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CSi Weather…
TODAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.TONIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, 40 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. LOWS AROUND
15. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, A 40 PERCENT CHANCE IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 10. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
MORNING. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH
SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 20. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
IN THE EVENING…THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS
IN THE MID 20S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE
OF SNOW. WINDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. LOWS 15 TO 26.
.MONDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 20S.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY. LOWS ZERO TO
5 ABOVE. HIGHS 15 TO 20.
Three rounds of snow coming…
LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. DURING THE EVENING INTO LATER TONIGHT. IT WILL ALSO SPREAD INTO NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. AN INCH OR LESS OF SNOW IS EXPECTED.
ANOTHER SHOT OF LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA ON FRIDAY.
ONCE AGAIN AN INCH OR LESS OF SNOW IS EXPECTED.
A THIRD ROUND OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BY SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. WITH THIS SYSTEM NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FAIRLY GUSTY…WHICH COULD LEAD TO SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN OPEN COUNTRY.
THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CHECK THE
LATEST FORECAST INFORMATION BEFORE TRAVELING.
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.
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.
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 4th 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 12th and Monday, February 15th.
School will resume on February 16, 2016.
MANDAN, N.D. (AP) – A Mandan man accused of killing a friend and setting his brother’s mobile home on fire to cover up the crime is on trial.
Rodney Friesz has pleaded not guilty to murder and arson charges in the October 2014 slaying of 62-year-old Gene Jassmann. He faces life in prison if convicted.
Authorities allege Friesz shot Jassmann in the head with a .22-caliber rifle after the two argued, then lit the home on fire. State Forensic Examiner William Massello testified Tuesday that Jassmann died of the gunshot wound with smoke inhalation a contributing factor.
Defense attorney Monty Mertz says Friesz acted in self-defense. He also says Friesz had a bad reaction to marijuana and methamphetamine the day of the killing.
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 say they locked down the facility because an inmate assaulted another inmate.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A committee searching for the University of North Dakota’s next president has narrowed a list of 16 candidates to seven.
The North Dakota University System said in a news release that the committee interviewed candidates in Minneapolis on Tuesday. The remaining candidates include Minot State University President Steven Shirley and former U.S. Rep. Mark R. Kennedy, who’s currently director of George Washington University’s Graduate School of Political Management.
Candidates will be invited to campus between Feb. 11 and March 3. The search committee will recommend finalists to the State Board of Higher Education, which will conduct final interviews on campus March 15.
University of North Dakota President Robert Kelley retired last month. Former North Dakota Gov. and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer is serving as the school’s interim president.
MANDAN, N.D. (AP) – Workers at a Mandan bar and restaurant on the Missouri River are out of jobs after the business was suddenly sold.
Captain Freddy’s is closing for a two-week renovation, after which it will reopen under new ownership as Rock Point.
Bartender Trevor Lance says he and about 10 other workers were notified of the change in a text message and told they no longer have jobs.
Captain Freddy’s owner Susie White says the business was bound by a confidentiality agreement and couldn’t give staff advance notice.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s Public Service Commission last year approved $2.1 billion worth of energy-related projects.
The PSC says that’s down from $2.7 billion in 2014 but up $1 billion from 2013.
The three-member panel regulates coal mining, land reclamation, pipelines, electric and gas utilities, grain elevators, telecommunications and auctioneers. A big part of its recent workload has involved determining locations for oil and natural gas pipelines, natural gas processing factories, and wind energy projects.
The projects approved last year include 16 transmission pipelines totaling more than 495 miles.
RUGBY, N.D. (AP) – The Pierce County Commission has placed a moratorium on deep bore hole drilling in the county, temporarily blocking a federal project some residents fear is a step toward nuclear waste disposal.
The county also has scheduled a public meeting in Rugby on Feb. 16 to discuss the project.
The University of North Dakota’s Energy and Environmental Research Center is part of an $80 million federal Energy Department project to determine if deep crystalline rock is suitable for nuclear waste disposal.
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.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – A former North Dakota Miss Basketball is transferring from North Dakota State University to the University of North Dakota.
Holly Johnson was a starting Bison each of the last three seasons, but she sat out this season due to injury. She has a year of college eligibility remaining and will finish out her career as a Fighting Hawk.
Johnson is a 2012 graduate of Minot High School. She leaves NDSU with 854 points in 86 games.
