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CSi Weather…

 

.TONIGHT…Cloudy. A 40 percent chance of snow after midnight in the Jamestown area, 20 percent in the Valley City area.

Lows in the lower 20s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.

.THURSDAY…Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow. Highs in the

lower 30s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy a 20 percent chance of light snow in the evening in the Valley city area. Lows around 20. Northwest winds

5 to 10 mph.

.FRIDAY…Cloudy. Highs in the lower 30s. Southwest winds 5 to

10 mph.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow after

midnight. Lows in the lower 20s.

.SATURDAY…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow in the

morning. Highs in the mid 30s.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows 15 to 20.

.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 30s.

Lows around 20.

.MONDAY…Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of snow possibly

mixed with rain in the morning. Highs in the upper 30s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s.

.TUESDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 30s.

 

Snowfall totals between a half inch and one and one half inches from

Wednesday night through Thursday morning can be expected. Despite this not being a large amount of snow, it will occur during the Thursday morning commute.

Additional clippers Friday night, Saturday night, Monday, and late

Tuesday into Wednesday, through western/central ND.

A chance of snow can be expected with each clipper, along with brisk

winds/15mph to 25 mph. Strong winds are not expected.

Much colder air to pour into the northern high plains late next week.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Jamestown Airline boardings have surpassed the 11-thousand mark, through November this year.

The North Dakota Aeronautics Commission reports through November 2017 there were 11,941 boardings, compared to 10,283 through November of 2016 an increase of 16.12 percent.

In November this year boardings at Jamestown Regional Airport were 1,051 compared to 932 in November of 2016 an increase of 12.17-percent.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Jamestown Tourism has planned new programs that will involve the community in 2018.

On a recent Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Tourism Director, Searle Swedlund said, an Interpretive Staffing Grant of $600 has been approved for anyone who wants to suggest an idea and work on the plan.  An application form can be found on the tourism web site. www.DiscoverJamestownnd.com

Also planned for 2018 is a Louis L’Amour project with several agencies cooperating in highlighting the life of the Jamestown native.

Swedlund said the project requires providing a space for visitors to visit and learn more.

He added that Fort Seward is looking at plans to develop a video presentation.

He said two kiosks were installed in 2017 at the Pipestem and Overlook trails.

He pointed out that Jamestown Tourism is working with the Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corporation with the JSDC Workforce Development program.

Looking back on 2017, Swedund pointed out the improvements to the National Buffalo Museum including the new buffalo video presentation and viewing space, along with other remodeling that was done, and the return of the preserved White Cloud, located at the museum.

He said this year the museum had doubled its visitors.

He added that in 2017 tourism has update the grant request process to include requests from non-profit entities .

He said tourism continues to work with Newman Arena at the University of Jamestown and The Two Rivers Activity Center, with hosting athletic events.

He pointed out that the Jamestown Civic Center is working on booking events outside of athletic events, such as concerts and conventions.

 

Valley City  (Chamber of Commerce)   The Valley City Area Chamber of Commerce informs residents that those  not able to attend one of the Streetscape Public Input Meetings, still have one more opportunity to voice thoughts or questions regarding the project.

Chamber Executive Kay Vinje says to E-mail Chad Petersen at KLJ with “Public Input Meeting” in the subject line:  chad.petersen@kljeng.com  or fill out the form attached to the chamber Email sent to members, to the same address.  The deadline to submit comments is December 26, 2017.

 

Valley City  (CSi) The Valley City Public Works office will be closing at noon, Friday. December 22, 2917 in observance of Christmas Eve, and will be closed all day Monday. Dec. 25th for Christmas Day.

The Transfer Station will be closing at 11:30 Friday, Dec. 22nd all day Saturday the 23rd, in observance of Christmas Eve and Monday December 25th for Christmas.

Friday’s garbage will be picked up Friday morning. Monday’s garbage will be picked up on Tuesday. Tuesday and Wednesday’s garbage will be picked up on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday routes will follow the regular pick up schedule.  Garbage should be put out by 7:00 AM

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — School administrators in the Bismarck area are being trained to use an antidote commonly carried by first responders for cases of opioid overdoses.

The Bismarck Tribune reports that Bismarck-Burleigh Public Health is offering training and free doses of Narcan to area colleges and school districts in response to the region’s opioid crisis.

Narcan is the nasal form of the drug naloxone, which can be administered in the event of a known or suspected drug overdose.

