CSi Weather…
REST OF TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
30 PERCENT.
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING…
THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
BREEZY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH
DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING…THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, A70 PERCENT CHANCE IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, A 50 PERCENT CHANCE IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50.
.MONDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
.MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
.TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE FROM WEST TO EAST LATE TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY
THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT. A FEW STORMS MAY BE SEVERE ACROSS THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY…WITH THE MAIN THREATS LARGE HAIL…STRONG WINDS…AND HEAVY RAINFALL.
Jamestown (CSi) Dakota Spirit Ag Energy has received permission from the Public Service Commission to start the purchasing of corn, with a “Roving Grain Buyer’s License.”
The plant is expected to contract 5 million bushels of corn.
The $430,000 Surety Bond posted by Dakota Spirit might need to be redeveloped based on how much of a bond a Roving Grain Buyer has to have.
The ethanol plant at Spiritwood Energy Park will use steam from the new coal-fired plant to help produce the ethanol.
The ethanol plant is expected to be complete by April of 2015 and the company plans to have a permanent storage facility built at Spiritwood.
Jamestown (CSi) The Frontier Village Association discussed advertising for bids for a new building that would hold antique farm implements.
FVA has authorized Gerald Rudnick, to seek bids.
Rudnick and Association President Charlie Tanata recently visited with an individual who proposes to donate horse-drawn farm implements to Frontier Village.
Tanata said if the association decides it wants to accept the donation and pay for a new building, work would not start until sometime next year, pending finding a suitable space at the Village.
The Association has also approved holding an Elvis Presley impersonation contest, on July 26, 2014.
The entry fee for contestants will be $15 and there will be a $5 admission charge for people 12 and older.
The FVA has also approved purcahsing Styrofoam insulation sheets from Infinity Building Services, to be installed around the bottom of Eldridge Hall.
The Association has authorized Karen George, who runs the stagecoach ride for the village, to replace the team of 13- to 14-year-old draft horses that pulls the stagecoach with new horses this year.
She would then sell the current team at auction.
Jamestown, ND (June 10, 2014) 4th Avenue NW is now open between 7th Street and 9th Street.
It had been closed since Tuesday for pavement patching.
For more information, contact Jim Hubbard with Interstate Engineering at (701) 252-0234
(CSi) Weather permitting, the Jamestown and Valley City Communities are set to enjoy activities this weekend, starting Friday.
On Friday the Barnes County Relay For Life takes place, this year, at the Barnes County Courthouse lawn. Rain or Shine.
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Also in Valley City the 31st Rally in the Valley takes place, including the Saturday morning parade.
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The NDWS Mud Bog is Saturday.
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In Jamestown on Saturday the Flag Day observance and proper disposal of flags is set at Ft. Seward in Jamestown.
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The Fallen Heroes Memorial Ride and other activities at the Jamestown Civic Center is set for Saturday.
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Valley City (CSi) The 2014 Barnes County Relay For Life the 15th year will be
Friday June 13th
, 2014, in conjunction with Rally in The Valley, on the lawn of the Barnes County Courthouse.
Coordinator, Lisa McCulloch says the event will be held rain or shine.
Friday, June 13th ~ Relay for Life
Barnes County Courthouse
Valley Meat will be serving lunch from 11:30-a.m., to 1:30-p.m.
Bingo, 1:30-p.m., to 3:30-p.m., on the Courthouse lawn, all proceeds to Barnes RFL
4:30pm – Survivor Reception
6:00pm – Opening Ceremony, including survivor’s 1st lap
9:45pm (dusk): luminary lighting
There will be kids games, a talent show, lots of goodies to eat, crafts for sale, a quilt raffle, a silent auction with different things & themed baskets.
Closing consists of the releasing of the memorial sky lanterns.
Rally in the Valley, Duckin’ Down the Sheyenne proceeds will all go to Barnes County, Relay for Life.
Valley City (CSi) Medicine Wheel Park on Saturday invites the public to the Open House from 2-p.m., to 4-p.m.
