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CSi Weather…
REST OF TODAY…CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS. BREEZY.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS 40 PERCENT, 50 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.
.TONIGHT…DECREASING CLOUDS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE EVENING.
.WEDNESDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
.SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
.MONDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
TUESDAY…SHOWERS ENDING AND SKIES CLEARING FROM NORTHWEST
TO SOUTHEAST.
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES (MID TO UPPER 80S) OVER THE
HOLIDAY WEEKEND WITH DAILY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM CHANCES.
Update…
Jamestown (CSi) A Jamestown man was arrested Monday evening, about 5:15-p.m.,in connection with an incident that occurred at a residence at 2207 10th Street Southeast, in Jamestown.
42 year old, Patrick James Barnick was arrested and charged with terrorizing and child abuse.
Jamestown Police Chief Scott Edinger says Barnick’s wife, called police saying Barnick was drinking alcohol and “out of control.”
She was outside the home, when officers arrived.
Officers called Barnick on the phone and asked him to come out of the home.
Chief Edinger says Barnick came out and cooperated with police.
Barnick was arrested and charged with terrorizing and child abuse.
Chief Edinger says the charges stem from Barnick allegedly threatening family members with a deer rifle, and allegedly assaulting his son.
Chief Edinger says Barnick denied pointing a gun at his family members in the home at the time of the incident.
Information in the investigation was obtained by talking to family members.
At last report Barnick remained in custody at the Stutsman County Law Enforcement Center jail.
Jamestown (CSi) Boardings on United Express/SkyWest Airlines in June this year were impressive, with just a partial month in boardings.
The Jamestown flights started on June 5, 2014, and Jamestown Regional Airport Manger, Matt Leitner said there were 334 boardings, which were more than any single month under the previous air carrier Great Lakes Airlines.
Leitner points out that the 334 boardings in June was the best number since March of 2012, with the carrier at that time Delta, which offered a comparable aircraft.
The June 5-30, 2014 boardings compare to Great Lakes Airline numbers of 218 boardings in 2013 and 175 in June of 2012.
Jamestown (CSi) Plans are coming together, for Jamestown to help celebrate North Dakota’s 125th Anniversary Celebration, during Pioneer Days at Frontier Village.
On Tuesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Jamestown Tourism, Director, Searle Swedlund said, Pioneer Days at Frontier Village will be August 8-10, 2014, and on August 9th the Frontier Village will host the North Dakota 125th Anniversary events.
Included will be Frontier Village the locale for a picnic, a street dance and a free concert by “24/7,” from Fargo.
He indicated that the Young Professionals of Jamestown organization is coordinating the activities, including a shuttle to Frontier Village that day, to alleviate any parking congestion.
Tickets will be available to purchase with more information coming.
The picnic/party at Frontier Village will be from 5-p.m., to 7-p.m., and the free concert will be from 7-p.m., to 11-p.m.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) announces the date of this year’s Garden Tour as Wednesday, July 16, 4-8 pm.
This will be the twenty-fifth year for the garden tour which began in 1989, and several gardens shown in the past years will be brought back as a way to celebrate the many people who have been hosts over the years. Featured gardens this year include:
Dan & Francoise Buchanan, 216 15th Ave NE; Delmer & Gloria Davis, 1202 10th Ave SE
Tracy & Merrie Deutscher, 714 3rd Ave NE; Oren & Connie Krapp, 1001 8th Ave NW
Lyle & Evelyn Sjostrom, 707 7th Ave SW.
Advance tickets are $8.00 and will be available to purchase by July 3rd at The Arts
Center; Country Gardens Floral; Don’s House of Flowers at 7th Ave SE and also at the Buffalo Mall; Don’s Garden Shop on Business Loop East; Lloyds Toyota; The Garden Gate and all AAUW members.
Tickets are $10 the day of the tour and after 3 PM on tour day, they will only be available at The Arts Center or at each tour site during tour hours.
Refreshments will be served at The Arts Center, 115 2nd St SW from 5:30 – 8 PM and there will be a power point presentation showing gardens from the past years. Visitors are also encouraged to view the exhibits: mixed media by AAUW member Mary Craft and photographic prints by Kenneth Andersen. Everyone turning in their tour ticket there or at their last tour site, will be eligible for door prizes.
Proceeds from the garden tour support the AAUW Educational Foundation, The AAUW
Legal Advocacy Fund and the AAUW Endowment Fund at Jamestown College.
