CSi Weather…

…WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM TUESDAY  EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY…INCLUDES BARNES COUNTY.

* WHAT…Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 30 below zero.

* WHERE…Portions of central, north central, northwest and west
central Minnesota and northeast and southeast North Dakota.

* WHEN…From 9 PM this evening to noon CST Wednesday. There will
be a period of calm winds right around midnight that will
improve wind chill conditions, but winds will pick up again
into the early morning hours.

* IMPACTS…The dangerously cold wind chills could cause
frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a
hat, and gloves.

Forecast…

.TONIGHT…Mostly clear, and colder. Lows around 10-15 below. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the east after midnight. Lowest wind chills around 30 below after midnight.

.WEDNESDAY…Cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow. Highs

around 10. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to

25 mph in the afternoon. Lowest wind chills around 30 below in

the morning.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow in the Jamestown area, 40 percent in the Valley City area. Not as cold. Lows 5 to 10 above. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph.

.THURSDAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs around 20. Southwest winds 5 to

15 mph increasing to northwest 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 5 below.

.FRIDAY…Partly sunny. Highs zero to 5 above.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 10 below.

.SATURDAY…Increasing clouds. Highs 5 to 10 above.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow.

Lows near zero.

.SUNDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow. Highs

around 10.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow.

Lows around 5 below.

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

morning. Highs zero to 5 above.

 

There may be a brief window of mixed precipitation

across portions of western and south central North Dakota

Wednesday afternoon. Ice accumulations are

not in the forecast at this time as any freezing rain or sleet

will likely be light and brief.

 

Much colder air will filter in Thursday night and

into Friday morning where lows in the double digits below zero

will be possible across the north and lows near zero will be

possible across the south.

Dangerous wind chills to 30 below zero are possible Friday morning

and Saturday morning.

Several chances of light snow will be possible Saturday through

Monday with below normal temperatures in place into the work week as

another round of arctic cold spreads across the Northern Plains

Sunday night through Monday night.

 

Valley City  (CSi)  Families displaced from service in the Barnes County Rural Water District will have the opportunity to air their concerns, during a Public Hearing on Tuesday (Jan 7) , evening at 7-p.m., at the Valley City Eagles Club.

On November 6,  2019, Barnes Rural Water disconnected water to 25 residential customers at Lake Ashtabula at Lees’ Subdivision, because of  waterline breaks resulting from land erosion  near these homes.

 

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

APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA

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 $2,660,805.42.

Electrician license for Tyler’s Electric, LLC

Approve Application to Block off Street for Thundering Saints on July 25, 2020 on 3rd Avenue SE from Main Street to 2nd Street SE

A Raffle Permit for El Zagal Sheyenne Valley Shrine Club & Flag Corps, Hi-Liner Boys Basketball, The Sharp Shooter Showdown

Tree Trimming license for Mike’s Construction, and Ground To Sky, LLC.

 PUBLIC COMMENTS No One Spoke

RESOLUTION

Approved was a Resolution Accepting the MRES Rate Schedules B & C (Green Energy Rate Adder & Economic Development Incentive).  City Administrator Schelkoph says the rates can be created in its rate base.

Those wishing to participate can fill out a form at City Hall.

 

NEW BUSINESS

Approved a Special Alcohol Beverage Event Permit for Boomer’s Corner Keg on July 25, 2020 for Debbie Gable Memorial Cancer Ride on the 100 block of 3rd Avenue SE.  City Police has approved.

Approved  was a Cost-Share Request to ND State Water Commission for Phase IV Permanent Flood Control Protection  Cost Overrun. KLJ said the request is then presented for a cost share.

Approved was a Design Engineering Agreement for 2020 Seal Coat Project with KLJ in an amount not to exceed $12,000.  KLJ reported the project includes 40 blocks that were previously milled and overlayed, and awaiting a seal coat.

CITY ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT:

David Schelkoph said thanks for eight years of service, and appreciated working with the community and, wished the community the best, as he has recently resigned the position, effective later this month.

CITY UPDATES &COMMISSION REPORTS

Commissioners and City Staff and KLJ thanked Schelkoph for his eight years of service to Valley City.

Commissioner Magnuson added that the city has grown under Schelkoph, and gave thanks and best wishes.

Mayor Carslrud said the city street crews did “wonderful work,” in removing snow from the recent storm.

He pointed out instances in the community of racism, bullying, in schools and the university, and within the community, that are “very disheartening.”  He encouraged citizens of all ages to be kind to each other.

He said his position of Mayor would have been much tougher without Schelkoph’s guidance, Carlsrud said he would not have, “Survived this deal,” (of being Mayor) without his guidance.

He wished Schelkoph well in the future.

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

 

 

Jamestown  (Chamber)    Members of the Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors and the Young Professionals of Jamestown held a ribbon cutting ceremony for, Chamber member, Nick Bruns – Nodak Insurance to celebrate their newly renovated location in Jamestown.  This business is located on 302 1st Avenue North in Jamestown.

