Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Feb 4

CSi Weather…

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY  EVENING…INCLUDES THE VALLEY CITY AREA…

WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL NOON TUESDAY..

INCLUDES THE JAMESTOWN AND VALLEY CITY AREAS….

Forecast…

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

midnight. Lows around 15 below. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Wind

chills around 35 below.

.TUESDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow in the Jamestown area, 40 percent in the Valley City area. Highs

around 5 below. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Wind chills around

30 below.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Cloudy. Snow likely in the evening, then chance

of snow after midnight. Snow accumulation around 1 inch. Lows

around 10 below. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow

60 percent in the Jamestown area, 70 percent in the Valley City area. Wind chills around 25 below.

.WEDNESDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow.

Areas of blowing and drifting snow in the afternoon. Highs zero

to 5 above. North winds 10 to 20 mph.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of

snow. Patchy blowing and drifting snow. Lows around 10 below.

North winds around 20 mph.

.THURSDAY…Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of snow in the

morning. Areas of blowing and drifting snow through the day.

Highs around 5 below.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Decreasing clouds. Areas of blowing and

drifting snow in the evening. Lows around 25 below.

.FRIDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs around 10 below.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows around 15 below.

.SATURDAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs zero to 5 above.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows around 10 below.

.SUNDAY…Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow. Highs zero to

5 above.

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

evening. Lows around 10 below.

.MONDAY…Partly sunny. Highs 5 to 10 above.

Wednesday afternoon  a band of snow that may bring light accumulations to the southern James River Valley.

When all is said and done, those areas will potentially see 1 to 3 inches of snow from these two disturbances.

High amplitude ridging builds west on Thursday as an arctic high

moves into the region, centered over southern Saskatchewan by

Thursday evening.

 

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

HEARING FROM THE AUDIENCE:  No One spoke. (Individuals may address the City Council about any item not contained on the agenda. A maximum of 15 minutes is allotted for the hearing. If the full 15

minutes are not needed, the City Council will continue with the agenda. The City Council will take no official action on items discussed at the hearing, with the exception of referral to staff or Committee.)

 

A  PUBLIC HEARING was held,  Concerning the performance of the City of Jamestown in carrying out its community development responsibilities related to the $150,000.00 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Project No. 4271-CD1316-PF-U, for the James River Tree Snagging and Clearing Urgent Need, and to obtain citizen views and to respond to proposals and questions.

No one spoke concerning the 2018 river cleaning project.

 

CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS DISCUSSED SEPARATELY…

Mayor Heinrich asked that Item F be discussed separately, a Resolution to approve the JSDC Board of Directors’ recommendation to approve the purchase of 18 iPads and covers at a cost not to exceed $8,000 the city’s share of the cost to replace the iPads purchased in 2012 for Board members and staff, and funds to come from the city sales tax fund.  He asked that the cost not exceed $8,000 and come from the sales tax fund.

The city council approved the Resolution.

REGULAR AGENDA:

RESOLUTIONS:

The City Council approved Change Order No. 2 & Final, to Border States Paving, Inc., for construction on 5th Street NE (12th Ave to 27th Ave NE), Paving Improvement District #16-42, for a net increase in the contract price of $41,548.39.

Approved was Payment No. 12 & Final, to Border States Paving, Inc., for construction on 5th Street NE (12th Ave to 27th Ave NE), Paving Improvements District #16-42, in the amount of $54,295.64.

Council Members approved Change Order No. 3, to Scherbenske Inc., for construction on NW Water Main Replacement Project District 17-61 (11Blocks), for a net decrease in the contract price of $26,117.43.

Approved was Payment No. 10, to Scherbenske, Inc., for construction on NW Water Main Replacement Project District 17-61 (11Blocks), in the amount of $84,785.90.

 

MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER’S REPORT:

Council Member Phillips presented the Jamestown Tourism Annual Report.

Council Member Steele reminded property owners to keep fire hydrants clear of snow.

Council Member Buchanan said he was pleased by outcome of the Citizens Police Academy.

He said the city fire department won the “Battle of the Badges” blood drive, winning over the Jamestown Police Department.

Mayor Heinrich said he also attended the Tourism Meeting, and noted the change in garbage and recycling pick up schedules, and a move to Monday through Friday collections.

He also pointed out city snow removals this season, saying he’s heard good things about the effort by the city street department.

He added that City Administrator Sarah Hellekson has received her certification as auditor, through a program conducted by the North Dakota League of Cities.

 

OTHER BUSINESS:

Approved the annual Resolutions for the 2019 Sidewalk, Curb & Gutter District  #19-11:

1) To set up and establish the district;

2) To direct the City Engineer to prepare plans & specifications for the construction of the district;

3) To accept and approve the plans and specifications, as prepared by the City Engineer, for the construction of the district; and

4) To direct the City Administrator to advertise for bids for the construction of the district.

Approved the appointment of Russell J. Myhre as alternate municipal court judge, effective immediately.

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

 

 

Jamestown (CSi)  The Jamestown City Fire Department responded to a house fire Sunday night at 10:52 p.m., at 617 Third Avenue, Northwest.

