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TODAY…AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. CLOUDY WITH
SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS. BREEZY. HIGHS AROUND 40. NORTHWEST WINDS
15 TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 30 PERCENT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, 50 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
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.WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. HIGHS IN
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.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.THURSDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. HIGHS NEAR 60.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS AROUND 60.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Fire Department was called to a house fire about 1:47-a.m.Tuesday, March 8th, at 614 9th Avenue Southeast.
Lt. Sheldon Mohr stated that the fire was on the deck at the front of the home when they arrived.
Two occupants escaped unharmed.
He says the house sustained considerable damage.
30 fire fighters and five city fire units responded.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
The family displaced is being assisted by the American Red Cross Association.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Fire Department was called out Monday at 4-p.m. to 309 23rd Avenue, Northeast, to a report of smoke coming from behind a microwave oven.
Lt. Sheldon Mohr said there was no smoke or fire damage and no injures.
Fire fighters disconnected the microwave oven.
There were 14 City Fire Units on the scene and 31 fire fighters for about 15 minutes.
Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Police informs residents that phony IRS calls that are again being reported in the area.
Lt. Robert Opp, says Jamestown area residents are receiving scam calls from individuals claiming to be with the Internal Revenue Services.
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says the caller claims the taxpayer has ignored previous messages and will be charged with fraud unless they talk with the scammer.
Stenehjem reminds residents that “These calls are not from the IRS. The scam artists just want to steal your money.” Stenehjem, suggests residents delete the message or hang up on calls.
Anyone receiving that type should call, local law enforcement, immediately. The IRS says they do not operate that way and to not distribute your personal information over the phone.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Council met in Regular Session Monday evening at City Hall. All members were present.
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS CONSIDERED SEPARATELY:
Item F was asked for discussion by Council Member Kourajian to approve the request from Casey Stoudt for the City to vacate a portion of an easement which runs across land he purchased as the City as abandoned the water main, contingent on review by Interstate Engineerin. Kourajian asked if the item was in order to proceed.
The engieering firm indicated that the water line on the west edge needs varification.
The City Council tabled any action until more information was available.
Council Member Buchanan asked that Item N be removed, a Resolution to approve a payment to HDR Engineering, Inc., for services on the Jamestown Sanitary Utility Operational Analysis & Report, in the amount of $7,336.26.
The item was tabled until the March 10, 2016, meeting with HDR, when an update presentation will be made on the Solid Waste-Sanitation and Sanitary Sewer draft analysis.
Another item approved was:
A Resolution to approve the requests for street closings and/or permits to allow alcoholic beverages in fenced areas for the St. Patrick’s Day Run, on March 19, 2016, for the following: All Vets Club; Buffalo Lanes, Inc.; Corner Bar; Cork and Barrel, Inc.(Elk’s location); Middles LLC d/b/a Fred’s Den; Frontier Fort & Grill; Knights of Columbus; Jonny B’s Brickhouse, Office Bar & Lounge; Shady’s; and Wonder Bar Sports Bar, contingent on Jonny B’s Brickhouse working with city staff on an appropriate area to be fenced off behind the business and any business intending to use tents or other structures obtaining approval from the Police and Fire Departments.
The city Council accepted the reports of the Municipal Judge, Police Department, Fire Department, Public Works Departments, Inspection Department, Forestry Department, Civic Center, Central Valley Health Unit, and financial status.
REGULAR AGENDA
ORDINANCES:
Approve were:
A FIRST READING: Concerning an ordinance to enact a Section of the City Code,pertaining to traffic impact studies; and to amend a Section pertaining to preliminary plat items and to amend another Section pertaining to amendment process.
The purpose of the Traffic Impact Study is to identify the effect of a development, or group of developments on the transportation system, relating to capacity, level of service and safety. The primary goal of the traffic impact study is to assess what improvements, if an are needed.
A FIRST READING: Concerning an ordinance to amend and re-enact Section of the City Code pertaining to the definition of Group day care home or preschool facility.
The Ordinance includes a group day care facility from 18 to 30 children.
The Ordinance includes language outlines requirements.
APPOINTMENTS:
The City Council approved appointing Amie Aesoph and Kevin Gebhardt to serve as members of the Civil Service Commission with terms to expire January 2020 and January 2021, respectively.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER’S REPORT: No reports..
OTHER BUSINESS:
Approved recognizing the Barb Gefroh Benefit as an other public spirited organization and to authorize the issuance of a Charity Local Permit on March 31, 2016, at the Quality Inn & Suites(Banquet Rooms).
