CSi Weather…

 

TONIGHT…Partly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows around 15. Southeast winds around 10 mph.

.SATURDAY…Partly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the mid 30s. South winds around 10 mph.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows around 20. South winds

around 5 mph.

.SUNDAY…Mostly cloudy. Chance a 50 percent chance  of flurries in the afternoon.

Highs in the upper 30s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Cloudy. Chance of snow and drizzle in the

evening, then snow likely after midnight. Light snow

accumulations. Lows in the mid 20s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

Chance of snow 60 percent.

.MONDAY…Snow possibly mixed with light freezing rain. Highs in the lower 30s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Cloudy. Light Snow in the Valley City area.  Lows in the lower 20s.

.TUESDAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 30s.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows 15 to 20.

.WEDNESDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 20.

.THURSDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs around 40.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of rain

after midnight. Lows in the mid 20s.

.FRIDAY…Rain likely. Highs in the upper 30s. Chance of rain

70 percent.

 

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Jamestown Public Works is informing residents that due to the changing weather conditions causing extremely muddy conditions in the alleys, the City Sanitation Department announces that effective Monday, March 19, 2018, the City Sanitation crews will no longer be picking up garbage in the alleyways.

Until further notice, please place garbage containers on the boulevard no further than 3’ from the curb on your scheduled pick up day.

Please place garbage out for pick up by 7:00 a.m. Trucks WILL NOT return to the area due to missed garbage placed out after the scheduled garbage route has been completed.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Jamestown’s newest health care clinic, the urgent care and primary care clinic opens on Monday March 19 at 7-a.m.

From Salt Lake City President and CEO of Medallus Medical Dr. Rachot Vacharothone, said on Friday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, that the clinic is located at 723 First Avenue South, (formally Rent A Center), in Jamestown, next to the UPS Store,  and will provide urgent care, primary care and occupational medicine services.

Initially, the clinic is open Monday through Friday from 7-a.m., to 4-p.m.

Starting April 13th the clinic will be open seven days a week from 7-a.m., to 7-p.m.

Walk-ins are taken for urgent care, an appointment required for primary care.

Health care providers will include: clinic nurse practitioner, Roxanne Johnson, family medicine and mental health.

Staff includes Jody Tanner, family medicine, and urgent care, and Dr. Rachot Vacharothone, internal medicine, and urgent care.  Dr. Rachot said more staff will be added, in the coming weeks.

Urgent Care includes such areas as treating sore throats, fever, earache sinusitis and pneumonia, and acute injury including cuts, sprains, broken bones sports injuries, auto accident, X-rays, and in-house lab.  A patient will, if necessary, be referred to Jamestown Regional Medical Center.

Primary Care includes, physical exams, including  annual checkups, wellness, and sports physicals, along with treating chronic diseases, such as diabetes, hypertension, thyroid, asthma,  arthritis, depression, and anxiety.

Occupational Medicine includes, urine screening, pre-employment physicals, first aid care, work injury management, and biometric screening.

The average cost of the on site clinic will be $131 per visit. The average time with the patient is 20 minutes compared to 12 minutes in a standard clinic setting.

Also on our show customer service representative Brian Christiansen said, those without insurance should not hesitate in come in for treatment.

He added that there are a number of payment options, including billing insurance providers, and a membership plan, where patients can sign up for a one year membership, at a cost of $50 per month, with a $10 per visit co-pay.  Otherwise the cost per visit is about $150.

He said that the average wait to see a healthcare provider is somewhat shorter than the average clinic wait, depending on the volume of patients being seen on any given day.

He pointed out that the average time spent with a patient is about 20 minutes, compared to 12 minutes in a standard clinic setting.

The clinic was approved by the  Jamestown Public School Board’s Health Insurance Committee which recommended the agreement with Medallus Medical in March of last year, siting the need for a near-site, clinic .

Committee  member Robert Toso said the community has been also been asking for a similar clinic.

