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CSi Weather…<\/p>\nCSi Weather…<\/p>\n
.TONIGHT\u2026Cloudy. Patchy fog through the night. Lows 5 to 10 above. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the north after midnight.<\/p>\n
.FRIDAY\u2026Mostly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the<\/p>\n
upper 20s. West winds around 5 mph shifting to the south around 5 mph in the afternoon.<\/p>\n
.FRIDAY NIGHT\u2026Decreasing clouds. Lows 15 to 20. Southwest winds<\/p>\n
5 to 10 mph.<\/p>\n
.SATURDAY\u2026Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. Southwest winds<\/p>\n
around 10 mph.<\/p>\n
.SATURDAY NIGHT\u2026Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.<\/p>\n
.SUNDAY\u2026Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s.<\/p>\n
.SUNDAY NIGHT\u2026Mostly cloudy. Lows around 20.<\/p>\n
.MONDAY\u2026Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 20s.<\/p>\n
.MONDAY NIGHT\u2026Mostly cloudy. Lows around 15.<\/p>\n
.TUESDAY\u2026Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 20s.<\/p>\n
.TUESDAY NIGHT\u2026Cloudy. Lows 10 to 15.<\/p>\n
.CHRISTMAS DAY\u2026Cloudy. Slight chance of light snow.<\/p>\n
Highs around 20.<\/p>\n
Temperatures this weekend ranging from the mid 30s east to near 50<\/p>\n
Southwest.<\/p>\n
One period of precipitation somewhere across the region next week, but it is impossible to determine when, where, and how much that might be at this time.<\/p>\n
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UPDATE…<\/p>\n
Jamestown\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 Jamestown Public Works informs motorists of an extension in the time for the detour, in Downtown Jamestown. Due to City utility repairs, 1st<\/sup> Ave will be closed to through traffic from 1st<\/sup> St. South to 4th<\/sup> St. North. Traffic will be diverted to 2nd<\/sup> St. East and 2nd<\/sup> St. West<\/p>\n This section of 1st<\/sup> Ave will continue to be closed until Friday (December 20th<\/sup>) at 5pm.<\/strong> Please watch for signage & use alternate routes.<\/p>\n Intermittent water outages may occur within 200 block of 1st<\/sup> Ave N on Friday, December 20th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n Motorist\u2019s should use extreme caution in this area. <\/strong><\/p>\n PLEASE NOTE:<\/strong><\/p>\n The above schedule is contingent upon weather conditions.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n PLEASE CALL THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT AT 252-5131 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Jamestown\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 The Jamestown City Council\u2019s Police & Fire, and Public Works Committees met Thursday afternoon at City Hall.\u00a0 All members were present.<\/p>\n POLICE & FIRE COMMITTEE <\/strong><\/p>\n Discussion was held on replacing State of North Dakota ladder truck at the Fire Department.<\/p>\n City Fire Chief Jim Reuter made a presentation, and included equipment that has been appreciated out, and needs replacement.\u00a0 He said the new ladder truck is needed for support and rescue, costing about $1.3 million, including a platform, with the ladder reaching over 100 feet.\u00a0 The current truck has undergone expense repairs over the past few years, some of the repairs failed.\u00a0 This year it was determined additional repairs are too expensive. He added the Rescue Truck has electrical problems, and repairs to the pumper truck is at a cost of a half million dollars.\u00a0 He noted other equipment that needs replacement in the future, including the equipment truck. The search for grant funding has been unsuccessful at this time.<\/p>\n Mayor Heinrich said he and other officials met in Bismarck with state officials, including the Governor’s Office, saying that the truck\u2019s funding has in the past come from state funds.\u00a0 He added that local legislative representative have been informed of the situation, which could come before the next legislative session.\u00a0 He feels there will be positive movement on getting state funding, on behalf of the state legislators.<\/p>\n Reuther said he is not comfortable with the liability of not having a ladder truck available, and is not comfortable in being in the position of Fire Chief without a ladder truck.<\/p>\n The cost to rent a ladder truck is estimated at $100,000 per year on a lease to buy basis.