Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Dec 23

CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT… .Cloudy. Patchy fog through the night. Lows 15 to 20. Southeast winds around 5 mph shifting to the west up to 5 mph after midnight.

.TUESDAY…Patchy fog in the morning. Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 20s. North winds around 5 mph.

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

around 5 mph.

.CHRISTMAS DAY…Cloudy. Highs in the mid 20s. Northeast winds

around 5 mph.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow and

light freezing drizzle. Lows 15 to 20.

.THURSDAY…Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow and slight chance of

light freezing drizzle in the morning, then slight chance of snow

in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 20s. Chance of precipitation

30 percent.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows around 15.

.FRIDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 20s.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows around 15.

.SATURDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 20s.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows 10 to 15.

.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 20s.

 

 

A swath of light snow across the region Wednesday afternoon, Wednesday night and into Thursday.

Some light freezing rain/or drizzle potential Wednesday evening and overnight, mainly over the James River Valley. With fairly light snow amounts forecast and a light glaze of ice at this time.

After Thursday, the weather pattern tends to dry out. Temperatures

remain near normal with highs during this period in the 20s to

lower 30s and lows single digits to the teens for the most part.

 

 

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Fire Department was called out about 3:30-p.m., Monday to 625 First Street West, where smoke was reported coming from the second floor of the structure. Scanner reports indicate that when the units arrived, no fire was found, no hot spots, in the building, and no electrical breakers were blown, in the one story house.

City Fire Chief Jim Reuther says, five city fire units and 19 firefighters were discharged from the scene, at 4:03-p.m. the scene was cleared at 4:09-p.m.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown City Fire Department, has returned the State owned ladder truck to the state, where it is now located at the State Hospital Grounds.

City Fire Chief Jim Reuther said, he drove the vehicle from the city fire hall, to the State Hospital on Monday, at the request of the State of North Dakota.

He says the state indicates that the truck will become state surplus.

Previously…

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Council’s Police & Fire, and Public Works Committees met Thursday afternoon (December 19, 2019), at City Hall. All members were present.Discussion was held on replacing State of North Dakota ladder truck at the Fire Department.

City Fire Chief Jim Reuther made a presentation, and included equipment that has been appreciated out, and needs replacement.  He said the new ladder truck is needed for support and rescue, costing about $1.3 million, including a platform, with the ladder reaching over 100 feet.  The current truck has undergone expense repairs over the past few years, some of the repairs failed.  This year it was determined additional repairs are too expensive. He added the Rescue Truck has electrical problems, and repairs to the pumper truck is at a cost of a half million dollars.  He noted other equipment that needs replacement in the future, including the equipment truck. The search for grant funding has been unsuccessful at this time.

Mayor Heinrich said he and other officials met in Bismarck with state officials, including the Governor’s Office, saying that the truck’s funding has in the past come from state funds.  He added that local legislative representative have been informed of the situation, which could come before the next legislative session.  He feels there will be positive movement on getting state funding, on behalf of the state legislators.

Reuther said he is not comfortable with the liability of not having a ladder truck available, and is not comfortable in being in the position of Fire Chief without a ladder truck.

The cost to rent a ladder truck is estimated at $100,000 per year on a lease to buy basis.

The committee recommends the City Council pass a Resolution to forward to the Governor, and state legislators, stating the urgency of having a ladder truck.  Mayor Heinrich said the Resolution needs to be worded properly.

 

COOPERSTOWN, ND (Valley News Live   (CSiNewsNow.com)  – The Griggs  County Sheriff has identified the  woman whose body was found in Cooperstown, North Dakota Saturday evening.

Around 6 p.m. officials found her body in the 700 block of 9th Street.

Griggs County Sheriff Wes Straight identified her as 54-year-old Tamara Somerville, of Cooperstown.

Somerville was taken to the North Dakota State Medical Examiner’s Office in Grand Forks for an autopsy.

Officials have now released her cause of death, which is hypothermia. No foul play is expected.

Details leading up to her death are still under investigation.

 

Valley City  (CSi) Valley City Public Works, City Hall & Transfer Station will close Noon Tues Dec 24 and closed Weds Dec 25.

