Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Sept 21

CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH.
.TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
COOLER. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. EAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, 50 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.
.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. EAST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.
.THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
.FRIDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S.
.SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.

 

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AND AGAIN ON SUNDAY.

TEMPERATURES WILL INITIALLY BE IN THE 60S THEN WARM INTO THE LOWER 80S BY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. LOOKS TO BE A LITTLE BREEZY SATURDAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE WITH COOLER AIR BY SUNDAY.

 

Update….

Jamestown (CSi)  Stutsman County 9-1-1 Coordinator Jerry Bergquist said late Monday afternoon that “with our more extensive in-house phone testing, it appears that CenturyLink customers can talk to CenturyLink customers and Daktel customers can talk to Daktel customers as long as the calls don’t require a long distance connection.  But, CenturyLink customers cannot talk to Daktel customers and vice versa.

Earlier Monday afternoon…..

Jamestown (CSi) A Century Link phone line was cut early Monday afternoon in the Casselton area, causing various phone outages between Jamestown and Casselton.

Stutsman County 9-1-1 Coordinator, Jerry Bergquist says it’s believed that a Century Link line was cut affecting phone services between Jamestown and Casselton.

CenturyLink has dispatched technicians to locate and resolve the issue.

Bergquist says 9-1-1 service for the Jamestown area continued to be operational as calls were routed to State Radio in Bismarck, which then relayed the information to the Stutsman County Dispatch at the LEC in Jamestown.

Bergquist believes that on Monday afternoon that phone calls within the Century Link system was intact, and that the calls within Dakota Central Telephone. customers were able to be made, but possibly not between the two carriers. He points out however that with the networking involved it was not immediately certain phone connection capability.

 

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Fire Department was called to the Orphan Grain Train location, at the former C.H. Carpenter building on 4^th Avenue, at about 11:42 a.m. Monday.

City Fire Chief Jim Reuther says minimal smoke and fire damage was reported to the inside wall, cause by a short circuit in the transformer in the building’s intercom system.

Six Units of the Jamestown City Fire Department with 29 fire fighters were on the scene about 25 minutes

Orphan Grain Train,  is using the building as a warehouse for donations destined for Liberia.

 

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Engineer’s Office informs motorists that beginning Tuesday, September 22, 2015 – both 7^th Ave SE between 2^nd St & 3^rd St SE AND 2^nd St SE between 4^th Ave & 5^th Ave SE will be closed for street repair work.

It is anticipated the work will be completed within 3 business days. The street repair work and anticipated street closure schedule are contingent upon weather conditions.

Motorists and other traffic should use extreme caution when entering road construction areas. The public should consider alternate routes if possible.

 

Valley City (CSi) Options have been proposed for the Kathryn Dam.

Barnes County Water Resource District board member Dale Jorrison says all options and cost share ratios will be discussed at their next meeting set for October 12, 2015, at 9-a.m. at the Barnes County Highway Department Offices, Northwest of Valley City in the meeting room.

One of the options is to remove the Kathryn Dam at an estimated cost of $350,000.
Another is to replace the existing structure with a fish passage friendly dam for about $940,000.

A third option is to fix the dangerous under tow roller effect known as the “drowning machine,” for an estimated cost of $250,000.

The state would more than likely contribute 75 percent of the cost to make the Kathryn Dam safer.

 

Valley City (CSi) The Barnes County Commission will hold a public hearing on Monday, September 21, 2015 at 6-p.m., in the county commission chamber on the second floor of the courthouse.

The public is invited to comment on the 2016 preliminary budget.

Barnes County taxpayer’s may appear and discuss any item of expenditure or enter objections to any item in the preliminary budget.

 

Jamestown (CSi) Four Jamestown businesses are included in the Prairie Business Magazine top 50 best places to work in the area.

On Friday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2 Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerece Executive Director Becky Thatcher-Keller said, that the magazine selected each business community where they set up their headquarters. Rrom the four Jamestown businesses, only RealTruck has headquarters in the community.

The other businesses that are in Jamestown include Marco, Gate City Bank, and Metro Plains Management.

 

Valley City (CSi) The Autumnal Equinox arrives precisely at 4:21 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015. People celebrate this moment across the world because that is exactly the time when the sun passes directly over the equator

Wes Anderson in Valley City says no formal plans have been made other than to watch the sun set at 7:30 PM, Wednesday September 23rd, at Medicine Wheel Park. Musicians may bring along instruments to serenade the setting sun.

The event is canceled if it’s raining or too cloudy in the west.

For more information contact Wes Anderson, 701-845-0966.

