CSi Weather…

OCTOBER 17, 18, 2012 STUTSMAN…

A HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL  7 PM CDT THURSDAY…

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 40 MPH…WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

DURING THIS EXTENDED PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS…THERE WILL BE EPISODES WHEN THE WINDS ARE NOT AS STRONG.

A BIT OF A LULL WEDNESDAY MORNING…THEN PICKING UP DURING THE NOON AND EARLY AFTERNOON WEDNESDAY.

DURING THE NIGHTTIME HOURS WEDNESDAY NIGHT WINDS
MAY BRIEFLY SUBSIDE A BIT…THEN RETURN AGAIN DURING THE DAY
THURSDAY. WITH WINDS THIS STRONG…MOTORISTS…ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES…WILL ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.

THOSE WORKING IN ELEVATED LOCATIONS SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND TOWERS WILL BE AT RISK. INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS ROOFS AND POWER LINES MAY BECOME DAMAGED. ANY FIRES WOULD SPREAD RAPIDLY.

Barnes County…

WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON UNTIL  7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY…

…HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING…

STUTSMAN…

HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY…

BARNES …

WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY  EVENING…
…HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING…

A RED FLAG WARNING IN THE AREA HAS BEEN ISSUED

FOR SEVERAL COUNTIES IN WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA, UNTIL 10-P.M., WEDNESDAY.

COUNTIES IN THE AREA INCLUDE; LAMOURE, LOGAN, DICKEY, MCINTOSH, AND EMMONS.

The North Dakota Department of Emergency Services says any burning will

be extremely dangerous, and farmers should delay field work until

conditions improve. The fire danger is predicted to be high in

western North Dakota.

 

Forecast

REST OF TODAY…CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. WINDY…
COOLER. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH
INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
.TONIGHT…RAIN LIKELY. WINDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 30 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA…50 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.
.THURSDAY…RAIN LIKELY. VERY WINDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH INCREASING TO
65 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA…70 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING…
THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDY. LOWS
IN THE MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 50. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
15 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 60.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.MONDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 50.
.MONDAY 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.
.TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.

 

In addition, the National Weather Service has issued a RED FLAG  WARNING

FOR SEVERAL COUNTIES IN WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA, UNTIL 10-P.M., WEDNESDAY.

COUNTIES IN THE AREA INCLUDE; LAMOURE, LOGAN, DICKEY, MCINTOSH, AND EMMONS.

The North Dakota Department of Emergency Services says any burning will

be extremely dangerous, and farmers should delay field work until

conditions improve. The fire danger is predicted to be high in

western North Dakota.

 

 Update…

Valley City, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Oct 16, 2012) — The Valley City Commission met in Special Session Wednesday morning (Oct 17, 2012) at 8-a.m., at City Hall to discuss the Barnes County’s 9-1-1 decision. to take over the 9-1-1 department. All City Commissioners were present.

Earlier this week, the Barnes County Commission voted 3-2 to allow 9-1-1 dispatcher now employed by Valley City to become Barnes County employees, effective January 1, 2013.

The ratio agreement for costs was 1- Barnes County, 2-Valley City,3  9-1-1 funding.

Under the county’s plan Barnes County Emergency Services Director, Kim Franklin is the temporary 9-1-1 Coordinator.

A 9-1-1 Administrator will be added, January 1, 2013.

County Commission President Cindy Schwehr, Rodger Berntson and Eldred Knutson vote in favor of the 9-1-1 employees transfer back to the county. Commissioner’s Jon Froehlich and Phil Leitner voted against the motion.

At Wednesday’s Valley City Commission meeting, City Administrator David Schelhoph said he attended the Barnes County Commission meeting, along with Police Chief Fred Thompson and Lt. McDonald.

 

Schelkoph said they tried to persuade the county to phase in the program over a year, and added that the 9-1-1 department should remain under city control.

 

Schelkoph noted three points to the city’s postion.

