Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Sept 18

CSi Weather…

TONIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

.WEDNESDAY…Mostly cloudy with chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent in the Jamestown area, 40 percent in the Valley City area.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with chance of rain showers and

slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Northeast

winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.

.THURSDAY…Cloudy. Rain showers likely in the morning, then

chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 50s.

Northeast winds around 15 mph. Chance of showers 60 percent in the Jamestown area, 80 percent in the Valley City area.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain

showers. Lows in the lower 40s.

.FRIDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs around 60.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.

.SATURDAY…Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain showers and

thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain

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

.SUNDAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers and

thunderstorms in the evening, then chance of rain showers after

midnight. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of precipitation

40 percent.

.MONDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain showers.

Highs in the mid 60s.

 

Jamestown (CSi) Sept 18, 2018 Jamestown Police is warning the public about a convicted sex offender who has changed his Jamestown address.

36 year old Clifford Rockwell Moody now lives at 610 14th Avenue, SE Jamestown, ND

He presently has no vehicle.

Moody is a 36 year old white male, five feet ten inches tall, weighing 175 pounds with brown eyes and brown hair.

He has been assigned a high risk assessment by the North Dakota Risk Level Committee, of the North Dakota Attorney General’s Office.

Offense: Luring minors by computer, communicating with an undercover officer posing as a 14 year old female, discussing sexual acts with the victim.

Conviction Date: September 2015, in Burleigh County ND, District Court.

Offense: Sexual contact with a female under 16 years old.

Conviction Date: January 2001 in Walworth, SD, District Court.

Disposition: 60 days in jail, with 50 days suspended.

Moody is currently on probation with North Dakota Parole and Probation, and is currently on GPS Monitoring.

Moody is not wanted by police at this time and has served the sentence imposed by the court.

This notification is meant for public safety and not to increase fear in the community, nor should this information be used to threaten, assault, or intimidate the offender.

Any attempts to harass, intimidate or threaten these offenders, their families, landlords, or employers will be turned over for prosecution.

Printed handouts of the demographics of Moody are available at the Jamestown Police Department.

More information on registered sex offenders is available at the North Dakota Attorney General’s web site: www.sexoffender.nd.gov

 

 

Jamestown (CSi)  The Jamestown City Council’s  Finance & Legal Committee Building, Planning & Zoning Committee  Civic Center & Promotion Committee met Tuesday evening at City Hall.

All members were present.

FINANCE & LEGAL COMMITTEE

Discussed was revising license fees for radio antennas on City-owned, or maintained, or operated water towers.  City Attorney Leo Ryan said the average license agreement with other cities in North Dakota area between $1,000 and $2,400 per year.

Council Member Brubakken moved for a yearly license fee of $1,500, with an escalator clause, effective January 1, 2019, on a calendar year basis, and approved on a case by case basis as suggested by Ryan.

The committee recommended approving the motion.

Considered the recommended JSDC support to fund the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) position and release the 63% city share of budgeted 2018 South Central Dakota Regional Council dues in the remaining amount of $16,141.

The committee recommends to approve.

Considered was the UPG-2-052(043)264 Cost Participation and Maintenance Agreement for the $3,100,000 City of Jamestown Urban Grant Program Project, for which the City must match ten percent of the project costs. (The Main Street Road Diet Proposal’s implementing document to accept the dollars.)

Mayor Heinrich said questions remain to be resolved on specifics on the dollars, and project usage for such items as bump outs.

The committee agreed to move the acceptance to the October Finance and Legal Committee meeting for further discussion and recommendation.

The committee considered the request to approve financial support for the Jamestown Regional Airport Authority in the form of a commitment to a bond issuance and a general tax levy in 2019 to assist in financing the Runway and Taxiway Resurfacing Project.

Airport Director Sam Seafeldt said some project dollars are covered by federal grants.

The committee recommends the request move to the City Council without recommendation subject to additional documents to be reviewed.

