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CSi Weather…
REST OF TODAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.TONIGHT…CLEAR. LOWS 15 TO 20. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 15 TO 20. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.FRIDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…INCREASING CLOUDS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 40.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
HIGHS AROUND 40.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
A WEAK COLD
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS ON
SATURDAY. THEREAFTER…ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S AND 40S…AND MINIMAL
CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION.
Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown city crews began snow removal in the residential areas at approximately at 7:00 a.m., today during regular daytime hours.
The schedule is contingent upon changing weather conditions and snow accumulation totals.
Jamestown (CSi) On a 4-1 vote, the Jamestown City Park Board has approved contracting with Dougherty & Company to handle the sale of bonds for the Two Rivers Activity Center.
Commissioner Mark Ukestad cast the lone no vote, saying he wanted to see the bond sale handled by a public entity.
Dougherty and the North Dakota Public Finance Agency were the only two bidders for the contract. Dougherty had about $70,000 lower costs of bond issuance and estimated interest costs of about $102,000 less than the North Dakota Public Finance Agency.
The bonds will be sold in March and interest rates may vary between now and then. The ultimate cost of repaying the $28.6 million bond will be $39.4 million based on an interest rate estimate of 3.3 percent.
Valley City (CSi) The Valley City Commission met in Regular Session Tuesday evening at City Hall. Commissioner Nielson was not present.
APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA INCLUDED:
Monthly Reports from the Fire Chief, Building Inspector, Auditor, Municipal Judge and Public Works Accountant.
Monthly Bills for the City and Public Works in the Amount of $1,704,103.92.
Liquor license for Eagles Club, American Legion
LP Gas Permit to Vining Oil & Gas, LLC, and Dakota Plains Cooperative
Mobile Home Park License to Rockwater, LLC, and Richard Plecity Trailer Court
Taxi License renewal for South Central Adult Services.
Pawn Shop License for Northwestern Industries.
PUBLIC FORUM
. No one spoke.
PUBLIC HEARING
The Commissioners discussed changes to the City Zoning Ordinance No. 987 Zoning Matrix allowing “assembly from previously prepared or manufactured products, including food, plastic, electronics and metal products including sub-assemblies” in a B-2 District (Highway Business District).
Valley City/Barnes County Development Director, Jennifer Feist outlined the changes, and explained that expansions of businesses would likely occur, including Pizza Corner. She said it standardizes the way of doing business.
A resident spoke not in favor of the Ordinance, who lives across from Pizza Corner, and explained excessive noise, at night and litter at the business, and improperly parking semis in the middle of the street. The employees also allegedly walk across their property, and parking in their driveway. The actions have been going on since the residents lived there since 1983.
They said they’ve come before the City Commission many times without results.
Ms. Feist said she’s talked with Pizza Corner owner, on the issues, which she said are two separate issues, in conjunction with the zoning amendments.
Commissioner Magnuson said if Pizza Corner comes before the Planning Commission for a public hearing for a zone change, to a B-2, that’s the time to bring these issues up.
Another resident spoke of similar problems, while another resident suggested that an Ordinance include a quiet time during the night.
Mayor Werkhoven reminded residents to call police if someone is breaking the law.
Bobby Koepplin noted amending the B-2 Zoning Ordinance, will not allow public input or comment, on issues.
ORDINANCES
Following the Public Hearing the City Commission on a 4-0 vote,approved the first reading of Ordinance No. 1001, an ordinance amending the City Zoning Ordinance No. 987
Zoning Matrix allowing “assembly from previously prepared or manufactured products, including food, plastic, electronics and metal products including sub-assemblies” in a B-2 District (Highway Business District).
More discussions will be held, and a second reading of the Ordinance will come later.
NEW BUSINESS
City Commissioners received an application for Property Tax Incentives for New or Expanding Businesses for Smith Lumber Do It Best Hardware & Rental. Auditor Richter asked the Commission to scheduled Public Hearing for January 5, 2016.
