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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
JAMESTOWN….FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON…
* SNOW AND FREEZING DRIZZLE ARE POSSIBLE FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A LIGHT ICING ARE POSSIBLE.
THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS FORECAST FROM FAR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...THROUGH MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA INCLUDING THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY. SNOWFALL TOTALS COULD RANGE BETWEEN 5 AND 6 INCHES THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...S0ME UNCERTAINTY REMAINS WITH THE EXACT TRACK AND SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...THEREFORE A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED.
VALLEY CITY…. FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 6 PM WEDNESDAY
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES AND ICE
ACCUMULATIONS OF A LIGHT ICING ARE POSSIBLE.
* WINDS…NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY ARE POSSIBLE.
* THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW…SLEET…OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
Forecast…
TONIGHT…CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY…CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IN THE MORNING…THEN SNOW LIKELY POSSIBLY
MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
20S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
60 PERCENT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, 50 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND 4 -5 INCHES. LOWS
AROUND 20. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY…CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING…THEN CHANCE OF
SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. HIGHS IN THE MID
20S. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 70 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SNOW. LOWS AROUND 15. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 15 TO 20.
LOWS 5 TO 10 ABOVE.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 10 TO 15. LOWS
ZERO TO 5 ABOVE.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 10 TO 15.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – Much of the Dakotas could be in store for significant snowfall by midweek.
The National Weather Service has posted winter storm watches and advisories in the western and central portions of the two states and into eastern North Dakota Tuesday into Wednesday.
Forecasters say a foot or more of snow could fall in the northern Black Hills of South Dakota. Other areas could see about half a foot of snow. Freezing drizzle also could fall in parts of the two states.
The weather service says there is no arctic air moving down with the system, so high temperatures will remain in the 20s and 30s and wind chills likely will stay above zero. It could be breezy, though, with blowing snow that could hamper motorists.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Council met in Special Session Monday morning at City Hall. The meeting was geared for the council to take such action as necessary concerning personnel issues and, or city staffing. All members were present.
Reed Schwartzkopf has announced his resignation, immediately, as Jamestown City Engineer. The City Council accepted his resignation, dated December 14, 2015. His letter read that Schwartzkopf appreciated the opportunity to work with city officials, and wished the city well.
Security concerns have been addressed. He turned in his City Hall keys, and computer passwords were being changed.
Schwartzkopf has held the position since June, 2008.
Jamestown Mayor Katie Andersen said the resignation came after city officials performed an annual job performance review.
At the meeting she said that the city will decide on it’s next move to temporarily fill the full time position.
She added that the city has contracts for engineering services, that will be implemented by the City Administrator, in the interim.
The meeting was shown live on CSi 67 followed by replays.
Schwartzkopf had supervised two staff in the engineering department and oversaw the public works department, including the street, water, sanitation and solid waste departments.
During the years of flood fighting in Jamestown in 2009, 2010 and 2011:
In August of 2011 due to excessive rain north of Jamestown, sandbagging took place in Jamestown, primarily under Schwartzkopf’s direction.
Schwartzkopf worked on behalf of the city, with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, along with the National Guard, and other agencies in sandbagging efforts along with volunteers to protect the city when the water flows released by the Jamestown and Pipestems Dams were at a record high, leading to high James River flows and levels through Jamestown, that over-flowed the river banks.
Stutsman County Emergency Manager Jerry Bergquist adds, that in 2009 Schwartzkopf was integral in the flood fight, due to his hyrdological knowledge of water. He said in 2009 Schwartzkopf found errors in the Corp of Engineers computations of water flow. Begrquist added that if the error was not caught and changed, that the north part of Jamestown would have had the dikes over-topped causing severe flooding.
Schwartzkopf also worked with FEMA officials concerning federal help and securing federal funding for the flood fight.
His knowledge also was invaluable in the flood fight, concerning the sanitary sewer lift stations issues with flood water, and later, in replacing a large lift station at the Jamestown Business Center parking lot, and other issues to control problems with the sanitary sewer becoming infiltrated with flood water, and subsequent replacing of a large section of the city’s sanitary sewer piping.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Police Department wants to warn Jamestown residents regarding a new convicted sex offender who has changed addresses in Jamestown.
29 year-old Patrick Wayne Schmitz currently lives at 106 4th Avenue, SW, Jamestown ND.
Schmitz’ vehicle is a Green/Blue 1995 Saturn SW2.
ND license: KOU872
He has been assigned a high risk assessment by the North Dakota risk level committee.
Schmitz is a 29 year old white male, six feet tall, 210 pounds blue eyes, brown hair.
Schmitz was charged in 2010 for Luring a Minor by Computer and Gross Sexual Impostiion when he met a 14 year old female in an online chat room. They met and had sexual intercourse several times.
Schmitz is currently on probation and is not wanted by police at this time.
He is on GPS Monitoring.
This notification is meant for public safety only.
Any attempt to use this information to harass, assault or intimidate the offender, families, employer, or landlord will be turned over for prosecution.
