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REST OF TODAY…A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING…THEN PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH
SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, 40 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA
.THURSDAY…DECREASING CLOUDS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 80S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 50.
.COLUMBUS DAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
.MONDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
.TUESDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY AND THIS EVENING. WHILE THE
THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER IS LOW…ISOLATED STRONGER STORMS WILL
BE POSSIBLE. THE MAIN THREAT WITH ANY STRONGER STORM WILL BE HAIL
AND GUSTY WINDS.
Jamestown (CSi) The Stutsman County Commission has unanimously approved the 2016 budget, with a total expenditures of $27.1 million up from $23.3 million in 2015.
Total revenues for 2016 are projected at $26.8 million, up from $23 million in 2015. Most of the increase comes from $3.3 million in highway aid, $341,198 in new tax revenue and $200,000 in wind generation tax.
The commission approved setting the 2015 property tax mill levy at 98.11 mills, down 9.81 mills from 107.92 mills in 2014. Even with the drop in property taxes, the county will receive $408,881 more in property tax revenues than it did in 2014.
There is a $298,801 deficit between 2016 expenditures and revenues which will be made up through fund balances.
For a home with a value of $175,000, the taxable value is $7,875. For 2015 that home will have a property tax bill of $679, down from $747 in 2014.
Road projects totaling $3.5 million are the primary cause of the Stutsman County 2016 budget expenditures increasing 16 percent over the 2015 budget.
Stutsman County Auditor/COO, Casey Bradley also pointed out that there are also increases in total salaries and health insurance costs.
County Commissioner Dave Schwartz, said the $3.5 million for road projects will cover the cost of three major projects in 2016.
Those include, County Road 38 from Ypsilanti to N.D. Highway 62 to receive an asphalt overlay. The bridge on County Road 63 just south of Ypsilanti will be replaced. The road to Montpelier, 49th Street Southeast, 7 miles between U.S. Highway 281 to Montpelier, will also receive an asphalt overlay.
Schwartz pointed out that these projects will be funded through a bill approved by the state Legislature this year that provided $1.1 billion to local governments, mainly local governments directly affected by the Oil Patch.
In other business, the County Commission unanimously approved a contract with Klein McCarthy & Co. to conduct an analysis of the Stutsman County Correctional Center to determine if the correctional center should be added onto, or should a new facility be built.
Bismarck (CSi) Stutsman Rural Water District is to receive about $4.2 million, as the State Water Commission approved $160 million in cost-share funds for municipal, rural and regional water supply projects throughout the state.
State Engineer Todd Sando says the cost-share funding awarded, is “monumental,” led by $70 million for the Western Area Water Supply Project and $55 million for the Southwest Pipeline Project.
The funding comes from money appropriated by the Legislature for the 2015-17 biennium.
The commission consists of Gov. Jack Dalrymple as chairman, Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring and seven members appointed by the governor.
BOTTINEAU, N.D. (AP) – A pilot escaped injury when the small propeller plane he was flying crashed into an unoccupied tractor in a Bottineau County field.
The Highway Patrol says 66-year-old Charles Refling, of Bottineau, was circling a field on Tuesday night, breaking in the kit plane’s new motor, when the motor died. Refling touched down in the field and struck a parked tractor with a swather and hay roller.
Refling was not hurt, but his plane suffered damage to both wings. The farm equipment also was damaged.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol says three people were treated for injuries after a man checking Facebook on his smartphone while driving collided with a truck on Interstate 29.
The Highway Patrol says 52-year-old Billy Sides was driving a 2010 Mercury Mountaineer southbound on I-29 when he rear-ended the dump trailer around 5 a.m. Wednesday about 11 miles south of Fargo.
The Highway Patrol says Sides admitted to have been checking Facebook on his smartphone while driving.
Sides and the two passengers in the Mercury, 46-year-old Wendy Sides and 10-year-old Alex Sides, were transported to a local hospital. The Sides are from Russelville, Alabama.
