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CSi Weather…
REST OF TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.THURSDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, A 20 PERCENT CHANCE IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA . LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.FRIDAY…SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE MORNING IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, A 30 PERCENT CHANCE IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. HIGHS AROUND 90. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S TO LOWER 90S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
.MONDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 80.
.MONDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
.TUESDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY ACROSS THE WEST AND
NORTH CENTRAL THURSDAY EVENING…AND OVER ALL OF WESTERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. A FEW STORMS COULD BE
STRONG TO SEVERE.
CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER VARIOUS PARTS OF THE AREA
FROM FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
Valley City (CSi) The Valley City Commission met in Regular Session Tuesday evening at City Hall. All members were present.
APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS INCLUDED:
Monthly Reports from the Fire Chief, Building Inspector, Auditor, Municipal Judge and Public Works Accountant.
Monthly Bills for the City and Public Works in the Amount of $3,827,466.88
blocking off street for Crazy Days on July 27.
New electric request for Static Electric Construction, and Ellingson Plumbing, Heating, A/C and Electrical.
new tree trimming license for Jerry’s Tree Service.
Special Alcohol Beverage Event permit for Boomer’s Corner Keg on June 19 for Dakota Riders Hill Climb.
PUBLIC FORUM
No one spoke.
RESOLUTIONS
Approved a Resolution alling for a Special Election for Mayor to be held on September 15, 2016.
The first date petitions can be taken out is June 13, 2016, the filing date is July 12, 2016, at 4-p.m.
NEW BUSINESS
Approve appointing board members for open positions: (all renewed)
Renaissance Zone Board (3 year term) – Jim Knutson, Bobby Koepplin, Tony Kobbervig
Zoning Board of Adjustments (3 year term) – Mike Schell, Ken Reid
Planning & Zoning (5 year term) – Bobby Koepplin
Visitor’s Committee (4 year term) – Bobby Koepplin, Dick Gulmon, George Dutton
Approved a Gaming Site Authorization renewal for Valley Twisters Gymnastics Club at Bridges Bar & Grill and Woodland Steakhouse Bar & Grill.
Approved a Gaming Site Authorization renewal for VCSU at Osmon Fieldhouse, Town & Country Club, Lokken Stadium and Eagles Club.
Approved a Gaming Site Authorization renewal for Valley City Eagles Aerie 2192 Fraternal Order of Eagles at the Eagles Club, The Captain’s Pub, Tavern 94, The Labor Club, My Bar Valley City and City Lights Supper Club.
Approved Gaming Site Authorization renewal for Thundering Saints, Inc. at Boomer’s Corner Keg.
CITY ADMINISTRATORS REPORT
CITY UPDATE & COMMISSION REPORTS
City Assessor Sandy Hansen said no valuations were protested at the Barnes County Board of Equalization meeting, on Tuesday.
City Fire Chief Retterath said the outdoor siren that malfunctioned during Tuesday’s test will be repaired immediately, and put back in service.
KLJ gave a presentation on the update on the permanent flood protection project.
Commissioner Nielson congratulated VCHS sports teams on successful tournament play.
Commissioner Luke congratulated the VCHS Speech Team.
She encouraged voters to turn out for the city commission and other elections on June 14, 2016.
Commissioner Magnuson congratulated all graduating classes of 2016.
The meeting was shown live on CSi 68, followed by replays.
Jamestown (CSi) According to the state forensic medical examiners report, a Linton man found deceased on March 31, 2016 in the restroom of a Jamestown business died from an overdose of furanyl fentanyl.
Police were called after Travis Burgad was discovered unconscious and not breathing. Burgad was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders.
Dr. William Massello’s report indicated that Burgad had a history of drug abuse, and had been recently released from a drug rehabilitation facility.
The report said, “His full postmortem examination revealed findings consistent with death as the result of an alcohol and/or drug overdose. This was confirmed by postmortem toxicology studies that confirmed the presence of a potent derivative of the opioid drug fentanyl.”
Jamestown Police Chiefi Scott Edinger says the police department’s investigation into Burgad’s death is finished.
Jamestown (CSi) The Talking Trails program is making progress through Jamestown Tourism, and will be active within a short time.
On Tuesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Jamestown Tourism Director, Searle Swelund said signs to be place at various Jamestown tourist attractions are in the process of being made, with 40 completed at this time.
Stories about each site are being recorded.
The locations and access to the recorded information will be available on the Tourism web site, plus the recordings can be accessed when tourists stop by each site.
He reminds the community if they have suggestions about sites that may attract visitors to contact Jamestown Tourism at 701-251-9145.
Swedlund also pointed out that the Jamestown City Council has approved Capital Construction Funds that are now available to non-profit entities with approval of the Tourism Board, and review of the City Council.
He said the Funds are based on a percentage of the restaurant tax.
Jamestown (CSi) The Potholes and Prairie Birding Festival is from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, June 8-12, 2016, at Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge.
The cost to register is $135 for one day or $395 for all days. Registration and a social are from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, and an “Overview of North Dakota Birds and Habitats” by Dave Lambeth is at 7 p.m. Wednesday. For more information, call (701) 652-2524.
Jamestown (CSi, NDHP) – Driving while under the influence of alcohol needs to stop—that’s the message from North Dakota law enforcement and the North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT). Throughout the month of June, fifty law enforcement agencies across the state will participate in the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign, by adding extra patrols to be on alert for impaired drivers to keep our roads safe.
Consuming alcohol reduces your ability to distinguish objects, especially at night, even when under the legal limit of .08 blood alcohol content (BAC). To publicize this increased enforcement and bring awareness to the severity of this driving behavior, NDDOT is introducing the “Blurred Lines” campaign.
“Blurred vision is a visual theme in our campaign—but we want to emphasize that you need to hand over the keys long before it comes to that,” said Karin Mongeon, Safety Division Director at NDDOT. “The point at which you decide to have a sober driver shouldn’t be blurred either. It needs to be clear that if you plan to drink alcohol, designate a sober driver before you start drinking.”
Along with the North Dakota Highway Patrol (NDHP), participating law enforcement agencies include the Sheriffs’ Departments in Dickey, Eddy, Foster, LaMoure, Logan and Stutsman counties, and Police Departments in Carrington, Jamestown, Oakes and Valley City.
“We all know better than to drink and drive, but some people still believe it’s okay to take that risk. Like your vision, your judgment gets impaired and the line gets blurred,” said Carrington Police Chief Randy Munkeby. “Be clear ahead of time whether you will drink or whether you will drive. When you are celebrating this month, make sure everyone has a sober ride home.”
Last year in North Dakota, 44 percent of all fatalities in motor vehicle crashes were alcohol-related. From 2005 to 2014, an average of about 62 people a year died in crashes in North Dakota where alcohol was involved. These are lives that could have been saved as driving under the influence is 100 percent preventable.
Funding for high-intensity impaired driving enforcement is provided by the North Dakota Department of Transportation in order to prevent impaired driving crashes. Learn more about the efforts to reduce roadway deaths and serious injuries at ndcodefortheroad.org or join the conversation on the Code for the Road Facebook or Twitter page. Memorials to individuals killed by impaired drivers in North Dakota can be viewed at ndcodefortheroad.org/memorial.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Fargo police are searching for two suspects in the early morning robbery of a convenience store.
Authorities say two males entered the Loaf ‘N Jug about 1:40 a.m. Wednesday, demanded money and fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash.
A police dog tracked the two for a short distance before losing the trail.
The robbers did not display a weapon. No one was hurt.
WILTON, N.D. (AP) – The Highway Patrol has identified a Bismarck motorcyclist killed in a crash on U.S. Highway 83 in McLean County.
Authorities say 73-year-old James Vossler lost control of his bike on a hill about 7 miles north of Wilton on Monday afternoon.
The motorcycle rolled into the median and ejected Vossler. He died in an ambulance on the way to the hospital.
Vossler was alone on the bike.
OAKES, N.D. (AP) – An Oakes man accused of drugging, raping and choking a woman has been sentenced to five years in prison.
22-year-old Allec Anderson pleaded guilty Tuesday to felonious restraint, terrorizing and aggravated assault for the December incident.
Southeast District Judge Daniel Narum ordered Anderson to pay $5,000 in restitution and serve seven years of probation when he is released from prison.
