Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Oct 17

CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows in the lower 40s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.

.FRIDAY…Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 50s. South winds around 10 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Lows

in the upper 30s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.

.SATURDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. West winds 10 to 15 mph

with gusts to around 30 mph.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows in the mid 30s.

.SUNDAY…Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs in the

upper 40s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Rain likely in the evening, then rain possibly

mixed with snow after midnight. Lows in the mid 30s. Chance of

precipitation 60 percent.

.MONDAY…Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain possibly mixed with snow

in the morning, then chance of rain in the afternoon. Windy.

Highs in the lower 40s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain

and snow in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows

around 30.

.TUESDAY…Sunny, windy. Highs in the lower 40s.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy with slight chance of rain and

snow in the evening, then mostly cloudy with chance of snow after

midnight. Lows in the lower 30s. Chance of precipitation

30 percent.

.WEDNESDAY…Partly sunny. Chance of rain and snow in the

morning, then chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs in the mid

40s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.

 

High temperatures in the low to mid 50s are forecast across the James River on Friday. The melt run off will peak during this period reaching rivers and streams.

Those across the Pipestem Creek watershed should expect river and

stream rises to continue through the rest of the week and into the weekend.

Depending on the releases from the Jamestown and Pipestem reservoirs, further rises on the James river are possible, from Jamestown south through Lamoure in Lamoure county.

Overland flooding is also possible, especially in areas of poor drainage. See www.weather.gov/bis for the latest updates.

Sunday and Monday, depending on the track of a low, winds nearing or at advisory criteria may be possible along the south- central through the James River valley during this time period.

Flood updates and water level updates  for the …

Sheyenne River Level Through Valley City

Lake Ashtabula Level

James River level through Jamestown.

Jamestown Dam

National Weather Service 

Water amounts in the snow pack

The Latest Flood Warnings from The National Weather Service

https://ndresponse.gov/flood-region

Fire Danger Map for North Dakota

Update….

The City of Jamestown is asking for volunteers to assist with filling and placing sandbags starting at 9:30 a.m. Friday, October 18, 2019 and continuing throughout the day Friday as well as Saturday, October 19, 2019.
Volunteers are asked to report during this period to the west side parking lot of the Jamestown Civic Center.
If City property owners have concerns or questions, please contact City Hall at 701-252-5900 or email at info@jamestownnd.gov.

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown City Council met in Special Session, Thursday afternoon, for the purpose of considering policies and procedures in relation to flood planning and flood control.  Council Member Buchanan was not present.

Travis Dillman of Interstate Engineering said as of Thursday afternoon, 8,000 sandbags have been filled, and more volunteers are needed. City contractors will NOT be used. 60,000 sandbags are earmarked for placement, and more bags are to be made for reserve purposes if more are needed.

He said the City of Fargo is providing 40,000 more sandbags with a Memorandum of Understanding to be drawn up by the City Attorney between Jamestown and Fargo.

Mayor Dwain Heinrich says the sandbags are at not cost to the City of Jamestown, however the City of Jamestown will pay the transportation costs, at $7,000. Hofmann Trucking of Jamestown will haul the sandbags from Fargo to Jamestown at $350 per load.

Darrell Hournbuckle from Interstate Engineering said sandbaggers are coming from outside of Jamestown.

He said about 200 volunteers will be needed for placement, on Friday morning.

Volunteers should be at the Civic Center by 9:30-a.m., Friday, and they will be bused to the sandbag placement sites.

The areas identified are the area near the Townhomes near Taco Bell, the area north of Dairy Queen, and homes along 17^th Avenue Southwest.  40,000 sandbags will be need in those areas, and about 20,000 more to be used for quick response mitigation purposes.

Sandbags will be filled on a continuous basis when the goal is made.

Council Members voted unanimously to approve continuing the current flood fighting policies in place and using city funds for flood fighting purposes.

Anyone needing officials to look at flooding on their property for sandbags should call City Hall during business hours at 252-5900 or after hours at 252-1000 at the LEC Dispatch.

The meeting was shown live on CSi 67.

Omaha  (USACE, Oct 17, 2019)  – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is increasing releases from Jamestown and Pipestem Dams to a total combined release of 2,400 cubic feet per second (cfs) by Saturday, October 26.  Releases will be slowly increased to allow for monitoring of downstream channel conditions.

	Jamestown Dam Releases (cfs)	Pipestem Dam Releases (cfs)	Total Combined Release (cfs)
Tuesday AM	1,100	800	1,900
Tuesday PM	1,200	800	2,000
Wednesday AM	1,200	900	2,100
Thursday AM	1,200	1,000	2,200
Friday AM	1,200	1,100	2,300
Saturday AM	1,200	1,200	2,400

Read more at: https://www.nwo.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Releases/Article/1991730/releases-increasing-from-pipestem-and-jamestown-dams/

 

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Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown Tourism, City Promotion, Capital Construction Fund meeting was held Thursday, at the CSi Technology Center, at Historic Franklin School.

Members present included:  President Matt Woods, Tena Lawrence, Frank Balak, and Paulette Ritter.

Tourism Director, Searle Swedlund.

Conflict of Interest……None were voted to accept

The Goals and Objectives of Capital Construction Fund were outlined.

Each March 1^st and October 1^st the grant requests are due.

The Funds are city-held and represent an allocation of 20-percent of the restaurant  tax funds collected.  The goal for this meeting is to allocate $40,000.

Making presentations were:

Fort Seward – Civil War Camping represented by Jennie Marks, Meggan Smith

The request is for  $15,226.05, as Fort Seward wants to offer guests a one of a kind experience, by having the site be the first in the area to offer a “Glamping Site.”  Each site will be furnished with authentic 1870’s gear, ensuring a unique experience, while learning some of the historic locations. Modern amenities will be included, including shower facilities.  Three to four  “Sibley Tents,” are in the plans, built on a platform, which will be furnished.

