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Jamestown Area…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5
PM MST/ TUESDAY EVENING TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER
STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* SNOW TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY ARE POSSIBLE.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES.
* PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS EXPECTED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
Valley City Area…
WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON…
* TIMING…SNOW WILL SPREAD NORTH INTO SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA
AND PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA EARLY TUESDAY EVENING AND
WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…POTENTIAL FOR 4 TO 7 INCHES.
* WINDS / VISIBILITIES…SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY ARE
POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL BE NORTHERLY AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
30 MPH WEDNESDAY.
Forecast…
REST OF TODAY…CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, A 30 PERCENT CHANCE IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH
.TONIGHT…SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND 4-5 INCHES. LOWS 15 TO
20. NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WEDNESDAY…SNOW…BREEZY. SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND 2 INCHES.
STORM TOTAL AROUND 5-6 INCHES. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS
AROUND 15. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH.
.THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 15 TO 20. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
20 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS ZERO
TO 5 ABOVE. HIGHS AROUND 15.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 5 TO 10 ABOVE.
HIGHS IN THE MID 20S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 15. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 20S.
The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for much of South Dakota and for south central North Dakota. Much of the rest of the two states is under weather watches and advisories.
Jamesstown (CSi) A Jamestown day care provider was arrested early Monday morning for possessing methamphetamine.
Jamestown Police Chief Scott Edinger, says 23 year old Brooke Ford, was arrested at about 4 a.m. for possession of methamphetamine, a Class C felony, possession of methamphetamine drug paraphernalia, a Class B misdemeanor, possession of marijuana, a Class A misdemeanor, and possession of marijuana drug paraphernalia, a Class B misdemeanor, Edinger said.
Edinger says that the first charge for possessing methamphetamine drug paraphernalia is a Class B misdemeanor, and a second charge would advance to a felony charge.
36 year old Shannon Patrick, of Jamestown, and 34 year old Paul Patrick, of Jamestown, were also arrested for possession of methamphetamine.
The Stutsman County state attorney’s office, said Tuesday that charges have been received.
Ford’s arrest report indicates her occupation as a day care provider.
Edinger says, the individuals were arrested after an officer spotted a vehicle parked in a shelter belt on Hillcrest Municipal Golf Course property about 4-a.m. and investigated the situation further.
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 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
Jamestown (CSi) The North Dakota State Hospital Governing Body, Monday toured the recently completed Tompkins Assessment and Rehabilitation Program, which is part of the Tompkins Rehabilitation and Corrections Center.
Director of Residential Services for TRCC, Melanie Flynn said the new ward has 16 beds and increases the capacity for the Tompkins Rehabilitation and Corrections Center from 90 beds to 106.
Flynn said the space was previously used for the Crossroads program, which has been moved to a different area of the State Hospital campus. She said the ward will be used as an intake center and orientation center for clients when they first arrive at TRCC.
Since 2003, TRCC has admitted 3,272 first-time residents. Clients, or residents, are treated using cognitive therapy, occupational and vocational therapies, therapeutic recreation and cognitive self change.
n other business, the governing body reviewed proposed revisions to its bylaws and regulations. The governing body will consider adopting the revised bylaws and regulations at its next regular meeting on March 14.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota authorities have charged a Minnesota man with felony arson in a fire that heavily damaged a Somali restaurant in Grand Forks.
Police say 25-year-old Matthew Gust of East Grand Forks, Minnesota, was arrested in Minnesota’s Polk County late Monday. Police did not immediately release further details or discuss a possible motive.
The fire early on Dec. 7 caused an estimated $90,000 in damage to the Juba Coffee House. It happened three days after vandals spray-painted an offensive symbol on the business along with the words “go home,” but police haven’t said if the two incidents are connected.
Court documents don’t list an attorney for Gust, and calls to the jail early Tuesday didn’t go through. The charge against him carries a maximum punishment of 10 years in prison.
HETTINGER, N.D. (AP) – Authorities say a 95-year-old woman from Lodgepole, South Dakota, died in a rollover accident near Hettinger, in southwestern North Dakota.
The Highway Patrol says there was dense fog at the time of accident, which happened at 9:15 a.m. Monday. The woman was driving a 2006 Chevy Colorado that lost control on a curve while northbound on state Highway 8.
Authorities say the victim was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected. Her name has not been released.
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.
STANLEY, N.D. (AP) – A trial has begun for a man accused of fatally stabbing another man in Mountrail County.
Twenty-four-year-old Terrance Jackson is charged with second-degree murder and assault with a dangerous weapon in the death of 22-year-old Gerald Smith.
Smith was found dead on the side of Highway 23 near New Town in March 2014. State Medical Examiner Dr. William Massello has testified that Smith died after being stabbed in the heart.
The trial started Monday and is expected to last two days.
