CSi Weather…

 .REST OF TODAY…INCREASING CLOUDS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH.
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE
EVENING…THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND COLUMBUS DAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
.MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.WEDNESDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.THURSDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.

 

Valley City, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — The Valley City Commission met in Special Session Thursday afternoon, (Oct 4, 2012) at City Hall, with members of the Barnes County Commission. All members of the City Commission were present.

The agenda item was Discussion of the 9-1-1 contract.

The County was looking to reach a consensus on the cost share, so the 9-1-1 fund is not left without a reserve.

At $1 per line, after costs there would be a zero dollar balance.

The County says equipment updates are needed, and the equipment costs are estimated at $271,000, if Barnes County opts to update and keep the 9-1-1 operations in Barnes county

The cost is estimated to be about $160,000 to form the three county partnership, with Stutsman and Richland Counties.

The County suggests Barnes County put in $50,000, Valley City $90,000 and 9-1-1 fees $100,000, for a joint operated system.

Mayor Werkhoven said the figures may be premature, until all 9-1-1 costs are known.

The Mayor also expressed concerns on the city’s share of costs.

It was noted the Stutsman and Richland County 9-1-1 agreement, and the possibility of adding Barnes County into the mix will help reduced operating costs, plus the availability of a backup system, in the event of a failure.

The host computer would be located in Stutsman County.

Barnes County would retain 9-1-1 dispatchers, and related new equipment.

Barnes County will further look into partnering with Stutsman and Richland County for 9-1-1 which is still possible, according to Stutsman County 9-1-1 Coordinator, Jerry Bergquist.

The City and County agreed on a proposed cost share at the meeting, for a one year contract to be revisited after a year.

No formal action was taken by the City Commission at the meeting.

Discussion then centered on a separate 9-1-1 dispatch center, to be located in the Law Enforcement Center, and run by Barnes County, the political subdivsion responsible for 9-1-1.

Dispatchers and the 9-1-1 Coordinator would be Barnes County employees.

The city would close the 9-1-1 fund and send the dollars to Barnes County for 9-1-1 operations.

It was suggested to keep the operations under Valley City Police, and newly appointed Police Chief, Fred Thompson, and revisit all issues in a year.

Barnes County Sheriff, Randy McClafflin said he wants 9-1-1 a separate stand alone entity from city operations, which City Commissioner Duane Magnuson agreed with.

Mayor Werkhoven asked from where a 9-1-1 Coordinator would come.

City Commissioner Pedersen suggested keep the management as is.

The Barnes County Commission will discuss the issue at it’s meeting and recommend which political subdivision will be in charge, of 9-1-1 and cost share issues.

Mayor Werkhoven said the city and county will be again, to further discuss the 9-1-1 future plans.

Thursday’s meeting was shown live on CSi 68.

　

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — A project at Jamestown Regional Airport is moving a wetlands area near the airport.

On Thursday’s (Oct 4, 2012) Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, airport manager, Matthew Leitner said the wetland area southeast of the airport will be filled in, and land has been purchased to place the area away from the runway.

He said birds that migrate to the present wetland area, pose a danger to aircraft taking off and landing because of possible bird strikes to the aircraft.

He added that explosions are sent into the air to scare off the birds, but doesn’t always work.

On another topic Leitner said September 2012 Jamestown boardings were 171, or 90- fewer passengers than in August this year.

He expects boardings to pick up with holiday travel coming soon.

He pointed out that reservations can be made through local travel agents, or by calling Great Lake Airlines at 252-3414.

He said Great Lakes has significantly improved with its on-time performance at Jamestown.

Leitner noted that the recent Flyin-4-Food promotion in conjunction with Great Lakes Airlines netted over 100 pounds of non-perishable food items, that was dropped off at the airline counter at Jamestown Regional Airport in the month of September.

Those dropping off the food items were invited to sign up for four drawings for tickets provided by Great Lakes Airlines, roundtrip tickets between Jamestown and Minneapolis.

He said the items donated went to the Progress Center in Jamestown.

He pointed out that the airport is ready to handle any snow storm accumulations.

Leitner said the new $136,800 broom truck has joined the snow removal forces at the airport.

He added the previously used broom truck will be advertised for bids.

His office has more information on the specs.

From Ave Maria Village….

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — Tim Burchill, CEO at Ave Maria Village, announced Thursday (Oct 4, 2012) that Senator Dave Nething of Jamestown, will become the AMV Chapel Campaign Honorary Chairman and corporate and foundation gifts director.

Burchill says, “Dave brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to this new role. This is our way of acknowledging his understanding of the community, his advice and his wisdom.”