 

 

BUILDING, PLANNING & ZONING COMMITTEE

The committee recommends approval of the plat of First Community Addition, Lot 1, Block 1, a replat of Lots 1-6 and a vacated portion of the alley of Block 2, Curtin’s Second Addition, within the SW ¼ of Section 36, T140, R64W, Midway Township, Stutsman County, ND. The property is located at 1021 3rd Ave SE.

Approved was introducing the first reading of an ordinance to amend and re-enact Ordinance No. 329 of the City Code by amending the District Map to change the zoning of Jamestown Original, Block 31, E100’ of Lot 16 & 17, and E100’ of S20’ of Lot 18, from M-1 (Limited Industrial and Manufacturing District) to C-1 (Local Commercial District). The property is located at 124 3rd Ave SE.

The new owner plans to convert the structure to a home.

CIVIC CENTER AND PROMOTION COMMITTEE

No agenda items at this time.

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 SWEARING IN OF POLICE OFFICER ALYSON MOSES WAS CONDUCTED.

FIRE DEPARTMENT PRESENTATION TO RETIRING OFFICER, RICH HASS, FOR 28 YEARS AND THREE MONTHS SERVING THE CITY.

APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS:

Parade permit for Valley City Public Schools for the Homecoming Parade.

A Plumber & Mechanical Contractor license for Sullivan Construction

 

PUBLIC COMMENTS:  No one spoke

 

PUBLIC HEARING

Relative to the Community Development Block Grant 3595-CD11SL12-ED,

Valley City I-94 Regional Development Corridor Infrastructure

No protests were received.

Valley City Barnes County Development Director, Jennifer Feist said the required number of jobs were created, 80, to receive the CDBG funds, has been met.

Following the Public Hearing no action was required by the City Commission.

 

A Open Public Hearing was held for the 2019 City Budget. Finance Director Richter said budget hearings have been held as re

Following the hearing the City Commission approved the First Reading of  adopting the 2019 City Budget.    Finance Director Avis  Richter said,  property taxes levied by the city will be slightly lower for 2019, with appropriations of $14.9 million, with revenues from other sources at $13.4 million dollars.

ORDINANCE

The City Commission  approved the  first reading of an Ordinance, amending and reenacting Title 20, Taxation.  City Attorney Schoenack said the Ordinance is part of the recodification process.

NEW BUSINESS

Approved the amendment to the financial review procedure.

City Commissioners  approved an Application for a Property Tax Exemption for Improvements to Residential Building at 264 14th Street NE.  City Assessor Hansen explained the policies and procedures for the property tax exemption and improvements as a reminder to the public, who also recommended the approval.

Commissioners approved the Preliminary & Design Engineering Agreement for the NW Storm Sewer Project – Phase I with KLJ in an amount not to exceed $132,000.

CITY ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT

City Administrator David Schelkoph said there is no increase in electrical rates from Missouri River Energy Service, in the power distribution to Valley City.

He said the State Water Commission will meet in October and will hear requests for funding from Valley City.

He added, the state water coalition meeting will be held later this month, with Valley City requests for funds for Phase Four of the Permanent  Flood Control project.

 

CITY UPDATES & COMMISSION REPORT

City Attorney Schoenack said the recodification process is nearing completion.

City Auditor Richter reported that city officials attended the recent League of Cities meeting.

City Fire Chief Retterath said an opening remains for an additional volunteer city fire fighter.

Mayor Carlsrud thanked the staff for their hard work on the 2019 city budget.

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

 

 

 

Valley City  (VCSU)  Valley City State University has set an enrollment record with a total headcount of 1,547 students and an undergraduate headcount of 1,404 students, according to the official fall term 2018 figures released by the university.

The total enrollment figure of 1,547 exceeds the previous record of 1,522 set in the fall of 2017, while the undergraduate mark of 1,404 surpasses the previous record of 1,372, also set in the fall of 2017.

“We constantly look for ways to innovate and improve the educational experience our students enjoy, and we’re continuously refining our efforts to help them succeed,” said Margaret Dahlberg, Ph.D., VCSU interim president. “Strategic growth doesn’t happen by accident it takes dedication and commitment and I applaud the community for these achievements that come from working together.”

 

 

Valley City  (CSi)  Valley City High School Homecoming Week Activities Week of September 17.

