CSi Weather…
REST OF TODAY…RAIN IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, LIGHT SNOW…POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. NEW SNOW
ACCUMULATION UP TO 1 INCH. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 1 INCH.. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
.TONIGHT…CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG THROUGH THE NIGHT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AND
SNOW IN THE EVENING IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. LOWS AROUND
30. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY…CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. A 40 PERCENT
CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY. RAIN POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE
EVENING…THEN CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
70 PERCENT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, 60 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.
.THURSDAY…DECREASING CLOUDS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH
WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.SUNDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 60S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING…
THEN CHANCE OF RAIN POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS
IN THE MID 30S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.
.MONDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN
THE MID 50S.
CHANCES OF SNOW AND RAIN WILL OCCUR THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR LESS CAN BE
EXPECTED.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT…PRECIPITATION CONTINUES TO SPREAD EAST ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL INTO SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA…WHILE TRANSITIONING FROM RAIN BACK TO SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST AS COLDER AIR WRAPS INTO THE SYSTEM. ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED…AT THIS TIME IT LOOKS LIKE MAINLY TRACE AMOUNTS TO A HALF INCH SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE.
MAINLY DRY PERIOD IS EXPECTED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
TEMPERATURES…WEDNESDAY IS EXPECTED TO BE COOL WITH HIGHS
MAINLY IN THE 40S. WE WARM INTO THE 50S THURSDAY AND FRIDAY…AND THE 60S SATURDAY. THEN COOL BACK DOWN INTO THE 50S SUNDAY INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK. LOWS WILL BE IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
KENMARE, N.D. (AP) – Wintry weather moving across North Dakota this week gave residents of Kenmare a post-Easter surprise.
Residents of the northwestern community woke up Monday to find 14 inches of snow on the ground.
National Weather Service officials say the town was in the path of a narrow band of heavy snowfall that passed through late Sunday and early Monday. They say it’s an unusual event and doesn’t really have an explanation.
The city sent out snowplows early Monday. Resident Barb Wiedmer tells the Minot Daily News that the snow was melting nicely by mid-day.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Council met in Regular Session, Monday evening at City Hall. Council Member Buchanan was not present.
The City Council approved a Resolution to approving the following relative to a Special City Election:
The Special Election will be held on June 2, 2015, for the purpose of determining whether electors approve/disapprove the establishment of a 1% City Sales Tax for the construction and operation of the Two Rivers Activity Center.
The polling place will be at the Jamestown Civic Center with polling hours to be from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM
The polling place for early voting and absentee voting is at the Stutsman County Courthouse
Set to begin April 17, 2015.
May 18, 2015, to June 1st, 2015, is early voting dates from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday through Friday, at the courthouse.
June 8, 2015, at 11:00 AM, the City Council to meet in Special Session as the Canvassing Board to certify the results of the June 2,
2015, Special Election
7) Early Voting/ Absentee Ballot personnel as follows:
o Casey Bradley Inspector/Judge/Clerk
o Linda Chadduck Inspector/Judge/Clerk
o Josh Smaage Inspector/Judge/Clerk
o Sandra Eckelberg Judge/Clerk
o Lyndsey Michel Judge/Clerk
o Jamison Veil Judge/Clerk
o Jessica Alonge Judge/Clerk
o Vanessa Grabinger Judge/Clerk
o Erin Kummer Judge/Clerk
o Cheryl McPherson Judge/Clerk
8) Vote Center personnel as follows:
o Casey Bradley Inspector/Judge/Clerk
o Linda Chadduck Inspector/Judge/Clerk
o Josh Smaage Inspector/Judge/Clerk
o Sandra Eckelberg Clerk
o Lyndsey Michel Clerk
o Sarah Van De Velde Clerk
o Cheryl McPherson Judge
o Jessica Alonge Judge
o Jamison Veil Judge
Consent Agenda items discussed separately:
Item N.was removed for a correction, Resolution to approve Payment No. 2, to Scherbenske, Inc., for the Storm Drain Cleaning Project, in
the corrected amount of $87,500. The previously listed amount was $104,520.
