CSi Weather…
TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING….THEN PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE
OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 50S.
.FRIDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 50.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…DECREASING CLOUDS. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
.SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70.
STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE STORMS OVER CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
ANY THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ON THURSDAY WILL LIKELY BE LIMITED TO CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA IF CURRENT TRENDS HOLD.
PRECIPITATION FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND AGAIN SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY ACROSS MAINLY THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA…
SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT MIGHT BRING ANOTHER BREAK IN THE RAIN CHANCES
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Council met in Special Session on Monday at 4-p.m., at City Hall. All members were present.
The session was a joint meeting of the City Council and the Jamestown City Planning Commission, when discussion centered on a progress presentation from RDG Planning and Design and Kadrmas Lee and Jackson, concerning the Jamestown Land Use and Transportation Plan.
Mayor Andersen says the joint meeting was to go on record publicly with the update, and to field any questions from the audience.
Marty Schugard from RDG gave part of the presentation. Bob Shannon was on hand from KLJ.
It was divided into four segments, Citizen Participation in an online survey (381), General Priorities, population, Phased Pieces of the plan, and Transportation issues.
Issues included a second downtown railroad grade crossing, the 17th Avenue, Southwest I-94 east bound, left side of the highway off-ramp, and possible elevated exit.
Other issues pertain to the downtown traffic flow, and pedestrian/bike traffic connectivity, and housing availability.
The survey indicated high priorities were: More retail business, better access to JRMC, improved infrastructure, and improved railroad grade crossings.
Park and outdoor access in Jamestown was rated high. Other assets included: the reservoir, the University of Jamestown, location of Jamestown in the state, JRMC, Buffalo Museum Frontier Village, and the public school district.
Population growth was project to rise from 15,000 to 18,000 in five years, to 21,000 in ten years, and to 22,000 by the year 2040.. 2,500 new housing units will need to be built to accommodate the population increase.
Bob Shannon added in the future there will be forecasted traffic models available, to project road systems needed to accommodate growth.
In August this year the travel demand portion of the plan will be completed, with the Preliminary Draft ready by November 2014.
Mayor Andersen said the plan will be available on the city’s web site, and copies at CityHall.
Jamestown CSi) The Jamestown City Council met in Regular Session Monday at 5-p.m. at City Hall. All members were present.
No Consent Agenda items were discussed separately.
On the Regular Agenda:
Resolutions:
A Public Hearing was held concerning the issuance of bonds by the City of Medina, ND, on behalf of the University of Jamestown, planning construction projects under the Municipal Industrial Development Act and authorizing the execution of an agreement. The amount would put the City of Jamestown above the ‘bank qualified limit,’ in issuing bonds, and would affect the city’s bond rating.
Following the Public Hearing the City Council approved being the host, and the issuance of the bonds, in an amount not to exceed $8,500,000.00, and authorizing the execution of an agreement.
The City Council delayed an easement documentation relating to Stutsman Rural Water District water connection at the Cavendish tower location. A motion to tabled was approved.
The City Council then tabled the request from Albert L. Boeckel for the City to provide him with a Quit Claim deed for the vacated alley lying adjacent to the S. 120’ of Lot 1, Block 1, Alana’s Addition, pending additional information.
Committee Reports: None were given.
Ordinances:
A First Reading of an Ordinance concerned an ordinance to amend an Ordinanceby amending the
District Map to change the zoning of the East 81 feet of Lots 2 and 4, Block 2, Hi-View Second Addition, from M-1 (Limited Industrial and Manufacturing District) to C-2 (General Commercial District) and an unplatted 18.46 acre tract of land in the Southeast Quarter of Section 23, Township 140N, Range 64W; bordered on the east by Fifth Northwest and Second Northwest Additions, and on the west by Fourth Northwest, First Northwest, Hi-View, and Hi-View 2nd Additions, from R-1 (One Family Residential District) to C-2 (General Commercial District).
A First Reading of an Ordinance concerned an ordinance to amend Ordinance No. 329 by amending the District Map to change the zoning of Lots 2-12, Block 3; Lots 7-14, Block 4; Lots 7-14, Block 5; and Lots 7-10, Block 6; All of Country Side Estates Subdivision (A replat of City West Subdivision), from C-2 (General Commercial District) and R-1 (One Family Residential District) to R-2 (One to Six Family Residential District).
