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CSi Weather….
.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Snow likely in the evening. Snow accumulation around 1 inch. Lows in the mid 20s. South winds around 10 mph shifting to the west after midnight. Chance of snow
60 percent in the Jamestown area, 70 percent in the Valley City area.
.SATURDAY…Increasing clouds. Highs in the lower 30s. Northwest
winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows 15 to 20. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 20s. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows 5 to 10 above. North winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 20s.
.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow in the
evening. Lows around 15.
.CHRISTMAS DAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 20s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows around 10.
.WEDNESDAY…Cloudy. Slight chance of snow in the morning, then
snow likely in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 20s. Chance of
snow 60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
snow. Lows around 15.
.THURSDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow. Highs
in the lower 20s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow.
Lows around 10.
.FRIDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow. Highs
15 to 20.
Accumulating snow will move into the region Friday evening and
continue into Saturday. Snow amounts of 1-2 inches are possible
north of the Highway 2 corridor, with lighter amounts further
south.
A stronger system may impact the region mid-week of next week.
Travel impacts are possible with this system. Stay tuned for
updates regarding this system as the details become clearer over
the next few days.
VALLEY CITY, ND (KFGO) – A teacher who resigned recently from Sheyenne Valley Area Career and Technology Center in Valley City has been charged with giving beer to minors.
Heidi Barnick is charged with misdemeanors of alcohol delivery and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
Police say Barnick gave beer several times to minors who stopped at her Valley City home. She told police that she never purchased beer for students, but didn’t stop them from taking beer from her refrigerator.
She’s scheduled to appear in court Jan. 2.
Barnick also taught at Valley City High School. Sheyenne Valley offers elective classes to students who attend Valley City schools, Barnes County North and Maple Valley.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its 88th Annual Awards Banquet on January 24, 2019, at the Quality Inn & Suites in Jamestown.
On Friday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Chamber Executive, Emily Bivens said, the Social is at 5:30-p.m., followed by dinner and Awards at 6:30-p.m.
She said there are a limited number of tickets available at the door, so she encourages tickets be purchased in advance, no later than January 17, by contacting the Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce, at 701-252-4830, or E-Mail: director@jamestownchamber.com
She added that sponsorships are available for the Corporate Sponsor, and to sponsor the Awards, including, Business of the Year, Above and Beyond, Outstanding Citizen of the Year, and the Outstanding Young Professional of the Year.
Also to be awarded at the banquet will be the Agricultural Woman of the Year, for 2018.
Nominations are being accepted up to December 31, with nomination forms available at the Chamber office, and in the Chamber Newsletter.
Jamestown (CSi) The present exhibit at the Jamestown Arts Center, is “Circles,” by Bradford Hansen-Smith running until January 30.
On Friday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Arts Center, Education Coordinator, Myra Olson said, the exhibit consists of paper sculptures including holiday themes, such as snowflakes, and ice crystals, along with other paper sculptures of sea creatures, and mythical animals.
The exhibition comes to Jamestown through the North Dakota Museum of the Arts Rural Arts initiative.
Also on our show, Myra pointed out the next Open Mic Night is Thursday December 27 from 7-p.m., to 9-p.m., at the Arts Center. Register at the door. She said tickets for the guitar drawing that evening at $5 each are still available, with the guitar donated by Steve Kuykendall.
Family Pottery will be Saturday’s January 12 and 19 from 10-a.m. to noon at the Arts Center taught by Bill Nybo. The class is for students in elementary school through high school. Pre-register by calling the Arts Center at 251-2496.
The Wine and Cheese Tasting event is on Saturday January 19. Enjoy the taste of the Mediterranean with wine and cheese and hor d’oeuvres, with tickets at $5 available at the Arts Center, Cork & Barrell, or from any Arts Center Board members.
Valley City (VCSU) The Valley City State University Foundation has allocated an additional $100,000 toward first-year student scholarships and grants in 2019-20. The $100,000 allocation comes on top of the record-setting $1.623 million the foundation allocated for 2018-19 student scholarships at VCSU.
Approximately 75 percent of the $100,000 increase will be used to add additional funds to merit scholarships, moving the renewable VCSU Leadership Scholarship from $3,000 to $3,500 annually ($14,000 over four years) and the non-renewable Clock Tower Scholarship from $2,500 to $3,000 for the first year.
VCSU will establish the Viking Grant program with the remaining $25,000 of the allocation increase. This $1,000 need-based grant will be distributed to students who do not qualify for Pell Grants and whose estimated family contribution falls between $5,800 and $10,000. Students’ eligibility for this grant is based on admission to VCSU and a completed FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid, VCSU school code: 003008).
“VCSU already offers a tremendous value for an outstanding education,” said Charlene Stenson, director for enrollment services, “and by increasing several of our scholarship levels and offering the new Viking Grant program to help students and families who often fall into an aid gap, we’re investing even more in our students to increase affordability and access to our university.”
In 2017-18, 92 percent of VCSU’s new freshmen received grants and/or scholarships.
In 2019-20, VCSU will award scholarships to first-years students at the levels below, based on cumulative high school grade point average (GPA) and ACT/SAT composite score.
