Wayne Byers Show – Morning – May 9

CSi Weather…

REST OF TODAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Northwest winds around 10 mph.

.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

.WEDNESDAY…Sunny. Highs around 70. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. North

winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the east after midnight.

.THURSDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. East winds 5 to

10 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY…Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.

Highs in the upper 60s.

.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.

Highs in the upper 60s.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and

slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid

40s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.

.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs around 70.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain

showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 40s.

.MONDAY…Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of rain showers.

Highs in the mid 60s.

 

Through the remainder of the work week into the start of the weekend dry conditions and near to slightly above average temperatures.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown Rural Fire Department responded to a report of a grain dryer fire at Country Grain Co-op at Eldridge at 10: 51 a.m., Monday.

Jamestown Rural Fire Chief Ben Maulding says, fire was out on arrival although there were some hot spots remaining in the dryer unit, with minimal damage reported.

Crews emptied grain.

No injuries were reported.

 

Valley City  (CSi)  A tractor fire Monday afternoon about 12:30, destroyed a tractor south of Valley City.

The tractor was located on Highway 1 near the Green Township School.

Responding to the scene were the Valley City/Barnes County Rural Fire Department and the Barnes County Sheriff’s office

No injuries reported

The cause of the fire has not been released.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown City Planning Commission, Monday recommended a zoning change in the Mall Woods addition.

The parcel, is approximately 5.3 acres, including Blocks 3, 4, and 5 of Mall Woods Addition, all being within the City of Jamestown, Stutsman County, North Dakota from P-O-C (Public, Open Development and Conservation District) to C-2 (General Commercial District).  The property is located at: 900 23rd St SW, 912 23^rd St SW and 1024 23^rd St SW

Scott Harmstead of SRF Consulting Group, Inc. gave the staff report. He explained the site is vacant and designated as commercial in the future land use plan.  The current zoning is P-O-C and Blocks 4 & 5 were intended for residential development and Block 3 was never subdivided since it contains a wetland.  The site is roughly 5.3 acres which is sufficient for C-2 use, although the applicant may need to pursue a replat since the majority of the property is currently platted for residential use.  Scott noted that as the subject areas is developed, proper storm water detention facilities need to be provided to control drainage into the site’s wetland and to control drainage off the site into State right-of-way.  Scott reported that the existing adjacent land use is C-2 and that no protests for the zone change have been received; the recommendation is to approve the requested zone change.

At the Public Hearing Casey Stoudt, representing the RM Stoudt dealership, spoke about their intentions to build a reconditioning center to the east side of the retention pond.

Chairman Hillerud asked if the Commission would like him to abstain his vote since he has been working on the plans for the new building.  No one objected.

Commission member Trautman made a motion to accept the findings of staff and recommend approval of the zone change from P-O-C (Public, Open Development and Conservation District) to C-2 (General Commercial District) for Blocks 3, 4, and 5 of Mall Woods Addition, 5.3 acres located south and west of the interchange of I-94 and US-52, as it meets the requirements of Appendix C of the Jamestown Municipal Code.

The Motion Carried unanimously.

Motion was updated to include the legal description per Commission member Benschs’ suggestion.

 

Jamestown   (CSi)  The Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce reports that the North Dakota League of Cities is hosting a legislative update at Sabir’s Buffalo Grill in Jamestown on Tuesday, May 9^th at 5:30 pm.

Executive Becky Thatcher Keller says  the community is welcome and encouraged to attend.  She adds,  the purpose is to update the public on legislative action that will impact our local communities, businesses and the state in general.

 

Valley City  (CSi)  – Valley City State University will hold its 125th spring commencement exercises at 10 a.m., Saturday, May 13, 2017, in W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse on the VCSU campus.

A total of 254 students—221 undergraduates and 33 graduate students—are eligible to participate in the commencement exercises. VCSU students will be awarded the following degrees: Master of Education (M.Ed.), Bachelor of Science in Education (B.S.Ed.), Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) and Bachelor of University Studies (B.U.S.).

President Tisa Mason, Ed.D., CAE, who has led VCSU since December 2014, will direct the ceremony and give remarks.

