Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Oct 1

CSi Weather…

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.MONDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT
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.TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
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.WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Police Department is warning residents regarding a convicted sex offender who resides in Jamestown.

24 year old John LeRoy Bussert lives at 517 4^th Street Northwest, Jamestown, ND

Bussert is a white male, five feet ten inches tall, weighing 186 pounds with hazel eyes and brown hair.

He has been assigned a high risk assessment by the North Dakota Risk Level Committee, of the Office of the Attorney General.

He was convicted in October 2013, in Cass County District Court with luring a minor by computer. Disposition was 10 years, three years first serve, five days probation. He is on GPS monitoring.

Bussert is on probation with North Dakota Parole and Probation.

Bussert is not wanted by police at this time and has served the sentence imposed by the court.

This notification is meant for public safety and not to increase fear in the community, nor should this information be used to threaten, assault, or intimidate the offender.

Any attempts to harass, intimidate or threaten these offenders, their families, landlords, or employers will be turned over for prosecution.

Printed handouts of the demographics of John LeRoy Bussert are available at the Jamestown Police Department.

More information on registered sex offenders is available at the North Dakota Attorney General’s web site: www.sexoffender.nd.gov

Jamestown (CSi) With the Jamestown Public Schools, $19 million bond referendum failing to muster the 60 % majority of “yes” votes needing to pass the Jamestown Public School board will be reviewing possible plans to another vote.

On Thursday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, JPS Board member, and former JPS Superintendent, Bob Toso said, the school board retreat on Monday will include discussions on the topic, which may include a possible re-count of the vote, and what direction the school district needs to take in regard to a possible placing the issue on another election ballot. By law another vote can not be taken for another six months, from the September 29, 2015 vote.

Toso said, school officials will again be talking to supporters of the bond, and later determine what items may be included on an upcoming vote.

Toso feels that not enough voters turned out, 1,951, especially those supporting the bond issue, to reach a 60% majority of “yes” votes.

He noted that the two public meetings were held prior to the vote, and were not well attended.

He pointed out that Superintendent Lech was out in the community explaining the issues, and appeared in the media, including twice on CSi Cable’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, getting out information on what a yes vote would approve, and why the issues were important to Jamestown Public Schools, and included tax implications. The JPS web site also contained a number of issues, and explanations.

Voters on September 29^th were asked whether to approve $19 million in general obligation school-building bonds for school construction and renovations at elementary and middle schools.

If approved, Superintendent Rob Lech says, the proposal would have continued the 21.1 mills currently levied to help pay for building Jamestown High School and remodeling Jamestown Middle School that is slated to expire this year. The proposal would also would have add another 3.71 mills or roughly a $19 per-year property tax increase beyond the current levy.

With the failure to reach a 60% majority of “yes” votes the current high school levy drops off when it’s repaid this year and property owners will see an approximately $96 annual reduction in property taxes.

　

Jamestown (CSi) This year’s annual Trinity Lutheran Church Lutefisk and Meatball Supper is Wednesday October 7, 2015, from 4-p.m., to 7-p.m.

The church is located at 4th Avenue and5th Street, Southeast in Jamestown.

Ticket prices are:

Adults pre-sale $14, (FROM THE CHURCH OFFICE OR FROM A MEN OF TRINITY MEMBER) and $15 at the door.

Youth 6-11 years old, $4, pre-schoolers, free.

The full menu includes Swedish meatballs, lutefisk, boiled potatoes, meatball gravy, coleslaw, cranberries, lefse and ice cream.

On Thursday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSI Cable 2, spokesman, Bob Toso said the dinner is the church’s biggest fundraiser of the year. Funds are spent on youth activities and other programs.

He said those include supporting a local Boy Scout Troop, and church building repairs.

He added that about 400 to 500 people attend the dinner each year, and last year it raise about $4,000.

About 50-75 volunteers participate in the preparation and serving of the meal, as preparations will begin on Monday for the Wednesday dinner.

Food items are purchased from local vendors.

 

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Tourism Board has approved having Talking Trails, a Mandan-based company, perform an assessment of the community before the end of this year, to determine which stories about Jamestown and the community would be compelling to visitors and the best way to get those stories told.

The cost for this assessment is $5,000, and the cost of placing a sign denoting a historic or notable place is $600.

The owner of Talking Trails, Marlo Anderson, says the company visits a community, to determine where its stories are, and then gets those stories from credible, local sources. The process then continues with setting up a trail with stop points along the way. Stop points have signs and include a telephone number to call to hear the story or information about that stop.

