Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Sept 6

CSi Weather…

REST OF TODAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

.TONIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Southwest winds

around 5 mph.

.THURSDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Northwest winds 5 to

10 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. East winds 5 to

10 mph.

.FRIDAY…Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 5 to

10 mph.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.

.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT…Clear. Highs around 80. Lows in

the 50s.

.SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY…Mostly clear. Highs in the lower 80s.

Lows in the upper 50s.

 

 

Update….

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown City Fire Department was called to a grass fire on the river bank about 4:35-p.m., Tuesday in the area of 414  4^th Avenue SW.

The fire department was sent to the scene stemming from a call  made by Jamestown Police officer Patrick Nelson, who began fighting the blaze with a fire extinguisher.

Fire Department Lt. Shedon Mohr says 29 fire fighters and three city fire units were on the scene, about 20 minutes.

 

 

Jamestown (CSi)  Jamestown Mayor Katie Andersen says while automated garbage collection in Jamestown is anticipated to start in Jamestown in early October, the automated recycling collection has been further delay possibly into November this year.

On Tuesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, she said the delay in the delivery of the automated collection trucks is based on changes in government regulations concerning fuel efficiency of the truck and other issues.

No hard date has been set for the start of residential recycling collection, stemming from contract re-negotiations between the city and Renaissance Recycling of Jamestown concerning having the facilities and equipment ready.

Until the start of the automated trucks collection of garbage, residents may still set out items that will not fit in the garbage bins next to the bins.

Mayor Andersen pointed out that the delay in residential recycling, may cause residents to re-think the size of the garbage containers they ordered, needing more space for items that were planned to be recycled.

She added, in light of the delay in recycling the city will not, for now, charge for any bin size change requests.

 

Jamestown (CSi)  The Jamestown City Council met in Regular Session, Tuesday at City Hall.

Council Member Gumke was not present.

NO ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS TO  DISCUSSED SEPARATELY:

 

REGULAR AGENDA

RESOLUTIONS:

ORDINANCES:

A FIRST READING of an ordinance pertaining to the appropriation of the General and Special Funds for the fiscal year January 1, 2018, through December 31, 2018.

 

A FIRST READING  of an ordinance pertaining to the appropriation of the Revenue and Special Funds for the fiscal year January 1, 2018, through December 31, 2018.

After this reading, the budget can be reduced but not increased during subsequent meetings. The budget must be finalized at the October 2, 2017, City Council meeting, with another budget meeting planned before then.

The mill rate will remain the same with a 4 percent increase in all residential property values and a 5 percent increase to commercial property values

An increase in the property tax stems from of the elimination of a state program that reduced property taxes.

The proposed budget includes a 5 percent increase to utility costs for water, sewer and solid waste disposal.

The City Council is looking for about $1 million in spending cuts or revenue increases in its general fund to meet its reserve fund goal of 25 percent at the end of 2018.

The city, county and school district levy property taxes, all facing a decrease in outside revenues.

 

A SECOND READING of an Ordinance was approved, pertaining to parking of trailers, motor homes, etc was approve, requiring those units to have reflective tape place on the leading edge on them if parked facing the opposite direction of on coming traffic.

 

HEARING FROM THE AUDIENCE:   No one spoke.

 

MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER’S REPORT:

Council Member Phillips will attend a Frontier Village Board member to ascertain problems and how the City Council may help.

 

OTHER BUSINESS:

The City Council approved having the  Mayor to sign a Settlement Agreement and Release of All Claims, on behalf of the City of Jamestown, in the complaint filed by Christine Stein versus the City of Jamestown and others.

Mayor Andersen says the complaint stems from the arrest and Law Enforcement Center, incarceration of Stein, who is hearing impaired.

She appeared in Municipal Court, and no charges were filed as Police Chief Edinger said the complaintent withdrew the complaint.

Other entities were also named in the complaint.

Dollars in the settlement on behalf of the city and Stutsman County isfrom the North Dakota Insurance Reserve Fund.

The settlement includes a payment of $75,000 from the city of Jamestown and Stutsman County.

Also a $15,000 payment from the state of North Dakota.

The settlement stipulates that  the Jamestown Police Department and Stutsman County Correctional Center begin  employee training concerning accommodations for individuals who are  hard of hearing of deaf.

The meeting was shown live on CSi Cable 67 followed by replays.

