CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT…Cloudy. Rain showers and chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. East winds around 5 mph shifting to the north after midnight.  Chance of rain 50 percent in the Jamestown area, 70 percent in the Valley City area.

.WEDNESDAY…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain showers

in the morning in the Jamestown area. Highs in the mid 70s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest

winds 5 to 10 mph.

.THURSDAY…Sunny. Highs around 80. Northwest winds around 5 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly

cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain showers after midnight.

Lows in the upper 50s.

.FRIDAY…Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain showers in

the morning. Highs around 80.

.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the

upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.

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

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of rain

showers in the evening. Lows in the upper 50s.

.MONDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs around 80.

 

A few isolated thunderstorms later Tuesday, afternoon.

Widespread quarter to half inch amounts can be expected with higher amounts possible across the southern James Valley.

There will be periods of showers with embedded thunderstorms,

Tuesday, but severe weather is not anticipated.

Showers with embedded thunderstorms will continue into the day

Wednesday.

The next chance of thunderstorms will be Thursday night

through Friday night.

Then another chance of storms Sunday.

 

 

Jamestown (CSi)  The Jamestown City Fire Department was called to a detached garage, fire, just before noon, Tuesday at 1213 5th Avenue Southeast.

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City Fire Chief Jim Reuther, on scene said the fire was contained to the two stall garage, with concrete block walls and a wooden upper structure, with extensive fire damage to the garage, destroying the contents.

Fire fighters brought out at least one small propane tank that was stored in the garage, without incident.

Otter Tail Power Company was on the scene to disconnect electricity to the garage.

Fire fighters extracted heavy smoke from the garage.

No other structures were involved.  A car parked adjacent to the garage was not fire damaged.

Reuther said it’s not known if the garage was occupied at the time of the fire.

He said the garage was recently being occupied as a living space.

No cause of the fire was immediately determined, as the investigation continues by the Jamestown City Fire Department and Jamestown Police Department.

JFD was assisted at the scene by the Jamestown Police Department, and the North Dakota BCI, who Reuther says partners with the fire department as part of a task force.

No injuries were reported.

On the scene were six city fire units, and 30 fire fighters who cleared the scene at 1:10-p.m.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown Police Department is warning residents regarding a convicted sex offender who had changed his  Jamestown address.

Bradley Wills now resides at 403 1st Avenue, North, Apartment No. 12, Jamestown, ND

He presently has no vehicle.

He is a 43 year old white male five feet nine inches tall weighing 180 pounds with blue eyes and brown hair.

Wills has been assigned a High Risk Assessment by the North Dakota risk level committee of the North Dakota Attorney General’s Office.

Offense: Luring a minor by computer.

Conviction Date: September 2014, in Burleigh County, ND District Court.

Disposition:  10 years, 6 years suspended, 207 days credit, 5 years supervised probation.

 

Offense: Luring a minor by computer.

Conviction Date: May, 2006 in Morton County, ND, District Court.

Disposition: 5 years,2 years suspended, 7 days credit, 5 years supervised probation.

 

Wills is currently on probation with North Dakota Probation and Parole.

He is currently on GPS monitoring.

 

Wills 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 Bradley Wills 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

 

Bismarck  (CSi)   The  NDDOT informs motorists that Jamestown rest areas located on eastbound and westbound I-94 approximately four miles west of Jamestown are now open.

The rest areas were temporarily closed for maintenance work.

 

 

Valley City (CSi)  The Valley City Commission met in Regular Session Tuesday evening at City Hall.

All members were present.

APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS:

Blocking off the Street Request for VCSU on August 18, 2017 on 2nd Ave SW

Blocking off the Street Request for VCSU Viking Campus Activities Board on August 30, 2017 on 2nd Ave SW

Blocking off the Street Request for VCSU Homecoming at the intersection of 8th Ave SW and Viking Drive on October 9, 2017

Approved a Parade Application for VCSU Homecoming Parade on October 14 on Central Avenue and 12th Ave NW

Approved blocking off the Street Request for Sheyenne Valley Backing the Badge on September 16, 2017 on Central Ave N between 4th Street N and Main Street

Approved Raffle Permit for Valley City USBC Youth Bowling

 

PUBLIC COMMENTS No One Spoke

RESOLUTIONS

Approved a Resolution approving the sale of Refunding Improvement Bonds of 2017, at an interest rate of 2,91 %, at $2,150,000.  Valley City has an A-1 rating with Moody’s.

