CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely and chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph

shifting to the northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation

70 percent in the Jamestown area, 90 percent in the Valley City area.

.THURSDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 60 percent chance of showers and

thunderstorms in the Jamestown area, 50 percent in the Valley City area. Highs in the upper 70s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of

showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. North winds

5 to 10 mph.

.FRIDAY…Decreasing clouds. a 20 percent chance of showers in the morning in the Valley City area. Highs in the upper 70s. North winds 10 to 15 mph.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.

.SATURDAY…Sunny. Highs around 80.

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

.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and

thunderstorms. Highs around 80.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers

and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s.

.MONDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.

.TUESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.

 

Scattered thunderstorms are expected across western and central

North Dakota Wednesday night. Some storms could produce hail up

to one inch in diameter and brief gusty winds. Additionally, very

heavy rainfall is likely in any thunderstorms.

 

Scattered thunderstorms are expected across western and central

North Dakota Thursday through Thursday night. Severe weather is

not expected. Locally heavy rainfall is possible, especially

across southern North Dakota.

Thunderstorms are also possible on Sunday.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  A groundbreaking ceremony at the new Airport Park at the Jamestown Regional Airport is Thursday July 19th, starting at 2:00 pm sponsored by the JSDC.

The staging area is on  Hwy 20 and 17th   Street.

Where the large equipment is located.

Agenda:

2:00        Welcome

2:10        JSDC President

2:25        Jamestown Regional Airport

2:35        Ground Breaking

Gold shovels will be used to turn the first soil of the project, provided by the Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  With the renovation work, at the Alfred Dickey Public Library,

Library Director Joe Rector says a new concrete floor will be installed.

The original plan to paint all ceiling panels was revised to the discolored panels only.

The work to replace interior plaster walls with water resistant drywall is completed

The budget will be  revised that the Centennial Initiative presented to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The renovation work is expected to be completed sometime in August.

 

 

Jamestown (CSi)  Items continue to be needed for those struggling in the community.

A Jamestown Salvation Army volunteer, says items can be dropped off at the Jamestown Salvation Army, or at Community Action Region VI in Jamestown.

The need for the items is year ‘round, and individuals, businesses, churches and schools, when in session, are asked to collect items for distribution, to be donated.

Those items include…school supplies, and backpacks, juice, milk, cereal, over the counter medications, along with clean grocery bags.

Personal care items include shampoo, soap deodorant, along with razors, and other such items.

Laundry soap and cleaning supplies may also be donated.

If it works better, gift cards can be donated.

Cash donations will be used to help individuals and families purchase groceries, pay rent, and buy gasoline.

Both organization have a food pantry, with items always in need to stock the shelves.

Contact the Jamestown Salvation Army, or Community Action Region VI in Jamestown for more information.

 

 

Jamestown (CSi)  Author Nicole Borg invites the community for her poetry reading, on Tuesday July 24th, at the Vault in Valley City.

She recently published a new book of poetry.

 

Jamestown NDDOT)  A Public Open House will be held from 4:00pm to 7:00pm on Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at Jamestown City Hall (102 3rd Avenue SE, Jamestown, ND 58401).

The purpose of the Public Open House is to provide an update on ND Moves, a statewide active and public transportation plan for North Dakota. The plan will review and identify existing and emerging needs and recommend strategies for the future of biking, walking, rolling, and transit across the state. The Open House will provide opportunity for the public receive updates on plan progress and introduce for review and comment a proposed statewide bicycle network. Representatives from the North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) and its consultant team will be on-hand to answer questions and discuss concerns.

 

If unable to attend the Open House, written statements or comments can be sent to Steve Mullen, Project Manager at smullen@nd.gov.

 

Additional project information can be found on the project website at www.ndmoves.dot.nd.gov.

 

Additional Open Houses are taking place in Williston, Dickinson, Bismarck-Mandan, Fargo, Minot, Devils Lake, and Grand Forks. The dates, times, and locations of these Open Houses are provided on the project website.

 

NDDOT will consider every request for reasonable accommodation to provide:

 

  • an accessible meeting facility or other accommodation for people with disabilities,
  • language interpretation for people with limited English proficiency (LEP), and
  • translations of written material necessary to access NDDOT programs and information.

 

To request accommodations, contact Steve Mullen, Project Manager, NDDOT at 701-328-3287 or smullen@nd.gov. TTY users may use Relay North Dakota at 711 or 1-800-366-6888.

 

Washington, D.C.  (Sens. Heitkamp’s  Hoeven’s Offices)  – U.S. Senators Heidi Heitkamp, and John Hoeven have announced 14 federal grants totaling over $7.4 million to improve airport infrastructure for airports across North Dakota.

Heitkamp says, “Airports across North Dakota serve folks in every corner of the state. To make sure these airports, both urban and rural, operate safely and enable North Dakotans and visitors to get where they need to travel, the airports must have the infrastructure in place to support their operations. These federal funds will do just that by investing in 14 airports across North Dakota that will fund new construction, rehabilitation, and replacement projects to keep airports in top shape.”

Hoven says, “Cities and rural communities throughout North Dakota rely on their airports. The economic activity our state’s airport generate as well as their importance to our state’s agriculture industry, make them an indispensable part of our economic well-being. Today’s infrastructure investments will help ensure that these airports can continue to safely support our state’s aviation needs.”

