CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent in the Jamestown area, 50 percent in the Valley City area.

.SATURDAY…Partly  sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds up to 10 mph.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Chance of rain showers and

slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast

winds around 5 mph shifting to the northeast after midnight.

Chance of precipitation 30 percent.

.SUNDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds 5 to

10 mph.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Rain showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper

50s.

.MONDAY…Cloudy with rain showers and slight chance of

thunderstorms in the morning, then partly sunny with chance of

rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Highs in the lower 70s.

 

.MONDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain

showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s.

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

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.

.WEDNESDAY…Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain showers

and thunderstorms in the morning. Highs in the mid 70s.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain

showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s.

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

and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s.

 

.Saturday through Thursday, t he probability of widespread hazardous weather is low.  Expect a general thunderstorm threat along with locally heavy rain possible in the late Sunday night into Monday period.

 

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Jamestown Regional Airport  boardings in July this year were down just over one percent, at 1,210, compared to 1,225 in July of 2018.

This year through July boardings were 6,344, down nearly 13 percent, from 7,281 through July of 2018.

 

Jamestown  (University of Jamestown News Release)   University of Jamestown is one of the 159 best colleges in the Midwest according to The Princeton Review (www.PrincetonReview.com). The education services company lists University of Jamestown in the Best in the Midwest section of its “2020 Best Colleges: Region by Region” website feature that posted on August 6, 2019, at https://www.princetonreview.com/bestMWcolleges.

Robert Franek, The Princeton Review’s Editor-in-Chief, says,  “We chose University of Jamestown and the other outstanding institutions on this list primarily for their academics.” He noted that the company considered data from its survey of administrators at several hundred colleges in each region, information from staff visits to schools over the years, and the opinions of college counselors and advisors whose perspectives the company solicits.

He adds, “We also consider what students enrolled at the schools reported to us on our student survey about their campus experiences.”

UJ President, Dr. Polly Peterson says, “We are pleased to once again be recognized by the Princeton Review as a Best Regional college in the Midwest. Our university has a strong reputation for providing a quality education by blending the liberal arts with professional preparation in an environment that promotes student engagement and a commitment to the Christian faith. It is an honor to be recognized nationally for the work that we do.”

Greg Ulland,  UJ’s Vice President of Enrollment Management, says, “We appreciate that our efforts to offer students quality and relevant programs have been recognized.  University of Jamestown’s Journey to Success approach to education ensures students that they are prepared to enter the workforce and become leaders in their communities upon graduation.”

Established in 1883, the University of Jamestown is a private, liberal arts university granting Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science and Science in Nursing degrees, as well as Master’s Degrees in Education and Leadership, and a Fargo-based Doctor of Physical Therapy degree. The University of Jamestown offers more than 40 areas of study, integrating the liberal arts with sound professional programs. With the Jamestown Journey to Success, emphasis is placed not only on preparing students academically in their chosen areas of study, but also on preparing them through a student-centered experience.

 

Jamestown  (Chamber)  The Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce Beautification Committee is pleased to announce the 11th winner of the Yard of the Week Program for 2019.  Charlie & Teresa Stelton of 701 16th St. NE in Jamestown have received this award for week elevan.  Join us in congratulating them on their beautiful yard and thank them for their efforts to help beautify Jamestown.  Congratulations, Charlie & Teresa for a job well done!

The Yard of the Week program has been established to recognize those within the community that take pride in the appearance of their yard and do their part to beautify the community. The program began June 1st and ends August 31st. Yards will be selected each week from nominations received. Nominated yards must be visible from the street.

To nominate a yard for the Yard of the Week program, please contact the Chamber at 701-252-4830 or stop by our office at 120 2nd Street SE, Jamestown for a nomination form.  The completed forms require a valid phone number so we can contact the perspective winner. Forms are also available on our Facebook page or on our website at www.jamestownchamber.com.  Forms can be emailed to director@jamestownchamber.com.

All single family residences within Jamestown are eligible for the program.

 

Jamestown  (Arts Center)  The Jamestown Art Center’s  Oktoberfest committee is well in its planning stages.

Remember to mark your calendar for Saturday, September 14 from 5:30 – 8:30 in the Hansen Art Park. We will have great entertainment, food and (of course) beverages.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — If former U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp tries to resurrect her political career, she says it won’t be through a run for governor.

Heitkamp tells the Bismarck Tribune that she won’t run. Heitkamp says she is “just not interested in a running a two-year campaign.”

Heitkamp was reacting to a news story on polling by Republican Gov. Doug Burgum on a potential 2020 matchup with Heitkamp.

Republican Kevin Cramer defeated Heitkamp last year in her bid for a second term in the Senate. Heitkamp has worked since her defeat as a political commentator. She’s also serving as co-chairwoman of a coalition advocating for Congress to pass a trade agreement with Canada and Mexico.