 

Valley City  (CSi)  The VCSU Newsletter reports that the  VCSU Alumni Association invites all alumni and friends of the university to help celebrate Homecoming 2015 on Oct. 2–3, 2015.

Activities will begin on Friday, Oct. 2, with an ice cream social in the afternoon and an All Greek and Alumni Reunion Social on Friday evening at 7 p.m. at the Valley City Eagles. All alumni and friends of VCSU are welcome at the social, with our Greek alumni as special guests. 



On Saturday morning, the Alumni Honors Breakfast will be held at the VCSU Student Center beginning at 8:30 a.m. The Honors Breakfast provides the VCSU Alumni Association with an opportunity to present fellow alumni with the Certificate of Merit, Alumni Service and Young Alumni Achievement awards. Tickets are $10 each and may be reserved by calling the VCSU Alumni Office at 845-7203 or emailing kim.hesch@vcsu.edu; you can also RSVP online at alumni.vcsu.edu/RSVP.

Five alumni will be honored with the Certificate of Merit award. The Certificate of Merit award was adopted by the VCSU Alumni Association to recognize alumni for accomplishments, service or other noteworthy honors. This year’s recipients include Donn Frahm ’79, Delores Manson ’79, Daniel Mimnaugh ’75, John Muckenhirn ’76 and Carolyn Olson ’87.



Mary Lee Nielson ’79 will receive the Alumni Service Award, which recognizes alumni or university friends who have attained exceptional achievement in their careers and have made significant contributions to the university.

This year we have two recipients for the Young Alumni Achievement Award—Wendy Birhanzel ’98 and D.C. Lucas ’96. This award recognizes recent VCSU outstanding alumni as they embark on their chosen paths and strive for greatness. The award is presented to recognize future leaders under the age of 40. 



Other activities on Saturday are the parade (10:30 a.m.) and tailgating before the football game. This year we are holding a Postgame Social and All Hall of Fame Social starting at 5:00 p.m. followed by special program to honor all our Viking Hall of Famers. There is no charge to attend this event at the Valley City Eagles.

For a complete schedule, visit alumni.vcsu.edu/cmsfiles/31/91da028195.pdf.

Please RSVP for Homecoming events by September 25 by calling 845-7203, emailing kim.hesch@vcsu.edu, or going online to alumni.vcsu.edu/RSVP.
KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) – A 72-year-old North Dakota man who battled the state medical board in the mid-2000s died while snorkeling off the Florida Keys.

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office says George Hsu (shuh) called for help while snorkeling near Looe Key Reef on Sunday afternoon. His wife and others on the boat saw he was in distress and pulled him aboard.

They began performing CPR and a nearby Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission boat escorted them to a marina where emergency workers were waiting. Hsu was declared dead at a hospital.

Hsu was from Elgin. He made headlines in the mid-2000s when the state medical board revoked his license due to inappropriate care. Many Elgin residents came to his defense, but the North Dakota Supreme Court in 2007 upheld the board’s decision.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The wife of a man who has been indicted in a murder-for-hire scheme that originated in the North Dakota oil patch has pleaded not guilty in an alleged scam involving oilfield trucks.

Sarah Creveling is charged with four counts, including conspiracy to commit mail fraud and money laundering. She made her first court appearance Monday.

Creveling and a co-conspirator, who is not named in the indictment, are accused of promising investors a 12.5 percent return on their investment for buying trucks and trailers. The defendants allegedly diverted the money to personal banking accounts.

Creveling’s court-appointed attorney, Ryan Sandberg, declined to comment.

Creveling’s husband, James Henrikson, is facing murder-for-hire charges in the deaths of Doug Carlile and Kristopher “K.C.” Clarke, two former associates in North Dakota.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Police in Bismarck say an antique Barbie doll set valued at about $20,000 was stolen from a storage unit over the weekend.

Bismarck Police Officer Pat Renzsays the doll set was among several other items reported stolen Sunday. Renz says the incident happened sometime after midnight Friday.

Renz says padlocks to two storage units – one housing a vehicle and another one containing the doll set – were cut at the storage facility.

Renz says a love seat and a dish set were stolen in addition to the dolls.

 

SCOTLAND, S.D. (AP) – Federal transportation investigators have begun interviewing the engineer and conductor of the train that was carrying the seven ethanol tanker cars that derailed in South Dakota over the weekend.

National Transportation Safety Board spokesman Terry Williams says the interviews began Monday morning. Seven investigators arrived at the scene Saturday night and examined the cars Sunday.

