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TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.TONIGHT…INCREASING CLOUDS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. EAST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, 30 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. BREEZY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. BREEZY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH.
.SUNDAY…CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
BREEZY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. EAST WINDS AROUND 25 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…RAIN…BREEZY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT…RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
LOWS IN THE MID 30S. CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT.
.TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS
AROUND 50.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
EVENING…THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW
AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
20 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT
CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON…BUT NO
SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED.
A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS MOST OF WESTERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY.
THROUGH WEDNESDAY ANOTHER
DEVELOPING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING RAIN
CHANCES TO THE REGION.
Jamestown (CSi) No problems were noted in this weeks routine inspection of the outlet works at Jamestown Dam.
Pipestem Dam Manager Bob Martin points out the inspection disrupted water releases Wednesday and Thursday.
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation conducted the inspection using the remote operated vehicle owned by the Jamestown Fire Department.
The ROV allows the inspection of the structure of the inlet where water enters the pipes and valves that control the releases from the dam.
Releases from Jamestown Dam were lowered to zero during the inspection.
Yesterday at 1-p.m., the release was increased to 200 cfs then, to 400 cfs at 8 p.m.
Meanwhile the release at Pipestem Dam remains at 50 cfs, for a combined release of 450 cfs, expected to continue the next several weeks pending precipitation amounts.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Council’s Police & Fire, Public Works, Committees met Thursday evening at City Hall. Council Member Buchanan was not present.
No items were on the Police & Fire Committees agenda
Public Works Committee
Recommended awarding a bid relating to the 2014 Sidewalk and Curb & Gutter District #14-11 to Strata Corporation in the amount of $90,551.
Recommended approval of a request from Jamestown Middle School Omega House relating to the annual storm drain stenciling project.
The committee discussed adding 10th St NE between 5th Ave NE & 12th Ave NE to the Snow Emergency Route. Council Member Gumke said the area is densely populated.
Mayor Andersen said the present Emergency Routes should stay as is and no streets or avenues added.
Street Department Superintendent, Harold Sad said the area is already “looped” for snow removal.
The committee moved the item to the May City Council Meeting without recommendation.
Considered Change Order No. 3 relating to Wastewater lift Station & Force Main Improvements Project, Phase I-Lift Station#9 Replacement. The committee recommends the change order in the amount of $6,149, to add gutters and downspouts to the buidling.
Considered four proposals for replacement of computers and operating software at the Waste Water Treatment Facility. The committee recommends approving the proposal from AE-2-S.
With Forestry Department Business
Discussion with City Forester Doug Wiles centered around pursuing NDFS grant opportunity that would provide development of a gravel bed nursery in cooperation with the Park & Recreation department. He said the grant will be more cost effective to the city, in addition to in-kind matches. The location is planned at Hillcrest Municipal Golf Course, near the irrigation pound.
The committee recommends pursuing the grant and entering into an agreement with the Parks and Recreation Department.
The meeting was shown live on CSi Cable 67 followed by replays.
Jamestown (CSi) Senator Heidi Heitkamp’s schedule brought her to Jamesotwn on Thursday April 24, 2014 addressing the North Dakota Community Action Partnership Annual Conference.
The gathering was Thursday morning, at the Quality Inn & Suites in Jamestown,.
Heitkamp was speaking to directors and staff from across the state, as well as board members and partner agencies to highlight the important role they have in helping North Dakotans find access to affordable housing, fighting the war on poverty and serving over 21,000 low-income North Dakotans.
BISMARCK (CSi) Director of pharmacy services at the North Dakota State Hospital, Joan Slusser,, received the N.D. Pharmacists Association’s Excellence in Innovation award for her work leading the Department of Human Services’ telepharmacy project. Participating state pharmacy associations present the national award annually to honor pharmacists who display significant innovation in their practice that improves patient care.
Slusser developed a proposal and led the department’s efforts to adopt confidential, live internet-based video-conferencing technology and standard practices strengthening access to pharmacy services for people receiving behavioral health services at its eight regional human service centers. Lawmakers authorized funding for equipment and software for nine sites.
According to Field Services Director Alex Schweitzer, the program allows the State Hospital’s licensed, registered pharmacists to share their expertise with clients and human service center staffs in a way that promotes proper use of medications and prevents drug interactions. The pharmacists, he said, oversee the dispensing of prescribed medications, assure medications are properly labeled, review medication profiles, and can counsel patients about medications via video or telephone.
Slusser said, “The biggest benefit is that we are working more closely with nurses and pharmacy technicians at remote department sites to reduce interruptions in medication therapy and assure clients receive the medications they need to support their recovery.”
Slusser praised the North Dakota State University College of Pharmacy and the State Board of Pharmacy for their leadership in making telepharmacy services available in the public and private sectors and in helping meet the pharmacy needs of rural residents. She said she worked closely with the state board on implementation steps and licensing.
Slusser also commended her co-workers for making telepharmacy services possible. She and her colleagues handle 700-770 medication orders daily between the State Hospital, the regional human service centers, and the Off Main residential program in Fargo. Slusser has been employed by the State Hospital as a pharmacist since 2000, was named director of pharmacy services in 2006. She has a doctorate of pharmacy degree.