For more information and maps showing the host sites, visit the Jamestown AAUW website at http://jamestown-nd.aauw.net or call Kelly Krein, 252-4690 or 4107.
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 $1,432,786.94.
A new plumbing and heating license for Jamestown Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning.
To Block Off Street request for Crazy Days on July 23, 7 am to 8 pm on N Central Ave, 2nd St through 4th St, 3rd St from 2nd Ave NW to 2nd Ave SW.
Public Forum: Gary Schlagel was concerned about inspection of work on a street project with sewer construction. Mayor Werkhoven said inspectors are on scene, from the contractor. He said the city will send inspectors on site.
Ordinances:
City Commissioners approved the second and final reading of Ordinance No. 972, an ordinance Creating a Perpetual Restrictive Covenant for Structures to be Removed in accordance with the State Water Commission.
Approved the second and final reading of Ordinance No. 974, an ordinance amending Section 17-03-09 of the Criminal Ordinance No. 971.
New Business:
Received the Barnes County Official Canvassed Abstract and the Certificate of Election from the Primary Election Held on June 10, 2014.
Appointed and approved Matt Pedersen as Vice President to City Commission….
Reorganization of the Commissioners Portfolios:
Finance: President Werkhoven
PW Streets, Sanitation & Sewer: Commissioner Magnuson
PW Electric & Water: Commissioner Luke
Police/Fire: Commissioner Nielson
Building & Grounds: Commissioner Pedersen
Approved appointing board members for open positions on:
Planning & Zoning Board – Jim Wright
Zoning Board of Adjustments – Jim Wright and Ken DeKrey
Visitor’s Committee – Jack Denholm and Ken Reid
Considered and approved a Conditional Use Permit for Faith Lutheran Church. Recommended by the from Planning & Zoning Committee.
Approved purchasing 2 new plows for the motor graders in the amount of $13,200 each from RDO Equipment Co. City Administrator Schelkoph said the plows replace the older used plows.
Approved the construction engineering agreement with KLJ for the NDDOT Paving Improvement District No. 106 4th Street Southwest and 7th Avenue Southwest, not to exceed $15,000.
Approved environmental report, Documented CATEX for Project No. TEU-2-990(050)054, PCN 20386 – 9th Street NE fron Dairy Queen east,Shared-Use Path. (KLJ)
City Administrator’s Report included:
David Schelkoph said about 50 percent of the new meters have been installed.
He said those wanting an AMI meter change out to contract city hall.
He added that the 2015 city budget process will start after July 15, 2014.
From the audience Lloyd Nelson inquired if North Dakota residents have been contacted for interviews for the Public Accountant position. He asked if some department heads can be combined to save the city dollars. Mayor Wekrhoven said plans are underway to combine some city positions.
City Update and Commission Reports included:
City Auditor, Avis Richter pointed out that near final numbers are being put together concerning special assessments, and letters will be sent to affected property owners, and hearings set up.
Fire Chief Retterath and Mayor Werkhoven reminds residents to use caution in setting off fireworks. He said at least one fireworks related injury was reported.
Police Chief Thompson said the curfew hours in setting off fireworks is from 11-p.m., to 6-a.m., when fireworks are not allowed to be set off.
Commissioner Luke pointed out that the Sheyenne River through Valley City is running high levels due to runoff from recent rain events. The flow is at 1,000 cfs, with the Devils Lake outlet running at reduced flows at 300 cfs.
Mayor Werkhoven reminds residents and motorist to use caution on city street with numerous construction projects underway.
The meeting was shown live on CSi Cable 68 followed by replays.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – State transportation officials say floodwaters have receded from all lanes of U.S. Highway 83 in central North Dakota.
Heavy weekend rains swamped the highway near Coleharbor. The Transportation Department says water had receded from all four lanes by Monday afternoon, and traffic on the main north-south artery in central North Dakota is moving at normal speeds.
Water remains on state Highway 256 in north central North Dakota. The highway is closed north of Antler, about half a mile south of the Canadian border. Water also is on the roadway south of Antler but traffic there is allowed with reduced speeds.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – Bottineau and Renville counties in northern North Dakota are dealing with flooding after a weekend of heavy rain.
Storms brought as much as 9 inches of rain to some areas. Bottineau County Road Superintendent Rich Gimbel says road culverts can’t handle all the water on fields and in ditches, so crews are cutting open some roads to keep water flowing and away from farmhouses.
