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CSi Weather…

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.FRIDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, A 40 PERCENT CHANCE IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, A 30 PERCENT CHANCE IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
.SUNDAY THROUGH LABOR DAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
LOWS AROUND 50.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS AROUND 80. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 50S.

 

　

Jamestown, ND (KCSi- T.V. News Aug 29, 2013) – As crews continue their work on Jamestown sanitary sewer project, residents and drivers are asked to be aware of the following closures and work that will take place.

Second Ave NE Closures

Later today, the intersection of 2nd Ave NE and Highway 20 will open. Temporary surfacing will be in place.

Once this intersection is open, the intersection of 2nd Ave NE and 5th St NE will close. In addition, the intersection of 3rd Ave NE and 5th St NE will partially close during working hours. These closures are expected to be in place for about two weeks.

Starting on Tuesday, September 3, 2nd Ave NE will close from 2nd St NE to 1st St E. This closure is expected to be in place for about two weeks.

It is anticipated that the closure currently in place on 2nd Ave NE from 4th St NE to 5th St NE will be extended to 6th St NE on Wednesday, September 4. This area is expected to remain closed for about two weeks.

Third Street SE Construction

Starting on Tuesday, September 3, crews will be working on 3rd St SE from 12th Ave SE, near the railroad tracks, to 11th Ave SE. Work is expected to last for about a week.

3rd St SE will remain open during this time. However, drivers are asked slow down, use caution and be aware of lane closures. Flaggers will be present during work hours to direct traffic.

A map is online at jamestownsewerproject.com.

Questions on the Jamestown sanitary sewer project can be directed to Darrell Hournbuckle with Interstate Engineering at (701) 252-0234.

 

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — The Funeral Service for former Jamestown City Fire Chief Bert Gray was held Thursday morning, (Aug 29, 2013) at the Jamestown Civic Center.

He died Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND.

Pastor Scott Block officiated. The Eulogy was given by Jamestown City Fire Chief Jim Reuther

On hand for the service along with family and friends were representatives of the Jamestown City and Rural Fire Departments, the City of Jamestown, Stutsman County, the Salvation Army, Red Cross, and representatives of fire fighter associations and law enforcement agencies.

The Patriot Guard escorted the funeral procession to Highland Homes Cemetery in Jamestown for the service and intermit.

Arrangements were made through Eddy Funeral Home in Jamestown.

Bert joined the Jamestown Fire Department in 1969 and served for 39 years holding positions as Captain, Fire Marshal, serving 18 years as Fire Chief, retiring in 2008.

Bert was a Charter Member of the North Dakota Fire Prevention Association, served as its President 1977-78, Member of the North Dakota Fire Chiefs Association, served as its President 1995-96, and as Secretary/Treasurer from 1998 to 2007, life member of the International Association of Fire Chiefs serving as state Vice President from 1998 to 2005, life member of the North Dakota Firefighters Association.

 

Valley City, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — Valley City State University has established a Memorial Scholarship Fund to honor  Steve Welken of Valley City, lost his life in a car accident south of Valley City on August 24, 2013.

Welken taught accounting classes and spent countless hours promoting and volunteering.

Executive Director of University Advancement, Larry Robinson says, Welken served on the VCSU Foundation Board and V-500 Club.

Donations toward the new memorial scholarship can be sent to:

VCSU, 101 College Street, Valley City, N.D. 58072.

At the time of Welken’s death he was president of Grotberg Electric in Valley City.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Bismarck police say they seized $23,000 worth of methamphetamine during a traffic stop.
 
     Sgt. Mark Buschena (byoo-SHEE’-nuh) says officers found 4.5 ounces of meth, along with marijuana, $5,000 in cash and drug paraphernalia in a car that was stopped Tuesday afternoon for having a broken brake light and no license plate.
 
     Two of the four people in the vehicle were arrested on multiple felony drug charges.

 

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – Jurors in a trial against Grand Forks County must decide if a former public administrator mishandled a man’s money and property.
 
     Barbara Zavala’s work as a guardian and public administrator is at the center of the case in Grand Forks.
 
     Paul Veum, of Lakota, sued the county, claiming that as Zavala’s employer, it was responsible for her alleged mishandling of his money and property while she was his appointed guardian and conservator.
 
Veum is seeking $30,000 for property and assets he says disappeared under Zavala’s oversight, plus more than $50,000 for pain and suffering.
 
     Zavala’s attorney, Kerry Rosenquist, says she won’t answer questions because the testimony could be used against her in a federal investigation underway into allegations about Zavala’s handling of client assets.

 

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – About 30 North Dakota Army National Guard soldiers who served nearly a year at the U.S. Navy base in Cuba are coming home.
 
     The soldiers with the 191st Military Police Company are scheduled to return to various locations in North Dakota on Friday. The majority of the group is flying into Fargo, with others going to Minot and Bismarck. One soldier is flying to Chicago.
 
     Most of the soldiers are flying home alone, after undergoing more than four days of demobilization at Fort Bliss in Texas.
 
