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TODAY…INCREASING CLOUDS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT…CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING…THEN A 90 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY…90 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH
SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING…
THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF
RAIN 60 PERCENT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA 70 PERCENT CHANCE IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.
THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER IS NOW FORECASTING RAINFALL TOTALS AROUND AN INCH.
.SATURDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.
LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
.MONDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 40S.
.MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN.
LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
.TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 40S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
EVENING…THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Fire Department was called to a fire behind Gun’N Reel Sports shop in downtown Jamestown about 7:40 last evening.
An empty snowmobile shipping crate was on fire.
Some soot damage was reported to the adjacent buildings.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Four city fire deparment units and 25 fire fighters were on the scene about a half hour. No injuries reported.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Regional Airport Authority reviewed commercial airline boardings in Jamestown which tripled in September this year.
As reported earlier by CSiNewsNow.com, there were 643 UnitedExpressSkyWest Airlines passenger boardings last month. That compares to 448 in 2014, 253 in 2013 and 171 in 2012. The year-to-date total so far is 6,101, compared to 1,940 in 2014.
Airport Manager Samuel Seafeldt said the 2014 boarding totals contrast somewhat in that they increased monthly from August through December. The 2015 numbers are higher than each month of 2014, but have declined since August.
October so far has been a good month and pre-booking reports from the airline shows daily boardings from 20 to 40 passengers.
With November and December as big travel months, if the airport stays above last year’s boardings as it has every month this year then it will meet the 8,000-seat goal.
The figure is consistent with the long-range plans of the airport, Boyd said. Since the opening of the new terminal in 2011, it is now attracting seating numbers not seen since 1978.
The Airport Authority declined an unsolicited lease renewal request from Dale Reimers, who has contracted to farm the 798 tillable acres surrounding the airport for the past five years. Reimers is a good tenant, Boyd said, but in the interest of transparency the Airport Authority members agreed 5-0 to open the lease for bids.
After discussion on how to proceed, the Airport Authority scheduled a special meeting on Nov. 4 to decide on the lease language and whether to pursue a sealed bid or an auction process.
Seafeldt also reported that the year-end budget was now at a negative $69,561. He attributed this to salary overrun, projects and unanticipated expenses for the new aircraft rescue firefighter vehicle.
The airport announced the $1,000 grant from Jamestown Tourism to renovate the kiosk advertising sign in the terminal.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Council’s committee’s met in joint session Wednesday evening at City Hall. Council Member Gumke was not present.
FINANCE & LEGAL COMMITTEE BUSINESS:
The committee recommends approval of a request from JSDC for a Resolution to indicate the city’s participation in the Red River Valley Water Supply Pipeline, study. CEO Connie Ova said Missouri River water would be brought to this part of the state. The project will start in 2019. The water will be treated before entering the pipeline. The Garrison Diversion Conservancy District is supplying information on the project. Council Member Buchanan said he needs more information before endorsing the plan, and voted opposed.
The committee recommends approval of the request from Alice Bietz for Renaissance Zone incentives by providing 5years of property tax exemption and to request the ND State Tax Department to grant 5 years of State income tax exemption for the purchase of a residence on Lot 6, Block 1, Lindberg Addition.
Committee members voted to recommend approval of the offer from Joel L. Anderson to purchase an approximately 4,248 sq. ft. of City property adjacent to the Southside Fire Station for $1,900.00, plus legal platting, zoning and closing costs.
Considered was the cost estimate and proposed assessment district to construct paving and needed utilities on 5th Street NE from 12th Ave NE to 27th Ave NE. The project cost is estimated at $2.47 million with the city providing 25 percent of the costs. The remaining 75 percent to be Special Assessed.
No action was taken by the committee.
The committee recommends the acceptance of the 2014 City of Jamestown Audit Report as prepared by Schauer & Associates, PC.
Departmental and financial reports were presented.
Appointments to Fire Code Board of Appeals, James River Valley Library Board,
Regional Airport Authority and Shade Tree Committee will be made at the November City Council meeting.
BUILDING, PLANNING & ZONING COMMITTEE
Planning Commission minutes from October 12, 2015 was presented
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CIVIC CENTER AND PROMOTION COMMITTEE
No items at this time.