Mark Hagerott, Ph.D., chancellor of the North Dakota University System, will also speak at the event. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis and a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University, Hagerott has served as NDUS chancellor since July 2015 following a distinguished naval career.

Morgan Nalley, a senior from Pocatello, Idaho, will give the student reflection. A member of the Viking softball team and Student Senate, Nalley will graduate with a major in communication and a minor in marketing.

The commencement address will be given by Jodi Shorma, assistant professor of language and literature, who has served on the VCSU faculty since 2009. Shorma was recently selected as Student Senate’s 2017 Teacher of the Year.

The public is invited to attend the commencement ceremony and a reception immediately following in the VCSU Student Center. The ceremony will also be live streamed; it can be viewed online at 10 a.m. Saturday at www.youtube.com/user/VCSUVikings/live.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Over $4,000 was raised for Stutsman County Relay for life during the 6th Annual Father/Daughter Dance on Friday at Jamestown High School.

Committee member Carla Maki says 392 participants attended, 89 more than last year.

She says the committee is very grateful for everyone’s help and the partnership with St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Jamestown.

 

 

Ellendale – A three year-old boy was found safe Monday  morning after an all-night search in south-central North Dakota.

KFGO Radio reports, Dickey County Emergency Manager Charlie Russell says the boy was located a couple of miles from his home, which is about six miles southeast of Ellendale near the South Dakota border.  Russel says the child was spotted near a bridge on the Maple River.  He was tired and hungry, but otherwise okay.

The state patrol, Dickey and Brown County, South Dakota deputies and the civil air patrol took part in the search along with volunteers on ATV’s.

The boy was discovered around 9-a.m.  Monday.

 

Wimbledon  (CSi)   Dave Foster, Peggy Lee’s grandson, will be in Wimbledon from May 25 until May 29, 2017

He will to celebrate Peggy Lee’s birthday and the five year Anniversary of the “Midland Continental Railroad Transportation Museum featuring Peggy Lee“, located in Wimbledon, ND, May 26th from 1:00 to 4:00 PM at the depot.

The public is  invited to help celebrate with cake, coffee, lemonade and conversation on that day with Dave.

Photos below by Matt Sheppard from the 2012 Grand Opening.  More  photos online at FACEBOOK .  The 2012 Grand Opening aired only on  CSi TV 10 – The Replay Channel.

More CSi PHOTOS at FACEBOOK  and Midland Continental Depot Website

 

WATFORD CITY, N.D. (AP) — McKenzie County authorities are investigating the drowning death of an 18-year-old male in a stock pond.

The teen was submerged for about 15 minutes before firefighters pulled his unresponsive body from the water Sunday evening.

He wasn’t immediately identified.

An autopsy will be conducted, but authorities believe it was an accidental drowning.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Legislative leaders say they could decide this week whether to return to Bismarck and attempt to override a veto by Gov. Doug Burgum that cuts funding for more than 1,600 townships across North Dakota.

Lawmakers adjourned their session last month after 77 days. After lawmakers left town, the Republican governor vetoed a $16.1 million appropriation that would have provided each non-oil producing township $10,000.

Burgum said in his veto message that the “across-the-board appropriation is both arbitrary and an inefficient use” of the state’s “scarce financial resources.”

The townships received similar appropriations in the previous two sessions.

An official representing North Dakota townships says the money helped reduce property taxes used to maintain roads.

Larry Syverson says mill levy rates in the townships likely will increase without the appropriation.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — There were fewer lobbyists roaming the hallways of North Dakota Capitol during the 2017 Legislature.

Data show 514 lobbyists were registered with the North Dakota secretary of state’s office when the Legislature adjourned last month. That’s down from 554 in the 2015 session, and the fewest in at least a decade.

North Dakota lawmakers were dealing with less revenue this session compared with the prior two sessions where record budgets were set.

Secretary of State Al Jaeger says he doesn’t know if that’s the reason for the fewer number of lobbyists this session.

North Dakotans may testify before a legislative committee on their own behalf without registering as a lobbyist. But if someone is representing another person or organization, state law requires them to register as a lobbyist.

 

 

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — The nation’s first commercial unmanned aircraft business park plans to begin flying large drones where they can’t be seen by the pilot.