During state fiscal year 2012, the Department of Human Services provided behavioral health treatment services to 26,494 individuals at its eight regional human service centers, and the State Hospital cared for an average of 104 patients per day in its traditional services area.
GRAFTON, N.D. (AP) – A state’s attorney in North Dakota has changed the charges against a Grand Forks lawyer accused of conspiring with two other men to kill a confidential informant.
Walsh County prosecutor Barbara Whelan has amended the murder conspiracy charge against 72-year-old Henry Howe to tampering with a witness or informant.
The maximum punishment for a murder conspiracy charge is life in prison, while conspiring to tamper with a witness is punishable by up to five years in prison.
Whelan could not be reached for comment. Defense attorney David Thompson provided The Associated Press with records showing the amended charges.
Thompson says the case against Howe should be dismissed because the credibility of the prosecutor’s main witness is questionable. He says the witness has lied to police several times in the past.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A North Dakota program that collects unused medication to help fight prescription drug abuse is being expanded.
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem (STEHN’-juhm) says a special “Take Back” event is being held Friday at the state Capitol in Bismarck and area residents can drop off unused and leftover prescription drugs.
Stenehjem says three new Take Back sites also will be announced.
The program was launched in 2009 and has collected hundreds of pounds of unused medication. Disposal containers are located at police departments and sheriff’s offices across the state.
CASSELTON, N.D. (AP) – The head of the U.S. Department of Transportation says his visit with first responders and others who dealt with a fiery oil train derailment outside Casselton has left him “even more strongly committed” to move on safety issues.
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx spoke at a round table event Thursday at the Casselton fire department. Foxx said the government wants to make sure it “attacks the issue with the right solutions” and it helps to hear from people who are dealing with the problem.
The accident happened on Dec. 30 when a train carrying soybeans derailed in front of a BNSF oil train, causing that train to also derail and set off a fire. There were no injuries.
The crash spilled about 400,000 gallons of crude oil.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – More North Dakota tenants might qualify for money back on their rent payments this year due to changes in the state Renter’s Refund program.
The program provides refunds of up to $400 for renters older than 65 or renters who are disabled if they meet certain rent and income criteria. Mobile home lot rent is included.
The Minot Daily News reports that the Legislature last year raised the income eligibility limit from $26,000 a year to $42,000, and the asset limit from $150,000 to $500,000.
Applications for the refund must be received by the State Tax Department by May 31. More than 1,700 renters already have applied this year, with an average refund of $267. Last year there were about 2,300 refunds paid, averaging $255.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – An oil field service company says it’s no longer interested in building a saltwater disposal well near North Dakota’s Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
The Bismarck Tribune (http://bit.ly/1l8QOnJ ) reports Kansas-based Horizon Oilfield Services has withdrawn its permit application for the saltwater disposal well after an objection was filed by the Badlands Conservation Alliance, a citizens’ watch group.
Saltwater is a byproduct of oil and gas production that can be harmful to the environment.
Horizon planned to locate the disposal well near the north unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park. The park’s north unit is located about 15 miles south of Watford City and stretches over 24,000 acres of badlands and prairies.
The northern section of the park is home to bison herds, prairie dog colonies and long horn steers.
WEST FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Officials have broken ground for a new elementary school and church in West Fargo.
Fargo Catholic Diocese Bishop John Folda took part in Thursday’s ceremony for the $15 million Trinity Elementary campus, which will include the Holy Cross Catholic Church parish hall, administrative offices and a chapel with seating for 70 people.
Officials say the project is needed to handle a growing population. Administrators estimate about 300 students will attend the school when it opens in the fall of 2015.
In sports…
Due to poor field conditions the East-West Girls Soccer Crossover for today & Saturday in Jamestown are CANCELLED.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Archers from Hankinson, Wahpeton and Wilton took top honors at an annual state archery tournament.
North Dakota’s Game and Fish Department says Hankinson won the high school championship, Wahpeton won the middle school title and Wilton topped the elementary school division at the recent National Archery in the Schools state tournament in Bismarck. All three teams advance to national competition.
Program coordinator Jeff Long says the tournament continues to grow, with more than 500 archers registered this year. That’s up more than 20 percent from last year.
The overall male and female champions were Kyle Andres of Medina and Lisa Buckhaus of Hankinson.
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – Williston High School’s new coyote-head logo is causing controversy. The Williston Herald reports that the logo of the growling coyote already is in use at a community college in Ridgecrest, California. Cerro Coso Community College spokeswoman Natalie Dorrell says her school was never contacted for permission to use the coyote-head logo, but Williston Superintendent Viola LaFontaine says the district received permission to use the logo from Cerro Coso’s athletic director.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – Aaron Hicks hit a three-run homer as the Minnesota Twins beat the Tampa Bay Rays 9-7 Thursday. Sam Fuld had a pair of run-scoring doubles for the Twins. The win moved Minnesota manager Ron Gardenhire past Chuck Dressen into sole possession of 59th place on the career victory list with 1,009.
