Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Jan 3

CSi Weather…

.REST OF TODAY…Mostly sunny. Colder. Highs zero to 5 above.

North winds 5 to 10 mph. Wind chills around 20 below.

.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow after

midnight. Lows around 5 below. Southeast winds around 5 mph. Wind

chills around 20 below.

.THURSDAY…Mostly cloudy with slight chance of snow. Highs 5 to

10 above. Southeast winds around 5 mph. Lowest wind chills around

20 below in the morning.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows around 5 below. Southeast

winds around 5 mph.

.FRIDAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs 5 to 10 above. Southeast winds

5 to 10 mph.

.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY…Mostly cloudy. Lows zero to 5 above.

Highs 15 to 20.

.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…Mostly cloudy. Lows around 15. Highs

in the mid 20s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow after

midnight. Lows around 10.

.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 20s.

Lows 5 to 10 above.

.TUESDAY…Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of snow in the

afternoon. Highs around 10.

Hazardous wind chills are expected this morning and will be

possible in some areas again tonight.

 

Hazardous wind chills are possible in some areas Thursday night

and Friday night.

 

 

Jamestown   (CSi)  The Jamestown City Council met in Regular Session Monday evening at City Hall.

All members were present.

City Attorney Leo Ryan issued a response relative to the $5,000.00 monthly subsidy to Renaissance Recycling for January 2018.

Late in 2017 on a 3-2 vote, city council members moved to cancel the subsidy effective December 31, 2017.

Those voting to cancel the subsidy were Council Members Phillips, Brubakken and Buchanan.

Any of those council members had the opportunity to bring the vote back to Tuesday’s City Council meeting.

 

At Tuesday’s meeting, Ryan said there was no written termination of contract by recycler Ralph Friebel.

Ryan said there was only an oral agreement to terminate at the November 21, 2017 committee meeting.

Mayor Andersen said the City Council body took no action to terminate the subsidy contract relative to January 2018 subsidy.

Another contract to start residential recycling on February 1, 2018 is separate.

On Tuesday the City Council voted 3-2  not to pay the January 2018 $5,000 subsidy, with Council Members

Phillips, Brubakken, and Buchanan voting in favor of not paying the subsidy.

 

NO CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS WERE DISCUSSED INDIVIDUALLY…

 

REGULAR AGENDA

 

RESOLUTIONS:

To consider entering into an agreement with the Jamestown Community Correction Program to provide community service and restitution program services for a fee of $3.00 per hour. City Attorney Ryan recommends not approving.  The contract terms will be further negotiated.

The City Council consider entering into a Proposal/Contract with AE2S for City Administrator Search Services.  The Council voted to approve.

 

ORDINANCES:

The SECOND READING of an  Ordinance pertaining to entering into a franchise agreement with Northern Plains Electric Cooperative was approved, contingent upon a approved a service area map.

 

HEARING FROM THE AUDIENCE:  No one spoke

 

MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER’S REPORT:

City Fire Chief Jim Reuther reported on the annual Battle of the Badge Blood Drive later this week. (More information at CSiNewsNow.com)

 

OTHER BUSINESS:

The City Council disallowed payment to Otter Tail Power Company for Invoice 278407, in the amount of $36,678.13, for costs associated with relocation of line on the 5th St NE Paving Improvements District #16-42. The vote was 4-1 to disapprove, with Council Member Buchanan voting against the denial.

The item was moved to the committee meeting for further discussion.

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

 

 

Valley City (CSi)  The Valley City Public School District will hold four public input meetings regarding the school board’s draft proposal approving construction a new track and field area at Hanna Field.

The school board has approved of hiring Consolidated Construction Company as the Project Manager pending approval of the facility.

The first Public Input Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, January 4, 2018, at the Hi Liner Activity Center lobby at 10-a.m., followed later by the second meeting at 7-p.m.

Two additional meetings at the HAC are set for Tuesday January 9, 2018, at 10-a.m., and at 7-p.m.

 

Valley City  (CSi)  The Valley City Commission met in Regular Session Tuesday evening at 5-p.m., at City Hall.

Commissioner Magnuson was not present.

APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS:

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 $1,590,711.66.

raffle permit for El Zagal Sheyenne Valley Flag Corps

 

PRESENTATION OF ND CARES COMMUNITY CERTIFICATE

 

PUBLIC COMMENTS ..No one spoke

 

RESOLUTION

Approved a Resolution designating depositories, Dakotah Bank, and Bank Forward and authorizing officers to make deposits and withdrawals City.

 

Approved a Resolution declaring necessity of improvements in Paving Improvement District No. 117 KLJ explained the District is for Mill and overlay street projects.