POLICE AND FIRE COMMITTEE
It was noted that the second reading of an Ordinance to amend and re-enact Sections of the City Code pertaining to regulations for the use of utility-task vehicles in the City of Jamestown, is scheduled for November 2, 2015. Council Member Kourajian said he’s received E-Mails and other comments concerning the safety of UTV’s on city streets.
PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
The committee recommends approval of the direct purchase of a 4 Wheel Drive Mower and Accessories from Valley Plains Equipment in the amount of $40,672.00 with trade as there were no qualified bids received. Bid specs did not conform with policy, so the direct proposals were accepted, rather than re-bidding, with Valley Plains Equipment the lowest amount.
The meeting was shown live on CSi Cable 67 followed by replays.
Valley City (CSi) The Clothesline Project Display is today (Thursday) at Valley City State University to raise awareness of domestic violence.
The display is open to the public from 9am to 6pm in the Valley City State University Student Center.
The T-Shirt display bears witness to violence against woman and aids in the healing process for survivors and their loved ones of the violations against those who are victims.
Space is available for survivors to make their own t-shirts.
A Clothesline event will be at the UJ on Friday, including a video presentation.
See story: http://csinewsnow.com/?p=84556
Jamestown (CSi) The Stutsman County Relay for Life kickoff event is from 2 to 4 p.m. this Saturday at the KC Hall, in Jamestown. Speakers will be Beth Kubitsa and Marleen Axtman. Both women are cancer survivors. There will also be live entertainment from local musician Marie Keenan.
For more information or questions, contact Chelsey Francis at (406) 694-6146, cfrancis0814@gmail.com or Amanda Thrift at (701)320-6812, amanda.thrift @hotmail.com.
Valley City (CSi) CHI Mercy Health Foundation is excited to announce the upcoming 20th Annual Festival of Trees to be held on Saturday, November 28, 2015 at the Valley City Eagles Club.
With the support of individuals and area businesses, the CHI Mercy Health Foundation raised over $20,000 at last year’s event to purchase new equipment for the Physical Therapy Department! Funds raised at this year’s Festival of Trees will go towards purchasing new equipment for their Physical Therapy department. This year,they are raising funds to purchase a new (Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry), also known as a DEXA Scanner, as their patients’ health depends on accurate diagnosis and preventive treatment. Currently, they provide over 400 DEXA scans per year at the hospital to diagnose osteoporosis. Osteoporosis involves a gradual loss of calcium, as well as structural changes, causing the bones to become thinner, more fragile and more likely to break. DEXA is also effective in tracking the effects of treatment for osteoporosis and other conditions that cause bone loss.
This year’s event will be extra special as they celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Festival of Trees Gala! The event will be upstairs at the Eagles Club this year for a served dinner and a live performance by Kat Perkins! The event will also include a Silent and Live Auction, Quilt Raffle, Deluxe Trip Raffle (valued at $5000), Wine Pull, and a Designer Purse (to be filled with an undetermined amount of cash!) featured on the live auction. New this year will be a Mystery Duffle Raffle with a chance to win one of three Duffle Bags filled with “Mystery” items totaling $250 each! The Hospital Staff create and donate many beautiful gift baskets for the Silent Auction along with terrific donations from local businesses. The Live Auction will feature uniquely decorated live and artificial Christmas trees, wreaths, center pieces, and mantle pieces. Other Live Auction items will be a New England Shrimp Boil Experience for a lucky bidder and 7 of their friends, a John Deere Kids Pedal Tractor, a stunning original canvas print from Dutton’s Valley Gallery, and a pair of Vikings Tickets!
Tickets are $50 per person and will go on sale Monday, October 26, at 10:00am in the Mercy Hospital lobby. Seats are assigned and will be limited to 400 tickets this year. The doors (and silent auction) will open at 5:00pm, dinner served at 6:00pm, the live auction begins at 7:30pm, Kat Perkins Holiday Concert at 8:00pm, and we’ll resume the live auction at 9:30pm.
Please contact Stephanie Mayfield in the CHI Mercy Health Foundation office (direct #845-6557 or stephaniemayfield@catholichealth.net) with any questions you have regarding the event.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Woman testifying in the trial of a man accused of sex trafficking in the Williston area allege Keith Graves used a handgun, bat and fists to keep them in line.
