CSi Weather…

.REST OF TODAY…Mostly sunny.  Highs in the upper 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph.

.TONIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds around 10 mph.

.WEDNESDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. West winds around 10 mph.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Southwest winds

around 5 mph.

.THURSDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Northeast winds

around 5 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain

showers. Lows in the lower 40s.

.FRIDAY…Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of rain showers.

Highs in the upper 50s.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.

.SATURDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.

.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower

40s. Highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain

showers after midnight. Lows in the upper 30s.

.COLUMBUS DAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.

then clearing. Highs in the

upper 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph.

 

Another chance of rain arrives Thursday into Friday,

A cold front across the region this

weekend with windy conditions  Cooler temperatures back into the region for next  week.

 

Jamestown (CSi)  Another fire in Jamestown with the suspected cause, “juvenile fire play,” this time about 6-p.m., Monday that caused minimal fire damage to a tree at Klaus Park in Jamestown.

Lt. Sheldon Mohr says the Jamestown City Fire Department spent about ten minutes putting out the small fire.

On September 25th a fire in a street gutter at  8th Street and 14th Avenue Southwest, about 3:05 p.m., Monday, was also listed as “juvenile fire play” involving a flammable liquid.

On  Friday September 8th, about 4:15-p.m., city firefighters were called to a report of a grass fire in  400 block of 4th Avenue, Southwest, near the Klaus Park walking bridge, on the east side of the river, the same spot that was burned, and responded to on September 5th.

No cause was listed either time, as law enforcement questioned those in the area about seeing anything suspicious before the fires were reported.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown City Council met in Regular Session Monday evening at City Hall.  Council Member Brubakken was not present.

The Council awarded the bid for well monitor at the City Landfill to Northern Technologies, LLC in the amount of $52,915, with the approval of the  State Health Department funding.

NO CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS WERE DISCUSSED SEPARATELY

REGULAR AGENDA

RESOLUTIONS:

The City Council approved a Resolution authorizing the issuance and sale of $900,000 Water Treatment Revenue Bond, Series 2017B.

The City Council approved entering into an agreement with Interstate Engineering, Inc., for engineering services on construction of sidewalk along 12th Ave NE from 5th St NE to 13th Street NE and sidewalk between Two Rivers Activity Center (TRAC) and the Jamestown High School.  It part of an 80 percent  grant, through the NDDOT, and the Safe Routes to Schools program to be special assessed.

The City Council considered a letter from Paul Ebertz requesting the variance granted to Tim Newton which would allow the construction of a garage exceeding the statutory lot coverage maximum of the property at 1418 5th Ave. NE be rescinded.

Mayor Andersen said the letter no longer requires action due to changes in the original requests.

HEARING FROM THE AUDIENCE:

Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce  Executive, Becky Thatcher-Keller told the Council that she has received correspondence  from CenturyLink seeking solutions to  future fiber optic telephone line cuts, and address redundancy issues.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER’S REPORT:

Council Member Buchanan spoke about the Answering the Call newspaper insert, concerning first responders,  and spoke about the Jamestown Dive Team their training, and their responses to calls.

He added the insert included information on the area SWAT Team.

Council Member Pam Phillips attended the North Dakota League of Cities meeting last weekend, saying Mayor Andersen has been elected as the new President of the North Dakota League of Cities.

The meeting was recessed until the 6-p.m., City Budget Meeting.

The Regular Session was shown live on CSi 67 followed by replays.

 

Jamestown   (CSi)  At 6-p.m., Monday the Jamestown City Council held  a PUBLIC HEARING concerning the proposed budget for City General and Special Funds for the fiscal period January 1, 2018, through December 31, 2018.

Council Member Brubakken was not present.

From the audience Herbert Schulz commented that a raise in Social Security won’t cover the raise in taxes, noting some residents have limited funds.

