this is a new look and it is a new era, it’s a chapter in an ongoing story. So people will be able to see that progression.”
Richardson said the Wolves’ new identity “embraces the story of this place” — both the franchise and the state. It isn’t gaudy but is meant to represent an “understated excellence,” as well as a sense of pride in the Upper Midwest state that Richardson described as “rugged” but beautiful.
The logo is the first piece in what will be a new identity for the Wolves. New jersey and court designs will be out this summer. It all comes at a critical juncture in the franchise’s history.
Minnesota has new investors, growing interest in the franchise from around the globe, a state-of-the-art practice facility, major Target Center renovations in the works, a young, exciting nucleus on the court and new leaders on both the basketball and business sides who are bringing new approaches to the way the Wolves operate.
That’s a lot of change for one franchise to experience in a span of a couple of years. But it presents an opportunity to try something different.
“We just thought it’s the right time to turn a page to yet another chapter, a fresh start,” said Ted Johnson, the Timberwolves and Lynx chief strategy and development officer and senior vice president. “And the logo and the identity is just part of the larger story. ”
A newer, maybe better one.
Things have gotten stale over the past decade as the losses piled up as quickly as the dust on the Target Center seats.
The last time the Wolves rebranded was 1996, shortly after Glen Taylor bought the team and one year after Garnett was drafted. It was a perfect storm that led to eight straight playoff appearances, culminating in a trip to the Western Conference Finals in 2004.
Perhaps these changes can spark a similar streak of success.
“People see what we did with this (practice) facility, they see what’s going on with (Target Center), they see how we rebuilt the team on the court, they’re starting to see all the new business initiatives,” Johnson said, “and maybe, for the first time in a long time, they see that all of the elements are there to sort of turn the corner and maybe introduce another era of success.”
Obviously, jerseys, logos and business initiatives don’t win games. Players and coaches do. But the time, effort and money the Wolves are putting into everything off the court have an effect.
“It’s culture,” Johnson said. “If you become an organization that’s driven by innovation, aggressiveness, that sort of permeates your entire club and eventually that permeates your fan base and becomes something that people gravitate toward.”
Thibodeau didn’t express much interest in Minnesota’s new logo. He probably doesn’t care if his team is the Timberwolves or the Peacocks. But he was excited about the packed house Minnesota played in front of on Tuesday night.
“We certainly appreciate the support from our fans,” he said. “For us, the big thing is to make this a place that’s tough to play in.”
But the fans weren’t there to watch the Timberwolves take on a Russell Westbrook-less Thunder squad in a rather meaningless contest. They were there to see the logo. They were there to witness something new. They were there to be excited about Timberwolves basketball again.
The hope for the Wolves is, with all the changes and the inclusion of players like Andrew Wiggins and Karl-Anthony Towns in Minnesota’s long-term future, those fans will keep coming back.
“We’ve sort of set ourselves up for success,” Johnson said. “We all acknowledge that this is an opportunity for us to make a distinct break with the past — the recent past — and potentially start a new dynasty and start a new era of Timberwolves’ greatness.
“We all sort of feel that this is our window of time, and it’s incumbent on us to do every single thing we can to set the table and try to achieve what we need to achieve.”
MLB-INJURIES
UNDATED (AP) — A few major league teams have added to their disabled lists:
Giants catcher Buster Posey has been placed on the seven-day disabled list with concussion symptoms, a day after he was struck in the helmet by a 94 mph fastball from Arizona’s Taijuan (TY’-wahn) Walker.
The Seattle Mariners have placed shortstop Jean Segura on the 10-day DL with a strained right hamstring.
Atlanta Braves outfielder Matt Kemp has been placed on the 10-day disabled list retroactive to Saturday because of a right hamstring strain.
LOUISVILLE-STOCKMAN TRANSFERS…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville reserve center Matz Stockman will transfer after three seasons under coach Rick Pitino to play for Pitino’s son, Richard, at Minnesota.
The 7-foot junior from Norway must sit out next season per NCAA transfer rules before playing his final year with the Big Ten Conference school. Stockman had 31 points and 21 rebounds in 18 contests last season for Louisville with a career high of 10 points at Grand Canyon.
Stockman said in a statement Tuesday that he has looked to play quality minutes for a long time now “and I think this will be a great situation for me.” Pitino says the transfer is a “great move” and that Stockman can make an immediate impact after becoming eligible.
Center Zach Collins has become the first Gonzaga player to declare for the NBA draft after just one season of college ball. The seven-footer says he will hold off on hiring an agent, allowing him to change his mind before the deadline to officially declare for the draft. He averaged 10 points and 5.9 rebounds for the Bulldogs last season.
HOCKEY-USA-BLASHILL…
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Detroit Red Wings head coach Jeff Blashill (BLASH’-ul) will serve in the same capacity for the U.S. men’s hockey team in the world championships next month.
Blashill became available when Detroit missed the playoffs for the first time since 1990. The Red Wings are in two seasons since he took over behind the bench.
The tournament runs May 5-21 in Germany and France.
In world and national news…
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s top diplomat accused the United States of conducting an unlawful attack against Syrian President Bashar Assad’s forces he opened a fraught meeting with visiting U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Sergey Lavrov says Russia has lots of questions about the Trump administration’s “very ambiguous” and “contradictory” ideas.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Documents newly obtained by The Associated Press show that a firm headed by Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, received more than $1.2 million in payments that match a ledger that Ukrainian investigators say reflect off-the-books payments from a pro-Russian political party. The payments in 2007 and 2009 came before Manafort became involved in Trump’s campaign.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — An Associated Press investigation of U.N. missions during the past 12 years found nearly 2,000 allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation by peacekeepers and other personnel around the world — signaling the crisis is much larger than previously known. The AP found more than 300 of the allegations involved children, but only a fraction of the alleged perpetrators served jail time.
BEIJING (AP) — China’s president says he wants a peaceful solution to ending North Korea’s nuclear weapons program and is willing to work with Washington to achieve that. President Xi Jinping talked last night with President Donald Trump by phone. Trump had earlier tweeted that China should do more on the issue Washington sees as an increasingly urgent threat.
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has described comments by the supreme leader suggesting he not run in May’s presidential election as “just advice.” Ahmadinejad made the comments at a news conference after stunning election officials by registering.
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