CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds10 to 15 mph.

.TUESDAY…Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the Jamestown area, 50 percent chance in the Valley City areaa.   Some thunderstorms may be severe in the afternoon.   Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of

showers and thunderstorms in the evening, in the Jamestown area, 40 percent chance in the Valley City area, then mostly cloudy

after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.

.WEDNESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. North winds

around 10 mph.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.

.THURSDAY…Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain showers and

thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.

.FRIDAY…Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms

in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and

thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s.

.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Highs in the mid

80s. Lows in the mid 60s.

.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.

 

There is a chance for thunderstorms Tuesday.

A few strong to severe thunderstorms are possible, mainly in central North Dakota.

 

Jamestown (CSi 7-10-17) Jamestown Police is warning residents that a convicted sex offender is has changed his Jamestown residence.

Jamestown Police reports that 24 year old Sawyer Suko now resides at 1502 5th Avenue, Northeast, Jamestown, ND.

He is described as a white male, 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighing 150 pounds with hazel eyes and brown hair.

He presently has no vehicle.

He has been assigned a high risk assessment by the North Dakota high risk level committee, of the Attorney General’s Office.

Suko has been convicted of Gross Sexual Imposition, involving a 13 year old girl, when both Suko and the female were intoxicated at a campsite, when Suko was 18 years of age. The conviction date was January 6, 2012, in Stutsman County, District Court.

Disposition: One year and one day…with 285 days suspended, and under supervised probation…currently on probation with North Dakota Parole and Probation, and is on GPS Monitoring.

Suko 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 Suko 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

 

St. Paul, Mn  (CSi) . – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is reducing outflows into the Sheyenne River at Baldhill Dam, located northwest of Valley City, North Dakota, to approximately 100 cubic feet per second, or cfs, beginning Monday, July 17, 2017.

Outflows are being reduced in order to perform a survey at a downstream dam. A mussel and fish survey will be conducted at various locations during this period as well. Corps staff will lower Lake Ashtabula water levels to elevation 1,265.8 feet in order to store the water. The pool is expected to climb to an elevation near 1,266.2 feet during this time.

Corps staff plan to resume a normal outflow of 800 cfs July 20.

Baldhill Dam forms Lake Ashtabula on the Sheyenne River. Congress authorized the construction of Baldhill Dam in 1944 to stabilize flows on the Sheyenne River. The dam, which was completed in 1951, serves as a multi-purpose facility, providing water supply, flood abatement, wildlife habitat and recreational opportunities.

The nearly 600 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, employees working at more than 40 sites in five upper-Midwest states serve the American public in the areas of environmental enhancement, navigation, flood damage reduction, water and wetlands regulation, recreation sites and disaster response. Through the St. Paul District Fiscal Year 2016 $78 million budget, nearly 1,250 non-Corps jobs were added to the regional economy as well as $120 million to the national economy. For more information, see www.mvp.usace.army.mil.

 

 

Jamestown (CSi)  The Jamestown City Planning Commission met Monday morning at City Hall.

Members present: Hillerud, Frye, Rath, Bensch, Ritter

Others:  Liebig, Veil, Fuchs, Reuther, Blackmore, Harty

Absent: Trautman, Rhinehart, Bayer, Paulson

 

Chairman Hillerud opened the meeting and asked for a motion to approve the minutes from the June 12, 2017 Planning Commission meeting. Commission member Ritter made a motion to approve. Seconded by Commission member Rath.  Unanimous aye vote. Motion Carried.

Public Hearing: Eastwood Second Addition

The final plat of Eastwood Second Addition, a replat of Lots 1 & 2, Block 1 of Eastwood Estates Subdivision within the NE ¼ of Section 30, T140N, R63W, City of Jamestown, Stutsman County, North Dakota.

 

Scott Harmstead, SRF Consulting Group, Inc. gave the staff report.  Scott explained the site is currently zoned R-1.