 

 

Jamestown   (CSi)   The Jamestown Stutsman Development Corporation (JSDC) is tackling the area’s workforce development challenges in 2018.  As part of the process, the JSDC has been working with a consultant to develop recommendations and solutions for attracting more people who want to live and work in Jamestown and Stutsman County.  An online survey will be sent to local businesses this month by the JSDC.  The goal is to gather input from local employers about the challenges they face when searching for employees.

JSDC, CEO, Connie Ova says,  “We are hoping our local business leaders will share information with us about the number and type of positions they currently have open. What education or skills are necessary to fill these positions? Do they have suggestions for training programs or community improvements that would make it easier to recruit people to work here?  That’s the type of information that will help us improve our workforce development initiatives in Jamestown and Stutsman County.”

The link to the survey will be sent out via email to local businesses.  A link to the survey will also be posted on the JSDC website at the following address: http://www.growingjamestown.com/jsdc

Connie adds, “It will only take a few minutes of your time to complete.  We hope the business community embraces this opportunity to share their opinions to help the entire community grow and flourish.”

 

ABOUT US

JSDC was organized to develop employment to improve business conditions and advance the interests of the City of Jamestown and Stutsman County, North Dakota by implementing and sustaining an organized effort to attract new businesses and industry, support existing businesses and industry, and encourage new business starts. Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corporation’s focus is primary sector job creation.

 

 

Washington  (CSi)  – Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee and a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, Friday announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development has awarded a $30,000 grant to the City of Sykeston. The grant will be used to examine the city’s existing water system and develop a plan to update the deteriorated infrastructure.

 

“Today’s grant will help the City of Sykeston ensure that its water infrastructure can continue to serve local residents, maintaining their health and quality of life,” said Hoeven.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Health Department on Friday began accepting applications from potential manufacturers of medical marijuana, though it’s still unclear whether growers will need to comply with the state’s anti-corporate farming law.

The application period that ends April 19 is the latest step by state officials who have been developing the medical marijuana system since legislators crafted a law a year ago. That followed voters’ approval of the drug in November 2016.

The state will register two manufacturers. Last summer, nearly 100 groups and businesses submitted nonbinding letters of intent showing interest in producing or dispensing medical marijuana. Potential growing operations that follow through with a formal application will have to pay a non-refundable $5,000 fee.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The foundation board overseeing development of a proposed Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum has voted to split the project between Dickinson and Medora. The library portion of the project is to be in Dickinson, where Dickinson State University’s Theodore Roosevelt Center is digitizing tens of thousands of Roosevelt-related documents. The museum is to be in Medora, the tourist town on the outskirts of Theodore Roosevelt National Park.BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The final fugitive captured in Jamaica in a lottery scam targeting Americans has been brought to North Dakota to face U.S. charges. A Jamaican counter-terrorism and fugitive apprehension team arrested Gareth Billings in the Caribbean country Feb. 23. He made his initial appearance in U.S. District Court Thursday. He’s among 27 suspects accused of bilking at least 90 Americans out of more than $5.7 million.DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) — Dickinson police have arrested two men believed to be responsible for passing counterfeit money in the city. Authorities say they searched a residence Thursday and found an active counterfeiting operation with more than $2,600 in bogus bills in various stages of production. Officers arrested a 19-year-old man and a 22-year-old man.MINOT, N.D. (AP) — The city of Minot is taking over management of two problem-plagued downtown parking ramps while going after the developer in court to collect about $3.5 million. The ramps opened in 2016 after years of construction marked by contractor disputes and delays, and at a cost nearly double the original bid. The city states Cypress Development owes outstanding rent, construction-related expenses and loan repayments. The company didn’t immediately respond to the lawsuit. 

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Assistant Fargo Fire Chief Gary Lorenz has been named fire chief in Grand Forks.Mayor Mike Brown appointed Lorenz to replace Peter O’Neill, who retired in January after 44 years of service with the department.Lorenz has served with Fargo’s fire department for 28 years. He’s expected to start his duties in Grand Forks in May.