 

  • the cost for the change will mean more expenses for the city and county.

 

  • Current 9-1-1 staff, could leave due to the change.

 

  • Police Chief Fred Thompson has experience in leading a 9-1-1 department.

 

 

Mayor Werkhoven said the issue needs to move forward and fears the possibility of the 9-1-1 staff being ‘political pawns.’

 

City Commissioner Magnuson had questions about early morning staffing of 9-1-1.

 

Police Chief Thompson question why the dispatcher should handle calls that may better be responded to, by police officers, or other proper authorities.

 

Commissioner Pedersen suggested 9-1-1 staff be part of crafting the changes.

A dispatcher, and the present 9-1-1- Coordinator, said the consensus of the 9-1-1 staff is to stay at the present location, for operations.

She said the policy and procedures manual for 9-1-1 needs updating.

She said the policy and procedures manual for 9-1-1 needs updating regardless of which political subdivision is running the department.

She said the policies are currently under review by the 9-1-1 Department.

She added the current 9-1-1 staff is taking a “wait and see,” stance as to future developments.

She said the present equipment is in need of replacement.

Mayor Werkhoven says the police chief is working with 9-1-1 staff on resolving various issues.

 Chief Thompson said moving the 9-1-1 dispatch area to the back room will not add to expenses.

 

City Commissioner Pedersen said he prefers the 9-1-1 department be under city oversight.

 

Mayor Werkhoven said the city needs to take an official stance, on the issue, with the city’s thoughts.

City Commissioner Magnuson said he wants to see a plan outlined from Barnes County, concerning costs, and transition.

 

City Administrator Schelkoph said the two main issues are, planning for transition of 9-1-1 to Barnes County, and the city employee transferr to the county.

 

The Valley City Commission on a 4-1 vote, with Commissioner Nielson voting “no” passed a Resolution, to present to the Barnes County Commission.

The Resolution says the city agrees with the proposed Barnes County Commission cost-share ratio, it requests a timeline for the transfer of city 9-1-1 employees to Barnes County, a plan of action is requested from the county for daily 9-1-1 operations, a county reasoning for the take over of 9-1-1 operations, and, for the county to address cost increases.

The meeting was shown live on CSi cable 68, followed by replays.

 

Jamestown, ND (KCSi- T.V. News) — The Jamestown Public School Board was informed about administrators progress in year three, of the five-year AdvancED.,school improvement program.

District School Improvement Committee member, Jamestown Middle School principal Gail Wold said “It’s taking a look at who we are a district, what are we doing well and what are we not doing well, adding, It’s a way of looking at ourselves.”

　

The AdvancED guidelines are required to be met for the district to maintain accreditation with the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement to receive funding.

There are five standards and 35 indicators throughout those standards that are used to measure the quality of the district.

Those include, purpose and direction, governance and leadership, and teaching and assessing for learning, along with resources and support systems, and using results for continuous improvement.

 

The improvement committee is to meet once a month, and in March of 2013, will have an external accreditation team conducting interviews and observe classrooms.

The committee will then have two months to take actions, based on recommendations.

The School Board was updated by Joe Hegland, Director of Curriculum and Professional development, on the transition process to the new Common Core education standards.

 

Common Core, will have a more difficult curriculum for math and language arts.

The school board also organized a committee to look at the support staff salary schedule, chaired by Diane Hanson.

The committee will address a 6 percent raise that was given out as 3 percent on base pay and 3 percent in a step increase, while support staff received a flat 6 percent raise.

Jamestown School Board, Support Staff Salary Schedule Committee will meet on Monday, October 22, 2012 at 5:15 pm in the Central Office Conference Room located in the Administration Building, 207 2nd Avenue Southeast, Jamestown.

The meeting was recorded by CSi and is now showing on KCSi-T.V. 10 THE REPLAY CHANNEL.