They also testified Wednesday that he raped them and forced them into prostitution. One woman said she was forced at gunpoint to inject another woman with methamphetamine.
Graves has pleaded not guilty to 11 charges related to sex trafficking and drugs. He’s defending himself in the trial in Bismarck. some of the woman who testified lashed out at him when he questioned them.
Graves was one of the main subjects in “The Overnighters,” which won an award at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. It followed a pastor who opened his church to homeless oil workers.
MOORHEAD, Minn. (AP) – Police have arrested a second suspect in the killing of a Moorhead, Minnesota, man last weekend. The suspect from Moorhead was arrested just after 1 p.m. Wednesday in Fargo. Police say tips from the public led to the man’s arrest. A boy was arrested earlier in the death of Bradley William Carrington. Carrington was found dead in a mobile home.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota attorney general’s office has been given more time ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review the state’s law banning abortions when a fetal heartbeat is detected.
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem (STEHN’-juhm) last week said he would ask the nation’s high court to review an appeals court ruling that found the state law unconstitutional.
The deadline for the state to petition the Supreme Court was Tuesday. A spokeswoman for Stenehjem says the state asked for an extension and got it. The new deadline is Nov. 30.
The Republican-dominated Legislature passed the law in 2013, though it was quickly put on hold after the state’s lone abortion clinic sued.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Montana-Dakota Utilities is warning customers about a utility scam in which a caller threatens disconnection if a utility bill is not paid immediately.
The company says customers have been receiving calls from someone representing themselves as a utility company representative stating that if the person’s utility bill is not paid immediately over the phone, their service will be disconnected.
Montana-Dakota Utilities says it does not operate in that manner, and those receiving such calls should not share information such as credit card or checking account numbers. The company asks that customers receiving such calls report the incidents by calling 1-800-638-3278.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton has told BNSF Railway’s top executive that he is “deeply concerned” about a recent increase in Bakken oil trains on western suburban tracks into downtown Minneapolis. Dayton asked the railroad not to operate oil trains on the line that passes Target Field when events are underway at the stadium. BNSF is the major crude oil hauler out of North Dakota.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota State Auditor Robert Peterson says he won’t seek a sixth term.
Peterson told The Associated Press on Wednesday that he’s decided to retire next year.
His departure will spell the end of a remarkable family dynasty in the office that monitors the finances and management of state departments. Peterson’s father, Robert W. Peterson, held the job for 24 years before his son was elected in 1996 as his successor.
That’s more than four decades of a Peterson controlling the office.
The 64-year-old Peterson says he’s announcing his plans to give both parties time to recruit candidates. He says he’s looking forward to traveling and doing yard work at his home in Bismarck.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota and Minnesota officials are celebrating the completion of a renovation project on a Red River bridge.
The Sorlie Memorial Bridge spans the river between Grand Forks and East Grand Forks. The 283-foot-long bridge was built in 1929.
The rehabilitation project began in June. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was scheduled Thursday afternoon.
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – A Williams County commissioner is questioning the need to relocate Williston’s airport, raising concerns in letters to state and federal lawmakers.
Martin Hanson says he believes the city should keep the airport where it is, and upgrade the facility. He says that would reduce the cost and also preserve farmland.
Officials expect to break ground in the spring on a $254 million airport. The city is looking to acquire 1,540 acres from eight landowners – a majority of which is now farmed.
Hanson says if a new airport is built, it should be in McKenzie County so it could serve Williston, Watford City and Sidney, Montana.
In sports…
PREP FOOTBALL
Beulah 42, Watford City 6
Bismarck Century 34, Williston 6
Bismarck High 62, Mandan 39
Fargo Davies 21, Fargo North 0
Minot 24, Dickinson 0
West Fargo 44, Fargo South 0
PREP VOLLEYBALL
Bismarck Century def. Bismarck St. Mary’s, 25-7, 25-10, 25-12
Bismarck High def. Dickinson, 25-17, 25-11, 19-25, 25-13
Watford City def. Beulah, 25-15, 25-19, 25-17
Williston def. Turtle Mountain, 25-17, 25-17, 25-18
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYOFFS CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
CHICAGO (AP)- The New York Mets jumped on Jason Hammel for four runs in the first inning — three on Lucas Duda’s home run followed by a Travis d’Arnaud solo shot — and Daniel Murphy set a major league record by homering in his sixth straight postseason game in an 8-3 win and a four-game sweep of the Chicago Cubs. That sends the Mets into the World Series on Tuesday for the first time since 2000 against the winner of the Kansas City-Toronto series.
