CSi Weather…
TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.FRIDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS
15 TO 20 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND
40. HIGHS AROUND 70.
.MONDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. BREEZY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Unseasonably warm and dry weather is breaking temperature records and sparking fears of wildfires in the Dakotas.
In North Dakota, Fargo, Grand Forks, Jamestown and Williston all have tied or broken temperature records this week. National Weather Service reports show high temperatures in those cities approaching 60 degrees, tying or breaking records that date back in some instances more than a century.
On Monday this week, Jamestown broke the record of 56 degrees set in 1988 when the new record of 57 was set.
Valley City (CSi) Valley City Police report a 19 year old motorcyclist was injured Monday afternoon around 3:30, at the intersection of Central Avenue and 5th Street near Valley City High School.
The accident involved the motorcycle striking the rear passenger side of a school bus.
The injured motorcyclist was wearing a helmet and was transported to CHI mercy Health Care with treatment of non life threatening injuries.
The condition of the injured driver has not been released.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Stutsman Development Corporation (JSDC) Board of Directors has reviewed if James River Family Fitness (former YMCA) along with its child and daycare facility would be required to pay a rental fee at the proposed Two Rivers Activity Center (TRAC) which would house the Fitness Center and child care operations.
At the meeting, Jamestown Mayor Katie Andersen said she wasn’t sure it was fair to competing businesses, that James River Family Fitness and its child care/day care operation will be able to operate out of a new facility that is being paid for by taxpayer dollars and will not have to pay any rent.
She noted that other day care centers, they pay rent on their facilities.
Andersen feels it would be appropriate to obtain rental income from James River Family Fitness, including the child and daycare operations, using the funds to pay depreciation costs of the facility.
Jamestown School Superintendent Rob Lech, also member of the Two Rivers Activity Center Board of Directors, said he understood Andersen’s point of view, adding that the revenues James River Family Fitness and the child and day care operation would generate dollars toward rent and go to the activity center to pay off its debt.
JSDC Board member, Kelly Rachel, said the activity center’s plan would not create any additional competition at subsidized rates.
The activity center debt would be paid back by memberships to the center, including $55 for a single and $90 for a family per month, which covers over 4 individuals.
Activity Center Board member, Amy Walters said the updated business plan indicates that if all the 2,700 current members of James River Family Fitness would become members the center can attract 100 more, or 2,800 memberships, and renting the center’s facilities, would cover almost all of the center’s costs.
The city is reviewing petitions submitted by supporters of the activity center, asking the city to hold a special election to determine if voters want to approve a one percent sales tax that would pay for the first phase of the proposed activity center, that would cost $28.6 million.If at least 1,053 signatures are verified, the special election would be held within 90 days of when the signatures are verified.
TRAC operations would become part of the Jamestown Parks and Recreation Department.
The activity center’s board would dissolve and become an advisory board to the parks and recreation department.
The second phase, which would be paid for by a separate capital fundraising campaign, would expand the area where the multisport courts are planned and other sections of the center, and bring the total cost for the project to about $40 million.
Two Rivers Activity Center would be located on about eight acres of land, southeast of Jamestown High School and northwest of Gussner Elementary School, and contain James River Family Fitness and its child and daycare operation, along with an indoor water facility, three multisport courts, community meeting rooms, a kitchen and an indoor turf air facility
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Planning Commission is recommending zone changes for two projects, and preliminary plat approvals.
The commission approved a zoning and plat change for Edgewood First Addition for a 23-unit assisted-living facility and a 39-unit memory care unit, to be located on the west side of 10th Avenue Southwest, west of the Fairfield Inn.
The 5-acres includes land zoned as commercial and agriculture. The zone change, would mean the entire parcel will be zoned commercial.
Construction is planned to start this spring with completion of the project in about a year.
The Planning Commission also gave preliminary approval to the Schumacher Acres Addition plat, south of 13th Street Northeast and south of Jamestown Regional Airport.
Developers plans to construct 36-unit apartment buildings on two of those lots.
The plat divides an existing parcel into eight lots.
The planning commission also approved a preliminary plat for the Anne Carlsen Center Second Subdivision located east of the Jamestown Regional Medical Center.
The plat enlarges a previous plat owned by the Anne Carlsen Center.