Nething says, “I am pleased to help with this very worthy project. Our success will depend on the Jamestown areas continued willingness to support this critical need.”

Dave Nething is the longest consecutive serving state senator in North Dakota and currently the longest serving Republican state senator in the U.S.

He is retiring from that position effective December 1, 2012, after 46 years of service in the ND Senate.

During his years in the Senate Nething has served on many legislative committees and was Senate Leader from 1974-1986 and President Pro-Tem, 1997-98 as well as Past President of the National Conference of State Legislatures in 1985-86.

He is the Past President Jamestown Rotary; Past Exalted Ruler, Jamestown Elks; Past State Trustee & Chair of Board of Trustees, ND Elks Association; Past Chair, Elks Grand Lodge Judiciary Commission, and Past Chief Justice of National Elks Grand Forum.

He served in the Korean Conflict and is a Presbyterian Church Elder.

Dave attended Pingree High School and graduated from Jamestown College and the UND School of law.

He is married to Marjorie and they have 3 children, 5 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.

　

Woodworth, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — Thursday’s snowy, windy storm conditions caused power outages in the area.

Northern Plains Electric Cooperative reports, at 2:30 a.m. Thursday the weather system came through the Woodworth area, taking down 21 utility poles resulting in the power outages affecting 30 Northern Plains customers.

Crews were called in from Woodworth-Robinson, Cando, Carrington, Jamestown, Maddock and Rugby.

The power was back on by mid-afternoon, to all but 13 members, which were expected to be on line Thursday evening.

Assisting were area farmers with tractors pulling vehicles from the mud.

Xcel Energy said the weather contributed to a power outage affecting about 6,500 people in the Fargo region for a couple of hours.

 

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A Fargo man has admitted to ordering three
men in a drug trafficking ring to rob a convenience store.
     Fred Thompson pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to a pair
of charges, including aiding and abetting a robbery in furtherance
of drug trafficking.
     Authorities say the 55-year-old Thompson told Steve Gibson,
Mason Peet and Roger Butcher to rob a south Fargo Stop-N-Go store
on Oct. 26. The three men had a .22 caliber rifle during the
robbery.
     Sentencing for Thompson is scheduled for Jan. 8. He faces up to
life in prison.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s workers’ compensation
agency is looking for new members for its board of directors.
     The terms of four of the 11 directors are ending in December.
All four board members represent business interests, and three have
to be top executives at their companies.
     The board oversees the operation of North Dakota’s Workforce
Safety and Insurance agency, and makes recommendations to the
governor.
     North Dakota Chamber of Commerce President Andy Peterson says
the new jobs are important to the state’s businesses and its
workers.
     Workforce Safety and Insurance provides insurance coverage for
employees who are injured on the job. It pays for medical expenses,
rehabilitation and training for injured workers.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A group from North Dakota heads to Colombia
next week for the state’s first trade mission to the South American
nation in four years.

Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring will
lead the group along with officials from the North Dakota Trade
Office and the U.S. Commercial Service.

In sports…

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Two former North Dakota State University
football players have pleaded guilty to petition fraud, while a
third former player has pleaded not guilty.
D.J. McNorton and Joshua Gatlin on Thursday received the same sentence
as 10 current NDSU players who pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor
election offense earlier this week. The sentences involve community
service but no jail time.
     The attorney for Don Carter says Carter wants to deal with an
unrelated case in municipal court before moving forward in the
election fraud case.
     Those charged in the fraud case were accused of faking
signatures on ballot measure petitions.

The scandal kept proposed measures to set up a state conservation fund and to legalize medical marijuana off the November ballot.

 

 GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – Coaches in the Western Collegiate
Hockey Association are picking Minnesota to repeat as the
regular-season champion.

The Gophers received 11 of 12 first-place votes in the annual Grand Forks Herald newspaper preseason coaches’ poll published yesterday. North Dakota – last year’s WCHA playoff champion – got the other first-place vote and finished second in the poll.

 

 GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – It’s an odd year for the North Dakota
hockey team.
     It is playing without its Fighting Sioux nickname for the first
time in 70 years. And for the first time in more than 30 years,
there are no North Dakota natives on the roster.
     The team has probably its most geographically diverse roster,
with players from Minnesota, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, British
Columbia, California, Missouri, Arizona, Wisconsin, Saskatchewan,
Colorado and Washington, D.C.
     Redshirt freshman Colten St. Clair, an Arizona native, has spent
four years in the state, including three as a junior league player
in Fargo.

He jokes that he’s the closest thing to a North Dakota native on the roster.
     Two Grand Forks natives are slated to play for UND next year.