Printed handouts of the demographics of Patrick Wayne Schmitz are available at the Jamestown Police Department.
More information on registered sex offenders is available at the North Dakota Attorney General’s web site at www.sexoffender.nd.gov
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – Authorities say a 27-year-old man was killed in a rollover accident in the North Dakota oil patch over the weekend.
The victim is identified as Michael Hall, of East Wenatchee, Washington. He was driving a 1998 GMC Jimmy that entered a ditch and struck a culvert on Williams County Road 1A, about 13 miles northwest of Williston.
The accident happened about 8:35 a.m. Saturday. The Highway Patrol says the vehicle overturned and Hall was ejected. He was not wearing a seat belt.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Dogs may be man’s best friend. But their doors aren’t.
A Fargo man found that out this past weekend when he became wedged in the dog door that leads into his home.
Fargo Fire Chief Steve Dirksen says the man couldn’t get his keys to work on the front door and tried to squeeze through the pooch’s portal.
Dirksen says firefighters quickly freed the man thanks to a little maneuvering.
The man was embarrassed but not injured.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota regulators are considering easing a $2.4 million fine levied against a Texas company for a pipeline spill that spewed saltwater and oil for three months before being discovered.
Regulators levied the record fine in June against pipeline owner Summit Midstream Partners. Department of Mineral Resources spokeswoman Alison Ritter says the state “is actively negotiating a settlement” with the company.
Regulators routinely settle on fines that are about 10 percent of the maximum penalty. They say it promotes cooperation.
Officials say the 3 million-gallon spill in western North Dakota was the largest in state history. The leak was detected in early January but regulators believe it had been leaking since early October.
Officials say it primarily contaminated Blacktail Creek but also flowed into the Little Muddy and Missouri rivers.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Thirty-five school districts in North Dakota have received $5.4 million in grants to help them cope with unusually high enrollment growth.
The Legislature earlier this year set aside nearly $15 million in the Department of Public Instruction’s two-year budget for the grants. State School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler announced the first grants Monday.
West Fargo is getting the most money – nearly $1.2 million. The school’s enrollment has jumped 60 percent in the past decade, and the district has added a new high school, middle school and three elementary schools to keep up.
Williston got nearly $958,000 and Bismarck nearly $480,000. Williston’s enrollment rose 9 percent this year and Bismarck’s 3 percent.
Statewide, North Dakota’s public schools saw their enrollment grow by nearly 2 percent, to a total of 106,070 students.
In sports…
VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) – The reigning coach of the year in the Missouri Valley Football Conference has been named the new head coach at the University of South Dakota.
Western Illinois coach Bob Nielson will succeed Joe Glenn, who has retired from USD after four seasons. USD planned a Tuesday afternoon news conference to announce Nielson’s hiring.
The 56-year-old Neilson has compiled a 186-80-1 record in 23 seasons as a head coach. He’s been at Western Illinois the last three seasons. Before that he coached Ripon College, Wartburg College, Wisconsin-Eau Claire and Minnesota Duluth. He led Minnesota Duluth to NCAA Division II national championships in 2008 and 2010, and he was voted Division II coach of the year following both seasons.
Nielson this season led Western Illinois to the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs.
In world and national news…
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. soldier who was held by the Taliban for nearly five years after leaving his post in Afghanistan will be facing charges of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy at a general court martial. That word comes from an attorney for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who says a high-ranking military officer decided not to follow the advice of a preliminary hearing officer. That officer had recommended that the case be moved to a misdemeanor-level court.
WASHINGTON (AP) – “You are next.” President Barack Obama says that’s the message being sent to leaders of the Islamic State group, as key figures in the group’s leadership have been eliminated. Speaking at the Pentagon after meeting with national security advisers, Obama said leaders of the extremist group “cannot hide.” He said progress is being made against the militants in both Iraq and Syria.
CHICAGO (AP) – A former Illinois National Guard soldier has pleaded guilty to charges he conspired to provide material support to the Islamic State group. Hasan Edmonds of Aurora, Illinois, entered the plea in Chicago federal court today, a week after his cousin pleaded guilty to similar charges. They are accused of plotting to attack the Joliet Armory with assault rifles and grenades. Charges alleged the pair hoped to kill as many as 150 people.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio hospitals and abortion providers would have to dispose of fetal remains by burial or cremation under legislation being introduced by Republican state lawmakers. The proposal comes after a state attorney general’s investigation into Planned Parenthood. Attorney General Mike DeWine says his office found no evidence that Planned Parenthood made money from aborted fetuses, but his report instead criticized Planned Parenthood facilities for disposing of fetal remains in landfills.
BOSTON (AP) – Bill Cosby is firing back at seven women who are suing him for defamation, accusing them of making false accusations of sexual misconduct for financial gain. Cosby filed counterclaims in federal court Monday, alleging the women made “malicious, opportunistic, and false and defamatory accusations” of sexual misconduct against him. Cosby is seeking unspecified monetary damages. The women claim Cosby defamed them by allowing his representatives to brand them as liars after they went public with allegations of rape and other sexual misconduct dating back decades.
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