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CSi Weather…
REST OF TODAY…SUNNY…BREEZY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH
WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH.
.TONIGHT…INCREASING CLOUDS. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW AFTER
MIDNIGHT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS
15 TO 20 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY…CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW IN
THE MORNING…THEN CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY. HIGHS
IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
40 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, A 50 PERCENT CHANCE IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN IN
THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
.THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 20 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE
OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
EVENING…THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LOWS IN THE MID 30S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 50S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
EVENING…THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
20 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…INCREASING CLOUDS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
.MONDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS
IN THE MID 50S.
THIS ROUND OF PRECIPITATION FINALLY COMES TO END ACROSS THE
AREA FROM NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST THROUGH THE DAY TODAY.
WEDNESDAY…ONE LAST WAVE OF WRAP AROUND MOISTURE WORKS EAST TO
WEST ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF MORNING SNOW
AND AFTERNOON RAIN. PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL BE GREATEST EAST OF
THE HIGHWAY 83 CORRIDOR…WITH MAINLY SLIGHT CHANCE POPS TO THE
WEST. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS WILL BE MINIMAL SO ANY SNOW AMOUNTS WILL
ALSO BE MINIMAL…WITH UP TO A HALF AN INCH OF SNOW FROM THE TURTLE
MOUNTAINS INTO THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY.
EXPECT WINDY CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY…ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON
HOURS…WITH A NORTHWEST WIND OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
Jamestown (CSi) The Buffalo City Tourism Foundation, Grant and Executive Committee has approved a grant request of $10,000 from the Jamestown Civic Center for the North Dakota Roughrider Rodeo State Finals, to be held September 25-27, 2014. The funds being used for advertising the event around the state.
The BCTF will unveil its new brand and logo at a public unveiling from 4 to 6 p.m. May 9, 2014 at the Arts Center, 115 2nd St. SW.
The BCTF staff and board have not revealed any details to the public.
The foundation hired advertising and media consulting business, Red Plum Media, to guide the foundation through a rebranding process that started in late summer 2013.
Tourism Director Searle Swedlund is planning for about 375 people to attend the unveiling. as the foundation is sending out invitations over the next week to “stakeholders,” businesses, individuals and groups that participated in a community survey done in late fall that was used to help develop the brand and logo.
The invitation states there is a “private unveil” at 4:15 p.m.
Board President Alden Kollman says the invited stakeholders will get the first look at the new brand and logo. Anyone from the public may also attend that gathering.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corportation (JDSC) executive board has directed the JSDC staff to prepare a proposal for possible plans for the residential infrastructure program.
The executive committee has also reviewed possible ways to deal with businesses that have received money from the JSDC in the past, but have not met the hiring goals included in the agreement.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Planning Commission has approved the plat for Country Side Estates Addition.
Previously the commission tabled the plat stemming from questions about whether roads in the addition would be public roads or private drives and the width of the road right of way for a through street.
Planning Commission Chairman Dave Hillerud, says the land was not likely to be annexed into the city of Jamestown.
Hillerud said the area is considered part of “phase 1” for future growth around Jamestown. He questioned why plans to extend sewer to the area had not been developed.
The Planning Commission also gave final approval to Witzig’s Fourth Addition and Hammer Addition.
All plats will be considered by the Jamestown City Council at the May 5, 2014 Regular Session.
Jamestown (CSi) Real estate research blog Movoto, Monday, released a ranking of the top places in North Dakota using their Big Deal Score ranking system.
It takes into account desirable factors such as cost of living, education, home values, and more. Jamestown took the #3 spot.
1. City of Lisbon
2. City of West Fargo
3. City of Jamestown
4. City of Fargo
5. City of Bismarck
5. City of Dickinson
5. City of Carrington
8. City of Williston
9. City of Lincoln
10. City of Wahpeton
10. City of Horace
About Jamestown the web site says:
“For those looking to go big in a little town, 15,427 population Jamestown is a great option. Arguably one of this city’s biggest attractions is a seriously big buffalo, a massive statue claiming to be the largest buffalo in the world. The place even goes by the nickname The Buffalo City because of this recently refurbished landmark. For those looking for a more active draw, there’s also a massive disc golf course and a civic center that hosts special events and concerts regularly.
Beyond the fun stuff, Jamestown has a lot to offer people just looking to have a good life. The quality of life is ranked No 4 on our list, and the weather is tied with first place Lisbon for No. 3. There are plenty of amenities to visit, and the median home price is $96,300, making this an inexpensive place but a great value. Students will also be happy to find that the student-teacher ratio is a very personal 11 to 1, which ranks No. 5 for that criterion.”
