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…FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THURSDAY
EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA…
NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA…SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA…
SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA…INCLUDING
THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES…IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA…
BOTTINEAU…MCHENRY…PIERCE…RENVILLE…ROLETTE AND WARD. IN
NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA…BURKE…DIVIDE…MCKENZIE…MOUNTRAIL
AND WILLIAMS. IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA…BURLEIGH…
EMMONS…GRANT…KIDDER…MCLEAN…MERCER…MORTON…OLIVER…
SHERIDAN…SIOUX AND WELLS. IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA…
DICKEY…FOSTER…LA MOURE…LOGAN…MCINTOSH AND STUTSMAN. IN
SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA…ADAMS…BILLINGS…BOWMAN…DUNN…
GOLDEN VALLEY…HETTINGER…SLOPE AND STARK.
* FROM 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
* THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
THIS EVENING OVER WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND SPREAD EAST INTO
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL THEN REMAIN OVER THE AREA FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY
NIGHT CONTINUING THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. A FLASH FLOOD CAN BE DEADLY. MONITOR FORECASTS
AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE QUICKLY TO HIGHER GROUND SHOULD FLASH
FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
KEEP ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER THE NEXT
FEW DAYS AS STORMS PASS THROUGH. THUNDERSTORMS BRING MANY HAZARDS
AND THE BEST PLACE TO BE WHEN ONE HITS IS INSIDE. IF HIGH WINDS OR
LARGE HAIL ACCOMPANY THE STORM IT IS BEST TO MOVE TO A BASEMENT.
STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. BE WEATHER READY.
Forecast…
…FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT…INCLUDES STUTSMAN COUNTY…
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE EVENING…THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL. LOWS IN
THE MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, 50 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.
.FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE MORNING…THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE
AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL…THEN
SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS…LARGE HAIL
AND HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, A 60 PERCENT CHANCE IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. SOME
THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE EVENING.
SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LOWS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY…SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
70 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…DECREASING CLOUDS. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
.SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
.MONDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. BREEZY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID
50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Police Department is warning residents of a convicted High Risk Sex Offender, residing in the City of Jamestown.
34 year old Shaun Michael Johnson is living at the State Hospital Transitional Home, 2308 Circle Drive, Jamestown, ND
He is a white male 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighing 210 pounds with brown eyes and brown hair.
Johnson has been convicted of Gross Sexual Imposition in July of 2005 in Williams County District Court, with a disposition of 5 years suspended for 10 years with 10 years of supervised probation.
He was also convicted of Gross Sexual Imposition, in December of 1998 in Williams County District Court, with the disposition of 5 years with 4 and a half years suspended for 8 years.
Johnson was convicted of Indecent Exposure in November of 1995 in Williams County Juvenile Court, with the disposition of one year probation.
Johnson is currently on probation with North Dakota Parole and Probation, and GPS monitoring.
Johnson is not wanted by police at this time and is currently serving the sentence imposed by the court.
This notification is meant for public safety and is not to increase fear in the community, now should this information be used to threaten, assault, or intimidate the offender.
Attempts to harass, intimidate or threaten these offenders or their families, landlords, or employers will be turned over for prosecution.
Printed handouts of Johnson’s photo, and demographics are available at the Jamestown Police Department.
More information on registered sex offenders is available on the Attorney General’s web site, www.sexoffender.nd.gov
Jamestown (CSi) Friday June 27, 2014, is the first day in the nine-day period that fireworks can be sold and set off in North Dakota for the Fourth of July holiday.
Each year, North Dakota law allows purchasing and detonating fireworks from June 27 to July 5.
Jamestown city Ordinance allows the sale and detonation of fireworks from 9 a.m. to midnight June 27 to July 3. On July 4th fireworks may be set off from 9 a.m. to 1 a.m. July 5th.
Six businesses in Jamestown plan to sell fireworks.
Anyone setting off fireworks outside of the designated hours could be ticketed for violating the city ordinance.
A fireworks shooting violation is a Class B misdemeanor, which has a maximum penalty of 30 days in jail and a $1,000 fine.
A reminder, Jamestown Speedway hosts a public fireworks display on July 5. The fireworks begin sometime after 10 p.m.
Those shooting off fireworks at home, should always follow the instructions on the fireworks label.
Have a container of water, fire extinguisher or other safety precautions nearby.
Children using fireworks should be under adult supervision, even sparklers.
Remember our animal friends are usually scared of loud, booming noises and bright, flashing lights.
Keep pets inside when setting off fireworks.
Jamestown (CSi) The annual Kiddies Bike Parade will take place on July 4th at 10 a.m. on First Avenue South. This 1 ½ mile leisurely paced parade will start at the south parking lot on first avenue and proceed south on first Avenue to 8th Street, over to second avenue southeast and then south to and through McElroy Park, ending up at the Sertoma Shelter for prize presentations and treats by the Sertoma Club.
Bikers are asked to be at the south parking lot by 9:30 a.m. to get into their positions for the parade.
All bikers are invited to ride in the parade and must wear bike helmets. This family event encourages families to walk together with parents accompanying younger bikers. No motorized bikes of any kind are allowed.
All bikers under 12 will receive a coupon for a free kiddies ice cream cone from Dairy Queen of Jamestown, Fantastic Fireworks will be giving coupons for a free pack of sparklers and the Sertoma Club will serve all bikers and friends free root beer floats at the conclusion of the parade.