Approved accepting the proposal from Sweeney Controls for replacement of the Lift Station 15 Control Panel, in the amount of $22,500.00.
Approved entering into an enterprise agreement with the Stutsman County Water Resource Board for the Storm Water Master Plan Project. The Southwest section of Jamestown will benefit from the agreement. Council Member Buchanan said he has a problem subsidizing the four townships involved. Mayor Andersen said the major projects will be urban in nature.
Buchanan moved to table which died for the lack of a second.
A motion to enter into the agreement was approve with Buchanan voting in opposition.
Approve a Resolution to approve a Payment to Scherbenske, Inc., for construction on Sanitary Landfill West Half of Cell 3B, in the amount of $33,615.01
As stated earlier in the meeting, tabled was a Resolution to approve a Payment to HDR Engineering, Inc., for services on the Jamestown Sanitation Utility Operational Analysis & Report, in the amount of $6,126.72..
The meeting was shown live on CSi Cable 67, followed by replays.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Public School board received information Monday that there are five finalists to consider for the position of Jamestown High School Principal. Current Principal Bill Nold is retiring in June.
Superintendent Rob Lech told the board, that there was a good candidate pool.
The finalists from a pool of 12 qualified applicants are Cody Fisher, Adam Gehlhar, Chris Kittleson, Paul Keidel and John Lynch. The hiring committee includes two administrators, two teachers and two School Board members.
Fisher is the superintendent and high school principal for the Glenns Ferry School District, Glenns Ferry, Idaho.
Gehlhar is the assistant principal and activities director at Cheney Middle School, West Fargo. Keidel is the STEM coordinator for the Missouri River Education Cooperative and Bismarck Public Schools in Bismarck.
Kittleson is the middle school and high school principal for Central Cass Public Schools, Casselton, N.D., and a former principal of Williston (N.D.) High School.
Lynch, the only candidate from Jamestown Public School District, is the director of the James Valley Career & Technology Center in Jamestown.
Lech said the finalists will be interviewed over 10 days. A recommendation to the School Board should be ready by the March 21 meeting, he said.
Jamestown (CSi) The School Board voted to set the next School Board election date to coincide with the city of Jamestown election on June 14, 2016. The deadline to complete an application to run for School Board is 4 p.m. on April 11, with the drawing for name placement on the ballot following at 4:15 p.m. in the Central Office conference room.
Board member terms set to expire in June include one rural and three city representatives. As of Monday two candidates have filed, Roger Haut, a city incumbent, and Jennifer Schmidt, who will also run as a city candidate, according to Sally Ost, business manager and human resources director for the school district.
Jametown (CSi) A proposed stormwater master plan study make get started later this month.
A contract and payment plan were approved Monday.
The Stutsman County Water Resource Board approved entering into a contract with AE2S to perform the study.
AE2S will receive $289,900 to conduct a study of the amount of stormwater occurring in the area within a one-mile area around Jamestown city limits. The schedule presented with the study contract called for an initial meeting by March 30 and plan completion by December 16.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s employment agency says it’s getting some federal funding to help process unemployment claims.
Job Service North Dakota announced the funding Monday. The agency says it’s getting $100,000 and could get up to $500,000 depending on the agency’s workload the remainder of the year.
The agency says the money will be used to hire temporary staff and to pay overtime for key staff members.
The federal funding comes after the agency announced in January that it cut 60 jobs and closed seven of its 16 offices in the state to make up for a $4.1 million shortfall in federal funding.
North Dakota lawmakers earlier denied the agency an emergency appropriation of $240,000, fearing that using state money to make up for federal funding shortfalls would set a bad precedent.
HAZEN, N.D. (AP) – A weekend collision between a car and a motorcycle on Hazen’s Main Street killed the motorcycle driver.
The North Dakota Highway Patrol says the car turned in front of the motorcycle about 4:30 p.m. Sunday, and the motorcycle struck the car on the passenger side.
The Highway Patrol on Monday said the driver of the motorcycle was 48-year-old Michael Brunner, of Hazen.
The driver of the car wasn’t hurt.
The Highway Patrol says the crash remains under investigation.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Police in Bismarck have released the name of the Mandan man who was shot and killed by a police officer responding to a confrontation at an apartment building.
The man was identified as 42-year-old James Anthony Scott. Police say he allegedly threatened another man with a shotgun late Sunday and tried to flee when officers arrived. Police say he ignored commands to show his hands and get on the ground.