The 2018 mill rate will remain the same, with a 4 percent increase in all residential property values and a 5.17 percent increase to commercial property values

An increase in the property tax stems from of the elimination of a state program that reduced property taxes.

The proposed budget includes a 5 percent increase to utility costs for water, sewer and solid waste disposal.

The City Council approved about $1 million in spending cuts or revenue increases in its general fund to meet its reserve fund goal of 25 percent at the end of 2018.

The city budget will deficit spend in 2018.

Mayor Andersen said on Monday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2 that in order to cut expenditures, the city will not replace equipment, and there will be no staff additions.

She pointed out that while the budget has eliminated funding for such entities as the Jamestown Arts Center, and City Beautification that the city is willing to look at possible matching dollars the entities may receive in matching grants.

 

Following the Public Hearing, the SECOND READING: of an Ordinance pertaining to the appropriation of the General and Special Funds for the fiscal year January 1, 2018, through December 31, 2018, was approved.

 

The SECOND READING: of an Ordinance pertaining to the appropriation of the Revenue and Special Funds for the fiscal year January 1, 2018, through December 31, 2018 was approved.

In the budget,  $748,815 is earmarked for the fire department, $3,091,590 for the police department, Jamestown Civic Center $631,770, General Administration $394,000, street department $1,696,440.

The 2018 budget information is available at Jamestown City Hall.

 

The City Council then directed the City Administrator to notify the County that the City of Jamestown should be exempt from the County Library Levy as the City maintains its own library levy, and to certify the tax levies to the County for the fiscal period January 1, 2018, through December 31, 2018.

 

The meeting was shown live on CSi 67, followed by replays.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown Public School board also on Monday approved its  $28.8 million 2017-18 budget.

It contains a 7.59 percent tax levy increase.

Superintendent Rob Lech says, the budget contains a projected revenue of $28.6 million while operating on a $178,000 deficit.

The mill levy will increase from 64.7 mills to 69 mills.

On a  $100,000 Jamestown home  the school district property tax increase is  $19.40.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Jamestown Public Works informs motorists that beginning, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2017 – 5th St NE between 23rd Ave NE & 27TH Ave NE will be closed to through traffic due to road construction.  The closure will continue for approximately 3 – 4 weeks.

Motorist should use extreme caution in this area and use alternate routes as necessary.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  A volunteer with the Jamestown Salvation Army and Community Action Region Six says, the organizations are running low on all types of supplies.

Deb Carlascio says individuals and families are still migrating north due to being displaced by Hurricanes Irma and Harvey in the United States.

She points out that personal care items, and items for babies are needed, along with over the counter medications.

She adds that a number of those individuals are still having monetary needs for motel rooms and rental dollars, in addition to gas cards for travel.

She says the Coats for Kids program is not only for young people but also for adults in need of warm winter clothing.

The date for this year’s distribution will be announced.

Also the end of November the Jamestown Salvation Army will being accepting sign ups for the Red Kettle Bell ringers.

The Red Cross Chapter in Jamestown is accepting monetary donations for hurricane refugees, or any other purpose an individual desires.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The project constructing the new road between Menards and Jamestown Regional Medical Center is on schedule to open yet this fall.

On Monday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Jamestown Mayor Katie Andersen said, the project has had some set backs due to rain, as the ground was opened for utility placement.

However she added that the project should be completed with the first lifts of asphalt and striping before winter.

The remaining asphalt lifts and striping will be done in the spring.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Jamestown Mayor Katie Andersen says the national search for a successor to Jamestown City Administrator Jeff Fuchs has drawn a number of applications from individuals.

She said the application deadline is October 18, 2017.

She added the candidate selected may range from those will extensive experience in city administration to those who may move up in their careers to the position.

Fuchs has announced his retirement at the end of 2017.

Mayor Andersen says the plan is to have Fuchs successor on board, in November this year, to work with Fuchs before Fuchs retires.

