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TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. WARMER. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING…THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO
THE NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
THE MORNING IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA. HIGHS AROUND 70. EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY…DECREASING CLOUDS. RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
.SUNDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S.
.MONDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
.TUESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
WEDNESDAY NIGHT…ESPECIALLY WEST WHERE SOME STORMS COULD BE STRONG.
THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA EACH DAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
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STORMS COULD BE STRONG.
ON FRIDAY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST. SOME OF THESE STORMS
COULD BE STRONG AS WELL.
Valley City (CSi) The Valley City Commission met in Regular Session Tuesday evening at City Hall. All members were present.
A presentation of a Service Plaque was given by Fire Chief Gary Retterath to retired fire department Secretary-Treasurer, Don Enger. Enger has been with the department for 35 years, starting as a volunteer, the past 29 as secretary-Treasurer.
Enger said he’s been privileged to serve, and thanked his employer Dietrich Bus Service for their cooperation.
APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS INCLUDED:
A liquor and beer license renewal for Johanneson’s Inc. (Marketplace Liquor), Sabir’s Dining & Lounge, Main Street Off Sale (Tavern 94), Eagles Club, and all license renewals received by June 30 with complete paperwork.
Approved the Annual Raffle Permit for Hi-Liner Booster Club.
PUBLIC FORUM No One Spoke
ORDINANCES
The City Commission approved the second and final reading of an Ordinance rezoning Lots 5-8, Block 2 of the Original plat of the city of Valley City from B-1, Central Business District to PUD (Planned Unit Development). Attorney Myhre said the additional housing is in the area of Faith Lutheran Church.
Approved was the second and final reading of an Ordinance rezoning the East Half of Lot 2 less West half of alley, Block 37, located in Benson’s Addition to the City of Valley City from R-2, Duplex/2family to R-4, Single/Multiple Family Unlimited. Attorney Myhre said construction is planned there for a multi-housing unit.
RESOLUTIONS
Approved a Resolution approving the Resolution for the Barnes County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation.
City Administrator Schelkoph said the city officials and multiple agencies have been planning, the mitigation, in cooperation with FEMA.
It’s a five year update to the plan, for flood mitigation grant applications.
Mayor Werkhoven pointed out that it was a county-wide effort.
NEW BUSINESS
City Commissioners approved the engineering amendment for the Flood Protection Project which additional language is included in the agreement, covering the federal requirements for future Levee Certification. KLJ will provide the necessary documentation.
Commissioners approved starting the process of selling the east 60’ of the Rosebud parking lot, with a minimum bid of $20,000. City Administrator Schelkoph said the city has been working with John Meyers, of PACE Development Inc. The plan in development will re-do the northwest corner of Central Avenue and Main Street.
A public hearing will be held to receive input, and there will be an open bidding process.
PACE will be back to the Commission with plans as they develop.
An update was given on the status of the I-94 Regional Development Corridor project completion. Valley City/Barnes County Development Corporation CEO Jennifer Feist.
She said cleanup should be finished by the end of this month, including repairing cracks in the concrete and man-holes, or replacing concrete where needed. Curb cutting is planned for the National Guard use. Sewer cleaning is also taking place.
The City Commission approved appointing board members for open positions on:
Renaissance Zone Board – Cindy Schwehr, George Dutton, Tyler Marthaler,
Special Assessment Commission – Jim Knutson
Library Board (city position) – Melissa Remick
The Commissioners approved a Gaming Site Authorization renewal for Thundering Saint’s Inc. at Boomer’s Corner Keg.
The City Commission then discussed and considered approval for NDDES Pre Disaster mitigation grant. Commissioner Luke said FEMA has made available $180 million in assistance for flood mitigation in the form of grants. The dollars allocated are 75 percent federal and 25 percent local. The Commissioners approved the grant.
Commissioners then discussed and considered approval for green Infrastructure Technical Assistance program. Commissioner Luke said waste water management is included. She outlined areas of Valley City that is in need of improvement concerning standing water issues. She said they is no match involved with the program. The City Commission gave approval of submitting the grant application. Commissioners voted to approve.
The City Commission approved Amendment No. 1 to the Preliminary, Design & Construction Engineering Agreement with KLJ for Water Main Improvement District 96B, additional areas with the water main improvement project.
Stan Hansen spoke to announce his resignation, in Public Works, effective in two weeks.
The Commissioners gave Hansen a standing ovation.
CITY ADMINISTRATOR SCHELKOPH’S REPORT:
He asked city residents to be patient with street closures, during a busy construction time, including infrastructure improvement.
He added that in July, work should start on the new National Guard maintenance shop.
He said mosquito control will continue, likely on a weekly basis. He reminded residents to not have receptacles that contain water, a breeding ground for mosquitoes.
