Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Dec 14

CSi Weather…

..WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY…WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 9 PM WEDNESDAY  EVENING.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 15 BELOW. WEST WINDS 5 TO

15 MPH. WIND CHILLS AROUND 35 BELOW.

.THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 5 TO 10 ABOVE. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO

10 MPH. LOWEST WIND CHILLS AROUND 30 BELOW IN THE MORNING.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS

NEAR ZERO. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST

AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY…CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING…THEN SNOW

LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE. NORTHEAST WINDS

5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

CHANCE OF SNOW 60 PERCENT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, 70 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, 50 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.

LOWS AROUND 15 BELOW. NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.

.SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 10 BELOW.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 25 BELOW.

.SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 5 BELOW.

HIGHS 5 TO 10 ABOVE.

.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 5 TO 10 ABOVE.

HIGHS 16 TO 28.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 20.

.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW.

HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S.

 

LIGHT SNOW IS LIKELY THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT MAINLY

ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 94. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF BETWEEN

1 AND 3 INCHES POSSIBLE…WITH ISOLATED 4 INCH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ALONG

THE SOUTHERN BORDER.

LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILL VALUES 35 TO TO 45 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED

FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

 

Jamestown (CSi)  The North Dakota Aeronautics Commission reports that Jamestown Regional Airport in November 2016 had a 32 percent increase in boardings compared to November of 2015.

The report says in November this year boardings were 932 compared to 703 in November of last year, or an increase of 229.

The airport boarded its 10,000^th passenger of 2016, on Wednesday morning, November 23, 2016.

 

Lethbridge, Alberta, CA  (CSi)  Cavendish Farms has announced the expansion of the Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada business, with the construction of a new frozen potato processing plant.

The approval by the Lethbridge City Council for the purchase of land in the Sherring Industrial Park is the first step towards the construction of a $350 million facility, which will replace its current plant in Canada.

Cavendish Farms, President, Robert K. Irving says, “Cavendish Farms is pleased to be expanding our business in Lethbridge and we are proud of the relationship we have built with the City and the people who make up this community.  The opportunity to expand in Lethbridge, and remain within the region is very important to us. Lethbridge has provided Cavendish Farms with a cross-Canada presence that has helped fuel our growth and allowed us to reach key markets.” This expansion is possible because of the commitment of Cavendish Farms employees, customers, growers, and suppliers. It is their efforts that have allowed us to grow and expand.”

Construction is expected to start in  the spring 2017 and be completed by summer 2019. The new plant will allow Cavendish Farms to more than double its annual production capacity to meet growing demand and will be more efficient, reducing our carbon footprint.

Cavendish Farms is a family-owned company that produces quality frozen potato and appetizer products for the North American and international food industry, supplying customers in the retail, restaurant, and institutional sectors. They operate four potato processing plants – two on Prince Edward Island, one in Lethbridge, Alberta, and one in Jamestown, North Dakota. They also operate a fifth plant specializing in appetizer products in Wheatley, Ontario.

 

Jamestown (JRMC-CSi)    Dr. Rachael Renschler will join Jamestown Regional Medical Center as its new podiatrist, beginning in January 2017. Renschler will begin seeing patients in late January.

After completion of her undergraduate degree at University of Central Florida, Dr. Renschler attended Des Moines University in Iowa, where she received her Doctor of Podiatric Medicine.

Recently completing her Podiatry residency, Dr. Renschler is skilled in advanced procedures in podiatry care, including:

• options for flatfeet, hammertoe and bunion relief
• Achilles tendon injuries
• arthritis of foot and ankle
• arthroscopic ankle surgery
• diabetic foot infections and limb salvage
• reconstruction of the forefoot, rearfoot and ankle
• total ankle replacement
• traumatic injuries of the foot and ankle

Dr. Renschler says she will bring an educational and informative style of care to JRMC.

She says “As a physician, I strive to provide understanding and knowledge to my patient’s. To help them reach their health goals, I imbue a positive influence on my patients, providing them with encouragement and supporting them on their journey to recovery.”

Although Dr. Renschler is skilled in foot and ankle procedures, she will also expand her services into more non-surgical care.

She adds, “Just because you don’t need surgery does not mean I don’t have a service that will benefit you and the health of your feet.”

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  North Dakota Farmers Union praised the release Wednesday of Farmer Fair Practices Rules that aim to provide livestock producers and poultry growers with contract protections against unfair or discriminatory practices.

NDFU President Mark Watne, says, “These rules will provide needed transparency for families that have fallen victim in the marketplace to fraudulent and anticompetitive practices, especially those in heavily concentrated ag markets.”

Earlier this year, USDA’s Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration submitted to the Office of Management and Budget the interim final rule that gives producers protection against unfair or discriminatory contract practices, and two proposed rules that provide oversight for pricing and payment practices.

He adds, “These rules have been in the works for years. But powerful meatpacking interests have always swayed Congress from implementing the rules – up until now.”

The 2008 Farm Bill sought to mitigate abusive contracting and marketing practices in the highly concentrated livestock and poultry sectors. Yet lawmakers repeatedly blocked USDA from fully implementing the law through an annual appropriations rider. Late last year, that rider was omitted from the congressional appropriations omnibus bill.

Watne points out, “These rules are important to level the playing field between corporations and families who raise livestock under contract, especially in our hog and poultry industries where a handful of companies control the market.  There is no true price discovery in a concentrated system because little or no competition for a product exists. That affects the price farmers receive for that same product or the price they can negotiate. We are pleased the rules are moving forward and I strongly encourage livestock producers to comment on these safeguards.”

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — The state medical examiner says a Minot woman whom authorities allege was killed by her ex-husband was stabbed 44 times in the neck, face and chest.

Medical Examiner William Massello testified Tuesday in the trial of 30-year-old Richie Wilder Jr., who faces a murder charge in the November 2015 death of 30-year-old Angila Wilder.

Massello says Wilder died within minutes of being attacked.

Her boyfriend, Christopher Jackson, testified that Wilder was pregnant.

Richie Wilder has pleaded not guilty. He could face life in prison if convicted. His trial is scheduled to last two weeks.

 

MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — A house explosion north of Mandan has killed two people.

The Morton County Sheriff’s Office says the house along state Highway 1806 was destroyed by the blast about 12:15 a.m. Wednesday. Authorities say there was an explosion but no fire.

A female was pronounced dead at the scene. A male and another female were taken to a Bismarck hospital, where the male was pronounced dead.

Authorities did not immediately release the names or ages of the victims.

The cause of the explosion wasn’t immediately determined.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Congressman Kevin Cramer says President-elect Donald Trump’s choice of former Texas governor Rick Perry for energy secretary is a good one.

Trump also considered Cramer for the position. Trump leaned on the Republican U.S. representative for energy policy advice during his campaign, and Cramer helped write Trump’s “America first” energy plan.

Cramer had told The Associated Press last month that a position in Trump’s administration wasn’t his preference. But he says in a statement that he was honored to be considered. He says he looks forward to championing Trump’s energy agenda in Congress.

 

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