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CSi Weather…
TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. HEAT INDEX 90 TO 95.
.THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 60S.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. LOWS IN THE
60S.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S.
.MONDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
.MONDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
.TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT…MAINLY WEST
AND CENTRAL.
IT WILL BE VERY WARM WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. HEAT INDEX VALUES
WILL BE AS HIGH AS THE UPPER 90S.
.THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY NIGHT
FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY.
FRIDAY NIGHT A COLD FRONT WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO
THE REGION BREAKING THE HEAT AND GIVING THE REGION A CHANCE FOR
THUNDERSTORMS. MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL FOLLOW SUNDAY AND
MONDAY.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Engineer’s Office informs motorists of partial street closures for road work. Beginning Wednesday, August 12, 2015 those include – 6th Ave NW between 12th St NW and 15th ST NW; 4th Ave NW between 16th St NW and 19th St NW; 4th Ave NE between 3rd St NE and 4th ST NE .
It is anticipated the work will be completed within 2 – 3 business days. The road work and anticipated street closure schedule are contingent upon weather conditions.
Motorists and other traffic should use extreme caution when entering road construction areas. The public should consider alternate routes if possible.
Jamestown (CSi) Frontier Village on August 15-16 will observe Pioneer Days.
Activities start Saturday, August 15 and run through Sunday afternoon.
On Tuesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Frontier Village Manager, Nichole Mosolf outlined the schedule.
She noted that on Friday August 14, 2014 Ryan Keplin will put on his entertainment show from 7:30-p.m., to 11:30-p.m., at the Frontier Village Amphitheater, with a small charge of $5.
Then….
SATURDAY:
10 am to 1 pm Washing Day (log cabin)
10 am to 5 pm Blacksmith demonstration
11 am to 3 pm Quilting demo (Pioneer Church)
11 am to 12 pm Ryan Kaplin – Summer Fest (amphitheatre)
1 pm. To 4 pm Morse Code demonstration (Depot)
1:30 – 2:30 pm Ryan Kaplin – Summer Fest (amphitheatre)
3 pm Wild West Players Shootout
4:30 – 5:30 pm Matt Shanandore, Native American Flutist
(amphitheatre)
SUNDAY:
9:30 am Prairie Service Ministry (Pioneer Church)
10 am to 4 pm Blacksmith demonstration
1 to 3 pm Mylo Hatzenbuhler (amphitheatre)
1 to 4 pm Morse Code demonstration (Depot)
Nichole also pointed out that the summer visitors from 49 U.S. states have come through the Village. At this time only West Virginia is missing from the list of visitors.
She added that and “Elvis Show,” is planned for September 19, 2015, with more information coming out, soon.
Jamestown (CSi) Following a Public Hearing, The Jamestown City Planning Commission unanimously approved a zone change in conjunction with the construction of the Two Rivers Activity Center (TRAC)
The land on 5th Street Northeast is undeveloped farm land, and was previously zoned for single family residences.
When approved by the Jamestown City Council, the land will be zoned Public, Open evelopment and Conservation (POC).
In other business:
The City Planning Commission extended consideration of Frontier Estates Addition until the September meeting, requesting more information on the project.
Frontier Estates is a planned 148-lot housing development on 51 acres located at 5th Street and 23rd Avenue Northeast.
Approved a replat of Verke Liechty Addition in southwest Jamestown.
The replat separates available lots from the land where the Fairfield Inn & Suites hotel is currently under construction.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corporation (JSDC) Board of Directors tabled a request for dues from South Central Dakota Regional Council.
The vote to table was 8-5 with board members Kelly Rachel, Lorrie Pavlicek, Gary Riffe, Eric Tuchscher and Brent Harris opposed.
The board awaits the possible the Stutsman County Commission and Regional Council settling iron out differences before the JSDC’s September meeting.
Buchanan Mayor, Kim Lees who is a member of the Regional Council Board, said the board would work with the County Commission to find solutions.
The Regional Council charges member counties annual dues to participate, and requested $34,800 from Stutsman County.
