\u00a0CLICK HERE TO REGISTER\u00a0<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nJamestown (CVHD) Central Valley Health District\u2019s COVID-19 testing clinics are on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 11-a.m. to noon.<\/p>\n
The clinics will be held at the Jamestown Civic Center.<\/p>\n
Pre registration is required.<\/p>\n
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Jamestown (CSi)\u00a0 \u00a0the City of Jamestown announces that starting Thursday, June 17, 2021; City crews will begin mosquito fogging at approximately 9:00 P.M. This will continue throughout the city until finished.<\/p>\n
Parents are advised to keep children out of the streets and away from the fogging machines.<\/p>\n
Motorists should use extreme caution in these areas.<\/p>\n
The schedule is contingent upon changing weather conditions.<\/p>\n
For more information, visit www.JamestownND.gov, Departments, Vector Control or call 701-320-5503.<\/p>\n
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Jamestown\u00a0 (JSDC)\u00a0 At the June Monthly meeting, the Jamestown Stutsman Development Corporation (JSDC) Board of Director, addressed FlexPace loan updates.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday\u2019s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, JSDC Business Development Manager Corry Shevlin added that so far, all Flex PACE funds for the year have been obligated.<\/p>\n
In 2021 so far, more than $279,828 has been distribute through the Flex PACE program. Current applications awaiting consideration include Casey Stoudt, Medicine Shoppe, Creative Energy, IDK, Liecthy Family Housing, and Pizza Ranch. The total amount of those requests are up to $480,000.<\/p>\n
The board approved a\u00a0 committee recommendation for \u00a0funding up to $1 million for the 2021 Flex PACE program up to an additional $720,000. \u00a0\u00a0Included is $800,000 from the City of Jamestown and $200,000 from Stutsman County for the program.<\/p>\n
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The board \u00a0has approved the new FlexPACE rules. Also approved was funding the 2022 Flex PACE program, awaiting \u00a0city and county approval, of up to $500,000 within certain parameters.<\/p>\n
He added that there is currently $4.3 million dollars available in economic development funds available for projects, with \u00a0Economic Development funds generating $1.56 million annually including the city sales tax and the county mill levy.<\/p>\n
The board reported that awaiting consideration include Casey Stoudt, Medicine Shoppe, Creative Energy, IDK, Liecthy Family Housing, and Pizza Ranch. The total amount of those requests are up to $480,000. So far this year, over \u00a0$279,828 has been distribute through the Flex PACE program.<\/p>\n
Also, the board, voted to de-obligate airport park funds.<\/p>\n
A total of $424,007.15 was de-obligated at the City and $106,557.00 at the County.<\/p>\n
JSDC was under budget for infrastructure costs at the Airport Industrial Park.<\/p>\n
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Valley City\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 The Valley City Commission met in Regular Session Tuesday evening at City Hall.<\/p>\n
Commissioner Erickson was not present.<\/p>\n
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Commissioners approved Ending COVID 19 Emergency Resolution.\u00a0\u00a0 Mayor Carlsrud, said he appreciated the cooperation of the Valley City residents during the term of the Emergency Resolution.<\/p>\n
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On March 17, 2020, Valley City Mayor Dave Carlsrud declared a state of emergency in response to the COVID-19 health crisis.<\/p>\n
The lifting of the Emergency Order, is in consideration of a decline in positive cases locally and across the state, and widespread availability of vaccines, along with the end of the school year.<\/p>\n
According to the North Dakota Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, fully vaccinated individuals can resume activities without wearing a mask indoors and outdoors. Individuals who are not vaccinated should continue to follow previous guidelines which include physical distancing and wearing masks.<\/p>\n
A recommendation remains that everyone wears masks when they are in a health care setting, when they are traveling on public transportation, including airplanes, and when they are in a business or employer that chooses to require masks. Also, vaccinated people who have weakened immune systems should consult with their physician to determine the best course of action for them.<\/p>\n
Citizens may resume attendance at all public City meetings, in accordance with these health recommendations, or continue to participate in and\/or watch meetings remotely through Zoom.<\/p>\n