The Minot Daily News reports that the runoff also is pushing up the level of the Souris River in the region, but no major flooding is expected.
GRAFTON, N.D. (AP) – Police say three children are out of the hospital after strong winds lifted an inflatable bounce house they were in Saturday into the air and into a nearby river.
Grafton assistant police chief Tony Dumas says torrential rains and strong wind gusts caused the children to travel more than 200 feet before landing in the Park River. He couldn’t say how high they went.
Dumas says one of the children was transported to Altru Hospital in Grand Forks. The other two children were treated at Aurora Medical Center in Grafton. All three children have since been released.
Several officers used paddle boats to get out on the river and rescue the children.
Dumas says a Fargo-based company brought the bounce house and other games to Grafton’s annual Summerfest.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – White supremacist Craig Cobb is pursuing a house in Sherwood, alarming people in the northern North Dakota community of about 260 people.
Town leader Allan Engh says the news has “put people on edge.”
Cobb is serving four years of probation for terrorizing residents in the southern North Dakota town of Leith, which he unsuccessfully tried to turn into an all-white enclave.
Cobb late last week checked out of the Bismarck motel where he had been staying. Renville County officials say Cobb was at the courthouse Monday and paid about $1,000 to settle outstanding taxes and special assessments on a house in Sherwood. They say he also inquired about recording a deed for the property but did not immediately do so.
Cobb didn’t respond to Associated Press requests for comment.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The Cass County Sheriff’s Office is investigating allegations of misconduct by a contracted employee at the county jail.
Chief Deputy Richard Majerus isn’t releasing details of the probe. A search warrant related to the case is sealed and not available to the public.
Majerus says the state’s attorney’s office will be deciding whether to file criminal charges in the case.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – A Minot man who pleaded guilty to four counts of possession of child pornography has been sentenced to seven years in prison.
29-year-old Shawn Narvais was sentenced Tuesday in Northwest District Court. Narvais admitted to having about 4,500 images and movies of child pornography. Narvais also confessed to viewing child pornography since he was a teenager.
District Judge Todd Cresap told Narvais he should consider himself lucky he wasn’t tried in federal court. Cresap said his sentence would’ve been more severe.
Cresap sentenced Narvais to five years of supervised probation after he completes his prison term.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – A new monthly business survey suggests the economy in nine Midwestern and Plains states should continue growing steadily in the months ahead.
The region’s overall economic index crept up to 60.6 in June from May’s 60.5 to hit another three-year high.
Creighton University economist Ernie Goss, who oversees the survey, says the report offers plenty of reasons to be optimistic because the job market is strong and businesses report solid new orders.
The survey results from supply managers are compiled into a collection of indexes ranging from zero to 100. Survey organizers say any score above 50 suggests growth, while a score below that suggests decline.
The survey covers Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma and South Dakota.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota regulators have adopted to most stringent rules to date aimed at reducing the amount of natural gas that is burned off and wasted as a byproduct of the state’s soaring oil production.
The state Industrial Commission unanimously endorsed a policy Tuesday that sets goals to reduce flaring in incremental steps through 2020. The new rules allow regulators to set production limits on oil companies if the targets are not met.
North Dakota drillers currently burn off, or flare, about 30 percent of the valuable gas. The national average is less than 1 percent.
The new rules ultimately require companies to capture 90 percent of the gas within six years.
Sierra Club spokesman Wayde Schafer says the new rules don’t go far enough to address the problem.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says drunken driving arrests and binge drinking among teens are down in North Dakota but drug trafficking by Mexican cartels is soaring in the state’s booming oil patch.
Stenehjem spoke Tuesday to the Legislature’s interim Judiciary Committee about the status of substance abuse in the state.
Stenehjem says illegal drug cases are on the rise statewide but especially in western North Dakota. He says drug cases have become more complex and dangerous for law enforcement because most drug dealers are “armed and organized.”
The binge drinking rate among North Dakota teens had been among the highest in the nation. Stenehjem says the rate is now comparable to the national average.
Stenehjem says DUI cases also have dropped since the state enacted tougher penalties last year.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The American Civil Liberties Union and a Fargo-based-nonprofit want North Dakota’s voter identification laws expanded to allow more forms of ID.
The ACLU and the Freedom Resource Center for Independent Living say in a letter to Secretary of State Al Jaeger that North Dakota’s current law could disenfranchise disabled and Native American voters.
Jaeger tells The Bismarck Tribune that his office is reviewing the issue.
