Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Apr 29

CSi Weather…

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING.
.SATURDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 60. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING.
.SUNDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.MONDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
.MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 70. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 40S.
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.

 

Jamestown (CSi) – Jamestown Parks and Recreation held a groundbreaking ceremony Friday afternoon, for the Two Rivers Activity Center in Jamestown (TRAC),  at the construction site on 5th St. NE, Northside of Gussner Elementary School.

Representatives from the TRAC Advisory Board and Jamestown Parks & Recreation spoke as well as the building architect and construction manager.

The facility will include an aquatics center, child care center, individual cardio and weight training equipment, group fitness classrooms, multi-use courts, indoor field turf, walking/jogging track, locker rooms and party rooms.

TRAC is owned and operated by the Jamestown Parks & Recreation Department.

The community of Jamestown passed a 1 percent sales tax initiative on June 2, 2015, to fund TRAC’s first phase of construction.

Program…

Two Rivers Activity Center (TRAC)

Groundbreaking Ceremony

April 29, 2016 ~ 4:30 p.m.

5th St. NE ~ Jamestown, ND

Welcome

Rachel Liechty

TRAC Advisory Board

Amy Walters

Architect & Construction Manager

Brian Berg, Zerr Berg Architects

Patrick Peltier, McGough

Jamestown Parks & Recreation

Doug Hogan

Mike Landscoot

Mark Ukestad

Capital Campaign

Joyce Heinrich

Shovels in the Dirt

 The celebration continued at the KC Hall.

 

 

Jamestown (CSi) A Friday morning brief power outage was reported in Jamestown, at about 4:45.

Rich Wolf at the Jamestown Otter Tail Power office says, there was a line operation going on at the time of the outage.

The outage was unrelated to the operation.

Crews went to investigate along power lines but found no problem that would cause the outage.

 

 

 

Valley City (CSi) Awards and recognition were handed out at the Valley City Area Chamber of Commerce, and Barnes County Development Annual Banquet on Thursday at VCSU.

Ken Astrup received the Lifetime Achievement Award for his years of generosity receiviingthe Hi-Liner Award.

Deb Kohler and Deb Koepplin received Community Service Awards.

The community Image Enhancement awards went to S&S Auto Electric, Woodland Steakhouse Bar & Grill and the Valley City Barnes County Public Library.

Burger King of Valley City received the Business of the Year Award.

Tony Kobbervig named the new president of the Valley City Barnes County Development Corporation.

Development Director, Jennifer Feist said growth in the community was robust Building permits in 2015, in Barnes County totaled $50 million.

Valley City reported $35.8 million in permits with permits in Barnes County at $14.6 million.

North Dakota Republican governor candidate Doug Burgum spoke, and talked about the Valley City’s growth potential.

Burgum is challenging Wayne Stenehjem the Republican endorsed candidate for governor in the June Primary Election.

 

Valley City (CSi) The Valley City Area Chamber of Commerce informs voters that a Candidates Forum for Valley City Commission will be held on Tuesday May 17, 206 at the Hi-Liner Activity Center Lobby at 7-p.m.

This is a chance to hear from your candidates before voting.

Reminder: The City does not have a primary election.

 

　 MINOT, N.D. (AP) – A judge has ordered a mental health evaluation for a convicted sex offender who was arrested after getting a job as an Easter bunny at a Minot mall.
 
     Twenty-four-year-old Minot resident Daniel Sanderson was barred from working with children as a condition of probation he received after pleading guilty last year to exposing himself to a girl at a hotel.
 
      Sanderson now faces felony charges of failing to register as sex offender. Defense attorney Raissa Carpenter requested Sanderson be sent to the State Hospital in Jamestown for an evaluation, and Judge Todd Cresap has agreed. Sanderson will undergo the evaluation in June.

　

  FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A Fargo man is accused in federal court of selling large quantities of methamphetamine.
 
     Joshua Young has pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance. The charge carries a maximum penalty of life in prison without parole.
 
     Authorities say the drug ring was conducted in North Dakota and Minnesota and involved at least 500 grams of meth.
 
     Trial is scheduled for July 5. Young has been ordered to remain in custody.

 

WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – A Williston teacher and coach accused of a sex crime involving an 18-year-old girl has pleaded not guilty.
 
     Court documents show 33-year-old Walter Eldridge entered the plea Thursday to a misdemeanor sexual assault charge that carries a maximum sentence of a month in jail. A Friday court appearance was canceled.
 
     Eldridge is accused of fondling a clothed girl last December. Authorities won’t say whether she is or was a student.
 
     Eldridge is Williston’s head girls basketball coach and an English teacher. The school district has put him on paid administrative leave while it conducts its own investigation.

