Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Oct 1

CSi Weather…

.REST OF TODAY…Cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s. North winds around 10 mph.

.TONIGHT…Cloudy. A 30 percent chance of rain after midnight in the Jamestown area. Lows in the upper 30s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

.WEDNESDAY…Cloudy. Chance of rain in the morning, then rain in

the afternoon. Highs in the lower 40s. Northeast winds 5 to

10 mph.  Chance of showers 80 percent.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Cloudy. Rain in the evening, then chance of

rain possibly mixed with snow after midnight. Lows in the mid

30s. North winds around 5 mph.  Chance of showers 90 percent.

.THURSDAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s. North winds

around 5 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Decreasing clouds. Lows in the mid 30s.

.FRIDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with chance of rain showers and

slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Chance of

precipitation 50 percent.

.SATURDAY…Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of rain

showers. Highs in the upper 50s.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.

.SUNDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.

.MONDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.

 

Temperatures will be cold enough Wednesday morning for snow or a rain/snow mix,  where precipitation will develop first. Light snow

accumulations of up to around an inch on grassy surfaces.

Precipitation will continue Wednesday evening before ending from

west to east overnight.

Temperatures may cool enough for snow to mix in before the

precipitation ends. This may result in around half an inch of snow

accumulation on grassy surfaces.

 

This Day In History, Oct. 1, 1928 – Ground breaking for new Jamestown Hospital building. (1928) *** from the 125th Anniversary Calendar of Jamestown History ***  

 Information about Jamestown Hospital, now known as Jamestown Regional Medical Center, from “History of JRMC”: at CSiNewsNow.com

 

Omaha  (USACE)   –  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports, that releases from Pipestem Dam was increased Monday to 500 cubic feet per second, and to 600 cfs Tuesday.  Jamestown Dam will continue to release 400 cfs, for a total combined release of 1,000 cfs by October 1.

Pipestem Reservoir is currently at pool elevation 1457.4 feet, almost 15 feet above the base of the flood control zone and rising.  The inflow is near 1,000 cfs.  Jamestown Reservoir is currently at pool elevation 1431.2 feet, 0.2 feet above the base of the flood control zone and rising.  The inflow is near 650 cfs.  Basin conditions will be continuously evaluated and adjustments to the releases will be made as needed.  The target date for evacuation of flood control storage from Pipestem and Jamestown reservoirs is Nov. 1.

The Corps of Engineers is coordinating with the Bureau of Reclamation and the City of Jamestown.  Combined releases could increase if basin conditions warrant.

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Jamestown  (CSi)  Jamestown Police warns residents of a convicted sex offender living in Jamestown, Dustin Joel Dean.

Dean lives at 2605 Circle Drive, Transition Home, at the North Dakota State Hospital, Jamestown, ND

Dean is a 38 year old white male, six feet two inches tall, weighing 285 pounds with green eyes, and brown hair.

Offense: Gross Sexual Impostion regarding a lewd act involving a wheelchair bound 14 year old boy, that happened twice in Morton County, ND at a company that assists physically handicapped individuals.

Conviction Date: January, 2008, in Morton County, ND, District Court.

Disposition:  Seven years, first serve three years, balance suspended for 10 years, five months.

28 days credit, 10 years supervised probation.

Offense:  Gross Sexual Imposition. The 14 year old victim was at a camp to obtain an assisted living job and Dean molested him there as well.

Conviction Date: January, 2009 in LaMoure County, ND, District Court.

Disposition:  Seven years, first serve three years, balance suspended for 10 years five months.

28 days credit, 10 years supervised probation, concurrent with Morton County sentences.

Dean is currently on GPS Monitoring

Dean is not wanted by police and has served the sentence imposed by the court.

This notification is meant for public safety and not to increase fear in the community, nor should this information be used to threaten, assault, or intimidate the offender.

Any attempts to harass, intimidate or threaten these offenders, their families, landlords, or employers will be turned over for prosecution.

Printed handouts of the demographics of Dustin Joel  Dean are available at the Jamestown Police Department.

More information on registered sex offenders is available at the North Dakota Attorney General’s web site: www.sexoffender.nd.gov

Jamestown  (CSi)  At the Special School Board meeting, Monday, the Jamestown Public School board canvassed and certified the vote count in the September 24 referendum vote.

The final tally was 1,174 no votes to 764 yes votes, a 39.2% approval rating.

The referendum needed a 60% yes vote to pass.

The school board reviewed 10 rejected ballots. Both  no votes were accepted and counted.

An absentee vote was received with an application but no ballot, automatically disqualifying it.