<\/p>\n The committee recommends the City Council pass a Resolution to forward to the Governor, and state legislators, stating the urgency of having a ladder truck.\u00a0 Mayor Heinrich said the Resolution needs to be worded properly.<\/p>\n Considered was a review of police department staffing and operations.<\/p>\n Police Chief Scott Edinger said there is an urgency in recruiting new officers, which he said is a nationwide problem.<\/p>\n He said in Jamestown the call for service is higher than other cities of comparable size, due to agencies located in town.\u00a0 He said over the past 11 months, nine officers have resigned for other employment.\u00a0 The schools Resource Officer is also spending more time patrolling, than at the schools.<\/p>\n He added that the local pay and benefit package is not on a par with other law enforcement agencies.\u00a0He pointed out several other issues, that are a liability to the police department.<\/p>\n He proposes adjusting the salary step policy, including new officers, and the residency requirement of an officer living in city limits.<\/p>\n The committee \u00a0took no formal action, and Mayor Heinrich suggested the city review the situation, and come back to the committee with recommendations.<\/p>\n PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE <\/strong><\/p>\n Considered \u00a0was quotations for the Paste-type Lime Slaker for the Water Treatment Plant.<\/p>\n The committee recommends awarding the quotation to Integrity in the amount of $149,500 plus hiring a contractor.<\/p>\n Considered was the bids for the LeFevre Building Demolition at 1100 Railroad Drive. City Attorney Ryan said some of the bids were not opened due to not having the proper paperwork in place.\u00a0 Three bids were viable and opened. \u00a0\u00a0The committee recommends the bid be awarded to Dewin of Minot in the amount $22,350, and reject the other bids that were opened.<\/p>\n Considered was the prepared response to the NDDOT regarding I-94 exit 257.\u00a0 The response includes the city opposed to closing the exit, and if it is closed, have a design in place for a 17th Avenue I-94 overpass and frontage road improvements at the cost of the NDDOT.<\/p>\n The committee recommends sending that response.<\/p>\n Prioritized was the 2021-2024 NDDOT Urban Roads and Urban Regional State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) list. \u00a0\u00a0The committee recommends submitting the prioritized list.<\/p>\n Considered was the NDDOT elimination of bump outs on all side streets and at the intersection of 4th Avenue NW for an overall decrease of $292,900 in Main Street Road Diet project costs. Ben Aaseth with Interstate Engineering said, a stop sign would be at the side streets, and still be ADA accessible.<\/p>\n The committee recommends approval of removing all bump outs on side streets and 4th<\/sup> Avenue Northwest.<\/p>\n The committee recommends entering into a Cost Participation, Construction and Maintenance agreement with the ND Department of Transportation for the Jamestown Safe Routes to Schools (SRTS) (Signing, Beacons, Bumpouts, and Sidewalks), Project No. TAU-2-987(042).<\/p>\n INFORMATIONAL: <\/strong>Quotations \u00a0have been received for 2020 Chemicals for the Water, Sewer & Wastewater Departments of the City of Jamestown.<\/p>\n INFORMATIONAL: <\/strong>Quotations received for 2020 Hydrocarbons for the City of Jamestown Operational Programs and Jamestown Park District Operational Programs.<\/p>\n INFORMATIONAL: <\/strong>City Engineer project updates.<\/p>\n Interstate Engineering noted\u00a0 a report from the NDDOT on the Road Diet Plan, including the only traffic signal be on 3rd<\/sup>\u00a0 Street South, and one traffic signal on Highway 20.\u00a0 A letter will be sent to the NDDOT indicating the city\u2019s considerations for the plan, differing from that of the NDDOT.<\/p>\n INFORMATIONAL: <\/strong><\/p>\n Recycling and garbage collection updates were unavailable.<\/p>\n The Committee recommends approval of entering into a cost participation, construction, and maintenance agreement with the NDDOT for the Jamestown Safe Routes to School, including signing, beacons, bumpouts, and sidewalks.<\/p>\n Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Council met in Special Session Thursday evening at City Hall. All members were present.<\/p>\n Awarding the bid for the LeFevre Building Demolition at 1100 Railroad Drive went to , in the amount of $22,350 to Dewinn of Minot.