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REST OF TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, 30 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
.SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
.TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
.WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT…AND
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
Update…
Jamestown (CSI) The City of Jamestown experienced some power outages Thursday morning.
Ottertail Power’s Jeff Hoff says the power outage was from 7:51 a.m., to 8:51 a.m., and was caused by an underground fault in the area of the post office, and Bank Forward in Downtown Jamestown.
The circuit was rerouted as Otter Tail crews repair the underground fault.
The power outage included an area from the railroad tracks south to 10th St SE, from approximately 2 Av SW to 4 Av SE, including downtown businesses.
The Jamestown City Fire Department’s Ready Squad was responding to fire alarms that were triggered by the outage, and resetting, including one report at the James House.
Police Thursday morning was directing traffic, including 10th Street Southeast until power was restored. Signal lights were off at Cashwise, Hardee’s, other in the downtonwn area. The street department had put up temporary stop-signs at some intersections.
Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corportation (JSDC)
CEO Connie Ova says the CHS decision not to build the proposed fertilizer plant at Spiritwood, is “sad and unfortunate,” but gives the area a chance to “catch up ” concerning the housing shortage and the need for more employees by businesses.
Ms. Ova issued a JSDC statement on Wednesday, on the CHS decision.
“CHS contacted the Jamestown/Stutsman County Development Corporation (JSDC) this morning and expressed regrets that they will not move forward with the Spiritwood Fertilizer Project. They also conveyed thanks for all the assistance from JSDC/City/County; however, the CHS board of directors decided last night that the return on investment was not substantial enough to move forward with the Spiritwood Project. Apparently, the tremendous cost of the project along with the fact that it was a 45 month build out, forced them to make the tough decision to terminate the project. The key thing for us, I think, is that they are not building the fertilizer plant elsewhere, they are investing in a company that already manufactures fertilizer. This will enable CHS to provide fertilizer to their customers in 2016 and not have to wait until 2020 when the Spiritwood Project would be online.
No it is not good news, but here is the good news. They made a decision based on return on investment and what’s best for their customer. Trust me, I am not at all thrilled about this decision. The JSDC board of directors and staff have been working for 3 years, since the announcement in September of 2012, with CHS and their associates to try to make this an easy decision to be here.
We still have a great manufacturing base, agricultural base, and lots of good projects happening and in the works. This is NOT a game stopper. It is the chance for the Jamestown and Stutsman County community to attempt to “catch up” with the shortages of workforce, housing, childcare, and infrastructure. Take a breath and move onto the next opportunity and prepare for growth!!
We are still very much in the game.”
Jamestown Mayor Katie Andersen said ther announcement was disappointing, and hopefully another business will be attracted to the area.
Stutsman County also expended efforts to try to bring CHS to the area.
Stutsman County Commission Chairman Mark Klose said, working with CHS was, “complicated and complex and required a lot of time and negotiations.”
The negotiations between CHS and Stutsman County resulted in a reduced property tax burden to CHS for the first 20 years of plant operation, if the plant had been built.
Klose and Ova said no funds were paid to CHS by the county or JSDC as an incentive to bring the company to Spiritwood.
Klose pointed out that there was a commitment for the future for property tax relief if it were built but no out-of-pocket money, just staff time.”
See full story from CHS on line at CSiNewsNow.com
Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown residents attending the Jamestown Public Schools bond proposal numbered around 30, at Jamestown Middle School on Wednesday evening. The bond proposal that will decided by Jamestown Public School District voters on September 29, 2015.
The Jamestown Public School Board has approved a special election for $19 million in general obligation school-building bonds for construction and renovations at the elementary and middle schools.
Audience members said they were curious as to why Washington Elementary School would be decommissioned rather than expanded. Lech said the school, which was built in 1929, would be the hardest to renovate and there is no additional land around the school on which to expand.
Emma Mickelson, who is a teacher at Washington Elementary, said Gussner Elementary School had tried a non-traditional classroom setup by getting rid of some walls and had a large space with multiple classrooms in it. They wound up putting the walls back in. Mickelson asked how would these flexible spaces work and will teachers receive training on how to use this space.
Christopher Gibb, principal of DLR Group, the firm that conducted a facility study that the bond proposal is based on, said how that space will be used comes down to how the staff wants to use it.
Superintendent Rob Lech said Washington Elementary School has $4.7 million in deferred maintenance that should be done on it, and none of that work would address capacity issues at the school.
Some of the work that will take place in the elementary schools will include the creation of flexible learning spaces.
Lech said September 29th referendum would have to be approved by 60 percent of voters who vote in the election.
If approved, the proposal would continue 21.4 mills currently levied that helped pay for building Jamestown High School and remodeling Jamestown Middle School. The proposal would add another 3.71 mills to the current levy of 21.4 mills.