TORONTO (AP) – The Toronto Blue Jays beat Kansas City 7-1 to cut the Royals’ lead to 3-2 in the AL Championship Series. Former Twin, Chris Colabello homered and Troy Tulowitzki (too-loh-WIT’-skee) hit a bases-loaded three-run double. Game 6 is Friday night — David Price goes for Toronto against Yordano Ventura of the Royals.
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PRESEASON
Final OT Orlando 110 New Orleans 107
Final Charlotte 99 Detroit 94
Final Memphis 82 Atlanta 81
Final Miami 110 Washington 105
Final Phoenix 99 Dallas 87
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final 2OT Buffalo 2 Toronto 1 (SO Buffalo 2-1)
Final OT Philadelphia 5 Boston 4
Final Edmonton 3 Detroit 1
Final OT Carolina 1 Colorado 0
NBA…
UNDATED (AP) – The San Antonio Spurs have waived guard Jimmer Fredette (freh-DEHT’) among four cuts. Fredette was the 10th overall pick by Sacramento in 2011 after a sensational career at BYU. He has struggled in the NBA, bouncing around to Chicago and New Orleans as well before landing the tryout with San Antonio.
– The Cavaliers and free-agent forward Tristan Thompson have agreed in principle on a five-year, $82 million contract, ending his holdout. Thompson helped the Cavs get to the NBA Finals last season when he filled in for an injured Kevin Love during the playoffs. He had been seeking a maximum deal. The sides had been at a stalemate, but reached a verbal agreement Wednesday, less than a week before the season opener.
NCAA distancing itself from fantasy games
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – The NCAA is pulling the plug on daily fantasy sports games.
College sports’ largest governing body has notified executives from DraftKings and FanDuel it would cancel future meetings and ban advertising from the two popular websites during NCAA championship events such as the men’s basketball tournament.
The NCAA believes the fantasy games meet the definition of gambling.
T.V. SPORTS…
NEW YORK (AP) – ESPN is cutting about 300 jobs, or 4 percent of its staff, amid signs that the traditional cable bundle is less far-reaching than it once was.
The Disney company, which owns ESPN, is one of the linchpins of the traditional cable bundle of hundreds of channels. That business model is under pressure from viewers migrating online.
In world and national news…
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) – Police in southern Sweden have shot a masked man after he attacked a school. Health authorities say one teacher was killed and a teacher and two students are seriously wounded. A police spokesman tells The Associated Press the attacker was in his 20s and carried more than one weapon, including “at least one knife-like object.” The spokesman says police fired two shots, one of which hit the attacker. He’s in serious condition.
BERLIN (AP) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are calling for an immediate end to incitement blamed for a recent deadly wave of Palestinian attacks against Israelis. While the two leaders called for peace today in Berlin, an Israeli soldier in Jerusalem shot and killed a Jewish man he suspected of being a Palestinian attacker. Kerry is set to meet with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas this weekend.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Vice President Joe Biden put an end to one of the biggest dramas of the 2016 presidential campaign yesterday: Whether he would run for president. Yesterday, Biden stood before television cameras in the White House Rose Garden and declared, “Unfortunately, I believe we’re out of time.”
BERLIN (AP) – German automaker Volkswagen says it is trying to determine whether even more of its cars may have been fitted with software used to cheat on U.S. emissions tests. Spokesman Pietro Zollino confirmed to The Associated Press today a report from the dpa press agency that the company is now checking whether models with the EA 288 diesel motor built to the same emissions standard may also have the software. Newer cars built to the “Euro 6” standard are said not to be affected.
WASHINGTON (AP) -Hillary Rodham Clinton finally takes center stage as the star witness in the Republican-led investigation into the deadly 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya. Clinton, the Democratic front-runner for president, is riding the momentum of a solid debate performance. Meanwhile, the panel’s Republican chairman is scrambling to deflect comments by fellow Republicans that the inquiry is aimed at hurting Clinton’s presidential bid.
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