October 19 – The following stories from this week appeared on
www.jamestownsun.com
and in The Jamestown Sun.
One of the biggest adjustments for Rachel Hastings in her new role has been community service for the Jamestown Police Department
become an enforcer of laws
versus being more of an educator in the past.
“But it was worth it,” Hastings said. “I hear it all the time that people are noticing a change when it comes to animal enforcement in the city.”
Hastings is from Bird Island, Minnesota. After graduating from South Dakota State University, she worked at a number of veterinary clinics in Jamestown before joining the Jamestown Police Department on July 1 for community service.
Hastings said that as a community officer, she picks up stray dogs or cats when their owners are not around and ensures pet owners are following the laws. She also ensures that Jamestown residents comply with the city’s litter ordinances.
Community leaders in Jamestown are creating a
new board to manage Frontier Village
and possibly other tourist attractions in the area in the future, according to Allison Limke, Visitor Experience Manager, Jamestown Tourism.
“Jamestown Tourism has been managing the Frontier Village for almost five years,” she said. “We’ve sort of figured out how it works and who our visitors are.”
But Jamestown Tourism, as a government entity, is not allowed to apply for grants and other funding that would be useful to operate and improve Frontier Village.
“We found that it would be easier to be a 501(c)(3) than a government entity,” Limke said. “The new 501(c)(3) would be responsible for management, but the City of Jamestown will always own the Frontier Village.”
The move will help Frontier Village promote tourism, said David Schloegel, Jamestown City Council liaison on the Jamestown Tourism board of directors.
“We want Frontier Village to succeed,” he said. “There are a lot of grants available that they can’t apply for unless they have a 501(c)(3).”
A
Jamestown man was convicted
to 10 years in prison, with two years suspended on Wednesday, Oct. 16, on a felony charge related to his 2-year-old child’s fentanyl overdose, in Southeast District Court in Jamestown, after a judge upheld the recommended sentence by attorneys in the United States had rejected. case.
Christopher William Johnson, 40, pleaded guilty to child endangerment, a class B misdemeanor, at his hearing and sentencing. Charges of reckless endangerment, prohibited acts A/controlled substances and possession of drug paraphernalia, a class C misdemeanor, and ingestion of a controlled substance, a class A misdemeanor, were dismissed as part of a plea agreement.
In a separate case, Johnson pleaded guilty to violating a restraining order for disorderly conduct and criminal mischief, class A misdemeanors.
Judge Daniel Narum sentenced Johnson to 10 years in the North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, suspended for two years and serving 12 days in jail. Narum also placed Johnson on two years of supervised probation.
Johnson was charged with causing bodily harm to a child by exposure, ingestion, inhalation or contact with a controlled substance, chemical or drug paraphernalia; creating a significant risk of physical harm due to the presence of fentanyl in a home where children reside and may come into contact with the fentanyl; possession of fentanyl or one or more fentanyl derivatives with a previous conviction in 2015; possessing pieces of foil and syringes containing fentanyl in previous convictions in 2014 and 2015; and ingesting, inhaling or otherwise introducing into the human body fentanyl on June 2.
Stutsman County Commissioner Jerry Bergquist said $70,000
was contributed for the local share of $122,100
for a feasibility study on how to move water from basins in western Stutsman County and Crystal Springs Lake.
The feasibility study will demonstrate the benefits of removing excess water, how much of the 250-square-mile watershed contributes to flooding, regulatory issues, alternative options to remove water and the cost to remove the excess water.
The research will also help determine the costs of moving water in different directions. The county wants to move water west to the Missouri River, north to Wells County where Pipestem Creek and the James River originate, or east from Crystal Lakes toward Pipestem Creek and James River.
The cost of the feasibility study is $222,000. The local cost share will be approximately $122,000 if the State Water Commission approves a grant of approximately $100,000.
