CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows 15 to 20. West winds 10 to 15 mph.

.NEW YEARS DAY…Cloudy with a 30 percent chance of sleet and freezing rain in the morning, in the Jamestown area, 40 percent in the Valley City area, with slight chance of rain and snow in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 30s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
snow. Lows in the mid 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

.THURSDAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 20s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow
after midnight. Lows 15 to 20.

.FRIDAY…Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of snow in the
morning. Highs in the upper 20s.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows 5 to 10 above.

.SATURDAY…Partly sunny. Slight chance of snow in the morning.

Highs in the lower 20s.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows 10 to 15.

.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 30s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 10.

.MONDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 20s.

 

Bismarck  (NWS)  The next precipation events in the area expected Wednesday night into early Thursday morning.  Not expecting widespread freezing drizzle, however,it doesn`t take much freezing precipitation to make slippery conditions. Snow will be the predominant precipitation, type during the day Thursday with light accumulations.

There won`t be much of a break in precipitation on Thursday as

another clipper quickly approaches from the northwest. This one

looks slightly stronger than the first, with colder temperatures.

Up to an inch of new snow is possible overnight Thursday, with possibly a bit higher accumulations in northwest North Dakota.

 

On Friday, cold Arctic high pressure will move in after the

clipper, dropping high temperatures back into the 20s with breezy

winds that could lead to patchy areas of blowing snow.

Some snowflakes on Saturday but otherwise quiet weather expected

this weekend and into the start of next week.

 

Update…

Residential Garbage & Recycling Schedule…

Due to the large amount of snow, in Jamestown, the city and Recycle North Dakota did not collect garbage or recycling on Monday, December 30.

Thank you for your patience and understanding with this revised collection schedule.

Regular Collection Day Collection This Week:
Monday & Tuesday Collected Tuesday, Dec 31 and Thursday, Jan 2, 2020

Wednesday Collected Thursday, Jan 2, Friday, Jan 3, 2020

Thursday Collected Friday, Jan 3, 2020

Regular collection schedule resumes Monday, January 6, 2020.
If your carts are collected curb side, please leave your carts in the driveway to ensure snow removal equipment can clear the street. If your carts are collected in the alley, please allow extra time for collection.

There will be NO residential garbage OR recycling collection on WEDNESDAY, January 1, 2020.
If your cart has not been collected, please leave it out for collection through Friday. Thank you.

The City Baling Facility AND the ND Recycling Center will be CLOSED on Wednesday, January 1, 2020.
Place garbage and recycling carts for collection by 6:30 a.m. Due to snow removal operations, avoid placing your carts in the street until your street has been plowed.

Jamestown  (JRVLS) The James River Valley Library System will be hosting a “Food for Fines” food and toiletry drive January 2nd – 31st.

Bring in a non-perishable food or toiletry item to any branch of the James River Valley Library System during the month of January, and the library will forgive your overdue fines!

*Please note that charges for lost or damaged items will not be forgiven, only overdue fines for materials that have been returned late will be forgiven.

All donations will be given to the local food pantries.

For more information, call the Alfred Dickey Library at (701)-252-2990.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  A special meeting of the Stutsman County Park Board will be held Friday, January 3, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. in the Commission Room at the Stutsman County Courthouse.

Stutsman County Auditor, COO, Nicole Meland says, at the meeting discussion regards a Concessionaire Bid/Contract for the Pelican Point Campground.

Bismarck  (CSi)  North Dakota Law enforcement is adding extra patrols to remove impaired drivers from the road as part of their Get Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign.

The campaign will run through January 31st to deter motorists from driving under the influence.

North Dakota Department of Transportation Safety Information Program Manager, Lauren Bjork, says every crash or death caused by impaired drivers is 100% preventable.

The North Dakota Highway Patrol says they’ll be putting in overtime hours in order to help ensure safe roadways for motorists.

Preliminary data in 2019 shows nearly 43% of North Dakota motor vehicle fatalities involved alcohol, a 10% increase from the same time period in 2018.

(AP)North Dakota will again enlist the help of Hollywood actor Josh Duhamel to help promote tourism in his home state. The state’s tourism department confirmed Tuesday to The Associated Press that the star of several “Transformers” movies will be paid $175,000 to be the face of the state’s tourism campaign for the next two years. Duhamel is from Minot, in the northern part of the state. The state has had a contract with him since 2013 to help lure visitors to North Dakota. The agency says the advertising campaign has resulted in more than $100 for every dollar in state funding spent.

 

In sports…

Class A High School  Basketball Polls

Boys

  1. Fargo Davies (15), 6-0 75 [2]
  2. West Fargo Sheyenne 5-0, 56, [3]
  3. Minot 5-1, 47, [4]
  4. Jamestown 5-1, 32, [1]
  5. Dickinson 3-1, 11, [5]

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Bismarck Century (4-2), Mandan (3-2)

Girls

  1. Bismarck Century (13), 6-0, 73 [1]
  2. Devils Lake (2), 4-0, 61, [2]
  3. Bismarck Legacy 6-0, 42, [3]
  4. Fargo Davies 5-1, 34, [5]
  5. Fargo Shanley 4-2, 12, [4]

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Grand Forks Red River (4-2)

