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CSi Weather…
TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING…
THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. BREEZY. NOT AS COOL.
LOWS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS 60 PERCENT, 70 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.
.WEDNESDAY…CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING…THEN
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDY. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
60 PERCENT, 80 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS, 60 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
30 PERCENT,.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
.FRIDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN POSSIBLY MIXED WITH
SNOW IN THE MORNING…THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
20 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…DECREASING CLOUDS. LOWS AROUND 30.
.SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
EVENING…THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW
IN THE MORNING…THEN CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 40S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
EVENING…THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN
AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS AROUND 30. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
20 PERCENT.
.MONDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE
MORNING…THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS
AROUND 50. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.
STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MILES PER HOUR TUESDAY NIGHT. TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
CHANCES FOR RAIN WILL INCREASE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS A SLOW MOVING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CROSSES THE AREA.
THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL
TUESDAY NIGHT. GUSTY WINDS AND LIGHTNING WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS.
STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.
SOME THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON HOWEVER ANY STORMS SHOULD STAY BELOW SEVERE LIMITS.
THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
A COLD FRONT WILL DROP
THROUGH THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY WITH RAIN CHANCES
CONTINUING POSSIBLY MIXING WITH SNOW LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND EARLY
FRIDAY.
AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM COULD BRING A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW TO THE SOUTHWEST ON SATURDAY…AND MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
Valley City (CSi) Authorities report a man’s body was recovered Tuesday morning about 10:20 a.m. in the Sheyenne River, in Valley City, in the area of the search for a missing man, about an hour after the search resumed Tuesday morning.
Valley City Fire Chief Gary Retterath says the body was located beneath the 8th Avenue bridge in Southwest Valley City, about 200 yards from where he went into the river.
The body was identified as 23 year old Dan Buehner, a senior, at VCSU, from Blaine, Minnesota.
Buehner’s body has been transferred to the Grand Forks medical examiner’s office for an autopsy.
Buehner was a member of the VCSU baseball team (photo). The baseball team has canceled its scheduled games on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Vikings were scheduled to host University of Winnipeg on Tuesday, April 22, and play at University of Jamestown on Wednesday, April 23.
Earlier Tuesday, water releases were reduced to 50 cfs from Bald Hill Dam to reduce the water level in an effort to help searchers recover the body.
Buehner, along with two other men were tossed from a rubber raft into the Sheyenne River in Valley City early Monday morning.
The call coming into 9-1-1 about 1:15 a.m.
They got into the raft near the footbridge by West Main Street and floated downstream on the fast-moving river about a half mile to the Little Dam, where they ended up in tailwater that was at least 12 feet deep.
Valley City Police Chief Fred Thompson says 22-year-old Ryan Shaw and 21-year-old Hayden Johnson made it ashore, but Buehner did not.
Buehner was last seen in the tailwater of the “Little Dam.”
Shaw and Johnson are recovering from hypothermia at Mercy Hospital, as the National Weather Service says the water temperature was 40 degrees.
There condition has not been released.
Thompson says the three were not fishing and that no paddles or lifejackets were found after the raft capsized.
Authorities continue to investigate what led to the incident. and if any criminal charges would be in order.
Since Monday morning searchers had been using boats and walking along river banks with search dogs, looking for the missing person.
Retterath says members of Valley Water & Rescue out of Fargo assisted Valley City crews by using a sonar device to help search for the missing man, as the water released from Bald Hill Dam was cut back about 3:30 a.m., Monday to aid in the search, as the river was high and dangerous when the incident occurred.
Tuesday morning, Valley City State University President Dr. Steven Shirley said “It is with a heavy heart and great sadness to inform you that authorities this morning discovered the body of VCSU student Dan Buehner in the Sheyenne River. Dan was a senior majoring in business administration and played catcher on the VCSU Baseball Team. He was from Blaine, Minnesota.”
Valley City Mayor Bob Werkhoven said, “It puts some closure on the tragic situation for the family and the city of Valley City.”
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Rural Fire Department responded to a grass fire southwest of Jamestown at 3:10 p.m. Tuesday.
Five units and 10 firefighters responded to the call.
First reports indicate that the grass fire had spread into a nearby shelterbelt.
More information as it becomes available.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Council’s Finance & Legal, Building Planning & Zoning, and Civic Center & Promotion Committee met Tuesday evening at City Hall.
All members were present.
With Finance and Legal Committee business:
The committee recommends approving the request from the JSDC for Economic Development Funds in the amount of $40,000 to provide a Flex PACE interest buy down to Custom Contracting Solutions, with the City Share to be $8,000 and paid from the City Sales Tax Fund. The business is located in Stutsman County, outside city limits.
Recommends approving the request from the JSDC for Economic Development Funds in the amount of $15,000 to provide ACT Stutsman County program funding, with the City Share to be $12,000 and paid from the City Sales Tax Fund.
