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CSi Weather…
TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. WEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
.SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. RAIN LIKELY POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW IN
THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, 40 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW IN
THE EVENING…THEN CHANCE OF SNOW POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 2 INCHES IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIIN OR SLEET IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
.MONDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE
MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S. LOWS 15 TO 20.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID
20S. LOWS AROUND 10.
.FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS
15 TO 20.
LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE QUICKLY SOUTHEAST FROM NORTHERN ALBERTA
INTO CENTRAL SASKATCHEWAN AND THEN INTO EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND
CENTRAL MINNESOTA SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. EXPECT A BAND OF
SNOW TO OCCUR ALONG THE PATH OF THE LOW…WITH A GENERAL 1-3
INCHES EXPECTED IN MOST AREAS FROM LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO
SATURDAY NIGHT. THERE COULD BE A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN IN AREAS
FROM COOPERSTOWN TO VALLEY CITY TO LISBON AND FORMAN SATURDAY
GREATEST AMOUNTS OF PRECIP SHOULD
FALL ALONG THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY.
THE SNOW WILL END FROM THE NORTH SUNDAY MORNING.
Bismarck (CSi) The National Weather Service reports that for the James River basin, the flood outlook ranges from normal to well below normal flood chances, for the next few weeks based on basin conditions as of January 23, 2015.
Currently, the frost depth is not nearly as deep as a year ago, at around 30 inches. The Weather Service says at this time there is no unusual risk.
Snowpack at this time and its water equivalent is reported to nearly and inch to a few small areas of two inches in the upper James River basin.
The Weather Service says soil levels that were high for most of last summer have dropped to a more normal range due to a warm and dry September and October of 2014.
Ice thickness is near normal to a little below normal, suggesting that problems associated with excessive ice are also not at levels seen in the past few years.
As of January 23rd the 6-10- and 8-14 day temperature outlook reflects warmer than normal temperatures with a shift to more normal temps in early February.
Precipitation is forecast at elevated, but not suggesting any significant amounts.
Major rivers and lakes are all within their normal ranges for this time of the year, and all flood control reservoirs are all with their normal range.
Jamestown (CSi) “I’ve been wanting to come to Jamestown for some time and I’ve had my eyes on the Grille. So I had the opportunity to purchase it and took it.” So Says Nam Sabir, as he purchases the Buffalo City Rotisserie Grille, in downtown Jamestown.
Sabir, who operates Sabir’s Dining and Lounge in Valley City, intends to shut down the grille for a week to ten days and possibly reopen the first week of February.
The name will also be changed to Sabir’s.
Jamestown (CSi) A few tickets remained at last report to Thursday January 29, 2015’s Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce, Annual Banquet.
On Friday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, the Chamber’s Executive, Becky Thatcher-Keller said, to contact the chamber office as soon as possible to reserve tickets, while they last.
There will be awards given out along with entertainment, and the event is catered by Emma Rosies in Jamestown.
The Local and Regional Issues committee is planning Legislative Forum on Saturday February 21, 2015 from 9-11- a.m. at City Hall in Jamestown.
In other notes, Becky said Two Rivers Printing was the Business After Hours location in January and also was given the January Business of the Month, award.
She pointed out that the annual Ag-Luncheon, is on March 17, 2015, and the Home and Garden Show is set for April 18-19 at the Jamestown Civic Center. She added if the weather cooperates some larger displays may be able to be in Civic Center parking lot.
Valley City (CSi) Kasidy Tibke, a sophomore at Valley City Public Schools has set a lofty Barnes County Relay for Life fundraising goal.
She’s looking for support to reach her goal of $5,000.
Kasidy has been counting down for the event, on June 12, 2015, and, mentally preparing to shave her head, in the name of RFL and cancer research.
Her hair, will be donated, and all funds raised going to Barnes County Relay for Life.
Kasidy along with her family have been ‘relaying’ since 2000 as her grandfather was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in 1999, with a second diagnosis in 2006. He passed away in 2012 from leukemia, and her aunt was diagnosed with uterine cancer in 2009, and her father in 2010 was diagnosed with colon cancer.
Then in 2013 her uncle was diagnosed with lung cancer.
To make a tax deductible donation, make checks payable to the American Cancer Society, with the notation “Granpa’s Little Rascals.”
Send to:
Kasidy Tibke
Grandpa’s Little Rascals
333 6th Ave NE
Valley City, ND 58072
OR
American Cancer Society
RE: Grandpa’ls Little Rascals
4646 Amber Valley Parkway
Fargo, ND 58103
On line visit:
(search team: Grandpa’s Little Rascals and donate on line)
Jamestown (CSi) The Interstate Engineering Board of Directors announced the promotion of Kristin Syverson to the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective immediately. This is a newly established position within the organization.
Syverson joined Interstate Engineering in 2011 as Interstate Engineering’s Marketing Coordinator. In 2013, Ms. Syverson was promoted to Office Manager and Accounting Manager for the Jamestown and Corporate offices.
Daren Peterka, Chairman of the Board for Interstate Engineering, stated, “With the growth of the company, the Board of Directors felt it necessary to develop a senior management position to oversee the financial activities of Interstate Engineering. The position will work with the Office Managers, Regional Vice-Presidents and other managers to continue developing an organized and profitable financial structure including financial planning, record keeping and reporting to the Board of Directors.”
Syverson earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Management from the University of North Dakota. Additionally, she holds Master of Business Administration degree.