Public Health Director Renae Moch says the initiative is a way to introduce a response program at the schools.

Bismarck Public Schools Superintendent Tamara Uselman says Narcan is just one way to respond to the crisis. She says schools and community stakeholders need to continue working on prevention and education.

 

NEW TOWN, N.D. (AP) — Anonymous contributions have more than doubled the amount of a reward for information about a missing woman on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota.

Olivia Lone Bear, a mother of five, disappeared in late October. Additional donations to the reward fund in recent days have pushed the total to $21,000.

The woman’s brother, Matthew Lone Bear, tells the Bismarck Tribune no organized search began until Nov. 1. He says his family has tried to maintain a civil relationship with Three Affiliated Tribes police despite tension over the search and resources.

The 32-year-old woman was last seen the evening of Oct. 24 leaving a New Town restaurant.

 

 

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — The Minot Public School District is disputing the amount of money it owes in a pending civil lawsuit over unpaid flood cleanup expenses.

The Minot Daily News reports the district says it owes $1.1 million rather than $1.9 million claimed by a company resulting from the 2011 Souris River flood.

The district hired the ServPro company to clean up flood-damaged schools. The Federal Emergency Management Agency reimbursed all but $1.9 million of the expense.

Minot Public Schools contends Servpro said it wouldn’t charge more than what FEMA paid. ServPro disputes that.

A federal judge ruled in September that the contract was breached, but he didn’t rule on resulting damages. A trial is set for January.

The district wants a nine-day trial, though a judge only wants it to last three days.

 

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A state medical examiner says the cause of death for a Bismarck jail inmate who died a week after having a siezure was heart disease.

The Bismarck Tribune reports that 47-year-old Mike Lang died in a hospital on Sept. 13. He had the siezure at the Burleigh Morton County Detention Center on Sept. 6 and went into a coma.

No further details of the autopsy were released. State health department officials say they can’t say more because the Bureau of Criminal Investigation is looking into Lang’s death.

Lang’s family members say he also had pneumonia, low blood sugar, a cut on the back of his head, a broken nose, broken cheek bones and broken ribs.

Lang was arrested in August on a charge of felony luring.

 

 

FEDORA, S.D. (AP) — Officials are investigating the deaths of more than 40 cattle on a farm south of Fedora.

The Daily Republic reports that the Miner County Sheriff’s Office says 42 heifers and 1 bull died between Nov. 1 and Nov. 7 on the farm.

Authorities say the deaths are suspicious, but a cause isn’t clear. Tissue samples from dead cows have been sent to Iowa, and water samples from the farm have been dispatched to North Dakota.

 

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says Republicans are “very, very close to a historic legislative victory” on taxes. Trump says Wednesday that it is “very important” to vote on the legislation next week. House and Senate GOP leaders have forged an agreement on an overhaul of the nation’s tax laws. It paves the way for final votes next week to slash taxes for businesses and give most people tax cuts starting next year. It would give the president his first major victory in Congress.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican lawmakers are challenging the deputy attorney general about the political leanings of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigative team. The questioning of Rod Rosenstein comes one day after Congress received from the Justice Department derogatory text messages about President Donald Trump from two FBI officials. The text messages ended in late 2016, and the two officials were later assigned to the Mueller team investigating potential ties between the Trump campaign and Russia.

NEW YORK (AP) — Bangladeshi officials say the man accused of carrying out a bomb attack in New York City’s subway system was influenced by the sermons and writings of a radical Muslim preacher. Akayed Ullah is expected to have his first court appearance in the U.S. Wednesday afternoon. Officials in Bangladesh say Ullah’s wife told them he asked her to listen to the sermons of the leader of a group linked to attacks on secular academics and atheist bloggers.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Sen. Al Franken says Tina Smith will be an “excellent” U.S. senator in his place. But Franken still isn’t setting a date when he’ll step down. Franken said last week that he would depart “in coming weeks” after he was accused by several women of improper conduct. Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton on Wednesday appointed Smith, his lieutenant governor, to fill fellow Democrat Franken’s seat until a special election next November.

EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — The chronically homeless population in Everett, Washington, has more than doubled in two years, even as the city added supportive housing. Now city officials are trying an array of strategies to deal with the hardcore homeless, who struggle with mental illness and drug addiction. A community outreach team tracks the most vulnerable and tries to connect them with treatment and housing.