The Highway Patrol says Billy Sides was cited for using a wireless communication device to read an electronic message.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The attorney for one of the men accused in a fatal beating outside of a Fargo bar in May wants a judge to suppress some evidence.
Defense attorney Pat Rosenquist doesn’t want jurors to see video of Jessy Olson allegedly taking a pool cue ball out of Rick’s Bar the night 35-year-old Joey Gaarsland was beaten and killed.
Judge Thomas Olson will rule later.
Jessy Olson is one of four people charged with murder and aggravated assault in the case.
WAHPETON, N.D. (AP) – A teacher and coach in Wahpeton who was accused last year of abusing two elementary school students has resigned.
Kelly McNary resigned in late September after nearly 25 years with the Wahpeton School District.
McNary declined comment. Superintendent Rick Jacobson says McNary told district officials that he was pursuing other career options.
McNary was put on administrative leave last December while authorities looked into the allegations against him. The investigation concluded he used inappropriate conduct and language, though he was never charged with a crime.
He was reinstated in January under conditions that included counseling on how to better handle stressful interactions with students.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The attorney for one of the men accused in a fatal beating outside of a Fargo bar in May wants a judge to suppress some evidence.
Defense attorney Pat Rosenquist doesn’t want jurors to see video of Jessy Olson allegedly taking a pool cue ball out of Rick’s Bar the night 35-year-old Joey Gaarsland was beaten and killed.
Prosecutors allege Olson hit Gaarsland in the head with the cue ball.
Judge Thomas Olson will rule later.
Jessy Olson is one of four people charged with murder and aggravated assault in the case.
PEMBINA, N.D. (AP) – The office of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Pembina is reminding travelers to Canada to carry the proper documentation and expect heavy traffic at the border starting Thursday.
Officials say border traffic volumes are expected to significantly increase through Monday for the observance of Thanksgiving in Canada and Columbus Day in the United States.
Travelers are being encouraged to cross during off-peak times, such as before 6 a.m. or after 3 p.m.
Authorities say travelers should carry an acceptable travel document such as a passport, a U.S. passport card, a trusted traveler card, a permanent resident card or an enhanced driver’s license. They say these documents can expedite entry into the United States and make future border crossings more efficient.
In world and national news…
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) – The Coast Guard has told family members it is ending its search for 33 missing crew members from a U.S. cargo ship believed to have sunk last week during Hurricane Joaquin (wah-KEEN’). The father of one missing crew member says the Coast Guard informed relatives during a briefing at the Seafarers International Union hall in Jacksonville that the search would end this evening. Robert Green, father of LaShawn Rivera, says he remains hopeful, adding: “Miracles do happen.”
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama has apologized to Doctors Without Borders for the American air attack that killed at least 22 people at a medical clinic in Afghanistan. The White House says Obama called the organization’s president Wednesday and told her the U.S. will examine military procedures to determine whether changes could prevent such incidents. Spokesman Josh Earnest says: “When the United States makes a mistake, we own up to it.”
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Gov. Jerry Brown has signed an ambitious measure to combat climate change. It calls for increasing California’s renewable electricity use to 50 percent and doubling energy efficiency in existing buildings by 2030. Brown signed the bill after losing a political battle against oil interests. Brown also wanted to cut petroleum use in the state by half.
WASHINGTON (AP) – House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy remains the heavy favorite to succeed John Boehner (BAY’-nur) as Speaker when GOP lawmakers vote tomorrow. The House’s most hard-edged conservatives are eager to derail the California Republican but remain outnumbered. Ohio Republican Rep. Jim Jordan is leader of the House Freedom Caucus, representing dozens of rebellious conservative lawmakers. He says his group intends to vote as a bloc. But there is no indication they’ve settled on an alternative candidate.
TURBEVILLE, S.C. (AP) – Traffic on Interstate 95 remains stalled by the flooding that’s snarled South Carolina traffic for days. South Carolina’s Highway Patrol says about 60 miles of the highway between Interstates 20 and 26 are open to local traffic only. Through traffic on I-95 is being routed onto those interstates for a 168-mile detour.
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