 

NEW BUSINESS

Approved a Request for Funds – Small Projects in the amount of $12,000 for Valley City-Barnes County Development Corporation.  Director Jennifer Feist the funds come from a portion of the city sales tax funds for economic development.

 

Approved  funding for Resource Development Specialist increase of $7,000 for 2017-2018 and $186,000 for position for three year period from October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2021 for Valley City-Barnes County Development Corporation.  Jennifer Feist said the position has been a great return on the position’s investment.

The dollars also come the Economic Development Fund.

 

City Commissioners approved a Request for Funds – Valley Development Group Roundtable increase in the amount of $25,000 from the Economic Development Fund.  Jennifer Feist said the additional funds stem from the current activity for funding of projects.

 

City Commissioners approve a Proposal for Delay Cost by Swanberg Construction for Permanent Flood Protection Phase I.

 

The City Commissioners, considered Decision Items for an Urban Grant  Project on Central Avenue. (StreetScape)

Over 70 individuals signed into the two recent public input meetings. 30 comments were received, and three option items came for consideration.

 

Audience comments concerned being in favor of diagonal parking.

The City Commissioners voted to approve the overall concepts.

Also approved were the proposed features between Main and 5^th Street.

 

A motion to approve 36 inch sidewalks, died for the lack of a second.

A member of the StreetScape Committee said a wider sidewalk would allow for bench seating.

The City Commissioners then unanimously voted to approve 36 inch  sidewalks.

 

The City Commission approved the Preliminary & Design Engineering Agreement for John Deere Water Tower Recoating with KLJ in an amount not to exceed $28,050.00.

 

The City Commission approved a Preliminary & Design Engineering Agreement for Storm Sewer Improvement District 51 with KLJ in an amount not to exceed $20,600.00

 

The City Commission approved a Preliminary & Design Engineering Agreement for Sanitary Sewer Improvement District 62 with KLJ in an amount not to exceed $33,200.00.

 

City Commissioners approved a bid for new SCADA system from Resource Associates International, Inc. in the amount of $130,000 for Electrical Department.  City Administrator Schelkoph said the control device replaces an aging system.

 

Approved by the City Commission was a bid for lease for rubber tire backhoe and wheel loader from RDO Equipment for $15,331.24 annually for seven years.  City Administrator Schelkoph said the lease is a cost savings to the city versus purchasing, with a trade in option and option to purchase at the end of the lease.

 

CITY ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT

David Schelkoph said the State Water Commission will receive updated data from the city.

He pointed out that Monday January 8, 2018 the city will start picking up live Christmas trees, placed out at the curb.

He pointed out that two blocks Main Street will closed for several months in 2018 in conjunction with the permanent flood protection project.

He pointed out other construction projects planned in 2018.

 

CITY UPDATES & COMMISSION REPORTS

KLJ reported on 2018 projects concerning the permanent flood control project.

Commissioner Powell and Mayor Carlsrud, thanked the StreetScape Committee and citizens on input for the project.

Mayor Carlsrud thanked those who work outside in the cold temperatures.

 

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

 

 

Jamestown (CSi)  Jamestown Mayor Katie Andersen says, upcoming public meetings will deal with Downtown Jamestown street improvements, for future development.

On Tuesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2 the mayor said, the so-called “Road Diet,” outlines plans for lane changes on First Avenue, between 10^th Street Southeast, to Fifth Street Northwest, and widen the lanes giving travelers more space on the street.

The proposed plan calls, for eliminating an unwanted driving lane, with three travel lanes northbound, one southbound with a center of the street turning lane.

She said parallel parking would remain on First Avenue.

A lane  widening can aid in the flow of traffic when  large trucks travel through the  downtown core.

She added that the design could include at 5th Street Northwest currently four lanes as it connects Downtown Jamestown with U.S. Highway 281 northbound from Jamestown.

Adding a bike lane on 5^th Street is also possible.

Mayor Andersen said future public input meetings will be announced to be held this month.

The project is part of the Jamestown Land Use and Transportation Plan that was approved by the City in 2015.

In addition to reducing the number of lanes other topics for discussion may include traffic signal changes, adding bike lanes and landscaping the area in addition to installing benches.

 

Jamestown, ND, January 2, 2018 (JRMC)  Troy Allen Meadows was born at 8:13 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018, the first baby born at Jamestown Regional Medical Center in 2018. Welcoming him are parents Monica and William Meadows of New Rockford, N.D., and big sister, Vera, age 2.

His mom said, his first cry sounded like a cat, “But I think that’s because we make a lot of animal sounds in our house.”