The property tax impact on a house valued at $100,000 would be $16.70 per year more than the approximate $96 currently being paid. If voters turn down the proposal, then the current 21.4 mill levy drops off and property owners would see an approximate $96 annual reduction in property taxes, according to Robert Lech, Jamestown Public Schools superintendent.
The next community forum will be at 7 p.m. September 17, 2015 in the at the Jamestown Middle School, Thompson Community Room.
Valley City (CSi) The Valley City VFW Club remains open under new management. Senior Vice Commander Tom Nix says starting on Monday, August 17, 2015, the club will again be open Monday through Saturday.
The balance of this week the VFW Club will be open Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
At Tuesday’s special meeting, about 30 members voted to keep the VFW open while searching for a new manager. In the meantime, an interim manager will run the club.
The club is accepting applications for bartenders and a cook.
Coming up at the VFW Club in Valley City:
Bonanza bingo every Monday through Friday including Thursday night Bingo.
A meat raffle will be held every Friday.
Burgers will be served every Saturday from 11am to 1:30pm.
The VFW Club also serves breakfast Monday through Friday from 6am to 11am.
On Sunday, August 16, 2015, the Maintenance Breakfast will be held from 8am to 1pm, and the third Sunday monthly at the VFW Club.
Jamestown (CSi) Releases at Jamestown and Pipestem Dams are being decreased.
Army Corps of Engineer’s Bob Martin in Jamestown said, that at Jamestown Dam, the release was cut on Tuesday from 50 cfs. to 13 cfs. by using a by-pass valve.
He says the Jamestown Reservoir level is nearing the freeze up, conservation pool, level.
At Pipestem Dam the release was being reduced starting Wednesday from 80 cfs. to 55 cfs, to stretch out the flows through the rest of the summer until freeze up levels are reached.
Pipestem Reservoir is presently a foot and a half above the freeze up conservation pool.
Bismarck (CSi) The North Dakota Aeronautics Commission reports that airline boardings at Jamestown and Devils Lake continue to increase.
In July this year boardings at Jamestown Regional Airport jumped to 872 from 652 in July of 2014, an increase of 33.7%
In Devils Lake airline boardings in July this year were 561 compared to 491 in July of 2014, and increase of 14.2%
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Engineer’s Office is informing residents that mosquito fogging operations in the City of Jamestown for adult mosquitoes wass scheduled to begin last evening and will continue throughout the weekend.
All fogging operations are contingent upon weather conditions.
All fogging operations will take place between approximately 8:30 PM (dusk) until approximately 6:00 AM.
Parents are advised to keep children out of the streets and away from the fogging machines.
Motorists are urged to use caution when traveling in the vicinity of the fogging units.
Valley City (CSi) The Valley City Barnes County Development Corporation has approved of a funding request of $7,500 from Becky Heise to be use for the City Park Concession Stand restoration project. She said the restoration project is estimated at nearly $32,000
The action allows her to submit a letter of commitment from the Development Corporation to the Cultural Heritage Grant application through the State Historical Society for a grant to match the funding.
Heise is accepting monetary donations for the restoration of the City Park Concession Stand which can be sent to the Valley City Park District at 140 4th St SW, PO Box 422 with a notation that it is for the Concession Stand project.
Last week the Valley City Park District Board approved of Heise’s plan to raise money.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A judge has rejected a request by defense attorneys to close part of an evidentiary hearing for Alfonso Rodriguez Jr., the Crookston, Minnesota, man sentenced to death for kidnapping and killing University of North Dakota student Dru Sjodin (shuh-DEEN’) in 2003.
Lawyers are scheduled to debate Rodriguez’s appeal during a hearing scheduled next month in Fargo. Federal Judge Ralph Erickson said in denying the defense request that “secrecy is poor public policy in the absence of necessity.”
It has been nearly four years since Rodriguez’s attorneys filed the federal habeas corpus motion, considered the last step in the appeals process.
Sjodin was abducted from the parking lot of a Grand Forks shopping mall in November 2003. Authorities say she was raped, beaten and stabbed by Rodriguez, a convicted sex offender.
CENTER, N.D. (AP) – The attorney for a Hensler man accused of killing nine cattle in a western North Dakota pasture on the Fourth of July three years ago wants the case thrown out on a technicality.
Attorney Chad McCabe maintains prosecutors didn’t file necessary paperwork against 27-year-old Dillon Gappert within the three-year statute of limitations.
Oliver County State’s Attorney John Mahoney says the case was filed in late June, near the end of the three-year period. McCabe maintains a specific criminal information report wasn’t filed on time.
