CSi Weather…

…FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM CDT FRIDAY…

INCLUDES….

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Including the cities of Crosby, Bowbells, Powers Lake, Lignite,
Columbus, Portal, Mohall, Glenburn, Sherwood, Bottineau, Rolla,
Dunseith, Rolette, Shell Valley, St. John, Williston, New Town,
Stanley, Parshall, Minot, Velva, Towner, Drake, Rugby, Mcclusky,
Goodrich, Harvey, Fessenden, Carrington, Steele, Tappen,
Jamestown, Napoleon, Gackle, Lamoure, Edgeley, Kulm, Wishek,
Ashley, Oakes, and Ellendale

.Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 expected.

.Northwest, north central, and east central North Dakota
which includes the Turtle Mountains south through the James
River Valley.

* IMPACTS…Freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive
vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent
freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should
be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have
in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-
ground pipes to protect them from freezing.

…FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THURSDAY  EVENING TO 9 AM CDT FRIDAY… INCLUDES BARNES COUNTY,AND VALLEY CITY

The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a Frost

Advisory…which is in effect from 9 PM this evening to 9 AM CDT

Friday.

* TEMPERATURES…In the low to mid 30s.

* TIMING…After 9 PM tonight.

* IMPACTS…Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if left

uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A Frost Advisory means that widespread frost is expected.

Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.

 

Forecast…

.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Southeast winds around 10 mph.

.FRIDAY…Decreasing clouds. Highs in the mid 50s. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Cloudy. Chance of rain showers and slight chance

of thunderstorms in the evening, then rain showers after

midnight. Lows in the mid 40s. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph.

Chance of precipitation 80 percent in the Jamestown area, 90 percent in the Valley City area.

.SATURDAY…Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely in the morning,

then chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid

50s. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph

increasing to northwest 20 to 25 mph with gusts to around 40 mph

in the afternoon. Chance of showers 60 percent in the Jamestown area, 70 percent in the Valley City area.

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

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

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s.

.MONDAY…Sunny. Highs around 60.

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

.TUESDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.

.WEDNESDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.

 

A windy Friday and Saturday, a rain shower and thunderstorm

potential Friday night into Saturday, and a warmer start to next

week highlight the extended forecast.  Temperatures  into the 60s and possibly the 70s next week before a mid to late week cool down.

 

Jamestown  (JRMC) — One Jamestown Regional Medical Center physician received a special certification for high-quality wound care.

The American Board of Wound Management (ABWM) recognized Dr. Kayla Emter, JRMC Podiatrist, as a certified wound specialist physician (CWSP).

ABWM requires its applicants to have at least three years of clinical wound care experience or to have completed a credentialed one-year residency in wound care. Certified wound specialist physicians have passed a statistically sound, evidence-based examination created by a multidisciplinary team of experts in the field of wound management.

She is the only physician in the state to earn such a credential.

Dr. Emter said, “Healthcare is highly dependent on the care that the physician can provide and as a result, this motivated me to acquire the certification. Not only does it challenge me, but it also requires a certain number of continuing medical education hours for sustained learning and improvement to continue to provide advanced therapies and more rounded and knowledgeable care.”

Dr. Emter joined JRMC in 2018.

Mike Delfs,  JRMC, CEO, added, “We are proud of our wound program here at JRMC.We know we’re one of the only hospitals in the state to offer such care. Dr. Emter and the team are THE difference in the lives of people with wounds that won’t heal.”

ABWM’s certification programs have met the national credentialing industry’s standard of excellence for certification development, implementation, and maintenance.

Learn more at (701) 952-4878 or schedule online at www.jrmcnd.com/wound.

About Jamestown Regional Medical Center

Jamestown Regional Medical Center is located at 2422 20th St. SW, Jamestown, N.D. and serves approximately 55,000 people in nine counties. In 2019, it was named a “Top 100 Critical Access Hospital” for the sixth consecutive year. Modern Healthcare named JRMC a “Best Places to Work in Healthcare” each year since 2017.  For more information, visit www.jrmcnd.com or call (701) 952-1050.

 

Jamestown, (JRMC)   — Taking time off work is often a barrier to care, especially for women charged with both professional and domestic duties.

That’s why Jamestown Regional Medical Center is offering a special Saturday No Excuses event.