Lt. Sheldon Mohr says the blaze extensively damage the home, and no other structures were involved.

No injuries reported.

He says the home was unoccupied at the time of the fire.

The Red Cross is assisting the occupant with living and other arrangements.

22 City Fire Fighters were on the scene, three hours.

The cause is under investigation.

 

Jamestown (CSi)  The newly installed traffic control signals on Highway 281 South at the intersection of I-94 became operational this past weekend.

On Monday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Mayor Dwaine Heinrich reminded residents that the cost was entirely paid by the State Department of Transportation.

The signals are part of the updates to the roadway that occurred last summer.

On another topic Mayor Heinrich added that the Prairie Dog Bill in the state legislature moves from the House committee to the full house for consideration, and then after crossover to the state senate for consideration.

The Bill would clear the way for counties and townships in North Dakota to come in for a significant amount of dollars, in two years, for infrastructure projects, expected to be distributed each year for the foreseeable future.

 

Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown City Administrator, Sarah Hellekson says the city and recycling will implement changes in the garbage and recycling routes and pick up days in Jamestown starting February 4.

She says 300 Jamestown residential customers will have their alley collection for garbage and recycling moving to curbside.

Also garbage and recycling collection will go to a four-day-per-week schedule.

The changes stem from larger automated equipment now used by the Jamestown Sanitation Department and Recycling along with collections in narrow and dead-end alleys

Letters are being sent to all Jamestown residential pick ups, affected by the changes,

Recycling North Dakota owner, Ralph Friebel says the changes will improve efficiencies in the recycling and residential garbage collections.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown Parks and Rec Department reminds the community that now through February 10 is Cabin Fever Days in Jamestown.

There will be  co-ed softball games, have warming houses for skating and cross country skiing as well as have public skating at Wilson Arena.

There are pinochle and basketball tournaments are set.

Sleigh rides available at the Bunker.

The coed softball tournament is Saturday, February 9, at McElroy Park weather permitting. The deadline to register is Feb. 5 and the cost is $75 per team.

Parks and Rec is also hosting a 10 a.m. pinochle tournament Saturday, Februrary 16, at Hillcrest Pro Shop. Two-person team cost is $12 and includes a lunch and beverage.

Register for softball/pinochle at the Parks and Rec office (1002 2nd Ave. SE). Questions can be directed to John at 252-3982.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A company facing opposition from environmentalists and landowners as it works to build an $800 million oil refinery near Theodore Roosevelt National Park in western North Dakota has cleared another hurdle by obtaining a state water permit, though the matter could still end up in state court.

State Engineer Garland Erbele on Thursday followed the recent recommendation of an administrative law judge and issued a permit to Meridian Energy Group allowing the company to draw water from an underwater aquifer for the Davis Refinery, State Water Commission spokeswoman Jessie Wald said Monday.

The agency was prepared to issue the permit last summer but three landowners challenged it, citing concerns over how they might be affected and how much of the water would be wasted. Landowner attorney JJ England also argued that Meridian’s plans for treating and using the water were vague and at times conflicting.

Administrative Law Judge Tim Dawson held a hearing in November and issued his recommendation Jan. 8, concluding “there is no realistic harm to the public interest” should the permit be issued.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A bipartisan House bill that would allow authorities to temporarily seize guns from a person who may pose a risk to themselves or others would likely save lives in North Dakota but has no hope in the Republican-led Legislature, a powerful GOP co-sponsor said Monday.

“It will die in the House,” Senate Majority Leader Rich Wardner told The Associated Press.

Wardner, who has signed on the bill sponsored by Democratic Rep. Karla Rose Hanson, said he has been “cursed at and called names” by constituents for supporting the measure in the firearm-friendly state.

The House Judiciary Committee completed its two-day hearing Monday on the bipartisan “red flag” measure, which would allow a judge to order guns temporarily seized if police or family members believe a person is a danger to themselves or others.

A court hearing must be held within 14 days to determine whether to return the guns, or confiscate them for a year or longer. Opponents argue the bill is a violation of due process; supporters say it will save lives.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A woman who came to the U.S. in 1997 as a refugee from East Africa has started a center in Fargo to help other immigrants launch their businesses by guiding them through the process of writing a business plan and acquiring loans.

Fowzia Adde created the Immigration Development Center to help people who have settled in the U.S. gain their economic footing and to bring more diverse products and services to the Fargo-Moorhead area, KVRR-TV reported.

“I was working in a production line and always we talked about, we always get our stuff in Minneapolis, we drive four hours for food, spices, clothing, so we thought about having those businesses here,” Adde said.

Haytham Al Saegh, F-M International Foods owner, now belongs to that group of local businesses. He and his family moved to the U.S. in 2009 after emigrating from Iraq via Lebanon. F-M International Foods aims to provide its customers with a small taste of home by selling products from all over the world.

“We tried to add in our old home feel to it, that’s why we get a lot of Iraqi food, a lot of Lebanese food as well. A lot of people have been really thankful for it because it reminds them of their childhood or it reminds them of a simpler time before moving and having all these challenges in their life,” Ali, Haytham’s son, said.