The Commissioners voted to approve.
City Commissioners approved purchasing property located at 704 East Main for Permanent Flood Protection buyout in the amount of $20,020. City Administrator Schelkoph said the amount is the assessed value plus 20 percent.
VCSU Learning to Live/Living to Learn group presented information about the walking paths they designed.
They created PDF documents with the information about the routes, plus a 3 minute video to highlight the pathways is available in the form on brochures and on line.
THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR HAD NO REPORT
CITY UPDATE & COMMISSION REPORTS
Fire Chief Retterath noted good support from the recent dance.
He said the Fire Deparment’s web site will have information concerning Carbon Monoxide.
The meeting was shown live on CSi Cable 68, followed by replays
Valley City (CSi) The Barnes County Sheriff’s Office reports, on Tuesday morning, icy conditions on a bridge deck, led to the driver losing control of her vehcile.
The 16 year-old girl escaped injury when the pickup she was driving lost control on the icy bridge deck south of Valley City shortly after 8-am.
Barnes County Chief Deputy Don Fiebiger said the driver was wearing her seat belt and the guard rails helped the vehicle stay on the bridge.
Barnes County Highway Road Superintendent Kerry Johnson said the bridge guard rails were heavily damaged and will need to be repaired.
Fiebiger says the driver was not injured.
JAMESTOWN, N.D. (AP) – Three inmates at a North Dakota prison are using the $2 they earn every day to benefit the Salvation Army. The inmates at the James River Correctional Center in Jamestown received permission from prison officials to buy beads, thread, crosses and other supplies and spent months making necklaces, bracelets and earrings for people in need. The Salvation Army will handle distribution of the handmade items.
Jamestown (CSi) Auxiliary members from Jamestown Regional Medical Center are sponsoring the 17th annual Tree of Love fundraiser. Ornaments can be purchased with a silver or gold ribbon in honor of a loved one, family member or patient. The ornaments that are purchased will be displayed on a tree located in the main lobby of JRMC through the holiday season.
JRMC Volunteer and Gift Shoppe Coordinator, Katie Beyer says, “The Tree of Love fundraiser is an annual event allowing us to remember and honor our loved ones, all while supporting JRMC Foundation. The silver and gold ornaments will be displayed on the Tree of Love in the lobby at JRMC all season.”
Order forms may be picked up at the main lobby volunteer desk or the JRMC Gift Shoppe. Deadline for purchasing ornaments is December 18, 2015. The proceeds will be donated to the JRMC Foundation in support of the Journey to Oncology and cancer care. For more information on the Tree of Love, contact Katie Beyer, JRMC Volunteer and Gift Shoppe Coordinator at 701-952-4809.
JRMC Auxiliary was formed in 1973 by Dorothy Chouinard, who is still an active member. The 72 member Auxiliary provides services and support for the hospital through financial donations and volunteer services. The funds raised by the Auxiliary provide materials back to the hospital; these have included baby burp cloths, surgery pillows and grab bars.
About Jamestown Regional Medical Center
Jamestown Regional Medical Center is a 25-bed, critical access hospital located at 2422 20th St. SW, Jamestown, ND. For more information on services at JRMC, visit www.jrmcnd.com or call 701-952-1050.
MANDAREE, N.D. (AP) – Authorities say a three-vehicle, weather-related crash near Mandaree killed one person and prompted the temporary closure of a highway intersection.
The crash happened around 7 a.m. Tuesday at the intersection of state Highways 22 and 73.
The North Dakota Highway Patrol says 26-year-old Lacey Eckert was driving a Ford pickup truck heading east on Highway 73 and failed to stop at a stop sign at the intersection with Highway 22. Eckert’s vehicle struck the driver’s side doors of a GMC pickup truck, which spun and entered the ditch.
After the collision, a truck trailer heading south on Highway 22 struck Eckert’s vehicle. The truck trailer overturned, blocking two lanes, but its driver wasn’t hurt.