Jamestown Tourism Executive Director Searle Swedlund says he had talked with Anderson about doing something similar in Jamestown. He said this effort would be part of Jamestown Tourism’s goal of telling the story of Jamestown.

Anderson says the initial assessment will take about a week, then he and his staff will create a report and present it to the Jamestown Tourism Board. He said there can be as many sites along the route as Jamestown Tourism wants, but each sign costs $600.

Tourism Board President Mitzi Hager says the board is just having the assessment done for now and no decisions have been made about how many stops would be on any route using the Talking Trails system.

 

Valley City (CSi-VCSU)  Steven Listopad, assistant professor and director of student media at Valley City State University, received a Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Award at a reception at the Playboy Mansion in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015.

Listopad was honored for his work in support of the John Wall New Voices Act, a bill “which ensures the free-speech rights of journalism students in North Dakota public schools and colleges.” Listopad was a leading advocate of the bill, which unanimously passed the North Dakota legislature last session and went into effect in August 2015.

The Hefner Foundation cited Listopad “as a shining example to teachers everywhere when he helped his students craft the nation’s strongest and most comprehensive statutes protecting North Dakota student journalists.”

Other recipients of 2015 First Amendment Awards were Victor Navasky, editor of Nation magazine, who received a lifetime achievement award; James Risen, New York Times investigative reporter; writer/activist Malkia Amala Cyril; and professor/activist Zephyr Teachout.

The Hugh M. Hefner Foundation was established to work on behalf of individual rights in a democratic society. The primary focus of the foundation is to support organizations that advocate for and defend civil rights and civil liberties.

 

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – A 16-year-old student has been charged with attempted murder in the shooting of a South Dakota high school principal, who was lightly wounded in the arm.
 
     Lincoln County State’s Attorney Tom Wollman says charges were filed Thursday against Mason Buhl as an adult. They are one count each of first-degree attempted murder and commission of a felony while armed with a firearm.
 
     Buhl is accused of shooting Harrisburg High School Principal Kevin Lein during school hours Wednesday. Buhl was subdued by other school officials and no one else was hurt.
 
     Buhl’s father, Rodney Buhl, told The Associated Press on Wednesday that he doesn’t know what led his son to the shooting. He says the teen has been very quiet over the past year and thinks he’s “just mad at everybody.”

 

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota farmers this year produced more spring wheat and durum wheat than last year but less winter wheat.
 
     The Agriculture Department’s annual small grains summary estimates North Dakota spring wheat production at 319 million bushels, up 9 percent from 2014, and durum wheat production at 42.5 million bushels, up 50 percent. Average yield for both crops set records.
 
     The state’s winter wheat production is pegged at 8.4 million bushels, down 69 percent.
 
     Oat production in North Dakota this year is up 35 percent, to 10.4 million bushels. Barley production is up 87 percent, to 67.2 million bushels.

 

WATFORD CITY, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Northwest Judicial District’s newest judge has been formally installed.
 
     Judge Daniel El-Dweek was sworn in Wednesday during an investiture ceremony at the McKenzie County Courthouse in Watford City. Presiding Judge David Nelson oversaw the ceremony. After the swearing in, Judge Robin Schmidt presented El-Dweek with a robe and welcomed him to Watford City, where El-Dweek will be chambered.
 
     Gov. Jack Dalrymple appointed El-Dweek to the position on July 27.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The federal agency mandating a significant reduction in carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fueled power plants in North Dakota is giving the state more time to submit an implementation plan.
 
     North Dakota’s congressional delegation says Environmental Protection Agency officials have agreed to move the deadline from September 2016 to the fall of 2018.
 
     North Dakota is among 16 states that will have to reduce carbon dioxide emissions the most under EPA rules unveiled in August by President Barack Obama. Under the new standards, North Dakota must cut its emission rate almost 45 percent by 2030.
 
     State officials have said they’re considering a legal fight.

 

 MINOT, N.D. (AP) – Minot airport officials have selected a Georgia company to provide food and gift shop services in the city’s new terminal when it opens early next year.
 
     The City Council’s Airport Committee voted this week to recommend the council approve Oakwells, of Atlanta, Georgia, as the airport concession operator and authorize city staff to negotiate a contract.
 
     Airport Director Andrew Solsvig says Oakwells also provides concession services in the Grand Forks airport terminal.
 
     Crews began work on the $94 million terminal in the fall of 2013. It’s scheduled to open in late February

 

In sports…

BISMARCK (AP) The following is the list of the top five teams in Class 9-Man, A, AA and AAA football for the week of September 28, 2015 as voted on by members of the North Dakota Associated Press Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association.