 

 

Valley City  (CSi)  The Valley City Commission met in Regular Session Tuesday evening at City Hall.

All members were present.

The Oath of Office was given by Mayor Carlsrud to City Attorney Lillie Schoenack.

APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA INCLUDED:

Monthly Reports from the Fire Chief, Building Inspector, Auditor, Municipal Judge and Public Works Accountant.

Monthly Bills for the City and Public Works in the Amount of $2,394,088.85.

A raffle permit for Barnes County Senior Citizens Council, Inc., Sheyenne Care Center

PUBLIC COMMENTS

The comment came during the Ordinance section of the agenda.

ORDINANCE

The City Commission approved a First Reading of an Ordinance to repeal and re-enact Sections  of  the Animals & Fowl Ordinance.  City Attoney Schoenack said the change stems from clarification of “non traditional livestock.” in the Ordinance, plus, the number of allowable pets, a limit of six total pets (air breathing animals) of all types. Changes also are in the area number of animals under the kennel permit.

An audience member said a change in the Ordinance will improve problems with animal waste odors.

NEW BUSINESS

City Commissioners approved awarding the bid for Hi-Line Orchard project, from Pine Country Nursery, in the amount of $24,772  City Administrator Schelkoph said the pollinator garden will receive the plantings, south of Charlie Brown Field.

Approved awarding the bid for cable for the Electrical Department to BSE in the amount of $23,430.00.

City Administrator Schelkoph said, underground cable will be purchased for emergency purposes.

The City Commission received the Payment In Lieu Of Taxes request for Meridian Apartments II and schedule date for public hearing for October 3, 2017. Jim Knutson of Valley Realty said a second 42 unit apartment building is proposed for the area near the North Dakota Winter show, with the dollars to be used to reduce rent to the tenants.

Approved the  Permanent Flood Protection Phase IV buyout program.

KLJ & City Administrator Schelkoph said the $3 million is a cost share with the State Water Commission with Valley City’s share at $1-million.

The area includes removing the elevators at the Mill Dam site.

The city will present the request to the State Water Commission.

Approved Permanent Flood Protection Phase III construction program, near the Master Sewer Lift Station.

 

CITY ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT:

David Schelkoph said on September 21, 2017 a public input meeting will be held at the Eagles Club from 5-p.m., to 8:30-p.m., on the Comprehensive and Transportation plan.

Residents can go on line to www.valleycity2045.com to fill out a survey and more information.

Valley City is Developing a Comprehensive and Transportation Plan to serve as a guide for growth and development through 2045, to provide a program for transportation and infrastructure improvements needed to accommodate future growth and to serve as a policy framework to enhance the quality of life for Valley City’s residents and business owners.

He pointed out that the downtown Mill Dam site will be closed, starting September 15, 2017, with grass clippings and those types of items to then be brought to the Transfer Station, 24/7.

 

CITY UPDATES & COMMISSION REPORTS:

City Fire Chief  Gary Retterath said the fire department is recruiting more fire fighters.

Mayor Carlsrud reported the audit was submitted by Eide Baily which complemented the city on the accuracy of the audit.

The meeting was shown on CSi Cable 68 followed by replays.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown Public School board has approved a hockey rental agreement with Jamestown Parks and Recreation, for Wilson Arena.

The $28,250 agreement means  a $250 increase each year over the 10-year period through 2027.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corporation (JSDC)  is now accepting resumes for Board of Directors positions.

Anyone interested in serving on this Board should send their resume to:

JSDC PO Box 293

Jamestown, ND 58402-0293.

Or e-mail resume to Connie Ova at connie@growingjamestown.com.

Resumes must be received by September 22, 2017.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Annual Guns of the Old West will be on Saturday September 9, 2017 at Fort Seward in  Jamestown.

The Gatling Gun and Howitzer Cannon demonstration is set for 1-p.m.

 

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Funeral services have been scheduled for a Fargo woman whose body was found in the Red River three days after police recovered a baby believed to be hers.

Boulger Funeral Home says services for 22-year-old Savanna Greywind are set for 10:30 a.m. Thursday at First Assembly Church.

Greywind was eight months pregnant when she disappeared last month. Authorities say she was killed by homicidal violence.

Prosecutors have charged the man and woman who lived in an apartment where the baby was found with conspiracy to commit murder in what they say was a scheme to take Greywind’s baby. The two suspects were Greywind’s neighbors.