More at the Movoto web site:
http://www.movoto.com/blog/top-ten/best-places-in-north-dakota/
Update…
Jamestown (CSi) Authorities, Friday evening, arrested a 37 year old man and a 17 year old male after an alleged robbery in Jamestown, followed by a pursuit that ended in northern Barnes County.
The pair are accused in the incident where a woman’s purse was stolen, between 5-p.m., and 6-p.m., witnessed by a man, in the parking lot between Perkins Restaurant and First Community Credit Union’s branch office, on Highway 281 South. The woman was then purportedly pushed to the ground by one of the males.
A witness called 9-1-1 and shortly after, a North Dakota Highway Patrol unit pursued the suspect vehicle on I-94 at mile marker 277 east bound. The vehicle crossed I-94 and went back west bound on the interstate, exiting at mile marker 276 and headed north on Barnes County Road 7. The vehicle continued through Eckelson on a gravel road. The suspect’s vehicle was able to distance itself from law enforcement.
As the search for the vehicle continued, deputies were alerted by a person who was hunting geese in the area. The suspect’s vehicle became stuck in a slough and the pair fled on foot.
The two suspects were captured and taken into custody by two Barnes County deputies.
The vehicle was impounded and taken back to Jamestown.
Multiple charges are pending in both Stutsman and Barnes Counties.
The man is being held at the Stutsman County Correctional Center, while the 17 year old is being held in a juvenile facility, as the investigation continues.
Agency’s involved included: Jamestown Police Department, Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office, North Dakota Highway Patrol and the Barnes County Sheriff’s Office.
Valley City (CSi, VCSU Newsletter) VCSU President, Dr. Steve Shirley was honored with a Community Spirit Award from the Valley City Chamber of Commerce at the annual banquet of the chamber and the Valley City–Barnes County Economic Development Corporation, held Thursday, April 24, 2014 at Sheyenne Riverbend Farm.
Shirley was one of three individuals honored for helping promote the Valley City area; included in his citation were his contributions to the community as VCSU president, board member of the Valley City–Barnes County Economic Development Corporation and president of the Valley City Rotary Club, among others.
Jamestown (CSi) The Stutsman County NDSU Extension Service Office will host an Open House, on Thursday May 8, 2014 to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Act which created the Cooperative Extension Service.
At the Jamestown Open House there will be cake, refreshments, and an opportunity to meet the staff and learn about Extension.
The office is location in the Memorial Building at 116 First street East, second floor.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The Red River in Fargo is expected to crest at nearly 26 feet by Friday.
The National Weather Service is predicting the river will reach moderate flood stage at approximately 25.7 feet.
City officials say they don’t expect to implement any emergency flood measures during the event, but crews from the Public Works Department will shut down storm sewer gates, and the storm sewer lift stations will begin operating.
Elm Street between 14th and 15th Avenues will be closed Monday evening.
Officials plan on closing the North Broadway Bridge when the river reaches between 22 and 23 feet.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A white supremacist who made national headlines by terrorizing a small North Dakota town is being sentenced, about two years after moving to Leith (leeth) with hopes of establishing an all-white enclave.
Craig Cobb’s dreams fizzled. He’s been jailed since mid-November after his arrest on seven felony terrorizing counts for allegedly scaring townsfolk while patrolling Leith with a gun.
Cobb was facing up to 30 years in prison on the original charges. In late February he reached an agreement with prosecutor Todd Schwarz that called for him to plead guilty to lesser charges and in return get probation rather than prison.
But some Leith residents want Cobb behind bars. Judge David Reich ordered a presentence investigation before accepting the plea deal, and is now set to decide Cobb’s fate.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A New Town man says he will plead guilty to assaulting a federal officer.
The incident happened on Nov. 23 in New Town. Authorities say David Phelan punched and kicked an officer who was attempting to detain him on suspicion of drunken driving.
Court documents show that the officer was kicked in the head three times with steel-tipped boots. The officer was treated at a Minot hospital.
Phelan faces a maximum penalty of a year in prison.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A North Dakota man has been ordered to pay about $74,000 in a health care fraud case involving Medicaid benefits for his mother.
Authorities say 65-year-old Donald Hochhalter, of New Leipzig, lied about his mother’s finances so she would qualify for government payments when she moved into a nursing home.
Hochhalter’s plea agreement calls for him to repay $37,000 the government spent on his mother’s care. He was assessed a civil penalty of $37,000.
Defense attorney Justin Vinje says Hochhalter was confused about the ownership of certificates of deposit that were in his and his mother’s names. Vinje says his client did not intend to defraud the government.
Prosecutors say Hochhalter knew what he was doing when he filled out the paperwork and the penalty should send a strong message.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Railroad officials assured North Dakota regulators that oil shipments are not displacing grain shipments in the Dakotas and surrounding states.