BOYS HOCKEY
Devils Lake-Cando 5, Jamestown 1
Dickinson 6, Mandan 3
Grand Forks Red River 6, Grand Forks Central 5, OT
Hazen/Beulah 5, Bismarck Century 3
West Fargo 6, Fargo North 1
GIRLS HOCKEY
Bismarck High 9, Minot 2
West Fargo 6, Fargo Davies 1
BOYS BASKETBALL
Bismarck High 76, Jamestown 65
Valley City 80, Fargo South 71
Langdon-Munich 70, Midkota 51
Bottineau 66, Sawyer 50
Dakota Prairie 65, Lakota/Edmore 28
Dickinson Trinity 76, Bowman County 36
Drake/Anamoose 73, Rolette-Wolford 39
Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier 67, Ellendale 55
Fargo North 74, Wahpeton 50
Fargo Shanley 55, Grand Forks Central 43
Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page 70, Midway-Minto 69
Four Winds/Minnewauken 107, Harvey-Wells County 49
Glenburn 84, Surrey 42
Grafton/St. Thomas 39, Cavalier 34
Hatton-Northwood 68, North Border 36
Hazen 62, Glen Ullin-Hebron 58
Hettinger/Scranton 54, Heart River 44
LaMoure-Litchville-Marion 55, Oakes 53
Larimore 55, May Port CG 45
Linton-HMB 47, Napoleon 39
Lisbon 67, Sargent Central 39
Mandaree 59, Killdeer 54
Medina-Pingree-Buchanan 46, Kidder County 32
Minot Bishop Ryan 69, Des Lacs-Burlington 54
Minot Our Redeemer’s 65, Lewis and Clark-Berthold 39
Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood 95, South Prairie 37
Mott-Regent 75, Beach 44
New England 63, Richardton-Taylor 51
New Rockford-Sheyenne 58, Benson County 44
North Star 65, Dunseith 56
Rugby 79, Velva 51
Sheyenne 76, Devils Lake 61
Strasburg-Zeeland 72, South Border 46
Thompson 69, Griggs County Central 58
Towner-Granville-Upham 57, Westhope-Newburg 50
Trinity Christian 70, Powers Lake 41
Underwood 55, Center-Stanton 50
Washburn 56, Max 27
West Fargo 76, Fargo Davies 64
Williston 78, Sidney, Mont. 57
Wilton-Wing 42, Turtle Lake-Mercer-McClusky 41
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Fargo South 86, Valley City 35
Jamestown 69, Bismarck High 66, OT
Bismarck Century 68, Minot 52
Bowman County 46, Beach 35
Devils Lake 70, Sheyenne 61
Divide County 67, Burke County 30
Fargo Davies 71, West Fargo 67
Fargo Oak Grove Lutheran 59, Sargent Central 30
Fargo Shanley 79, Grand Forks Central 56
Grand Forks Red River 81, East Grand Forks, Minn. 45
Grant County 85, Standing Rock 51
Hankinson 40, Enderlin 35
Kindred 61, Maple Valley 53
Mandan 63, Bismarck St. Mary’s 57
New Salem-Almont 68, Flasher 49
Northern Cass 51, Milnor-North Sargent 46
Ray 37, Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood 35
Shiloh Christian 45, Solen 43
South Border 77, Barnes County North 48
Trenton 62, Stanley 53
Turtle Lake-Mercer-McClusky 50, Wilton-Wing 34
Underwood 55, Center-Stanton 41
Wahpeton 53, Fargo North 25
Washburn 48, Max 47
Watford City 84, Parshall 34
Williston 61, Sidney, Mont. 44
Wyndmere-Lidgerwood 52, Central Cass 37
POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
White Shield vs. Kenmare, ccd.
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Kobe Bryant scored a season-high 38 points as the Los Angeles Lakers snapped their 10-game losing streak with a 119-115 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night. Lou Williams scored 20 points for the Lakers. Los Angeles had lost 10 straight for the first time since 1994.
Final Boston 97 New York 89
Final Houston 115 Miami 102
Final Toronto 104 Phoenix 97
Final Portland 107 Milwaukee 95
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
NEW YORK (AP) – Jean-Francois Berube made 40 saves for his first NHL win as the New York Islanders beat the Minnesota Wild 5-3 Tuesday night. Mikhail Grabovski and John Tavares each had a goal and an assist. Charlie Coyle, Jason Pominville and Nino Niederreiter had the goals for the Wild. Devan Dubnyk gave up five goals on 30 shots.
Final Philadelphia 4 Montreal 2
Final New Jersey 3 N-Y Rangers 2
Final Pittsburgh 6 Ottawa 5
Final OT Toronto 4 Boston 3
Final Florida 5 Washington 2
Final Dallas 5 Winnipeg 3
Final St. Louis 1 Nashville 0
Final Chicago 2 Colorado 1
Final Edmonton 5 Columbus 1
Final Los Angeles 6 Arizona 2
Final Anaheim 3 San Jose 2
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final ( 1) Oklahoma 95 TCU 72
Final DePaul 77 (11) Providence 70
Final (14) West Virginia 81 (13) Iowa St. 76
Final Tennessee 84 (20) Kentucky 77
Final (22) Indiana 80 Michigan 67
Final Georgia 69 (25) South Carolina 56
TOP-25 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final ( 5) Maryland 87 Purdue 67
Final (15) Stanford 53 California 46
MLB…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Outfielder Carlos Quentin and the Minnesota Twins have agreed to a minor league contract. The deal would give Quentin a $750,000 salary if he is added to the 40-man roster. He will report to big league spring training. Quentin hit 36 homers with 100 RBIs for the White Sox in 2008 but he hasn’t topped 86 games since 2011.