Garbage Schedule: Week of Dec 23

• Tues route picked up Tues Dec 24 by Noon.
• Weds & Thurs route picked up on Thurs Dec 26
• Fri route will be picked up on Fri Dec 27.

Jamestown  (CSi)  Jamestown Public Works announces that due to the Christmas and New Year’s Holiday, there will be:

NO residential garbage or recycling collection on

• Weds Dec 25 Christmas Day
• Weds Jan 1, 2020 New Years Day

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY RESIDENTIAL COLLECTION:

• Weds routes collected on Thurs Dec 26
• Thurs routes collected on Fri Dec 27

The City Baling Facility AND the ND Recycling Center will be CLOSED on Wednesday, December 25, 2019 and Saturday, December 28th, 2019.

NEW YEAR’S DAY HOLIDAY RESIDENTIAL COLLECTION:

• Weds routes collected on Thurs Jan 2
• Thurs routes collected on Fri Jan 3

The City Baling Facility AND the ND Recycling Center will be CLOSED on Weds Jan 1, 2020.

PLEASE PLACE GARBAGE & RECYCLING CARTS OUT BY 6:30 A.M. DURING THE HOLIDAY WEEKS!

Bismarck  (NDGF)  ND Game & Fish Director Terry Steinwand recently honored a number of employees with performance-based awards.  Steinwand presented the following employees with special recognition awards at the department’s annual staff meeting in December.

Renae Schultz, private land biologist, Jamestown, was recognized for her attitude, persistence and efforts in coordinating a Private Lands Open to Sportsmen tract along the James River.

Mike Anderson, video project supervisor, Bismarck, was recognized for his planning, shooting, editing, script writing and voicing the North Dakota Outdoors weekly broadcast, in addition to hosting and editing the Game and Fish Department’s weekly online webcast.

Justin Mattson, administrative staff officer, Bismarck, was recognized for his work ethic, reliability and willingness to take on extra responsibilities in the administrative services division.

Bill Haase, wildlife resource management supervisor, Bismarck, was recognized for his work on several projects, including public shooting ranges, cover crops and GPS mapping for weed spraying.

Mike Szymanski, migratory game bird management supervisor, Bismarck, was recognized for his vision and coordination in combining the three separate small game, waterfowl and furbearer/trapping guides into one combined hunting and trapping guide.

Steve Dyke, conservation section leader, and Sandra Johnson and Elisha Mueller, conservation biologists, Bismarck, were recognized for their efforts in developing a new standard for wind project planning and siting in North Dakota.

In addition to special recognition recipients, Keenan Snyder, district game warden, Williston, was named North Dakota’s Boating Officer of the Year. His district has approximately 150 miles of shoreline bordering Lake Sakakawea and portions of the Yellowstone and Missouri rivers. Chief game warden Robert Timian said warden Snyder has been tasked with water patrols relating to monitoring environmental issues associated with oil activities in, on and around these three water bodies, and has met these challenges with enthusiasm, which reflects highly on the department and the community he serves.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Sanford Health has launched a new pilot program to attract employees who have been out of the workforce for some time. The program it calls “returnship” is aimed at finding enough employees in a region where unemployment is low. Current positions are in marketing and communications, finances and human resources, all based in Sioux Falls. The 12-week program comes with extra mentoring and coaching. Sanford administrators say the hope would be that those selected for the temporary work would prove to be a good fit for permanent job at the company.

Bismarck  (CSi)  Governor Doug Burgum has appointed Bonita Roswick, from the Coalition for Conservation and Environmental Education, to serve as North Dakota’s selection coordinator for the 2020 National Youth Science Camp scholarships. Two high school seniors will receive a full scholarship to exchange ideas with scientists and other professionals from academic, governmental, and corporate worlds. The nearly month-long experience includes lectures and hands-on research projects presented by scientists from across the nation, overnight outdoor trips into the Monongahela National Forest and a visit to

The NYSC experience is offered at no cost to its participants so that selected delegates may attend regardless of their financial status. Contributions to the National Youth Science Foundation allow delegates to participate in this experience. Educational and recreational programming, as well as meals, lodging and round-trip air travel, are provided free of charge.