     The company mobilized last October and arrived at the high-security prison at Guantanamo Bay in November. They joined a larger force there.
 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A state program that helps North Dakota residents dispose of unusable or unwanted pesticides free of charge collected nearly 125 tons of chemicals this year, the second-highest total since the Project Safe Send program was started in 1992.
 
     The collections were conducted in a dozen cities in July. Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring says most of the collected pesticides were farm and home products that control plant and animal pests but are no longer registered for use in the state, or were damaged in some way.
 
     The chemicals are taken to incinerators out of state for disposal.
 
     Project Safe Send is funded by fees that pesticide manufacturers pay to register their products in North Dakota.

 

 FORT TOTTEN, N.D. (AP) – The American Red Cross has sent 4,300 bottles of water to the Spirit Lake Reservation after complaints about the drinking water there.
 
     Tribal water official Robert Thompson says  the reservation changed its water treatment system in June to meet federal standards for arsenic levels.
 
     He says the water is cleaner than before, but there’s a sheen on it as manganese is cleaned out of the pipes and it likely will be that way for at least six months.
 
     Tribal officials say the water is safe to drink, but they’ve been fielding complaints about the water from people across the reservation. Emergency Manager Michael Alex says the tribe sought donations of bottled water to appease those who don’t like the taste, smell and look of the new water.

BEMIDJI, Minn. (AP) – The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says the wolf suspected of attacking a teenager during a camping trip in northern Minnesota has tested negative for rabies.
 
     The wolf that was tested was trapped and killed Monday at West Winnie Campground on Lake Winnibigoshish. Sixteen-year-old Noah Graham, of Solway, was camping with five friends last weekend when he was bitten in the back of his head, a wound which took 17 staples to close.
 
The DNR is waiting for DNA test results to confirm whether a wolf trapped and killed is the animal that attacked Graham.
 
     Department of Natural Resources officials think it’s the first documented serious-injury wolf attack on a human in Minnesota.
 
     Meanwhile, the U.S. Forest Service has reopened the campground, which had been closed since Saturday.

 

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Officials from the Philippines are in North Dakota this week to explore business and trade opportunities.
 
     The delegation is led by Jose Cuisia Jr., the Philippine ambassador to the U.S. Members are making stops in both Fargo and Bismarck, meeting with representatives of North Dakota companies and state officials including Gov. Jack Dalrymple.
 
     The North Dakota Trade Office says the economy of the Philippines is expected to grow over the next decade, and the emerging market holds enormous potential for North Dakota exporters.

 

In sports…

NEW TOWN, N.D. (AP) – A son of five-time world champion and Olympic silver medalist boxer Virgil Hill has traded in his baseball glove for boxing gloves, and is set to make his professional debut.
 
     Virgil Hill Jr. is fighting Brent Moorehead in a World Boxing Federation welterweight bout Friday night at 4Bears Casino and Lodge near New Town.
 
     The 23-year-old Hill once had a promising baseball career. He was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals but later released. He then began focusing on a boxing career, being trained by his Hall-of-Fame father.
 
     Hill Jr. says he’s always wanted to follow in his father’s footsteps. He was with his father at several title fights including ones in Germany and France.
 
     Hill Sr. says he has a sense of calm watching his son in the ring.

 

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama has briefed House Speaker John Boehner (BAY’-nur) on Syria. And a spokesman for the House speaker says he pressed the president to make the case to the nation and Congress for military action. He says Boehner wants to know the legal justification for any military strike, and the objective.
 
     CAIRO (AP) – The next test of the strength of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood comes Friday. The Brotherhood is again calling for mass protests and sit-ins against Egypt’s military-backed government. Egypt’s security forces have increased their presence in the streets ahead of the planned demonstrations. There are fears that the protests could tailspin into another bout of violence.
 
     PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Former NFL players who have concussion-related brain injuries could get as much as $5 million each under a tentative settlement between the league and thousands of former players who had sued. The league is agreeing to compensate victims, pay for medical exams and underwrite research into the brain injuries. The league has long denied any wrongdoing. But it now says Commissioner Roger Goodell told pro football’s lawyers to “do the right thing for the game and the men who played it.”
 
     WASHINGTON (AP) – Bottles of Tylenol sold in the U.S. will soon carry red warnings alerting users to the potentially fatal risks of taking too much of the popular pain reliever. The step, disclosed by the maker of Tylenol, comes amid lawsuits and pressure from the federal government. Johnson & Johnson says the warning will appear on the cap of each new bottle of Extra Strength Tylenol sold in the U.S. in October and on most other Tylenol bottles in coming months.
 
     BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) – A Montana prosecutor says he thinks a state judge made a mistake in giving a 30-day prison sentence to a former teacher convicted of raping a 14-year-old girl who later committed suicide. Yellowstone County Prosecutor Scott Twito says a legal review of the case suggests former teacher Stacey Rambold should have received at least two years in prison. Judge Todd Baugh has been sharply criticized over Monday’s sentencing, in which he said the victim was “older than her chronological age” and had some control over her relationship with the teacher.