Anderson’s attorney, Cash Aaland, did not immediately respond to an email request for comment.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A judge has set bond at $200,000 cash only for a 19-year-old man charged in connection with an incident in which shots were fired into a Bismarck home and apartment over the weekend.
Bismarck resident Vernon Pook was charged Monday with seven counts of reckless endangerment, corresponding to each individual in the residences where shots were fired.
Authorities say Pook had targeted someone who lived at the home and owed him drug-related money. Assistant State’s Attorney Britta Rice says Pook’s “intended victim” was not present when the shooting happened.
Pook also discharged his gun at his apartment. That bullet went through the floor of his apartment and traveled until it lodged in the floor of the ground level apartment.
Pook is at the Burleigh County Detention Center. His court record doesn’t list an attorney who could comment on his behalf
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – A Grand Forks man who allegedly attacked a deputy sheriff in Pembina County before being shot is facing nine charges, including attempted murder.
Authorities allege 26-year-old Clifford Monteith III pinned Deputy Brad Bowman to the ground during an early Sunday traffic stop in Neche, beat and choked him, and tried to grab the officer’s gun. Monteith then allegedly chased Bowman with a knife when Bowman broke free, and the officer shot him.
Court documents don’t list an attorney for Monteith, who remains hospitalized. He could face more than 44 years in prison if convicted of all the felony and misdemeanor charges against him.
Bowman is on paid leave while the incident is investigated. That’s standard procedure. Sheriff Terry Meidinger says Bowman is recovering well from his injuries.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A Fargo architect says a husband and wife who asked for drawings for a new home copied the blueprints and illegally distributed them to other home builders in the area.
A civil suit filed by Building Concepts, Inc., accuses Brian and Linda Meier, of Fargo, of federal copyright infringement. The complaint says the couple distributed the plans to general contractors, suppliers and tradesmen in an effort to elicit construction bids for the home.
The suit seeks unspecified damages.
The company says it began designing a single-family home for the defendants in August 2015. The suit says the plans were clearly marked with a copyright symbol that was removed by the defendants before they distributed the plans.
Court documents do not list an attorney for the Meiers.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Bernie Sanders won North Dakota’s Democratic presidential nominating contests on Tuesday, capitalizing on a caucus system that has served him well to at least momentarily slow presumptive nominee Hillary Clinton. The Vermont senator outpolled Clinton nearly 2-to-1 as his enthusiastic backers turned out at caucus sites around the state. And they ranged from Sanders’ well-known younger supporters to the very old.
In sports…
Jamestown (CSi) University of Jamestown’s Tanner Dahl and Landon Uetz are NAIA baseball honorable mention All-Americans.
Dahl, a Jimmies starter and Uetz, who played several field positions, are the first Jimmies to earn the award since Jesse Ramirez in accomplished it in 2011.
Winning 52 games as the Jimmies did this season and climbing as high as No. 8 in the NAIA top 25 poll helps in garnering attention for top individual awards.
Earlier this season Dahl signed a contract with the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks.
Uetz, won the NAIA Scholar Athlete honors for the second straight year, and was named the North Star Athletic Association’s MVP.
Another player from the North Star Athletic Association Bellevue’s Ben McKendall, was named to the second team.
McKendall was named the NSAA pitcher of the year.
VCSU – The Valley City Town & Country Club, and Bjornson Park Golf Course, will host the Annual Vikings Scramble Golf Tournament, on June 17, 2016.
The annual tournament is an 18-hole scramble.
Teams may consist of four or five golfers.
Registration online at
www.vcsuvikings.com/scramble or call 701-845-7203.
The entry fee includes 18 holes of golf, a meal, mulligans and a participation gift. Registration is $90 per person or $450 per team.
A limited number of carts are available per reservation.
More information by calling or emailing Jeremy Wiebe to reserve a cart: jeremy.wiebe@vcsu.edu.
The tournament benefits the VCSU Century Club athletic scholarships.