Jackson is claiming self-defense.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Supporters of a proposed constitutional amendment want to bolster the rights of crime victims in North Dakota.
Backers say the proposal is patterned after “Marsy’s Law,” which California voters approved in 2008 after the murder of a college student.
The measure would, among other things, ensure crime victims are protected against alleged perpetrators and that victims have information about court proceedings and parole hearings.
Sponsors are holding a news conference on the proposed measure on Tuesday at the state Capitol in Bismarck.
They must collect 26,904 signatures by July 11 to get the measure on the November 2016 ballot.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota Department of Health officials say cleanup is under way on a spill of nearly 42,000 gallons of water and clay in McKenzie County.
Authorities say about 990 barrels of fresh water and bentonite mud spilled about 11 miles north of Keene. It was caused by a frozen hose.
Bentonite is a naturally occurring clay formed from volcanic ash. It is being used by Boots Smith Oilfield Services for installation of a pipeline owned by Hess Corp.
Health officials say no water resources have been affected.
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) – The Environmental Protection Agency is considering banning the most widely applied insecticide in North Dakota.
State Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring says the insecticide chlorpyrifos is in common products such as Lorsban, Dursban, Stallion, Whirlwind and Yuma.
The pesticide has been in use since 1965. It has sickened dozens of farmworkers in recent years. Traces have been found in waterways, threatening fish, and regulators say overuse could make targeted insects immune to the pesticide.
U.S. farms use more than 5 million pounds of the chemical each year.
Goehring says the EPA is soliciting feedback, and he’s encouraging people involved in crop and livestock production, food manufacturing and pesticide manufacturing to submit comments. The deadline is Jan. 5.
The EPA says a final rule is expected in December 2016.
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.
In sports…
MADISON, S.D. (CSi) The North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) selected Darryl Howell of Vall ey City State (N.D.) for this week Men’s Basketball Player-of-the-Week, the fifth edition was announced Monday by the conference office.
l Howell is a 6’1″ – Junior – Guard – from Peoria, Ill.
– Howell averaged 18 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks as 19th-ranekd Valley City State (N.D.) earned a split against NAIA’s Top 25 teams. He scored a game-high 27 points in a 93-89 loss to No. 9 Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) where he was 10-of-20 from the field. He followed with nine points with four assists and four blocks in 66-60 NSAA conference overtime victory over No. 13 Bellevue (Neb.). For the week, Howell was 14-of-34 from the field (41.2 percent) and 5-of-8 free-throws with 36 total points.
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.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Bottineau 65, Rolla 56
Carrington 56, New Rockford-Sheyenne 48
Cavalier 84, North Border 48
Dakota Prairie 53, Hatton-Northwood 44
Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier 82, Napoleon 48
Ellendale 46, South Border 34
Four Winds/Minnewauken 86, Grafton/St. Thomas 57
Grant County 56, Hettinger/Scranton 22
Larimore 65, Norman County West, Minn. 29
Mandaree 74, Trenton 32
Maple Valley 74, Griggs County Central 50
North Star 50, Drayton/Valley-Edinburg 42
Park Christian (Moorhead), Minn. 64, Richland 56
Thompson 69, Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page 38
Washburn 53, Kidder County 24
NDSCS Shootout
Hankinson 75, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley, Minn. 62
Wheaton/Herman-Norcross, Minn. 76, Fairmount-Campbell-Tintah 36
Wyndmere-Lidgerwood 63, Milnor-North Sargent 29
Stanley Lions Tournament
First Round
Lewis and Clark-Berthold 90, North Shore – Plaza 48
Tioga 52, Powers Lake 50
Velva Tournament
First Round
Minot Our Redeemer’s 81, Underwood 38
Velva 48, Surrey 22
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Beach 75, Beulah 52
Bottineau 62, Dunseith 57
Dakota Prairie 39, Hatton-Northwood 30
Dickinson Trinity 65, New Town 39
Flasher 41, New England 39
Garrison 66, South Prairie 6
Heart River 62, Richardton-Taylor 28
Lewis and Clark-Berthold 46, Kenmare 23
Max 66, Surrey 27
Minot Our Redeemer’s 70, Parshall 56
Trenton 58, Mandaree 24
Underwood 63, Drake/Anamoose 20
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
MIAMI (AP) – The Giants remain tied with Washington and Philadelphia for first place in the NFC East after Odell Beckham grabbed the tying and go-ahead touchdown passes in New York’s 31-24 triumph over Miami. Beckham put the Giants ahead to stay with an 84-yard scoring grab with 11:13 remaining after snagging a six-yard scoring strike from Eli Manning in the third quarter. Manning was 27 of 31 for 337 yards and four TDs as the Giants ended a three-game losing streak and improved to 6-7.