The committee recommends approving the request from the JSDC for Economic Development Funds in the amount of $100,000 as a pledge to the ND State College of Science Manufacturing Training Center to be paid over 4 years and contingent upon local industry support, with the City Share to be $20,000 per year and paid from the City Sales Tax Fund.
The committee recommends the recommendation from the JSDC to allow the purchase of Lot 2, Block 1, I-94 Business Park Addition to Charlie Rickets and Ben Pesek, in the amount of $67,954.
The committee recommends approving the recommendation from the JSDC to enter into an Addendum Agreement with Kal Patel to extend the option to purchase Lot 1 and the southerly 85.82 feet of Lot 2, Block 3, I-94 Business Park Addition through May 14, 2014.
Considered the requests for gaming site authorizations for the period July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015, for the following:
University of Jamestown for Jamestown Civic Center and University of Jamestown.James River Aerie #2337 FOE for Frontier Fort Bar & Grill;
Knights of Columbus for the Wonder Bar Sports Bar, Knights of Columbus and Corner Bar;
Progress Enterprises for Office Bar, Shady’s, Buffalo Bar & Lounge and IDK Bar & Grill;
St James Basilica for St James Basilica;
North Dakota Buffalo Foundation for the Vets Club, Tapp’s Lounge and Elks Club.
Recommends approving a request for a gaming site authorization for the ND Buffalo Foundation at the Civic Center for June 11, 2014.
Informational: Public Hearings are scheduled for the May 5, 2014, City Council meeting regarding a proposed Renewal and Development Plan and a proposed Developer’s Agreement with Menard, Inc. which will both necessitate action by the City Council. In addition, a proposed Developer’s Incentive Agreement will be included on the Council agenda.
Informational: Departmental and financial reports.
Building, Planning & Zoning Committee:
The committee reviewed the staff consultant’s recommendations relative to the preliminary plat of Country Side Estates, a Replat of City West Subdivision. Following discussion including minutes on the topic at the City Planning Commission, which tabled the topic, and a recommendation to approve the replat, from SRF Consultants, relative to city growth, the committee recommends placing the item on the May 5, 2014 City Council agenda, without recommendation.
Reviewed the staff consultant’s recommendations relative to the preliminary plat of Witzig’s Fourth Addition, Lot1, Block 1, within the NE 1/4 of Section 34, T140N, R64W. The committee recommends placing the item on the May 5, 2014 City Council agenda without recommendation.
Considered the Planning Commission recommendation that the City re-zone rather than re-plat Hammer Addition and Lots 5-11, Block 1, Homestead III Addition into one lot. 4) The committee recommends the re-zone. The committee recommends, the replat of Lot 2, Block 1, goes to the May City Council meeting without recommendation.
Recommends approving the application of Brian Kilzer for appointment to the Board of Adjustments, three year term to expire January 2017.
Informational: A Public Hearing and Second Reading of an ordinance to amend Ordinance No. 329 by amending the District Map to change the zoning of a tract of land located in the NW ¼ of Section 2, Township 139 North, Range 64 West (Menards Site) from P-O-C (Public Open Development & Conservation District) to C-2 (General Commercial District), is scheduled for the May 5, 2014, City Council meeting.
Informational: The Second Reading of an ordinance to amend Appendix C, Section 5.8, of the City Code pertaining to uses permitted, M-1 Districts, is scheduled for the May 5, 2014, City Council meeting.
Civic Center & Promotion Committee
No items at this time
The meeting was shown live on CSi Cable 67 followed by replays.
Jamestown (CSi) This week through Friday April 25th The Wayne Byers Show on CSI Cable 2 is hosting Marlys Fix’s second graders from St. John’s Academy in Jamestown with their Earth Day “Save the Earth,”essays, and demonstrating their projects during their ecology unit in class. Five students and Mrs. Fix will be on the show each day.
Their appearance at the beginning of each show, is being recorded by CSi 10 THE REPLAY CHANNEL, with viewing dates to be announced.
DVD copies will also be available by placing an order at 252-2400.
Bismarck (CSi) North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm recently served a cease and desist order against Robert Lewis Heier, a resident of Kathryn and his business in Valley City, Dakota Bond & Tracking.
The order alleges Heier wrote bail bonds in North Dakota over a two-year period without having the necessary authorization to do so legally. The order bars Heier and anyone working with him from engaging in the business of insurance.
Bail bond agents must have a valid insurance agent license in North Dakota and must be appointed by an insurance company selling surety bonds. Heier is licensed but allegedly not appointed with a surety insurance company.
Hamm says, “Bail bond agents must be trustworthy to protect consumers and the court system. Anyone that has done business with Mr. Heier and has questions or concerns is encouraged to contact the Insurance Department at 1-800-247-0560.”
Heier has a right to request an administrative hearing within 30 days.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A week of cooler-than-normal temperatures has delayed spring planting in North Dakota.
The federal Agriculture Department now pegs the average start of field work at April 29. That’s a day later than last week’s estimate and three days later than the projection two weeks ago. The 10-year average start date in North Dakota is April 20. The average over the past five years is April 25.
The Agriculture Department says in its weekly crop and weather report that only about 1 percent of the state’s staple spring wheat crop is in the ground, compared with 10 percent on average.
Both topsoil and subsoil moisture supplies in North Dakota are rated more than 90 percent adequate to surplus.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota oil companies don’t like a proposal that would have the industry cut back on oil production to control the amount of natural gas that’s being wasted.
Companies spoke out against the proposal at a hearing Tuesday in Bismarck. Instead, the industry wants regulators to consider self-imposed steps to curb natural gas flaring.
North Dakota drillers currently burn off, or flare, a record 36 percent of the valuable gas because development of gas pipelines and processing facilities haven’t kept pace with oil drilling.
Oil industry officials have pledged to capture 85 percent of the gas by 2016, and 90 percent within six years as infrastructure catches up with oil development.
Watford City physician Lyle Best says slowing oil development would improve many problems in the state, including flaring.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A college located in the middle of rich farmland is planning a new center to research and help develop a safe food supply for people around the world.
North Dakota State University’s proposal for the Global Institute of Food Security and International Agriculture is scheduled to be unveiled later this week at the state Board of Higher Education’s monthly meeting in Dickinson.
School officials are touting the center as the only one of its kind in the United States. A new director has been hired and the school intends to begin the program in the fall.
Ken Grafton is NDSU’s dean and director of agricultural affairs. Grafton says a key part of the curriculum will focus on creating better diets in areas in need of healthy food.
In sports….
Valley City (CSi) North Dakota Special Olympics District III Spring Games, wil be held in Valley City, at VCSU.
Over 300 Special Olympics athletes, children and adults with intellectual disabilities, and Unified Partners from Valley City, Jamestown, Fargo, and Wahpeton, will compete in the one day event for the chance to be a District champion, on May 4, 2014.
Competition includes:
• Unified Volleyball
• Bocce
• Power-lifting
• Swimming
• Track and Field
*Unified Volleyball is one of four SOND Unified Team Sports. Unified Sports is a program that combines Special Olympics athletes and athletes without intellectual disability (Partners) on a sports team to train and compete together.
On Sunday, May 4, 2014:
Valley City State University Student Union
Valley City State University Field House and Stadium
Schedule of Events:
Sunday, May 4th – 8:00 a.m. – Bocce and Unified Volleyball competition begins at VCSU Fieldhouse
– 9:00 a.m. – Swimming competition begins at VCSU Student Center
– 12:30 p.m. – Opening Ceremonies at VCSU Stadium
– 1:00 p.m. – Track and Field Competition begins
*All Events are free, and the public is encouraged to attend!
Individual and Group Volunteer Areas and Opportunities include:
• Facilities set up and support
• Unified Volleyball timers and scorekeepers
• Bocce timers and scorekeepers
• Track and Field support volunteers
• Athlete meal preparation and distribution
• Awards
To learn more about the District Spring Games or to sign up as a volunteer contact the North Dakota Special Olympics, Area Director Chris Mogensen: chris.mogensen@odcvc.com
In world and national news…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Can a state make it illegal for politicians to lie about each other? The Supreme Court doesn’t seem to think so. Justices Tuesday were highly skeptical about an Ohio law that makes it illegal to recklessly make false statements about candidates seeking elective office. Critics of the law say free speech means wide-open debate during campaigns — including protection for negative speech that may sometimes twist the facts. During oral arguments Tuesday, justices said even the prospect of being hauled in front of state officials to explain comments made in the heat of a campaign would have a chilling effect on speech.
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukraine’s acting president is ordering security forces to resume “anti-terror” operations in the country’s east. This, after the bodies of two people allegedly abducted by pro-Russian insurgents were found. The country’s acting president says they showed signs of torture. Also Tuesday, a military aircraft was reported to be hit by gunfire.
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) – People who were planning to climb Mount Everest this year may have to delay the climb for at least another year. A guide there says most of his fellow Sherpa mountain guides have decided to leave the mountain. The walkout follows an avalanche last week that left 13 Sherpas dead and three others missing. Nepal’s government today had agreed to set up a relief fund for Sherpas who are killed or injured in climbing accidents, but the funding was well short of what the Sherpas wanted.
WASHINGTON (AP) – It may have been colder than usual last month in much of the United States, but not in the rest of the world. Federal forecasters say for most of the Earth, last month was one of the hottest Marches on record. Worldwide, it was the fourth-hottest March in 135 years of records. But in the United States, March was about a degree cooler than normal.
MEXICO CITY (AP) – Even though novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez died last week, he may have one more work to be published. An editor says Marquez left behind an unpublished manuscript that he chose not to print while he was alive. The author’s family has not yet decided whether to allow the book to come out, or which publishing house would get the rights to it.
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