Jamestown  (CSi)  Weather could not stop the University of Jamestown  ground-breaking at UJ Place on campus, on Monday.

The groundbreaking was moved inside right across the street from the Harold Newman Arena.

UJ Place is to be completed in the fall of 2020. It will hold 112 students with retail sales available in the lower level.

Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Public Works reports, that the Inert Landfill site is closed due to weather conditions., until further notice due to the unsafe weather conditions.
The City Baling Facility is located at 3020 18th St SE.

Jamestown (JRMC)   Sometimes, we are our own barrier to care.

Since 2015, Central Valley Health and Jamestown Regional Medical Center have collaborated to reduce barriers for women’s health. In that time, more than 100 women have received 3D mammograms and preventative services they otherwise wouldn’t have due to time, finances, transportation or lack of insurance coverage.

The program is called No Excuses and funding from R.M. Stoudt’s annual Running of the Pink event supports it. In the 12 years of ROP, R.M. Stoudt has raised more than $100,000 for women’s care in this community.

This year, No Excuses is set for:

• 11 a.m. to 6:30 .m. Tuesday, Nov. 5
• 8 a.m. to noon Friday, Nov. 8

For more information on No Excuses, call JRMC at (701) 952-5348 or visit https://jrmcnd.com/no-excuses/. To schedule a mammogram for any other day, call JRMC Mammography at (701) 952-4852.

In any given year, 30 percent of women over 40 in Stutsman County are not up to date on their mammograms. Knowing this, JRMC offered a special No Excuses day to its employees in 2018.

JRMC, Chief Nursing Officer, Trisha Jungles says, “By calculating the age and gender of our 330 employees, we estimated that 39 of them were behind on their annual screenings.  This saddened us. These women have access to care. They have insurance. What they needed was support. So we gave it to them.”

Last year, about 50 women participated in No Excuses. Of them, 26 were JRMC employees.

Ms. Jungles adds, “It shouldn’t have surprised us that women who devote their careers to caring for others hadn’t made time to care for themselves. We’re so glad, however, that they did. These screenings are important.”

One in eight women will receive a breast cancer diagnosis in her lifetime, according to the American Cancer Society. Catching it early can mean the difference between keeping the breast or needing surgery to remove it.

Knowing that support and encouragement is often a barrier to care, JRMC and Central Valley are offering No Excuses days to special community groups, in addition to days for the general public.

JRMC Radiology Manager Jason Schaffer, says, “We are proud to care for the people who care for our young people. Like healthcare workers, educators and support staff often put other’s first which delays getting care that helps them prevent and/or treat cancer.”

Based on national utilization data, 1,346 Stutsman County women over age 40 have not had their mammograms in two years. About 3,000 of them are behind on their cervical screenings.

No Excuses isn’t just for women who can’t afford it. Busy moms, grandmothers and professionals are also worthy candidates.

Registered nurse and unit administrator at Central Valley Health, Robin Iszler adds,

“If you’ve never had a mammogram, or it’s been a long time, you are definitely the woman we are looking for.”

Jamestown  (CSi)  Jamestown Public Schools announces that School will dismiss at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, October 2, 2019 for Professional Development workshops.

School will resume on October 3, 2019.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Minot educator who helps grade school students struggling with reading and arithmetic has been named the North Dakota Teacher of the Year for 2020.

Sara Medalen is a reading and math interventionist at Minot’s Sunnyside Elementary School. Medalen also started programs to encourage reading, leadership development, and physical fitness.

Gov. Doug Burgum and State School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler announced the award Monday.

Baesler and Burgum will host a celebration for Medalen in mid-October.

 

Fargo  – Gov. Doug Burgum Monday night joined military veterans, active duty service members, community members and relatives of U.S. Navy Radioman 2nd Class Floyd A. Wells to honor the Cavalier native as his remains were returned to North Dakota nearly 78 years after he died at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Wells was aboard the USS Arizona on Dec. 7, 1941, when the Imperial Japanese Navy attacked the U.S. Navy fleet docked at Pearl Harbor. The attack resulted in the deaths of 1,177 crewmen of the USS Arizona. The majority were never recovered from the wreckage and are entombed in the USS Arizona Memorial, according to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA).
Wells’ remains were recovered but not identified, and he was interred as an unknown servicemember at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu. The DPAA recently identified his remains, which were returned tonight to Hector International Airport in Fargo.
“For many relatives of the 2,403 service members and civilians who died at Pearl Harbor, the ‘date that will live in infamy’ led to decades of agonizing uncertainty, facing each day without knowing the fate of their loved ones,” Burgum said. “We deeply appreciate the DPAA for honoring the legacy of Floyd Wells by bringing him home to North Dakota, where his service and sacrifice will always be remembered with everlasting gratitude and respect.”
Wells will be interred with full military honors during a formal ceremony at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery near Mandan.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered North Dakota to pay $175,000 in attorney fees to a farm group that sued over the state’s anti-corporate farming law.