Hearing from the audience: No One Spoke
Appointments: None were made
Mayor and Council Member Reports: No reports were given
Other Business:
The City Council approved recognizing the ND Sports Hall of Fame as an other public spirited organization and to authorize the issuance of a Raffle Permit on June 21, 2014, at the Jamestown Civic Center.
Approved a Change Order to Nill Construction Inc., on the Jamestown City Hall Cooling Replacement, for an increase in the contract price of $1,985.46.
Discussion was held on the request for possible a possbile water extension service to Aggregate Industries. City Engineer Reed Schwartkopf said the business was having filtration difficulties with water currently coming from a well. He asked for an emergency declaration to advertise for bids. The City Council voted to hold a Special City Council meeting to approve the water extension, with the costs based on a share between the city and the business.
The meeting was shown live on CSi 67 followed by replays.
Fingal (CSi) The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports, a 58 year old Wisconsin man died when he rolled his vehicle, Monday about 3-a.m., 10 miles South of Fingal
The Wausau, Wisconsin man was Northbound on Highway 32 and entered a curve, crossed into the Southbound lane and partially drove off the west shoulder.
The driver steered back and over-corrected, and the SUV slid sideways into the East ditch and rolled.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Hewas not wearing a seat belt.
He was taken to Mercy Hospital in Valley City.
Assisting the Highway Patrol were the Barnes County Sheriff’s Office, Fingal First Responders and the Valley City Rescue Squad.
Bismarck (CSi) The State Water Commission has authorized cost-share grants for the first phases of Valley City and Lisbon’s permanent flood control projects. Both cities were approved to receive 80% of their eligible project costs in grant funding. In addition, the remaining costs of the projects are eligible for loans from the State Water Commission.
In recent years both cities have been greatly affected by Sheyenne River flooding. The Valley City flood protection plan will use a combination of permanent structures such as clay levees, concrete floodwalls, and removable floodwall closures as protection from future floodwaters. Lisbon’s proposed plan is to install a clay levee through an area on the northwest side of the city.
The State Water Commission will allocate funds appropriated in the 2013-2015 biennium for these permanent flood control projects. The total amount of grant and loan funding approved by the Commission was $12,540,294 for the Valley City project and $1,775,000 for Lisbon.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The last of five people charged with dealing the heroin to a Fargo blues musician who died of an overdose has been sentenced in federal court.
U.S. District Judge Ralph Erickson on Monday sentenced Nicole Wadsworth to more than eight years in prison on a charge of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance.
Wadsworth and four other defendants were originally charged with conspiracy to possess and distribute a controlled substance resulting in death. Those charges were revised after a Supreme Court ruling in January that said prosecutors could not seek that charge without proof that the death resulted from use of the drugs in question.
Thirty-year-old Cody Conner died in June 2012. An autopsy showed that Conner had multiple drugs in his system.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Police say someone swiped a statue of a little girl holding balloons from downtown Bismarck.
Police Sgt. Mark Buschena says the bronze statue was stolen late last month.
The statue is more than 6-foot tall and was broken off at the base plate. Buschena says the statue is valued at up to $4,000.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – U.S. Rep. Kevin Cramer says BNSF Railway has exceeded its commitment to additional trains hauling fertilizer to in the Dakotas, Minnesota and Montana.
The Republican from North Dakota says BNSF delivered 56 trainloads over the past six weeks. The company had committed 52 trains to catch up on fertilizer shipments.
The Surface Transportation Board last month ordered BNSF and Canadian Pacific Railway to submit their plans to ensure fertilizer was available for spring planting.
Increased crude oil and freight shipments have largely been blamed for causing the rail delays. The railroads have blamed bad weather and rail traffic congestion.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota oil companies must submit a gas capturing plan with drilling permit.
The new rules went into effect this month.
The state Industrial Commission, which regulates North Dakota’s oil and gas industry, unanimously endorsed the proposal in March in an attempt to cut down the amount of natural gas that is burned off and wasted as a byproduct of oil production.
