In case you missed it in The Sun the week of April 3, 2023
Apr. 8—The following stories from this week appeared on
and in The Jamestown Sun.
A winter storm dumped 12 inches of snow Tuesday through Thursday morning, April 4-6, on Jamestown, according to measurements taken at 6 a.m. at the North Dakota State Hospital.
Many businesses and public offices were closed
Wednesday, April 5, along with many roads in the Jamestown area.
Interstate 94 was closed all day on Wednesday from Bismarck to West Fargo along with several other highways.
Temperatures are expected to rise to the 40s and 50s early next week.
The U.S. Department of Transportation
has not awarded an Essential Air Service contract
to an airline to provide round-trip flights from Jamestown Regional Airport due to a public charter certificate not being issued yet, according to Katie Hemmer, airport director.
Public comments from the community supporting SkyWest Charter's proposal were submitted to the USDOT in February. Hemmer said the USDOT is analyzing the proposal from SkyWest Airlines but a public charter certificate has not been issued.
SkyWest Airlines applied for a public charter certificate under part 135 of the federal code in June 2022. The public charter certificate allows SkyWest to expand its pilot pool market since there would be a less restrictive hour requirement for the pilot.
A new Essential Air Service contract is expected to be awarded later this year. Jamestown Regional Airport has a contract with SkyWest Airlines through June 30, 2023, to provide service to the airport as part of the USDOT Essential Air Service Program. SkyWest has provided essential air service to Jamestown Regional Airport since 2014.
The USDOT received proposals from SkyWest Charter, a subsidiary of SkyWest Airlines, and Northern Pacific, the parent company of Ravn Alaska, to provide essential air service to Jamestown Regional Airport.