The intent of the replat is to reconfigure Lots 1 & 2, with Lot 1 being deeded to the City for construction of a retention basin for storm water control for this area.  There have been no changes since the preliminary plat was approved on June 12, 2017.  All items have been submitted and the application is considered complete.

 

Chairman Hillerud opened the public hearing.  No one appeared.  Chairman Hillerud closed the public hearing.

 

Commission member Frye made a motion to accept the findings of staff and recommend approval of the Final Plat for Eastwood Estates Subdivision, a replat of Lots 1 & 2, Block 1 of Eastwood Second Addition to the City Council. Seconded by Commission member Bensch.  Roll Call.  Unanimous aye vote. Motion Carried.

 

Other business.

Chairman Hillerud asked if an agenda item can be added to the next City Planning & Zoning Committee to discuss the action items as presented to the Planning Commission by SRF Consulting, Inc. The City Planning & Zoning Committee will meet July 25th, 2017 at 4:00 pm at City Hall.  Chairman Hillerud requested City Assessor Veil to forward a copy of the action item list to the City Committee members prior to the July meeting for review.

Commission member Frye made a motion to adjourn, meeting adjourned.

 

 

Valley City  (CSi)  The 38th year of the Valley City Farmers Market kicks-off today in the Shopko parking lot in Valley City.

Manager Norma Voldal said even though the market is not certified organic, most of the growers use little or no chemicals in their gardens.

She said the market will be open every Monday and Thursday from 4pm to 6pm through the month of October weather permitting.

Voldal said due to construction work in the Rosebud Visitor Center parking lot this summer the Valley City Farmers Market has moved to the Shopko parking lot on west Main in Valley City.

For more information about the Valley City Farmers Market call manager Norma Voldal at 845-4303

 

WEST FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Police have arrested a man accused of threatening a group of juveniles with a loaded gun in West Fargo.

The 23-year-old man flashed the handgun at the juveniles during an argument in the parking lot of an apartment complex early Monday. No shots were fired.

Officials say the West Fargo man could face a terrorizing charge. Investigators say alcohol was involved in the confrontation.

 

Washington  (CSi)  – Congressman Kevin Cramer issued the following statement after Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is authorizing emergency haying starting July 16, 2017 for livestock producers dealing with the ongoing drought.

“Once again, I have to say thank you to Secretary Perdue for his incredible handling of this drought emergency across the Northern Plains. Under the Trump Administration, the USDA has shown the people of North Dakota that their livelihoods matter to the federal government. By expeditiously deploying every option at the USDA’s disposal, including emergency haying, North Dakota producers have a better chance to sustain their core herds and make it through this terrible drought. With all options on the table for ranchers, all we can do is continue to pray for better weather forecasts ahead.”

 

In addition, the USDA will authorize up to a 12 month exemption to the FSA farm loan requirement that borrowers maintain physical control of livestock during the term of the loan. This exemption will allow livestock producers the option of sending livestock to feedlots, drylots or otherwise relocate livestock to locations where feed, forage and water needs can be met.

For more drought information, visit Cramer.House.Gov/Drought.

 

 

GRASSY BUTTE, N.D. (AP) — A wildfire in the Little Missouri National Grassland in western North Dakota has grown from 5 square miles to 8 square miles.

The 5,100-acre blaze broke out over the weekend. The U.S. Forest Service and local fire departments on Monday morning had it about 15 percent contained. The cause wasn’t immediately determined.

The fire is in a rural area and no homes are threatened. It is impacting the popular Maah Daah Hey Trail system, however. The trail is closed between the Bennett and Elkhorn campgrounds.

The White Tail and Magpie campgrounds also are closed, and the airspace over the fire is closed to planes and helicopters not involved in the firefighting effort.

The U.S. Drought Monitor Map shows that the fire is in an area impacted by severe drought.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A company has proposed an expansion for a natural gas processing plant in the most prolific part of the Bakken oil patch in northwestern North Dakota.

