Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Jul 12

CSi Weather…

…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING…

..TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR.    LOWS AROUND 60. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH IN THE EVENING.
.WEDNESDAY…INCREASING CLOUDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. BREEZY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WEST
WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE
EVENING. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, 30 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.  HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
.FRIDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
.SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
.SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 80. LOWS AROUND 60.

 

 

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER REMAINS LOW WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY…

A BETTER CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL COME OVER THE WEEKEND AND ON MONDAY.

 

 

Valley City (CSi) Petitions have been filed by those individuals running for Valley City Mayor in the September 15, 2016 Special Election.

131 valid signatures were required to have their names placed on the ballot.

Those candidates filing by the July 12, 2016 deadline are:

Dave Carlsrud

Scott Sandvik

Janice Klein

 

There will be one polling place on September 15^th, at the Valley City Commission chambers at City Hall.

The winner of the race will succeed former Mayor Bob Werkhoven, who resigned, to serve out his remaining term for two years.

Once elected that individual will serve out the remainder of the term for two years.

 

UPDATED (dates revised)

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown street department has revised the dates for a street project.

Beginning Wednesday – July 13, 2016 from 6:00 am through 6:00 pm on Friday, July 15, 2016, 10^th Ave SW between 23^rd & 25^th St SW will be closed to through traffic due to utility work. Traffic/Detour signage will be posted as necessary.

Motorists and other traffic should use extreme caution when entering detoured areas. The public should consider alternate routes if possible. The Road Closure is contingent upon changing weather conditions.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Jamestown Police is warning Jamestown Residents of a convicted sex offender living in Jamestown.

Keith Lee Zonneville now  resides at 106  4th Avenue Souththwest, Jamestown, ND.

He is a 33 year old white male 5-feet 8-inches tall, weighing  179 pounds with brown eyes and brown hair.

He has been assigned a High Risk Assessment by the Risk Level Committee of the North Dakota Attorney General’s Office.

He was convicted of Gross Sexual Impostion in December of 2007 in Stark County, ND, involving sexual contact with a 13 year female on numerous  occasions.

Dispostition was  10 years, with 7 years suspended, 10 years supervised probation.

He is on GPS monitoring.

Zonneville is not wanted by police at this time and has served the sentence imposed by the court.

This notification is meant for public safety and not to increase fear in the community, nor should this information be used to threaten, assault, or intimidate the offender.

Any attempts to harass, intimidate or threaten these offenders, their families, landlords, or employers will be turned over for prosecution.

Printed handouts of the demographics of Keith Lee Zonneville are available at the Jamestown Police Department.

More information on registered sex offenders is available at the North Dakota Attorney General’s web site: www.sexoffender.nd.gov

 

 

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corportation (JSDC) has agreed to approve $50,000 in the form of a matching grant to support a pilot project.

It would look at a possible barley processing plant, that would be located at the Spiritwood Energy Park, east of Jamestown, and to develop engineering plans.

If developed, the plant is expected to be able to convert five million bushels of barley producing 25,000 tons of protein as food for aquaculture.

KFGO Radio’s Sarah Heinrich reports that Spiritwood Ingredients Agent Doug Anderson, says the established ethanol plant will assist with the project.

Assuming the pilot project is successful, the plant could be fully operational by the fall of 2017.

 

Valley City (CSi) Valley City State University president Tisa Mason received the Colby Award from the Sigma Kappa Sorority at its Achievement Banquet on Saturday, July 9, during the organization’s convention in Chicago, Ill.

The Colby Award, Sigma Kappa’s highest honor bestowed upon alumnae members, is named in honor of Colby College, where Sigma Kappa was founded in 1874. The award is presented at each national convention to Sigma Kappa alumnae in recognition of their career achievements. Career fields considered include (but are not limited to) the arts, literature, public service, business, industry, education, science and athletics.

President Mason, originally a member of the Epsilon Kappa chapter of Sigma Kappa at her undergraduate institution, Transylvania University, received the award in recognition of her accomplishments in the field of higher education.

Sigma Kappa, a national organization of college women with headquarters in Indianapolis, Ind., provides its members with lifelong opportunities and support for social, intellectual and spiritual development by bringing women together to positively impact communities.

With 120 collegiate chapters in 36 states and 120 alumnae chapters in 40 states, Sigma Kappa supports philanthropy in three areas: gerontology, with a focus on Alzheimer’s disease research and programs directed at improving the lives of older citizens; Inherit the Earth; and Maine Seacoast Mission. The Sigma Kappa Foundation provides scholarship to collegiate and alumnae members each year, including scholarships for leadership, continuing education, and gerontology.

A native of Massachusetts, Mason served as executive director of the Sigma Kappa Sorority and Foundation from 1994–2004. She began her presidency at VCSU in December 2014, coming to Valley City from Hays, Kansas where she served as vice president for student affairs at Fort Hays State University. She previously served as dean of student life at the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater in Whitewater, Wis.; director of student life and assistant professor at Christopher Newport University, Newport News, Va.; and assistant dean of students, Hanover College, Hanover, Ind.

Mason was named one of Prairie Business magazine’s 2016 Top 25 Women in Business and profiled in the March 2016 issue of the magazine. That same month, she received the Pillars of the Profession award from the NASPA Foundation at “Common Purpose,” the 2016 annual conference of NASPA: Student Affairs Professionals in Higher Education, held in Indianapolis, Ind.

In 2013, Mason received the Robert H. Shaffer Award from the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors for her long-term commitment to fostering positive change in fraternities and sororities. She received the Excellence in Service to Students Award from the National Society of Leadership and Success that year as well.