The officer believed Scott to be armed and dangerous and shot him with a rifle about 11:30 p.m. Scott was pronounced dead at a hospital.
Police say they recovered a shotgun from an apartment hallway. They didn’t say if the suspect had a weapon on him.
Per policy, the officer is on administrative leave while the state crime bureau investigates.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A Dickinson man who crashed his car through the fence at the North Dakota National Guard armory in Bismarck has been sentenced to a year of probation and fined $800.
19-year-old Nicholas Himmelspach pleaded guilty Monday to reckless driving and driving under the influence in the Saturday incident.
Police say Himmelspach drove his car through barriers surrounding military equipment at the Raymond J. Bohn Armory, causing $15,000 in damage. When officers arrived, they found Himmelspach sitting in the cab of a National Guard truck.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – An Oregon man accused of distributing powdered fentanyl and other drugs that led to several overdoses and two deaths in the Grand Forks area has pleaded guilty in federal court.
Forty-one-year-old Brandon Hubbard pleaded guilty Monday to three counts, including conspiracy to distribute controlled substances resulting in serious bodily injury and death.
Authorities say the man from Portland, Oregon, sold the drugs on a website only accessible through a router designed to conceal a user’s location, Internet usage and identity. The ring allegedly stretched into Canada and China.
Hubbard faces a maximum penalty of life in prison and a mandatory minimum sentence of 20 years.
Hubbard’s attorney, Jeff Bredahl, says his client is devastated by the outcome of his business and “wishes he could take it all back.”
(AP) – GasBuddy.com reports that the average retail price of a gallon of gas in the state rose nearly 11 cents per gallon in the last week, after rising more than 12 cents the previous week.
The average is now $1.83 per gallon. That’s according to a survey of nearly 500 gas outlets in North Dakota.
Despite the rise, the average gas price in North Dakota remains about 60 cents a gallon cheaper than a year ago.
The national average increased nearly 7 cents per gallon in the past week, to $1.81.
Senior Petroleum Analyst Will Speer says oil stocks remain the highest ever recorded in U.S. history, and the oversupply will provide a ceiling for gas prices over the next couple of months.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple says he wants flags at all state buildings to be flown at half-staff on the day that former first lady Nancy Reagan is laid to rest. Reagan died on Sunday of congestive heart failure at her home in Los Angeles. She was 94. She was the wife of President Ronald Reagan. Dalrymple says he will issue an official directive regarding the flags when the day of Reagan’s interment is announced.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota wildlife officials reported no cases of chronic wasting disease after testing deer that were killed in the 2015 hunting season.
Chronic wasting is a fatal disease in members of the deer family. The state Game and Fish Department began monitoring it in 2002.
Wildlife veterinarians looked into samples taken from more than 1,200 deer in the western third of the state in 2015.
Officials say seven deer in state history have tested positive for the disease, all since 2009 and in the southwest part of the state.
More than 27,000 deer, elk and moose have tested negative for the disease since monitoring began in 2002. In 2016, deer will be tested from the eastern third of the state.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s unmanned aircraft test site has received Federal Aviation Administration approval to fly a drone used for precision agriculture.
The Hermes 450 is a 20-foot aircraft manufactured by Elbit Systems of America LLC. It will be used for research flights in cooperation with North Dakota State University.
The flights will originate from the airport in Hillsboro, between Fargo and Grand Forks in eastern North Dakota. North Dakota Lt. Gov. Drew Wrigley says the research is meant to bolster ag research and improve economic opportunities for farmers.
The FAA in 2013 selected North Dakota as one of six drone test sites throughout the country.
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – A faulty valve has caused a spill of more than 114,000 gallons of a mixture of saltwater and oil near Williston.
The state Department of Health says the spill occurred Sunday at a site operated by Zavanna, LLC, about 4 miles northeast of Williston.
Initial estimates show that about 114,786 gallons of what’s known as produced water were released. Produced water is a mixture of saltwater and oil and can contain drilling chemicals.
Cody Duran is Zavanna’s vice president of operations. He says the company has hired contractors to collect the water.
An undetermined amount of the produced water flowed into a dry drainage. The Health Department says no surface water has been impacted.
Personnel with the Health Department and the state’s Oil and Gas Division are at the site.
RUGBY, N.D. (AP) – University of North Dakota researchers have formally abandoned an effort to drill holes in Pierce County to test whether deep rock is suitable for nuclear waste disposal.
County commissioners last week voted to oppose the proposed $80 million federal effort and work on a permanent ban on drilling holes for such projects.
