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CSi Weather…
.REST OF TODAY…Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds around 5 mph.
.TONIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows around 60. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 5 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s.
South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent in the Jamestown area, 40 percent in the Valley City area.
.THURSDAY…Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds around
10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.FRIDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. A 20 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of rain showers
and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s.
.MONDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
Showers and storms are likely late Wednesday night and into Thursday as the focus shifts east towards the James River Valley along a cold front. Quiet weather is expected to return on Friday, with a few weak disturbances to move
through area during the weekend, bringing low thunderstorm chances
Saturday through Monday.
Jamestown (CSi) The Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a rollover on Monday afternoon about 12:45-p.m., where a semi full of corn failed to negotiate the corner of a frontage road at I-94 Exit 248.
The semi blocked most of 74th Avenue, Southeast spilling it’s load of corn on to the roadway.
It was reported that the crash caused a small diesel spill at the scene.
Jamestown Rural Department was also on the scene.
More information when it becomes available.
Valley City (CSi) The Valley City Commission met Monday at 7-a.m., to review the first draft of the 2020 City Budget. Commissioner Erickson was not present.
City Auditor, Avis Richter, presented comments saying the value of a Mill in the 2020 budget is $17,400 and increase of $192 from the 2019 budget. A decrease in Mills was noted by .11 mills.
She added that this is the first budget increase in the Mill Levy since 2010.
That amounts to and increase in the 2020 budget from 2019 of $18,677.
Projected revenues are $30,000, with appropriations of $100,000. State revenue sharing is estimated to increase from $365,000 to $390,000. She noted local sales tax revenue so far this year has decreased from this time in 2018.
Parking revenues are budgeted from $2,000 to $5,000, with Muncipal Court’ budget increased by $2,000 from the 2019 budget.
City Administrator David Schelkoph said the City Commission next month will be approached to increase speeding fines from $10 to $20.
The Reserve Fund wa increased by $46,000 at $965,000 at 30-percent of the General Fund Budget, required by law.
The property tax increase on a home Valued at $150,000 is $33.56, and on a $500,000 commercial property, $125. She pointed out that the figure is for the city budget only.
City salaries include a one step increase, and a cost of living increase of 1.3 percent.
On another topic Schelkoph said the city will need to consider an increase in the two and a half percent city sales tax allocation for the Permanent Flood Protection fund, based on the continued rise in the construction costs.
The meeting was shown on 68 Cable Channel with replays.
The next budget meeting is set for7-a.m. Tuesday, July 23, at City Hall.
Bismarck (CSi) – Gov. Doug Burgum has directed all government agencies to fly the United States and North Dakota flags at half-staff on Tuesday, July 23, and encourages North Dakotans to do the same at their homes and businesses, as a sign of respect for the memory and longstanding service of retired U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice John Paul Stevens on the day of his interment.
Stevens died Tuesday, July 16, at age 99. He had served 34 years on the Supreme Court.
The governor’s directive is in accordance with a proclamation issued by President Donald Trump.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Public Works Department announces that another mosquito fogging operation in the city of Jamestown will begin at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 24, and continue until 6 a.m. Thursday, July 25.
Parents are advised to keep children inside and away from the fogging machines. Motorists should use caution while traveling around the machinery.
The spraying operation is contingent on weather conditions, the City Engineer’s Office said.
For more information, call 701-320-5503 or visit jamestownnd.org
Valley City (CSi) Valley City Public works will perform mosquito fogging, weather permitting on Tuesday, July 23rd starting about at 9-p.m. and continue into Wednesday, July 24.
Parents are advised to keep children and pets out of the streets and away from the spray machine. Motorists are urged to use caution when traveling in the area of the operation.
Call Valley City Public Works with any questions at 845-0380.
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Valley City (CSi) The public is invited to the retirement celebration for Barnes County Sheriff’s Deputy Don Fiebiger, to be held on Wednesday July 24, from 1-p.m. to 3-p.m., at the AmericInn in Valley City.
Don served almost 40 years.
Valley City (CSi-JRMC) The Debbie Gabel Memorial Cancer Ride is set for Saturday, July 27. The ride begins at the Valley City Eagles Club; 345 12th Ave NE in Valley City, N.D. Sign-up is open from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. with kickstands up at noon. Cost: $20 for riders, $10 co-pilots. There will be a $500 cash drawing for registered riders. For more information, call Rocky Gabel at (701) 490-0360. To learn more about the JRMC Cancer Center, visit www.jrmcnd.com/cancer.