 

 

President Donald Trump is promoting his tax overhaul pitch on a visit Wednesday to North Dakota.

On Twitter Wednesday, Trump says he’ll “discuss tax reform and tax cuts.” He adds: “we are the highest taxed nation in the world – that will change.”

The president, who has offered few specifics on the plan, met with Republican congressional leaders Tuesday to discuss the tax efforts. Trump and congressional Republicans say they want to simplify the tax code, lowering the rate for corporations from the current 15-35 percent range, and bringing relief for the middle class.

At a rally near Bismarck, Trump is expected to promote the plan as a bipartisan opportunity. He’ll be joined by North Dakota’s Democratic senator, Heidi Heitkamp, who’s traveling with Trump on Air Force One.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Sen. Heidi Heitkamp is the only statewide-elected Democrat in heavily Republican North Dakota, where President Donald Trump rolled to a win last year.

The GOP is optimistic about knocking out the senator in next year’s midterm elections.

Yet Heitkamp hardly resembles many of her hard-charging, Trump-resisting Democratic colleagues in Washington. She welcomed word of Trump’s planned visit to the state on Wednesday. She diverges from Democratic orthodoxy on Trump nominations and her state’s prized energy reserves as she’s built a conservative Senate voting record.

It’s why the 61-year-old Democrat is acceptable to a good number of the president’s supporters.

Heitkamp hasn’t announced plans to seek a second term, but would pose a surprising obstacle to Republicans’ hope of expanding their 52-seat majority.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A Fargo man convicted of murder and arson in the deaths of two people has been sentenced to life in prison without parole.

East Central District Judge Norman Anderson on Tuesday handed down the maximum sentence for Ashley Hunter, who was convicted by a jury for the hammer-beating death of 24-year-old Samuel Traut and the stabbing death of 45-year-old Clarence Flowers in 2015.

Cass County prosecutor Birch Burdick said the killings were shocking and unusual for the community.

Hunter’s attorney said the murders were the result of a meth-induced rage. Hunter told Anderson that there’s nothing he can do to take away the pain from loved ones of the two victims.

Anderson said the murders were unprovoked and drugs were no excuse for the crimes.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Bismarck police are looking to the city attorney’s office for guidance after officers responded to a report of sheep being slaughtered in an apartment complex parking area.

Authorities say a Muslim couple was performing a religious ceremony with the sheep on Friday. No arrests were made, and the couple will not face charges.

However, livestock aren’t allowed in city limits, and police want to know how to handle such incidents in the future.

Lt. Steven Scheuer says  police want to be respectful of people’s religious beliefs but at the same time need to consider all of the circumstances in such incidents, including the environment in which it occurs.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The University of Mary in Bismarck has received a $1.5 million donation from a North Dakota media mogul and his wife.

William Marcil is the chairman of Forum Communications Co. and former publisher and CEO of The Forum, a multimedia news company based in Fargo.

Marcil and his wife, Jane, are giving the money as part of the school’s Vision 2030 capital campaign.

Marcil served as publisher of The Forum for 41 years. He is the recipient of the Theodore Roosevelt Roughrider Award, considered the state’s highest honor.

School officials say the fundraising campaign has received commitments of more than $70 million.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota farmers are making good progress on the small grains harvest.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says rainfall was limited and temperatures averaged slightly above normal across North Dakota last week. Farmers had 6.4 days suitable for fieldwork.

Topsoil remains dry, with more than half of topsoil moisture supplies rated short or very short.

North Dakota’s winter wheat harvest is 95 percent complete and 1 percent planted. The spring wheat harvest is 85 percent, behind last year’s pace of 90 percent but ahead of the five-year average of 74 percent.

The barley harvest is 93 percent complete, near last year’s 94 percent but ahead of the 81 percent average. Oats are 90 percent harvested, near last year’s 94 percent but ahead of the 81 percent average.

 

In sports…

FALL TURKEY LICENSES…

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota hunters who still need a license for the fall wild turkey season are running out of time.

Wednesday is the application deadline set by the state Game and Fish Department.

The agency made 3,505 hunting licenses available for this year’s fall turkey season. Hunters must apply online or over the phone. A service fee is added for phone applications.

Only North Dakota residents can apply in the first license lottery. Hunters from out of state can apply for fall turkey licenses that are available after the first lottery.

