Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Council met in Regular Session Monday evening at City Hall. All members were present. HEARING FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Individuals may address the City Council about any item not contained on the agenda. A maximum of 15 minutes is allotted for the hearing. If the full […]
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City & Corps watchful of events re: spring flooding
Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Mayor Dwaine Heinrich says, the city is keeping up to date with weekly meetings with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, concerning the spring snow melt and releases from Jamestown and Pipestem Dams. On Monday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2 the mayor said the James […]
Deck fire causes minor damage, Sun. Evening
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Fire Department was called out about 9:38-p.m., Sunday to a house at 606 3rd Avenue, Northwest, to a deck fire. Lt. Sheldon Mohr says the fire as started by smoking material with damage to the deck and siding of the house. No Injuries. The City […]
Corps, Bureau, holding dam releases constant
Omaha (USACE) – To minimize the risk of ice-related flooding along the James River, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation will make an effort to keep downstream stages stable by holding releases at a constant rate. As a result, elevations will be drawn down into the […]
Corps of Engineers drawing down Lake Ashtabula
ST. Paul (USACE) -The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is lowering its reservoir elevations within the Red River of the North basin based on recent snow measurements to prepare for potential spring snowmelt. The Corps is currently lowering the elevation of Lake Ashtabula, located near Valley […]
Above normal risk of spring flooding in area
Bismarck (National Weather Service) The National Weather Service on February 27, 2020 issued an updated Spring Flood and Water Resources Outlook update for the Missouri and James River basins of North Dakota and covers the period from late February through late May. This outlook is the second in the Spring […]
Weds night fire destroys Valley City home
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (AP-8-am) — Authorities say a fire destroyed a home in the 500 block of 8th St NE in Valley City and sent four family members to hospital. Fire Chief Scott Magnuson says that neighbors heard an explosion before the fire broke out about 9 p.m. Wednesday. [easyrotator]erc_37_1582836465[/easyrotator] […]
Public Jamestown viewing of fire ladder truck
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Fire Hall, on Wednesday morning, was the scene of a display of a prototype ladder fire truck that the Jamestown City Fire Department is interested in purchasing in place of the old truck taken out of service due to equipment malfunctions and replacement costs. [easyrotator]erc_74_1582744274[/easyrotator] On hand with […]
Police warn of money extortion scam
Jamestown (JPD) Jamestown Police is cautioning the public to be wary of a money extortion scam. Police Lt. Nick Hardy, reports that the dispatch center received a call just after 1-pm Tuesday about a possible kidnapping at the Jamestown Walmart. Lt. Hardy says, “The male, who was calling from Bismarck, […]
Corps increases Jamestown Dam release drops Pipestem
OMAHA, Neb (USACE) –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Omaha District increased releases from Jamestown Dam, North Dakota, Wednesday to 500 cubic feet per second.Meanwhile, Pipestem Dam(Stutsman County, North Dakota)releases have begun to slowly drop this week as lake levels near the target elevation of 1442.5 ft. As of the Friday […]