Final Cleveland 5 Kansas City 1
Final Detroit 7 Chi White Sox 4
Final Baltimore 11 Toronto 4
Final N-Y Yankees 14 Boston 5
Final Oakland 10 Houston 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final Cincinnati 2 Pittsburgh 1
Final N-Y Mets 4 St. Louis 1
Final Arizona 5 Chi Cubs 2
Final San Diego 4 Washington 3, 12 Innings
Final Philadelphia 7 L.A. Dodgers 3
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS
UNDATED (AP) – Jeff Teague scored 22 points and Atlanta held Indiana under 38 percent shooting in a 98-85 win over the Pacers, giving the Hawks a 2-1 lead in the NBA’s opening round series. Memphis blew a 17-point lead in the fourth quarter before Mike Conley scored five of his 20 points in overtime to help the Grizzlies beat Oklahoma City 98-95 for a 2-1 series lead. And Blake Griffin scored 32 points while DeAndre Jordan grabbed 22 rebounds in the Clippers’ 98-96 win at Golden State, giving Los Angeles a 2-1 series lead.
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – The Wild dominated the Colorado Avalanche for the second straight game on their way to a 2-1 win last night that evened the first-round matchup at two apiece. Charlie Coyle scored his third goal of the series for Minnesota. The Wild outshot the Avalanche a stunning 32-12. Colorado has been outshot 78-34 in the last two games.
UNDATED (AP) – The Boston Bruins and San Jose Sharks each have three-games-to-one leads in the NHL’s opening playoff round. Jarome Iginla’s overtime goal gave the Bruins a 3-2 win at Detroit, and the Kings got two goals apiece from Justin Williams and Marion Gaborik (GAB’-uh-rihk) in a 6-3 whipping of San Jose.
MLB…
NEW YORK (AP) – Major League Baseball has suspended Yankees pitcher Michael Pineda (pih-NAY’-dah) for 10-games after he was caught on the mound with pine tar on his neck. Pineda was ejected in Wednesday night’s game against Boston after Red Sox manager John Farrell asked the umpires to check the substance in the second inning of the game.
Pineda said after the game that he had trouble gripping the ball on the cool evening when he allowed two runs in the first inning. So before he took the mound for the second, he rubbed pine tar on the right side of his neck.
Yankees pitcher Ivan (ee-VAHN’) Nova has decided to have season-ending Tommy John surgery for a partially torn elbow ligament.
Nova left last Saturday’s 16-1 loss at Tampa Bay in the fifth inning after allowing eight runs and eight hits, including four homers. An MRI then revealed the injury.
SWIMMING-PHELPS COMEBACK
Phelps comeback begins
MESA, Ariz. (AP) – Michael Phelps has lost in the first final of his comeback after a 20-month retirement.
Ryan Lochte (LAHK’-tee) beat Phelps in the 100-meter butterfly final at the Arena Grand Prix. Lochte touched in 51.93 seconds, 0.2 seconds faster than Phelps.
GOLF…
AVONDALE, La. (AP) – Ben Martin is the leader through one round of the PGA’s Zurich Classic near New Orleans.
Martin set a course record and tied a personal best with a 10-under-par 62 that leaves him two strokes in front of Andrew Svoboda (svoh-BOH’-dah). Martin has never finished higher than third in a PGA event.
Peter Hanson and Seung-yul Noh are three shots off the pace.
DALY CITY, Calif. (AP) – Karine Icher (kah-REEN’ EE’-shur) birdied four of her first seven holes and finished with a 6-under 66 to take the clubhouse lead in the first round of the Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic. Icher had a bogey-free round and hit all but one green in regulation.
Lydia Ko and several others were two shots back when play was suspended because of darkness with 24 players still on the course.
In world and national news…
BERLIN (AP) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel is calling Moscow’s behavior since last week’s deal on Ukraine “absolutely disappointing.” Merkel’s spokesman, Steffen Seibert, says Russia should call publicly on pro-Russian groups in eastern Ukraine to lay down their arms. Seibert says that if nothing changes, “it is right to be prepared for new sanctions.”
MOSCOW (AP) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov continues to blame the West for the situation in Ukraine even as Moscow faces harsh criticism and a downgrade of the country’s credit rating to just above junk status. Lavrov says the West is plotting to control Ukraine and that pro-Russian insurgents in the southeast would lay down their arms only if the Ukrainian government clears out a protest camp in the capital Kiev.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – With North Korea threatening to conduct its fourth nuclear test, President Barack Obama, who is visiting South Korea, says it may be time to consider further sanctions “that have even more bite.” Obama spoke at a joint news conference alongside South Korean President Park Geun-hye (goon-hay). Obama acknowledges there are limits to what impact additional penalties can have.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Officials say a 15 percent drop in suicides across the military services last year gives some hope that prevention programs and increased efforts to identify troops at risk may be taking hold. But concern still remains because new detailed data reveals an increase in the number of Army National Guard and Reserve soldiers who took their own lives.
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) – The rest of a festival in southwest Congo has been canceled after a stampede that killed at least 23 people. A government spokesman says the stampede today was caused when two generators failed, plunging the stadium in the town of Kikwit into darkness. The festival was to honor a popular singer who died in February.
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