The plat notes that the owner has no current plans for development.
Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Police is warning Jamestown residents of a convicted high risk sex offender that has moved into Jamestown, from the rural area.
Timothy is an Taxis is currently residing at the Starlight Motel, #5, 1610 Business Loop East Jamestown, ND
Taxis is a 51 year old white male, 5-feet 6 inches tall, weighing 140 pounds with hazel eyes, and blonde hair.
His vehicles are a white 1992 Chrysler New Yorker, with ND license plate: JZR 252.
He also drives a 1985 black Dodge Ram 2 door pickup, with ND license plate: GEA 590.
Another vehicle is a gray 1997 Buick LaSabre, ND Lic GRN442.
He was convicted in Stutsman County Court in July of 2001 of indecent exposure, involving two 11 year old girls in a park, and then following them in a vehicle.
The disposition was 30 days.
He was convicted in Stutsman County Court in April of 1998, of indecent exposure, involving a female employee at a video store.
Disposition, 30 days with 24 days suspended.
He was convicted of gross sexual imposition on three occasions in one week, involving exposing himself to young girls in the area of a tennis court. On one of those occasions he forced an 11 year old girl to perform a sexual act on him.
The conviction date in Stutsman County District Court, was in May 1994, with the disposition of 7 years, with 3 years and 6 months suspended.
Taxis is not wanted by police at this time and has served the sentence imposed by the court.
This notification is meant for public safety and not to increase fear in the community, nor should this information be used to threaten, assault or intimidate the offender. Attempts to harass, intimidate or threaten these offenders or their families, landlords, or employers will be turned over for prosecution.
Printed handouts of Timothy Alan Taxis’s photo and demographics are available at the Jamestown Police Department.
Sex offender registration information is available on the North Dakota Attorney General’s web site:
www.sexoffender.nd.gov/
Timothy Taxis photos
Valley City (CSi) An at-large Valley City Public School Board seat is up for election on June 9, 2015.
The seat is currently held by Rick Ross, who intends to run for re-election.
Anyone interested in running for the seat has until 4-pm April 6, 2015 to fill out a statement of intent at the school district business office.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – Minot police are searching for a man who robbed a convenience store at gunpoint. Authorities say a man wearing a hooded sweat shirt and a ski mask walked into a Kum & Go store, brandished a handgun and threatened the clerk’s life. The man fled with an undisclosed amount of cash.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A North Dakota man could spend up to a decade in prison after admitting that he punched a 4-year-old child in the face. Thirty-four-year-old Lionel Dunn has pleaded guilty to a felony child abuse charge stemming from the October incident. Authorities say the Fort Totten man punched a 24-year-old woman in the face and kicked her in the stomach during an argument during an October night. She was taken to a hospital for treatment.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – An 18-year-old Bismarck man is accused of holding a girl against her will and choking the girl when she said she didn’t want to date him.
Preston Lang was arrested Friday and charged with felonious restraint, aggravated assault and terrorizing.
The girl reported the incident Wednesday after Lang picked her up from Bismarck High School. She said Lang took her phone, wouldn’t let her exit the vehicle and then forced her into a family member’s home.
The girl said Lang began choking, striking and slapping her inside the house. She said he then tried to hang himself with a cord.
A family friend interrupted the alleged assault and brought the girl back to school.
Lang is being held at Morton County Correctional Center on a $5,000 bond. Court records don’t list an attorney for him.
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – Authorities in North Dakota say a man has been charged in connection with the death of a woman who was a passenger in the car he was driving the night they were involved in a traffic incident.
50-year-old David Flinner has been charged with felony manslaughter. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.
Court records show that the Williston man lost control of his vehicle after he passed another vehicle at an estimated 90 mph in a 65-mph zone on Highway 2 around 4:30 p.m. March 4.
The 26-year-old Tianna Coldiron, of Williston, was one of Flinner’s two passengers. They were all transported to a hospital, where Coldiron later died.
Court records do not list an attorney for the man.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A Mandaree man accused of murder on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation allegedly killed another man with his bare hands after a fight last December that began while the two men were using methamphetamine.
Thirty-one-year-old Marcel Chase then allegedly put the body of Toby Young Bear in the trunk of a car. FBI Special Agent Bruce Bennett says in an affidavit that Young Bear’s body appeared to have severe head injuries.
