Wayne Byers Show – Evening – May 4

CSi Weather…

INCLUDES STUTSMAN & BARNES COUNTIES..

FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
 TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS…LOW HUMIDITIES AND ABUNDANT DRY
 VEGETATION FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES  
 WIND…15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH
 
 HUMIDITY…AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT.
 
ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
 
 
 A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
 ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
 RED FLAG WARNINGS.

 

Forecast…

.MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY WITH RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO
20 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY…RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
60 PERCENT.
.THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.

  WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TO WESTERN AND
 CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY NIGHT INTO AT LEAST THURSDAY
 AFTERNOON. …LINGERING RAINFALL ACROSS CENTRAL AND WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
 A SHOT OF RAIN LATE SUNDAY INTO EARLY MONDAY. WHILE
 ALSO BEING WETTER AND A BIT COLDER SUGGESTS A
 POSSIBLE MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW.

 

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Council met in Regular Session, Monday afternoon at City Hall.  Mayor Andersen was not present.  The meeting was presided over by Council President, Ramone Gumke.

NO CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS WERE DISCUSSED SEPARATELY

REGULAR AGENDA

NO RESOLUTIONS WERE ON THE AGENDA FOR ACTION.

ORDINANCES:

A FIRST READING was introduced: Concerning an ordinance to amend and re-enact Ordinance No 329 of the City Code by amending the District Map to change the zoning of the North 600 feet of Auditor’s Lot 30- 2, within the NE ¼ of Section 30, Township 140 North, Range 63 West, to the City of Jamestown, North Dakota, from R-1(One Family Residential) to R-2 (One to Six Family Residential). Property south of the airport, on newly annexed land.

A SECOND READING of an Ordinance to grant Otter Tail Power Company a continued franchise to maintain its system within the City for a 10 year period was tabled until the next meeting.

A PUBLIC HEARING was held, concerning an Ordinance to change the zoning of the proposed Lot 1, Block 1, Edgewood First Addition, within the NE ¼ of the SW ¼ of Section 2, Township 139 North, Range 64 West, from A-1 (Agricultural District) and C-1 (Local Commercial District) to C-1 (Local Commercial District). No one attended the Public Hearing.

Following the Public Hearing the City Council approved the SECOND READING

HEARING FROM THE AUDIENCE:

A presentation by Nellie Degen on the Buddy Bench Program.

http://csinewsnow.com/?p=71001

See more information on this month’s Special Edition of City Matter on CSi 10 THE REPLAY CHANNEL.

She added the Fraternal Order of Police will hold a meeting on May 18, 2015, at 4-p.m., in the lower level of the Law Enforcement Center in Jamestown, with a PERS presentation.

APPOINTMENTS:  NONE WERE MADE.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER’S REPORT:

Council Member Buchanan asked if legislative dollars earmarked for jobs development, with workforce training was approved.

JSDC CEO Connie Ova said an upcoming meeting will be held address the updates.

OTHER BUSINESS:

Approved recognizing the Northern Plains Chapter Huntington Disease Society of America as an other public spirited organization and to authorize the issuance of a Raffle Permit on May 8, 2015, at the 1st Street East/Warehouse Building/70’s Street First.

Approved the request from Blazer Inc., d/b/a Shadys for a Class G alcoholic beverage license at the Hillcrest Golf Course and a Sunday Permit for the 2015 Concession Stand Agreement with Jamestown Parks & Recreation District.

The City Council discussed the removal or relocation of the electrical panel adjacent to the Arts Park in the southwest corner. Council Member Kourajian said the electricity is used during downtown events, such as the Block Party, and Crazy Days, and is used for street light controls. Kourajian said he is opposed to removing it.

The Arts Center representative, Dave Hillerud said an option is to spin the panel and moving it to the north.

The City Council voted to approve the Arts Center to relocate the panel in the general area.

Approved aa Resolution to authorize Payment No. 3 & Final to Scherbenske, Inc., for Storm Sewer Cleaning, in the amount of $33,100.00.

Information was given relative to the Storm Sewer repairs on the “Burdick” storm sewer.

City Engineer, Reed Schwartzkopf said a minimum of $139,000 will need to be expended, with a request for proposals sent out.

Council member Brubakken said with the cost over $40,000 the city council needs to send out RFPs and then review the responses.

Council Member Gumke moved to send the issue to committee for review and options on bidding the project, and paying for it.

Traffic moving through the area has been re-directed.

The City Council voted to table until the committee meeting.

Schwartzkopf said grants will be applied for from the Department of Homeland Security to upgrade, and possibly added to the city’s outdoor warning sirens.

The meeting was shown live on CSi Cable 67 followed by replays.

 

Jamestown (CSi) Funding for a new, permanent, Jamestown bus Depot is still be sought, for a prospective location.

On Tuesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, City Council Member, and spearhead for a new depot, Charlie Kourajian said, the undisclosed location in Jamestown would provide a building for those riding the Jefferson Bus Lines route in Jamestown.

He added that anyone wishing to make a donation, or more information may contact Kourajian at 320-3015.

The Jamestown City Council has not wished to support the project with funds.

He added that grants are being sought, and he pointed out that during the first three months of this year ridership improved by 50 percent over the first three months of 2014.

Jefferson Bus Lines has in the past indicated that they would not financially support a Jamestown Bus Station.

Previously an enclosed shelter was proposed for the area near the former Eagles Club, however, building requirements for such a shelter, negated those plans.

 

Jamestown (CSi) Thursday May 7, 2015, Jamestown Community Health Partnership will be hosting a session at the Law Enforcement Center lower level from 1-5 p.m.