CITY UPDATE & COMMISSION REPORTS
City Auditor Richter said, work has started on the 2016 general fund budget.
City Fire Chief Retterath reminded residents to check to be sure their smoke detectors are in working order.
KLJ gave an update on various projects….it was noted that the recent repair of the force main failure was successful, in a short period of time.
Commissioner Nielson said the city is planning neighborhood block parties this summer.
Those planning a block party, needs to contact City Hall.
The meeting was shown live on CSi Cable 68 followed by replays.
Valley City (CSi) A grievance hearing in Barnes County, the Truck Regulator Officer for Barnes, LaMoure, Griggs and Stutsman Counties Tim Gillespie, centered on a letter of reprimand and the removal of Gillespie’s peace officer’s license by Barnes County Sheriff Randy McClaflin.
Barnes County States Attorney Carl Martineck told reporters that no charges are pending against Gillespie in this case, not providing other details about the case.
Metcalf says the Grievance Committee will recommend the return of Gillespie’s peace officer license and that his reprimand be stricken from the record because procedures were not followed correctly during the reprimand process.
The Barnes County Commission will follow up on the Grievance Committee recommendations at the next Commission meeting on July 7, 2015.
Gillespie’s attorney Joe Larson was unavailable for comment.
Jamestown (CSi) The Stutsman County Commission has approved terminating an agreement the county has with South Central Dakota Regional Council updating the county’s multi-hazard mitigation plan.
In 2013 the county contracted with the Regional Council to provide consulting and advisory services to revise the plan.
Stutsman County Emergency Manager, Jerry Bergquist says the Regional Council missed a June 1 deadline to complete the plan, which would then be submitted to state and federal officials for approval.
Bergquist says the county and regional council will negotiate how much the regional council will be paid for the work it has completed on the plan.
In other business, the commission approved the sale of three lots in the I-94 Business Park from the Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corp. to Magnum LTL for $221,000. Magnum is planning to build a freight terminal on the property, according to Jim Johannesson, Magnum LTL vice president.
NIOBE, N.D. (AP) – Authorities have released the name of a 5-year-old boy who was struck and killed by a grain truck at a farmstead in northwest North Dakota.
The North Dakota Highway Patrol identified the boy Tuesday as Collin Mogren. The highway patrol says he was killed around 2 p.m. Monday in an accident on a farmstead about 6 miles northwest of Niobe in Burke County.
According to authorities, the boy was run over by the rear dual tires on the passenger side of the truck.
The highway patrol says a 39-year-old Powers Lake man had driven the truck forward about 5 feet while putting canola into a truck box.
MANDAN, N.D. (AP) – A man facing a murder charge in a Mandan homicide has pleaded guilty to a pair of related but less-serious charges.
Jonathan McKinney on Tuesday pleaded guilty to criminal conspiracy and tampering with evidence after the January 2014 death of Alex Lansdon, who was shot to death in his home. Each charge carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison.
McKinney’s trial on the murder charge is scheduled to begin Tuesday. He could face life in prison without parole if convicted.
McKinney’s co-defendant, Warren Pfetzer (FEHT’-zur), pleaded guilty Tuesday to tampering with evidence, criminal conspiracy and a weapons charge. A felony terrorizing count was reduced to a misdemeanor menacing charge.
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – A convicted con man accused of passing himself off as an FBI agent in the North Dakota oil patch is asking to be released before sentencing to seek treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder.
Steven Goldmann pleaded guilty in February to an illegal weapons charge, after federal authorities agreed to drop four counts of impersonating an officer. Sentencing is set for Sept. 25.
Authorities say Goldmann regularly displayed a gun, holster, mace and badge, and showed up one day at a Williston coffee shop with a passenger who was handcuffed.
Goldmann was convicted in 2013 of theft of services in Tennessee. Authorities say he conned several businesses out of thousands of dollars.
Goldmann’s lawyer says his client suffers from PTSD as a result of his Air Force service in Iraq.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A rural North Dakota man whose brother was found dead inside a house that had no heat and was full of garbage and mice has been sentenced to a year of probation. Sixty-two-year-old Ronald Simmons pleaded guilty to endangering a vulnerable adult. Authorities say his 58-year-old brother, Bruce, died of hypothermia at the house near Kindred
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – The trial of a 30-year-old man accused in a 2014 fatal shooting has opened in Grand Forks.
Delvin Shaw is representing himself in the trial that began Tuesday. He’s charged with murder and burglary in the June 2014 death of 24-year-old Jose Lopez, who authorities say was shot three times in his Grand Forks apartment.
Police say Lopez wasn’t the intended target, but that Shaw went to the wrong apartment.
Shaw accused prosecutors of making him “seem like a monster.” He says he has done many things he isn’t proud of, but that “murder’s not one.”