The federal funds are invested into airports in the region include:

  • Oakes Municipal Airport: $516,499 in federal funds to build a new aviation terminal building, and a building to house and protect snow removal equipment, and a parking lot.

 

  • Carrington Municipal Airport: $513,464 in federal funds to construct a new hangar building.

 

  • Ellendale Municipal Airport: $81,000 in federal funds to replace the airports rotating beacon, fix the runway as well as the hangar and exit taxiways.

 

  • Linton Municipal Airport: $73,005 in federal funds to replace the airport’s wind cone, install a rotating beacon, and rehabilitates the current runway lighting system.

 

These federal funds are made available through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Record North Dakota oil production has given fresh optimism in the state that has had to balance its budgets the past few years through cuts, layoffs and massive raids on state savings.But GOP Gov. Doug Burgum vows to continue to curb spending despite the additional oil revenue. He says the unexpected revenue gives an impression that the state treasury is in better shape than it is. He says hundreds of millions of dollars drained from state savings over the past few years needs to be replenished.Oil production in North Dakota is at a record 1.2 million barrels daily. The increased production is swelling the state treasury, with oil and gas tax revenue already exceeding expectations by more than $515 million in the current two-year budget cycle.

 

Update…

WATFORD CITY, N.D. (AP) — Nearly $100,000 has been raised so far to help people affected by a deadly tornado that hit a city in western North Dakota.

A local relief fund will go directly to families impacted by last week’s storm, McKenzie County Emergency Manager Karolin Jappe told the Bismarck Tribune .

The tornado that tore through a recreational vehicle park in Watford City early July 10 killed a newborn baby, injured more than two dozen people and displaced about 200. One injured woman is expected to remain hospitalized in Montana for at least another month, according to Jappe.

The community is working to raise funds to help people with medical bills, housing expenses and other needs. Lutheran Social Services will determine who is eligible to receive aid and money will be sent to families through the North Dakota Community Foundation, and several energy companies have made significant donations.

A recovery team from the American Red Cross Dakotas Region is also reaching out to those affected by the tornado, said spokeswoman Gretchen Hjelmstad. The agency is providing people financial aid, mental health support and connections to other resources, she said.

Meanwhile, a GoFundMe account for the family of the 1-week-old baby who died has raised more than $27,000 as of Tuesday.

“The community has just been unbelievably kind,” Jappe said. “We’ll make it through this.”

 

Update…

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Oil and Gas Division is monitoring cleanup of a spill at an oil well site in Bottineau County.The agency says Energyquest II reported Tuesday that 5,040 gallons of oil and 23,100 gallons of byproduct brine spilled Sunday due to an equipment failure. All of it was contained within on-site diking at the W. and M. Peterson 2 well site.A state inspector has been to the site about 9 miles northwest of Maxbass. 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — The Minot Public School Board has voted unanimously to unilaterally issue teacher contracts, after months of negotiations failed to resolve an impasse.

District business manager and lead board negotiator Scott Moum calls the conclusion “unfortunate” and says he doesn’t think either side feels good about it.

Teacher negotiators tell the Minot Daily News that they were willing to continue talks and are disappointed with the board’s action. They say it will undoubtedly affect employee morale.

The major sticking points in negotiations had been salaries and language in the school district’s family sick leave policy.

The board has said the district is operating under a budget deficit and can’t afford a higher salary increase for the teachers.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Four people were arrested in Bismarck for allegedly trying to pass counterfeit $100 bills.

KXMB-TV reports that officers responded to calls from two businesses on Tuesday, and arrested three females and one male.

Authorities confiscated $8,000 worth of counterfeit money.

 

World and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was asked at the end of a Cabinet meeting if Russia was still targeting the United States. The president said, “no,” contradicting recent warnings from his top intelligence chief. Trump’s comment came after National Intelligence Director Dan Coats said last Friday that warning lights about overall cyber threats to the U.S. are “blinking red” — much like “blinking red” signals warned before the 9/11 attacks.

 

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Prosecutors say a 29-year-old gun-rights activist who’s suspected of being a covert Russian agent was likely in contact with Kremlin operatives while living in the United States. And prosecutors also are accusing Maria Butina of using sex and deception to forge influential connections. Prosecutors say she was observed by the FBI dining privately with a Russian diplomat suspected of being an intelligence operative in the weeks before the envoy’s departure from the U.S. last March.

 

 

CHIANG RAI, Thailand (AP) — The 12 boys and their soccer coach rescued from a flooded cave in northern Thailand have left the hospital where they were recuperating and recounted the moment they were finally found by two British divers. The boys and their coach answered questions submitted by the media on Wednesday, including about the lessons they learned during their ordeal. Several said they want to become professional soccer players, while four said they want to emulate the heroes who saved them.

 

 

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has fined Google a record $5 billion for forcing cellphone makers that use the company’s Android mobile operating system to install Google apps. The EU says that has reduced choice for consumers. Wednesday’s ruling caps three years of investigation and means Google will have to change its ways. The company has appealed the decision.

 

 

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian rescue workers and a war monitor say that after talks to cede the largest opposition holdout in the country’s southwest to the government failed, government troops unleashed an intense bombing campaign on a densely populated town, killing more than a dozen people and wounding over a hundred. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said an overnight “frenzied” bombing campaign continued into Wednesday, with at least 350 missiles lobbed into Nawa and its surroundings.