The theme of the parade is the 4th of July and prizes will be awarded for the best decorated bikes First place $20, Second and Third place $10 each. At the start of the parade, kids 7 to12 can register for a boys’ and 2 girls’ bike to be given away, courtesy of Walmart, and two bike helmets courtesy of Central Valley Health. Kids 13 to 18 can register for two $10 prizes.
Judging for best decorated bikes will take place at the parking lot and announced at the Sertoma Shelter after the parade. Judging will be based on display of red, white and blue decorations, originality and first impressions.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Arts Center, and the Arts Park in downtown Jamestown will host activities celebrating the Germans from Russia Culture, on Saturday June 28, 2014, from 1-5-p.m.
Arts Center Director, Taylor Barnes said the first of the three events this summer will be at the Arts Park. In case of bad weather it will be moved indoors, at the Arts Center.
Saturday’s activities will also food, crafts, children’s games and music, in the Germans from Russia culture.
Members of the James Valley chapter of the Germans from Russia Heritage Society are helping organize the event.
Knephla soup, German tacos and honey cookies will be sold during the event to raise funds for the Germans fro Russia Heritage Society.
There will be music, and a woodcarving workshop, using soap, which begins at 1:30-p.m.
Coming up, the Arts Center will host a fine crafts and farmers market July 26, 2014, in conjunction with the Chef’s Challenge event planned by the Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce.
During the August 28, 2014 Community Block Party the Arts Center will host John Austin, a glass blower from Fargo, demonstrating the making of glassware, heating glass material and blowing into the material.
For more information on Art in the Park events, call 251-2496.
(Schedule posted at CSiNewsNow.com)
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – Minot Air Force Base officials say they detained a man who entered the northern North Dakota military installation without authorization.
The Air Force says in a statement that the person entered the base Thursday morning. Officials say no threat to the base was found.
Base public affairs officials say the man drove in through the main gate without getting cleared by security forces, setting off a basewide search about 8 a.m.
Officials say the man was found about an hour later, unarmed and not hostile, and was given a “proper escort.”
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Legislature’s Budget Section has approved five new employees for the State Water Commission, despite questions over the funding source and whether the matter should go before the full Legislature.
The Bismarck Tribune reports that the Budget Section approved the workers on Wednesday at the recommendation of the state Emergency Commission.
The $546,000 to hire the employees will come from a state oil tax trust fund that provides money for water projects. Minot Rep. Larry Bellew questions using fund money to hire workers. Underwood Rep. Jeff Delzer says there’s also a question about whether the Budget Section should be approving new employees.
Valley City Sen. Larry Robinson says the state is seeing more demand for services and staff, and he expects more such requests in coming years.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – The interim chancellor of the North Dakota University System has scrapped plans for extensive outside evaluations of college presidents.
Larry Skogen says the evaluations are expensive and would have to be scheduled on a rotation with two presidents each year. He says the decision is better left to his successor.
The so-called 360 reviews include confidential surveys and interviews. Skogen says because of North Dakota’s open records laws, the evaluations would have to be modified and would perhaps not be as effective.
Previous chancellor Hamid Shirvani had called for 360 reviews after he gave some presidents unfavorable evaluations. Skogen discussed the idea with numerous consultants before deciding against it.
Skogen has completed his own evaluations. He says the presidents had a successful year and people should be “very very proud.”
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) – Great Lakes Airlines is flying smaller planes in and out of South Dakota’s capital city to try to reduce flight disruptions that have plagued Pierre in recent months.
Great Lakes flights to Denver and Minneapolis are now on nine-passenger planes rather than 19-passenger aircraft.
Delayed and canceled flights have been a problem in Pierre since late last year. Great Lakes officials have said the reason is new federal rules requiring more flying hours for pilots of the 19-passenger planes.
Pierre Airport Manager Mike Isaacs says the move to smaller planes is temporary. He says the reliability of flights is more important now than the number of available seats.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The White House says President Barack Obama’s visit to Minneapolis Thursdday is the first in a series of what it calls “Day in the Life” visits with everyday Americans. He’s spending part of the day with an accountant and mother of two pre-school-age boys, who wrote to the president about her family’s struggles after her husband’s construction business went under.
In world and national news…
DETROIT (AP) – Authorities say a 12-year-old Detroit boy who went missing for 10 days before turning up in his own basement has been released from the hospital. They say investigators still need to speak with 12-year-old Charlie Bothuell, but that he’s been medically cleared and is “doing fine.” Police are now focusing on the circumstances surrounding the boy’s disappearance and his surprising recovery Wednesday afternoon. His father, who made tearful television pleas for help, says he had no idea his son was in the basement. Police don’t believe he was there the whole time.
BAGHDAD (AP) – Amid continued appeals for Iraqi leaders to put aside their differences, violence is claiming more lives in Baghdad and elsewhere. A bombing killed 12 people in a Shiite neighborhood of the capital. And police found eight more bullet-riddled bodies in a city to the south of there. Britain’s foreign minister was in Iraq today, issuing the latest call for a unity government there.
RECIFE, Brazil (AP) – A loss to Germany today hasn’t knocked the U.S. soccer team out of the World Cup. The Americans still captured second place in their division, so they advance to the next round of the tournament in Brazil. The only goal in today’s game was scored by Germany in the 55th minute of play.
TOWNSEND, Ga. (AP) – The American wood stork remains a “threatened” species, but it’s been taken off the endangered list after 30 years. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell says the birds are no longer considered at risk of extinction. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service estimates wood storks have increased from roughly 10,000 breeding adults in the 1970s to about 18,000. They nest in wetlands from Florida to the Carolinas.
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