North Dakota drillers currently burn off, or flare, more than 30 percent of the valuable gas. That compares to the national average of less than 1 percent.
A group representing hundreds of companies working in North Dakota’s oil patch say the industry expects to be capturing 85 percent of the gas by 2016, and 90 percent within six years.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Gov. Jack Dalrymple is meeting with industry leaders later this month in Bismarck to push for more oil and gas pipelines in North Dakota.
The summit is slated for June 24 at Bismarck State College’s National Energy Center of Excellence.
Dalrymple hosted a similar event last year that was attended by more than 100 industry and government officials.
North Dakota is the nation’s No. 2 oil producer behind Texas. The state is producing about 1 million barrels a day but about 70 percent is being moved by rail, as producers increasingly have turned to trains to reach U.S. refineries where premium prices are fetched.
Dalrymple says more pipelines will reduce truck traffic, curb natural gas flaring and create more markets for the state’s oil and natural gas.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Coal-reliant North Dakota will need to reduce its carbon emissions from power plants by nearly 11 percent by 2030 as part of a comprehensive national proposal released by President Barack Obama’s administration.
The administration says the plan released Monday is designed to reduce pollutants that cause global warming. It would require a 30 percent cut in carbon dioxide emissions, by the year 2030 from 2005 levels. The plan sets individual targets for each state from the Environmental Protection Agency allowing states like North Dakota, which relies heavily on coal-fired energy, to move more slowly toward curbing emissions.
Congressional response to the proposal is lukewarm. Democrat Heidi Heitkamp says she is still reviewing it and Republican John Hoeven says the plan will increase costs for consumers.
RICHARDTON, N.D. (AP) – The Richardton Health Center in southwestern North Dakota is breaking ground on a new nursing home and clinic.
The new center will include a 19,000-square-foot, 24-bed skilled nursing home and a 3,000-square-foot clinic with three exam rooms and one procedure room.
All rooms in the nursing home will be private with larger common areas. There will be a central location for services between the nursing home and clinic.
USDA Rural Development provided a $5.5 million loan to help with the project, which is estimated to cost $6.2 million.
In sports…
VALLEY CITY (VCSU) – Valley City State University sophomore Brady Anderson has been named an Honorable Mention to the 2014 NAIA Baseball All-America team, the NAIA national office announced Monday.
A catcher and infielder from Jamestown, N.D., Anderson was voted Player of the Year in the North Star Athletic Association after a breakout season. He batted .443 this spring with 38 RBIs, 23 extra-base hits and a .678 slugging percentage.
Anderson finished the season ranked Top 20 in the nation in six different batting categories. His .443 batting average ranked Anderson sixth in the nation. He was also third in hits per game (1.65), fifth in total bases per game (2.525) and fifth in triples per game. Anderson’s six total triples were 11th in the nation, and his slugging percentage ranked him 18th.
He was named the NAIA National Player of the Week on April 1, and was twice named the NSAA Player of the Week.
Anderson is the son of Cory and Kristi Anderson. He is the first Viking baseball player to be named Honorable Mention All-American since Casey Huntsinger in 2005.
The 2014 All-America Teams were selected by the NAIA-Baseball Coaches Association (NAIA-BCA) All-America Selection Committee.
2014 NAIA Baseball All-America Teams
FIRST TEAM
Position
First
Last
Year
School
Hometown
C
Darryl
Knight
Jr.
Embry Riddle (Fla.)
Marietta, Ga.
C
Carlos
Contreras
Jr.
Northwood (Texas)
Carrollton, Texas
1B
Martin
Lemus
Sr.
Georgetown (Ky.)
Lawndale, Calif.
2B
Sam
Lind
Sr.
Cumberland (Tenn.)
Hartford, S.D.
SS
Riley
Swanson
So.
Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio)
Mount Vernon, Ohio
3B
Jeff
Lusardi
Sr.
San Diego Christian (Calif.)
Kansas City, Mo.
UT
Forrest
Smith
Sr.
Oklahoma City
Bakersfield, Calif.
DH
Jake
Shirley
Sr.
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)
West Covina, Calif.
OF
Orlando
Olivera
Jr.