Her husband, Rocky Gabel, of Valley City, created the Thundering Saints motorcycle group in memory of his late wife, Debbie. Doctors diagnosed Debbie with ovarian cancer in 2005. After her diagnosis, she took up an interest in motorcycles. When she was healthy, the couple often rode together, he on his bike and she on hers.
In 2008, after seven surgeries in three years, Debbie was too sick to ride alone. So she rode double with her husband.
Since then, the two ride together, though in a more spiritual way. In Debbie’s honor, Rocky and the Thundering Saints organize an annual motorcycle ride. Proceeds benefit local individuals fighting the battle with cancer, as well as Hospice of the Red River Valley in Valley City.
In 2019, those funds also supported another cause – the cancer center at Jamestown Regional Medical Center.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Police say a Mandan woman could be charged with trespassing for jumping a protective fence at the Dakota Zoo in Bismarck.
Authorities say the 18-year-old woman scaled a fence at the monkey exhibit and touched one of the animals. She posted a selfie on social media.
Police say the Bismarck city attorney is reviewing the case.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Interest in hemp production is growing in North Dakota.
State officials say they’re seeing the most interest in growing hemp for cannabidiol. CBD is derived from the hemp plant, but unlike its cousin marijuana, it lacks potency. Now CBD, which many say has healing properties, is cropping up in grocery stores, health food stores and even gas stations.
Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring says North Dakota has 64 licensed hemp growers, double the number in 2017, the first year hemp growing was permitted in the state.
The Bismarck Tribune reports previously there were no CBD processors in North Dakota, so a farmer would have to transport hemp over state lines, which was illegal. Now, as many as four companies in North Dakota plan to process hemp for CBD this year.
In sports…
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown American Legion Post 14 baseball team, regular season champions (12-2) will be the Number One Seed July 23, in the Class ”A” West Division Tournament at Corbett Field, in Minot.
If Jamestown wins, they goes to the 4:30-p.m. game on Wednesday.
Jamestown’s region losses came to the Bismarck Capitals and Bismarck Reps.
Tuesday Jul 23
11am: Jamestown vs. Dickinson
1:30pm: Bismarck Capitals vs. Mandan
4:30pm: Bismarck Reps vs. Beulah
7pm: Watford City vs. Minot
OLD PRO TOURNAMENT…
The Tarno Townies has won back to back North Dakota amateur baseball old pro state tournament championships last Saturday and Sunday, at Jack Brown Stadium.
The Townies won over Kidder County 10-4, Tolna 7-2 and Fairview 12-2.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Olympic women’s hockey gold medalists Monique and Jocelyne Lamoureux (LAM’-uh-roo) have established a new foundation aimed at helping underserved children and communities.
The twins announced Monday that the foundation will work with groups that support disadvantaged children through education and extracurricular activities. It’s an extension of the sisters’ hockey camps for girls and their work with cable and internet provider Comcast, where the twins promote such things as gender equity and internet access for low-income families.
The 30-year-old Grand Forks natives and University of North Dakota standouts helped the United States win the gold medal in South Korea in 2018.
Monique scored the game-tying goal late in the third period of the gold-medal game against Canada. Her sister scored the game-winner in the shootout.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Game and Fish Department says its workers have just completed one of the largest fish stocking efforts in the history of the agency.
Crews have stocked 140 lakes across the state with more than 11 million walleye fingerlings from the Garrison Dam National Fish Hatchery.
Fisheries production leader Jerry Wiegel says the Garrison Dam hatchery had to step up this year because of fish production that couldn’t be used at the Valley City National Fish Hatchery. Its source of water is Lake Ashtabula, where zebra mussels were recently discovered.
Walleye already produced at Valley City were used only to stock Lake Ashtabula. Some were also sent to other states for use in lakes where zebra mussels already exist.
MLB..
UNDATED (AP) _ The Minnesota Twins were able to maintain their three-game lead over Cleveland in the American League Central by taking the opener of their series with the New York Yankees.