 

 

Jamestown  (UJ)   The University of Jamestown’s petition for a charter of The National Leadership Honor Society, Omicron Delta Kappa (O∆K), was approved recently by the organization’s board of directors. The Chartering and Initiation Ceremony will take place at the University’s Character in Leadership Conference on October 5, 2017 at 6 p.m.

The announcement was made by Matthew Clifford, O∆K’s national president.

He says, “We are pleased to welcome the University of Jamestown into our Society.  Students will now be recognized for their leadership involvement and be eligible to participate in the Society’s national programs including scholarships, campus grants, and leadership development programs.”

Members of University of Jamestown’s charter group of approximately 30 members will include faculty members, administrators, and student leaders as founding members of the circle.

Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean, Paul Olson says, “Developing leaders is something we do very well at the University of Jamestown and is a large part of who we are as an institution. We see this most overtly through our Character in Leadership undergraduate program and our Master of Arts in Leadership program at the graduate level, but it is really something that is built in across the institution and all students get at some point. Having an active O∆K chapter on campus adds to our leadership options and helps our students in numerous ways.”

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota man is recovering from surgery after getting shot in the abdomen during the attack by a gunman in Las Vegas that left 59 others dead and hundreds of others wounded.

Co-workers say Andrew Gundmonson is in stable condition at a hospital near the Las Vegas strip. He could face additional surgery. Dorothy Martwick works with Gundmonson at Century 21 Action Realtors in Minot. She says the man simply known as “Goody” is a positive, overall good guy.

Gundmonson is a former University of North Dakota athlete, playing football and baseball. Fighting Hawks coach Bubba Schweigert says Gundmonson and his family are in their thoughts and prayers.

The attack by sniper at a high-rise hotel has become the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.

 

BOWBELLS, N.D. (AP) — Burke County sheriff’s deputies say the death of a woman whose body was discovered a recreational area near Flaxton was accidental.

The sheriff’s office said Monday 50-year-old Melissa Osterberg accidentally drove into the water near a boat ramp at the Northgate Dam Recreation Area sometime between the evening of Sept. 25 and the following morning.

Osterberg was found dead the afternoon of Sept. 26 when her pickup was recovered from the water. Sheriff’s investigators say the Tolley woman accidentally drowned due to the motor vehicle accident.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Cool, rainy weather has put a damper on the harvest in North Dakota.

The latest weekly crop report from the federal Agriculture Department says most harvest activities were either slowed or halted because of the weather. Rainfall ranged from a quarter-inch in the western part of the state to over an inch in the east. Extreme eastern and western areas of North Dakota received rainfall amounts that halted harvests.

The soybean harvest is only 18 percent complete, well behind last year’s 41 percent and the five-year average of 43 percent.

Corn havesting is 2 percent complete, near last year’s 6 percent but behind the 11 percent average.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota farmer has taken the reins of the National Corn Growers Association.

Arthur farmer Kevin Skunes began serving as the group’s president on Sunday. He’ll hold the position for a year.

Skunes says top priorities over the coming year include trade agreements and the 2018 farm bill.

Skunes and his family raise corn and soybeans in Cass County. He also serves as a board member of the North Dakota Corn Growers Association.

Skunes is the third North Dakota farmer to lead the national corn group. Bart Schott of Kulm and Wallie Hardie of Fairmount previously served in the role.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal appeals court won’t reconsider a plan that distributes $300 million in leftover federal lawsuit settlement money to groups that help American Indians.

The money is left over from a $680 million fund approved by the Obama administration in 2011 to settle claims by Indian farmers who said they were denied federal loans due to discrimination. Only about half of the expected claims materialized.

The dispute over the leftover money is about whether it should go to individual farmers or to the groups. Two men who object to the court-approved plan say the court should consider new a policy under the Trump administration.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has banned government settlements that provide payments to third parties with no direct claims. But Justice Department attorneys say it’s a mandate “going forward.”