William added, “We’re excited about the New Year’s Baby. We’re especially excited for Troy.”

Sleeping and eating have come naturally for Troy, who is 20.25 inches long and weighs 7 pounds, 11 ounces. Dr. Sarah Schatz and Dr. Christopher Maki delivered him via a planned cesarean section. So far, mom and baby are doing well.

William added that “The medical team is amazing here. JRMC is the Hilton of hospitals.”

Troy is named after the Dallas Cowboys quarterback, Troy Aikman. A long-time fan of the team, William said he’s also a fan of the name. Troy gets his middle name from his maternal grandfather, Allen Swedmark of Bemidji, Minn.

Even though William and Monica left their house before 4 a.m., the couple agreed that this birth was less dramatic than their last one. Monica labored for 40 hours before delivering Vera via cesarean section in 2015.

After the first of the year, JRMC always looks forward to meeting the New Year’s Baby.

JRMC Family BirthPlace Manager Emily Woodley added, “The New Year’s baby always warms our hearts on these cold days. It always feels good to start a new year with a new life.”

Last year, 333 babies were born at JRMC, compared to 318 in 2016.

To learn more about Family BirthPlace, call (701) 952-4807.­­

 

Valley City  (CSi)  Valley City Public Works will be picking up Christmas trees starting Monday January 8, 2018.

Please have tree out at the curb by 7am.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Jamestown Parks and Recreation announces that warming houses at Meidinger, McElroy and Leapaldt parks will open for the season Wednesday, January 3, 2018.

The warming houses will be open 3:30 to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday.

Call 252-3982 for more information.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports, injuries in a two vehicle crash  about 5-p.m., Tuesday, on I-94 at MM 261 east of Jamestown.

69 year old James Mulfinger of Bismarck was operating his pickup eastbound when it slid out of control, crossed the median and continued onto the westbound lane, it proceeded  strike a westbound Honda Civic, driven by 42 year old Jason Siebert of Mandan.

Siebert and a passenger Faith Sibert, receiveed minor injuries. Mulfinger suffered non-life threatening, but serious injuries.

Sgt Tom Herzig’s report indicated that both lanes of the interstate were blocked for a short time before one vehicle was removed from the roadway. Traffic was slowly directed though the scene for an hour before injured occupants were transferred and vehicles were removed from the scene.

The crash remains under investigation by the Highway Patrol.

Assisting at the scene was the Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Bismarck police have identified a man who died in subzero temperatures but are still investigating the circumstances of his death.

The frozen body of 52-year-old Clinton Kaseman was found near the Missouri River on Saturday, beneath an Interstate 94 bridge.

Authorities say Kaseman wasn’t homeless. The Enable Inc. agency that serves people with intellectual and developmental disabilities confirmed to The Bismarck Tribune that Kaseman had been receiving services at a property owned by the agency.

Police aren’t treating the death as suspicious. They have said the cold weather might have been a factor in the death. An autopsy is being done.

The temperature in Bismarck reached 18 below zero (-28 Celsius) Saturday morning, with a wind chill factor of about 40 below zero (-40 Celsius).

 

 

KILLDEER, N.D. (AP) — The severe cold is blamed for a saltwater spill in western North Dakota.

The North Dakota Oil and Gas Division says the spill was reported at a saltwater disposal well in Dunn County.

Hanna SWD LLC reported Sunday that about 29,400 gallons of saltwater and 1,050 gallons of oil spilled when a line froze at a disposal well about 13 miles north of Killdeer. The contamination was contained within the dikes of the facility.

A majority of the spill has been recovered. Gravel that was soaked with brine and oil will be removed and hauled to a disposal site, according to a spill report.

Agency spokeswoman Alison Ritter tells The Bismarck Tribune the spill was caused by a frozen line that connects the truck to a tank at the site.

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — A man has been sentenced to serve three years in prison for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old runaway girl while working as a hotel clerk in Minot.

Authorities say 24-year-old Mohammed Siddiqui offered to let the girl stay in a vacant room and then assaulted her when she came to the Astoria Hotel on Oct. 31, 2016, to use the internet after running away from the Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch.

The Minot Daily News reports Siddiqui eventually pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of sexual imposition. He was sentenced Friday, and given credit for more than a year he has already served behind bars.

 

 

 

In sports…

College Men’s Basketball…

JAMESTOWN  (UJ.edu)– The Jimmie men’s basketball team opened the game on a 12-0 run, building a 33-point halftime lead on the way to a 112-46 win over Oak Hills Christian College Tuesday night at Harold Newman Arena.

Jamestown improves to 12-5 overall while the Wolfpack fall to 2-12.