Authorities say the GMC pickup’s driver died at the scene. He wasn’t immediately identified.
Eckert, of Durango, Colorado, and a passenger of the GMC pickup were injured.
MAPLETON, N.D. (AP) – The Cass County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man accused of sexually assaulting a female worker at a Mapleton convenience store.
Authorities say the 25-year-old man accosted the worker at Gordy’s Travel Plaza about 6 a.m. Wednesday, and patrons called 911. Deputies who responded forced their way into a locked room and found the man and the worker.
The woman was taken to a hospital with unspecified, non-life threatening injuries.
The man was arrested on several charges including aggravated assault, terrorizing, felonious restraint and gross sexual imposition. Formal charges were pending.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A North Dakota man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison on federal drug and weapons charges.
A jury in August found Randy Skarda, of Watford City, guilty of four counts, including conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, distribution of cocaine, and possession of a firearm by a drug user.
The government asked for a sentence in the range of 14 years, based on the quantity of drugs alleged and the possession of a weapon.
Skarda’s lawyer, Kevin Chapman, argued in court documents that the government inflated the amount of drugs traced to Skarda and said his client’s firearms were “legal to own in general.”
Chapman asked for a sentence of 10 months.
DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) – Authorities have issued an arrest warrant for a Reeder man who they say escaped from police custody in Dickinson.
Thirty-one-year-old Jeremy Mellmer is wanted on a felony theft charge. Court documents do not list an attorney for him.
Mellmer and three others were detained Monday night in connection with a series of burglaries. The three others were arrested, but authorities say Mellmer was able to get away.
A SWAT team that was called in to search a home where Mellmer was thought to be hiding found no signs of him.
Police say the public is in no immediate danger.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Court proceedings for a man accused of killing two people in Fargo have been delayed as officials await the results of a second mental health evaluation.
Thirty-six-year-old Ashley Hunter has pleaded not guilty to murder in the June deaths of 45-year-old Clarence Flowers and 25-year-old Samuel Traut.
Authorities allege Hunter killed Flowers in a drug dispute and Traut due to drug-fueled paranoia. Hunter also is charged with arson for allegedly trying to burn down the apartment where Traut lived.
A judge ordered a mental competency evaluation in July but results were inconclusive. Hunter’s attorney had another exam conducted but results weren’t ready for a scheduled Tuesday court hearing.
Judge Norman Anderson has delayed any more hearings for two months.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Action by the North Dakota Legislature earlier this year means a price-triggered exemption for the state’s oil industry will not go into effect today.
State Tax commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger (RAW’-shuhn-bur-gur) says the Legislature’s elimination of the law means the state will save about $1 million daily based on current oil prices and production.
North Dakota lawmakers approved a new oil tax framework in April that cuts the price-triggered exemption in exchange for a lower tax rate.
November marked the fifth-straight month that oil prices averaged below a trigger price of $55.09. Had lawmakers not acted, the tax break for drillers would have gone into effect Tuesday.
The legislation gives some incentives to drillers. Beginning Jan. 1, the state’s oil tax rate drops from 11.5 percent to 10 percent.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A Bismarck man who rescued a dog dumped from a moving vehicle onto Interstate 94 in western North Dakota says he’s received an outpouring of support thanks to social media.
Bill Kramer saw the female pit bull tossed from a vehicle on Monday. He stopped and determined the dog had a broken leg, facial injuries and was terrified. He was able to get the animal in his truck, and he posted a plea for help on Facebook.
Kramer says he got hundreds of messages and calls from people as far as Florida, California, Massachusetts and Washington willing to donate money or supplies, or even adopt the dog.
A friend of Kramer’s is taking in the dog. Kramer plans to post Facebook updates on its recovery.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota farmers have finished combining corn and sunflowers, wrapping up the fall harvest.
The Agriculture Department says in its last weekly crop report of the season that frozen ground put a halt to fall tillage work, and a lack of snow cover had winter wheat farmers worried about their crops being exposed to cold temperatures. The report was issued Sunday, before this week’s snowstorm hit.