 

NEW BUSINESS

Approved an Image Enhancement Grant Application from Arc of Barnes County in the amount of $437.63.

ARC has a new logo to be incorporated in a new sign to be installed.

 

The City Commission approved a Request for Funds from Valley City-Barnes County Development Corporation in the amount of $150,000 for purchase of land from North Dakota Winter Show.  Valley City Barnes County Development Director, Jennifer Feist said the dollars come from the Economic Development Sales Tax.

The land is east of the Regional Technology Center, and then owned by the VC/BC Development Corporation, to be used for future economic development.

She added that North Dakota Winter Show building will also benefit from the purchase, including improvements to the fire doors.

She said the Barnes County Commission has also approved funding.

 

Approved Amended Funding Options for Winter Show Road Fire Protection Loop Project, a water main extension previously approved by the City Commission.

City Administrator Schelkoph said, a committee has determined the course of action to make the improvements, including funding.  The North Dakota Winter Show will pay $25,000 toward the project for fire hydrants around the Winter  Show Building.

CITY ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT:  No report was given.

CITY UPDATES & COMMISSION REPORTS:

City Building and Fire Inspector Dave Andersen said a representative from the National Flood Insurance program and FEMA will visit Valley City, to present a plaque to the city, noting participation in programs.

KLJ gave a report on updates on the progress of city construction projects, and city parking lot improvements.

Mayor Carlsrud said the 2018 budget meetings are continuing, and is balancing the budget challenging in light of cuts from funding sources.

He added that Department heads are cooperating in paring their budget request.

The meeting was shown live on CSi Cable 68 followed by replays.

 

Jamestown  (CSi) The Jamestown Ironhorse Motorcycle Club holds it’s 1st Annual Ironhorse Rebels/Salvation Army Fun Run Saturday August 26, 2017.

Dollars raised will support the Jamestown Salvation Army.

The run leaves from Stutsman Harley-Davidson at 11:30-a.m., with registration at 10-a.m.

$20 per bike, and $10 for a passenger.

More information by calling Larry Brademeyer at 701-269-3271.

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — Correctional officers from eight agencies in North Dakota are working toward their certification through a program created by Ward County to address its own training concerns.

23 correctional officers are wrapping up their three-week, 120-hour training program. It’s the first course to serve a large number of correctional officers from outside agencies. The correctional officers represent agencies in northern North Dakota, from Williston to Grafton.

The program was developed after the state issued an order of noncompliance to the Ward County Jail in December 2014 for violations that included lack of adequate staff training.

Ward County Sheriff Bob Barnard says the North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has discontinued providing courses, prompting agencies to seek other options. He says the program has also served to train the department of corrections’ staff.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) —  U.S. Sen. John Hoeven says North Dakota will receive $10 million from the federal government to help pay state law enforcement bills related to months of protests over the Dakota Access pipeline.

The state applied to the Justice Department’s Emergency Federal Law Enforcement Assistance Program in late June. Hoeven announced the $10 million award on Tuesday.

North Dakota is facing a $38 million bill for protest-related costs, and taxpayers could end up footing the bulk of the bill. Gov. Doug Burgum asked President Donald Trump for a disaster declaration in late April, to pave the way for federal aid. The Trump administration denied the request in May.

There also is a longstanding offer from pipeline developer Energy Transfer Partners to pay the state’s costs. North Dakota hasn’t yet ruled that offer out.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota family has disowned an adult son who attended a gathering of white supremacists that turned violent over the weekend in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Pearce Tefft says in a letter to The Forum newspaper of Fargo that he and his family “loudly repudiate” the “vile, hateful and racist rhetoric and actions” of his 30-year-old son, Peter Tefft. He says his son isn’t welcome at family gatherings until he renounces his “hateful beliefs.”

The son, Peter Tefft, of Fargo, Monday said that he didn’t want to say much about his family’s denunciation.

While he denied his father’s account about him once joking about fascists throwing people into ovens, he acknowledged that he did make a joke about ovens. He called it “a way to get under people’s skin.”