The season runs from Oct. 14 through next Jan. 7. Hunting units 21 in Hettinger and Adams counties and 53 in Divide and Williams counties will remain closed this year because of low turkey numbers.

 

High School Volleyball…

Valley City def. Wahpeton, 25-17, 25-9, 15-12

Barnes County North def. Ellendale, 25-18, 25-23, 20-25, 16-25, 15-10

Benson County def. Towner-Granville-Upham, 20-25, 27-25, 25-20, 25-11

Bismarck Legacy def. Bismarck St. Mary’s, 22-25, 18-25, 25-15, 25-11, 15-13

Bottineau def. Surrey, 25-16, 25-20, 26-24

Des Lacs-Burlington def. Drake/Anamoose, 25-8, 25-14, 25-15

Devils Lake def. Fargo Davies, 25-23, 25-17, 22-25, 23-25, 17-15

Drayton/Valley-Edinburg def. North Star, 3-0

Edgeley-Kulm def. South Border, 25-19, 25-11, 25-10

Fargo Shanley def. Sheyenne, 25-11, 25-13, 25-22

Glen Ullin-Hebron def. New Salem-Almont, 25-4, 25-11, 25-18

Glenburn def. Parshall, 3-0

Grafton/St. Thomas def. Larimore, 25-12, 25-23, 25-21

Grand Forks Red River def. Grand Forks Central, 25-20, 25-13, 25-13

Grant County def. Mott-Regent, 25-11, 25-13, 25-22

Hankinson def. Sisseton, S.D., 25-10, 25-13, 25-13

Harding County, S.D. def. Bowman County, 3-1

Harvey-Wells County def. Kidder County, 21-25, 25-20, 25-22, 22-25, 15-7

Kenmare def. Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood, 25-23, 25-14, 25-18

Killdeer def. New Town, 25-19, 25-15, 25-9

Lakota def. Four Winds/Minnewauken, 25-8, 25-13, 25-21

Lewis and Clark def. Stanley, 25-9, 25-12, 23-25, 25-9

Mandan def. Minot, 25-22, 19-25, 23-25, 25-19, 15-13

May Port CG def. Dakota Prairie, 25-13, 25-18, 25-17

Midway-Minto def. North Border, 25-15, 25-15, 25-18

Minot Our Redeemer’s def. Hazen, 25-17, 25-17, 25-19

Moorhead, Minn. def. Fargo South, 25-11, 25-11, 25-10

Northern Cass def. Park River/Fordville Lankin, 26-24, 25-21, 19-25, 25-19

Oakes def. Milnor-North Sargent, 25-21, 25-21, 25-14

Park Christian (Moorhead), Minn. def. Maple Valley, 25-18, 25-22, 25-16

Powers Lake def. Burke County, 25-6, 25-19, 25-15

Rolla def. Rolette-Wolford, 25-17, 21-25, 26-28, 25-14, 15-10

Rugby def. St. John, 25-16, 25-16, 25-17

Sargent Central def. Britton-Hecla, S.D., 22-25, 26-24, 25-22, 21-25, 15-13

Shiloh Christian def. Linton-HMB, 25-18, 25-23, 16-25, 24-26, 15-13

Thompson def. Hillsboro/Central Valley, 25-11, 25-17, 25-14

Velva/Sawyer def. South Prairie, 3-0

Watford City def. Alexander, 25-15, 25-4, 25-7

West Fargo def. Fargo North, 22-25, 25-10, 25-22, 25-15

 

College Volleyball…

University of Mary 3  VCSU 1

 

MLB…

INTERLEAGUE

Texas at Atlanta 7:35 p.m., postponed

 

AMERICAN LEAGUE

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Jake Odorizzi took a no-hitter into the seventh inning in front of a tiny home crowd, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Minnesota Twins 2-1 on Tuesday night. Lucas Duda homered and drove in both runs for the Rays, who improved to .500 on the season and got within two games of Minnesota for the second AL wild card.