 

In sports…KANSAS CITY, Mo.(uj.edu)  — Bryn Woodside (SR/Albert Lea, MN) was named to the 2017-18 NAIA Division II Women’s Basketball All-America second team, the national conference announced Thursday.Woodside was named both North Star Athletic Association Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year this season. She became the first player in the history of the conference to win both awards in the same season.Woodside averaged 12.5 points and 4 assists in helping the Jimmies to a school-record 31 wins in 2017-18.2017-18 NAIA Division II Women’s Basketball All-American Teams

 

 

In world and national news…MIAMI (AP) — The company that designed a pedestrian bridge that collapsed in Florida is the same company that designed the new Interstate 35W bridge in Minnesota, after the old span collapsed more than 10 years ago.The engineering company is FIGG Bridge Group. Its new pedestrian bridge in Miami was hailed as a technological innovation before it collapsed Thursday, killing at least six people.FIGG said in a statement that it’s stunned by the collapse. The cause is under investigation, but authorities said Friday that cables were being tightened when it collapsed.In 2007, the Interstate 35W bridge collapsed in Minneapolis, killing 13 people and injuring 145. After that tragedy, FIGG was selected to design the replacement bridge that’s currently in use.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fired top diplomat Rex Tillerson says he’s praying for America.The outgoing secretary of state sent a message Friday to American diplomats that was obtained by The Associated Press. He tells them he will “pray for our country, our leaders and your efforts to make this world a better place than we found it.”Tillerson urged staff to ensure a smooth transition for his successor.President Donald Trump fired Tillerson earlier this week. Trump picked CIA Director Mike Pompeo to take over the State Department.Tillerson was widely criticized for trying to slash the State Department’s budget and staffing, plummeting morale.In leaving, however, he praised the diplomatic corps for their dedication, talent and patriotism. He also lauded their devotion, for serving far from home and often at personal risk.

 

 

BEIRUT (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is again demanding a cease-fire throughout Syria and backing a U.N.-endorsed roadmap for a peaceful transition and elections in the conflict-torn country.The council reaffirmed in a statement following a briefing Friday by the U.N. envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, that U.N.-led talks in Geneva “remain the central process to find a political solution.”Council members reiterated their “full support” for de Mistura’s mandate to establish a committee to draft a new constitution for Syria “without delay.”The council expressed its “deepest concerns” and joined de Mistura in condemning the perpetrators of violence in Damascus and the rebel-held suburbs of eastern Ghouta in violation of the Feb. 24 cease-fire resolution.Members also “reiterated their call for unconditional, unimpeded and sustained humanitarian access and urged all parties to the conflict to strictly adhere to their obligations under international humanitarian law to protect civilians.” 

 

WASHINGTON  (AP)  Congress is reacting to an Associated Press investigation into sexual assault among children on U.S. military bases by demanding the Defense and Justice departments explain how they will solve the problem.The House of Representatives Armed Services Committee, meanwhile, says it has begun its own examination of the issue. And a top Democrat on the committee says she will call a hearing within six months.Four senators, including the veteran head of the Senate Armed Services Committee and two others who’ve made sexual assault a keynote issue, sent letters to the Pentagon and Justice Department with questions about sex assault among the military’s children.AP’s investigation revealed that reports of sexual violence among kids on U.S. military bases at home and abroad often die on the desks of prosecutors.

 

 

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Sen. Jeff Flake has a direct message for the Republicans of New Hampshire: Someone needs to stop Donald Trump. And the Arizona Republican may be the one to do it in the next presidential election — either as a Republican or an independent — if no one else does.Flake addressed his political future on the eve of his first solo political appearance in New Hampshire, the state expected to host the nation’s first presidential primary election in less than two years. The 55-year-old Republican will deliver a speech Friday morning entitled “Country Over Party,” as part of the esteemed “Politics and Eggs” speaker series at Saint Anselm College.Flake is among a very small group of Republican elected officials speaking out against the Trump presidency with increasing alarm.