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final Indiana 106 Toronto 90
Final OT L-A Clippers 105 Detroit 103
Final Orlando 105 Brooklyn 82
Final Miami 100 Atlanta 88
Final Chicago 115 Philadelphia 96
Final Memphis 112 Washington 95
Final Dallas 104 Phoenix 94
Final San Antonio 118 Utah 81
Final Denver 114 Houston 108
Final Portland 105 New Orleans 101
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final OT Edmonton 3 Boston 2
Final Tampa Bay 2 Columbus 1
Final Washington 4 Pittsburgh 1
Final Buffalo 2 Detroit 1
Final Ottawa 5 Los Angeles 3
TOP-25 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final (13) Duke 70 UMass 46
Final (21) Arizona St. 60 Hartford 29
Hockey…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Former Minnesota North Stars and University of Minnesota hockey coach Glen Sonmor has died at 86. Ex-North Stars general manager Lou Nanne says Sonmor died Monday at a nursing home in Ontario after battling Alzheimer’s disease. Sonmor coached the Minnesota Gophers from 1966-71.
MLB…
NEW YORK (AP) – Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred has denied Pete Rose his application for reinstatement to baseball. In a lengthy statement, the commissioner said that he had his staff conduct a thorough investigation of Rose and his history of gambling, adding that he doubts that Rose has a “scope of his violations.” Manfred said in a letter sent to Rose that baseball’s all-time base hit king hasn’t been completely honest about his gambling on baseball and that he continues to bet on games.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Pitcher Johnny Cueto (KWAY’-toh) and the San Francisco Giants have agreed to a six-year contract, pending a physical. The Giants say the deal contains a team option for 2022, although Cueto can opt out after the 2017 season and become a free agent again. The 29-year-old right-hander was 11-13 with a 3.44 ERA in 32 starts for Cincinnati and Kansas City, which acquired him in a trade July 26.
NBA-HALL OF FAME…
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) – Basketball players will now be eligible for the Hall of Fame four years after they retire.
The shorter wait period creates the potential for Shaquille O’Neal and Yao (yow) Ming to headline a powerful class of 2016.
The previous requirement was that a player be retired for five full seasons. Because of the enshrinement calendar, that meant players would be out of the game for six years before they could be inducted.
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame will announce its candidates for next year’s enshrinement ceremony next week.
T25-MEN’S BASKETBALL POLL
UNDATED (AP) – Michigan State is spending its second straight week as the No. 1 team in The Associated Press Top-25 poll. The 11-0 Spartans received all but one first place vote from the media panel. Second-ranked Kansas received the remaining vote.
Completing the first five this week are Oklahoma, Kentucky and Iowa State. The second five features Maryland, Duke, Virginia, Purdue and Xavier.
George Washington and UCLA join the poll for the first time this season at 21st and 22nd.
T25-WOMEN’S BASKETBALL POLL
UNDATED (AP) – There was no change among the top five teams in this week’s AP women’s basketball poll. That means Connecticut is tops, followed by South Carolina, Notre Dame, Baylor and Texas.
Maryland slipped to sixth after being tied with Texas at No. 5 last week. Oregon State, Kentucky, Mississippi State and Ohio State round out the first 10.
GOLF-RYDER CUP…
ROME (AP) – The 2022 Ryder Cup has been awarded to an Italian city for the first time, specifically Rome. Italy beat rivals from Germany, Spain and Austria for the hosting rights to the 44th edition of the biennial competition between Europe and the U.S. This will mark the third time the Ryder Cup has been staged in continental Europe, after Valderrama (val-dur-RAH’-muh) in Spain in 1997 and Le Golf National in Paris in 2018.
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED-WILLIAMS…
NEW YORK (AP) – For the first time in more than 30 years a woman has been named the Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year. It’s Serena Williams, who won three Grand Slams this year.
In world and national news…
BALTIMORE (AP) – The jury in the manslaughter trial of a Baltimore police office resumes its deliberations today. William Porter is accused of being an indifferent cop who’s responsible for the death of Freddie Gray, who was fatally injured in the back of a police van. The defense says Gray’s death had nothing to do with Porter’s actions that day.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Round 5 of the Republican presidential debates takes place tonight in Las Vegas. It will be the first faceoff for Republicans in more than a month, and also the first since the attacks in France and California. Trump still sits atop the GOP field, but finds himself being challenged by Sen. Ted Cruz.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is unveiling her plan to strengthen the nation’s defenses against terrorism. Clinton will deliver a speech in Minnesota, a state with the largest Somali population in the U.S. The community has been a target for militant networks attempting to find recruits.
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) – Saudi Arabia says that 34 nations have agreed to form a new “Islamic military alliance.” Its purpose would be to fight terrorism with a joint operations center based in the kingdom’s capital, Riyadh.
UNDATED (AP) – Forecasters say the weather in parts of Arizona will be “just plain cold” today and tomorrow. Desert areas, including Phoenix, Tucson and communities in the western part of the state, will experience rare freezing temperatures. Wintry storms have been moving across the West, dumping snow as they go.
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