North Dakota’s Public Service Commission met in Bismarck with representatives from agriculture and transportation groups on Monday to talk about disruptions in rail service for moving grain.
Increased crude oil and freight shipments largely have been blamed for causing the rail delays. Officials from BNSF Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific told regulators that a brutal winter and congestion in Chicago has caused the backlog.
North Dakota Grain Growers Association executive director Dan Wogsland says bins across the region are full and grain from prior years’ crops is being stored on the ground.
The railroads say they expect to get caught up with shipments this summer.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Governor Jack Dalrymple says he won’t call special session of North Dakota’s Legislature to address funding problems tied to the oil boom. He says the state can provide the financial help communities need until lawmakers return next January. Democrats say communities can’t wait that long because funding levels aren’t keeping pace with development.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s official history museum has reopened to the public after nearly two years of renovations. Governor Jack Dalrymple and first lady Betsy Dalrymple toured the upgraded Heritage Center yesterday. The first two galleries of the three-gallery expansion then opened to the public. The grand opening for the expanded and renovated center is scheduled for November.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Some state employees and others are slated to bag lunch and instead walk laps around the state Capitol in Bismarck.
Today is National Walk at Lunch Day. First Lady Betsy Dalrymple and Lt. Gov. Drew Wrigley’s wife, Kathleen, are slated to lead the ceremonial first lap around the Capitol at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday.
The effort is part of a nationwide initiative aimed at encouraging Americans to take time to walk on their lunch breaks to help improve their health.
RIVERDALE, N.D. (AP) – Lake Sakakawea has been declared free of ice.
The Army Corps of Engineers says the Missouri River reservoir in North Dakota was declared ice-free on Monday, April 28.
Last year, the lake wasn’t declared ice-free until May 13, the third-latest ice-out date on the lake. The latest was May 17, 1979, and the second-latest was May 14, 1970.
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will be the keynote speaker at a fundraiser in Williston in October.
Palin will speak at the Trinity Christian School’s annual fundraiser on October 13 at Williston State College. Trinity Christian School assistant administrator Cyrena Weeks says Palin will be speaking about Christian education and oil.
WallBuilders CEO David Barton will also speak at the event. He is a conservative evangelical historian who claims President Barack Obama is hostile to Christians.
Tickets to the event will be made available to the public on May 5 on the school’s website.
In sports….
The following are Jamestown High School Activities changes for Tuesday, April 29th
Blue Jay Girls Soccer @ Minot will be played at Minot State University (Varsity only @ 7:30 PM)
Blue Jay Baseball vs. Bismarck High has been Postponed – (Make-up TBD)
Blue Jay Girls Tennis vs. Bismarck High has been moved to Bismarck & will be played indoors. (Varsity only)
Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown High School Teams have qualified for the 30th Annual NDHSAA Team Scholar Award.
In order to qualify the team must meet or exceed a team Grade Point Average of 3.2 or higher.
The teams include: Girls Basketball, Boys Basketball, and Gymnastics.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Parks and Recreation Department is canceling the District Hershey Track Meet on Tuesday, May 13th, 2014 due to renovations not being completed on the track.
If anyone is interested in participating in the Hershey Track meet in Valley city it will be May 28th starting at 4pm, other meets are listed on the Hershey Track and Field website. The meet is open to boys and girls ages 9-14. The first 2 places in each event will qualify for the state meet to be held in West Fargo, ND June 21st.
For more information call 252-3982.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Sage grouse hunting will remain closed in North Dakota for a seventh straight year.
The Game and Fish Department says a spring survey found a record-low 31 males on six active strutting grounds. Last year, 50 males were counted on 11 active leks.
Upland game bird biologist Aaron Robinson says South Dakota and eastern Montana had similar declines this year. He says the last time there was such a drastic decline was in 2007-08, because of West Nile virus. He says officials aren’t sure if West Nile is to blame this time.
Far southwestern North Dakota is on the edge of the sage grouse’s historic range. The bird’s population in that area peaked at 542 males in 1953, and has steadily declined in the past three decades.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – New North Dakota State University head men’s basketball coach David Richman has added another assistant.
Eric Henderson has been the head boys’ coach at Burlington Catholic Central High School in Wisconsin for five seasons, after stints on the coaching staffs at Iowa State and Wayne State in Nebraska.
Henderson played four seasons at Wayne State, graduating in 2000.
Richman is taking over at NDSU for Saul Phillips, who left for Ohio after leading the Bison to the NCAA Tournament. He earlier named as an assistant Jayden Olson, who has been director of basketball operations the past two seasons under Nebraska head coach Tim Miles, a former NDSU head coach.