REGULAR AGENDA:
RESOLUTIONS:
A PUBLIC HEARING was held Concerning Seal Coat, Patching, Construction and Reconstruction District #15-41 protests and the sufficiency thereof.
The protests have been found to be insufficient to bar proceeding with Seal Coat, Patching, Construction and Reconstruction District
The City Council approved and authorized awarding the bid for Seal Coat, Patching, Construction and Reconstruction of the District to Border States Paving, Inc., in the amount of $1,529,566.85.
Another PUBLIC HEARING was held concerning the special assessments on the 2014 Sidewalk, Curb & Gutter District #14-11.
Following the hearing the City Council approved the special assessments on 2014 Sidewalk, Curb & Gutter District #14-11, in the total amount of $89,849.10, with the City Share-Departments at $65,608.18, and benefited properties to be assessed in the amount of $24,240.92.
ORDINANCES:
A FIRST READING: Concerned an ordinance to amend and re-enact an Ordinance by amending the District Map to change the zoning of the proposed Lot 1, Block 1, Edgewood First Addition, within the NE ¼ of the SW ¼ of Section 2, Township 139 North, Range 64W from A-1 (Agricultural District) and C-1 (Local Commercial District) to C-1 (Local Commercial District), was approved.
A SECOND READING AND FINAL READING an Ordinance introduced by Council Member Buchanan, to enact Sections 2-88 through 2-100 of the City Code pertaining to landscaping requirements, was approved.
A SECOND READING AND FINAL READING OF AN ORDINANCE introduced by Council Member Brubakken, to amend and re-enact Section 21-04-06.1 of the City Code pertaining to alcohol related traffic offenses; ignition interlock devices and the seizure, forfeiture, and sale of motor vehicles was approved.
A PUBLIC HEARING concerning the annexation of a part of the NE portion of the SW ¼ of Section 2, Township 139 North, Range 64 West of the Fifth Principal Meridian, City of Jamestown and extraterritorial lands of the City of Jamestown, Stutsman County, North Dakota.
Following the Public Hearing a SECOND READING an Ordinance introduced by Council Member Kourajian, for the annexation was approved.
A SECOND READING of an Ordinance introduced by Council Member Kourajian, to grant Otter Tail Power Company a continued franchise to maintain its system within the City for a 10 year period, was tabled.
HEARING FROM THE AUDIENCE: No One Spoke
APPOINTMENTS:
The council re-appointed John Grabinger to serve as a member of the Special Assessment Commission for a six year term to expire April 2021.
Re-appointed Bob Martin to serve as a member of the Shade Tree Committee for a three year term to expire April 2018.
Re-appointed the City Council to serve as members of the Storm Water Committee for a two year term to expire April 2017.
Re-appointed the City Engineer, City Administrator, City Building Inspector, Engineering Technician II, Public Works Chairperson, Street Foreman and Street Equipment Operator III to serve as members of the Storm Water Sub-Committee for a two year term to expire April 2017.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER’S REPORT: No reports were given.
OTHER BUSINESS:
Approved recognizing the Miss ND Junior-High-High School-Collegiate
America as an other public spirited organization and to authorize the issuance of a
Calendar Raffle Permit for May 4 thru May 29, 2015.
Approved the sales agreement with Allen Enterprises for the purchase of Lot 1
and the Southerly 85.82 feet of Lot 2 (measured at right angles from the southerly
line of Lot 2), Block 3, I-94 Business Park Addition.
The meeting was shown live on CSi 67 followed by replays.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corporation (JSDC) Executive Committee Monday, approved a sales agreement for one and a half lots in the I-94 Business Park to Allen Enterprises.
The JSDC Board approved the sale in January. The sale was also approved during the February City Council and Stutsman County Commission meetings.
The property transfer had been delayed while a finalized version of the sales agreement was prepared.
The document for real estate, and, an economic development agreement.
The lots, appraised at $3.50 per square foot, are being sold at $1 per square foot. The difference of $2.50 per square foot is considered an economic development grant from the JSDC to Allen Enterprises.