The other suspect in Lopez’s death, 19-year-old Dametrian Welch, agreed to plead guilty in March to a reduced charge of facilitating murder.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Legislature has finally passed a budget bill left unresolved by lawmakers when they adjourned in April. The House and Senate both passed a more than $14 million appropriations bill for the state’s public employee retirement system.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s biggest farm group says it has gathered enough signatures to force a referendum on the Legislature’s decision to loosen the state’s Depression-era ban against corporate farming.
North Dakota Farmers Union President Mark Watne made the announcement on Tuesday at the state Capitol in Bismarck.
Gov. Jack Dalrymple signed the legislation in March that exempts ailing pork and dairy operations from the state’s anti-corporate farming law.
Supporters needed to gather 13,452 valid signatures by Thursday to get the measure on the June 2016 ballot. Watne says the group turned in more than 21,000 signatures to Secretary of State Al Jaeger’s office.
Jaeger has 35 days to determine the validity of the signatures and decide whether to place the measure on the ballot.
WATFORD CITY, N.D. (AP) – A company proposing an oil pipeline from western North Dakota to Illinois has received permission for a large crude terminal near Watford City, along with heavy criticism for what some landowners say is arrogance.
The McKenzie County Commission on Tuesday approved zoning for the terminal, one of six planned in the North Dakota oil patch for the proposed 1,134-mile Dakota Access Pipeline.
The pipeline would move oil from the Bakken formation through South Dakota and Iowa to a terminal in Patoka, Illinois, for distribution to refineries in eastern states. Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners wants it operating by the end of 2016.
Some landowners say the company’s negotiating style for land easements is overbearing. Company spokesman Chuck Frey says some land agents have been replaced.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A Fargo lawmaker who sent a graphic photo of himself to another user of a gay dating website says he has no intention of leaving the Legislature.
GOP Rep. Randy Boehning tells The Associated Press that he’s been “getting a lot of support” from his constituents and lawmakers. He says he will finish his term, which ends in three years.
Boehning says he won’t talk about the matter publicly anymore.
The 52-year-old contractor said in April that he is gay and confirmed that he sent an unsolicited photo of his penis to a man.
Boehning missed the last several days of the session that ended in April. He returned Tuesday along with other lawmakers to finish a budget bill.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Spring planting is wrapping up in North Dakota, and ranchers are starting their first cutting of alfalfa hay.
The Agriculture Department says in its weekly crop report that farmers have finished seeding all crops except sunflowers and dry beans, and both of those crops are more than 90 percent planted.
About 67 percent of the alfalfa in the state is rated in good-to-excellent condition. The first cutting is about 5 percent complete.
Pasture and range conditions are rated 77 percent good to excellent, and stock water supplies are 96 percent adequate to surplus.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota is getting a $1.6 million grant to fund mental health programs and substance abuse services for young adults.
The state’s congressional delegation announced the funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Tuesday.
The delegation says the state Department of Human Services will disperse the funding to North Dakota communities most in need.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – The Ward County Commission is putting Rice Lake property owners on notice that flooded properties need to be cleaned up.
Commissioners on Tuesday voted to put signs on flooded structures, and First District Health Unit officials also will be sending letters to property owners inquiring about their intentions.
Rice Lake has risen five straight years, causing more than $3 million in losses. County Engineer Dana Larsen and Building Inspector Mike Larson estimate there are 77 inundated parcels of land with more than 100 structures, including 35 homes, that require some type of cleanup.
Property owners who don’t deal with their flooded structures risk having the county hire someone to do it, with the property owner responsible for the bill.
In sports…
AA..
Sioux Falls 4, Fargo-Moorhead 3
MLB…
INTERLEAGUE
ST. LOUIS (AP) – St. Louis extended its winning streak to five by beating the Minnesota Twins 3-2 behind Michael Wacha’s pitching and Mark Reynolds’ two-run single. The win came hours after a federal investigation into possible computer hacking by the Cardinals became public. St. Louis is 43-22 overall and 26-7 at home.
The Baltimore Orioles won for the eighth time in nine games by crushing eight home runs in a 19-3 dismantling of Philadelphia. Manny Machado and newcomer, and former Twin, Chris Parmelee. homered twice, and David Lough (loh), Jimmy Paredes (pah-REH’-dehs), Ryan Flaherty and Chris Davis went deep to help the Birds send the Phillies to their eighth consecutive loss.