The expense would be split with the city of Jamestown paying 63 percent. Because the funds are for economic development, the request first comes to the JSDC for review before consideration by the city and county.
In other business, the JSDC Board approved the location for the planned crew camp that could be constructed as part of the announced $3 billion CHS nitrogen fertilizer plant. The crew camp, if constructed, will be located south of the Dakota Spirit AgEnergy ethanol plant.
Bismarck (CSi) U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp’s and Senator John Hoeven’s Offices, along with Congressman Kevin Cramer have announced a total of $577,700 in federal grants for projects in Sargent, Kidder, and Stutsman Counties to help improve water treatment, buy a new ambulance, and buy a new bookmobile.
James River Valley Library System in Stutsman County – $41,200. Federal funds will be used to purchase a new bookmobile to provide books to communities that cannot reach the downtown library.
Library Development Director, Bill Kennedy says, the bookmobile’s estimated price tag is $215,000 and it will take approximately 12 months to build the new bookmobile.
Heitkamp says, “Investing in small communities around North Dakota guarantees that they remain great places to live and work. These federal grants will provide Sargent, Kidder, and Stutsman Counties with the federal funding to go forward with important projects that help strengthen our state and keep us safe – like a treatment plants to keep water clean, a new ambulance to protect residents, and a new bookmobile to make library books accessible to more North Dakotans.”
Cramer added, “These loans and grants fund essential services which enhance quality of living while making communities more attractive to investments which lead to job creation,” said Cramer.
Hoeven said, “The period of growth we’re experiencing across North Dakota means that we have a greater demand for services in our rural communities.We’ve been working hard to support growth in the rural parts of our state, and these USDA funds will help communities work on important projects that will help ensure the continued health and safety of residents.”
Other federal grants/projects:
City of Forman in Sargent County – $461,000. Federal grant will be used for upgrades to the water treatment plant and new water meters.
Kidder County Ambulance Service, Inc. in Kidder County – $75,500. Federal funds will be used to purchase a new ambulance.
The federal funds come from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A 61-year-old Strasburg man is dead after a single-vehicle crash in Burleigh County.
The Highway Patrol says the man was driving a pickup on state Highway 1804 and failed to negotiate a curve about 14 miles south of Bismarck. The truck rolled multiple times in the ditch and struck a power pole.
The driver was pronounced dead at the scene about 8 p.m. Monday. He was alone in the vehicle. The patrol did not immediately identify him.
MANDAN, N.D. (AP) – A man accused in an attempted home invasion in Mandan that was thwarted by two teenage girls is facing two charges.
46-year-old Robert Meney was charged Tuesday in South Central District Court with criminal trespass and disorderly conduct. He faces up to five years in prison.
Authorities say the incident took place Sunday afternoon. Meney is accused of attempting to force his way into a trailer home occupied by two girls, ages 15 and 11. Police say Meney tried to push his way into the house after knocking on the door, but the girls managed to keep him out.
Court documents do not list an attorney for Meney.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – An Iowa man accused of robbing a downtown Fargo motel at gunpoint has pleaded not guilty in federal court.
Thirty-year-old Eric Webb, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is charged with five counts, including armed robbery, use of a firearm during a crime of violence, and possession a firearm by a convicted felon.
Webb was shot by a Fargo police officer shortly after the June 4 holdup. He spent time in a Fargo hospital before he was transferred to the Cass County Jail.
Trial is scheduled for Oct. 13 in Fargo. State charges against Webb have been dismissed.
Neil Fulton, head of the federal public defender’s office for the Dakotas, says defense attorneys are reviewing the case and “will know more” in the coming weeks.
WEST FARGO, N.D. (AP) – One of North Dakota’s top manufacturing companies is expanding its headquarters in West Fargo.
Groundbreaking was held Tuesday on a $9.5 million project for Bobcat Co., which employs more than 2,000 people in the state.
Bobcat and its parent company, Doosan, will nearly double the size of its West Fargo headquarters, from 38,000 to 71,000 square feet. Construction is expected to be completed in about a year.
Bobcat has its primary manufacturing plant in Gwinner, along with a support center in Wahpeton, an attachments production plant in Bismarck, and an acceleration center in Bismarck.