　

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — “Secure Your ID Day,” will be held in Jamestown, with the opportunity to have documents shredded at no charge at First Community Credit Union in Jamestown.

The event is open to the public Saturday October 20, 2012, from 8-a.m., to 1-p.m.

On Tuesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Deb Lee of RSVP+nd South Central said the event is co-sponsored by that organization, along with the Better Business Bureau, AARP, MinnKota Recycling, FCCU in Jamestown, and the Jamestown Sun.

Also on our show, Jenna Bergstedt from FCCU in Jamestown said, at the event, there will be information about identity theft prevention, and the opportunity to register to win a paper shredder.

In addition, Ms. Bergstedt said, FCCU in Jamestown is a drop off location to recycle cell phones, in the Cell Phones for Soldiers Program.

She pointed out, in cooperation with AT&T, the cell phones are de-programmed, and refurbished for distribution to soldiers.

 

GRAFTON, N.D. (AP) – A North Dakota sheriff’s deputy charged in
a break-in at a Minnesota convenience store has resigned.
22-year-old Adam Koenig of Park River submitted his resignation
Tuesday. He had been hired by the Walsh County Sheriff’s Office in
September.
     Koenig is charged with burglary and damage to property in the
break-in at a Holiday gas station in Crookston, Minn., last
Thursday. He has been released from jail after posting $500 bail
and is to appear in court on Jan. 14. A telephone listing for him
could not immediately be found.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Dakotas-based Sanford Health plans to open
a new children’s clinic in North Dakota’s capital city.
     The 9,000-square-foot clinic in north Bismarck will be built to
mimic a castle. It is expected to open next spring, supplementing
children’s care currently provided at Sanford’s downtown Bismarck
campus.
     It will be the first Sanford Children’s Castle of Care in North
Dakota. Sanford merged with the former Medcenter One in Bismarck in
July.
     Sanford Health is based in Fargo, N.D., and Sioux Falls, S.D. It
bills itself as the largest not-for-profit rural health care
provider in the country.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural
Development agency says it provided more than $61 million for North
Dakota housing projects during the past fiscal year.
     The agency says funds in fiscal 2012 included loans for
single-family homes and more than $3 million in rental assistance
to low-income tenants.
     Rural Development State Director Jasper Schneider says “quality
housing is the building block of a successful community.”

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Former North Dakota Republican chairman
Gary Emineth is challenging a state law that bans campaigning on
Election Day.

Emineth wants a federal judge to declare the ban
unconstitutional. The state Legislature has previously refused to
abolish the Election Day campaigning ban.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug
Goehring says the state’s recent trade mission to Colombia shows
promise. Goehring says the trip is an effort to make North Dakota a
main products supplier to the South American nation.
     
     BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – U.S. House candidates Kevin Cramer and Pam
Gulleson clashed on several issues during a debate yesterday at
KFGO Radio in Fargo.

Republican Cramer wants to dump the federal
tax credit for the industry because of the nation’s debt. But
Democrat Gulleson says wind energy development means hundreds of
jobs in North Dakota.

 

     FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Locked-out workers at American Crystal Sugar
demonstrated yesterday outside businesses in the Fargo and Grand
Forks areas that sell the company’s products.

The workers want people to join a consumer boycott that they hope will bring the company back to the bargaining table and end a 14-month lockout.

 

 MANDAN, N.D. (AP) – A company that supplies and services valves
and other flow-control components for the energy industry is
building a facility in Mandan.
     Novaspect Holdings Inc. broke ground Tuesday on the
20,000-square-foot facility that is to open next year. The company
expects to have about 30 employees within two years, and an annual
payroll of $2.6 million.
     The company has a relationship with Bismarck State College,
where it provides lectures and technical training and support.

