– Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Feb 2

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CSi Weather…

TONIGHT…CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 10. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S. WEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SNOW. LOWS AROUND 15. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 10. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 30S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 20. HIGHS
IN THE 30S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
.SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. WINDY.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW.
WINDY. LOWS AROUND 15.
.MONDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. BREEZY. HIGHS
15 TO 20.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE.
HIGHS 15 TO 20.

.VERY STRONG WINDS COUPLED WITH SNOW SOME LIGHT
ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL AND SOME POTENTIAL FOR WINDS THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY.

SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY ASSOCIATED WITH A POTENT CLIPPER SYSTEM FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS REGION.

COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL FOLLOW SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

Valley City (CSi) In a news release on Tuesday, Valley City Mayor Bob Werkhoven is calling for more transparency in city government.

Mayor Werkhoven questioned the way City Administrator David Schelkoph handed alleged complaints by police department personal against Police Chief Fred Thompson and the “Toy Gun” incident involving the police chief and a citizen in Valley City.

Werkhoven says he was surprised that the city administrator never informed the Mayor of the city concerning these incidents or allegations against Police Chief Thompson.

Werkhoven believes some of the grievances issued in news releases by three city employees (David Schelkoph, David Swenson and Fred Thompson) and one contracted employee for the city (Russ Myhre) are false.

Valley City (CSi) The Valley City Commission met in Regular Session, Tuesday evening at City Hall. Mayor Werkhoven was not present. The meeting was conducted by Commission Vice President, Matt Pedersen.

APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS:

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 $1,682,041.49

Game of Change Raffle Permit for the Lion’s Club

PUBLIC FORUM No one spoke

ORDINANCES

Approved the first reading of Ordinance Amending Title 17, Offenses. Attorney Myhre said the amendment is in line with the North Dakota Century Code. It deals with domestic assault for second offenses, and, causing bodily injury, under the misdemeanor classification.

Approved the first reading of an amending a Title 9, Zoning, Section Valley Dev. Group, Director Jennifer Feist explained that it provides language and clarification to the existing zoning ordinance, to allow existing buildings to rebuild in case of fire or other circumstances.

It applies to buildings with a Conditional Use Permit properties.

NEW BUSINESS

City Commissioners approved the 2016 Public Works Budget.

Approved a Conditional Use Permit for Open Door Center. There is a expansion within the building of food preparation and production.

Considered approving the Agreement for Long-Term Temporary Highway Closure for the ND Department of Transportation. KLJ Chad Petersen said it affects the closure of Main Street for events in Valley City and the approval, for the request will be streamlined.

City Commissioners approved the Agreement.

Granted an easement for BEK Communications for a 10’ section of city land, north of the baseball diamonds.

CITY ADMINISTRATORS REPORT

David Schelkoph said that city officials will be meeting with department heads, to address $140,000 in a reduction in state revenue sharing, as the State will cut budgets by 4 percent, in lieu of reduced tax revenues, from the slow down in oil patch.

CITY UPDATE & COMMISSION REPORTS

City Fire Chief Retterath expects more education of citizens in the area of home fire safety, in lieu of a recent fire related death in Valley City.

Commissioner Luke said there is a reduced risk of spring flooding along the Sheyenne River. She pointed out a dispute of sorts in Devils Lake concerning where the lake level should be.

She said chemical costs for the water treatment plant will be reviewed and addressed.

Commissioner Nielson attended a meeting of a grassroots coalition of state water users.

The main discussion conerned the allocation of $100-million for flood control projects.

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

Jamestown (CSi) Visits in 2015 to two Jamestown campsites were up substantially over 2014.

On Tuesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Jamestown Tourism Director Searle Swedlund said, Pelican Point under new management saw and increase of 43.8 percent, and Lakeside Marina was up 14.5 percent, over the year before.

Tourism has been more heavily promoting the camping experience in Jamestown over the past year or so.

He noted that the Talking Trails project will start in the spring.

He pointed out that the Sport & Rec Show at the Civic Center this week will feature professional fisherman, Bob Probts, with tourism granting dollars toward the cost of bring Probts to Jamestown.

Swedlund added that tourism is working with fireworks vendors from the region to put on the 4^th of July display this year. The Canadian man who has put on the display is not able to do so anymore.