Current NDSU assistant coach Freddy Coleman and director of basketball operations Josh Vaughan are remaining in those roles for the Bison.
MLB…
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Final Oakland 4 Texas 0
Final Chi White Sox 7 Tampa Bay 3
Final L.A. Angels 6 Cleveland 3
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final Milwaukee 5 St. Louis 3, 12 Innings
Final Colorado 8 Arizona 5
Final San Diego 6 San Francisco 4
Chi Cubs at Cincinnati (7:10 p.m., postponed, Rain)
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS
UNDATED (AP) – The Miami Heat have become the first team to advance to the NBA’s conference semifinals as Lebron James had 31 points and nine assists in a 109-98 win at Charlotte, completing a four-game sweep. Atlanta owns a 3-2 series lead over Indiana after Shelvin Mack came off the bench to contribute team highs of 20 points and five assists in a 107-97 win at Indiana. And Manu Ginobili’s (MAN’-oo jih-NOH’-bleez) 23 points led San Antonio past Dallas 93-89, evening that series at two games apiece.
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS
UNDATED (AP) – The Los Angeles Kings and Minnesota Wild have forced Game 7s in their Stanley Cup first-round series by winning last night.
Anze Kopitar (AHN’-zhahy KOH’-pih-tahr) and Justin Williams each scored twice in the Kings’ 4-1 victory over San Jose. Game 7 is Wednesday in San Jose.
Zach Parise provided two goals and two assists as the Wild beat Colorado 5-2. Game 7 is Wednesday.
The Pittsburgh Penguins have advanced to the conference semifinals after Evgeni Malkin recorded a hat trick in the Pens’ 4-3 victory over Columbus in Game 6.
The Penguins will face either the Rangers or Flyers in the next round.
NBA…CLIPPERS…
NEW YORK (AP) – The NBA will hold a news conference today to make an announcement about the investigation involving Clippers owner Donald Sterling and those racially charged comments attributed to him. A suspension of indefinite length and fine of up to $1 million are possible options. And the controversy is now hitting the Clippers in the pocket book as several corporations have pulled their advertising.
OBIT-RAMSAY
MIAMI (AP) – Hall of Fame basketball coach Jack Ramsay has died. His death, at 89, was announced by ESPN, where he worked as a broadcaster until last season. No cause of death was immediately given, though Ramsay had battled cancer for many years and was placed in hospice care late last week.
Ramsay, known as “Dr. Jack” throughout the league, coached in the NBA for parts of 21 seasons, including leading Portland to the 1977 NBA title. He then began a long career as one of the league’s most revered radio and television analysts.
Ramsay also was an accomplished college coach at Saint Joseph’s in Philadelphia, taking the Hawks to the 1961 Final Four.
DAVIS CUP…
PARIS (AP) – Roland Garros, the home of the French Open, has been chosen by the team from France to be the site of their Davis Cup semifinal with the Czech Republic. The best-of-five event will be played in September. The winner will advance against the winner of the Switzerland-Italy semifinal which will be played in Switzerland.
In world and national news…
TUPELO, Miss. (AP) – Tens of thousands of people are without electricity and houses lay smashed while sirens continue to sound warnings about the dangerous storm system that spawned a chain of deadly tornadoes over three days. The death toll is at least 28 from the Midwest through the South and forecasters say Georgia appears to be next.
BAGHDAD (AP) – An apparent effort by militants to discourage voting continues in Iraq. Officials say at least 11 people died today and 19 were wounded in back-to-back bombings in an outdoor market northeast of Baghdad. Parliamentary elections are tomorrow. One of the bombs was placed in the middle of the town’s main vegetable and meat market while the second was put near one of the exits.
WASHINGTON (AP) – A White House task force on campus sexual assault is recommending colleges and universities take a series of steps designed for prevention and helping the victims. The Justice Department will also be implementing its own steps. The Obama administration is telling colleges and universities – “No more turning a blind eye.”
WASHINGTON (AP) – Oral arguments are scheduled in the Supreme Court today in a case challenging whether police may search cellphones found on people they arrest without first getting a warrant. Civil liberties groups say the information contained in smartphones poses no danger to officers and that steps can be taken to ensure the phones aren’t damaged and evidence preserved until a warrant is obtained.
JERUSALEM (AP) – An Israeli watchdog group says Israel increased settlement work four-fold during the latest round of peace talks, pushing forward with construction of nearly 14,000 new homes in the West Bank and east Jerusalem. Peace Now issued its statistics today as a nine-month negotiating period came to a close. Negotiations made no progress and were characterized by a lack of trust, in large part because of continued Israeli settlement construction.
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