First place votes are in parenthesis, followed by the team’s record and the number of total votes received.

Class 9-Man

1. Thompson (16) 6-0 80
2. Cavalier 5-1 58
3. Richland 6-0 50
4. Shiloh Christian 6-0 34
5. North Prairie 6-0 16
Others receiving votes: Hankinson (5-1) 1, Linton-HMB (5-1) 1.

Class A

1. Park River-Fordville-Lakin (16) 5-0 80
2. Carrington 5-0 64
3. Hazen 4-1 48
4. Westhope-Newburg-Glenburn 4-1 19
5. Killdeer 4-1 12
Others receiving votes: Larimore (4-1) 9, Velva-Sawyer (4-1) 6, Northern Cass (4-1) 2.

Class AA

1. Beulah (13) 5-0 73
2. Valley City (2) 4-1 60
3. Bis. St. Mary’s 4-1 47
4. Fargo Shanley 4-1 29
5. Wahpeton 3-2 10
Others Receiving Votes: Central Cass (4-1) 5, Dickinson Trinity (3-2) 1.

Class AAA

1. Minot (15) 5-0 75
2. Dickinson 5-0 58
3. Bismarck 4-1 46
4. West Fargo 3-2 26
5. Fargo South 4-1 20

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Two Dakotas teams that have become recent rivals in the Football Championship Subdivision are already meeting for bragging rights – and more.

Four-time defending Football Championship Subdivision winners North Dakota State travels to South Dakota State to open play in the Missouri Valley Football Conference, a league that has five schools ranked in the top 10.

The Bison (2-1) defeated historic rival North Dakota in their last game, an event that brought plenty of buzz but was no contest. The Bison expect a stiff test against the Jackrabbits (3-0).

SDSU coach John Stiegelmeier says the rivalry adds “that juice to it” and expects a stadium-record crowd in Brookings.

NDSU coach Chris Klieman says it’s a big game but there will still be a “ton of football” left in the season.

 

 GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – The NCAA has selected the University of North Dakota to host the 2017 NCAA men’s hockey West Regional Championship.
 
     The tournament will be in late March 2017 at Scheels Arena in Fargo, where UND hosted the 2015 West Regional and won the event, advancing to the Frozen Four.
 
     The 2017 East Regional will be in Providence, Rhode Island. The Northeast Regional will be in Manchester, New Hampshire. The Midwest Regional will be in Cincinnati.
 
     Ticket information will be announced later.

 

In world and national news…

 ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) – Authorities are reporting multiple casualties in a shooting at a community college in southwestern Oregon. In a tweet, the local fire district advised people to stay away from Umpqua Community College in Roseburg. The city is about 180 miles south of Portland. The fire district later reported there were multiple casualties but released no further details. The school has about 3,000 students.  

Breaking news…..http://www.foxnews.com/
 
     MIAMI (AP) – Forecasters say Hurricane Joaquin (wah-KEEN’) has strengthened to “an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane.” The National Hurricane Center in Miami says additional strengthening is expected over the next 24 hours, as the storm moves past the Bahamas, bringing winds, heavy rain, dangerous surf and significant storm surge. The storm has maximum sustained winds of 130 miles an hour. Forecast maps show the storm passing the Bahamas and then making its way toward the U.S. over the next couple of days.
 
     UNITED NATIONS (AP) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is criticizing the nuclear deal with Iran, saying it will allow Iran to spread radicalism in the Middle East — and that it will leave that country close to the ability to make atomic weapons. Speaking at this year’s meeting of world leaders at the United Nations, Netanyahu said the billions of dollars that will flow to Iran through the deal that lifts sanctions will help it arm proxies in the region.
 
     WASHINGTON (AP) – Republican Ben Carson has started a petition calling on the IRS to target the nation’s largest Muslim advocacy group. The presidential candidate accuses the Council on American-Islamic Relations of violating its nonprofit tax status. He says the group crossed the line when it called for him to leave the 2016 presidential race last month. Leaders of the organization had lashed out at Carson after he said he would not support a Muslim president. Carson’s fortunes were on the rise before he made the remark and continued to surge afterward.
 
     PHOENIX (AP) – Lawyers for a man charged in some of the freeway shootings that rattled the Phoenix area are urging the public not to rush to judgment about him. Leslie Merritt pleaded not guilty Thursday during a brief arraignment. Defense lawyers said after the court hearing that the investigation by state police doesn’t place their client at the shooting scenes.