 

WNBA PLAYOFFS…

 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Maya Moore scored 20 points, Rebekkah Brunson
had 14 points and 10 rebounds, and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Los
Angeles Sparks 94-77 last night in the opener of the Western
Conference finals.

Seimone Augustus added 16 points for the defending WNBA champions.

 

COLLEGE FOOTBALL…

 SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – Southern California broke open a close
game in the second half and beat Utah 38-28 in the Trojans’ first
visit to Salt Lake City in 95 seasons.

Matt Barkley completed 23 of 30 passes for 303 yards and three TDs for the 13th-ranked Trojans, who improved to 4-1.

 

NFL…
     
     ST. LOUIS (AP) – The St. Louis Rams are over .500 for the first
time since 2006 after upsetting the previously undefeated Arizona
Cardinals 17-3 last night.

Sam Bradford tossed a 52-yard touchdown pass to rookie Chris Givens as the Rams improved to 3-2 under coach Jeff Fisher.
    

MLB…

 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Minnesota Twins have fired three coaches
and their head athletic trainer in the wake of a second straight
last-place finish in the AL Central.

The Twins announced the moves yesterday. Longtime bullpen coach Rick Stelmaszek, third base coach Steve Liddle, first base coach Jerry White and head athletic trainer Rick McWane did not have their contracts renewed for 2013.

 

 BOSTON (AP) – The Boston Red Sox have fired manager Bobby
Valentine after one season and a record of 69-93.

He replaced the fired Terry Francona after last season and wasn’t able to turn
things around for the BoSox.

 

 KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Royals have chosen not to renew the
contract of hitting coach Kevin Seitzer after the team finished
72-90 for its ninth consecutive losing season.

 

SEATTLE (AP) – The Seattle Mariners will not retain hitting
coach Chris Chambliss for 2013 after another season during which
their offense was among the worst in baseball.

 

ATLANTA (AP) -Baseball’s new-look postseason gets under way this
evening at Turner Field with a one-game playoff between wild cards
to see who advances to play the Washington Nationals, top seed in
the National League.

The host Atlanta Braves send out 10-1 Kris Medlen against 16-game winner Kyle Lohse (lohsh) of the defending World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals.
     
     ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – The Texas Rangers send out Japanese
phenom Yu Darvish in their one-game AL wild card playoff against
Baltimore, which is going with 9-13 Joe Saunders, a late-season
acquisition from Arizona.

The winner of this game advances to play the New York Yankees, who own the best record in the AL.
    

RYNO…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) – The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Hall
of Famer Ryne Sandberg to their coaching staff as third-base coach
and infield instructor.

Sandberg had spent the past two seasons managing Philadelphia’s Triple-A affiliate, the Lehigh Valley IronPigs. The Phillies also promoted Steve Henderson to hitting coach and Rod Nichols to bullpen coach.

 

NHL…

 The National Hockey League has announced the
cancellation of the 2012-13 regular-season schedule through October
24. A total of 82 regular-season games were scheduled for Oct. 11
through the 24th.

 

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) – Economists predict a modest number of jobs
were added in September but still see the unemployment rate rising
to 8.2 percent from 8.1.

The government issues its next-to-last
monthly employment report before the election today.
     
     FISHERSVILLE, Va. (AP) – Nearly a month before Election Day,
both campaigns are seeking to move on from the first presidential
debate.

 Both Republican candidate Mitt Romney and President Barack
Obama plan appearances in Virginia today. It’s one of the pivotal
states they’ll need to win.

Today’s September employment report is
sure to be a topic of conversation. Both sides are also releasing
new ads.
     
     LONDON (AP) – A radical Muslim cleric and four other suspects
are awaiting word on whether they’ll be extradited to the United
States to face terrorism-related charges.

Britain’s High Court is set to rule today on cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri (AH’-boo HAHM’-zuh ahl MAHZ’-ree) and the others after years of legal wrangling.

Al-Masri is wanted in the U.S. on charges that include helping set
up a terrorist training camp in Oregon.
     
     EL PASO, Texas (AP) – A former El Paso Independent School
District superintendent is scheduled for sentencing in federal
court today for his participation in a scheme to fraudulently
improve high-stakes testing scores.

Lorenzo Garcia pleaded guilty in June to two counts of fraud for a scheme to get rid of students likely to fail those tests.
     
     HOUSTON (AP) – Bail hearings begin today for the man U.S.
authorities claim led a plot to funnel cutting-edge military
technology to Russia. Officials say Alexander Fishenko, an
immigrant from Kazakhstan, was running a Houston-based company that
obtained highly regulated technology and clandestinely exported it.
Seven other defendants are also involved.