Al Saegh encourages immigrants looking to start their own businesses to be inquisitive and actively find resources to help them.

 

GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. (AP) — Four climate-change activists from the Catholic Worker movement were arrested Monday in an attempt to shut down an Enbridge oil pipeline in north-central Minnesota.

The four broke into a fenced area southeast of Grand Rapids that contains shut-off valves for three Enbridge pipelines around noon Monday, said their spokeswoman, Diane Leutgeb Monson. After a period of prayer and offerings, she said, they then called to warn the company of their plans to turn off the Line 4 pipeline. But she said Enbridge shut the pipeline down itself remotely.

Itasca County sheriff’s deputies arrested the four around 1:30 p.m., she said.

Sheriff Vic Williams didn’t immediately return a call from The Associated Press but told the Star Tribune that four people were in custody in the incident.

The group spokeswoman named the four as Michele Naar Obed, of Duluth, Minnesota; Allyson Polman, of Denton, Texas; and Brenna Cussen Anglada and Daniel Yildirim, of Cuba City, Wisconsin. In a statement, they said they believed it was “time to take personal responsibility for preventing the dangerous expansion of the oil industry, because governments and regulators have failed to do so.”

Juli Kellner a Minnesota-based spokeswoman for Calgary, Alberta-based Enbridge, said the protesters put people and the environment at risk, though no oil was spilled. She also said the company supports the prosecution of everyone involved.

“The actions taken to trespass on our facility and tamper with energy infrastructure were reckless and dangerous,” she said in an email. “The people involved claimed to be protecting the environment, but they did the opposite. Their actions put themselves, first responders, neighboring communities and landowners at risk.”

Line 4 is one of five Enbridge pipelines that carry Canadian crude from Alberta to Enbridge’s terminal in Superior, Wisconsin. The company’s plan to replace its aging Line 3 was the subject of long, contentious proceedings before Minnesota regulators, who approved the project last year. The Line 3 fight has now switched to the courts , where appeals are pending , as well as protests along the route .

 

In world and national news…

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A top administration official for Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam says the governor is meeting with staff to hear their assessment of whether it’s viable for him to stay in office.

The official spoke on condition of anonymity Monday because the official was not authorized to speak about the matter publicly.

Northam has rebuffed widespread calls for his resignation after a racist photo surfaced Friday in his 1984 medical school yearbook page. Northam initially apologized for appearing in the photo, but then said a day later that he was convinced he wasn’t in it.

The official said Northam is still trying to determine what’s best for the state as he weighs his future.

Secretary of Finance Aubrey Layne said he’s told Northam the state can’t afford a prolonged period of uncertainty over his future.

 

 

NEW YORK (AP) — The jury at the U.S. trial of the Mexican drug lord known as El Chapo has begun deliberations.

Jurors began deciding the federal drug-trafficking case against Joaquin Guzman on Monday afternoon.

The jury has heard testimony lasting nearly three months about Guzman’s rise to power as the head of the Sinaloa cartel. Prosecutors say he is responsible for smuggling at least 200 tons of cocaine into the United States and using violence to protect his turf.

The defense claims his role has been exaggerated by cooperators who are seeking leniency in their own cases.

Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker paid a visit to the courtroom on Monday to thank the trial team.

 

 

YORBA LINDA, Calif. (AP) — Investigators are examining wreckage and damaged homes in a Southern California neighborhood where a small plane crashed after breaking up in flight, killing the pilot and four people on the ground.

The twin-engine Cessna 414A was seen coming apart Sunday afternoon over the Los Angeles suburb of Yorba Linda and falling in pieces to the ground, torching a home where four of the victims were killed.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Department says victims’ identities are not yet available Monday morning.

The National Transportation Safety Board has scheduled a 2 p.m. briefing about the crash.

 

 

PARIS (AP) — Six French women, along with journalists who published their accounts, face a defamation claim by a former French lawmaker they accused of sexual misconduct.

The trial that opened Monday in Paris was prompted by Denis Baupin, a former prominent Green Party politician and Paris city official.

In May 2016, Mediapart website and France Inter radio published accounts from 14 women who alleged he had groped, sexted and otherwise harassed them. The statute of limitations had expired on the alleged facts.

Baupin denied wrongdoing and sued the women named in the reports.

His lawyer Emmanuel Pierrat said Baupin expects that his “innocence” will be “totally proved.”

One defendant, Elen Debost, said it’s “a disgrace” to be “sitting on the bench of the accused when this man hasn’t even been judged.”

 

 

HOUSTON (AP) — The U.S. government is preparing to begin construction of more border walls and fencing in South Texas’ Rio Grande Valley, likely on federally owned land set aside as wildlife refuge property.

Heavy construction equipment is supposed to arrive starting Monday. A photo posted by the nonprofit National Butterfly Center shows an excavator parked next to its property.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has said it intends to start building this month on federally owned land.

Congress last March approved more than $600 million for 33 miles (53 kilometers) of new barriers in the Rio Grande Valley. While President Donald Trump and top Democrats remain in a standoff over Trump’s demand for $5.7 billion in border wall funding, CBP has pushed ahead with building what’s already funded.