VCSU Professor Emeritus (retired) Joe Stickler says the public can view recent improvements and the beautiful flower garden. Walk the Path of the Planets to Pluto (yes, Pluto is still included as a planet in the Park).
He looks forward to greeting former Wheel workers and Friends of the Medicine Wheel plus their families.
He says, “No work will be assigned unless you twist my arm, adding, Thanks to all who have played a role at making the Park such a unique place.”
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The National Congress of American Indians is applauding President Barack Obama for fulfilling a promise to visit Indian Country.
Obama is visiting the Standing Rock Reservation in the Dakotas to get a firsthand look at culture and also the problems there.
The National Congress of American Indians says in a statement that having Obama visit Indian Country has been “a longtime priority.” It says the president’s visit builds on his administration’s efforts to work closely with tribal nations.
Obama is only the third sitting president to come into Indian Country in almost 80 years. In 2008, then-candidate Obama pledged to expand health services, improve education, combat methamphetamine dealers, promote economic development and improve housing on reservations.
Some Standing Rock residents say many of those promises have yet to be met.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A preliminary hearing for a Burleigh County man accused of killing his mother last spring has been pushed back.
38-year-old Christopher Vick appeared in court Thursday, but the hearing was pushed back as Vick voiced concerns about the judicial process. He took issue with the presence of cameras in the courtroom, his lack of ample time to examine evidence and his attorney.
Vick is charged with felony murder for the death of 62-year-old Alice Vick, who died May 30 of a blow to the head.
Vick is serving a prison sentence related to the same incident. He earlier pleaded guilty to felony charges of attempted murder and felonious restraint for stabbing his brother’s fiancee and holding her against her will.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The death of a person in central North Dakota is being attributed to hantavirus disease.
The state Health Department did not identify the adult victim or say where the person lived.
It is the first case of the disease spread by infected mice since 2009. Only 12 cases have been reported to the state Health Department since 1993, when the virus was first recognized in the U.S. There have been seven deaths in North Dakota including the most recent one.
Epidemiologist Michelle Feist (fyst) says people should take precautions if they are cleaning in areas where signs of rodents are present.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A Bismarck man is accused of installing a hidden camera in his home to spy on a female tenant.
Seventy-one-year-old Paul Davis is charged with misdemeanor surreptitious intrusion. He has not made a court appearance, and court documents do not list an attorney for him.
Police say a 46-year-old woman reported in early May that she had found a peephole with a camera lens in Davis’ home, where she was renting a room. Authorities allege that Davis had installed the camera about six months earlier to spy on the woman when she was naked.
Davis could face a year in prison if convicted.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Lawyers in the case of a man convicted in North Dakota more than two years ago for what was deemed one of the largest credit card schemes in the country are arguing over the amount of money lost by the victims and gained by the defendant.
Adekunle Adetiloye (aw-duh-KUHN-lee aw-duh-tuh-LOH’-ee) was sentenced to 18 years in prison for mail fraud. Authorities say he stole the identities of about 38,000 people and bilked companies out of about $1.5 million.
A judge ruled later that Adetiloye should pay back about $1,700, after prosecutors asked for restitution of nearly $744,000. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overruled and said the monetary judgment should be reconsidered.
A hearing on the matter was held earlier this week. Written arguments are due in two weeks.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Two universities in the Dakotas are getting federal money to educate farmers and ranchers about the new farm bill.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says $3 million is being doled out to extension services nationwide for outreach and education on the new farm legislation.
The money will fund meetings where producers can talk with extension agents and Farm Service Agency staff about their options. The meetings are to begin in late summer.
About $44,000 is going to the North Dakota State University Extension Service and about $46,000 is going to the service at South Dakota State.
The Agriculture Department also is providing $3 million for officials at other universities to develop online tools for producers and train experts to educate farmers.
WATFORD CITY, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Public Service Commission is holding a public hearing about a proposed natural gas plant near Watford City.
The June 18 hearing will look at a $280 million gas plant proposed by Tulsa, Oklahoma-based ONEOK Rockies Midstream LLC. The proposed facility would be able to process 200 million cubic feet of natural gas per day and would be located about 13 miles southwest of Watford City. ONEOK’s plan calls for construction to begin on July 1 and for the project to be completed by the end of 2015.