Final Baltimore 7 N-Y Yankees 6

Final Boston 3 Toronto 2, 19 Innings

Final Detroit 13 Kansas City 2

Final Cleveland 9 Chi White Sox 4

Final L.A. Angels 8 Oakland 7, 10 Innings

Final Houston 3 Seattle 1

 

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Final Pittsburgh 4 Chi Cubs 3

Final Washington 2 Miami 1

Final Cincinnati 9 Milwaukee 3

Final Philadelphia 9 N-Y Mets 1

Final Colorado 9 San Francisco 6

Final St. Louis 8 San Diego 4

Final Arizona 3 L.A. Dodgers 1, 10 Innings

 

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins have named Joe Mauer as the team’s nominee for the Roberto Clemente Award. The Clemente award is given for community involvement and philanthropy. The Twins cited charitable work by Mauer that includes fundraising and personal donations for Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Boston Red Sox may have received a little help when they won a series with the New York Yankees at Fenway Park last month.

The New York Times has reported that the Red Sox used a high-tech watch to relay signs by the Yankees catchers during the series. The Times said Major League Baseball began a probe after Yankees general manager Brian Cashman filed a complaint with the commissioner’s office that included video. The newspaper said the video showed a member of Boston’s training staff looking at his Apple Watch in the dugout and relaying a message to players.

The Red Sox have reportedly admitted to MLB that they improperly used electronic devices to steal signs from their longtime rivals. The Times said the Red Sox told MLB investigators that Boston manager John Farrell, general Dave Dombrowski and other team executives were not aware of the scheme.

Commissioner Rob Manfred said he wanted to get the matter resolved quickly and declined to comment about possible penalties.

The Red Sox took two of three during the series.

 

UNDATED (AP) — With Hurricane Irma bearing down on South Florida, the Miami Marlins are allowing families of players and staff to travel with the team on their upcoming road trip.

The Marlins host the Nationals tonight and Wednesday before embarking on a seven-game road trip to Atlanta and Philadelphia.

The National Hurricane Center says Irma has been upgraded to a Category 5 storm, the strongest hurricane in the Atlantic basin on record.

 

Vikings…

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings are entering this season with a completely new look on the offensive line. After last season’s struggles, that may not be a bad thing. The decision to cut veteran left guard Alex Boone last weekend ensured that the Vikings go into the Week 1 opener against New Orleans with five different players in the five starting positions.

The NFL says Sunday’s game between the Dolphins and Buccaneers will not be played in Miami this week. If the game is not relocated, it will be postponed until November, when the teams share the same bye week. A decision on when and where to play is expected by Wednesday.

 

TENNIS-US OPEN

NEW YORK (AP) — Venus Williams has moved into the U.S. Open semifinals for the first time in seven years.

The ninth-seeded Williams rallied in the third set to beat No. 13 Petra Kvitova (kah-VIH’-toh-vah), 6-3, 6-3, 7-6. The outcome makes the 37-year-old Williams the oldest women’s semifinalist at any Grand Slam tournament since Martina Navratilova at Wimbledon in 1994.

Next up for Williams is fellow Sloane Stephens, which guarantees at least one American will compete for the women’s title. Stephens is still alive in the draw following a 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 win over No. 16 Anastasija Sevastova.

The unseeded Stephens trailed 3-1 in the third set before reaching the Final Four of a Grand Slam event for the first time in four years.

In the men’s bracket, 12th seed Pablo Carreno Busta beat No. 29 Diego Schwartzman 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 to advance to a Grand Slam semifinal for the first time. Carreno Busta still hasn’t dropped a set in the tournament, having beaten four straight qualifiers before taking on Schwartzman.

Carreno Busta will face South Africa’s Kevin Anderson, who fired 22 aces in a 7-6, 6-7, 6-3, 7-6 win over American Sam Querrey. Anderson’s match ended shortly before 2 a.m.

 

T25 COLLEGE FOOTBALL POLL

Tide, Buckeyes still 1-2 as Tigers climb to third

UNDATED (AP) — Alabama and Ohio State remain 1-2 in the latest Associated Press college football poll, but there are numerous changes after that.

The Crimson Tide claimed 60 of 61 first-place votes following their 24-7 win over previous No. 3 Florida State. Clemson has replaced the Seminoles in the three-hole, followed by Penn State and Oklahoma.

Southern Cal, Washington, Michigan, Wisconsin and FSU round out the top 10. The Seminoles are spending the rest of the season without quarterback Deondre Francois because of a season-ending knee injury suffered against Alabama.

No. 23 TCU and No. 24 Notre Dame have cracked the poll, replacing West Virginia and Texas.

 

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