Show your Hi Liner Spirit with the annual theme days:

Tuesday 9/18 – Touristy Tuesday,

Wednesday 9/19 – Wacky Sock day,

Thursday 9/20–Throwback Thursday

Friday 9/21 Blue & White Day

The Pep Rally & Coronation will be held at 1:45pm on Friday Sept. 21st in the Hi Liner Activity Center featuring the high school pep band, cheerleaders, dance team, skits and crowning of the 2018 Homecoming King and Queen. The community is welcome to attend.

The Tailgate Party at Hanna Field (sponsored by the Valley City Education Association) starts at 5:30pm, and announcing of the 2018 Homecoming Royalty followed by the 7:00 pm Homecoming Football Game vs Devils Lake.

Ending the week will be the Homecoming Dance which is being held on Saturday September 22nd from 9:00pm to 11:45 pm on Saturday in the Hi-Liner Activity Center Lobby.

 

Valley City  (CSi)  The public is invited to welcome in the fall season on Saturday September 22.

In honor of the Autumnal Equinox, there will be a informational meeting at Medicine Wheel Park in Valley City, to observe the sunset at 7:30-p.m.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A jury of eight women and six men has been seated for the trial of a man accused in the killing of a pregnant North Dakota woman whose baby was cut from her womb.William Hoehn (hayn) is charged with conspiracy to commit murder in the August 2017 death of 22-year-old Savanna Greywind of Fargo. The jury seated Tuesday after a daylong process includes two alternates.Hoehn’s former girlfriend, Brooke Crews, pleaded guilty earlier to killing Greywind and cutting her baby from her womb. The baby survived.Hoehn has admitted that he helped cover up Greywind’s murder, but he said he didn’t know Crews had planned to kill her.Opening statements were scheduled for 9 a.m. Wednesday.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota information technology officials will ask lawmakers to more than quadruple the number of cybersecurity experts to guard against a growing number of threats to state data systems.North Dakota Information Technology Department Chief Information Officer Shawn Riley told a bipartisan panel of lawmakers Tuesday that his agency will ask for more than $11 million in software upgrades and 37 additional cybersecurity experts in the next two-year budget.The state employs only 11 cybersecurity experts now.Riley says North Dakota data systems were attacked about 34 million times over a recent six-month period and the number will increase.Democratic Sen. Larry Robinson, of Valley City, says the Legislature should fund the agency’s request. He says it’s wrong if lawmakers ignore the growing problem of cyber attacks.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — State officials say a recount in North Dakota’s secretary of state primary race cost about $5,000.

The state Supreme Court ordered the recount which gave the Libertarian candidate, Roland Riemers, one more vote. Secretary of State Al Jaeger initially declined the recount because Riemers was the only Libertarian running for the seat. Riemers failed to get the 300 votes needed to move on to the November election.

All 53 counties in North Dakota have submitted requests for reimbursement of expenses related to the recount. The Bismarck Tribune says they range from $7.25 for Sheridan County to $434.52 in Cass County.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Health Department is sending two medical response teams to Raleigh, North Carolina, this week to help in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence.North Carolina requested the specialized teams through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact , a mutual aid agreement among U.S. states and territories. Each team has 28 registered nurses, paramedics and emergency medical technicians.The teams are being sent through the Health Department’s Emergency Preparedness and Response section. Section Chief Tim Wiedrich (WEED’-rihk) says North Carolina will reimburse North Dakota’s costs.

 

TIOGA, N.D. (AP) — The state Health Department says 21,000 gallons of produced water that spilled at a saltwater disposal facility in Mountrail County impacted farmland.Produced water is a mixture of saltwater and oil that can contain drilling chemicals.Officials say a broken pipe connection caused the spill Saturday at the site about 7 miles southeast of Tioga. Basic Energy Services reported it to the state the next day.Health Department officials inspected the site and will monitor remediation efforts.

 

In Sports…

Jamestown  (CSi)  13 new members will join the Jamestown High School Athletic Hall of Fame this year.