Oasis Midstream wants to expand the Wild Basin Gas Plant in McKenzie County to make it the largest natural gas processing complex in the state.

The plant currently processes about 80 million cubic feet of natural gas per day. The expansion would add a new complex next to the existing plant, which would allow the plant to process an additional 265 million cubic feet per day.

According to documents filed with the North Dakota Public Service Commission, construction is expected to cost around $140 million.

The commission will have a public hearing about the proposal on Friday.

 

In sports…

Bismarck  (CSi) North Dakota Game and Fish Department fisheries personnel are wrapping up a record year for stocking of walleye fingerlings in more than 130 waters across the state.

Jerry Weigel, fisheries production and development supervisor, said more than 12 million fingerlings were stocked, besting the previous high by more than 1 million fish.

“Considering not many went into Lake Sakakawea, this included an unprecedented stocking of nearly 7 million fingerlings into the smaller fishing waters across the state,” Weigel said.

With more than 50 new walleye lakes in North Dakota, Weigel said the demand to stock these waters, along with the larger, traditional fisheries, has greatly increased the demand from the hatcheries.

Valley City National Fish Hatchery produced more walleye this year than in any other year in its 77-year history, Weigel said, and in its 54 years of raising fish Garrison Dam National Fish Hatchery shipped a record number again this year.

“Both hatcheries have been outstanding in helping address our demand for walleye fingerlings,” Weigel said.

Stocking conditions were optimal, Weigel said, with cooler weather at the time most of the fish were shipped. The 30-day-old fingerings averaged about 1.25 inches in length.

“They should find lots of food and good survival conditions, which bodes well for future fishing opportunities,” Weigel added. “Later this fall fisheries personal will sample walleye lakes to assess success of this year’s walleye stocking, as well as what Mother Nature provided.”

One common observation fish haulers noted while traveling across the state, Weigel said, was the amount of fishing taken place, both from shore and from boats. “There has never been a better time to fish for walleye,” he added. “Statewide, there are a lot of great opportunities, and a good chance of success.”

For a complete list of all fish stockings, visit the fishing link at the Game and Fish Department’s website at gf.nd.gov/fishing

 

In world and national news…

BAGHDAD (AP) — The U.S.-led coalition has congratulated Iraqi forces on retaking Mosul from the Islamic State group after Iraq’s prime minister declared victory in the northern city. U.S. Central Command said that “while there are still areas of the Old City of Mosul that must be back-cleared of explosive devices and possible ISIS fighters in hiding,” Iraqi forces “have Mosul now firmly under their control.”

WASHINGTON (AP) — A music publicist says he set up a meeting between a Russian lawyer and Donald Trump’s eldest son on behalf of a client in Moscow named Emin Agalarov. In a statement to The Associated Press on Monday, Rob Goldstone says the lawyer said she had information about purported illegal campaign contributions to the Democratic National Committee that she thought Donald Trump Jr. might find helpful.

THERESA, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say an Afghanistan combat veteran fatally shot his wife in the driveway of their northern New York home then gunned down a state trooper who had responded to reports of gunfire at the couple’s rural property. State Police Superintendent George P. Beach II says Monday that 32-year-old Army Staff Sgt. Justin Walters shot his 27-year-old wife Sunday night, then shot Trooper Joel Davis moments later about 75 feet from the couple’s home near Fort Drum.

LONDON (AP) — A British court is giving the parents of 11-month-old Charlie Gard a chance to present fresh evidence that their terminally ill son should receive experimental treatment. The decision came after an emotionally charged hearing Monday in which Gard’s mother wept in frustration and his father yelled at the judge. Judge Nicholas Francis gave the couple until Wednesday afternoon to present the evidence and set a new hearing for Thursday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Democratic senators from New York and New Jersey are calling on President Donald Trump to honor a commitment made under President Barack Obama to fund a project to build a second rail tunnel between the two states. Sens. Chuck Schumer and Cory Booker spoke Monday near the spot on Manhattan’s west side where preliminary work has already begun.