UND Energy and Environmental Research Center vice president John Harju (HAHR’-yoo) has sent a letter to the commission saying the EERC “will cease consideration of conducting this project at any location within Pierce County.”
Researchers and federal officials said repeatedly that no actual nuclear waste would be buried, but many residents and officials were skeptical.
DOE spokesman Bartlett Jackson has said options for alternative locations would be explored if the Pierce County site isn’t available.
In sports…
BOYS BASKETBALL
Class B Region 3 Tournament
Quarterfinal
Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier 47, Napoleon 45
Linton-HMB 50, LaMoure-Litchville-Marion 40
South Border 60, Ellendale 55
Strasburg-Zeeland 46, Carrington 35
Class B Region 1 Tournament
Quarterfinal
Enderlin 58, Kindred 51
Fargo Oak Grove Lutheran 77, Milnor-North Sargent 66
Hankinson 64, Central Cass 53
Northern Cass 64, Lisbon 53
Class B Region 2 Tournament
Quarterfinal
Grafton/St. Thomas 49, Park River/Fordville Lankin 43
Hillsboro/Central Valley 47, Drayton/Valley-Edinburg 42
Larimore 36, Cavalier 32
Thompson 64, Midway-Minto 58
Class B Region 4 Tournament
Quarterfinal
Dunseith 69, Dakota Prairie 42
Four Winds/Minnewauken 82, Rolla 52
North Star 53, New Rockford-Sheyenne 48
St. John 65, Harvey-Wells County 43
Class B Region 5 Tournament
Quarterfinal
Flasher 40, Washburn 37
Shiloh Christian 63, Garrison 40
Solen 65, Underwood 50
Standing Rock 71, Turtle Lake-Mercer-McClusky 48
Class B Region 6 Tournament
Quarterfinal
Des Lacs-Burlington 55, Drake/Anamoose 54
Lewis and Clark-Berthold 66, Sawyer 53
Minot Bishop Ryan 47, Rugby 36
Minot Our Redeemer’s 83, Bottineau 59
Class B Region 7 Tournament
Quarterfinal
Beulah 63, Hazen 58
Dickinson Trinity 74, Killdeer 42
Mott-Regent 67, Heart River 60, OT
New England 74, Hettinger/Scranton 70
Class B Region 8 Tournament
Quarterfinal
Kenmare 74, North Shore – Plaza 42
New Town 95, Stanley 71
Parshall 66, Tioga 42
Trinity Christian 51, Powers Lake 30
Summit League….men…
Semifinals
Final N. Dakota St. 69 IPFW 68
Final S. Dakota St. 54 Denver 53
Summit League women…
Semifinals
Final South Dakota 78 Oral Roberts 61
Final S. Dakota St. 76 Nebraska-Omaha 60
Jimmie Softball…
Monday…
The Jimmies notched a 7-5 win over Missouri Valley College, then lost to Madonna (Mich.) 5-2 and Great Falls (Mont.) 8-7.
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – Kemba Walker scored 21 of his 34 points in the third quarter and the Charlotte Hornets held off the Minnesota Timberwolves 108-103 on Monday night for their fourth straight win. Al Jefferson came off the bench to add 20 points. Karl-Anthony Towns had 28 points and 14 rebounds for the Timberwolves.
Stephen Curry scored 41 points and became the first player in NBA history to make 300 3-pointers in a season in Golden State’s 119-113 win over Orlando.
It was the 45th straight regular season home victory for the Warriors which sets a new NBA record.
Final Memphis 106 Cleveland 103
Final Indiana 99 San Antonio 91
Final Chicago 100 Milwaukee 90
Final New Orleans 115 Sacramento 112
Final L-A Clippers 109 Dallas 90
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final Philadelphia 4 Tampa Bay 2
Final OT Boston 5 Florida 4
Final 2OT Buffalo 4 Toronto 3
Final Colorado 3 Arizona 1
Final OT San Jose 2 Calgary 1
Final 2OT Washington 2 Anaheim 1
Final Los Angeles 5 Vancouver 1
TOP-25 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final ( 1) UConn 77 (21) South Florida 51
Final ( 4) Baylor 79 ( 7) Texas 63
Final St. John’s 75 (18) DePaul 66
GOPHERS…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Minnesota’s bid to repeat as NCAA women’s hockey champions will begin as the No. 3 seed with a quarterfinal game against Princeton this Saturday. The eight-team tournament field was filled on Sunday. WCHA champion Wisconsin secured the No. 2 seed and a game against Mercyhurst. The winners of the four quarterfinals will advance to the national semifinals in New Hampshire on March 18th.