Class B

Boys

  1. Four Winds-Minnewaukan (13), 2-0, 165 [1]
  2. Hillsboro-Central Valley (4), 3-0, 153 [2]
  3. Rugby 4-0, 140 [3]
  4. Shiloh Christian 4-0, 119, [4]
  5. Enderlin 4-0, 75 [10]
  6. Langdon-Edmore-Munich 4-1, 55, [9]
  7. Richland 2-1, 49, [5]
  8. New Rockford-Sheyenne 3-1, 39 [NR]
  9. St. John 4-1, 38, [NR]
  10. Linton-HMB 5-1, 33 [6]

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Dickinson Trinity (4-2), New Salem-Almont (5-0), Powers Lake (3-0), Hatton-Northwood (2-1), Thompson (2-3), Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier (3-0), Benson County (4-0), Oak Grove (2-2)

Girls

  1. Kindred (14), 5-0, 165 [1]
  2. Langon-Edmore-Munich (2), 4-1, 151, [2]
  3. Kidder County (1), 9-0, 136, [3]
  4. Linton-HMB 6-0, 112, [4]
  5. Trenton 6-0, 91 [5]
  6. Four Winds-Minnewaukan 6-1, 76, [6]
  7. Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood 6-0, 61, [7]
  8. Grafton 4-1, 48, [8]
  9. Thompson 6-1, 39, [9]
  10. Rugby 6-0, 30, [10]

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Carrington (6-0), Central Cass (4-1), Beach (6-1), Midway-Minto (7-1)

Bismarck  (NDGF)  Individuals interested in taking a hunter education class in 2020 are reminded to register early, as most classes are held the first few months of the calendar year.

Interested students must click on the education link at the North Dakota Game and Fish Department website, gf.nd.gov. Classes are listed by city and can also be sorted by start date. Classes will be added throughout the year as they become finalized.

To register for a class, click on “enroll” next to the specific class, and follow the simple instructions. Personal information is required.

Individuals interested in receiving a notice by email when each hunter education class is added, can click on the “subscribe to news and alerts” link found below the news section on the Game and Fish home page. Check the box labeled “hunter education” under the education program updates.

In addition, SMS text notifications of new classes can be sent directly to a cell phone. Simply text “NDGF HunterClass” to 468311 to subscribe to this feature.

State law requires anyone born after Dec. 31, 1961 to pass a certified hunter education course to hunt in the state. Hunter education is mandatory for youth who are turning 12 years old. Children who turn age 11 during the calendar year can take the class.

Sibley  (CSi)  The 37th annual Lake Ashtabula Fishing Derby is Saturday, January 11th from noon to 3pm in Sibley, North Dakota.

Co-event coordinator Jay Holm says, 24-hundred dollars in cash and prizes will be awarded after the fishing derby.

Tickets available at the L&H Shoe Shop, Brother’s III, Northwest Industries and at the Crossing on Lake Ashtabula. The annual event is sponsored by the Barnes County Wildlife Federation.

In world and national news…

BAGHDAD (AP) — Angered by deadly airstrikes targeting an Iran-backed militia, dozens of Iraqi Shiite militiamen and their supporters broke into the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad. The protesters smashed a main door and set fire to a reception area in one of the worst attacks on the embassy in recent memory. American guards fired tear gas, and palls of smoke rose over the embassy grounds. An Associated Press reporter at the scene saw flames rising from inside the compound and U.S. soldiers on the roof of the main embassy building with their guns pointed at protesters.

 

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine says she is open to calling witnesses as part of the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. But she says it is “premature” to decide who should be called until senators see the evidence that is presented. Collins also said in the interview Monday with Maine Public Radio that it was inappropriate for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to pledge “total coordination” between the White House and the Senate during the impeachment trial. Collins is the second Republican senator to criticize McConnell. Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski said last week that she was “disturbed” by McConnell’s remarks of “total coordination.”

 

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Police in California say they have arrested six suspected gang members in the shooting deaths of four men last month at a backyard gathering of family and friends. The victims were killed Nov. 17 when gunmen entered the backyard of a Fresno home and opened fire on people watching a football game. The Fresno police chief said at a news conference Tuesday that the suspects were retaliating against a rival gang that they believed was responsible for killing a member of their gang hours earlier. Police said the suspects believed they were attacking a rival gang’s party.

 

NEW YORK (AP) — A Chinese dance performance will usher in a host of stars at Times Square’s New Year’s Eve extravaganza. The throng of revelers will get to see Post Malone, K-pop group BTS, Sam Hunt and Alanis Morissette. Law enforcers will monitor the situation with security cameras, helicopters and drones. Everyone showing up for the confetti-filled festivities should expect to be wanded with metal detectors.

 

CHARLESTON, W. Va. (AP) — West Virginia plans to begin training its corrections department staff about the Holocaust after a photograph of correction officer cadets giving Nazi salutes led to dozens of firings and widespread outrage. Officials on Tuesday say the leader of the regional Anti-Defamation League has agreed to draft the training materials and coursework. The move comes after Gov. Jim Justice announced the firing of the more than 30 cadets in the image and their instructor along with the release of an investigative report that detailed how the image came to be. Four other instructors are being suspended without pay.

 

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders says he would enact federal drinking water standards for a group of toxic chemicals that have caused widespread contamination in New Hampshire and other states. New Hampshire recently set some of the nation’s toughest standards for the substances collectively called PFAS, but a judge temporarily blocked enforcement after the St. Paul, Minnesota-based chemical company 3M sued. Sanders says instead of spending millions on lawsuits, such companies should be paying to clean up contamination. He says as president, he will create national clean water standards for PFAS and other chemicals to guarantee clean drinking water “as a human right.”