• McCready Scholarship, renewable, all tuition, fees and books annually (approximately $8,500 for a North Dakota student in 2018-19, and more than $34,000 over four years)
• Presidential Scholarship, renewable, $4,000 annually ($16,000 over four years)
• Leadership Scholarship, renewable, $3,500 annually ($14,000 over four years)
• Clocktower Scholarship, non-renewable, $3,000 for first year
• Footbridge Scholarship, non-renewable, $1,500 for first year
Scholarships for transfer students, at $2,500 and $1,500 levels, are awarded based on cumulative GPA.
For more information, contact the VCSU Enrollment Services Office at 701-845-7101 or enrollment.services@vcsu.edu.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota lawmaker wants to charge owners of electric and hybrid vehicles an annual fee to help offset lost motor fuel taxes that fund road improvements.
Grand Forks Republican Sen. Curt Kreun said drivers of electric and hybrid vehicles should pay their fair share toward road construction and repairs, just as drivers of gasoline-powered cars do. All vehicles contribute to wear and tear on the state’s roads, he said.
“If you drive on our roads, you got to pay for them,” said Kreun, whose bill was filed Friday ahead of next month’s legislative session. “It all boils down to fairness.”
North Dakota is among 30 states that don’t levy a fee for owners of electric vehicles to make up for the fact that they don’t use motor fuel, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Eight states charge annual fees for drivers of hybrid vehicles, the group said.
Kreun’s proposed legislation would charge owners of electric vehicles $248 annually, the highest fee of any state that charges the fee. Hybrid vehicle owners would pay $71 a year, among the highest charged by states, NCSL data show.
The fees would be in addition to standard annual vehicle registration costs.
Kreun, who drives a full-size pickup, defended the high fees compared to other states that charge them, saying North Dakota’s wide-open spaces require more driving time than most other states.
Still, collecting fees from North Dakota drivers of non-combustion vehicles would raise only a negligible amount for road improvements at present.
State Transportation data show 1.1 million vehicles are registered in the state, including about 3,850 hybrids and just 141 electric vehicles.
North Dakota’s 23-cents-a-gallon gasoline tax, which is reserved mostly for road and bridge construction and repairs, raised $165.7 million in the last fiscal year, state data show. The state tax, which hasn’t changed since 2005, is in addition to the federal gas tax of 18.4 cents a gallon, which is passed back to states for highway funding.
Kevin Pula, an NCSL senior policy specialist, predicted there will be huge growth in electric and hybrid vehicles over time — as much as 40 percent of all vehicles by 2040.
Update…
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A bill meant to help authorities solve cases in which Native American women go missing or are killed on tribal land looks like it will expire before getting a vote in the U.S. House.
The Senate passed the initiative sponsored by outgoing North Dakota Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, but Heitkamp said the bill is being blocked by Virginia Rep. Bob Goodlatte, KFGO radio reported . It’s not clear why Goodlatte, a Republican who chairs the House Judiciary Committee, is standing in the way.
“I’d like to see Congressman Goodlatte actually visit a reservation in North Dakota and explain to the families of victims why he is blocking this bill,” Heitkamp said. “Unlike Congressman Goodlatte, I am serious about saving lives and making sure Native American women are invisible no longer.”
Goodlatte’s office did not respond to KFGO’s requests for interviews.
The measure is named “Savanna’s Act” for Savanna Greywind, a slain North Dakota woman whose baby was cut from her womb. The bill aims to improve tribal access to federal crime information databases and create standardized protocols for responding to cases of missing or slain Native American women.
Heitkamp has said that if authorities had more accurate statistics they might be able to detect patters to help solve more cases, although it likely would not have applied to Greywind’s because it was not a federal case.
Native American activists have asked Rep. Kevin Cramer — who will take over Heitkamp’s Senate seat next month — to help advance the bill before the end of the current session. If not, it will expire. A handful of demonstrators gathered outside Cramer’s Fargo office on Wednesday.
“If he can stand behind us Native Americans, if he can stand behind humanity, then we can move forward,” protester Amanda Vivier said. “We implore (Cramer) to not let the clock run out on Savanna’s Act.”
Cramer did not return messages left by KFGO.
In world and national news…
WOODLAND PARK, Colo. (AP) — The fiance of a missing Colorado woman missing since Thanksgiving Day was arrested and charged with murder and solicitation to commit murder, a sheriff’s official said Friday.
Patrick Frazee, allegedly the last person to see 29-year-old Kelsey Berreth, was arrested at his home and cattle ranch in the central Colorado community of Florissant, Teller County sheriff’s Cmdr. Greg Couch said.
Berreth was last seen in a grocery store near her home in Woodland Park, about 15 miles (24 kilometers) from Florissant. Both towns are high country alpine communities near Pikes Peak and west of Colorado Springs.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had surgery to remove two malignant growths from her left lung. It’s Ginsburg’s third bout with cancer since she joined the court in 1993. The court says the 85-year-old Ginsburg had the surgery Friday in New York and will remain in the hospital for a few days. The court says doctors found “no evidence of disease elsewhere in the body.” The court says no additional treatment is planned currently.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A letter obtained by The Associated Press shows that North Carolina’s top elections official issued an urgent plea nearly two years ago for the Justice Department to file criminal charges against those at the center of 2018 ballot fraud allegations. State Board of Elections Executive Director Kim Strach warned in the January 2017 letter that if those involved in illegally gathering absentee ballots in Bladen County weren’t prosecuted the violations would likely recur in future elections.
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