Jamestown (CSi) The Rural Leadership of ND Class VI 2013-2015, comprised of 18 North Dakotans, met with North Dakota leaders during the “Understanding North Dakota Ag and Rural Policies” seminar in Bismarck January 14-16. Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corporation’s Vice President of Economic Development, Holly Miller, is part of RLND Class VI. Leaders such as ND Department of Commerce Director Al Anderson, Connie Sprynczynatyk, Jerry Doan, Ag Commissioner Doug Goehring, Tax Commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger, Majority Leader Representative Al Carlson, Majority Leader Senator Rich Wardner, Governor Dalrymple, and Lieutenant Governor Drew Wrigley spoke to the RLND class over the course of the three-day seminar. The class had the opportunity to join Legislators during session and Holly Miller sat on the House floor with Senator Casper during session on Thursday. The RLND class participated in a Legislative social where ND Legislators learned more about Rural Leadership of ND class members and members were able to visit with Legislators on important topics. The RLND class met with leaders at the Great River Energy office and visited the Bobcat Company Acceleration Center, Bank of ND, the State Capitol and the Heritage Center during the Bismarck seminar. The next seminar “Understanding International Ag and Community Issues” will be held in February in Costa Rica and Panama. The group will tour the countries and visit places such as EARTH University and work on local family farms.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – The National Weather Service has issued its first spring flood forecast for the Red River Basin, and it’s as mild as the winter weather.
The weather service says the flood risk is markedly low due to dry soils, well below-normal snowpack and moisture, and low stream flows.
The forecast calls for a 95 percent chance that the Red River will crest at 15.5 feet in Fargo, where the flood stage is 18 feet.
The climate outlook calls for near-normal temperatures and precipitation into spring.
The next flood outlook is scheduled to be released on Feb. 19.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota regulators have ordered Grand Forks Bean Co. to stop doing business after complaints by farmers about not being paid for delivered crops.
The state Public Service Commission has asked a judge to name the commission as trustee in insolvency proceedings against the company.
Calls to the Grand Forks company were not answered Friday.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Fargo’s acting mayor says the Federal Emergency Management Agency has moved to continue to allow homeowners to have basements in the city’s new floodplain.
FEMA is responsible for the National Home Insurance Program and does not always allow basements in homes that are within a floodplain. Fargo has been exempted from the ban for decades, but a new recently issued floodplain map required a renewal of that exemption.
The exemption has allowed homeowners in the floodplain who have flood-proofed basements to keep their flood insurance premiums low. City leaders say premiums could have increased to up to $12,000 per household if the exemption hadn’t been renewed.
Acting Mayor Tim Mahoney says the renewal came after a “big fight” between city officials and FEMA.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota lawmakers are considering legislation that would amend the state’s 24/7 sobriety program to include ignition interlock devices that prohibit someone who is drunk to start a vehicle.
Minot Republican Rep. Andrew Maragos is sponsoring the bill. It would allow someone convicted of drunken driving to use the devices instead of taking twice-daily alcohol tests, or having to wear an ankle bracelet.
Transportation Department deputy director Mark Nelson says the state’s sobriety program is working well without ignition interlock devices.
Maragos says he is sponsoring a bill because one of his constituents is a former Colorado resident with a drunken driving conviction there. The man must use an interlock device but can’t get a driver’s license in North Dakota because the state does not use them.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A bill in the North Dakota House would prevent animal rights groups and others from harassing hunters with drones.
It’s already illegal in the state to use any private aircraft, including drones, to scout wildlife or help hunters pursue game. Republican Rep. Mike Lefor says this bill is meant to keep drones out of the hunting experience altogether.
A spokeswoman for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals says the group is opposed to the bill. Ingrid Newkirk says drones do not make noise and are a valuable tool in making sure hunters aren’t doing anything illegal.
PETA sells a so-called Air Angels drone for $325. Newkirk says the group has sold about a dozen of them so far.
A hearing on the bill has not been scheduled.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – A group of professors and administrators at the University of North Dakota has been selected to participate in a national engineering innovation program.
The team is one of 25 from colleges around the country that will take part in the second cohort of the National Center for Engineering’s Pathways to Innovation Program.
The two-year program helps schools design and implement plans for undergraduate engineering education.
The UND team is led by Tim O’Keefe, interim director of the school of entrepreneurship, and Brian Tande, associate professor and chair of the UND chemical engineering department.
In world and national news…
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) – Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine are rejecting a previously signed peace deal and have announced a new multi-pronged offensive against Ukrainian troops. A separatist leader says rebel fighters will push government troops to the border of the Donetsk region and possibly even further. He says his side is done with talks about a cease-fire.
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Obama administration is scaling back the release of consumers’ personal information from the government’s health insurance website. The move follows an Associated Press report that HealthCare.gov was sending out personal data such as age, income, ZIP code, tobacco use and whether a woman is pregnant. The Health and Human Services Department at first defended the information-sharing, saying the outside companies only used the data to analyze the workings of HealthCare.gov.
LONDON (AP) – The number of arrests in Britain last year for suspected Syria-related terror offenses increased by a factor of six. Scotland Yard says police made 165 arrests across the country for offenses including the financing, commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism, and attending a terrorist training camp. That compares to 25 Syria-related arrests in 2013. Police say most of the disrupted plots appeared to be inspired or directed by terrorism overseas.
WHITEVILLE, N.C. (AP) – A 70-year-old North Carolina man has been freed from prison after a three-judge panel ruled he was wrongly convicted in the stabbing deaths of a mother and daughter nearly four decades ago. The judges ruled that Joseph Sledge was innocent after hearing from a DNA expert who said none of the evidence collected matched Sledge. Sledge is the eighth person exonerated after the state set up the North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission, the only state-run investigative agency of its kind.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) – The NFL says its investigation has drawn no conclusions about the New England Patriots use of underinflated balls in the AFC championship game Sunday night. The league says evidence does show the Patriots used underinflated footballs during the first half. It says the Patriots have pledged full cooperation and made available information and personnel the NFL has requested. The league is not offering a timetable for the investigation.
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