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CSi Weather…
TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing. A 40 percent chance of rain showers in the Jamestown area, 30 percent in the Valley City area. Lows in the upper 30s.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the north after midnight. Gusts up to 30 mph.
.THURSDAY…Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds
10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY…Sunny. Highs around 60. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph shifting to the east after midnight.
.SATURDAY…Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
.SUNDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows around 50.
.MONDAY…Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then slight chance of rain showers
in the afternoon. Highs around 70. Chance of precipitation
20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then slight chance of rain showers
after midnight. Lows in the mid 40s. Chance of precipitation
20 percent.
.TUESDAY…Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of rain showers.
Highs around 60.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.WEDNESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
Scattered rain showers and thunderstorms are possible Wednesday
evening. Severe weather is not anticipated.
Thursday through Tuesday
Near critical fire weather conditions may be possible Saturday and
Sunday.
There is a slight chance of thunderstorms Sunday and Monday.
Jamestown, (CSi) Last year, the Stutsman County Commission approved an open burning ordinance that limits when burning can be safely carried out. The ordinance is in effect 365 days a year. However, it restricts burning only when the Fire Danger Rating for Stutsman County is in the “VERY HIGH” or “EXTREME” categories or if a “RED FLAG WARNING” has been issued by the National Weather Service.
Stutsman County Emergency Manager, Jerry Bergquist says, because of the dry conditions, today (April 25) is the first day this season that Stutsman County has been placed in the “VERY HIGH” fire danger category. Because of these conditions, the ordinance dictates that NO burning is permitted within Stutsman County. This includes starting, conducting, allowing, maintaining, or soliciting any open burn activities.
Violations of the open burning ordinance will be enforced. A violation is a Class B misdemeanor, for which a maximum penalty of 30 days in jail, a fine of $1,500.00 or both may be imposed.
This ordinance is in effect in all of Stutsman County including its incorporated cities that do not have their own open burning ordinances. The ordinance does not include the City of Jamestown which has its own ordinances relating to burning.
The daily Fire Danger Rating can be found by going to the Stutsman County website at www.co.stutsman.nd.us and clicking on the red Fire Danger icon or by calling the Stutsman County Communications Center at 701-252-1000. A full version of the burn ordinance can also be found at the website under Departments, choose Zoning, and click on “Burn Ban Ordinance” on the right hand side of the page.
Because of the dry conditions, expect additional days where burning will be restricted at least until the pastures green up. For more information contact the Stutsman County Emergency Manager’s Office at 701-252-9093
Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Public works informs residents in the Northeast Jamestown 2017 Paving District to please rake any rock chips from your boulevard into the gutter of the street.
The City crews will begin street sweeping the gutters in the Northeast area the week of May 7, 2018.
The schedule is contingent upon changing weather conditions.
Jamestown (CSi) A Jamestown resident will be awarded the Freedom Resource Center for Independent Living, Volunteer of the Year Award, and one member from the community will be the guest speaker at the May 8th Seventh Annual, Appreciation Luncheon, at Delta Hotels by Marriot in Fargo at 1635 42nd Street South, from noon to 1:30-p.m.
In Jamestown Beth Dewald says that Jamestown’s Mary Smith will receive the recognition as Volunteer of the Year.
At the luncheon their amazing volunteers will be honored, people who stand up for disability rights, and employers who are supporters of employing people with disabilities.
To reserve tickets call 1-800-450-0459 with the ticket cost at $25 per person, and are available for purchase at any Freedom Resource Center for Independent Living location, including Jamestown, and online at Even Brite.
Valley City (CSi) Barnes County Voters are reminded that Vote-By-Mail is available for those planning to vote in the June 12th city, parkboard, and school board elections along with state and U.S. legislative and county commission nominations.
Applications will be mailed out to all active voters in Barnes County. Individuals who wish to vote, may then complete and sign the application, and return it to the Barnes County Auditor’s Office.
The Auditor’s Office, will note receipt of the application and will be logged into the Central Voter File, and the ballot will be mailed to the voter, who may then vote their ballot at home at their leisure.
Anyone who does not receive an application may either request one from the Barnes County Auditor’s Office at 845-8500, or download the application form at the North Dakota Secretary of State’s website.
Another option is to be hand-delivered to the Auditor’s Office till close of business on June 11th.
As in absentee voting, ballots mailed back must be post-marked by the day before the Election Day, June 11, 2018, in order to be counted.
If the deadline is missed and you still want to vote, bring the mail ballot with you to the polls, and give it in to an election official.
All Barnes County residents can vote in the June 12th primary/election and again in November 6th general election in the Barnes County Courthouse in Valley City.
On election day, one polling place, the Barnes County Courthouse will be open from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm.
Washington (Sen. Heitkamp’s Office) U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp Wednesday announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officially stated that Valley City can maintain its floodwall. The decision from FEMA is a result of a fix Heitkamp wrote and successfully included in the funding bill Congress passed last month that allowed Valley City to keep in place the existing floodwall.
Without Heitkamp’s legislative fix, the federal government would have forced the city to remove the floodwall – which would have reduced flood protection and cost the city a great deal. Heitkamp’s provision followed a meeting she held on March 10 with the Valley City mayor, commissioners, and other local officials involved in flood protection efforts during which she updated them about her efforts to try to include her provision in the funding bill.