Missouri Baptist
Miami, Fla.
OF
Jose
Ruiz*
Sr.
Oklahoma Wesleyan
Barquisimeto, Venezuela
OF
Matt
Page
Sr.
Oklahoma Baptist
Redwood City, Calif.
OF
Cody
Lavalli
Sr.
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)
Apple Valley, Calif.
SP
Gabe
Hemmer
Sr.
San Diego Christian (Calif.)
Yuma, Ariz.
SP
Koby
Gaddis
Sr.
Evangel (Mo.)
Springfield, Mo.
SP
Derek
Moore
Fr.
Shawnee State (Ohio)
Wheelersburg, Ohio
SP
Julian
Merryweather
Sr.
Oklahoma Baptist
Berkley, Calif.
RP
Tyler
Akins
Sr.
Belhaven (Miss.)
Madison, Miss.
SECOND TEAM
Position
First
Last
Year
School
Hometown
C
Hank
Stewart
Sr.
Brescia (Ky.)
Cartersville, Ga.
C
Connor
Lynch
Jr.
Oklahoma City
Marietta, Ga.
1B
Steven
Knudson
So.
Oklahoma Baptist
South San Francisco, Calif.
2B
Paul
Pickerell
Jr.
Belhaven (Miss.)
Elizabethtown, Ky.
SS
Ivan
Vela
Jr.
Oklahoma Baptist
West Hills, Calif.
3B
Mitchell
Osnowitz
Sr.
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
Bloomington, Ill.
UT
Ricky
Coleman
Sr.
Cumberland (Tenn.)
Nashville, Tenn.
DH
Jeff
Ricker
Jr.
Oklahoma Baptist
San Bernardino, Calif.
OF
Chris
Hall
So.
Cumberland (Tenn.)
Lebanon, Tenn.
OF
Taylor
Eads
Jr.
Spring Hill (Ala.)
Slidell, La.
OF
Dusty
Davis
Sr.
Reinhardt (Ga.)
Chapel Hill, Ga.
OF
Mith
Peschon
Jr.
Northwestern (Iowa)
Spirit Lake, Iowa
SP
Junior
Mustain
Sr.
Tabor (Kan.)
Camdenton, Mo.
SP
Jacob
Kopra
Sr.
Corban (Ore.)
Gresham, Ore.
SP
Jordan
Morales
Sr.
Oklahoma Baptist
Hatillo, P.R.
SP
Daniel
Poncedeleon
Sr.
Embry Riddle (Fla.)
LaMirada, Calif.
RP
Travis
Tarleton
Sr.
Point (Ga.)
Conyers, Ga.
*denotes Player of the Year
Honorable Mention
First
Last
School
Tim
Hill
Bacone (Okla.)
Kyle
Kinman
Bellevue (Neb.)
Chris
Van Brandt
Brewton-Parker (Ga.)
Conor
Lillis-White
British Columbia
Grant
Zawadski
Bryan (Tenn.)
Keegan
Yuhl
Concordia (Calif.)
Corey
Murphy
Davenport (Mich.)
Elliott
Engle
Doane (Neb.)
Robert
Liera
Faulkner (Ala.)
Tyler
Arthur
Georgetown (Ky.)
Tyler
Carpenter
Georgia Gwinnett
Justin
Kalusa
Indiana Tech
Tommy
Muhlethaler
Jarvis Christian (Texas)
Josh
Raymond
Judson (Ill.)
Ryan
Sells
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)
Jordan
Eckley
Mid-America Nazarene (Kan.)
Brandon
Zywicki
Missour Baptist
Cody
Groskreutz
Northwestern (Iowa)
Chris
Pike
Oklahoma City
Jeff
Butler
Oklahoma Wesleyan
Aaron
Marshall
Ottawa (Kan.)
Davon
Poole
Saint Mary (Kan.)
Cade
Gotta
San Diego Christian (Calif.)
Jaime
Gurroloa
Science & Arts (Okla.)
J.
Golden
St. Ambrose (Iowa)
Edwin
Medina
St. Thomas (Fla.)
Ricky
Rodriguez
Sterling (Kan.)
Kirk
Rocha
Tabor (Kan.)
Jacob
Webb
Tabor (Kan.)
Steve
Karkenny
The Master’s (Calif.)
Brady
Anderson
Valley City State (N.D.)
Russell
Harmening
Westmont (Calif.)
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (VCSU, CSi) – Valley City State University (N.D.) men’s basketball coach Jeff Kaminsky announced Monday that Cliff Gatonye of Kenya has signed a letter of intent to attend VCSU and play basketball for the Vikings.
A 6-foot-6 forward, Gatonye is a native of Nairobi, Kenya. He spent last year at Dakota County Technical College in Rosemount, Minn. Gatonye played in 27 games for the Blue Knights, averaging 6.2 points and 4.2 rebounds while shooting 45.2 percent from the field.
“I am excited to have Cliff join the Viking Basketball program,” said Kaminsky. “I am impressed with his work ethic and commitment to the game. He has excelled both on and off the court and will be a great teammate. His versatility on both ends of the floor will make him an immediate fit in our program.”
Gatonye will have 3 years of eligibility remaining at VCSU after playing one season with the Blue Knights. His best game was on Feb. 26 when he scored a career-high 22 points, shot 9-for-14 from the field and pulled down eight rebounds against Gogebic Community College.
“Cliff was everything I could have asked for,” said Ben Davis, head coach at Dakota County Tech. “He’s a very talented and athletic player that works extremely hard on and off the court. Cliff is the definition of a ‘high character guy’ that everyone loves being around. He is very excited about the opportunity to attend school and play basketball for Valley City State University.”
Gatonye is the son of Lilian Omedi.
He joins Briton Bussman (G, Milnor, N.D.), Jayden Ferguson (F, Williston, N.D.), Alex Quist (G, Bismarck, N.D.), Riley West (G, Lakeville, Minn./St. Cloud Tech.) and Rashad Satahoo (G, North Lauderdale, Fla.) as signed recruits for the 2014 season.
Valley City State University posted a 14-14 record in 2013-14. Under Jeff Kaminsky, the Vikings are 149-115 and have posted 20-win seasons in four of the past seven years. In 2012-13, Kaminsky led the Vikings to their first NAIA National Tournament appearance since 1987.
In world and national news…
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is being treated and evaluated at a U.S. military hospital in Germany Monday, amid continued questions back home about the swap that resulted in his freedom following five years in the hands of the Taliban. In exchange, five detainees were freed from the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay. The White House Monday is describing the exchange as “absolutely the right thing to do.” But critics are wondering whether the freed prisoners will find their way back to the fight — and whether other Americans are now at risk of being captured and held.
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – Afghan officials are among those raising concerns about the prisoner exchange that led to freedom for U.S. soldier Bowe Bergdahl. Afghanistan’s Foreign Ministry says the swap was “against the norms of international law” if it came against the wishes of the five Taliban detainees who were held at Guantanamo. They were flown to Qatar (GUH’-tuhr), where they are supposed to be prevented from leaving for at least a year.
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) – Nigerian police say they have banned protests in the capital demanding that the government rescue the more than 200 girls still held captive by Boko Haram (BOH’-koh hah-RAHM’) militants. A police spokeswoman says it’s “because of security reasons.” A core group that is part of the Bring Back Our Girls campaign has accused the government of sponsoring a new group, known as Release Our Girls. The new group shifts the responsibility of the kidnapping from the government to the militant group.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – An Iowa company is agreeing to pay $6.8 million in fines, in connection with a nationwide salmonella outbreak four years ago. The company sold old eggs with false labels as well as the tainted products that caused the outbreak. Details of the plea agreement were released today. Quality Egg was once one of the nation’s largest egg producers. It’s expected to plead guilty Tuiesday to charges including introducing adulterated food into interstate commerce.
LITTLETON, Colo. (AP) – Authorities say two children in suburban Denver were injured in the latest case of an inflatable bounce house breaking loose and being blown around in the wind. The bounce house rolled across a field over the weekend at the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse Jamboree as winds gusted to around 30 miles an hour. The children weren’t seriously hurt. Earlier this month in New York, two young boys fell from a bounce house as it was swept skyward by gusty winds after it broke loose from its plastic anchoring stakes.