 

MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — A man accused of killing four people at a North Dakota property management company waived a preliminary hearing and pleaded not guilty to murder charges.

Chad Isaak’s waiver and plea was signed Friday by South Central District Judge Gail Hagerty. Isaak, a 45-year-old chiropractor from Washburn, is accused in the April 1 shooting and stabbing deaths of RJR Maintenance and Management owner Robert Fakler and employees Adam Fuehrer and Bill and Lois Cobb. The Cobbs were married.

Isaak has been jailed on $1 million bond since his arrest a few days after the shootings. He is charged with four counts of murder as well as lesser charges.

Isaak lived in a mobile home park managed by the company, but police have not identified a potential motive in the killings. Search warrants and receipts filed in the case show investigators have scanned Isaak’s bank and phone records, his home, office and vehicle and the Facebook accounts of the victims.

The four were known around the company as an informal “coffee club,” often arriving early to chat before the workday began. A police affidavit said the victims were shot and stabbed.

Deputy Chief Lori Flaten last week declined to answer questions about the case, citing prosecutors.

 

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld the constitutionality of a 1978 law giving preference to Native American families in foster care and adoption proceedings involving American Indian children.

Friday’s decision by a panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal upholds the Indian Child Welfare Act and reverses a Texas-based federal judge. It comes in a case involving non-Indian families in multiple states who adopted or sought to adopt Native American children.

Opponents of the law called it an unconstitutional race-based intrusion on states’ powers to govern adoptions. But the 5th Circuit majority disagreed, saying the law’s definition of an “Indian child” is a political classification.

The decision was a victory for supporters of the law who say it’s needed to protect and preserve Native American culture and families.

 

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is voicing optimism that some sort of firearms background check measure will be instituted following the recent mass shootings in Texas and Ohio.

Trump told reporters at the White House on Friday that “we have to have meaningful background checks.” He added that he lobbied Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who has previously opposed most gun control measures.

The powerful National Rifle Association gun lobby also has opposed the policy in the past. Trump did not say what he has done to bring the NRA aboard.

Trump has enjoyed broad support from the NRA. Polling suggests a vast majority of the public would support some sort of background check legislation.

The White House threatened to veto a House-passed background checks bill earlier this year.

 

 

(AP)  Walmart is removing from all of its stores signs, displays or videos that depict violence following a mass shooting at an El Paso, Texas, store that killed 22 people.

The retailer instructed employees in an internal memo to remove any marketing material, turn off or unplug video game consoles that show violent games, and to make sure that no violence is depicted on screens in its electronics departments. Employees were also ordered to turn off hunting season videos in the sporting goods department.

Walmart spokeswoman Tara House said Friday that Walmart is taking the actions, “out of respect for the incidents of the past week.”

No videos or video games that depict violence will be removed from shelves and there is no change in the company’s policy regarding gun sales.

 

 

NEW DELHI (AP) — In Iran’s capital, the leader of Friday prayers cautioned India over its sudden downgrading of Indian-administered Kashmir, the Hindu-majority nation’s only Muslim-majority region.

Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Movahedi Kermani, an adviser to Iran’s supreme leader and Tehran’s Friday prayer leader, told hundreds of worshippers that India’s revocation of disputed Kashmir’s special autonomous status was “an ugly move.”

The semiofficial Fars News Agency said he cautioned India not to provoke a confrontation with Muslims.

Kashmir is divided between India and Pakistan and is claimed by both. India’s actions have inflamed tensions with Pakistan.

Iran’s semiofficial Tasnim News Agency quoted a spokesman for the Foreign Ministry as saying that Iran expects India and Pakistan to opt for peaceful methods and dialogue in dealing with the dispute.

 

 

NEW YORK (AP) — Newly released court documents show that financier Jeffrey Epstein repeatedly declined to answer questions about sex abuse as part of a lawsuit.

A partial transcript of the September 2016 deposition was included in hundreds of pages of documents placed in a public file Friday by a federal appeals court in New York.

The 66-year-old Epstein has pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking charges after his July 6 arrest.

Epstein was asked in the videotaped deposition whether it was standard operating procedure for his former girlfriend to bring underage girls to him to sexually abuse. Epstein replied “Fifth,” citing the constitutional amendment protecting people against incriminating themselves.

 

 

MILAN (AP) — The Spanish humanitarian ship Open Arms remains stuck in the Mediterranean Sea off Italy’s southernmost island for an eighth day, with no European government offering safe harbor to the 121 migrants on board and the vessel facing a fine of up to 1 million euros if it enters Italian waters.

The ship’s dilemma is becoming the new normal as European governments increasingly shut their doors to migrants. The move is led by Italy’s firebrand Interior Minister Matteo Salvini, who this week has plunged Italy into political crisis in an apparent power ploy largely buoyed by popularity gained for his hard-line stance against migrant arrivals.

The NGO says Spain and Malta also have refused to open their ports, and the EU Commission only intervenes by request of a national government.