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A<\/strong>PPROVAL OF <\/strong>C<\/strong>ONSENT <\/strong>A<\/strong>GENDA ITEMS:<\/strong><\/p>\nBlocking off a Street Request Along 4th Ave SW from 4th St. to 6th St. SW for On the Move Let\u2019s Walk Valley City Event held on July 19th, 2021 from 5PM to 8 PM.<\/p>\n
Public Comments :\u00a0 No one spoke<\/p>\n
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PUBLIC HEARING <\/strong><\/p>\nPublic Hearing to Consider Development Plan and Developer\u2019s Agreement for Valley Plains Equipment (Nextera Properties) \u00a0City Attorney Martineck said the area was rezoned to \u00a0light industrial.\u00a0 He presented detailed information on the plan to the Commissioners.\u00a0 The anticipated costs and other items concerning dollars involved with the project was included, along with anticipated tax revenue to pay off a loan, put at $62, 000. The value of the land and building is about four and half million dollars.\u00a0 The building is looking to be enclosed by this winter.\u00a0 Site work is out for bids at this time.<\/p>\n
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Following the Public Hearing City Commissioners \u00a0approved a Resolution Approving Developer\u2019s Agreement, and Tax Increment Financing, \u00a0for Valley Plains Equipment (Nextera Properties)<\/p>\n
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O<\/strong>RDINANCES: <\/strong><\/p>\nApproved a Second and Final Reading of Ordinance 1083, an Ordinance Approving the Annexation of Lot 2 Block 1 of Love\u2019s Valley Addition.<\/p>\n
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Approved the \u00a0Second and Final reading of an Ordinance to Adopt and Enact a section of the Valley City Municipal Code re littering. \u00a0City Attorney Martineck said no changes from the First Reading.<\/p>\n
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Approved a Second and Final Reading of, an Ordinance to Amend and Reenact Chapter 08-07 and Section 11-05-11 and to repeal Title 13 of the Valley City Municipal Code re Mobile Park Regulations. City Attorney Martineck said no changes from the First Reading. The Ordinance will be amended to including parking recreational vehicles in the front area, if it does not impede line of site.<\/p>\n
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Approved a First Reading of, an Ordinance to Amend and Reenact Subsection 2 of Section 15-01-19 of the Valley City Municipal Code re Responsibility for Utility Service Lines. \u00a0City attorney Martineck said<\/p>\n
the intent is to establish the owner of the underground utility.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nR<\/strong>ESOLUTION <\/strong><\/p>\nApproved a Resolution Creating Consolidated Sewer & Water District No. 59 (Nextera).<\/p>\n
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Approved a Resolution Providing for the Issuance of City Sales Tax Revenue Bond, Series 2021, for the local share of Permanent Flood Protection.<\/p>\n
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Approved a Resolution Approving a Petition to Vacation 15th Ave NE adjacent to Lots 4 & 5 of Block 1 of the Northern Pacific East Fourth. \u00a0City Attorney Martineck said the planning and zoning commission has approved the usage as a private roadway, between Valley Lumber, and Smith Lumber.<\/p>\n
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N<\/strong>EW <\/strong>B<\/strong>USINESS <\/strong><\/p>\nApproved Submitting an Application to the Bank of ND for loan for Fire Hall Addition. \u00a0Finance Director Richter recommends a $500,000 loan at two percent interest over a 20 year period.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nApproved Developers Agreement for Nextera Addition. City Administrator Crawford<\/p>\n
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Approved the Appointment for the Following Committees and Terms<\/p>\n
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Planning & Zoning Commission-1 opening, 5 year term<\/p>\n
Bobby Koepplin<\/p>\n
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Renaissance Zone Board-4 openings, 3 year term<\/p>\n
Tyler Marthaler<\/p>\n
Shannon Little Dog<\/p>\n
John Paul (JP) Jones<\/p>\n
Jeff Nathan<\/p>\n
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Special Assessment Commission-1opening, 6 year term<\/p>\n
Jim Knutson<\/p>\n
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Approved \u00a0Quotes for Mill and Overlay on 2nd Ave SE. City Engineer Chad Peterson said the quotes are from Border States and Strata,\u00a0 Border States quote for $76,000, even though it was above the estimate of $70,000, Strata\u2019s quote was $83,931.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nC<\/strong>ITY <\/strong>A<\/strong>DMINISTRATOR<\/strong>\u2019<\/strong>S <\/strong>R<\/strong>EPORT HIGHLIGHTS:<\/strong><\/p>\nGwen Crawford said residents are be kept up to date with projects through regular media releases.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nC<\/strong>ITY <\/strong>U<\/strong>PDATES <\/strong>& C<\/strong>OMMISSION <\/strong>R<\/strong>EPORTS <\/strong><\/p>\nCity Auditor Richter thanked those who have stepped up an serve another term on committees.<\/p>\n