Click here to view the letter from FEMA confirming Valley City can keep its floodwall because of Heitkamp’s provision in the spending bill.
Heitkamp states, “Residents in Valley City need strong flood protection in place to keep families and the community safe. And as of today, it’s official – FEMA confirmed that Valley City will be able to maintain its floodwall. “I’m proud to have passed a fix through Congress that made this possible. Without it, FEMA would have forced Valley City to remove this critical floodwall and exposed residents to potentially devastating floods in the future. Now, Valley City will be able to stay strong and families living there will remain safe from floods. That’s something we should all celebrate and it’s a good day for common sense.”
After Valley City built a floodwall to provide permanent flood protection to keep residents safe, it became known that the land where part of the wall is located is deed restricted because the land was purchased through the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. As a result, FEMA had told the city to remove the floodwall at a cost of at least $150,000 — despite the fact that the entire purpose of the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program is to reduce impacts from natural disasters, including flooding — and then develop an alternative flood protection plan, which would cost hundreds of thousands of dollars more.
To prevent that from happening, Heitkamp successfully worked to include language in the federal funding bill Congress passed in March that allowed the floodwall to remain on this property. Heitkamp had been working with senators on the Senate Appropriations Committee and Senate Homeland Security Committee to press the issue, as well as with the North Dakota State Water Commission and the North Dakota Department of Emergency Services to gather their input.
The flood fights in Valley City during the 2009 and 2011 floods – the first and second worst floods in the city’s history – cost $19 million, of which $16 million was state and federal funds and $3 million was local funds. Following those floods, the city has been working to put in place permanent flood protection to keep the city and residents protected and reduce costs.
This first phase of the project where a combination of a floodwall and levee were constructed to protect the university area, which includes 79 homes and seven businesses with a combined value of $49 million, is where the FEMA deed restricted lot in question is located. This part of the city’s comprehensive flood protection effort was completed in 2016 and the city took great care to avoid three other FEMA deed restricted lots in developing and constructing the project, however, the lot in question was identified as city-owned. Last year, it was discovered the lot had been purchased with FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program funds.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Sen. Heidi Heitkamp is kicking off her re-election ad campaign with a cheery 60-second spot that features five of her siblings praising and poking fun at her.
The television and online ad began airing Wednesday statewide. In the ad, her siblings recall the Democratic lawmaker’s laid-back approach to doing laundry as part of her chores growing up.
Heitkamp’s campaign didn’t give specifics on the ad buy, but said it was in the six figures for broadcast and five figures for online.
Her campaign says the ad first appeared online during Heitkamp’s 2012 campaign but has been updated to reflect she’s running as an incumbent.
Heitkamp faces a tough re-election fight from GOP Rep. Kevin Cramer in a race critical for control of the Senate. Cramer’s ad campaign has not begun.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — An oil industry group says U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has been invited as the keynote speaker for the Williston Basin Petroleum Conference that will be held next month in Bismarck.
The conference is scheduled May 22-24 at the Bismarck Event Center.
The 26th annual event will feature dozens of speakers, from politicians to top oil company executives, and industry-specific seminars.
The North Dakota Petroleum Council says more than 2,500 people are expected at this year’s conference.
The event has alternated in recent years at locations in North Dakota and Canada.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A family from Afghanistan is cooking a community meal for Bismarck residents to thank those who helped them resettle in North Dakota two years ago.
The Bismarck Tribune reports that the Amiri family moved to the United States in 2016. They’re from Afghanistan, but had been living in Quetta, Pakistan since 2004 to escape war.
The Amiris resettled in the U.S. with the help of the Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota.
The family plans to host their charity dinner for the organization at the United Church of Christ on May 4.
Resettlement Coordinator Turdukan Tostokova secured funding for the meal through Thrivent Financial’s Thrivent Action Team, which awards grants to help groups with unmet needs in their communities.
Tostokova says she hopes to make the event annual or semi-annual.
In sports…
Jamestown (CSi) University of Jamestown Jimmie Baseball is in NSAA action at Jack Brown Stadium in Jamestown.
On Friday, Saturday and Sunday April 27-29, the Jimmies host Viterbo University and Dakota State University at Jack Brown Stadium. Three games each day.
All NSAA games in the triangular format are seven innings.
Friday
1-p.m., Dakota State vs. Viterbo
3:30-p.m., Viterbo vs. Jamestown
6-p.m., Dakota State vs. Jamestown
Saturday
Noon, Viterbo vs. Dakota state
2:30-p.m., Jamestown vs. Dakota State
5-p.m., Jamestown vs. Viterbo
Sunday
Noon, Jamestown vs. Viterbo
2:30p.m., Viterbo vs. Dakota State.
5-p.m., Jamestown vs. Dakota State
Schedule posted on line at CSiNewsNow.com
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta has been chosen to join Orlando as franchises in the new Alliance of American Football that will begin play next February.
The Atlanta Alliance has hired former Vikings coach Brad Childress as its head coach, with Michael Vick serving as Childress’ offensive coordinator. Atlanta is the second city to get a franchise in the league that was created by Pro Football Hall of Fame member Bill Polian and longtime TV and film producer Charlie Ebersol. The Alliance has a television deal with CBS and plans to open its first season the week after next year’s Super Bowl.
Another veteran coach, Steve Spurrier, is in charge of the Orlando team.
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