Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Jun 16

CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT…CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING…THEN CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.   CHANCE OF SHOWERS 90 PERCENT. WIDESPREAD FOG THROUGH THE NIGHT.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO
THE EAST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WEDNESDAY…DECREASING CLOUDS. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING.
WARMER. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…INCREASING CLOUDS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE 70S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE
OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 70S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…DECREASING CLOUDS. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
.SUNDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
.MONDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.

 

TUESDAY, TUESDAY NIGHT,  THE SOUTHERN JAMES RIVER VALLEY CAN LOOK TO RECEIVE 1-1.25″ TOTAL RAINFALL, ON AVERAGE.

A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE I-94 CORRIDOR.

 AREAS OF FOG EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. 
 
WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY…
 
 THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH  DAKOTA WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
 
 ON THURSDAY NIGHT THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND  THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. SOME OF THESE  STORMS COULD BE STRONG.
 
 ON FRIDAY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST. SOME OF THESE STORMS  COULD BE STRONG AS WELL.
 

 

Valley City (CSi) The Valley City Commission met in Regular Session Tuesday evening at City Hall.   All members were present.

A presentation of a Service Plaque was given by Fire Chief Gary Retterath to retired fire department Secretary-Treasurer, Don Enger. Enger has been with the department for 35 years, starting as a volunteer, the past 29 as secretary-Treasurer.

Enger said he’s been privileged to serve, and thanked his employer Dietrich Bus Service for their cooperation.

APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS INCLUDED:

A liquor and beer license renewal for Johanneson’s Inc. (Marketplace Liquor), Sabir’s Dining & Lounge, Main Street Off Sale (Tavern 94), Eagles Club, and all license renewals received by June 30 with complete paperwork.  Approved the Annual Raffle Permit for Hi-Liner Booster Club.

PUBLIC FORUM No One Spoke

ORDINANCES

The City Commission approved the second and final reading of an Ordinance rezoning Lots 5-8, Block 2 of the Original plat of the city of Valley City from B-1, Central Business District to PUD (Planned Unit Development).  Attorney Myhre said the additional housing is in the area of Faith Lutheran Church.

Approved was the second and final reading of an Ordinance rezoning the East Half of Lot 2 less West half of alley, Block 37, located in Benson’s Addition to the City of Valley City from R-2, Duplex/2family to R-4, Single/Multiple Family Unlimited. Attorney Myhre said construction is planned there for a multi-housing unit.

RESOLUTIONS

Approved a Resolution approving the Resolution for the Barnes County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation.  City Administrator Schelkoph said the city officials and multiple agencies have been planning, the mitigation, in cooperation with FEMA.  It’s a five year update to the plan, for flood mitigation grant applications.

RESOLUTIONS

Approved a Resolution approving the Resolution for the Barnes County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation.  City Administrator Schelkoph said the city officials and multiple agencies have been planning, the mitigation, in cooperation with FEMA.  It’s a five year update to the plan, for flood mitigation grant applications.  Mayor Werkhoven pointed out that it was a county-wide effort.

NEW BUSINESS

City Commissioners approved the engineering amendment for the Flood Protection Project which additional language is included in the agreement, covering the federal requirements for future Levee Certification. KLJ will provide the necessary documentation.

Commissioners approved starting the process of selling the east 60’ of the Rosebud parking lot, with a minimum bid of $20,000.  City Administrator Schelkoph said the city has been working with John Meyers, of PACE Development Inc. The plan in development will re-do the northwest corner of Central Avenue and Main Street.   A public hearing will be held to receive input, and there will be an open bidding process.  PACE will be back to the Commission with plans as they develop.

An update was given on the status of the I-94 Regional Development Corridor project completion. Valley City/Barnes County Development Corporation CEO Jennifer Feist.  She said cleanup should be finished by the end of this month, including repairing cracks in the concrete and man-holes, or replacing concrete where needed. Curb cutting is planned for the National Guard use. Sewer cleaning is also taking place.

The City Commission approved appointing board members for open positions on:

Renaissance Zone Board – Cindy Schwehr, George Dutton, Tyler Marthaler,

Special Assessment Commission – Jim Knutson

Library Board (city position) – Melissa Remick

The Commissioners approved a Gaming Site Authorization renewal for Thundering Saint’s Inc. at Boomer’s Corner Keg.

The City Commission then discussed and considered approval for NDDES Pre Disaster mitigation grant. Commissioner Luke said FEMA has made available $180 million in assistance for flood mitigation in the form of grants. The dollars allocated are 75 percent federal and 25 percent local. The Commissioners approved the grant.

Commissioners then discussed and considered approval for green Infrastructure Technical Assistance program. Commissioner Luke said waste water management is included. She outlined areas of Valley City that is in need of improvement concerning standing water issues. She said they is no match involved with the program. The City Commission gave approval of submitting the grant application. Commissioners voted to approve.

The City Commission approved Amendment No. 1 to the Preliminary, Design & Construction Engineering Agreement with KLJ for Water Main Improvement District 96B, additional areas with the water main improvement project.

Stan Hansen spoke to announce his resignation, in Public Works, effective in two weeks.  Commissioners gave Hansen a standing ovation.

CITY ADMINISTRATOR SCHELKOPH’S REPORT:

He asked city residents to be patient with street closures, during a busy construction time, including infrastructure improvement.

He added that in July, work should start on the new National Guard maintenance shop.

He said mosquito control will continue, likely on a weekly basis. He reminded residents to not have receptacles that contain water, a breeding ground for mosquitoes.

CITY UPDATE & COMMISSION REPORTS

City Auditor Richter said, work has started on the 2016 general fund budget.