 
     FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The U.S. Department of Defense says the
remains of a missing Air Force colonel from North Dakota have been
identified and will be buried as part of a group with full military
honors at Arlington National Cemetery.
     The department says the remains of Col. Wendell Keller of Fargo
will be buried with those of Air Force Capt. Virgil K. Meroney III
of Fayetteville, Ark. A date for the ceremony was not announced.
     Keller and Meroney were part of a crew of an F-4D Phantom II
aircraft that disappeared following a mission on March 1, 1969, in
Laos.
     The department says the remains were found during a 17-year
investigation of the area that ran from 1994 until 2011. The
remains were identified with military ID cards, dental records and
other evidence.
     
     
          WASHINGTON (AP) – Sen. Kent Conrad of North Dakota says his
older brother, Roan Conrad, has died.
     In a brief statement, the Democratic senator says his brother
died Saturday in New York at the age of 72.

 Conrad says his brother fought a courageous battle with cancer.

 

In sports…

HIGH SCHOOL  VOLLEYBALL
     Bismarck Century def. Bismarck High, 25-20, 25-14
     Center-Stanton def. Glen Ullin-Hebron, 25-22, 25-23, 25-22
     Dakota Prairie def. Midkota, 25-15, 25-15
     Drayton-St. Thomas def. Midway, 25-10, 25-13, 25-14
     Ellendale def. Barnes County North, 25-19, 25-11, 25-13
     Fargo Davies def. Fargo South, 24-26, 25-13, 25-17, 25-14
     Fargo North def. West Fargo, 25-16, 26-24, 25-22
     Fargo Oak Grove Lutheran def. Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page, 25-15,
25-10, 25-6
     Fargo Shanley def. Grand Forks Red River, 24-26, 16-25, 25-22,
25-11, 15-11
     Flasher def. Underwood, 33-35, 25-18, 25-7, 25-16
     Glenburn def. Lewis and Clark, 25-22, 25-16, 25-23
     Grant County def. New England, 25-20, 25-17, 25-19
     Heart River def. Dickinson Trinity, 25-18, 25-19, 27-25
     Jamestown def. Dickinson, 26-24, 16-25, 25-11, 25-23
     Langdon def. Rolette-Wolford, 25-12, 25-11, 25-18
     Lemmon, S.D. def. Bowman County, 25-12, 25-13, 25-17
     Linton-HMB def. Mobridge-Pollock, S.D., 21-25, 25-16, 25-19,
25-21
     May Port CG def. Norman County West, Minn., 25-18, 25-27, 25-17,
15-7
     Milnor def. LaMoure, 26-24, 25-27, 25-17, 22-25, 16-14
     Napoleon def. Strasburg-Zeeland, 22-25, 25-20, 25-17, 25-20
     Newburg-Westhope def. Sawyer, 25-10, 23-25, 25-18, 18-25, 15-12
     North Border def. Larimore, 15-25, 25-19, 20-25, 25-10, 15-13
     Northern Cass def. Enderlin, 25-16, 26-24, 19-25, 25-15
     Park River/Fordville Lankin def. St. John, 25-17, 25-22, 25-19
     Ray def. Tioga, 25-15, 25-10, 25-5
     Richland def. Sargent Central, 25-9, 20-25, 16-25, 25-18, 15-10
     Rolla def. Bottineau, 25-20, 25-20, 25-16
     Stanley def. Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood, 25-16, 25-21, 25-16
     Surrey def. Garrison-Max, 25-11, 25-18, 25-20
     Trinity Christian def. Divide County, 25-13, 25-19, 25-16
     Washburn def. Standing Rock, 25-8, 25-17, 25-11
     Wilton-Wing def. New Salem, 25-23, 24-26, 25-17, 25-20
     Wyndmere-Lidgerwood def. Fairmount-Campbell-Tintah, 25-27,
28-26, 25-16, 23-15, 25-10
    

 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYOFFS CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
 
 DETROIT (AP) – Justin Verlander allowed three hits and no walks
over 8 1/3 innings as the Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees
2-1 to take a three-games-to-none lead in the American League
Championship Series.