With the city budget, the department heads have received worksheet, with budget requests.\u00a0 Budget meeting will be held starting in July, with dates and times to be announced.<\/p>\n
Updates on city construction projects were given by Chad Peterson.\u00a0 He said weather permitting pavement should be restored on Main Street by the 4th<\/sup> of July.<\/p>\nMayor Carlsrud thanked citizens for cleaning up their properties.\u00a0 He said private dumpsters are not be used by unauthorized \u00a0people..\u00a0 Doing so is a misdemeanor.<\/p>\n
The meeting was shown live on CSi Cable 68 followed by replays.<\/p>\n
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Jamestown\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 This year\u2019s Wagon Train entails a 95 mile ride with\u00a0 over 100 people expected to participate.<\/p>\n
The trip this year starts at the Fort Seward Historic Military Post off of Highway 281 North and goes north beginning June 20 and returning Saturday, June 26.<\/p>\n
Maps available at the Jamestown Police Department for those who wish to visit the wagon train on its journey. If you\u2019d like to sign up for the journey, visit covered-wagon-train.com or their Facebook page Fort Seward Annual Wagon Train. For questions, contact Registrar Mary Ann Kaiser at 701-424-3744.<\/p>\n
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) \u2014 North Dakota has ranked as the nation\u2019s second-biggest oil producer for nine years, but it\u2019s on the verge of losing that status because oil production is soaring in New Mexico. The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported Monday that New Mexico produced 1.16 million barrels of oil per day in March, while North Dakota\u2019s daily oil output that month was 1.11 million barrels. Texas continues to lead the nation in oil production. Lynn Helms, North Dakota\u2019s mineral resources director, told the Bismarck Tribune that New Mexico could surpass North Dakota unless it picks up the pace of production soon.<\/p>\n
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) \u2014 The body of a Bismarck kayaker who went missing earlier this month was recovered by a fisherman, who brought it to shore. Joby Seagren, 41, went missing June 5 while kayaking with friends on the Missouri River in the Kimball Bottoms area south of Bismarck. A fisherman found his body Monday in the main channel of the river. Authorities don\u2019t suspect foul play in Seagren\u2019s death. Burleigh County Sheriff\u2019s Maj. Gary Schaffer says his body showed no obvious trauma but an autopsy will be conducted.<\/p>\n
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) \u2014 North Dakota\u2019s taxable sales and purchases for the first quarter of 2021 decreased nearly 10% over the same period the previous year. Taxable sales and purchases for January, February and March totaled $4.1 billion, a 9.9% increase over the three-month span in 2020. Tax Commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger said the drop was due to the coronavirus pandemic\u2019s impact on the state\u2019s economy. Despite the decline statewide, Fargo, Bismarck, Grand Forks and Minot all reported increases, led by Fargo at 17.6%. North Dakota\u2019s taxable sales and purchases are a key indicator of economic activity in the state. They also are used to forecast state budgets.<\/p>\n
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) \u2014 Millions of dollars in state agency requests for federal funds may need approval of the full Legislature due to a new law setting certain thresholds for such requests. The law was enacted in April after the Legislature overrode Gov. Doug Burgum\u2019s veto. The Republican-led Legislature passed the bill after the state received $1.2 billion in federal coronavirus relief funding last year. The North Dakota Emergency Commission, headed by Burgum, largely determined how the money would be spent. The panel meets Wednesday to consider nine requests totaling more than $125 million, some of which appear to need the full Legislature\u2019s approval.<\/p>\n
In world and national news…<\/p>\n
NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 A new analysis of blood samples from 24,000 Americans taken early last year is the latest and largest study to suggest that the new coronavirus popped up in the U.S. in December 2019 \u2014 weeks before cases were first recognized by health officials. The analysis is not definitive, and some experts remain skeptical, but federal health officials are increasingly accepting a timeline in which small numbers of COVID-19 infections may have occurred in the U.S. before the world ever became aware of a dangerous new virus erupting in China. The study study was published Tuesday online by the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases.<\/p>\n
WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the House will move forward with investigations of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol. She said that \u201cwe can\u2019t wait any longer\u201d to probe the attack now that legislation to create an independent commission has stalled in the Senate. Pelosi met with several committee chairs Tuesday to discuss the next steps. She said afterward that the final form of the investigations is \u201cto be determined\u201d but promised an announcement soon. One option under consideration is a select committee on the Jan. 6 attack, a setup that would put majority Democrats in charge.<\/p>\n
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(AP)\u00a0 The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 has topped 600,000, even as the vaccination drive has slashed daily cases and deaths and allowed the country to emerge from the gloom. That’s according to the toll recorded by Johns Hopkins University. The number of lives lost is greater than the population of Baltimore or Milwaukee. It is about equal to the number of Americans who died of cancer in 2019.<\/p>\n
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WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 Vice President Kamala Harris has announced that the Biden administration is distributing $1.25 billion to hundreds of community lenders. It’s an effort to help boost the economic recovery for small businesses and disadvantaged business owners hurt during the coronavirus pandemic. The funds are going to more than 860 community development financial institutions, or CDFIs, around the country. CDFIs offer loans to small businesses and those who may be turned down for loans from major banks, a problem that studies have shown particularly plagues minority business owners. Harris has focused on small businesses from the start of her vice presidency, and has emphasized the need to support minority- and female-owned small businesses as key to a robust economic recovery.<\/p>\n
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WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 The U.S. government is seeking to fine Air Canada more than $25 million over what it says have been slow refunds for passengers whose flights were canceled since the pandemic started. The Transportation Department said Tuesday it has received more than 6,000 consumer complaints about Air Canada since March of last year. The department says consumers who are supposed to get refunds within 20 days are waiting five to 13 months to get their money back from Air Canada. The airline can fight the fine. The Transportation Department says it is investigating handling of refunds at other airlines, including U.S. ones.<\/p>\n
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WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 Wholesale prices, boosted by rising food costs, increased 0.8% in May, and are up by a record amount over the past year, another indication that inflation pressures are rising since the economy has begun to re-open following the pandemic lockdowns. The Labor Department reported Tuesday that the monthly gain in its producer price index, which measures inflation pressures before they reach consumers, followed a 0.6% increase in April and a 1% jump in March. Food prices rose a hefty 2.6% while energy costs were up 2.2%. Over the past 12 months, wholesale prices are up 6.6%, the largest 12-month increase on records going back to 2010.<\/p>\n
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday that 70% of adults in New York have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, a threshold he said the state would celebrate by easing many of its remaining social distancing rules and shooting off fireworks. Effective immediately, the state is lifting rules that had limited the size of gatherings and required some types of businesses to follow social distancing or cleaning protocols. Some rules will remain. New Yorkers will continue to have to wear masks in schools and subways, for example. About half of all 20 million residents in New York are fully vaccinated.<\/p>\n
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Pingree\u00a0 (CSi) On Tuesday morning, Jun 15,\u00a0 at 11:57am a crash between a semi and a pickup occurred on 281 North and 20th street Southeast., between Buchanan and Pingree.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Crash061521a-300x202.jpg\")
The Jamestown Rescue Squad and Jamestown Rural Fire departments were called due to a person trapped in the pickup.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/MartinCody-300x169.jpg\")
Jamestown\u00a0 (CSi) A GoFundMe page is available to assist the family of\u00a0 a Bismarck man, Cody Martin,\u00a0 who died from injuries sustained\u00a0 in a motocross race in Jamestown on\u00a0 Sunday June 13, 201<\/p>\n