 

 

PARSHALL, N.D. (AP) — Liquor retail owners on a U.S. Native American reservation in North Dakota are opposing a new 7 percent tribal sales tax on alcohol.

Parshall business owner Lisa Christianson tells Minot Daily News that she and others have joined in hiring an attorney to seek a federal injunction on the tax on the Fort Berthold Reservation, which took effect Oct. 1.

The Three Affiliated Tribes’ tax, which is in addition to the state’s 7 percent tax on alcohol, came after the tribe and the state couldn’t reach an agreement on sharing the tax.

Tribal Chairman Mark Fox has previously said that the MHA Nation needs some of the tax revenue to fund law enforcement costs related to drunk driving, domestic violence and treatment programs.

 

In sports…

Valley City  (VCSU)  Valley City State University will induct two teams and six individuals into the Viking Athletic Hall of Fame during Homecoming Weekend. The 2000 and 2001 football teams will be inducted, along with three team members: Jeremy Peschel, Ben Aarestad and Steve Battle. Longtime coach and supporter Dave Bass and volleyball players Scheryl (Kottsick) Bjorndahl and Kelli (Geurtz) Heiser will also be inducted.

The 2017 Viking Hall of Fame Class will be honored Friday, Oct. 13, during an induction ceremony at the Valley City Eagles Club. Each 2017 inductee, including team members, receives two complimentary tickets to the banquet. Additional tickets may be purchased for $20 by calling 701-845-7203. Social at 5 p.m., meal/ceremony at 6 pm. Please RSVP by Thursday, Oct. 5.

 

Madison SD   (PlayNorthStar.com) – Valley City State senior linebacker Nicholas McBeain was named the North Star Athletic Association Defensive Player of the Week after reaching 500 career tackles on Saturday.

The sixth edition of the Dacotah Bank/North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) Football Players-of-the-Week honors were announced by the conference office Monday.

NSAA Football Defensive Player of the Week
Nicholas McBeain – Valley City State (N.D.) – 6’1″ – 238 lbs., Senior – linebacker – Shakopee, Minn. – McBeain reached 500 career tackles at Valley City State (N.D.), despite a 39-35 road loss at Waldorf (Iowa).  He tallied 16 stops (13 solo tackles, 3 assist tackles).  He also had a tackle-for-loss of 1.0 yards.  McBeain is the only player in VCSU’s history to reach both 400 and 500 career tackles.  He continues to lead the NAIA in tackles per game, averaging 16.8 tackles per contest this season.

 

JAMESTOWN, N.D. (JimmieAthletics.com) – To say that Jerome Byndloss (SR/Las Vegas, Nev.) and Tanner Roundy (JR/Henderson, NV) played Monday’s game against Mayville State with heavy hearts would be an understatement.

Less than 24 hours after finding they had lost close friends and classmates in the Las Vegas shooting, both Byndloss and Roundy were in the UJ starting lineup and delivered memorable performances in helping the Jimmies to a 7-0 win at Jack Brown Stadium.

Byndloss (2-0) pitched six shutout innings while allowing only four hits and striking out six, and Roundy went 2-for-4 with a home run and double.

 

 High School Volleyball…

Devils Lake def. Grand Forks Central, 25-16, 25-17, 26-24

Garrison-Max def. Killdeer, 25-19, 25-16, 20-25, 24-26, 18-16

Nedrose def. Washburn, 25-22, 12-25, 25-23, 25-21

Surrey def. Towner-Granville-Upham, 25-18, 20-25, 25-19, 25-14

 

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker drilled a 43-yard field goal with 8 seconds left in his first career game, atoning for an earlier miss and helping Kansas City to a 29-20 victory over the Washington Redskins on Monday night.

 

TWINS…

NEW YORK (AP) — Joe Mauer and the Minnesota Twins are back in the postseason for the first time in seven years, facing the New York Yankees on Tuesday night in the AL wild-card game. New York eliminated Minnesota from the playoffs four times from 2003-10, but only Mauer remains from those Twins teams. Minnesota and New York are both in the playoffs after successful rebuilds, with Miguel Sano and Byron Buxton powering the Twins and Aaron Judge emerging as an MVP contender with the Yankees.