Delegates arrive in Charleston, West Virginia, on Monday, June 22, and depart on Wednesday, July 15, 2020. The NYSC is held near Bartow in the eastern mountains of West Virginia, within the Monongahela National Forest. The application process is available on the NYSC website at http://apply.nysc.org. Applications must be submitted by Friday, Feb. 28, 2020, by 5 p.m. Central. For more information, contact bonita.roswick@vcsu.edu, (701) 845-7570.

 

(AP)  Democrat Amy Klobuchar says she will become the first major 2020 candidate to have visited all 99 Iowa counties after stops scheduled for Friday in the leadoff caucus state. The Minnesota senator argues she is the best candidate to take on President Donald Trump in 2020 because she has a history of winning across her home state, including in Republican areas, by going to places where Democrats don’t typically campaign. Klobuchar wrapped up a four-day bus tour Monday that made stops in 27 counties. She will return Friday to complete the statewide tour with stops in three northwest Iowa counties

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — An executive order by President Donald Trump giving governors the right to refuse to accept refugees is putting Republican governors in an uncomfortable position. They’re caught between immigration hardliners who want to shut the door and Christian evangelicals who want to welcome them. More than 30 governors have confirmed they will keep accepting refugees so far, but about a dozen Republican governors have stayed silent on the issue. Trump’s order requires governors to publicly say they’ll accept refugees or they cannot come to their states, even if cities and counties welcome them. No state has announced plans to shut out refugees entirely.

 

In TV Sports…

MON DEC 23

ESPN – CSi 14 & CSi HD 84

7:15PM

PACKERS AT VIKINGS

 

In world and national news…

(AP)  Boeing’s CEO is stepping down with no end in sight for a crisis that has enveloped the manufacturer and its marquee aircraft, the 737 Max. The Chicago company said Monday that Dennis Muilenburg will depart immediately. The board’s current chairman David Calhoun will become president and CEO on Jan. 13. Boeing’s Max has been grounded worldwide after two crashes _ one in October 2018 off the cost of Indonesia and another in March 2019 in Ethiopia _ which killed a combined total of 346 people. The company said the change in leadership is needed to restore confidence in Boeing.

 

(AP) Forecasters say several roads were closed during the morning rush hour in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, as heavy rain soaked several southern states. The National Weather Service said before dawn Monday that Charleston was flooding due to a combination of coastal flooding and the effects of the heavy rains. Creeks and streams were on the rise there and across the South. Flash flood watches and warnings covered large parts of Georgia, Louisiana, Alabama and South Carolina. In Florida, the heavy rain and flooding delayed dozens of flights at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Florida. By 6:30 a.m. Monday, flight operations were resuming.

 

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he is not ruling out witnesses in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial _ but indicated he was in no hurry to seek new testimony either. McConnell tells “Fox and Friends” that he wants the Senate to adopt rules like those used in the 1999 Clinton impeachment trial, in which a few witnesses were only called after both sides presented their cases. But Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, in a letter to all senators, argues that the circumstances in the Trump trial are different from that of Clinton. He was impeached after a lengthy independent counsel investigation in which witnesses had already testified numerous times under oath.

 

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump will hold his first rally of 2020 in Ohio next month, potentially coinciding with the beginnings of the Senate impeachment trial. The Trump campaign announced Monday that he will speak at the “Keep America Great” rally in Toledo on Jan. 9. The Senate impeachment trial is expected to start that week, though it may be delayed as lawmakers argue over whether to call new witnesses. Ohio was once an extremely competitive swing state but has trended more Republican in recent years. Trump won by 8 percentage points in 2016 and a repeat victory is vital to his hopes for reelection in November.

 

(AP)  Joe Biden’s presidential campaign is getting a boost from one of the leading Latinos in Congress. Rep. Tony Cárdenas of California endorsed the former vice president Monday as Democrats’ best hope to defeat President Donald Trump. Cárdenas chairs Bold PAC, the political arm of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. Cárdenas’ announcement follows presidential candidate Bernie Sanders campaigning this weekend with progressive icon and New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The dueling surrogates highlight Biden’s and Sanders’ fierce battle for the Hispanic vote and their starkly differing approaches to the larger nominating fight. Biden is leaning heavily on his establishment connections and perceived strength against President Donald Trump. Sanders promises a political revolution.