Carter Keller (SO/Sioux Falls, S.D.) scored a career-high 22 points off the bench to lead the Jimmie offense. Keller connected on 6 of 14 three-point attempts, also a career-high. Jon Purintun (JR/Linton, N.D.) added 19, and Leighton Sampson (SR/Worthington, Minn.) recorded a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds. Kevin Oberweiser (JR/Drummond, Mont.) finished with 10 points, and Christian Kvilvang (JR/Cando, N.D.) dropped in 15 in his first start of the season.

 

Boy’s Basketball…

Minot 74, Jamestown 66

Fargo Davies 78, Valley City 43

 

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

Final Cleveland 127 Portland 110

Final San Antonio 100 N-Y Knicks 91

Final Phoenix 104 Atlanta 103

Final Charlotte 131 Sacramento 111

Final L.A. Clippers 113 Memphis 105

 

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Matt Cullen and Eric Staal each scored twice and the Minnesota Wild beat Florida 5-1, snapping the Panthers’ five-game winning streak. Devan Dubnyk made 25 saves for Minnesota, which has won three of four games. Charlie Coyle added an empty-net goal and Jared Spurgeon had three assists. Zach Parise made his season debut for the Wild after missing the first 39 games while recovering from back surgery.

 

Final Boston 5 N-Y Islanders 1

Final OT Washington 5 Carolina 4

Final Tampa Bay 2 Toronto 0

Final Pittsburgh 5 Philadelphia 1

Final San Jose 4 Montreal 1

Final SO St. Louis 3 New Jersey 2

Final Columbus 2 Dallas 1

Final OT Colorado 3 Winnipeg 2

Final L.A. Kings 5 Edmonton 0

Final Vegas 3 Nashville 0

Final Anaheim 5 Vancouver 0

 

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL..

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Ethan Happ had 28 points in one of his best all-around efforts of the season, and undermanned Wisconsin overcame another injury to beat Indiana 71-61 on Tuesday night.

 

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Final (5) Xavier 86 Butler 79

Final (18) Texas Tech 85 (10) Kansas 73

Final Florida 83 (11) Texas A&M 66

Final OT (16) TCU 81 Baylor 78

Final Mississippi St. 78 (22) Arkansas 75

Final Auburn 94 (23) Tennessee 84

 

CARDINALS-PALMER RETIRES

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Cardinals quarterback Carson Palmer is retiring after 15 NFL seasons.

Palmer, who turned 38 last week, made the announcement in an open letter released by the Cardinals. Palmer missed the last nine games of what would be his final season with a broken left arm.

He called his long professional career “the most incredible experience of my life.”

The statement came one day after Cardinals coach Bruce Arians announced his retirement. Arians and Palmer spent the last five seasons together.

 

Ted Thompson is out as general manager of the Green Bay Packers, but will remain as senior adviser of football operations. It’s a big change after one of the league’s most successful teams missed the playoffs and finished with a losing record for the first time since 2008. Green Bay lost its season finale 35-11 on Sunday to the Detroit Lions. A Super Bowl victory in 2010 marked the highlight of Thompson’s 13-year tenure with the Packers.

 

PLAYOFF RATINGS

UNDATED (AP) — With the semifinals back New Year’s Day, ESPN viewership for the College Football Playoff was the highest it has been since the first season of the postseason system for years ago.

The double overtime Rose Bowl thriller between Georgia and Oklahoma drew a 14.8 overnight Nielsen rating and average viewership of 27 million, up 39 percent over last season’s early semifinal.

Georgia beat Oklahoma 54-48 and ESPN said the television rating reached a high of 17.3 in overtime. The Sugar Bowl between Alabama and Clemson got a 12.5 rating and average viewership of 21.1 million, up 10 percent from last season’s second semifinal.

The last two seasons the semifinals were played on Dec. 31. The CFP drew record viewership for ESPN in its first season when games were played on Jan. 1, 2015.

 

 

In world and national news…

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Brutal winter weather is threatening to dump snow and ice on parts of the U.S. South that rarely see frozen flurries, much less accumulation.

The National Weather Service said a wintry mix of snow and freezing rain was expected Wednesday mostly along the southern East Coast. Up to an inch (2.5 centimeters) of snow could fall in Tallahassee, Florida, while 3 to 5 inches (8 to 13 centimeters) are possible in parts of North Carolina.

Coastal Savannah, Georgia, hasn’t seen measurable snowfall since February 2010. But it could get up to 2 inches (5 centimeters) of snow and sleet Wednesday.

Savannah Mayor Eddie DeLoach urged residents to stay home and off the roads, noting that many Southerners “aren’t used to driving in this kind of weather.”