Grand Sky officials say the North Dakota park has received permission from the Federal Aviation Administration to fly beyond visual line of fight. Initial flights will be limited to drones flying within 60 miles of the Grand Forks facility.

Grand Sky Development Co. president Thomas Swoyer Jr. says the park hopes to help advance the industry to the next level of integration.

The company has not set a date for the first flight.

Grand Sky is a 217-acre park located on the Grand Forks Air Force Base. Defense contractors Northrup Grumman and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. are the anchor tenants.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Gov. Doug Burgum will speak at North Dakota State University’s commencement ceremonies on Saturday at the Fargodome.

Burgum is scheduled to speak at both the 10 a.m. ceremony and the 2 p.m. ceremony. NDSU says a total of 1,420 students have indicated they will participate.

Burgum received his bachelor’s degree in university students from NDSU in 1978. He served as student body president in 1976-77.

His grandmother, Jessamine Slaughter Burgum, was the first woman to enroll at NDSU, then known as North Dakota Agricultural College. Burgum Hall on campus is named after her. The Katherine Kilbourne Burgum Family Life Center at NDSU is named for the governor’s mother.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The Bismarck Fire Department plans to seek approval for a $3.5 million fire station in the northeastern part of the city.

Deputy Fire Chief Dean Meyer tells The Bismarck Tribune that the facility would improve response times in an area of the city that’s seen an 84 percent increase in calls in the past four years.

The City Commission will need to approve the station, which would be funded with money from the department’s 2017 budget. The project has already been bid, so construction can begin immediately with city approval.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Above-average temperatures have boosted spring planting in North Dakota.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says last week’s warm weather helped farmers make significant progress on planting, and also allowed some crops to emerge. The warm weather also continued to dry out soil in parts of southern North Dakota.

Farmers had 6.5 days suitable for fieldwork during the week that ended Sunday.

Corn planting was 23 percent, well behind 46 percent last year and the five-year average of 34 percent. Soybeans were 4 percent planted, behind 22 percent a year ago and the 12 percent average.

Spring white planting was 45 percent, well behind last year’s 65 percent but close to the 49 percent average. Spring wheat was 11 percent emerged, compared with 25 percent last year and 20 percent average.

 

In sports…

Dickinson  —   The University of Jamestown softball team beat the  23rd-ranked Bellevue team, Monday 2-1 in the North Star Athletic Association championship game in Dickinson..

The win means the Jimmies advance to the NAIA national tournament.

The Jimmies record now 41-19 with the win.

 

Valley City (Mark Potts) – For Mayville State, a seven-hour delay was worth the wait. In a game that was scheduled to start at 2 p.m., but didn’t start until after 9 p.m., the Comets scored six first-inning runs en route to a 9-6 victory over Valley City State University, in Bracket B of the NSAA Tournament

Valley City State did not roll over after the first inning and fought back to tie the game at 6-6 in the fifth inning. Mayville State’s Dondrei Hubbard hit a tie-breaking 2-run home run in the top of the seventh to put the Comets in front for good.

The win early Tuesday morning came in the Bracket B Championship of the NSAA Baseball Tournament and advanced the Comets (45-10) to the championship game Tuesday afternoon at 1 p.m. against the University of Jamestown (40-18). The tournament champion will earn an automatic bid to the NAIA Opening Round next week. Due to a long rain delay earlier in the day, the VCSU-Mayville State game did not start until 9:21 p.m. Monday and finally concluded at 12:48 a.m. Tuesday.

Valley City State ends its season with a 27-26 record.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)   The youth district track and field meet will be held at the Taylor Stadium today.

Registration is at 4 p.m. with the meet at 5 p.m. Registration forms are available at the Parks and Recreation office. The meet is open to boys and girls ages 7-14 as of December 31, 2016.

The first three places in each event will qualify for the state meet on June 18 at Fargo.

For more information call the Parks and Recreation office, 252-3982.

 

 

Edora (CSi)  The North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame has announced the inductees for 2017.  Seven people and one event will be inducted this month.

The inductees were announced during the 2017 Premiere at The Center of Western Heritage and Cultures in Medora.

