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VALLEY CITY AREA…
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THURSDAY…
Forecast…
TONIGHT…CLOUDY WITH AREAS FO FOG IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, 50 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. LOWS 15 TO
20. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY…CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, 40 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. HIGHS IN THE
MID 20S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, 40 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. LOWS
AROUND 15. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY…CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS 15 TO
20. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
EVENING. LOWS AROUND 5 BELOW.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS NEAR ZERO. LOWS
5 BELOW TO 15 BELOW ZERO.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 10 BELOW.
HIGHS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 5 BELOW.
HIGHS 5 TO 10 ABOVE.
AREAS OF FOG WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNSDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.
VISIBILITY MAY OCCASIONALLY REDUCE TO ONE-QUARTER MILE AND ROADS MAY
BECOME SLICK IN SPOTS DUE TO FROST DEPOSITING ON THE ROADWAY.
MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND AVOID THE USE OF CRUISE CONTROL
THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ON AND OFF THROUGH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LIGHT…RANGING FROM A
DUSTING TO AROUND AN INCH OR TWO.
THE COLDEST AIR OF THE WINTER THUS FAR IS FORECAST THIS WEEKEND.
DAYTIME HIGHS TEMPERATURES MAY STAY BELOW ZERO. NIGHTTIME AND
MORNING WIND CHILLS MAY BE AS LOW AS 35 BELOW ZERO.
Jamestown (CSi) Stutsman County Veterans Service Officer, David Bratton says, Marines and family members are reminded that if they served at Camp Lejeune from 1953 to 1987 to contact his office regarding possible benefits available.
He said that the water supply at the camp during that time period was contaminated with toxic materials, that led some to acquire serious diseases such as cancers.
He explained that those who got the specific diseases listed stemming from the water supply are likely eligible for health benefits.
He also pointed out that grants area available for veterans with PTSD who want to acquire a PTSD Service Dog.
He added that other grants are available for veterans through the North Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs, including the areas of vision care, doctor and dentist visits.
Bratton reminds veterans that his office has more information and paper work to fill out, for benefits.
He said that many veterans that are eligible for benefits are not receiving them, and encourages them to contact his office.
He also said the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month there’s a meeting for veterans with PTSD that need to talk, and share issues, with individuals from the Fargo Veterans Center, who have experience combat.
The meeting is at the Law Enforecment Center’s lower level meeting room, from noon to 2-p.m.
The Stutsman County Veterans Service Office is located in the lower level of the Law Enforcement Center in Jamestown, open M-F from 8:30-a.m., to 5-p.m.
Call 701-252-9043.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Leith Mayor Ryan Schock (shook) goes on trial next week for burning a building once owned by white supremacist Craig Cobb.
Schock is accused of acting recklessly and not alerting authorities when the fire spread. He maintains he was just trying to clean up the community after Cobb’s departure following his failed attempt to turn the town into an Aryan enclave.
Schock faces up to a year in jail and a $3,000 fine if convicted of the misdemeanor. He maintains his innocence.
Meanwhile, officials in Antler are preparing to burn an old building Cobb once tried to buy, to replenish money the town spent thwarting him. Cobb is now living near Antler, in the town of Sherwood.
Some Leith-area residents plan to attend the burning in Antler later this month.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota Tax Department records show the state’s economy is slackening due to low crop prices and a sustained oil industry slump.
North Dakota’s taxable sales and purchases are a key indicator of economic activity in the state. Tax Commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger (RAW’-shun-bur-gur) reported Wednesday that taxable sales and purchases were $5.7 billion for July, August and September. That’s a drop of nearly 25 percent compared to the third quarter of 2014 and the lowest since 2011.
Records show 10 of 15 industries reported decreases during the third quarter of 2015. Mining and oil extraction had the biggest drop, at nearly 53 percent.
Rauschenberger says though taxable sales and purchases are down over the year, they have increased more than 31 percent since 2010.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Mild weather in December was a boon for winter wheat and livestock in North Dakota.
The Agriculture Department says in its latest crop report that there is only light snow cover to protect winter wheat, but that 71 percent of the crop is in good to excellent condition. Only 7 percent is rated poor or very poor.
Cattle and calf and sheep and lamb conditions in the state both are rated 88 percent good to excellent. The report says livestock stress has been minimal so far this winter.
Hay supplies in North Dakota are rated 98 percent adequate to surplus, and stock water supplies are 84 percent in those categories.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota Public Service Commissioner Julie Fedorchak says she will seek re-election.
Gov. Jack Dalrymple appointed Fedorchak to the PSC in 2012, after the seat had been vacated by Republican Kevin Cramer who was elected to the U.S. House.
Fedorchak won an elected seat on the PSC in 2014. She has served as the panel’s president for the past year.