The Twins pulled off a triple play in the first inning before Mitch Garver hit two of Minnesota’s five home runs in an 8-6 downing of the Yankees. New York opened the game with back-to-back walks before Luis Arraez grabbed a grounder to start a 5-4-3 triple-play.
Jorge Polanco, Nelson Cruz and Max Kepler also went deep, giving the Twins their eighth game with five or more homers this season.
Gio Urshela, Luke Voit and AL batting leader DJ LeMahieu (leh-MAY’-hyoo) homered for the Yankees, who continue to pace their division by nine games over Tampa Bay.
The Indians kept pace as Mike Clevenger won his third straight decision and Cleveland improved to 13-3 this month by dumping the Blue Jays, 7-3 in Toronto. Clevenger is 4-2 after giving up three runs and five hits over seven innings, tying his longest start of the season. Oscar Mercado hit a solo homer and an RBI triple for the Indians, who also got two RBIs from Francisco Lindor (lihn-DOHR’).
Elsewhere on major league diamonds:
_ J.D. Martinez, Andrew Benitendi and Sam Travis homered while the Red Sox exploded for seven runs in the third inning of a 9-4 rout of the Rays. The game was scoreless until Rafael Devers (DEH’-vurz) lined a two-run double and scored on a three-run blast by Martinez. Eduardo Rodriguez was outstanding over seven scoreless innings, allowing just two hits as Boston pulled within one game of Tampa Bay for second place in the AL East.
_ Aledmys (al-LEHD’-mees) Diaz, Yordan (yohr-DAHN’) Alvarez and Yuli Gurriel (YOO’-lee gur-ee-EHL’) homered as the Astros jumped on Homer Bailey for early runs in an 11-1 thrashing of the Athletics. Cole is 11-5 after winning his seventh consecutive decision, yielding two hits and one run while striking out 11 in Houston’s sixth straight win. The AL West-leading Astros improved to 8-1 versus Oakland this season and moved 7 ½ games ahead of the second-place A’s.
_ Austin Nola hit a three-run homer to put Seattle ahead for good in a 7-3 win against the Rangers. Marco Gonzales recovered from a shaky start to throw seven strong innings, retiring 17 of his last 18 batters. The Rangers are at .500 following their eighth consecutive loss.
_ Ivan (EE’-vahn) Nova tossed a four-hitter and the White Sox banged out four home runs in a 9-1 thumping of the Marlins. Jose Abreu (ah-BRAY’-ee) hit a two-run homer and Yoan Moncada (yoo-AHN mohn-KAH’-dah) added a three-run shot to help Nova improve to 5-0 lifetime against Miami. James McCann and Ryan Goins (goynz) added back-to-back homers as Chicago won for just the third time in 11 games.
_ Austin Slater and Joe Panik furnished RBI doubles while the Giants scored three times in the eighth to beat the Cubs, 5-4. Chicago led 4-1 until Brandon Crawford’s run-scoring single sparked the Giants to their ninth win in 10 games. The Cubs’ lead in the NL Central is down to two games over St. Louis and remains 2 ½ games over Milwaukee.
_ Paul Goldschmidt launched his fifth career grand slam in the top of the 10th to give the Cardinals a 6-2 lead in a 6-5 win at Pittsburgh. Jung Ho Kang (gahng) slammed a two-run homer in the bottom of the 10th, and the Pirates put the potential tying run on second before Jose Martinez threw out Kevin Neman trying to score on a second by Jacob Stallings. Matt Wieters (WEE’-turz) hit his eighth home run and added a sacrifice fly to help St. Louis improve to 8-3 since the All-Star break.
_ Eduardo Escobar tripled twice and Adam Jones had three hits against his former team as the Diamondbacks doubled up the Orioles, 6-3. Robbie Ray struck out 10 in six innings, allowing three runs and eight hits for his fourth win in four starts. Hanser Alberto and Renato Núñez hit solo home runs for the Orioles in the fifth.
_ The Reds blew a 4-1 lead in the eighth and were down to their last out until Eugenio (ay-oo-HEH’-nee-oh) Suarez belted his second two-run homer of the night to give Cincinnati a 6-5 triumph at Milwaukee. The Reds rallied against Jeremy Jeffress after Tyler Saladino hit a grand slam in the eighth. Milwaukee had won five of six.
_ The Nationals-Rockies game in Washington was postponed amid bad weather in the forecast. They will now play a day-night doubleheader on Wednesday.