North Dakota’s winter wheat crop is rated 71 percent in good-to-excellent condition, up slightly over the previous week.
Pasture and range conditions statewide are rated 43 percent good to excellent. Stock water supplies are 79 percent adequate to surplus.
MANDAN, N.D. (AP) – Civil Air Patrol organizers expect to meet their financial goal to lay 5,600 wreaths on gravesites at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery.
A Wreaths Across America ceremony is scheduled at the cemetery south of Mandan at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 12. The event will be at the same time as ceremonies at 1,000 cemeteries across the country.
Each wreath costs $15. Patrol Lt. Col. Kevin Iverson says he’s confident organizers will get enough donations to cover the cost.
The national program to honor veterans started in 2006, inspired by wreaths placed at Arlington National Cemetery.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s state Christmas tree this year is plastic.
State Facilities Management director John Boyle says it’s the first time an artificial tree has adorned the Capitol’s Memorial Hall.
Boyle says the state had taken some heat from the Bismarck fire department over the years for using real trees, which can be fire hazards.
Boyle says the 26-foot-tall artificial tree cost $13,000. He says it should pay for itself in about 10 years compared to hauling in real trees from other states.
Most real trees in the past have come from Wisconsin or Minnesota.
Boyle says it took about three hours to put up the tree. He says a formal Christmas tree lighting ceremony is slated for Tuesday night.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota residents asked questions ranging from snow removal to security on a design for a new $5 million home for North Dakota’s first family. About 20 people attended the meeting at the state Capitol to see the plans for the proposed governor’s residence and to give their input. A design committee earlier had picked a nearly 18,000-square-foot one-story design over a pair of two-story designs as the preferred layout.
In sports…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – The University of North Dakota men’s hockey team has gained a spot in both national polls after a weekend sweep at Michigan State.
UND went from No. 5 to No. 4 in both the USCHO.com and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine polls this week.
Defending national champion Providence remains atop both polls. Boston College and Quinnipiac swap the No. 2 and 3 spots in the polls. Massachusetts-Lowell rounds out the Top 5 in both.
The Fighting Hawks host ninth-ranked Denver this weekend.
High School Girl’s Hockey…
Bismarck 13 Jamestown 0
Regional college basketball…
AMES, Iowa (AP) – Abdel Nader scored 21 points as fifth-ranked Iowa State beat North Dakota State 84-64 on Tuesday night. Monte Morris had 18 points and six assists for the Cyclones. A.J. Jacobson and Paul Miller each had 17 points to lead North Dakota State.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – Geno Crandall scored 17 points as North Dakota handled NAIA-member Waldorf College 78-58 on Tuesday. Crandall was 7 of 12 from the floor, grabbed four rebounds, and had four assists and five steals. Quinton Hooker scored 14 points.
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Nikola Vucevic had 18 points, 12 rebounds and four assists as the Orlando Magic won their fourth straight game with a 96-93 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night. Elfrid Payton had 14 points, eight rebounds and five assists for the Magic. Andrew Wiggins scored 27 points for the Timberwolves.
PHILADELPHIA (AP)- The Philadelphia 76ers are winless no more. After starting the season 0-18 and having lost 28 straight dating back to last season, the 76ers got into the win column with a 103-91 win over the L.A. Lakers in the last game in Philadelphia for Kobe Bryant, the Philly native who says he’s retiring after the season.
Final Washington 97 Cleveland 85
Final Brooklyn 94 Phoenix 91
Final Memphis 113 New Orleans 104
Final OT Dallas 115 Portland 112
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
CHICAGO (AP) – Defenseman Ryan Suter drove to the net and poked in a rebound with 7:56 left in the third period to lift the Minnesota Wild to a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday night. Chicago forward Patrick Kane scored a power-play goal at 5:21 of the second period to extend his point streak to 20 games. Kane has 12 goals and 20 assists during the record-breaking run.