The PSC permits and regulates power plants, pipelines, utilities and a number of other businesses in the state.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – State officials are monitoring the cleanup of a pipeline leak that spilled saltwater and oil in Stark County.
The Health Department says an estimated 5,880 gallons of saltwater and 420 gallons of oil were released at a site operated by C12 Energy North Dakota LLC. It happened Monday about half a mile north of Dickinson.
Officials say it does not appear any surface water was impacted.
Officials with the Health Department and the state Oil and Gas Division are at the scene.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – U.S. senators from North Dakota and Minnesota say the federal Department of Agriculture is buying up to $14.5 million worth of dry beans to help farmers in the two states.
The senators say producers need the support because they’ve been facing increased international competition, larger harvests and falling crop prices.
North Dakota Sens. Heidi Heitkamp and John Hoeven and Minnesota Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken say USDA has approved surplus purchases of great northern beans and pinto beans.
North Dakota leads the nation in dry bean production, accounting for nearly a third of the country’s total crop and more than half of the pinto beans. Minnesota ranks fourth in total dry bean production.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – The Ward County Commission is endorsing a campaign to organize support for four-laning U.S. Highway 52 from Portal to Minot.
The commission also wants the four-laning proposal expanded to include the stretch of two-lane highway between Minot and Velva.
The Kenmare Community Development Corp. is organizing the campaign and asking other communities along the route to lend their support.
The development corporation says traffic counts on the highway have almost tripled since 2004. Making the route four lanes was proposed in the 2015 Legislature but didn’t go anywhere.
The cost of four-laning is estimated at $7.5 million per mile.
In sports…
Valley City (VCSU, CSi) The Valley City State University (N.D.) men’s basketball team moved up to No. 16 in the latest NAIA Division II Top 25 Coaches’ Poll released Tuesday afternoon.
VCSU moved up three spots on Tuesday from their No. 19 ranking in the previous poll back on Dec. 8. The Vikings have a 13-3 overall record and are 3-0 in the North Star Athletic Association. VCSU is 4-1 this season in games against ranked opponents.
The North Star Athletic Association has two teams ranked inside the Top 25 and one team receiving votes in this week’s poll. VCSU is the top NSAA team at No. 16. Bellevue University is ranked No. 21, and the University of Jamestown is receiving votes in the poll.
Indiana Wesleyan is the top-ranked team and received 11 out of 12 first-place votes. St. Francis (Ill.) is No. 2, followed by Marian (Ind.), Union (Ky.) and Davenport (Mich.) to round out the Top 5.
The No. 16 ranking is VCSU’s highest ranking since the 2012-13 season, when they were ranked as high as No. 15 and qualified for the NAIA National Tournament for the first time since 1986. VCSU was also ranked as high at No. 15 during the 2007-08 season when they started with a 15-3 record.
The Viking men are on the road this weekend with the Viking women for two doubleheaders at the Johnson & Wales Classic in Denver, Colo. VCSU takes on Northern New Mexico on Friday, and then concludes the trip with games Saturday against Johnson & Wales.
In world and national news…
WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House is sounding skeptical of North Korea’s claim to have conducted a hydrogen bomb test Wednesday. A White House spokesman says the U.S. government’s initial analysis finds that the activity in North Korea is “not consistent” with that claim. Josh Earnest also says nothing has happened to change the U.S. assessment of North Korea’s technical or military capabilities.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – A statement from the U.N. Security Council calls North Korea’s purported nuclear test a “clear violation” of the council’s resolutions. And it warns of new sanctions. Ukraine’s U.N. ambassador says no member of the council spoke out against new sanctions during today’s emergency meeting. But Russia’s ambassador says it would be going “too far” to say Russia backs more sanctions. He says Russia hasn’t yet seen a draft resolution from the Security Council.
ROCK RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) – Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz says “bad actors” like North Korea are only getting worse under the Obama administration. Speaking today in Iowa, Cruz said that “every bad actor on earth has taken the measure of” President Barack Obama, and “determined there are no consequences, no price to be paid.” He said, “What North Korea did is just the beginning.”
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) – A trial is scheduled for next month for Enrique Marquez, the man who bought the rifles that were used in the San Bernardino, California, attack. He pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges accusing him of conspiring with one of the shooters. The FBI says Marquez has admitted that he and his friend, Syed Farook, had discussed plots to kill students at a community college and motorists on a congested freeway. The plots were never carried out.
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) – Three Albanian-born brothers serving life for plotting to kill U.S. soldiers at Fort Dix insist they were prevented from testifying at their 2008 terrorism trial. They’re asking a judge in New Jersey to throw out their life sentences. One of the brothers, Dritan Duka (DRY’-than DOO’-kah), says his lawyer thought he would come across as a Muslim extremist and therefore didn’t prepare for him to testify. Their trial lawyers deny the accusations.
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