Also on our show, Swedlund said the new tourism community guide will be coming out soon.

He pointed out that the way visitor numbers are recorded at Frontier Village, and the buffalo is being adjusted for more accuracy.

He also said that Jamestown’s restaurant tax receipts are up.

Swedlund stated that with the downturn in oil production in the North Dakota oil patch, tourism number may be down this year, stemming from less people in the state.

Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Public Schools, Parent Teacher Conferences will be held on Monday, February 8 and on Tuesday, February 9, 2016.

Elementary conferences are from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM both days. Elementary School conferences will be by appointment. Parents will be notified of their appointment by the staff of those schools.

Middle School Parent Teacher Conferences are from 3:30 to 6:30 PM both days and the Middle School conferences will be by appointment. Parents will be notified of their appointment by the Middle School staff.

High School and the Career and Technology Center’s Parent Teacher conferences are from 3:30 to 6:30 PM both days.

Also…

At Jamestown Public Schools school will not be in session on Friday, February 12^th and Monday, February 15^th.

School will resume on February 16, 2016.

     BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – An inmate has been charged with attempted murder after he allegedly stabbed another prisoner at the North Dakota State Penitentiary.

     Authorities allege Tovias Carrillo-Cerna stabbed a fellow prisoner in the weight room in December. State officials at the time announced they locked down the facility because inmate assaulted another inmate.

     Carrillo-Cerna has been charged with felony attempted murder and possessing a weapon in a correctional facility.

     Authorities say four inmates told investigators Carrillo-Cerna stabbed the man. Court documents show a correctional officer found a sharpened metal rod with blood on it that was hidden in the weight room’s heating unit.

He he has been in prison while he awaits an August trial. He’s accused of shooting and killing Juan Palacios in January 2014 in Williams County.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The majority of North Dakota’s winter wheat crop remains in good condition as the winter wears on, despite diminished snow cover to protect the plants.

     The Agriculture Department says in its latest crop report that 65 percent of the winter wheat is in good to excellent condition, compared with 71 percent last month. Only 7 percent is rated poor or very poor.

     Cattle and calf conditions in the state are rated 91 percent good to excellent, and sheep and lamb conditions are 87 percent in those categories.

     Hay supplies in North Dakota are rated 96 percent adequate to surplus, and stock water supplies are 90 percent in those categories.

In sports…

     GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – The University of North Dakota men’s hockey team remains at No. 2 in the national polls entering an off week.

     UND trails Quinnipiac in both the USCHO.com poll and the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll. St. Cloud State, Boston College and Michigan round out the top five in both polls.

     The Fighting Hawks swept Western Michigan over the weekend. UND is off until a road trip to Denver Feb. 12-13. The Pioneers are No. 13 in both polls this week.

In world and national news…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – By a razor-thin margin, Hillary Clinton has won the Democratic caucuses in Iowa, edging past Bernie Sanders. Clinton’s victory in Iowa means she will collect 23 delegates while Sanders will win 21. Clinton and Sanders are in New Hampshire, campaigning ahead of the state’s Feb. 9 primary.

     MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) – Republican Ted Cruz is lashing out at Marco Rubio and Donald Trump on immigration while facing New Hampshire voters for the first time since his Iowa caucus victory. Cruz charged that Rubio led the fight for “amnesty” for immigrants in the country illegally. He also said Trump didn’t do anything to fight immigration reform as the debate raged on Capitol Hill in 2013.

     BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) – A prosecutor says a preliminary investigation shows that a 13-year-old Virginia girl died of a stabbing on the same day she disappeared from her home. Two Virginia Tech students have been charged in the death of Nicole Lovell on Jan. 27.

     WASHINGTON (AP) – The Obama administration is proposing a significant boost in federal spending to battle the nation’s heroin addiction epidemic. The administration will seek a $1 billion increase in spending to expand access to treatment during the next fiscal year. It will also seek about $90 million more for programs that help states and local governments.

     FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Producers of Kentucky bourbon and Tennessee whiskey are toasting another year of strong sales and revenue growth. The Distilled Spirits Council says combined U.S. revenues for bourbon, Tennessee whiskey and rye whiskey shot up 7.8 percent to $2.9 billion in 2015, up $210 million from the prior year.