No one was hurt when the cars derailed Saturday morning, and at least one caught fire. The train was operated by BNSF. The railway has indicated the train carrying ethanol derailed about 6:15 a.m. over a small bridge that spans a dry creek, between the towns of Scotland and Lesterville.

Williams says a detailed incident report will take at least a year. Investigators will have access to the damaged tanker cars throughout the investigation.

 

WEST FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A health care management software company has broken ground for an $8 million office building in West Fargo.

The 40,000-square-foot building will bring all of Evolution1’s local employees under one roof. The company’s workforce in the Fargo area has grown from two to about 150.

Evolution1 and its partners provide technology for 125,000 employers and more than 12 million health care consumers across the country.

The company also has offices in Minnesota, Connecticut and Missouri.

 

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – A second tenant has officially joined the nation’s first unmanned aircraft business park located in North Dakota.

North Dakota Sen. John Hoeven announced Monday that General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. has signed a 10-year lease agreement to establish a drone training academy at the Grand Sky facility.

General Atomics manufactures the Predator and Reaper drones. The company is planning a 16,000-square-foot hangar to house three aircraft that will be used to train up to 60 flight crews a year.

Grand Sky is a 1.2 million-square-foot park located at the Grand Forks Air Force Base. It is being funded by public and private money.

Another major defense contractor, Northrop Grumman, was the first tenant at the park and is expected to start construction on its facility in the next month.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Dakotas tribes are getting about $48 million through a nearly $1 billion settlement between the federal government and tribes across the country.

The deal settles a claim that the government failed to adequately compensate tribes while they managed education, law enforcement and other federal services.

In South Dakota, the Oglala Sioux Tribe is getting the most money, at about $12.8 million. The tribe was one of the lead plaintiffs.

In North Dakota, the Three Affiliated Tribes is getting the biggest share – nearly $8 million.

Other tribes getting money are the Standing Rock Sioux, Turtle Mountain Chippewa, Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate, Spirit Lake Sioux, Cheyenne River Sioux, Crow Creek Sioux, Flandreau Santee Sioux, Lower Brule Sioux, Rosebud Sioux and Yankton Sioux. Several tribal colleges in the states also are getting money.

 

In sports…

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota has issued all of the 43,275 deer gun licenses being made available for this fall’s hunt.

Game and Fish Department Licensing Manager Randy Meissner says archery licenses can still be purchased through the end of the bow season on Jan. 3, 2016.

The number of available deer licenses this year is the lowest since 1978, due to a low population of the animals.

The deer gun season opens at noon Central time on Friday, Nov. 6, 2015, and runs through Nov. 22.

 

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – Single-game tickets for University of North Dakota men’s and women’s hockey games go on sale this week.

UND says sales will start at 10 a.m. Central time on Thursday. Tickets can be purchased at the UND Box Office at Ralph Engelstad Arena or online at www.UNDsports.com/Tickets .

Men’s hockey season tickets are sold out. But there are single-game seats available for every men’s hockey home game on the 2015-16 schedule, with additional seats available for exhibition games and holiday series when class is out of session on the UND campus.

UND opens the women’s hockey season on Friday, Sept. 25, at home with an exhibition game against the University of Manitoba. The men’s team starts the season with a home exhibition game against Manitoba on Saturday, Oct. 3.

 

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House says Ben Carson isn’t the only Republican presidential candidate to make offensive statements in pursuit of political support — and that voters will surely take those views into account. Carson said over the weekend that he believes Islam is inconsistent with the Constitution, and he said, “I would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation.” A White House spokesman says it’s “disappointing” that other Republican candidates haven’t denounced Carson’s comments.

WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of unaccompanied minors and families entering the United States illegally has taken what the White House calls a “surprising uptick.” Spokesman Josh Earnest isn’t offering a reason for the increase, but he notes that it’s at odds with the typical decline in border crossings in August. He added that the numbers are below last year’s peak level.

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama’s national security adviser says cyberespionage by China for economic gain is putting “enormous strain” on U.S.-China relations and needs to stop. Susan Rice was speaking Monday ahead of a high-profile state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping (shee jihn-peeng). China is suspected in the recent theft of personal data of millions of current and former U.S. government employees.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane says she’s disappointed that the state’s highest court ordered the temporary suspension of her law license, but says she’ll continue to do the work of the office. Today’s order by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court comes barely a month after authorities arrested Kane on charges she leaked secret investigative information and then lied about it under oath.

NEW YORK (AP) – Fewer Americans appear to be interested in which TV shows and TV stars are chosen as the best. Last night’s three-hour broadcast on Fox was the least-watched Emmy Awards program in history. The show did have Sunday Night Football to compete with, and that likely dragged down the viewership.