Final Colorado 2 New Jersey 1
Final 2OT Detroit 5 Buffalo 4 (SO Detroit 1-0)
Final Montreal 2 Columbus 1
Final Philadelphia 4 Ottawa 2
Final Nashville 5 Arizona 2
Final Florida 3 St. Louis 1
Final 2OT Calgary 4 Dallas 3 (SO Calgary 3-1)
Final Pittsburgh 5 San Jose 1
Final OT Los Angeles 2 Vancouver 1
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final ( 9) North Carolina 89 ( 2) Maryland 81
Final ( 4) Kansas 94 Loyola (Md.) 61
Final ( 5) Iowa St. 84 N. Dakota St. 64
Final ( 8) Villanova 86 Saint Joseph’s 72
Final (10) Virginia 64 Ohio St. 58
Final (11) Purdue 72 Pittsburgh 59
Final OT (21) Miami 77 Nebraska 72
COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF RANKINGS…
UNDATED (AP) – Clemson, Alabama, Oklahoma and Iowa are the top four teams in the latest College Football Playoff rankings.
The Sooners locked up the Big 12 championship with a blowout victory at Oklahoma State on Saturday.
Both the 12-0 Tigers and 11-1 Crimson Tide head into their conference championship games Saturday needing just a victory to lock up a playoff spot.
The top seed gets to play closest to home, so for Clemson a semifinal game at the Orange Bowl in Miami is also on the line against North Carolina in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game.
Iowa plays Michigan State for the Big Ten title Saturday in what effectively is an elimination game for the playoffs.
MLB…
The Twins have signed first baseman Byung Ho Park to a four-year, $12 million contract. Minnesota won the right to negotiate with the South Korean star by bidding $12.85 million dollars under Major League Baseball’s agreement with the Korean Baseball Organization. Park hit .343 with 53 homers and 146 RBIs last season. He’s a career .281 hitter with 210 homers.
BOSTON (AP) – The Boston Red Sox and AL Cy Young runner-up David Price have agreed to terms on a seven-year free-agent deal worth $217 million. That’s according to a person familiar with the negotiations. The southpaw went 18-5 with a 2.45 ERA in 2015, striking out 225, while splitting time between Tampa Bay and Toronto last season.
Dave Roberts has been introduced as the new manager of the Dodgers, saying he’s eager to get to work for the team that hasn’t won the World Series since 1988.
In world and national news…
BRUSSELS (AP) – Secretary of State John Kerry says his call for assistance from other NATO members in the fight against the Islamic State group doesn’t necessarily mean direct fighting. Kerry says several alliance members were bringing more to the battle or would do soon. Speaking at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Kerry also held out hope of broadening cooperation between the West and Russia to end Syria’s protracted civil war.
LONDON (AP) – The British Parliament is set to decide whether to take more aggressive action against Islamic State extremists. The British vote would authorize the Royal Air Force to launch airstrikes against suspected IS positions inside Syria, allowing it to take a more active role in the U.S.-led coalition.
LE BOURGET, France (AP) – The head of the World Food Program says “food insecurity anywhere is a security challenge everywhere.” Ertharin Cousin warns that hunger linked to climate change may worsen mass migrations. Cousin says the U.N. food agency cannot fulfill its promises to eradicate hunger without a global climate accord.
ISLAMABAD (AP) – A deadly Taliban attack on an army-run school in Pakistan last year has resulted in the hangings of four militants. Pakistani security officials say the men were executed today in the northwestern city of Kohat less than two weeks after Pakistan’s prime minister asked the country’s president to reject clemency petitions. The attack killed more than 150 people, mostly children.
UTICA, N.Y. (AP) – The mother of two central New York teenagers is due in court today in the beatings of her two sons at a church near Utica, New York. One son died and the other was badly hurt. Deborah Leonard faces assault charges for the attacks during a so-called counseling session. Her husband, Bruce, and several others face murder charges.
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