The Public Service Commission is a state body that permits and regulates power plants, pipelines, railroads and a number of other businesses in the state.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – The University of North Dakota has broken ground on a new $122 million School of Medicine and Health Sciences building.
The 325,000-square-foot facility northwest of Ralph Engelstad Arena will put all of the medical school’s departments under one roof. Some of the departments have been housed in separate locations on the Grand Forks campus because of a lack of space.
UND President Robert Kelley says the new building will help educate the health care workforce necessary for the health and vibrancy of North Dakota’s growing population.
North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple was among the dignitaries on hand for a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday.
The state Legislature last year approved money for the project. Construction is expected to wrap up by July 2016.
WAHPETON, N.D. (AP) – Wahpeton’s newly elected mayor says economic development will be among his biggest priorities.
Meryl Hansey defeated Renelle Bertsch by a vote of 656-242 in Tuesday’s primary election.
The 78-year-old Hansey says other priorities include addressing the issue of relocating the city’s police department, and encouraging more senior housing.
Hansey will begin his four-year term next week.
In sports.
Jamestown (CSi UJ) University of Jamestown President Robert S. Badal and Athletic Director Lawrie Paulson announce Alan Magnani has been named head men’s basketball coach.
Magnani comes to Jamestown from Mount Pleasant, Iowa, where from 1996 to 2011 he was head men’s basketball coach at Iowa Wesleyan College.
Magnani says, “I am really excited about the opportunity to build upon and continue the success of the men’s basketball program at the University of Jamestown. I was very impressed with everyone I met during the interview process.”
Magnani is the winningest coach in Iowa Wesleyan school history, and his teams reached the NAIA National Tournament in 2004, 2006, 2009 and 2011, winning Midwest Collegiate Conference championships those same years. He was a three-time conference Coach of the Year and in 2011 was a finalist for the Don Meyer Collegeinsider.com National Coach of the Year award. He has coached 13 All-Americans.
Paulson says, “It’s hard to match his resumé. Obviously, he has enjoyed a great deal of success coaching in Iowa, and I think his experience and maturity will be an asset, not only to the basketball program, but to the Athletic Department and campus community as well.”
Dr. Badal adds, “We are so pleased to welcome an experienced and highly successful coach with an NAIA background.”
Magnani earned his bachelor’s degree in sociology from the University of Northern Iowa and his master’s degree in sports administration from Wayne State College. He has held several leadership positions, including serving as President of the NABC-NAIA Board of Directors and three-time Chairman of the NAIA D-II Men’s Basketball National Tournament.
Magnani and his wife, Diane, have three children, Trey, 18, Jordan, 14, and Lexie, 12.
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota Game and Fish Department game wardens issued a record 190 citations during this year’s paddlefish snagging season in Williams and McKenzie counties.
Officials say this year’s season was a few days longer than last year’s, leading to an increase in citations from 177 to 190.
Enforcement Chief Robert Timian says the most prevalent violation was fishing without a license, involving 36 nonresidents and 13 residents. Only 14 violations were directly related to paddlefishing.
Other citations included boating violations, failure to obey wildlife management area rules and alcohol violations.
AA..
Fargo-Moorhead 5, Lincoln 4, comp. of susp. game
Lincoln 6, Fargo-Moorhead 4, 2nd game
MLB…
INTERLEAGUE
Final Houston 5 Arizona 4, 10 Innings
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Final Baltimore 4 Toronto 2
Final Boston 5 Cleveland 2
Final Detroit 4 Chi White Sox 0
Final N-Y Yankees 6 Seattle 3
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final Cincinnati 4 L.A. Dodgers 1
Final Philadelphia 7 San Diego 3
Final Colorado 10 Atlanta 3
Final San Francisco 7 Washington 1
Final Pittsburgh 4 Chi Cubs 0
Final Milwaukee 5 N-Y Mets 1, 13 Innings
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS
MIAMI (AP) – The San Antonio Spurs enjoy a commanding three-games-to-one lead in the NBA Finals following a 107-86 rout of the Heat in Miami. Kawhi (kah-WY’) Leonard had team highs of 20 points and 14 rebounds for the Spurs, who held the Heat to 35 percent shooting while taking a 55-36 halftime lead. Tony Parker had 19 points to help the Spurs get within one victory of their fifth championship.