NBA….
MILWAUKEE (AP) – Milwaukee will have to finish out the season without point guard Michael Carter-Williams who is set to have surgery Thursday for a torn labrum in his left hip. The 11th overall pick in the 2013 draft is expected to need three months to recover. Carter-Williams averaged 11.5 points, 5.1 rebounds, and a team-high 5.2 assists in 54 games this season.
TENNIS…
LOS ANELES (AP) – Two of Maria Sharapova’s top sponsors have suspended ties with the Russian tennis star after she admitted failing a doping test. Sportswear giant Nike suspended its sponsorship, saying in a statement that it was “saddened and surprised by the news.” Swiss watch brand TAG Heuer says its deal with the Russian will not be renewed. Sharapova, a five-time major winner, says she failed a test at the Australian Open in January for the banned substance meldonium, a heart medication commonly sold in Eastern Europe. Meldonium was added to the banned list this year.
BIG TEN BASKETBALL…
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) – Lovie Smith says he intends to make the Illinois a power in the Big Ten, after being named the head football coach for the Illini. It’s the first college head coaching job for the 58-year old who took the Chicago Bears to the Super Bowl in 2006 and also coached the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
MANNING RETIRES….
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) – Peyton Manning has said good-bye to his pro football playing days.
His voice cracking at times, the record-breaking quarterback said the time is right to end his 18-year NFL career. But he admitted he will miss the game.
Manning’s retirement comes just a month after he helped the Broncos beat Carolina in Super Bowl 50, making him the first starting quarterback to lead two franchises to an NFL title. He also won one in his 14 seasons with the Colts.
Manning goes out with dozens of NFL records and five league MVP awards.
T25-POLLS
UNDATED (AP) – Kansas holds onto the top spot in this week’s Associated Press men’s college basketball poll.
The 27-4 Jayhawks earned 63 of the 65 first place votes. Michigan State got the other two first-place votes and is No. 2, followed by Villanova, Virginia, Xavier and Oklahoma.
North Carolina, Oregon, West Virginia and Indiana round out the top ten.
No change at the top in the women’s poll. Unbeaten Connecticut still rules as a unanimous choice with a 31-0 record and 68-game winning streak. Notre Dame checks in at No. 2, followed by South Carolina, Baylor and Maryland.
ANDREWS…..
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – A jury has awarded sports reporter Erin Andrews $55 million dollars over a secretly recorded nude video that a stalker took of her in a hotel room and posted online. The jury held that the stalker was responsible for 51 percent of the verdict and the two hotel companies should share the rest, which is nearly $27 million.
In world and antional news…
LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Republican front-runner Donald Trump’s strong campaign connection with blue-collar white voters gets a serious test today in Michigan’s GOP primary. It’s the first industrial state to vote this year. Michigan is also the biggest prize of the four GOP and two Democratic contests today. Considered together, the 150 Republican and 179 Democratic delegates at stake offer an opportunity for front-runners to pad leads or for rivals to catch up.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – A federal appeals court is scheduled to hear an appeal today from the Utah branch of Planned Parenthood which wants to reverse a judge’s decision that allowed the state’s governor to cut off funding to the organization. The governor was upset after the release of secretly recorded videos showing out-of-state employees discussing sales of fetal tissue from abortions. Multiple investigations by Congress and several states have cleared the organization.
VIENNA (AP) – The Iran nuclear deal is now causing friction between Russia and the West about oversight of Iran’s compliance. Western nations want more details from the U.N. atomic agency about whether Tehran is meeting its commitments while Moscow opposes their push. Because all six world powers want to avoid conflicts that could complicate Iranian compliance of a deal that was years in the making, their differences are mostly playing out behind the scenes.
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) – A new survey of Israelis finds support for West Bank settlements. The Pew Research Center found that 42 percent of Israeli Jews found settlements helpful, while 30 percent found them harmful. Most of the world considers Israeli settlements built of war-won land to be illegal, illegitimate and an obstacle to peace. Pew surveyed more than 5,600 Israeli adults face-to-face from October 2014 through May 2015.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) – Danish prosecutors say a 16-year-old girl who was arrested in January was planning bomb attacks against a Jewish school in Copenhagen and another school in Denmark. Prosecutors presented the preliminary charges against her and a 24-year-old man suspected of being her accomplice in a court hearing today. The prosecutor says the suspects obtained chemicals and tried to produce explosives.
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