Her academic credentials include a Doctor of Education degree in higher education from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va.; a Master of Science degree in education from Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Ill., and a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology/anthropology from Transylvania University in Lexington, Ky. She has also earned the professional credential of Certified Association Executive (CAE).

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Gov. Jack Dalrymple is expected to make a decision Wednesday whether a special session is needed to address shortfalls to the state treasury.
 
     The Republican governor has been meeting with legislative leaders and agency directors this week to decide how to deal with a dramatic drop in North Dakota tax collections due to depressed oil and farm commodity prices.
 
     State Budget Director Pam Sharp says a new forecast by the economic consultancy Moody’s Analytics was still being crafted on Tuesday.
 
     Sharp says if the new revenue forecast shows a continuation of bleaker-than-expected tax collections, Dalrymple may have to call a special session to deal with the shortfall.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says North Dakota residents should be careful when hiring companies to repair storm damage from recent bad weather.
 
     The attorney general said Tuesday that scam artists move in with severe weather. He says residents who want to get homes and vehicles fixed shouldn’t make it easy for scammers to take advantage.
 
     Stenehjem says people should make sure the contractor is properly licensed and get a written contract with details about the repairs to be completed.
 
     Parrell Grossman is director of the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection division. Grossman advises property owners to ask questions of contractors and to double check what they say.

 

     MINOT, N.D. (AP) – A former Ward County Sheriff’s Department official is free of a reckless endangerment charge stemming from the 2014 death of a county jail inmate. The Minot Daily News reports that the misdemeanor charge against now-retired Sheriff’s Capt. Michael Nason has been dismissed. Nason’s defense attorney says the charge was unfair. He says Nason didn’t do anything wrong.

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) – A 31-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly stabbing another man in Minot. Minot police say authorities responded Monday to the stabbing, which left a 41-year-old victim with a non-life threatening wound. The suspect fled the scene before police arrived, but he was eventually located. The suspect is being held in the Ward County Jail pending his initial appearance.

 

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture says North Dakota’s spring wheat crop is forecast to be down 13 percent from last year.
 
     The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service estimates the average yield for spring wheat to be 45 bushels per acre, based on July 1 conditions. That is down 3 bushels from 2015.
 
     Durum wheat production is forecast to be up 4 percent and winter wheat down 4 percent from last year. Barley is expected to be down 35 percent and oats are predicted to be down 17 percent.

 

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota Highway Patrol troopers in the southeast region will be conducting alcohol saturation patrols in Fargo, West Fargo and around Cass County.
 
     The saturation patrols start Tuesday and will run through Sunday.
 
     The Highway Patrol says the operations are held to deter drunken driving. The agency says about half of all fatal crashes this year have involved alcohol.

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) – U.S. safety officials say they’ve seen slow progress in efforts to upgrade or replace tens of thousands of rupture-prone rail cars used to transport oil and ethanol, despite a string of fiery derailments.
 
     National Transportation Safety Board member Robert Sumwalt told The Associated Press on Tuesday that federal regulators need to set milestones to hold the industry accountable for getting unsafe cars off the tracks.
 
     Figures provided by the Association of American Railroads indicate just over 10,000 stronger tank cars are available for service.
 
     That’s equivalent to roughly one-fifth of the 51,500 tank cars used to haul crude and ethanol during the first quarter of 2016. The NTSB says all of the older cars are prone to rupture.
 
     Tom Simpson with the Railway Supply Institute says the industry is committed to putting stronger cars in place but demand has eased as shipments have decreased with lower oil prices.                    

 

In sports…

Jamestown (CSi) The University of Jamestown has released information explaining the transition timetable for the move from the North Star Athletic Association into the Great Plains Athletic Conference.

The Jimmies are expecting Great Plains approval having worked with the conference to address concerns over travel, schedule and costs.

Initally is was thought that the transition could take place after the 2016-2017 academic year.

UJ Athletic Director Sean Johnson says a thoughtful and deliberate approach will be taken over the coming year as the university prepares for a conference change in the fall of 2018.

University President Robert Badal said officials felt it was best to take an additional year to plan for the most successful transition.

In world and national news…

DALLAS (AP) – Former President George W. Bush say he’s urging Americans to remember their “common ideals” as a means of bridging divisions. Bush joined President Barack Obama in speaking at a memorial service today for five Dallas officers killed last week.  He told the crowd Americans know we have one country and don’t want the unity of grief and fear, but hope.
 
     BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – The governor of Louisiana is defending the police response to protests over the shooting death of Alton Sterling. Critics have questioned the riot gear and weaponry carried by police officers, but Gov. John Bel Edwards says the equipment is necessary for officers to defend themselves. He pointed to an incident in which a Baton Rouge police officer had his teeth knocked out with a rock thrown by protesters.
 
     BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) – A black Army veteran accused of killing a woman and injuring a police officer and two others when he shot at passing cars along a Tennessee highway has been indicted on charges including murder and attempted murder. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says the agency is still looking into the exact motivation for the crimes. Authorities have suggested Lakeem Scott targeted police officers and others because he was troubled by incidents involving black people and law enforcement officers.
 
     WASHINGTON (AP) – Attorney General Loretta Lynch says she saw no reason not to accept the FBI’s recommendation to close the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server without filing charges. She’s been on Capitol Hill defending her decision before the House Judiciary Committee. Democrats on the committee are questioning why the hearing is even happening as the country faces larger problems with police violence.
 
     SEATTLE (AP) – Starbucks says a price hike on coffee and other drinks that went into effect Tuesday has nothing to do with a plan to boost worker pay. The Seattle-based chain announced the 5 percent increase on base pay yesterday. Today, many customers found their drinks cost an extra 10 to 30 cents.  A Starbucks spokeswoman says the moves “are separate decisions based on distinct factors and long-range planning.”