Categories for the inductees include Great Westerner, Long Rider and Modern-era Rodeo.

Among those to be inducted is Clarence Parker. The Minot native is a widely recognized pioneer rancher, experienced horseman, cowboy, former professional jockey and a prominent Minot businessman.

White Earth Valley Saddle Club, which has held rodeos since July 1957, will be receiving a special achievement award.

The induction ceremony will be held June 24 at Tjaden Terrace.

 

MLB….

INTERLEAGUE

Final Baltimore 6 Washington 4

Final N-Y Yankees 10 Cincinnati 4

Final San Diego 5 Texas 1

 

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Final Toronto 4 Cleveland 2

Final Kansas City 7 Tampa Bay 3

Final Oakland 3 L.A. Angels 2, 11 Innings

 

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Final St. Louis 9 Miami 4

Final N-Y Mets 4 San Francisco 3

Final L.A. Dodgers 12 Pittsburgh 1

Chi Cubs at Colorado 2:10 p.m.

 

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Golden State Warriors, who had the best record in the NBA this season, rolled to a 121-95 victory over Utah, sweeping the Jazz in four games. The Warriors will now await the winner of the Houston-San Antonio series to learn who they play in the final round. Stephen Curry led the team with 30 points and Klay Thompson pitched in with 21. Curry and Thompson combined to shoot 6 for 8 in the opening period.

 

 

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Washington Capitals have another chance to advance to the next round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, thanks to a 5-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins that wasn’t as close as the score looked. Andre Burakovsky scored two goals for the Caps, who were down 3 games to 1 in the best of seven series until they upended Pittsburgh over the weekend and again last night. Game 7 will be played in Washington Wednesday night.

 

WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

Final Minnesota 74 Washington 59

 

CBS-BURLESON

NEW YORK (AP) — CBS is making another change to its cast for the “NFL Today” show on Sundays, replacing Bart Scott with Nate Burleson.

Burleson is the second newcomer to the program, with Phil Simms moving from the broadcast booth to the studio. That switch was announced last month.

Burleson played 11 NFL seasons as a wide receiver for the Vikings, Seahawks and Lions. He is the only player in NFL history to have three punt returns of 90 or more yards.

He is co-host of “Good Morning Football” on NFL Network, and will remain in that role in addition to his work at CBS. CBS announced his new role Monday.

Burleson joins host James Brown, Bill Cowher, Boomer Esiason and Simms on “NFL Today.”

 

TEBOW-ESPN

UNDATED (AP) — ESPN has announced a multiyear agreement with Tim Tebow, who will continue as an analyst on the SEC Network.

Tebow has worked as a studio analyst for the SEC Network since its 2014 debut. He will remain part of “SEC Nation,” the network’s traveling Saturday pregame show.

The 2007 Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback is currently playing minor league baseball in the New York Mets organization. The 29-year-old Tebow is hitting .242 with two home runs in 26 games for the Columbia Fireflies of the Single-A South Atlantic League.

Tebow helped the University of Florida win national championships in 2006 and 2008 before being selected in the first round of the NFL draft by the Denver Broncos in 2010. He hasn’t played in the NFL since 2012 with the New York Jets.

 

 

TENNIS…

MADRID (AP) — Rafael Nadal’s debut at the Madrid Open has been pushed back a day because of an ear infection. Organizers say that Nadal will play his opening match on Wednesday because of the ailment that has been bothering him since Friday. The four-time champion said he has had trouble sleeping because of the pain, but was cleared to keep playing.

 

RAIDERS-VEGAS STADIUM

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A preliminary timeline for the proposed stadium that would be home to the Raiders in Las Vegas shows construction would be finished only three months before the 2020 regular season begins.

The draft of the timeline made public Monday by the Las Vegas Stadium Authority shows construction on the proposed 65,000-seat stadium would begin in January and last 30 months, giving the team three months to move in.

Members of the board overseeing the $1.9 billion project are expected to discuss the preliminary timeline during their regularly scheduled meeting Thursday. The Raiders did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Associated Press.

The NFL’s newest stadium took two-and-a-half years to complete. The first Minnesota Vikings preseason game at the venue took place in August.

 

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