 

VIKINGS…

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook will miss the remainder of his rookie season. He has a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. Coach Mike Zimmer confirms the diagnosis after Cook was hurt trying to cut for more yards in a loss to Detroit the day before. Cook is third in the NFL with 354 yards rushing. Latavius Murray will take over as the lead running back for the Vikings (2-2).

The Chicago Bears are going to give prized rookie quarterback Mitchell Trubisky a try. The No. 2 overall draft pick from North Carolina will start against the Minnesota Vikings next Monday night after Mike Glennon struggled in the first four games. The team announced the move Monday.

 

WILD…

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild will start the regular season without veteran left wing Zach Parise. He has been slowed by a back injury. General manager Chuck Fletcher says Parise will not travel to games at Detroit on Thursday and at Carolina on Saturday. The goal is for him to practice with the team next week.

 

COLLEGE CORRUPTION-LOUISVILLE…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville’s athletic board has authorized interim President Greg Postel to proceed with firing men’s basketball coach Rick Pitino in the wake of a federal bribery investigation involving the program.

The school’s Athletics Association, a separate body of officials that oversees Louisville’s sports program, unanimously approved a resolution to fire Pitino after meeting for more than two hours on Monday.

Pitino was placed on unpaid administrative leave last week after law enforcement officials announced the probe and the school acknowledged its inclusion in the investigation. Though Pitino is not named in court complaints, Postel says the allegations violated his contract and provided just cause to be placed on unpaid leave.

Athletic director Tom Jurich was placed on administrative leave and Postel says he plans to announce an interim replacement Tuesday.

 

FOX SPORTS…

NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Rose is out of the Fox Sports lineup.

The network says David Ortiz and Keith Hernandez have been added to the Fox studio for postseason telecasts. They’ll join Alex Rodriguez and Frank Thomas as analysts, along with host Kevin Burkhardt.

The 76-year-old Rose was part of Fox postseason telecasts the last two seasons. A woman’s claim that she had a sexual relationship with the career hits leader when she was a minor became public this summer.

 

In world and national news…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The scene at hospitals was so hectic following the Las Vegas mass shooting that trauma surgeon Dr. Jay Coates says, “I have no idea who I operated on.” Coates says victims were coming into so fast to the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada that, “We were just trying to keep people from dying.” The deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history left 59 people dead and 527 wounded.

MESQUITE, Nev. (AP) — Stephen Paddock had a penchant for guns, high-limit video poker and real estate deals. His father was a notorious fugitive bank robber. He had a recent live-in girlfriend and two ex-wives and seemed to live a comfortable life in a Nevada retirement community. His life is the subject of a sprawling investigation into what drove him to show up at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino with at least 10 suitcases filled with guns and open fire from his 32nd floor suite on a country music festival.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Amid the terror in Las Vegas, there were acts of compassion and countless heroics that officials say saved scores of lives. There was a U.S. army veteran whose battlefield instincts kicked in. There was a man one survivor knows only as Zach who herded people to a safe place. They risked danger to help strangers, and without them the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. modern history could have been worse.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is meeting Tuesday with some of the 3.4 million Puerto Ricans struggling to recover from Hurricane Maria, as criticism of the federal government’s sluggish response continues. The president is expected to spend more than five hours on the ground, meeting with first responders, local officials and some of the residents struggling to recover from a hurricane that, in the president’s words, left the island U.S. territory “flattened.”

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is taking up a case about political maps in Wisconsin that could affect elections across the country. The justices are hearing arguments Tuesday in a dispute between Democratic voters and Wisconsin Republicans who drew maps that have entrenched their control of the legislature in a state that is otherwise closely divided between the parties.