Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Feb 13

CSi Weather…

 

.SATURDAY NIGHT…SNOW LIKELY. SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND 2 INCHES.
LOWS AROUND 5 BELOW. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW
60 PERCENT. WIND CHILLS AROUND 25 BELOW.
.SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
MORNING IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, A 60 PERCENT CHANCE IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. NOT AS COLD. HIGHS AROUND 15. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS
5 TO 10 ABOVE. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.WASHINGTONS BIRTHDAY…CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW.
HIGHS 15 TO 20.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 5 BELOW.
HIGHS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND
15 BELOW. HIGHS 5 TO 10 ABOVE.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 5 BELOW.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 20. LOWS
5 TO 10 ABOVE.

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON…
POSSIBLY MIXED WITH LIGHT FREEZING RAIN.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION FRIDAY
EVENING…ALONG WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF STRONG NORTH WINDS. THIS
MAY LEAD TO BLOWING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED
VISIBILITY.

ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL…WIDESPREAD AMOUNTS BETWEEN 2 AND 4
INCHES…WILL BE LIKELY BEGINNING SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND ENDING  SUNDAY MORNING.

WIND CHILLS AROUND 30 BELOW ZERO ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY
MORNING…AND AGAIN EARLY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY MORNINGS.

Jamestown(CSi) -The morning of Friday the 13th did not go well for a Beverage Wholesale delivery truck.  The tall truck did not fit through the low clearance of the BNSF 4th Ave Viaduct in downtown Jamestown.

The truck, traveling south on 4th Av NE,  was being operated by a fill-in driver making deliveries and struck the north side of the low clearance viaduct.

Signs on the northside indicate a clearance of 12’1″ .  More after Police report becomes available.

 

Jamestown (CSi)  City crews will begin snow removal in the DOWNTOWN area beginning approximately at 11:00 p.m. Sunday night, February 15, 2015 and continue during the night.

Downtown merchants and all public/private schools are asked to have their sidewalks shoveled by 9 p.m. Sunday night, February 15, 2015.

Please push snow directly into the street — DONOT create piles of snow.

PLEASE NOTE:

The above schedule is contingent upon changing weather conditions and snow accumulation totals.

 

Grand Forks (CSi) Edgewood Real Estate Investment Trust (Edgewood) Friday announced its plan to develop a senior living community in Jamestown, that will offer more than 70 apartments, providing assisted living and memory care services. Upon completion the property will be leased to Edgewood Group LLC.

The $8 million construction project is projected to begin this spring with an expected spring 2016 opening. Edgewood will have assisted living and memory care apartments and will provide upscale amenities such as a senior clinic, movie theater, chapel, salon, library, restaurant-style fine dining, fitness center, an outdoor courtyard with walking paths and resident transportation. Edgewood Senior Living Jamestown will provide employment for at least 45 local residents.

Philip Gisi, President/CEO of Edgewood Group Companies, says, “Jamestown is a wonderful community with great places to live, work and play. We’re proud to expand our senior living services with these new assisted living and memory care apartments. Residents of Jamestown and surrounding areas will be able to have their loved ones closer to home in our state of the art community.”

About Edgewood
Edgewood REIT is a North Dakota-based Real Estate Investment Trust which owns 35 senior housing communities and multi-family properties in Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota. Edgewood Group, LLC currently operates 53 independent living, assisted living and memory care communities with a total of 2,800 residents in seven states (North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Wyoming and Idaho). Nationally, Edgewood employs nearly 2,000 people. Since 1992, Edgewood has been committed to helping seniors stay as independent as possible, for as long as possible, with well-trained staff members in communities designed for residents to receive various living and care options. Its corporate offices are located at 322 Demers Avenue, Suite 500, Grand Forks, N.D.

 

Jamestown (CSi) The Spiritwood Energy Park Association (SEPA) Board of Directors has unanimously accepted a $785,000 loan from the Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corporation.

The dollars will cover the cost of an automated switch BNSF is requiring between the Energy Park Association’s rail loop and the BNSF mainline.