North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple says the expansion will further support Bobcat’s standing as a leading innovator in compact equipment.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s Public Service Commission has hired a BNSF Railway manager as a track inspector for the state’s new rail safety program.
Karl Carson starts the $90,000-a-year job next week. He has been a BNSF manager since 2004.
BNSF is the biggest shipper of crude out of western North Dakota’s oil patch. The railroad has been involved in two fiery oil train derailments in North Dakota in recent years.
Some are critical of the hire, saying it has the appearance of a conflict of interest.
PSC Chairwoman Julie Fedorchak says it’s tough to find inspectors in North Dakota with as much experience as Carson. She says he’s committed to doing a good job as an inspector.
Carson did not return messages left for him at the PSC.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A Minnesota contractor who allegedly took advantage of an elderly homeowner in North Dakota has been banned from doing business in the state.
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem (STEHN’-juhm) has issued a cease-and-desist order against Joe Beaulieu (BOH’-lee-oo), doing business as Dakotah Roofing and Remodeling LLC. Beaulieu did not immediately respond to an Associated Press request for comment.
Stenehjem says his office’s consumer protection division received a complaint that a homeowner in 2013 gave the company $91,000 in advance for home repair work, and two years later more than $50,000 in repairs have not been completed.
Stenehjem says Beaulieu promised to refund the homeowner $30,000 but did not follow through, and has since stopping communicating with investigators.
In sports…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Minnesota Timberwolves president and coach Flip Saunders says he is being treated for cancer.
Saunders announced on Tuesday that he has been undergoing chemotherapy for Hodgkins lymphoma. He says his doctors are calling it “very treatable and curable.”
Saunders plans to remain as the Timberwolves head coach and top executive while being treated. He says he is determined to beat the disease, which is a cancer of the immune system.
The 60-year-old Saunders returned to the Timberwolves as team president in 2013. Last year, he replaced the retired Rick Adelman on the Wolves bench and the team finished 16-66.
Saunders says he is taking the process “day by day” and doesn’t envision an interruption in his duties with the team.
In world and national news…
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) – The criminal charges against nine people in an alleged international hacking and insider trading scheme don’t reflect the full extent of the case. The Securities and Exchange Commission has brought civil charges against them, as well as 23 other people and companies. The lawsuit lays out a network of hackers and traders in the U.S., Russia, Ukraine, France and elsewhere. The nine who were charged are accused of hacking into business news wires to use information that hasn’t yet been made public, and trading on that information to generate tens of millions of dollars in profits.
NEW YORK (AP) – Stocks have fallen sharply Tuesday on Wall Street, with the Dow about 250 points lower in afternoon trading. This, after China’s government lowered the value of its currency — a move that will help Chinese exporters. Oil prices are falling again — partly due to concerns about demand. Oil prices are around their lowest levels in six years.
WASHINGTON (AP) – The only Democratic senator who is publicly opposing the nuclear agreement with Iran — Chuck Schumer of New York — says even if the United States were the only country to continue sanctions on that country, Iran would still feel meaningful pressure. European leaders have said if Congress rejects the deal, the international sanctions will unravel, weakening global pressure on Iran.
CHICAGO (AP) – A suburban Chicago man has pleaded guilty to a terrorism charge for attempting to join fighters linked to al-Qaida in the Middle East. The FBI arrested Abdella Ahmad Tounisi in 2013 after he contacted undercover agents through fake extremist websites. He pleaded guilty to providing material support to terrorists, and faces a maximum 15-year prison sentence.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal investigators are assigning blame both to a Wal-Mart truck driver and to the people in the limousine he hit, in the accident in New Jersey last year that injured Tracy Morgan and killed another comedian. The National Transportation Safety Board says the fatigued truck driver could have prevented the crash if he had slowed to 45 miles-an-hour, the posted limit in a construction zone. But it also said the injuries to Morgan and the others wouldn’t have been as severe if they’d been wearing seatbelts. Investigators found that the truck driver had been awake for 28 hours when the crash occurred.
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