The primary goal is to educate the community on the progress of the community health assessment that was completed in 2012 and also roll-out the newest results from the 2015 community health assessment survey.

Following the roll-out education, the community will be asked to help prioritize 4 top areas for the committee to focus on for the next 3 years.

Presenters scheduled are: representatives from Jamestown Regional Medical Center, Central Valley Health District, Dr. Steven Pickard North Dakota Department of Health, and Ken Hall UND Center for Rural Health.

 

Agenda:

1-1:30-p.m….History and Progress of the Community Health Partnership

1:30- 2-p.m….Stutsman County Health Rankings Data

2- 2:30-p.m….the 2015 Community Health Survey Results and Recommendations.

2:30-4-p.m….Health Date Group Discussions.

4-5-p.m., Priority Setting: Selecting Themes,Closing Comments.

 

Jamestown (CSi) The long-awaited Jamestown Land Use and Transportation Plan is ready for presentations to the community.

City Council Member, Charlie Kourajian says on Monday May 11, 2015, at 8-a.m., the plan will be present to the Jamestown City Planning Commission for approval.

On Monday May 18^th the plan will be presented at City Hall for public comments and review.

On Tuesday May 19^th the plant will be presented to the Jamestown City Council’s Legal & Finance Committee for recommendation for approval.

 

ZAP, N.D. (AP) – A 23-year-old man from Zap is facing the possibility of life in prison for allegedly sexually assaulting two teenage girls.
 
Michael Kost has been charged with gross sexual imposition and sexual assault.
 
     Court documents say a 14-year-old girl and 17-year-old girl told the Mercer County Sheriff’s Department that they were at Kost’s home on the night of April 28. Both girls said Kost fondled them. The 14-year-old said Kost also sexually assaulted her.
 
     Both girls told police that they did not consent to Kost’s actions.
 
     Kost is out of custody and awaiting a preliminary hearing. He is due back in court May 27.

 

DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) – A new oil refinery has started operating in western North Dakota.
 
     Bismarck-based MDU Resources Group and Indianapolis-based Calumet Specialty Products Partners built the $430 million Dakota Prairie Refinery near Dickinson. Officials said Monday that it has begun producing diesel fuel and is expected to start selling it later this month.
 
     Crews broke ground on the refinery in March 2013. Once it is fully operational, it will process 20,000 barrels of oil each day into diesel fuel and other products. A barrel is 42 gallons.
 
     About 80 people work at the plant.
 
     The only other refinery producing fuel in North Dakota is the Tesoro Corp. plant at Mandan.

 

In sports…

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Standout North Dakota State University defensive end Kyle Emanuel has found a home in the NFL, while two standout college running backs in the Dakotas are getting shots in the pros.
 
     Emanuel was taken by the San Diego Chargers in the fifth round of the NFL draft. He was the 153rd player taken.
 
     During his senior season at NDSU, Emanuel was named winner of the Buck Buchanan award, given to the top defensive player in the Football Championship Subdivision.
 
     Bison running back John Crockett wasn’t drafted, but he signed a free-agent deal with the Green Bay Packers. Standout South Dakota State University running back Zach Zenner signed a free-agent contract with the Detroit Lions.
 
     Zenner was the first player in FCS history to post three consecutive 2,000-yard rushing seasons.

 

ALEXANDER, N.D. (AP) – The Alexander High School Comets sports teams will once again be blazing their own way.
 
     The school board in the oil patch city has decided to bring back football, basketball and volleyball teams in the fall now that the school has enough students to field teams. Enrollment has more than tripled since the recent oil boom began, to about 180 students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade.
 
     Alexander has dissolved an athletic cooperative agreement with Watford City so it can begin competing on its own. School board member Lashell Tjelde says restoring the athletics program is a point of community pride.
 
     The football program will start small, entering six-man competition with nearby Montana teams.

 

In world and national news…

NEW YORK (AP) – A New York City police officer who was shot in the head over the weekend has died from his injuries. A senior official at City Hall says Brian Moore was pronounced dead Monday at a hospital in Queens. He was shot in an unmarked car while attempting to stop a man suspected of carrying a handgun Saturday. A suspect is in custody.
 
     BOSTON (AP) – Until now, Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR’ tsahr-NEYE’-ehv) has carried a blank expression through his trial. But Monday, for the first time in court, he cried as his aunt sobbed on the witness stand. There’s been testimony Monday from several of his relatives, including a cousin who testified that he was a kind and warm child. As he was led out of the courtroom for the lunch recess, Tsarnaev blew a kiss at family members.
 
     WASHINGTON (AP) – According to a new book, President Barack Obama ordered a barrage of drone strikes in Yemen in 2013 that killed the al-Qaida operatives behind the most serious plotting against American interests in years. The book is by former CIA official Michael Morell. The U.S. shut down 20 diplomatic facilities in the Middle East in August of 2013, in response to what were described as intercepted communications about a plot. Officials later said the threat had eased. Morell writes that it was because many of the key operatives in the plot were killed by U.S. air strikes.
 
     JERUSALEM (AP) – There’s a setback Monday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his efforts to form a government. His foreign minister announced today that he’s stepping down — and that his secular, nationalist party is joining the opposition. That is expected to leave Netanyahu with a slim majority of seats, meaning he’ll be under pressure from the demands of coalition partners.
 
     NEWARK, N.J. (AP) – Bill Baroni says he’d never risk his career for something like this. He pleaded not guilty Monday after he was charged with taking part in the politically-motivated lane closures at the George Washington Bridge two years ago. Baroni was Gov. Chris Christie’s former top appointee at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Also entering a not-guilty plea was Christie’s former deputy chief of staff, Bridget Kelly.