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Carolina-based company that says it was a management consultant for the disputed Dakota Access oil pipeline is asking a judge to dismiss a complaint alleging it illegally provided security services in North Dakota.

Company president James Reese maintains TigerSwan provided only management consulting services for Texas-based developer Energy Transfer Partners, and that the physical security work was handled by other companies hired by ETP and ETP’s contractors.

North Dakota’s Private Investigative and Security Board in late June sued TigerSwan and Reese in state court, saying the company had no license to operate in North Dakota during pipeline protests and continued operating after applying for one but being denied.

The board is seeking administrative fines potentially totaling thousands of dollars.

No court hearings have been scheduled in the case.

 

In sports…

MADISON, S.D. (PlayNorthStar.com) – Viterbo (Wis.) is the unanimous coaches’ favorite to win the North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) Volleyball conference title, the conference office announced Monday.

It’s the third straight year that Viterbo was picked as the league favorite to win the North Star conference title.  The coaches’ preseason poll was voted by the league head coaches.

Since joining the North Star conference in 2015, the V-Hawks remained undefeated in all 24 conference matches.  VU finished the 2016 season with an astounding overall record of 42-3 and 16-0 record in the NSAA conference play.

Viterbo collected all nine first-place votes, tallying a total of 81 points in the poll.  Jamestown (N.D.) recorded 70 points to finish second, followed by Bellevue (Neb.) third with 64 points.  Viterbo, Jamestown and Bellevue qualified for the NAIA Volleyball National Tournament in Sioux City last season.

Valley City State (N.D.) finished fourth in the preseason poll with 51 points, followed by Dickinson State (N.D.) fifth with 41 points and Dakota State (S.D.) sixth with 38 points.  Waldorf (Iowa) was picked to finish seventh (29 points), Mayville State (N.D.) eighth (19 points) and Presentation (S.D.) ninth (12 points).

The North Star Athletic Association volleyball conference matches begin on Tuesday, Sept. 12 with Dickinson State hosting Presentation.  All NSAA conference members will be playing a 16-match schedule (8 matches at home and 8 matches on the road).

The top six teams will qualify for the North Star conference postseason tournament.  The postseason tournament will be held at the No. 1 seed on Nov. 10-11.

The NSAA postseason tournament’s champion will receive an automatic bid to the NAIA Volleyball National Tournament.  The national tournament opening round is slated for Nov. 18 at campus sites, with each opening round winners advancing to the NAIA Volleyball National Tournament in Sioux City, Iowa on Nov. 28-Dec. 2.

 

In world and national news…

UNDATED (AP) — The future of Confederate statues on public property is being re-evaluated following the deadly white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. Some cities around the nation are calling for the statues’ removal similar to the way the Confederate battle flag was shunned by some following a mass shooting by a white supremacist inside a South Carolina church. Statues are being removed or slated for removal in Gainesville, Florida; Baltimore; San Antonio; Durham, North Carolina; and elsewhere.

UNDATED (AP) — President Donald Trump’s delayed denouncement of the KKK, neo-Nazis, white supremacists, and other hate groups as “criminals and thugs” has disappointed and even angered some members of these groups, who supported his campaign and felt emboldened by his presidency. Occidental Dissent, a white nationalist website, posted a statement saying whites had been “deserted by their president.” Neo-Nazi Andrew Anglin said Trump was bullied into saying “childish nonsense.”

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Turnout could be lower than expected in Alabama’s Senate primary. Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill said Tuesday afternoon that turnout could be as low as 10 percent to 15 percent if the trend continued. Merrill has originally projected turnout at between 20 and 25 percent of voters would show up at the polls.

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says the Trump administration remains interested in a dialogue with North Korean leader Kim Jung Un, but is waiting for some sign of interest from Pyongyang. Tillerson says: “We continue to be interested in trying to find a way to get to dialogue but that’s up to him.” Tillerson spoke to reporters at the State Department on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the latest sign that corporate America’s romance with Donald Trump is faltering, a fourth business leader resigned Tuesday from the president’s White House jobs council following his equivocal original response to violence by white supremacists in Charlottesville, Virginia. The parade now includes the chief executives for Merck, Under Armour and Intel and now the president of the Alliance for American Manufacturing.