MLB-NEWS
Brewers’ Woodruff could be out until September
UNDATED _ The Milwaukee Brewers could be without ace hurler Brandon Woodruff until September.
Manager Craig Counsell says Woodruff could be out up to six weeks with a left oblique strain suffered during Sunday’s win at Arizona.
He underwent an MRI and was placed on the 10-day injured list Monday. Right-handed reliever Burch Smith was recalled from Triple-A San Antonio.
Woodruff allowed four runs before leaving two pitches into the bottom of the fourth. The All-Star right-hander has been the most effective starter for the Brewers, going 11-3 with a 3.75 ERA.
Elsewhere around the majors:
_ First baseman Ryan Zimmerman has landed on the Nationals’ 10-day injured list again because of plantar fasciitis in his right foot. Zimmerman missed 53 games between April 27 and June 28 because of the same injury. He left Sunday’s loss in Atlanta after beating out an infield single in the second inning, leaving him with a .246 average, three homers and 15 RBIs in 33 games this season.
_ The Rangers have placed closer Shawn Kelley on the 10-day injured list with biceps soreness in his right arm. However, manager Chris Woodward said the injury appears far less severe than first believed. Woodward initially thought Sunday that Kelley could be done for the season, but an MRI gave the team encouraging news.
_ Right-hander Edwin Jackson could become a Tiger once again after signing a minor league contract with the organization. The 35-year-old was 1-5 with an 11.12 ERA this season for Toronto, his record 14th major league team over a 17-year big career. Jackson was an All-Star with the Tigers a decade ago, threw a no-hitter the next year with Arizona and helped St. Louis win the World Series in 2011.
_ Tyler Skaggs has been remembered at a private memorial service attended by his Angels teammates. The 27-year-old pitcher was found dead in his hotel room three weeks ago. Brewers star Ryan Braun skipped a game in Milwaukee to be at his friend’s memorial. Skaggs and Braun were workout buddies.
_ The White Sox have become the first team in the major leagues to extend protective netting from foul pole to foul pole, unveiling it during Monday’s game against the Marlins. The White Sox announced the safety measure last month, a week after a foul ball at the park sent a woman to the hospital with her head bleeding.
NFL NEWS
NFL suspends Seahawks’ Reed
UNDATED (AP) _ Seattle defensive lineman Jarran Reed has been suspended for six games by the NFL for violating the personal conduct policy.
Reed may participate in preseason practices and games, but will not be available to the Seahawks until Oct. 14.
Reed comes off a solid 2018 season and was expected to be the leader of the defensive line.
The suspension stems from an incident in April 2017 that led to no charges being filed. He was being investigated for assaulting a woman, who then filed an assault complaint.
Elsewhere around the NFL:
_ The Titans have placed Pro Bowl defensive lineman Jurrell Casey, tight end Jonnu Smith and kicker Ryan Succop (SUH’-kuhp) on the physically unable to perform list. Tennessee also put first-round draft pick Jeffery Simmons on the non-football injury list, five months after the defensive lineman tore the ACL in his left knee.
_ The Lions have placed defensive end Trey Flowers and linebacker Steve Longa on the physically unable to perform list. Flowers reportedly had shoulder surgery this offseason, and Longa is still recovering from a knee injury that caused him to miss all of last season.
_ A person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press the Bills have placed running back Frank Gore on the non-football injury list due to what is considered a minor injury. Buffalo signed the 36-year-old Gore to a one-year contract in free agency in March.
_ The Jets have signed former Texans tight end Ryan Griffin to add depth at the position. Griffin had 136 catches for 1,491 yards and seven touchdowns in six seasons with Houston after being a sixth-round draft pick out of UConn in 2013.
NBA-NEWS
Duncan to serve as Spurs assistant
UNDATED (AP) _ Tim Duncan is back with the San Antonio Spurs, this time as an assistant coach.
Duncan won five championships during a 19-year NBA career spent entirely with the Spurs. He averaged 19 points, 10.8 rebounds and 2.2 blocks in 1,392 games.
The team announced the move Monday, along with the promotion of Will Hardy to assistant coach. Hardy has been with the Spurs for nearly a decade and now will take on an elevated role.