AA…
Fargo-Moorhead 3, Gary Southshore 1
MLB…
INTERLEAGUE
Final Milwaukee 5 Oakland 4
Final Washington 10 Chi White Sox 5
Final Minnesota 6 Miami 4, 11 Innings
Final Arizona 5 Tampa Bay 0
Final Boston 5 San Francisco 3, 10 Innings
AMERICAN LEAGUE
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Brian Dozier’s two-out, two-run home run in the 11th inning gave Minnesota a 6-4 victory Tuesday night over the Miami Marlins, the third game-ending homer in Dozier’s career and just the second win for the Twins in their last eight games.
Dustin McGowan (0-2) walked Joe Mauer and gave up the drive to Dozier to take the loss for the Marlins, who led 4-3 until Robbie Grossman’s home run off David Phelps in the eighth.
Eduardo Nunez homered twice off Marlins starter Adam Conley, and Grossman doubled and scored in a two-run first inning.
Final N-Y Yankees 6 L.A. Angels 3
Final Baltimore 9 Kansas City 1
Final Detroit 3 Toronto 2, 10 Innings
Final Texas 4 Houston 3
Final Seattle 7 Cleveland 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final Pittsburgh 3 N-Y Mets 1
Final Philadelphia 3 Chi Cubs 2
Final Cincinnati 7 St. Louis 6
Final Pittsburgh 3 N-Y Mets 1
Final San Diego 4 Atlanta 3
Final L.A. Dodgers 4 Colorado 3
WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Sylvia Fowles and Maya Moore scored 21 points apiece as the Minnesota Lynx overcame a poor shooting first half to beat the Phoenix Mercury 89-81 on Tuesday night.
Minnesota (8-0) is off to its best start to a season since going 10-0 in 2012. It’s the third best start in WNBA history.
Final L.A. Sparks 100 N-Y Liberty 77
TIMBERWOLVES…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Minnesota Timberwolves guard Zach LaVine has been named to the Select Team of young players that will train against this year’s U.S. basketball team.
USA Basketball named 25 players who will make up the 2016 USA Men’s Select Team roster Tuesday.
LaVine played in all 82 games in his second year with the Timberwolves. He averaged 14 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game while averaging 28 minutes per game.
San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich will oversee the Select Team. Popovich will succeed Mike Krzyzewski as U.S. national coach after the Rio Olympics.
The Select Team also features a few college players expected to be high NBA draft picks. The team will work against the Americans during their training camp in Las Vegas from July 18-21.
In world and national news…
NEW YORK (AP) – Hillary Clinton solidified her position as presumptive Democratic presidential nominee with wins in four of six state primaries and is celebrating her milestone as the first woman to lead either party as a presidential candidate. Republican Donald trump sought to send more of a unity message in a speech yesterday, promising not to let the GOP down. Both candidates zeroed in on one another, with Clinton saying Trump is “temperamentally unfit to be commander in chief.” Trump blasted Clinton as the defender of a “rigged” political system.
LOS ANGELES (AP) – There’s no doubt outgoing California democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer will be replaced by another Democrat. In a historic first, California voters sent two Democrats, state Attorney General Kamala Harris and 10-term Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, both minority women, to a November runoff for the state’s open U.S. Senate seat.
WASHINGTON (AP) – An AP analysis of a government report on students who habitually miss school finds the problem is particularly acute in Washington, D.C., where nearly a third of students in the nation’s capital were absent 15 days or more in a single school year. Washington state and Alaska weren’t that far behind. Overall, The national average in the 2013-2014 school year was 13 percent, or more than 6.5 million students.
LISBON, Portugal (AP) – An ex-CIA agent says she’s waiting for word about when she will be taken to prison in Italy after losing an extradition battle in Portugal. Sabrina de Sousa was convicted in absentia sentenced to four years in prison for her part in the U.S. extraordinary renditions program. She says she had no involvement in the kidnapping of terror suspect Osama Moustafa Hassan Nasr, also known as Abu Omar, in Milan.
TOKYO (AP) – A criminal complaint about a Takata air bag causing injuries in a crash has been filed in Japan, the first such case in the nation where the airbag maker is headquartered. Takata Corp. says it is fully cooperating with the investigation of the accident, in which a woman in the front passenger seat of a Nissan X-Trail sport-utility vehicle was injured. Millions of vehicles have been recalled worldwide.
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