Gappert is charged with felony criminal mischief in the killing of cattle owned by two ranching families. Each animal was valued at $6,000. Authorities say evidence ties Gappert to the crime. McCabe says his client is innocent.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – An investigation into the trafficking of methamphetamine and heroin from California to the oil-producing region of North Dakota and Montana has resulted in charges against nearly 30 people.
State and federal authorities say 22 people from western North Dakota and seven from California have been indicted on drug charges. They range in age from 21 to 56.
The charges result from the Bakken Organized Crime Strike Force. The effort announced earlier this year targets the criminal networks blamed for much of the increase in human trafficking, drug dealing and violent offenses in the Bakken oil patch region.
Officials say the strike force consists of 50 existing law enforcement agents and four prosecutors who work in a collaborative effort to attack organized crime.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem (STEHN’-juhm) says the state has reached concealed weapon license reciprocity with Minnesota. All Minnesota license holders have reciprocity in North Dakota but only Class 1 license holders in North Dakota have reciprocity in Minnesota. Class 1 licenses require a shooting proficiency requirement. North Dakota now has concealed-carry reciprocity with 39 states.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s Public Service Commission has approved a siting permit for a $6 million liquid natural gas pipeline in McKenzie County.
Tulsa, Oklahoma-based Oneok (ONE’-oak) is planning to construct and operate a new 4-mile long, 8-inch diameter pipeline and associated facilities.
The Lonesome Creek Pipeline Project will have a maximum capacity of 30,000 barrels per day. The pipeline will carry a mixture of ethane, propane, butanes, pentanes and natural gasoline produced at Lonesome Creek Gas Plant to the company’s Garden Creek Pipeline southwest of Arnegard.
The pipeline is expected to be operational in December.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A state program that helps North Dakota residents dispose of unusable or unwanted pesticides for free has set another record for collections.
Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring says more than 192 tons of chemicals were collected and shipped to out-of-state incinerators for disposal this year through the Project Safe Send program. That eclipsed the previous record of 150 tons set last year.
Goehring says more than 325 people took part in the program this year, up from about 300 last year. Collections were conducted in a dozen cities in July.
The Project Safe Send program was started in 1992. It’s funded by fees that pesticide manufacturers pay to register their products in North Dakota.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – State officials say an intern with the North Dakota Geological Survey has found the fossil of an ancient marsupial that’s never been discovered in the state before.
The Department of Mineral Resources says Bismarck native Sean Ternes discovered the jawbone of the Glasbius twitchelli. The department says the mouse-sized marsupial was among the first mammals on earth and existed more than 65 million years ago.
The fossil is only about half an inch long and is believed to be one of the most completed lower jawbones of the species ever found.
Senior paleontologist Clint Boyd says the find is “incredibly significant.” He says fossils of the animal have never been discovered in North Dakota before and the discovery gives scientists new information when comparing faunas in neighboring states.
HELENA, Mont. (AP) – Montana agricultural officials say North Dakota is withholding at least $300,000 in fees that belong to Montana for pea and lentil marketing and research.
Montana’s Department of Agriculture is beginning an investigation this month and considering legal action against North Dakota for keeping processing fees collected on Montana’s booming pulse crop industry.
Pea and lentil officials in both states say they’ve butted heads in the last year on the issue of remitting assessment fees to the state where crops are grown.
The chairman of the North Dakota Dry Pea and Lentil Council says his state stopped trying to count Montana crops separately last year because Montana failed to accurately track North Dakota crops.
The withheld fees were first reported by the Billings Gazette.
Sports..
AA..
Fargo-Moorhead 6, Gary 3
MLB…
INTERLEAGUE
Final Houston 2 San Francisco 0
Final Miami 14 Boston 6
Final Tampa Bay 9 Atlanta 6
AMERICAN LEAGUE…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Mike Pelfrey picked up his first win since June as the Twins routed the Texas Rangers 11-1 on Wednesday night. Miguel Sano’s second home run drove in three in the fourth inning and reached the upper deck down the left field line. It gave the Twins a 7-0 lead. Pelfrey had gone 0-5 with 6.22 ERA in his last 10 starts.
SEATTLE (AP) – Hisashi Iwakuma (hih-SAH’-shee ee-wah-KOO’-muh) has tossed the fifth no-hitter in Seattle Mariners history to lead a 3-0 shutout of the Baltimore Orioles. Iwakuma joins Hideo Nomo (hih-DAY’-oh NOH’-moh) as the only Japanese-born pitchers to throw a major league no-hitter.
There’s a new leader in the American League East after the Toronto Blue Jays picked up their 10th consecutive win. Chris Colabello and Justin Smoak each belted three-run homers and Josh Donaldson collected two RBIs as the Jays crushed Oakland 10-3.