The induction will take place on Friday September 28, at the Homecoming Pep Rally, and they will be introduced during half time of the Homecoming football game that evening, as the Blue Jays take on the Valley City High School Hi-Liners.

The luncheon to which the inductees have been invited, will be  at the Knights of Columbus Hall,  will be planned before or after the pep rally, depending on when it’s scheduled.

The inductees include:

Paul Anderson (1980)

Doug Beaudoin (’72)

Phil Boerger (’07)

Bryan Erstad (’99)

Sean Fredericks (’93)

Jenny Gackle (’99)

Dave Greenwood (’70)

Clay Kendall (’74)

Lauren Sukut (’02)

Judy Hager (’81)

Ted Wahl (’84)

Dan White (’04)

Wrestling Coach Ron Zehran (’79-’00).

The nomination form is available for the 15-person committee to review.

 

In world and national news…

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump says he’s prepared to impose a 25 percent tax on an additional $267 billion in Chinese imports.

He tells reporters at the White House that the new tariffs would be a response to Beijing’s announcement that it’s retaliating against the Trump administration’s imposition of a 10 percent tax on $200 billion of Chinese imports, to begin Monday. That tax will jump to 25 percent in 2019, Trump said.

The president has previously floated the $267 billion figure, but Tuesday was the first time he’s specified that the tax rate on those goods would be 25 percent.

If Trump ultimately enforces another round of tariffs against China, practically every Chinese good imported to the United States would be hit by higher tariffs.

 

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s order to declassify certain documents related to the FBI’s Russia investigation is drawing praise from Republican allies and condemnation from Democratic critics.

The Justice Department and the office of Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats say they are working together to comply with Trump’s order. The president’s decision triggers a declassification review by various agencies.

A small group of congressional Republicans, all staunch allies of Trump, had asked the president last week to declassify the documents. Republican congressman Mark Meadows of North Carolina says their release will allow Americans to decide what happened in the FBI and Justice department.

Democratic congressman Adam Schiff of California says the decision is intended to advance a false narrative as the special counsel investigates Russia’s election meddling.

 

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is suggesting that the woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault has one shot to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

The accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, has not confirmed to Republicans that she will appear on Monday at a public hearing. The other witness would be Kavanaugh, who has denied assaulting Ford when they were both in high school.

McConnell said Ford can testify in private if she prefers. But he stressed that, “Monday is her opportunity.”

Democrats say the hearing should not be held until the FBI conducts an investigation of Ford’s claim. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would not order that investigation.

Republican senators say they expect the Judiciary Committee to vote on Kavanaugh’s nomination next week.

 

 

WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — NBA legend Michael Jordan, who played high school basketball in Wilmington, North Carolina —one of the areas devastated by Hurricane Florence— is donating $2 million to assist residents of the Carolinas.

The 55-year-old owner of the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets is contributing $1 million each to the American Red Cross and the Foundation For The Carolinas’ Hurricane Florence Response Fund.

In addition, more than 100 members of the Hornets organization will help pack disaster food boxes Friday at Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina in Charlotte, North Carolina. The disaster food boxes, which provide individual meals, will be shipped to Wilmington, N.C., Fayetteville, N.C., and Myrtle Beach, S.C., and distributed to those who have been directly impacted by the hurricane. The goal is to deliver 5,000 food boxes.

 

 

AMES, Iowa (AP) — A homeless man charged in Iowa with killing a top amateur golfer from Spain has a history of violence and drug use dating to his teenage years.

Court records show that since 2014, 22-year-old Collin Daniel Richards has been charged with abusing a former girlfriend, using a baseball bat to smash a vehicle window and burglarizing a gas station.

He’s now charged with first-degree murder in the death of Celia Barquin Arozamena. He was ordered jailed Tuesday on a $5 million, cash-only bond.

In one case, Richards allegedly threatened to shoot clerks at a convenience store after they caught him shoplifting. In another, Richards admitted he stole a man’s pickup truck while high on drugs. In a third, the Iowa State Patrol seized a long knife from him during a traffic stop.

The records also show Richards left prison earlier this year, once lived in a halfway house in Ames, and was arrested in June after being found passed out near a liquor store.