The economic development portion of the agreement includes requirements that the buyer employs 10 full-time workers and sets a minimum value of the structure that must be built on the lots within two years.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Public School Board Monday received the study report from RSP & Associates of Kansas City, Kansas, with the district’s demographic information and census projections, and projected enrollment for grades K-12 from the current school year through 2019-20.
Rob Schwartz, RSP & Associates CEO, said his company’s projections are 97 percent accurate and Jamestown Public Schools will be dealing with capacity issues at the elementary school level and at the middle school level by the 2019-20 school year.
Enrollment is projected to increase to 2,384 students by 2019-20, an increase of 161 students or 7 percent.
Jamestown School Superintendent Rob Lech says the next step will be to send the demographic study information to DLR Group, an architectural firm based out of Omaha.
Lech says the firm will make a recommendation concerning which school buildings need to be expanded to handle the projected enrollment growth.
the study shows that Gussner, Lincoln, Louis L’Amour and Roosevelt elementary schools are either at capacity or will be over the next five years. Gussner Elementary School has a capacity of 260 students and currently has 264 students enrolled. RSP’s study projects Gussner’s enrollment increasing to 275 for 2015-16, then staying at or above its current capacity through 2019-20.
Lincoln Elementary has a capacity of 240 students and has an enrollment of 252 students for the current school year. The study project’s Lincoln’s enrollment increasing to 276 by 2019-20.
Valley City (CSi) The Barnes County State’s Attorney says there is no direct evidence of election tampering at during the January school bond vote at the Maple Valley School District.
Carl Martineck says the State Crime Bureau investigation included interviewing poll workers about individuals making improper statements to sway voters, which found most of which was hearsay.
The $10.3 million bond for the school district which includes parts of Barnes and Cass Counties, failed by just ten votes.
Valley City (CSi) The first street closure in connection with the first phase of permanent flood control in Valley City is on 5th Avenue Southwest between Viking Drive and 4th Street Southwest.
Updated maps for road closures will be posted on the Valley City website www.valleycity.us
Work on the first phase of the Valley City permanent flood protection project began on Monday with the first phase of the project lasting about 18 months.
KLJ and Valley City officials met last Thursday, with residents living in the project area, explaining the first phase of construction.
Anyone with questions about the project should call the KLJ office in Valley City at 845-4980.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A man who was sent to prison for breaking into a Spirit Lake Indian Reservation post office has been sentenced to more than a year in prison for failing to show up at a halfway house.
Robert Redroad Jr., of St. Michael, is charged with escape from custody. Authorities say Redroad failed to report to the Lake Region Law Enforcement Center in Devils Lake in October after he was released from a federal prison in West Virginia.
Redroad was sentenced in April 2013 to 30 months in prison on charges of burglary of a post office and conspiracy to commit bank fraud. He was sentenced Monday to 13 months in prison on the escape charge with credit for time served.
A federal public defender could not be reached for comment.
MANDAN, N.D. (AP) – A 33-year-old Bismarck man facing 13 felony charges has pleaded not guilty in connection with a string of crimes in Morton County.
Jason Duerr is accused of stealing two vehicles and attempting to steal a third when he was arrested in late February. Police say he also broke into two homes and drove through a garage.
The charges against Duerr include robbery, burglary, criminal mischief and theft of property. He also is charged with two misdemeanors.
Duerr entered his not guilty plea Monday.
He asked for a reduction of his $50,000 bond, but his request was denied.
His trial is scheduled to begin on Aug. 11.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – More counterfeit bills were discovered over the weekend in Fargo and police believe it is the work of more than one person. More fake $100 bills have been found in Fargo. Lt. Joel Vettel with the Fargo Police Department says authorities have identified two types of fake bills circulating in the area. One type is a low-denomination bill that criminals are washing out and then reprinting to make them look like they’re worth $20, $50 or $100. The other bills are being produced in a laser printer.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Opponents of recent changes to North Dakota’s anti-corporate farming law can begin circulating petitions to try to bring the issue to voters.