Businesses qualify for a ribbon-cutting ceremony if they open, move, remodel, are under new ownership or change their name.  For more information, contact Emily Bivens by emailing: director@jamestownchamber.com or call the chamber at 701-252-4830.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The gavel has been passed to the new chief justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court. A ceremony Monday marked the transition from 86-year-old Chief Justice Gerald VandeWalle to Justice Jon Jensen. The 54-year-old Jensen was elected chief justice by the state’s district court judges and the Supreme Court last month. VandeWalle announced in September that he would not seek reappointment when his term expired at the end of the year. VandeWalle was the longest-serving chief justice in state history and the oldest in the nation. Jensen was appointed to the high court by Gov. Doug Burgum in 2017.

(AP) North Dakota’s new tourism marketing campaign will promote what the sparsely populated state has plenty of: elbow room. The tourism agency for one of the least-visited states in the nation on Tuesday unveiled a $2.9 million campaign with the slogan, “Don’t follow the crowds _ follow your curiosity.” Tourism officials confirmed last week that Hollywood actor Josh Duhamel will continue to promote tourism in his home state. The “Transformers” star’s contract with North Dakota’s Tourism Division has been extended until Dec. 31, 2021.

In sports…

(AP)  Rich Hill can earn $9.5 million in performance bonuses in his contract with the Minnesota Twins and Homer Bailey can earn $1 million. Minnesota announced the one-year deals with the pitchers on Dec. 31.

Hill was guaranteed $3 million and Bailey $7 million.

 

 

Bailey was 13-9 with a 4.57 ERA last year for Kansas City and Oakland. Hill is a left-hander who turns 40 in March,. He was 4-1 with a 2.45 ERA in 13 starts last season for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He is recovering from elbow surgery and is likely to miss the first half of next season.

 

 

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he has secured enough Republican votes to start President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial and postpone a decision on witnesses and documents Democrats want. The trial could start as soon as this week if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi releases the articles of impeachment. She is set to meet late Tuesday with her leadership team. The Senate Republican leader opened the Senate Tuesday morning outlining his proposal to start the trial first and postpone votes on witnesses until later. McConnell believes he has support for his plan, which is modeled after Bill Clinton’s impeachment trial 20 years ago, according to a congressional aide.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department says President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn deserves up to six months in prison. That’s according to a court filing Tuesday. Flynn pleaded guilty in 2017 to lying to the FBI about his conversations with the then-Russian ambassador to the United States, including about his request that Russia not escalate tensions with the U.S. following sanctions imposed by the Obama administration for election interference. At the time, he was the closest Trump associate to agree to cooperate in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation.

 

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state TV says a stampede at the funeral for a top general slain in a U.S. airstrike has killed 56 people and injured 213 others. Thousands of mourners had surrounded the coffin of Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani in his hometown of Kerman when the crush occurred. The deaths came as more angry calls rose from Iran to avenge Soleimani’s death, The U.S. continued to reinforce its own positions in the region and warned of an unspecified threat to shipping from Iran in the region’s waterways, key routes for global energy supplies. U.S. embassies and consulates from Asia to Africa and Europe issued security alerts for Americans.

 

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Chevron says it has moved all its non-Iraqi employees and contractors out of Iraq amid heightened tensions there between the United States and Iran. Chevron said in a statement Tuesday that its workers’ safety is a top priority. Chevron has only been operating in the self-governing Kurdish region of northern Iraq. The statement says Chevron has “local staff who are overseeing our ongoing operations” in the Kurdish area. Mideast tensions have soared in after a recent U.S. airstrike killed a top Iranian general, shortly after he arrived at Baghdad’s international airport. Iran has vowed to retaliate.

AP-FINANCIAL MARKETS

Stocks steady, gold pauses rally ahead of next US-Iran move

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks were mixed in Tuesday afternoon trading on Wall Street as investors waited for the next step in the increasingly tense U.S.-Iran confrontation. Oil prices gave up some of their recent gains after a U.S. drone strike killed Iran’s top general on Friday. U.S. officials were bracing for Iran’s response. Gold touched its highest price in nearly seven years Monday and was holding steady Tuesday. The S&P 500 fell 5 points, or 0.2%, to 3,240. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 97 points, or 0.3%, to 28,606. Technology stocks bucked the downward trend. The Nasdaq edged up 15 points, or 0.2%, to 9,086.

 

NEW YORK (AP) — Jury selection is going forward in Harvey Weinstein’s sexual assault trial New York after a judge denied a defense request for a “cooling off period” the morning after prosecutors in Los Angeles brought new charges against him. The 67-year-old disgraced movie titan shuffled into the courthouse Tuesday with a walker. Jury selection could take weeks. The trial involves charges that Weinstein raped a woman in 2013 and forcibly performed a sex act on another woman in 2006. Weinstein has said any sexual activity was consensual. The start of his New York trial comes after Los Angeles prosecutors charged him Monday with sexually assaulting two women there during Oscar week in 2013. Weinstein has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing.