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…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY EVENING…
Jamestown/Valley City
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TUESDAY TO NOON
CST WEDNESDAY…
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY…COLDER. LOWS AROUND 10 BELOW.
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. WIND CHILLS AROUND 30 BELOW.
.WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH. WIND CHILLS AROUND 30 BELOW.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 10 BELOW. WEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. WIND CHILLS AROUND 30 BELOW.
.THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. NOT AS COLD. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COLD. LOWS 15 TO 20. WEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW.
LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY DIMINISH TUESDAY EVENING.
HOWEVER…VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER IN…WITH
THE COLDEST AIR OVERHEAD NEAR SUNRISE WEDNESDAY.
WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS BELOW ZERO…EVEN A VERY LIGHT WIND CAN CREATE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES. THAT IS EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING…WITH WIND CHILLS AROUND 30 BELOW.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS LIKELY TO BE ISSUED ACROSS THE AREA FOR
TUESDAY NIGHT/WEDNESDAY MORNING.
FRIDAY AND SUNDAY WILL BE THE BEST CHANCES FOR ANY LIGHT
PRECIPITATION.
DAYTIME HIGHS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM THE 30S NORTHEAST TO THE 40S SOUTHWEST THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND WITH LOWS MAINLY IN THE TEENS TO MID 20S. THERE ARE INDICATIONS OF EVEN WARMER TEMPERATURES EARLY NEXT WEEK.
Valley City (CSi) The Valley City Commission met in Regular Session Tuesday evening at City Hall. All members were present.
APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS INCLUDED:
Approved the Monthly Reports from the Fire Chief, Building Inspector, Auditor, Municipal Judge and Public Works Accountant.
Approved Monthly Bills for the City and Public Works in the Amount of $1,525,458.29
Approved electrical, plumbing and heating license renewals for Hi-Line Electric, Kohn Electric LLC., John’s Refrigeration & Electric, Inc., Peterson Mechanical Inc., Ryan Mechanical Inc, Bakkegard & Schell Inc., Great Plains Plumbing Inc., RJ’s Plumbing and Heating Inc., Grant’s Mechanical and Magnum Electric Inc.
Approved a house moving license renewal for Liechty Homes, Inc. and Carrington House Moving.
Approved a Raffle Permit for Sheyenne Valley Friends of Animals and District 24 Democrats.
PUBLIC HEARING:
Open Public Hearing for Replat of Block 5 Granger’s Addition, apartment building on Summit Properties, on Granger Hill. Each lot becomes individualized.
City Attorney Myhre said the procedure is in compliance.
Following the Public Hearing the City Commission approved a Resolution of Necessity for the Replat of Block 5 Granger’s Addition. Commisioner Pedersen abstained from voting.
Approved a Resolution to Refer to Professional Land Surveyor to survey Block 5 Granger’s Addition to the City of Valley City, Barnes County, North Dakota. Commissioner Pedersen abstained from voting.
Approved a Resolution accepting final plans and specifications and advertising for bids for Water Main Improvement Districts No. 96B and 97. (
ORDINANCES
Approved the second and final reading of an Ordinance to extend the Food and Beverage Sales Tax from 2020 to 2025.
Approved first reading of an Ordinance creating a restrictive covenant for structures to be removed in accordance with the State Water Commission. Attorney Myhre said the action is in conjunction with the flood buyout program.
NEW BUSINESS
Considered Request for Funds by VCBC Development Corporation for Creative Therapy in the amount of $5,000. Development Director Jennifer Feist pointed out Barnes County, does not have these types of services available, and is a critical part of health care.
The City Commission voted unanimously to approve.
Considered a request for Funds by VCBC Development Corporation for Small Projects in the amount of $10,000, from economic development funds.
The City Commission voted unanimously to approve.
Considered approval of the agreement/contract regarding animal shelter use between the City of Valley City and the Valley City Veterinary Hospital. Attorney Myhre said Drs. Fisher and the city have come to an agreement.
The City Commission voted unanimously to approve.
IT WAS NOTED THAT THE NEXT VALLEY CITY COMMISSION MEETING WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, MARCH 16.
CITY ADMINISTRATORS REPORT
With spring coming the frost depth will deepen and City Adminstrator Schelkoph said tap water temperatures should be 40 degrees or warmer.
If the water temperature is lower run a faucet with a pencil thin amount of flow, to help prevent water pipe freeze-up. Notifiy the city and the water department will adjust water bills by estimates of previous bills.
The meeting was shown live on CSi 68, followed by replays.
Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Tourism has released new items promoting Jamestown.
On Tuesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Jamestown Tourism Director, Searle Swedlund said, now available are maps outline trails in the Jamestown area.
Those include: Pipestem Creek Trail, which will eventually include a bike shop location, White Cloud Trail, Split Rock Trail, Overlook Trail, and North Ridge Trail. The maps indicate each trail’s type, distance and difficulty.
Copies of the maps are available at the Tourism office, outside Frontier Village, along with Jamestown Parks and Recreation, and the Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce. Businesses wanting maps for distribution to customers may contact the tourism office.
Swedlund has promoted camping opportunities in the Jamestown area at various regional sports, camping and RV shows.
Those included the Minneapolis Camping and RV Show, and the Bismarck Tribune Sports show. Upcoming Swedlund will attend the KX Sports Show in Minot, and the Fargo Sports Show.
He added that the goal is to have those attendees ponder a new impression of the Jamestown community concerning camping opportunities.
Swedlund added that the new Jamestown Tourism Guide, is just coming off the press, to be available soon.
Jamestown (CSi) Supporters of the proposed Two Rivers Activity Center (TRAC) have submitted petitions for the City of Jamestown to hold a special election on a one percent city sales tax to help fund the construction of the facility.
The city members has 15 days to verify signatures of the petition.
1,053 valid signatures are needed to place the item on the ballot, and TRAC supports say almost 1,600 signatures were collected.
If the petition signatures and Jamestown addresses are verified, the city must schedule the special election within 90 days.
It’s estimated new center’s construction costs will be about $40 million.
Valley City (CSi) Results Chili Cook Off & Community Olympics March 2, 2015 NDWS Event Center
Sponsored by the Valley City Area Chamber of Commerce
Best Chili
Valley City Fire Department
Best Tasting Chili Valley City State University.
Community Olympics
The overall winnerValley City Fire Department
Runnerup the North Dakota Winter Show
Third Place Valley City State University
Smoosh Race:
1. V.C. Fire Department,
2. John Deere
3. VCSU.
Egg Toss:
1. V.C. Fire Department,
2. B.C. Ministerial Association
3. John Deere A Team.
Modified Chuck Wagon Race:
1.NDWS,
2. My Bar
3. VCSU.
Dizzy Cowboy:
1. John D A Team,
2. CHI Mercy Hospital
3. NDWS.
Horseshoe Toss:
1. VCSU,
2. We Care
3. My Bar.
Fly Flicker:
1. Wells Fargo,
2. NDWS
3. V.C. Fire Dept.
Spirit Award:
Valley City State University.
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a trooper who stopped an erratic driver on U.S. Highway 2 in the Williston area made a large drug bust.
Authorities say a search of the suspect car on Saturday yielded more than half a pound of methamphetamine as well as drug paraphernalia. The street value was estimated at $45,000.
The 25-year-old Williston man was jailed on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs and for driving with a suspended license.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A federal magistrate has entered a plea of not guilty on behalf of a Mandaree man facing a murder charge.
Thirty-one-year-old Marcel Chase is accused of killing Toby Young Bear in December on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation. Details of the case aren’t known because a federal grand jury indictment is sealed.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Charles Miller on Monday entered a not guilty plea for Chase and told him he would have an opportunity later to change the plea if he wished.
Defense attorney Paul Myerchin said he will request his client undergo an evaluation to determine if he is competent to stand trial. Assistant U.S. Attorney Rick Volk said he would not object to an evaluation.
Chase could face life in prison if convicted.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Four U.S. missionaries released by Venezuelan authorities after several days of detention and questioning are flying home to North Dakota.
The group was expected to land in Fargo on Tuesday, though the time wasn’t certain because of a winter storm impacting flights in the region.
The missionaries from Devils Lake were caught up in escalating political tension between the U.S. and Venezuela. Lead Pastor Bruce Dick at Bethel Evangelical Free Church says the missionaries were steadily questioned by Venezuelan authorities over several days last week but treated well.
A spokesman for U.S. Sen. John Hoeven says the State Department told him the missionaries were deported for not having the proper visa.
The missionaries were flying home Tuesday from Aruba, where they went for a couple days of rest.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A state senator from Grand Forks says the lack of information from authorities following a weekend shooting involving a police officer is concerning.
The shooting happened early Saturday but police released few details until Monday. Grand Forks and University of North Dakota police referred media to the state Bureau of Criminal Investigation, which referred reporters back to local police.
UND police released some details Monday, saying 41-year-old David Elliott was shot after a pursuit that covered multiple counties as well as the city of Grand Forks.
State Democratic Sen. Mac Schneider says the lack of information following the shooting was “very confusing and very concerning.” He wants the Legislative Council to research how much information agencies are obligated to release in the initial stages of an investigation.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The state Board of Higher Education says it is opposed to several facets of a House budget bill but decided to wait before taking a stance on a proposal to move university system lawyers and auditors to other state agencies.
The position paper approved at Tuesday’s meeting in Bismarck asks the Legislature to keep a funding formula intact, maintain the authority to set tuition and fees with the board, and fund eight major capital projects.
Some board members were split on whether they thought the university system should keep control of legal and internal audit services, rather than shifting them to state agencies as the House approved.
The board tabled that discussion until its next meeting and hoped to have the attorney general and lawmakers talk about the proposed change.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A handful of lawmakers began trickling in to the state Capitol on Tuesday, a day before the Legislature’s five-day midsession recess ends.
When the session resumes Wednesday, votes in both chambers take on more significance because they often represent the Legislature’s last review of a new state law.
Republican Rep. Bill Devlin of Finley made the 185-mile trip back to Bismarck on Monday. Finley says the break allowed him to get caught up on some personal matters, including getting his income taxes done.
Devlin says he came back early to Bismarck to get a jumpstart on the second half of the session.
Bismarck Republican Rep. George Keiser didn’t have to travel far to return to the Capitol. Keiser was busy Tuesday reading Senate bills that the House must now consider.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The lack of snow cover in North Dakota coupled with cold weather continues to be a concern for winter crops.
The Agriculture Department says in its latest crop report that only 64 percent of the state’s winter wheat crop is in good to excellent condition.
Extreme cold in recent weeks also has caused concerns among ranchers doing early calving, though cattle and calf conditions are still rated 86 percent good to excellent. Sheep and lamb conditions are rated 80 percent good to excellent.
The report says hay and stock water supplies are in good shape in the state.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s Agriculture Department has scheduled public sessions on specialty crops this month in four cities.
Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring says the “listening sessions” are an opportunity for specialty crop producers to talk about the challenges and successes they’ve had in growing and marketing their crops.
The sessions are Wednesday in Dickinson, Thursday in Minot, March 9 in Wahpeton and March 10 in Grafton. They’ll be held jointly with grant-writing workshops led by the North Dakota State University Extension Service.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – A proposed ordinance that would have prohibited the use of BB guns and archery equipment in Minot’s city limits has fallen short of the target.
The City Council rejected the proposal in an 8-4 vote on Monday, meaning residents can still use BB guns, bows and arrows and other projectile weapons to target practice in their backyards.
Police had asked for such weapons to be restricted to shooting ranges, saying it’s a matter of public safety. Police have fielded about two dozen complaints in the past year related to BB guns and arrows.
Councilman Tom Seymour said he thought an ordinance would be “over the top.”
Resident Travis Zablotney said, “When you choose safety over liberty, you likely get neither.”
In sports….
Jamestown (CSi) University of Jamestown head men’s football coach Shawn Frank has announced the signing of Chandler Cork of Rock Springs High School who will join the Jimmies in the 2015-2016 season.
Cork (Rock Springs, WY) is 5’10″ tall and weighs in at 150 pounds. He runs the 40 yard dash in 4.7 seconds. Cork’s defensive statistics for the season include 2 interceptions and 1 fumble recovery.
Coach Frank says of Cork, “When the recruiting process started with Chandler we felt that there was some position flexibility due to his athleticism. He certainly was a focal part of the offense at Rock Springs HS. Ultimately, we decided that Chandler was a great fit for us at defensive back. Chandler has the ability to change directions very well, which is a must playing defensive back. We were very impressed with Chandler when he visited our campus. His actions solidified the fact that he is a great fit for us and our program. We are excited to have Chandler and his family a part of Jimmie Nation!”
Cork, son of Robert and Melanie Ryan, plans to major in Physical Therapy.
The University of Jamestown was established in 1883 and is ranked as a top regional school in both US News and World Report and The Princeton Review. The school features development of the whole person through its distinctive Journey to Success experience.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – A committee facilitating the selection of a new nickname for the University of North Dakota is expected to submit a “short list” of potential names by early May.
UND announced the formation of the committee on Tuesday. Its 11 members include Minnesota Twins President Dave St. Peter, former UND goalie Karl Goehring (GAYR’-ihng) and United Tribes Technical College President Leander “Russ” McDonald.
The committee will narrow a list of potential nicknames submitted through a public process that UND says it will announce soon. The short list of names will go to a final public vote.
State residents voted overwhelmingly in 2012 to dump UND’s “Fighting Sioux” nickname, which the NCAA considered “hostile and abusive.” The state Legislature put a moratorium on replacing the nickname until this year.
In world and national news…
WASHINGTON (AP) – A Justice Department investigation has found patterns of racial bias in the Ferguson, Missouri, police department — and at the municipal jail and court. That’s according to law enforcement officials familiar with the report, which could be released as soon as Wednesday. The officials say investigators found that officers used excessive force against blacks, and too often charged them with petty offenses.
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (neh-ten-YAH’-hoo) didn’t offer any “viable alternatives” to the nuclear negotiations with Iran during his speech to Congress Tuesday. Obama says Netanyahu made almost the same speech when he warned against the interim deal reached with Iran. Obama says that deal has resulted in a freeze and rolling back of Iran’s nuclear program. In his speech, Netanyahu said the negotiations would all but guarantee that Iran gets nuclear weapons.
BERLIN (AP) – The U.S. army commander for Europe says there’s no expectation that Ukraine could defeat Russia on the battlefield if Ukraine gets American weapons. But Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges says those weapons would add “muscle” to diplomatic efforts aimed at resolving the crisis in Ukraine. He says support in Russia for President Vladimir Putin’s policies in Ukraine will start to fade “when mothers start seeing sons come home dead.”
JACKSON, Ga. (AP) – Corrections officials in Georgia have temporarily halted all planned executions to give the state time to analyze a drug that prompted the last-minute postponement of an execution. Kelly Gissendaner was set to be executed Monday evening. Corrections postponed it “out of an abundance of caution” because the pentobarbital that was meant for the execution appeared cloudy.
FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) – A maid who cleaned the home of former NFL player Aaron Hernandez says she saw him “messing with” the security camera in his basement, the day after Odin Lloyd was killed. The testimony came at the murder trial of Hernandez in the killing of Lloyd two years ago.
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