WNBA BASKETBALL
Final Connecticut 96 Phoenix 95
GOLF…
PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) – Martin Kaymer (KY’-mur) is the leader heading into the second round of the U.S. Open. Kaymer birdied three of his last five holes for a 5-under 65, the lowest round ever posted for the three Opens played at Pinehurst. Kevin Na, Graeme McDowell, Fran Quinn and Brendon DeJonge are three strokes back and one ahead of Jordan Spieth (speeth), Keegan Bradley, Matt Kuchar (KOO’-chur) and seven others.
SOCCER…
UNDATED (AP) – Soccer’s World Cup continues today with Mexico versus Cameroon, Spain against the Netherlands and Chile battling Australia. Host country Brazil opened the tournament yesterday by scoring the last three goals in a 3-1 win over Croatia. The Brazilians fell behind 1-0 on an own goal in the 11th minute before Neymar scored twice, the second coming on a penalty shot in the 71st minute.
NFL…
RENTON, Wash. (AP) – The Seattle Seahawks have worked out a contract agreement with free-agent defensive tackle Kevin Williams, who had spent his entire 12-year career with Minnesota. Williams started 15 games last season for the Vikings with 3 1/2 sacks and an interception.
NBA…
LOS ANGELES (AP) – If Donald Sterling is to be forced out of the NBA, the Los Angeles Clippers owner is looking to take a few heads with him.
A person with knowledge of Sterling’s legal strategy says his team of lawyers has hired four private investigation firms to dig up dirt on the league’s former and current commissioners and its 29 owners. The individual says investigators were given a six-figure budget over the next 30 days to examine the league’s finances, allegations of previous discriminatory conduct and compensation to past commissioner David Stern and current commissioner Adam Silver. They’re also looking into whether other owners ever made any off-color jokes, or racist or sexist remarks.
Sterling is suing the NBA for $1 billion in federal court after the league tried to oust him as Clippers owner for making racist remarks to a girlfriend that were publicized.
In world and national news…
BAGHDAD (AP) – Militants who have taken control of a big part of Iraq’s Sunni heartland continue to push forward with their offensive, moving into an ethnically mixed province where they captured two towns northeast of Baghdad. Neighboring Shiite powerhouse Iran has signaled its willingness to confront the growing threat. Meanwhile, the U.N. refugee agency says 300,000 people fled for safety this week.
WASHINGTON (AP) – A Pentagon spokesman says there’s no timetable for the continued recovery of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl as he settles into Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio. The soldier who spent five years in Taliban captivity arrived today from a treatment facility in Germany. He’s expected to reunite with his family.
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama is headed for the Dakotas today, where he’ll get a personal view of the plight of Native Americans living on tribal lands. It’s Obama’s first such visit since he was elected president. The president and first lady are scheduled to visit Standing Rock Sioux Reservation during an annual event known as the Flag Day Celebration. Residents of tribal lands struggle with a lack of housing, health care and education, among other problems.
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) – There’s apparently renewed fighting in eastern Ukraine. The country’s interior minister says that government troops attacked pro-Russian separatists in the southern port of Mariupol (mah-ROO’-pahl). Arsen Avakov says four government troops were wounded as forces retook buildings occupied by the rebels in the center of the town. Rebel leaders confirmed they have three tanks and Ukrainian officials have said the tanks crossed over from Russia.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) – Many Chinese relatives of passengers on Malaysia Airlines flight 370 say they’ll turn down advance insurance payments from Malaysia. The airline has begun giving out $50,000 payments. Malaysia’s deputy foreign minister says six Malaysian and one Chinese family had so far received payments. He said full payouts would come after the plane is found or officially declared lost.