Also around the NBA:
_ The Lakers have been awarded the rights to Kostas Antetokounmpo (an-teh-toh-KOON’-poh) on a waiver claim. The 21-year-old brother of Bucks star Giannis (YAH’-nihs) Antetokounmpo played in two games for Dallas last season. The Mavericks acquired him in a draft-night trade last summer after Philadelphia chose him with the 60th and final pick.
_ Tommy Sheppard is the Wizards’ new general manager following an organizational restructuring that includes other hires from outside the NBA. Sheppard just oversaw the team’s draft while serving as the Wizard’s interim GM, moving up after president Ernie Grunfeld was fired late in the regular season. Former Cleveland Browns executive Sashi Brown will serve as chief planning and operations officer for Monumental Basketball, the group that runs the Wizards.
NHL-NEWS
Penguins sign Zach Aston-Reese
PITTSBURGH (AP) _ The Pittsburgh Penguins and forward Zach Aston-Reese have avoided arbitration by agreeing to a two-year, $2 million deal that runs through the 2020-21 season. The two sides came together minutes before heading to arbitration.
The 24-year-old Aston-Reese posted career highs of eight goals and nine assists despite being limited to 43 games because of a hand injury.
SWIMMING-WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS-LEDECKY
Ledecky ailing, to miss 200, 1,500 free final
GWANGJU, South Korea (AP) _ Katie Ledecky has withdrawn from the 200-meter freestyle and the 1,500 free final at the world swimming championships because of medical reasons.
U.S. national team managing director Lindsay Mintenko said Ledecky hasn’t been feeling well since arriving in South Korea last week. Ledecky was upset by Ariarne Titmus of Australia in the 400 free on Sunday.
In world and national news…
LONDON (AP) — Brexit hardliner Boris Johnson has won the race to lead Britain’s governing Conservative Party, and will become the country’s next prime minister.
He defeated his rival Jeremy Hunt overwhelmingly in a vote of Conservative Party members.
He will be installed as prime minister in a formal handover from Theresa May on Wednesday.
The victory is a triumph for the 55-year-old Johnson, an ambitious but erratic politician whose political career has veered between periods in high office and spells on the sidelines.
Johnson has vowed that Britain will quit the European Union, “come what may,” on the scheduled Brexit departure date of Oct. 31 even if it means leaving without a divorce deal
But he faces a rocky ride from a Parliament determined to prevent him from taking the U.K. out of the bloc without a withdrawal agreement.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is promising the Senate will vote on the budget deal agreed to by congressional leaders and the White House before senators leave town for the August recess.
The Republican leader said Monday he’s “very encouraged” by the agreement reached by President Donald Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
McConnell says the “reality of divided government means this is not exactly the deal Republicans would have written on our own.”
But he says all sides have made “enormous strides” funding national defense recently and the deal “is what we need to keep building on that progress.”
The deal sets federal funding levels for the next two years and allows continued borrowing. The House is expected to vote first, with the Senate voting before recessing next week.
WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director Christopher Wray is set to appear before a Senate committee examining oversight of the bureau.
Tuesday’s hearing could be something of a preview of the intense questioning special counsel Robert Mueller is likely to face when he appears before Congress the next day.
Wray is testifying before the Judiciary Committee, which is chaired by one of President Donald Trump’s closest allies. Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, of South Carolina, has vowed to investigate the origins of the Russia probe.
Republicans are likely to spend time questioning both Wray and Mueller about Peter Strzok. The former FBI agent helped lead the Trump investigation and exchanged anti-Trump text messages during the 2016 election with ex-FBI lawyer Lisa Page.
As FBI director, Wray has largely sought to avoid public spats with Trump.
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s socialist government is blaming a nationwide blackout on an “electromagnetic attack” against the nation’s hydroelectric system.
Communications Minister Jorge Rodríguez read a statement broadcast on social media Monday in which he said authorities were working to restore service as quickly as possible. He appealed for calm and said contingency plans had been activated so that medical facilities would not be affected. He said security forces were also being deployed to guarantee peoples’ safety.
Authorities attributed an almost week-long outage across Venezuela in March to a U.S.-sponsored electromagnetic attack on the Guri dam, source of around 80% of the nation’s power. But government opponents laid bare years of underinvestment in the nation’s grid by corrupt officials who mismanaged an oil bonanza in the nation sitting atop the world’s largest crude reserves.
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