The site will be open 12 weeks , with the rent between $20 and $30 per night.

The economic impact is $154,000, if fully rented over the 12 weeks.

The board approved, $13,703

 

The 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse – Citizenship Exhibit represented by Robert Hanna, State Historical Society, Site Manager, from Bismarck, requested $26,795 for the Courthouse Citizenship Exhibit, to help make the 1883 Courthouse the first museum in the United States specifically addressing the exercise of citizenship.  Specified rooms in the courthouse will contain various aspects of citizenship.   The exhibit dedication and Open House is Planned for May of 2020.

The Board approved, $24,115.

 

Jack Brown Stadium – First Base Bleachers project, represented by Doug Hogan, requested an additional $50,000, for the bleachers, and press box. Other funding is $145,000 from Jamestown Parks and Recreation, plus private donations.

It was noted that at the March meeting this year, the board allocated $20,000 toward the bleacher project, and asked Jamestown Parks and Recreation to return to the October allocation meeting.

The current bleachers and press box were originally built in the 1960’s, and now present safety concerns.  The new bleachers will be raised, and ADA accessible.  It related to tourism because the stadium hosts  regional conference, state and regional tournaments, at the high school and college level, along with state invitational tournament, amateur, American Legion, Babe Ruth, tournaments.

The improvements allow Jamestown to compete with larger cities to host the tournaments on a rotational basis.

The project is slated to start this fall, with completion anticipated in the spring of 2020.

The board approved funding $1,200, noting other funding sources, and that it is not a “new” visitors experience.

Jamestown  (CSi) Jamestown airline boardings in September this year were down, compared to September 2018.

In September this year there were 824 enplanements at Jamestown Regional Airport compared to 880 in September 2018, down just over three percent.

This year through September, boardings were 8295 compared to 9246 in 2018 through September, down just over 10-percent.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Many farmers in the Midwest and South whose planting this year was interrupted by wet weather are getting a reprieve, though a few Northern states have seen harvest prospects go from bad to worse.

Minnesota and the Dakotas have seen snow and rain in recent weeks that have hampered an already difficult harvest. But much of the Corn Belt has somewhat recovered from heavy rains and flooding in the spring and summer, with experts predicting good yields from what did get planted, though it’s still a far from stellar year for most farmers.

In its Oct. 10 crop production report, U.S. Department of Agriculture bumped up corn yields for Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota and North Dakota, and left the forecast for Kansas and Nebraska unchanged. North Dakota’s predicted corn yield was increased by 1 bushel per acre, but that estimate was made before the state was hammered by as much as 30 inches (76 centimeters) of snow. Many crops in North Dakota remain under snow and are now being trampled by snowmobilers and hunters.

“Barring any changes, corn farmers are generally saying it’s a pretty decent crop, although nowhere near the records in the last couple of years,” said Chris Hawthorn of the USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service. “The acreage is down, but what’s planted is looking good.”

But some farmers aren’t so hopeful.

“Farmers are all in the same boat and I want to get off of it,” said Randy Richards, who farms near Hope, in eastern North Dakota. “It looks like the Titanic.”

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota regulators say drillers set a record for oil production in August.

The Department of Mineral Resources says the state produced an average of 1.47 million barrels of oil daily in August. That’s up from the previous record of 1.44 million barrels a day in set in July.

North Dakota also produced a record 3 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day in August, up from 2.9 billion cubic feet in July.

Statewide, companies flared 19 percent of all gas produced in August, which is well above the 12 percent target.

There were 15,942 wells producing in August, down a dozen from the record set in July. The August tallies are the latest figures available.

There were 60 drill rigs operating Thursday, down two from the August average.

 

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to ease some rules on mining, drilling and grazing across millions of acres in seven U.S. Western states.

Judge B. Lynn Winmill said changes adopted by the administration in March likely would cause further declines in populations of greater sage grouse.

The ground-dwelling bird is at the center of a bitter conflict between the administration and conservationists how much of the West’s expansive public lands should be opened to development.

The judge’s Wednesday restraining order means government officials must fall back on previous rules that were adopted under President Barack Obama.

It affects public land in Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, California and Oregon.

Grouse habitats in Montana, Washington and the Dakotas were not impacted by the Trump rule changes.

 

 

Update…

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A South Dakota man who authorities say is linked through DNA evidence to a riot during the Dakota Access pipeline protest three years ago has turned himself in to sheriff’s officials in North Dakota.

Prosecutors in Morton County filed charges against Lawrence Malcolm Jr. last month after state investigators were informed by the State Crime Lab that DNA from a cigarette butt found at the scene of a 2016 protest was a match for Malcolm. The Bismarck Tribune says the 23-year-old Sisseton man is charged with felony criminal mischief and engaging in a riot. An affidavit says more than 100 demonstrators, many with their faces covered, halted construction and vandalized equipment on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation.

Malcolm’s attorney, Bruce Nestor, says the DNA evidence doesn’t prove his client participated in the protest.

 

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The latest survey of bankers in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states showed an improved rural economy this month, but the ongoing trade disputes continue weighing on the economy.

The Rural Mainstreet survey’s overall index climbed to 51.4 for October from 50.1 in September. Any score above 50 suggests a growing economy, while a score below 50 indicates a shrinking economy.

Creighton University economist Ernie Goss, who oversees the survey, says federal crop support payments and higher grain prices helped boost October’s index, but noted that nearly three-quarters of bankers “reported continuing negative impacts from the trade war.”

The confidence index, which reflects bankers’ economic expectations six months out, slumped to a dismal 36.5 from September’s already low 42.9.

Bankers from Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming were surveyed.