WNBA…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Minnesota Lynx have re-signed center Sylvia Fowles. Fowles was acquired by the Lynx from the Chicago Sky in a three-team trade during the All-Star break last summer. Fowles is third on the league’s career list with 99 double-doubles. The 30-year-old is a two-time WNBA defensive player of the year pick and a two-time All-WNBA first team selection.
UND LOGO…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – A University of North Dakota committee is recommending that a New York-based company design the logo for the school’s new Fighting Hawks nickname.
The committee is recommending SME Inc. over companies from New Jersey and North Carolina.
Interim UND President Ed Schafer has the final say. A school spokesman says Schafer will make a decision soon.
The Grand Forks school adopted the predatory bird mascot last November to replace the Fighting Sioux nickname that had been deemed offensive by the NCAA and retired.
Vikings stadium..
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Minnesota Vikings say they’re just $10 million shy of a $125 million goal for selling seat licenses at U.S. Bank Stadium.
The team was to report Wednesday that they’ve sold 90 percent of the available “stadium builder’s licenses” for the stadium’s inaugural 2016 season. Fewer than 5,000 seat licenses remain.
The licenses are one-time fees for the right to buy a certain season-ticket seat. Licenses are valid for 30 years.
Vikings chief marketing officer Steve LaCroix says sales picked up after the team’s playoff loss to the Seattle Seahawks, with the team selling 1,000 licenses in the past three weeks.
Team ownership is using seat license proceeds to cover part of its share of stadium costs.
The team also has commitments for 123 of 131 suites at the stadium.
NFL…
CLEVELAND (AP) – The Cleveland Browns have condemned quarterback Johnny Manziel’s (man-ZEHLZ’) most recent brush with the law and indicated he could be released. Vice president of football operations Sashi Brown issued a statement saying Manziel’s status with the Browns will be addressed when permitted by league rules. Last weekend, Manziel was involved in a disturbance with his ex-girlfriend that is being investigated by police and the NFL.
NASCAR…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – Three-time NASCAR champion Tony Stewart has been hospitalized Tuesday for a back injury with the Daytona 500 less than three weeks away.
A spokesman for Stewart-Haas Racing said The 44-year-old Stewart was injured Sunday during an accident while he was riding an all-terrain vehicle somewhere on the West Coast. SHR said the team was unsure of the extent of his injuries, but that he was able to move all extremities.
Stewart is retiring at the end of this NASCAR season. He was due to report next week to Daytona International Speedway to begin preparing for the Feb. 21 race.
In world and national news…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – A large swath of the Northeast and New England as well as the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic states are expected to feel the effects today of the storm system that spawned tornadoes in Mississippi and Alabama along with heavy snow in parts of Colorado and Nebraska. Forecasters say upstate New York and northwest New England face a nasty mix of heavy rain, freezing rain and snow while heavy rain and thunderstorms are predicted for the Southeast and the Mid-Atlantic states. Flash flooding is possible.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – A re-arraignment scheduled today in New Orleans is expected to clear the way for a fugitive New York real estate heir to return to Los Angeles to face a murder charge. Robert Durst is expected to accept a plea arrangement on a weapons charge. He’s charged in California with killing a friend and onetime spokeswoman in 2000. Durst is an estranged member of the wealthy New York real estate family that runs 1 World Trade Center.
BERLIN (AP) – The German government is looking at ways to curb money laundering, some of which may help finance terrorism. One plan under consideration is introducing a limit of 5,000 euros ($5,450) on cash transactions. Germans tend to use cash more than many other Europeans. One opponent says the plan would be an attack on privacy.
GENEVA (AP) – A member of the Syrian opposition’s negotiating team in Geneva says the government’s decision to allow aid into a besieged rebel-held suburb of the capital, Damascus, is a small but positive step. But Basma Kodmani, decries the latest government attack on Aleppo as a “horrible development.” The Syrian opposition is also demanding an end to the bombardment of civilians in order for the Geneva talks to go forward.
MOSCOW (AP) – Another Ukraine economy minister is resigning over what he says is a lack of progress in enacting needed economic reforms. He says routine efforts from government leadership to shoot down reforms are further damaging the country’s already crippled economy. Ukraine’s leadership has made little progress in enacting reforms and the country’s oligarchs still maintain huge sway in government decisions.
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