North Dakota requires voters to bring to the polls ID showing their current address and birthdate. The acceptable forms of ID are a North Dakota driver’s license, a non-driver’s license, a tribal ID, student ID and a long-term care ID certificate.
The groups want acceptable identification to include such things as passports, game and fish licenses, concealed weapon permits and utility bills.
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – A second post office has opened in Williston to serve western North Dakota’s oil patch.
The Badlands Station Post Office opened its doors Monday morning.
The Postal Service has struggled to keep up with tremendous growth in Williston and other oil patch communities in recent years as tens of thousands have moved to the area for work. Long lines and late deliveries have frustrated residents of the area.
U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp says the Postal Service has often not been able to deliver mail on time and maintain its standards in western North Dakota. She says the new office is an important step toward remedying that.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The American Civil Liberties Union and a Fargo-based-nonprofit want North Dakota’s voter identification laws expanded to allow more forms of ID.
The ACLU and the Freedom Resource Center for Independent Living say in a letter to Secretary of State Al Jaeger that North Dakota’s current law could disenfranchise disabled and Native American voters.
His office is reviewing the issue.
North Dakota requires voters to bring to the polls ID showing their current address and birthdate. The acceptable forms of ID are a North Dakota driver’s license, a non-driver’s license, a tribal ID, student ID and a long-term care ID certificate.
The groups want acceptable identification to include such things as passports, game and fish licenses, concealed weapon permits and utility bills.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol has a new leader.
Col. Michael Gerhart Jr. took the reins with the turn of the calendar on Tuesday. He succeeds James Prochniak, who retired at the end of June after nearly three decades with the patrol and five years as its superintendent. He was awarded the patrol’s Meritorious Service Medal.
Gerhart began his career with the Highway Patrol in 1992. As superintendent, he supervises 168 troopers and manages a two-year budget of $61 million.
ALEXANDER, N.D. (AP) – Petrified 60 million-year-old tree stumps discovered in Alexander are staying in North Dakota.
They were discovered during construction on U.S. Highway 85. Workers loaded at least six of the stumps on trucks bound for Minnesota on Saturday. But then local residents took action.
Wade Aanes owned the land where the stumps were found before it was acquired by the state Department of Transportation. He says the stumps should belong to him or the state and not the company doing roadwork.
The McKenzie County Sheriff’s Department is investigating possible theft at the request of Aanes’ lawyer.
Now the stumps are being returned. Transportation Department spokeswoman Jamie Olson says the agency is now discussing where the stumps will end up.
In world and national news…
JERUSALEM (AP) – A funeral service for three slain Israeli teenagers has drawn tens of thousands of mourners to central Israel. Their bodies were found Monday in the West Bank after a two-week search and a crackdown on the Hamas militant group. The killings have brought angry calls for revenge. And Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has again convened his security Cabinet for an emergency meeting to discuss possible responses. There have already been airstrikes on dozens of suspected Hamas positions in the Gaza Strip.
BAGHDAD (AP) – The leader of the extremist group that has seized much of northern Iraq and Syria is calling on Muslims worldwide to join the battle — and to help build an Islamic state in the territory that’s been conquered. In a 19-minute audio tape, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi claims to be the leader of all Muslims — and he’s demanding that Muslims worldwide pledge allegiance to him.
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama says 700,000 jobs could be at risk next year if Congress doesn’t quickly agree on how to pay for highway and transit programs. Obama pinned the blame for the stalemate on congressional Republicans. He says he hasn’t heard a good reason why the GOP isn’t acting, adding sarcastically that they’re not busy doing anything else. Obama was speaking at Washington’s Key Bridge, named after “Star-Spangled Banner” author Francis Scott Key.
DETROIT (AP) – A maker of infant car seats is now recalling 1.9 million of them. Graco Children’s Products is bowing to demands from U.S. safety regulators, after a five-month dispute between the company and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Earlier this year, the company recalled 4.2 million toddler seats because the harness buckles can get stuck — but it had resisted the agency’s demand to recall the infant seats.
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Federal Trade Commission is alleging that T-Mobile USA made hundreds of millions of dollars off its customers through bogus charges. In a complaint filed Tuesday, the FTC says the mobile phone provider billed consumers for subscriptions to “premium” texts — like $10-per-month horoscopes — that were never authorized by the account holder. The FTC alleges that T-Mobile collected as much as 40 percent of the charges, even after being made aware that the subscriptions were scams.
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