Verlander had a two-hit shutout until Eduardo
Nunez led off the ninth with a homer.

Phil Coke gave up a pair of singles before striking out Raul Ibanez (ih-BAHN’-yehz) with the potential tying run in scoring position.
     
     ST. LOUIS (AP) – Giants manager Bruce Bochy says there’s a good
chance second baseman Marco Scutaro (SKOO’-tah-roh) will be in the
starting lineup for Game 3 of the National League Championship
Series this afternoon.

Scutaro had to leave Game 2 on Monday after
five innings due to a strained left hip. He came out of the game an
inning after hitting a two-run single in a 7-1 victory that allowed
the Giants to tie the series at a game apiece.
     
     TORONTO (AP) – NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman has made a new
offer to the players’ union that proposes a 50-50 split of
hockey-related revenue and a full 82-game season starting Nov. 2.
Bettman said the long-term deal takes steps to guarantee the
players will get full value from their existing deals.

Union chief Donald Fehr (feer) said he liked some aspects of the offer but
still needed time to evaluate the full proposal.

 

ARMSTRONG…

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Lance Armstrong is stepping down as
chairman of his Livestrong cancer-fighting charity to help it limit
the damage from the doping scandal that has snared the former
champion cyclist.
     Armstrong announced the move Wednesday, a week after the U.S.
Anti-Doping Agency released a massive report detailing allegations
of widespread performance-enhancing drug use by Armstrong and his
teams. The document included testimony from 11 former teammates.
USADA has ordered 14 years of Armstrong’s career results erased,
including his seven Tour de France titles.
     The Lance Armstrong Foundation, commonly known as Livestrong,
was founded in 1997 and has raised roughly $500 million to support
cancer patients. The group has scheduled its 15th anniversary
celebration for this weekend. Armstrong will stay on the charity’s
board.
     A cancer survivor, Armstrong strongly denies doping and says he
quit fighting USADA because its hearing process was unfair.

 

In world and national news…

 UNDATED (AP) – Who won last night’s second presidential debate
depends on which side you’re listening to. President Barack Obama’s
camp scored the fiery debate a win for the president, but they also
say the race remains tight as ever.

Romney’s running mate Paul Ryan
issued a fundraising appeal not long after the debate ended
declaring, “Mitt crushed it again at tonight’s debate.” The day
after the debate, the candidates are fanning out in all directions
with Obama in Iowa, Romney in Virginia, Vice President Joe Biden
heading to Colorado and Nevada and Ryan returning to all-important
Ohio.
     
     HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) – Energy was a hot topic in the second
presidential debate, with President Barack Obama saying he wants
U.S. policy to look ahead 20 or 30 years, and not just look at what
lowers the cost right away.

Romney says Obama has fought new energy
exploration on federal lands and that Americans have faced higher
energy costs as a result.
     
     CAIRO (AP) – A human rights group says Libyan rebels appear to
have “summarily executed” scores of fighters loyal to Moammar
Gadhafi (MOO’-ah-mar gah-DAH’-fee) when they overran his hometown a
year ago.

Human Rights Watch says Gadhafi himself was also likely
executed when he tried to flee the besieged city of Sirte (sert).
The group says the militia actions amount to war crimes.
     
     BANGKOK (AP) – Speculation of a Spanish bailout has been shoring
up overseas financial markets this morning. Spain’s main index is
up 1.5 percent while the other main European averages are also
higher.

However, a top German official has dashed hopes of swift
progress on setting up a joint European banking supervisor. He says
this week’s summit of the bloc’s 27 leaders won’t make any final
decisions on the issue.
     
     WASHINGTON (AP) – More than 1,000 puppeteers and supporters of
public broadcasting are planning to march on the National Mall in
Washington three days before the election.

 The so-called Million Puppet March comes after Mitt Romney’s remarks during the first presidential debate calling for the elimination of funding for PBS, which airs “Sesame Street.” There’s no word if there are any
strings attached.