Secretary of State Al Jaeger announced Monday that he approved the format of the petition. Supporters need to gather and submit at least 13,452 valid signatures by June 18 to get a proposed measure on the June 2016 ballot.
Gov. Jack Dalrymple signed the legislation last month that exempts ailing pork and dairy operations from the state’s anti-corporate farming law.
Supporters say it’s intended to revitalize dairy and swine farms after years of decline. Opponents believe the anti-corporate farming law blocks unfair competition from big, out-of-state corporations.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s Senate has approved a revamped formula to distribute a portion of the state’s oil and gas production tax revenue.
The Senate voted 47-0 on Monday to change the formula. The fund currently sets aside 75 percent of some oil tax revenues for the state and 25 percent for local governments.
North Dakota’s House in February endorsed giving 70 percent to the state and 30 percent to communities affected by rapid growth. The Senate’s version has the same 70-30 split as the House version but has pending amendments that would change how some of the funding would be allocated.
A House-Senate conference committee will now attempt to craft a version that both chambers can accept.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Legislature has passed a bill that would prohibit the governor from appointing a successor to a vacant North Dakota congressional seat.
North Dakota’s Senate voted 27-20 Monday to approve the measure. The House passed the bill in February.
Republican Rep. Roscoe Streyle introduced the bill, which is response to a rumored gubernatorial bid next year by popular freshman Democratic U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp.
She’s been mum on the subject.
Streyle says the goal is to allow voters to choose the successor instead of the governor.
North Dakota law already requires a special election if the state’s lone U.S. House seat is vacated.
Heitkamp is the only Democrat holding a statewide office in North Dakota. She unsuccessfully ran for governor in 2000.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A dog found stabbed multiple times in a rural area near Horace is now recovering with a foster family.
The dog that rescuers named Wilford was found March 22 and brought to the Red River Emergency Animal Clinic for treatment. The 4 Luv of Dog Rescue group said Wilford had been stabbed repeatedly with an object 6-8 inches long, and officials didn’t know if he would survive.
Two weeks later, Wilford has made a remarkable comeback and is waiting for a permanent home.
Meanwhile, the Cass County Sherriff’s Office is asking anyone with information about who might be responsible to come forward.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Warm, dry weather last week enabled some farmers in North Dakota to begin spring planting.
The Agriculture Department says in its weekly crop progress report that some farmers have started seeding small grains in the south central and southeastern parts of the state.
The report says recent wet weather is likely to delay fieldwork, but the moisture is welcome. Topsoil moisture supplies are rated only 68 percent adequate to surplus.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A federal judge has dismissed the copyright lawsuit filed by a North Dakota advertising agency against the creators of a Cartoon Network show.
H2M, a Fargo-based advertising and marketing agency, filed the lawsuit in 2013 alleging that Dane Boedigheimer and Spencer Grove copied a Department of Transportation marketing campaign. Boedigheimer and Grove are the creators of the animated series “Annoying Orange.”
The case was scheduled to go to trial in June in North Dakota.
H2M alleged that Boedigheimer and Grove ripped off a character called The Talking Orange that was created for television commercials for the North Dakota Department of Transportation. The commercials aired in North Dakota and western Minnesota from 2005 to 2010.
Boedigheimer and Grove are both North Dakota natives and attended college in Minnesota.
In sports…
The following Blue Jay Athletics have been POSTPONED for Tuesday, April 7th:
Girls Fastpitch Softball vs. TMCHS – POSTPONED (Make-up TBD)
Girls Soccer vs. Minot – POSTPONED (Make-up TBD)
NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL…
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – The Duke Blue Devils are national champions for the fifth time following a 68-63 victory over Wisconsin at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Tyus Jones scored 13 of his 23 points in the final 11 minutes after the Blue Devils behind 48-39. Grayson Allen provided 10 of his 16 points in the second half and gave Duke a huge boost with Jahlil Okafor (jah-LIHL’ OH’-kah-fohr) and Justice Winslow on the bench with foul trouble.
Mike Krzyzewski joins John Wooden as the only coaches to win at least five NCAA men’s basketball titles.