Toronto now enjoys a half-game lead over the New York Yankees, who own a five-game losing streak after falling 2-1 at Cleveland. Final Detroit 7 Kansas City 4
Final Chi White Sox 3 L.A. Angels 2, 13 Innings
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final Cincinnati 7 San Diego 3
Final Philadelphia 7 Arizona 6
Final N-Y Mets 3 Colorado 0
Final Chi Cubs 3 Milwaukee 2, 10 Innings
Final St. Louis 4 Pittsburgh 2
Final L.A. Dodgers 3 Washington 0
WNBA BASKETBALL
Final Connecticut 80 Tulsa 74
Final Phoenix 83 Seattle 66
NBA…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Minnesota Timberwolves will start the season on the road for the second straight year. They’ll visit the Los Angeles Lakers October 28th. The game will pit the top two picks in the draft against each other with Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns and Lakers guard DeAngelo Russell.
WEST ALLIS, Wis. (AP) – Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has signed a bill that commits $250 million in taxpayer money to a new arena for the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks. Taxpayers ultimately will pay about $400 million, including interest, over the next two decades. Current and former team owners will spend another $250 million on the arena and keep the Bucks from leaving the state.
NFL…
MANKATO, Minn. (AP) – The Minnesota Vikings have reached agreement on a three-year contract extension with Minnesota State University for their training camp site. The Vikings say they’ll return to Mankato for their preseason ritual through at least 2018. This was their 50th straight summer staying on the hillside campus of the NCAA Division II school.
NEW YORK (AP) – A federal judge put the NFL on the defensive over its four-game suspension of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady during an open court session. Judge Richard Berman demanded to know from the league’s attorney what evidence directly links Brady to deflating footballs and belittled the drama of the controversy. Berman is meeting with the parties privately in hopes of reaching a settlement.
PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) – The Buffalo Bills claimed linebacker I.K. Enemkpali (ihn-ehm-PAH’-lee) off waivers just a day after he was dropped by the Jets for sucker-punching quarterback Geno Smith in the jaw. Bills coach Rex Ryan said he believes that the second-year pro is going to learn from this and will get a chance to compete for a job. Ryan is the former head coach for Enemkpali and Smith, who is expected to be out 6-10 weeks following the locker-room fight.
GOLF-TRUMP…
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) – The PGA of America has no plans to take two golf tournaments away from courses Donald Trump owns over the next seven years.
The PGA of America was the first golf organization to pull an event from a Trump property when it announced the Grand Slam of Golf would not be played in October at Trump National in Los Angeles. Still on the calendar are the 2017 Senior PGA Championship at Trump’s course outside Washington and the 2022 PGA Championship at Trump National in Bedminster, New Jersey.
PGA chief executive Pete Bevacqua says both of those tournaments will be played on Trump-controlled courses, as scheduled.
In world and national news…
TIANJIN (AP) – China’s president, Xi Jinping (shee jihn-peeng), has demanded severe punishment for anyone found responsible for the huge, fiery blasts at a hazardous chemical warehouse at the port of Tianjin (tyan-jihn). The explosions killed at least 50 people, including a dozen firefighters. There’s no indication what caused the blasts and no immediate sign of any toxic cloud. Tianjin is a key port and petrochemical processing hub about 75 miles east of Beijing.
BAGHDAD (AP) – A massive truck bomb has left a popular Baghdad food market in ashes, and residents Sadr City scrambling to help the victims. At least 67 people are dead, another 152 are wounded. The Islamic State group is claiming responsibility, saying it targeted a gathering place for Shiites and promising more attacks.
CLEVELAND (AP) – Nearly 200 people have applied for 13 seats on a commission that will recommend policies to improve the way Cleveland police interact with the public. The Community Police Commission is one of the key provisions of a consent decree between the city and the Justice Department. Ten seats on the panel will go to people who live or work in Cleveland and come from the minority community or advocacy groups. The other three members will come from Cleveland’s police unions. All will serve four-year terms.
BERLIN (AP) – The comet where a European spacecraft landed last year has made the closest approach to the sun of its 6 1/2-year orbit. The European Space Agency says comet 67P reached its closest point to the sun, known as perihelion, earlier today. That put it some 116 million miles from the sun. It will now swing back out on an orbit that takes it as far away as 500 million miles.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Pork chop on a stick – check. Selfie with the butter cow – check. Heckling a presidential candidate on foreign policy – check. For those who would be president, a visit to the Iowa State Fair may be the purest distillation of the campaign experience in the state that starts the voting in the race for the White House. The 10-day event kicks-off today and most of the 2016 hopefuls will pass through, pausing to chomp on deep-fried snack foods, visit with locals out for a day of fun and spending some time on the political “soapbox” to talk with voters.
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