<\/p>\n Approved was awarding the quote for the Paste-Type Lime Slaker for the Water Treatment Plant to Integrity, in the amount of $149,500.<\/p>\n Awarding the quote for 2020 Chemicals for the Water, Sewer & Wastewater Departments of the City of Jamestown, went to the various bidders, for each chemical.<\/p>\n Awarding the quote for 2020 Hydrocarbons for the City of Jamestown Operational Programs and Jamestown Park District Operational Programs went to Vining Oil Co., in the various amounts in the bid package.<\/p>\n The City Council, approved, allowing a City Council Member to attend and participate in Committee Meetings and Council Meetings remotely by clear, uninterrupted, two-way telephone or electronic means if the Council Member is unable to physically attend and upon approval by the Members present.<\/p>\n Council Members approved the request from Jamestown Tourism to authorize up to $15,000 to match a Cultural Heritage Grant for the purpose of hiring staff to inventory, identify and document artifacts at the Frontier Village, with $2,413 paid from the Jamestown Tourism (BCTF) New Projects Fund and any remainder paid from the Jamestown Tourism (BCTF) Capital Improvement Fund.<\/p>\n The meeting was shown live on CSi Cable 67 followed by replays.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n (AP)\u00a0 School officials say three students were hurt when their bus collided with a train in North Dakota. The Lidgerwood Public School says the crash happened around 3:40 p.m. Thursday. Three students were taken by ambulance to a hospital. No other information was immediately available.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cThe USMCA will provide important stability, especially since Canada and Mexico were our two largest ag export markets last year. As I understand it, the agreement maintains our access to Canadian and Mexican markets and makes some modest improvements over NAFTA. We\u2019ll be able to tap into the Canadian market on a few varieties of wheat grown here in North Dakota and it gives us a bit more access to sell dairy and poultry products into Canada.<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cUnfortunately, we missed a huge opportunity to restore Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL). Without it, consumers still don\u2019t know where their meat comes from and U.S. ranchers can\u2019t take credit, or earn the income they deserve, for the high-quality meat they produce.<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cThe passage of USMCA is a step in the right direction, but we still have a long way to go to restore farmers\u2019 and ranchers\u2019 access to international markets. The loss of export markets over the last 18 months has really hurt us on the farm. We urge the Administration to continue making progress on China and repair the damage caused by trade wars.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n The U.S. Senate is expected to pass the new trade agreement sometime in January, before going to the president\u2019s desk to be signed into law.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Jamestown\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 The Jamestown Arts Center\u2019s current exhibition, all photographs by artist Dan Smith, explores one theme\u2013HOOPS\u2026.basketball hoops, showing now through January, 18.<\/p>\n On Thursday\u2019s Wayne Byers Show on CSI Cable 2, Arts Center, Director, Mindi Schmitz said, the exhibit features twenty-seven works by Dan, who is from Nanson, ND and has been a professional photographer since 1972.<\/p>\n In honor of Dan Smith\u2019s exhibit the Arts Center suggests individuals might think of a photo documentary project of their own. Maybe get outside, find beauty in winter, maybe try photographing a neighborhood\u2019s festive lights, maybe a favorite Christmas tree ornaments or foods. Anything goes.\u00a0 \u00a0The Arts Center will have a mini digital art exhibit, a way to creatively capture the season. To share photos, email to Sally Jeppson, at \u00a0sjeppson@jamestownarts.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Arts Center\u2019s new Education Coordinator, is Kathleen Roehm, who hails from Minot, originally but has been in Jamestown since 2010. She is a graduate of University of Jamestown with a degree in Applied Music with a concentration in Vocal Performance \u2013 in other words Kathleen can sing and not only can she use her voice as an instrument but she can also play many different instruments from wind to string.