Chase faces a second-degree murder charge that carries a maximum sentence of life in prison. Defense attorney Paul Myerchin says Chase plans to plead insanity.
U.S. District Judge Daniel Hovland has ordered Chase undergo a psychiatric evaluation.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Federal health officials say 18,171 North Dakota residents selected health insurance plans during the second enrollment period under a provision of the Affordable Care Act.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced the new enrollment numbers Tuesday. The figures are through Feb. 22.
Officials had estimated that up to 21,313 North Dakota residents were eligible to select health plans through the federal marketplace healthcare.gov.
The federal report shows that 86 percent of those who selected plans qualified for a tax credit, and the credits averaged $228 per month.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota lawmakers are mulling legislation to allow for middle name options on marriage licenses.
Newly married Fargo Republican Rep. Thomas Beadle is the primary sponsor of the bill that would allow someone to who gets married to keep his or her former surname and their middle name.
Beadle says several younger lawmakers and especially those who are newly married like himself are supportive of the measure.
Currently, someone who gets married may keep his or her former surname as his or her new middle name on their marriage license.
The proposed legislation gives plenty of options, including keeping the middle name and hyphenating the two last names.
The House unanimously approved the measure 90-0 in January. The Senate Judiciary Committee is slated to consider the bill on Wednesday.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem is urging North Dakota consumers to make sure contractors are fully licensed before giving them advance money.
Stenehjem says two more unlicensed contractors recently were banned from doing business in the state, bringing the total since January 2014 to 14.
Stenehjem says the 14 contractors were paid thousands and sometimes tens of thousands of dollars in advance money for work that wasn’t completed.
By law, contractors must be licensed with the secretary of state if they do work valued at $2,000 or more.
In sports…
BOYS BASKETBALL
Class B Region 3 Tournament at the Jamestown Civic Center..
Semifinal
LaMoure-Litchville-Marion 64, Strasburg-Zeeland 54
Oakes 72, Linton-HMB 69
The third place game Thursday at the Civic Center at 6-pm will feature Strasburg/Zeeland and Linton-HMB.
The 2015 North Dakota Class B Region I3 Boys Basketball Championship will start around 7:30 p.m. with LaMoure-Litchville/Marion and Oakes, with the winner advancing to the 2015 North Dakota State Class B Boys Basketball Tournament next week at the Bismarck Events Center.
Class B Region 1 Tournament
Semifinal
Enderlin 74, Central Cass 64
Fargo Oak Grove Lutheran 73, Lidgerwood-Wyndmere 58
Class B Region 2 Tournament
Semifinal
Cavalier 44, Hillsboro/Central Valley 36
May Port CG 47, Hatton-Northwood 44
Class B Region 4 Tournament
Semifinal
Four Winds/Minnewaukan 86, St. John 73
North Star 67, Harvey-Wells County 62
Class B Region 5 Tournament
Semifinal
Shiloh Christian 50, Flasher 40
Solen 64, Max 43
Class B Region 6 Tournament
Semifinal
Lewis and Clark-Berthold 66, Minot Our Redeemer’s 54
Rugby 58, Minot Bishop Ryan 37
Class B Region 7 Tournament
Semifinal
Dickinson Trinity 60, Heart River 55
New England 73, Hettinger/Scranton 65
Class B Region 8 Tournament
Semifinal
New Town 64, Kenmare 59
Parshall 75, Watford City 66
Bison Men Heading To NCCA Tournament…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – Lawrence Alexander scored 16 of his 25 points in the second half to help North Dakota State hold off South Dakota State 57-56 last night to win the Summit League tournament title. The Bison advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the third time in school history. Alexander was named the tournament’s MVP.
David Skara scored 12 points, E. Victor Nickerson had 11 and Valparaiso (val-puh-RAY’-zoh) beat Green Bay 54-44 to win the Horizon League tournament championship and an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final Indiana 118 Orlando 86
Final New Orleans 111 Brooklyn 91
Final Cleveland 127 Dallas 94
Final San Antonio 117 Toronto 107
Final Utah 87 New York 82
Final L-A Lakers 93 Detroit 85
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Thomas Vanek scored twice as the Minnesota Wild beat the new Jersey Devils 6-2 last night. Chris Stewart and Jared Spurgeon each had a goal and an assist for the Wild. Devan Dubnyk improved to 19-4-1 with Minnesota while making his 26th consecutive start and the 200th of his career.