 

　FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A county law enforcement unit in North Dakota that’s been at the leading edge of unmanned aircraft development is cleared to fly drones throughout the country.
 
     The authorization was announced earlier this month by the Federal Aviation Administration. It makes the Northeast Region Unmanned Aircraft System unit in Grand Forks one of only a handful of law enforcement agencies with the capability of responding to incidents like natural disasters, crime scenes or search-and-rescue missions.
 
     Alan Frazier is the chief pilot and architect of the unmanned aircraft program for the Grand Forks unit. He says the group is able and willing to help an agency that might need a drone on loan.
 
     The Grand Forks crew previously had the OK to fly within 18 counties, all but one in North Dakota.

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) – An animal shelter in Minot is targeting feral cats.
 
     Souris Valley Animal Shelter Executive Director Randy McDonald estimates there are about 250 wild cats in the city. He says it’s a big problem that’s going to get bigger if it isn’t addressed.
 
     The shelter is seeking city approval to neuter a colony of about three dozen cats living under a downtown building. Any cats or kittens that are socialized would be adopted out and the others released. McDonald says studies have shown that neutering works better than euthanizing cats.
 
     The  city attorney will be working with the shelter on drafting new rules that could enable the experiment.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota State College of Science and Bismarck State College are teaming up to offer a pharmacy technician degree in the central and western parts of the state.
 
     The degree offering is inspired by a documented shortage of pharmacy technicians. It will be offered beginning in the fall of 2016.
 
     Students will enroll through the College of Science but may attend classes in Bismarck. General education classes will be provided by Bismarck State, while the technical components of the program will be taught by Wahpeton-based NDSCS Pharmacy Technician faculty through interactive video and online classes.
 
     Students will be able to earn either a two-year AAS degree or a one-year certificate from the College of Science.

 

 FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) – Federal investigators say access to health care for American Indians is difficult to gauge because the agency that oversees it does a poor job of tracking patient wait times.
 A U.S. Government Accountability Office report released Thursday says long wait times are a known problem at Indian Health Service facilities. One facility on the Navajo Nation reported that new patients have waited up to four months to see a physician and a month for a routine vision check.
 Officials with the Indian Health Service say they’ve struggled to provide timely care because of staffing shortages and outdated equipment.
 The agency serves about 2 million American Indians, a population that suffers disproportionately from illnesses including diabetes and chronic liver disease.
 Federal investigators says those disparities can be improved through better access to primary care services.

 

In world and national news…

 CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – A friend of the white man accused of shooting nine black parishioners to death in Charleston, South Carolina, has pleaded guilty to federal charges as part of a plea deal. Joey Meek Friday admitted lying to authorities and failure to report a crime during a hearing in federal court in Charleston. Authorities have said Meek failed to tell investigators all he knew about Dylann Roof’s plans to shoot nine black parishioners at Emanuel AME Church last June. Roof is charged with nine counts of murder in state court and with hate crimes and other charges in federal court.
 
     SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) – Prosecutors in California have charged two sons with murder in the killing of their parents. They say the 22-year-old (Hasib Bin Golam Rabbi) and his 17-year-old brother will be arraigned Firday.  Shamima and Golam Rabbi were found shot to death Sunday in their home on a quiet cul de sac in San Jose. The double slaying and the arrest of the sons have horrified the area’s tight-knit Muslim community. The older son told the San Francisco Chronicle in a jailhouse interview that he is eager to tell the real story but offered no other details. He emphasized that his brother is innocent.
 
     BURLINGAME, Calif. (AP) – Several hundred protesters have gathered near a Burlingame, California, hotel where Donald Trump will address the state GOP convention. A dozen protesters linked arms to block the road in front of the hotel but no one is using the street because police had already closed it to traffic. Last night, Trump supporters and opponents got into confrontations outside a Trump rally in Southern California and raucous protesters damaged police cars.
 
     ATHENS, Ga. (AP) – The University of Georgia plans a candlelight service to remember four students killed in a car crash – along with 22 other members of the university community who have died in the past year. The service planned for Tuesday evening is an annual event to honor university and employees who passed away. It holds special significance this year, coming shortly after the Wednesday night car crash that took the lives of four students and left one other critically injured.
 
     LOS ANGELES (AP) – A spokesman for actor Will Ferrell says he is not pursuing a film project about President Ronald Reagan. The spokesman says the actor had read and considered the script for “Reagan” but had never committed to developing or starring in what was described as a comedic film. The reports of the film had prompted a strong family backlash. The script for “Reagan” had been described in a Variety report as a political satire about the president falling into dementia at the start of his second term.