AP Player of the Year Frank Kaminsky had team highs of 21 points and 12 rebounds for the Badgers, who continue to seek their first national championship since 1941.
INTERLEAGUE
Final Boston 8 Philadelphia 0
AMERICAN LEAGUE
DETROIT (AP) – David Price allowed just five hits yesterday to lead the Detroit Tigers to a 4-0 win over the Minnesota Twins. J.D. Martinez and Alex Avila both homered for the Tigers, and Yoenis Cespedes tripled in his Detroit debut. Twins starter Phil Hughes took the loss after giving up four runs in six innings of work.
Final Toronto 6 N-Y Yankees 1
Final Baltimore 6 Tampa Bay 2
Final Kansas City 10 Chi White Sox 1
Final Seattle 4 L.A. Angels 1
Final Houston 2 Cleveland 0
Final Oakland 8 Texas 0
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final Colorado 10 Milwaukee 0
Final N-Y Mets 3 Washington 1
Final Atlanta 2 Miami 1
Final Cincinnati 5 Pittsburgh 2
Final L.A. Dodgers 6 San Diego 3
Final San Francisco 5 Arizona 4
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final Brooklyn 106 Portland 96
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Ondrej Pavelec stopped 32 shots last night as the Winnipeg Jets blanked the Minnesota Wild 2-0. Blake Wheeler and Drew Stafford scored for the Jets, who prevented the Wild from clinching a wild-card spot. Minnesota remains two points ahead of Winnipeg in the Central Division.
Final Buffalo 4 Carolina 3
Final OT N-Y Rangers 4 Columbus 3
Final 2OT Vancouver 2 Los Angeles 1
Final Dallas 5 San Jose 1
NFL…
UNDATED (AP) – A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press that Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson will meet with the NFL today to discuss his playing status. Peterson was suspended under the league’s personal conduct policy through at least April 15th due to a child abuse case involving his son, a decision he appealed. Commissioner Roger Goodell has said he planned to meet with Peterson before that date to determine his status.
BASKETBALL-HALL OF FAME…
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Kentucky coach John Calipari and Spencer Haywood are among 11 new inductees going into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame this year.
Among the rest of the class are former WNBA star Lisa Leslie, longtime referee Dick Bavetta, Celtics star Jo Jo White and Boston coach Tom Heinsohn, and four-time NBA defensive player of the year Dikembe Mutombo (dih-KEHM’-bay moo-TAHM’-boh).
The induction ceremony is in September in Springfield, Massachusetts.
In world and national news…
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – A human rights watchdog group is criticizing Afghan authorities and the international community for what they call the abandonment of women activists in Afghanistan. A new report from Amnesty International says women activists who are working to improve the human rights situation in their country face increased violence, including threats, sexual assault and assassinations.
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) – A raucous crowd has gathered in Kenya’s capital to honor the memory of the 148 people who died in an Islamic extremist attack on a university. There was no sign of police as hundreds of Kenyan students chanted and marched in downtown Nairobi denouncing the al-Shabab militants, and pressing the government for better security in the wake of the slaughter.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning above 3,500 feet in California today and the highest elevations could get up to two feet of snow, but forecasters say it still won’t make a dent in the prolonged drought. Scattered showers, cold air and near-winter temperatures have already rolled in to some parts of Northern California. An April 1 snow survey in the Sierra Nevada measured at a dismal 5 percent of the historical average.
CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago politics is front and center in the Windy City today as voters cast ballots in the city’s first mayoral runoff. Rahm Emanuel is seeking a second term, but must defeat a challenge from Cook County Commissioner Jesus (hay-SOOS’) Garcia. Chicago’s next mayor faces major issues, including the worst-funded pensions of any major U.S. city, upcoming teacher contract negotiations and a persistent crime problem.
WASHINGTON (AP) – The late poet, author and civil rights champion Maya Angelou is being honored with her own stamp. The U.S. Postal Service is issuing a new limited edition “Forever” stamp to be dedicated at a ceremony today. It showcases Atlanta artist Ross Rossin’s 2013 portrait of Angelou, an oil painting in the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery collection.