Final Houston 8 Colorado 5
Final Oakland 6 San Diego 5
Final San Francisco 6 Seattle 2
Final Boston 9 Atlanta 4
Final Pittsburgh 3 Chi White Sox 0
Final Cincinnati 5 Detroit 2
Final Miami 12 N-Y Yankees 2
Final N-Y Mets 3 Toronto 2
Final Washington 16 Tampa Bay 4
Final Cleveland 6 Chi Cubs 0
Final Texas 3 L.A. Dodgers 2
Final Kansas City 7 Milwaukee 2
Final L.A. Angels 4 Arizona 1
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS
CLEVELAND (AP) – Stephen (STEH’-fehn) Curry and NBA Finals MVP Andre Iguodala (ig-ah-DAH’-lah) each scored 25 points as the Golden State Warriors knocked off Cleveland 105-97 to win their first championship since 1975. The Warriors blew most of a 15-point lead in the final two minutes before Curry and Iguodala each hit two free throws in the closing 30 seconds to clinch the series in six games. Cavaliers forward LeBron James finished with 32 points, 18 rebounds and nine assists while playing all but 78 seconds.
Andre Iguodala came away with the Bill Russell Award as MVP of the finals.
Golden State’s Steve Kerr is the first rookie coach to win the title since Pat Riley with the Lakers in 1982.
WNBA BASKETBALL
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Maya Moore scored 22 points to lead the Minnesota Lynx to a 67-52 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks on Tuesday night. The Lynx blew the game open by outscoring the Sparks 23-9 in the third quarter. The Sparks shot only 39.3 percent. Jantel Lavender had 12 points and 13 rebounds for Los Angeles with Marianna Tolo adding 10 points.
Final Indiana 90 Atlanta 79
Final Tulsa 88 San Antonio 61
Final Connecticut 79 Seattle 58
MLB-CARDINALS..
UNDATED (AP) – The St. Louis Cardinals are usually very patient at the plate, but there are accusations of hacking by their front office.
Sources for The Associated Press and The New York Times are saying federal law enforcement authorities are investigating whether the Cardinals illegally hacked into a computer database of the Houston Astros to obtain information on players.
Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred says subpoenas have been issued, but did not provide details.
WOMEN’S WORLD CUP
U.S. beats Nigeria
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) – The United States has won Group D in the Women’s World Cup, improving to 2-0-1 in the tournament with a 1-0 victory over Nigeria.
Abby Wambach scored late in the first half as the Americans bounced back from Saturday’s scoreless tie against Sweden. It was Wambach’s 14th World Cup goal, pulling her even with Birgit Prinz for second on the all-time list behind Brazil’s Marta, who has 15.
COLLEGE WORLD SERIES…
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – The defending NCAA baseball champs are 2-0 at the College World Series.
Zander Wiel led off the seventh with a solo homer to break up Alex Young’s no-hit bid and help Vanderbilt beat TCU 1-0. Philip Pfeifer and Kyle Wright combined on a five-hitter as the Commodores moved within one victory of advancing to the best-of-3 finals.
Vandy will have to be beaten twice by either TCU or LSU to miss a spot in the finals.
LSU has stayed alive by knocking out Cal State Fullerton. Alex Lange pitched his second complete game in three starts, allowing only three base runners after a rocky first inning to lead the Tigers to a 5-3 triumph over the Titans. LSU rallied after Fullerton took a 3-0 lead in the opening inning.
Alex Bregam had four hits for the Tigers.
LSU next plays Thursday against TCU, with the winner taking on the Commodores.
In world and national news…
SAN ANTONIO (AP) – The National Weather Service says another 4-5 inches of rain could fall today on areas still recovering from Memorial Day weekend floods that left 14 dead and two missing along the Blanco River in Texas. Forecasters have issued a flash flood warning for seven counties in southeastern Texas as a tropical depression makes its way inland. Up to 9 inches of rain could fall on parts of Arkansas and Oklahoma in coming days.
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) – A tiger that got loose from a zoo during severe flooding in the ex-Soviet republic of Georgia has killed one man and injured another. The Tbilisi zoo had previously said all lions and tigers missing after the flooding had been found dead and only one jaguar remained unaccounted for. The Interior Ministry says police killed the tiger, which was hiding at an abandoned factory.
WASHINGTON (AP) – There’s anticipation in the financial and investment communities today which are expecting an interest rate signal from the Federal Reserve. Many economists foresee the first rate increase in nearly a decade coming in September if the economy keeps improving between now and then. The Fed has held its key short-term rate at a record low near zero since late 2008.
SANAA, Yemen (AP) – At least 31 people were killed today when Saudi-led airstrikes hit a convoy of civilians fleeing the fighting in southern Yemen. Authorities say the convoy was loaded with civilians, including women and children, who were fleeing north from the southern city of Aden, which has seen intense clashes in recent months. The Saudi-led airstrikes are targeted at the Shiite rebels known as Houthis (HOO’-theez) and their allies.
VIENNA (AP) – Two diplomats tell The Associated Press that disagreements over a nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers include all main elements needed for an agreement. There are less than two weeks to go before a June 30 target date. The diplomats say that means negotiations will likely have to be extended. Both sides remain publicly committed to June 30.
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