The 12-year loan carries a zero percent interest and has a two-year deferral on repayment of principal.

BNSF is requiring the payment no later than March 31, 2015 to begin service to the rail loop.

The rail loop provides service to the tenants within the Energy Park Association’s industrial park. Dakota Spirit AgEnergy, a tenant of the industrial park, will begin operations in April and requires rail service as part of its operations plan.

 

Jamestown (CSi) The James River Humane Society is planning the annual Poker Tourney coming upon March 21, 2015.

On Friday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, President, Matt Opsahl said on March 2^nd it’s the James River Humane Society’s Annual Meeting with elections for the Board of Directors of the JRHS. The meeting is at Hardees at 6:30 pm.

He added that currently there are 17 cats and 6 dogs are available for adoption at the shelter.

Included is a year and a half old male Black Lab, which is in foster care, and arrangements can be made to meet the dog.

Call 701-252-0747 for more information or to become a volunteer, or make donations.

The James River Humane Society is located off the I-94 Bloom Exit.

The shelter is open every day from 9-a.m. to noon, and 5:30 p.m. – to 6:30-p.m.

 

DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) – Authorities have identified the 30-year-old man who died in a head-on crash in western North Dakota.

The North Dakota Highway Patrol on Friday identified the victim as Shane Grever, of Dickinson.

The Highway Patrol says the incident happened Thursday morning when Grever was traveling south in a pickup truck on State Avenue in Dickinson and failed to maintain the lane. As a result, Grever collided with a northbound semi-tanker. Grever was pronounced dead at the scene.

The 47-year-old driver of the semi-tanker was not injured.

The Highway Patrol is investigating the incident.
Update…

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A Jamestown lawmaker is pushing a measure that would exempt dairy and swine operations from North Dakota’s anti-corporate farming law.

Sen. Terry Wanzek says dairy and hog farm operations are in serious decline in North Dakota and his bill is aimed at saving those industries.

The legislation would allow corporations to operate dairy and hog farms, as long as the operations don’t take up more than 640 acres of land.

North Dakota Farmers Union President Mark Watne says his group is against the legislation. Watne says “individuals should own the land and animals in North Dakota.”

The state’s anti-corporate farming law dates back to 1932. It now allows corporations with as many as 15 shareholders to own farms or ranches, as long as the shareholders are related.

 

LINCOLN, N.D. (AP) – The embattled mayor of Lincoln says that what’s best for the city on the outskirts of Bismarck has always been his top priority.

A committee of residents unhappy with Bob Johnston’s leadership is trying to recall him from office. Opponents accuse him of misusing city money and ignoring water issues.

Johnston says  he has done nothing wrong. He says, “every town has people that are not happy no matter what you do.”

Johnston says he won’t run for re-election when his term is up in 2016 – but that was a decision he made before hearing about the recall effort. If there is a recall election, he will be on the ballot.

 

WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – A Williston man has pleaded not guilty to embezzling from an auto dealership.

29-year-old Jon Kelly is accused of embezzling more than $121,000 from Select Ford by pocketing customer down payments on vehicles. He also is accused of writing bad checks to pay for vehicles from the dealership.

Defense attorney Kevin Chapman tells The Associated Press that one count against Kelly has been dismissed and that his client will fight the other charges at trial.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) – Congress’ Republican leadership has made it official, formally enrolling legislation to build the Keystone XL pipeline and urging President Barack Obama to sign it.

In a ceremony on Friday, Speaker John Boehner put his signature on the bill and called on Obama to “do the right thing” and add his name.

While the next stop for the measure is the White House – where Obama has threatened to veto it – Republicans will delay sending it over until after their weeklong recess. That’s because they want to be in town when Obama vetoes it.

First proposed in 2008, the pipeline if approved would connect Canada’s tar sands to Gulf Coast refineries.

The White House has said repeatedly it will wait to make its decision until after a State Department review.

 

BERTHOLD, N.D. (AP) – A traffic stop for erratic driving in Berthold resulted in a drug bust that netted 11 pounds of methamphetamine.