<\/p>\n Her leadership skills (a minor in Character in Leadership) have led her to positions in University government, student affairs and directing resident assistants.<\/p>\n Upcoming photo classes include:<\/p>\n Photography for Middle School and High Schoolers, with Happy Mermaid.<\/p>\n Mondays, January 6 &13<\/p>\n Thursdays, January 9 & 16<\/p>\n From 5-p.m., to 6-p.m.<\/p>\n This is a beginning class for students wanting to learn how to use a DSLR camera. Access to a DSLR camera is required. Photographer Lisa Lang is the Happy Mermaid and will be the instructor. \u00a0View her studio and photography catalogue at www.happymermaidimages.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Also being offered at the Arts Center:<\/p>\n Beginners Photography with Happy Mermaid<\/p>\n Monday\u2019s January 6-27, from 7-p.m., to 8-p.m.<\/p>\n Saturday January 11, from 1-p.m., to 5-p.m.<\/p>\n This class is designed for the absolute beginner. Learn basic exposure and photo composition. Join a closed Facebook group that will enable you to share your work and ask questions. Access to a DSLR or mirrorless camera is a requirement for this class.<\/p>\n The Jamestown Arts Center Gallery is open weekdays 9-a.m. to 5-p.m., and Saturdays 10-a.m. to 2-p.m., with free admission.<\/p>\n The Arts Center will host a Wine and Cheese Tasting event, on January 18, 2020, \u00a0from 7-p.m., to 9-p.m.,with proceeds going to the Arts After School program\u2019s Scholarships.<\/p>\n Advance reservations are required by calling the Arts Center, at 701-251-2496.<\/p>\n Tickets are $35 each, and can be purchased from The Arts Center, Cork & Barrel Liquors and any Arts Center, Board member.<\/p>\n The Arts Center\u2019s Annual Wine and Cheese event will feature Spanish wines and Portuguese fortified wines. This hot, Mediterranean region produces wines that tend to be fruit forward and have less tannins (acid). The warmth that embodies these wines is especially welcoming during our cold winter months. The featured artisan cheeses originate from within or nearby the same regions where the grapes grow, which makes for a perfect pairing. After all, what grows together goes together.<\/p>\n Join your friends for a fun social gathering and enjoy a taste of Spain and Portugal.\u00a0Tickets are $35 and available at The Arts Center, Cork & Barrel Liquors, from any Board Member or by clicking this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n Anyone that has information on entertainers may call the Jamestown Arts Center,\u00a0 701-251-2496.<\/p>\n Those wishing to make a donation to the Arts Market, or become a sponsor may also get in touch with the Jamestown Arts Center.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Jamestown\u00a0 (NDSU Ext Service)\u00a0 Stutsman County 4-H was one of five organizations that BluFrog Realty chose this year to split and receive the proceeds of their annual Bingo Night that was held October 21, 2019 at the Knights of Columbus.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/WatneMark1-300x202.jpg\")
Jamestown\u00a0 (NDFU)\u00a0 \u00a0\u2013 North Dakota Farmers Union President Mark Watne made the following statement on Thursday\u2019s passage in the U.S. House of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) on trade.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/ArtsMktaug22-300x202.png\")
Also on our show, Mindi added that the Arts Center will be seeking talent to perform at this coming summer\u2019s Arts Market, at Hansen Arts Park, in Downtown Jamestown.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Blu-Frog-donation-pic-2019--300x275.jpg\")
Pictured with the check are a few of the BluFrog team.\u00a0 left to right :\u00a0 Robin Carlson, Robin Barnes (Stutsman County 4-H Program Coordinator), Tricia Seckerson and Chastity Schafer.<\/p>\n
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Jamestown\u00a0 (Chamber) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Members of the Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors and the Young Professionals of Jamestown held a ribbon cutting ceremony for T & K Speech to celebrate their new location.\u00a0 This business is located on 102 2nd<\/sup> Avenue Southwest in Jamestown.<\/p>\n