City Fire Chief Retterath reminded residents to check to be sure their smoke detectors are in working order.

KLJ gave an update on various projects….it was noted that the recent repair of the force main failure was successful, in a short period of time.

Commissioner Nielson said the city is planning neighborhood block parties this summer.

Those planning a block party, needs to contact City Hall.

Mayor Werkhoven noted that traffic control signage will be installed concerning city street projects.

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

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Legislature has finally passed a budget bill left unresolved by lawmakers when they adjourned in April.
 
     The House voted 73-16 and the Senate voted 38-6 on Tuesday to pass a more than $14 million appropriations bill for the state’s public employee retirement system.
 
     The session ended in April with House and Senate Republicans still at odds over the legislation aimed at ensuring that thousands of public employees, including lawmakers, can keep the same health benefits and medical providers when their insurer changes next month.
 
     A panel of legislative leaders resolved the dispute last week, agreeing to add one lawmaker from each party to a board that oversees the benefits.
 
     The Legislature endorsed that change Tuesday.

 

Update…

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s biggest farm group says it has gathered enough signatures to force a referendum on the Legislature’s decision to loosen the state’s Depression-era ban against corporate farming.
 
     North Dakota Farmers Union President Mark Watne made the announcement on Tuesday at the state Capitol in Bismarck.
 
     Gov. Jack Dalrymple signed the legislation in March that exempts ailing pork and dairy operations from the state’s anti-corporate farming law.
 
     Supporters needed to gather 13,452 valid signatures by Thursday to get the measure on the June 2016 ballot. Watne says the group turned in more than 21,000 signatures to Secretary of State Al Jaeger’s office.
 
     Jaeger has 35 days to determine the validity of the signatures and decide whether to place the measure on the ballot.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A Fargo lawmaker who sent a graphic photo of himself to another user of a gay dating website says he has no intention of leaving the Legislature.
     GOP Rep. Randy Boehning tells The Associated Press that he’s been “getting a lot of support” from his constituents and lawmakers. He says he will finish his term, which ends in three years.
     Boehning says he won’t talk about the matter publicly anymore.
     The 52-year-old contractor said in April that he is gay and confirmed that he sent an unsolicited photo of his penis to a man.
     Boehning missed the last several days of the session that ended in April. He returned Tuesday along with other lawmakers to finish a budget bill.

 

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A rural North Dakota man whose brother was found dead inside a house that had no heat and was full of garbage and mice has been sentenced to a year of probation.
 
     Sixty-two-year-old Ronald Simmons pleaded guilty Tuesday to endangering a vulnerable adult. Authorities say his 58-year-old brother, Bruce, died of hypothermia at the house near Kindred
 
     Cass County prosecutor Tracy Peters tells KFGO radio that Bruce Simmons was a hoarder and hadn’t left the house for years. The two brothers once shared the house but Ronald Simmons moved into a garage on the property because conditions were so bad. There was no plumbing or water in the house.
 
     Deputies were overcome by the smell when they entered the house and called in authorities with protective suits and facemasks.

 

In sports…

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – A committee facilitating the selection of a new nickname for the University of North Dakota has narrowed the list of possibilities to 7.
 
     The group started out with nearly 1,200 potential monikers. It was whittled to about five dozen before being cut to 15 and now 7. That list could be narrowed even further before a final list is brought to the public for a vote.
 
     State residents voted overwhelmingly in 2012 to dump UND’s “Fighting Sioux” nickname, which the NCAA considered “hostile and abusive.” The state Legislature put a moratorium on replacing the nickname until this year.
 
     The remaining names for consideration are: Fighting Hawks, Green Hawks, Nodaks, North Dakota, North Stars, Roughriders and Sundogs.

 

In world and national news…

 WASHINGTON (AP) – An Army veteran who got over the White House fence and inside the executive mansion before being stopped has been sentenced to 17 months. A judge sentenced Omar Gonzalez Tuesday in federal court in Washington. Prosecutors asked that Gonzalez spend nearly two years in prison, but Gonzalez’s lawyer argued that he deserves leniency because of his Army service. Gonzalez’s arrest was one of several Secret Service security breaches that ultimately led to Julia Pierson’s resignation as director of the agency.
 
     CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) – A psychiatrist who treated Colorado theater shooter James Holmes says he showed no signs that he was planning to kill people. Dr. Lynne Fenton testified Tuesday about the months before the 2012 shooting, when she treated Holmes for anxiety. Fenton says he told her he thought about killing people, but that he showed no signs of having a firm plan. She testified that she’s had other patients who talked about wanting to kill people — and that in those cases, she tries to find out if the patient has a specific plan or target. With Holmes, she says, “there were no signs of that.”
 
     PHOENIX (AP) – A man in Arizona is being charged with helping plan the shooting attack on the Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest in Texas last month. The two men who opened fire were killed in a shootout with police. An indictment accused Abdul Malik Abdul Kareem with providing the guns that were used. And he’s accused of practicing shooting with the gunmen in the desert outside Phoenix earlier this year.
 
     WASHINGTON (AP) – He’s hinted at presidential runs before, but this time Donald Trump is going ahead. The real estate mogul and reality-TV star becomes the 12th high-profile Republican in the race. He says he’s always heard that a “truly successful person” can’t run for public office. But Trump says his success is “the kind of mindset you need to make this country great again.”
 
     LAS VEGAS (AP) – He built some of the biggest hotels in Las Vegas, tried to take over Chrysler, and bought and sold MGM at a profit — three times. But Kirk Kerkorian spent much of his life trying to stay out of the spotlight. The eighth-grade dropout called himself a “small-town boy who got lucky.” Kerkorian died last night in Beverly Hills at the age of 98.