JRMC Chief Nursing Officer, Trisha Jungles says, “We know how hard it is for women to make time for themselves. By offering this special Saturday of No Excuses, October 26, we can reduce more barriers to care.”

Since 2015, Central Valley Health and JRMC 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, called No Excuses, is funded through the generosity R.M. Stoudt’s Running of the Pink participants. In the 12 years of ROP, R.M. Stoudt has raised more than $100,000 for women’s care in this community.

In any given year, 30 percent of women over 40 in Stutsman County are not up to date on their mammograms. Last year, about 50 women participated in No Excuses. JRMC performs about 2,000 mammograms per year.

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

This year, No Excuses is set for:

  • 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 26
  • 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.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — U.S. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt on Thursday praised state fundraising efforts for a proposed Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota and said he hopes the project moves forward.

As the administration Cabinet member who oversees management of federal lands and the National Park Service, Bernhardt was invited to North Dakota to discuss maintenance improvements for Theodore Roosevelt National Park, which library backers say are needed to promote the facility. By law, libraries for presidents before Herbert Hoover, who served from 1929-33, must be built without federal money. Roosevelt was president from 1901-09.

Bernhardt offered moral support to the effort, the Bismarck Tribune reported.

“These are precisely the types of things that we hope succeed and that we can partner with going forward,” he told reporters in Bismarck before embarking on a trip to the park and the tourist town of Medora, located at the entrance of the park. Bernhardt called the state’s commitment to the project and a private philanthropic effort “special.”

The National Park Service has a $12 billion maintenance backlog, including about $50 million at the Roosevelt park. North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum said he appreciates Bernhardt’s commitment to fixing those issues.

North Dakota’s Legislature this year approved a $50 million endowment fund for library operations. Money from the fund is available only after $100 million is raised privately to construct the library. Burgum said the fundraising campaign kicked off about two weeks ago.

 

In world and national news..

BOSTON (AP) — Prestigious universities around the world have accepted at least $60 million from the family that owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma over the past five years.

That’s according to financial records reviewed by The Associated Press.

Schools have accepted the donations even as the company has become embroiled in lawsuits over its role in the opioid epidemic. Major beneficiaries of the Sackler family include the University of Oxford in England and Rockefeller, Cornell and Columbia universities in New York.

In total, at least two dozen universities have received gifts from the family since 2013. The gifts ranged from $25,000 to more than $10 million.

Some skeptics see the donations as an attempt to salvage the family’s reputation and want to see the money returned.

 

 

BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iraqi medical official says at least six protesters have been shot and killed in the southern city of Nasiriyah, south of the capital Baghdad, during anti-government rallies.

The official told The Associated Press the bodies of the protesters were brought to the local hospital after sunset Thursday. The protesters had defied a curfew imposed in the city, about 320 kilometers, or 200 miles, southeast of the capital, Baghdad. Protests have spread in Baghdad and towns and cities to the south since Tuesday. The new violence brings the death toll to 31, including 10 killed Thursday. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to brief the media.

The protesters have rallied behind calls to unseat the government, accusing it of corruption and failure to address deepening economic malaise. The security forces have responded with live ammunition, tear gas and water cannons while authorities cut the internet which protesters had used to organize.

 

 

PARIS (AP) — The Paris prosecutor says an employee’s knife attack at Paris police headquarters left three officers and an administrator dead.

Paris prosecutor Remy Heitz said three of the victims were men and one was a woman. A police union official had said earlier that four police officers died.

Police say the employee was shot and killed during Thursday’s attack at the headquarters across the street from Notre Dame Cathedral.

Heitz did not address the 45-year-old attacker’s motives but said authorities have opened a murder investigation, for the moment ruling out a terrorism inquiry.

France’s interior minister said a wounded police employee was undergoing emergency surgery Thursday afternoon.

 

 

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A mega-claims administrator who’s doled out money to victims after 9/11 and other disasters says a settlement makes the Las Vegas shooting compensation fund the third-largest in U.S. history.

Victims’ attorneys announced a deal Thursday worth $735 million to $800 million to settle lawsuits over the 2017 massacre that killed 58 people and injured hundreds.

Kenneth Feinberg oversaw $7.1 billion in victim compensation after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and $6.5 billion following the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Feinberg isn’t involved in the settlement between MGM Resorts International and Las Vegas shooting victims. He said Thursday that the amount will surpass the $600 million distribution to General Motors vehicle owners affected by faulty ignition switches.