Final 2OT Columbus 4 Carolina 3 (SO Columbus 1-0)
Final Dallas 2 Philadelphia 1
Final N-Y Rangers 2 N-Y Islanders 1
Final Boston 3 Ottawa 1
Final OT Tampa Bay 1 Montreal 0
Final St. Louis 5 Winnipeg 4
Final Los Angeles 5 Colorado 2
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
UNDATED (AP) – Kentucky transfer Kyle Wiltjer had 18 points and 10 rebounds in helping No. 7 Gonzaga (gahn-ZAG’-uh) shoot its way past Brigham Young 91-75 for the Zags’ third straight West Coast Conference tournament title, and 14th overall.
TOP-25 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final (13) Princeton 55 Penn 42
Final DePaul 78 (24) Seton Hall 68
NFL TRADES…
PHILADELPHIA (AP)- Nick Foles wasn’t coach Chip Kelly’s franchise quarterback after all. The Philadelphia Eagles have agreed to send Foles to the St. Louis Rams for oft-injured Sam Bradford in a stunning quarterback swap. The Eagles will also get a fifth round pick this season, while sending the Rams a fourth round pick this year and a second round pick in 2016.
BALTIMORE (AP) – Baltimore dealt nose tackle Haloti Ngata (hah-LOH’-tee NAH’-dah) to Detroit, which is about to lose All-Pro defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh (ehn-DAHM’-uh-kehn soo) in free agency. Ngata, 31 and a five-time Pro Bowler, is due $8.5 million next season and has a $16 million salary cap figure.
NEW YORK (AP) – Darrelle (duh-REHL’) Revis is returning to the New York Jets. According to his agents, the All-Pro cornerback is leaving New England to play for the Jets in a five-year deal worth $70 million, with $39 million guaranteed.
SEATTLE (AP) – And Super Bowl finalist Seattle has a new weapon for quarterback Russell Wilson next season. The Seahawks acquired tight end Jimmy Graham from New Orleans for center Max Unger, with draft picks changing hands. The Saints are to get a first-round pick, while Seattle receives a fourth-rounder.
NASCAR-PENALTIES…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – NASCAR placed crew chief Paul Wolfe on probation for the rest of the 2015 season after NASCAR caught Team Penske pulling out the fenders on Brad Keselowski’s car before qualifying at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
The NASCAR penalties announced included a $25,000 fine on crew chief Steve Addington because Justin Allgaier’s car was too light in postrace inspection Sunday.
In world and national news…
CASTEAU, Belgium (AP) – NATO’s secretary-general says there can’t be any certainty about compliance with the cease-fire in eastern Ukraine unless monitors can move freely and safely. Jens Stoltenberg (yehnz STOHL’-tehn-burg) is insisting international observers be given freedom of movement and protection. He also says there is still a Russian presence in Ukraine’s east, including delivery of weapons and support for rebels.
MOSCOW (AP) – There are torture allegations against Russia today in its investigation of the killing of opposition politician and Kremlin foe Boris Nemtsov. A Russian human rights activist says there is evidence of torture on the body of the main suspect charged with killing. A judge has said the man is the only one of five suspects to confess to the killing.
BEIRUT (AP) – A Kurdish spokesman says a “wide-scale and powerful” attack by Islamic State militants has been launched against a predominantly Kurdish town on the Syrian-Turkish frontier. The official and activists say the target is a town of some 50,000 people and home to a border crossing with Turkey and that a large number of fighters have gone on the offensive.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) – Officials say the southern Philippines has seen renewed fighting between government troops and Muslim rebels. The military reports at least 23 more rebel deaths, raising the insurgents’ death toll in a three-week government offensive to nearly 100. The offensive was launched against a renegade rebel group. The main Muslim rebel group has signed a peace deal.
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) – Officials say heavy fog in the area is affecting the search for seven Marines and four soldiers missing after an Army helicopter crashed during a night training exercise at Eglin Air Force Base in the Florida Panhandle. Base officials say search and rescue crews have found crash debris this morning on a remote swath of beach.