Police Chief Al Schmidt says he found a pound of meth and $20,000 in cash in the vehicle during the Wednesday stop. He arrested a Williston woman and two men from Arizona.

Schmidt says jail interviews led to a search warrant at a Minot hotel, and authorities uncovered 10 pounds of meth, marijuana, $900 in cash and a handgun. Authorities also seized a package at a Williston hotel that contained two more handguns – in a Valentine’s Day box with chocolates and teddy bears.

Schmidt says the drug seizure is believed to be one of the largest in state history. The three suspects could face life in prison if convicted.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s Senate has killed a bill that would have barred the state’s energy regulators from promoting oil development.

The legislation was defeated 32-15 on Friday.

North Dakota law says the state regulators also are charged with encouraging oil development in the state.

Grand Forks Democratic Sen. Connie Triplett sponsored the measure that would separate the roles and shift promotion to the state Department of Commerce. She says the current law has the appearance of a conflict of interest.

North Dakota regulators say 16 states and one Canadian province have similar language written into their laws. North Dakota adopted the law in 1953, when oil was first discovered in the state.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota has landed its first unmanned aircraft manufacturing operation.

Gov. Jack Dalrymple says that ComDel Innovation Inc., and Altavian are partnering to manufacture drones and components at ComDel’s plant in Wahpeton.

Officials with the joint venture say the aircraft will remain in the state and be used by research institutions and North Dakota-based companies.

Dalrymple says the announcement is an important step in growing the unmanned aircraft industry in the state. North Dakota is home to one of six national test sites working on the safe integration of drones into the nation’s airspace.

Altavian is based in Gainesville, Florida. The company provides unmanned aircraft and associated data collection services.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Frontier Airlines plans to offer seasonal service between Bismarck and Denver, beginning April 15.

Frontier announced last fall that it would suspend service in North Dakota’s capital city effective Jan. 5, saying passenger numbers weren’t strong enough to support year-round service.

Beginning in mid-April, Frontier will fly out of Bismarck on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Bismarck Airport Manager Greg Haug says Fargo and Minot will not get seasonal service, making Bismarck Frontier’s only North Dakota destination.

Jamestown has regular service to and from Denver year ’round  on UnitedExpress/SkyWest Airlines.

 

In world and national news…

ARTEMIVSK, Ukraine (AP) – There’s no sign of a cease-fire in eastern Ukraine — where hostilities are supposed to end over the weekend under a peace plan worked out this week in Belarus. Russian-backed separatists have mounted a sustained offensive to capture a strategic railway hub ahead of the truce. Officials say at least 25 people were killed across the region.

HAVANA (AP) – Experts say the decision by the Obama administration to allow Cuba’s private businesses to sell goods to the United States won’t mean that Cuban products will start flowing here in large quantities. For one thing, nearly all Cuban exports are produced and shipped by state-controlled enterprises. And there’s no indication Cuba’s government is ready to loosen controls and allow private businesses to start trading with firms overseas.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Anthem Inc. is offering two years of free credit monitoring and identity-theft repair. This, as the nation’s second-largest health insurer continues to investigate how hackers broke into a database storing information for about 80 million people. The Blue Cross-Blue Shield insurer has said hackers evaded several security layers to reach the database. The nonprofit Identity Theft Resource Center says that attack was easily the largest it has recorded against a health care company.

WASHINGTON (AP) – The top official at a military prison in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, says convicted leaker Chelsea Manning can get hormone therapy for her gender identity disorder, but she can’t grow out her hair. A memo spells out the military’s first approval of that treatment for an active service member. The army private formerly known as Bradley Manning is serving 35 years for sending classified documents to the WikiLeaks website.

WASHINGTON (AP) – Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has a confession: She “wasn’t 100 percent sober” when she fell asleep at the president’s State of the Union address last month. Ginsburg told an audience Thursday that she drank some wine at dinner before attending the speech, where cameras repeatedly caught her nodding off. The 81-year-old justice says she had dined with Justice Anthony Kennedy and couldn’t resist the California wine he brought.