North Dakota Farm Bureau and others sued in 2016 to strike the law that voters approved in 1932 to protect the state’s family farming heritage. Plaintiffs argued the law limits farmers’ business options and interferes with interstate commerce.

The Bismarck Tribune reports U.S. District Judge Daniel Hovland last year allowed the law to stand but said the state must extend an exception allowing small family farm corporations to corporations organized outside the state.

Hovland in his recent ruling criticized the state’s “attempt to recast” his September 2018 ruling.

Farm Bureau declined comment, citing ongoing litigation. Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says the state won’t appeal.

In sports…

Monday…

Blue Jays in the Class A Girls Golf State Tournament in Wahpeton.

Bois de Sioux Golf Course, Wahpeton

Second and final round  Tuesday at 9 a.m.

Team results

1. Bismarck Century 328;

2. Williston 336;

3. Fargo Shanley 342;

4. Minot 355;

5. Grand Forks Red River 367;

6. Bismarck St. Mary’s 372;

7. Fargo Davies 375;

8. Wahpeton 384;

9. Bismarck High 385;

10. Jamestown 386;

11. Fargo South 393;

12. West Fargo 415.

Blue Jays results

T26. Kyra Vogel 92;

35. Alyssa Zachrison 95;

T43. Lauryn Hibl 98;

T52. Bria Nieswaag 101;

T62. Olivia Sorlie 103.

 

College Women’s Golf…

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats are moving aggressively against Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani as part of their impeachment inquiry.

Giuliani has been at the heart of President Donald Trump’s efforts to get Ukraine to investigate political rival Joe Biden’s family.

On Monday they issued a subpoena to the former New York mayor for text messages, phone records and other communications that they referred to as possible evidence. They also are seeking documents and depositions from three of Giuliani’s business associates.

The circle of officials with knowledge of Trump’s phone call to Ukraine’s president widened with the revelation that a Cabinet official, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, listened in on the July 25 conversation. That call and the circumstances surrounding it are fueling the new Democratic drive for impeachment.

 

 

HONG KONG (AP) — Pro-Beijing protesters have scuffled briefly with a small group of pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong as the latter began to march on the 70th anniversary of the founding of communist China.

The 7:30 a.m. march Tuesday was the start of what is expected to be a day of protests in the semiautonomous Chinese city.

The protesters marched as the government was holding an annual ceremony to mark the anniversary of Communist Party rule.

Police lined up to try to keep the two groups apart, but some minor scuffles ensued. Two pro-Beijing protesters were arrested.

The Hong Kong protests come as China prepares to mark the anniversary in Beijing with a major military parade and festivities.

 

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A senior North Korean diplomat says North Korea and the United States have agreed to resume nuclear negotiations on Oct. 5 following a months-long stalemate over withdrawal of sanctions in exchange for disarmament.

North Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui said in a statement on Tuesday that North Korea and the United States will have a preliminary contact on Oct. 4 before holding working-level talks on Oct. 5.

Choe expressed optimism over the outcome of the meeting but did not say where it would take place.

 

 

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A towering bridge over a bay in eastern Taiwan has collapsed sending an oil tanker truck falling onto boats in the water below.

A disaster relief official said the collapse Tuesday set off a fire and at least 10 people have been hurt.

The bridge collapsed about 9:30 a.m. in Nanfangao, a tiny but often-crowded Pacific coast fishing village.

The weather at the time of the collapse was sunny, hours after a typhoon swept across parts of the island.

A National Fire Agency spokesperson said the tanker’s fall smashed three boats.

Six of the 10 people hurt were sent to a hospital with major injuries and the other four had minor injuries.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pete Buttigieg (BOO’-tuh-juhj) says he raised $19.1 million for his presidential campaign during the third fundraising quarter of the year.

Though not as large of a sum as the field-leading $24.8 million he raised last quarter, the figures released by the South Bend, Indiana, mayor on Tuesday demonstrate that he will have resources heading into the final months before the Iowa Caucuses in February.

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders also released his total for the quarter and reported raising $25.3 million.

The numbers don’t have to be reported to the Federal Election Commission until Oct. 15.

Buttigieg has raised more than $51 million since entering the race as a longshot contender last winter.