CSi Weather…

…WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT TO NOON CST FRIDAY…

* WHAT…Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as
30 below zero.

* WHERE…Along and east of the Missouri River, not including the
far southern James River Valley.  Portions of northwest Minnesota and northeast and southeast North Dakota.

* WHEN…From midnight tonight to noon CST Friday.

* IMPACTS…The dangerously cold wind chills could cause
frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a
hat, and gloves.

 

Forecast…

.TONIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows around 5 below. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Wind chills around 20 below.

.FRIDAY…Decreasing clouds. Colder. Highs near zero. Northwest

winds 10 to 15 mph. Wind chills around 25 below.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows around 15 below. West winds

around 5 mph shifting to the south after midnight.

Wind chill readings 31 below to 36 below zero.

.SATURDAY…Increasing clouds. Highs zero to 5 above. Southeast

winds 5 to 15 mph.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow. Lows

around 5 below.

.SUNDAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs around 10.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows around 5 below.

.MONDAY…Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of snow in the

afternoon. Highs 5 to 10 above.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow.

Lows around 5 below.

.TUESDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow. Highs

zero to 5 above.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow.

Lows around 15 below.

.WEDNESDAY…Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of snow in the morning . Highs around 5 below.

 

Some of the coldest air of the season thus far across much of the forecast

area, Friday morning.

The frigid air moves east a bit by Saturday morning with lows

flirting with 20 below zero across the Turtle Mountains and James

River Valley, and dangerous wind chills once again ranging from 25

to 30 below in these areas.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  With Jamestown Tourism taking over the management of Frontier Village this year, Tourism Executive Director Searle Swedlund says, it is continuing to look for improvements to the Village.

On Thursday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSI Cable 2, Searle said, at the January 16, Grant/Executive Board meeting, the board will consider a grant request for funding to continue the stage coach and horse rides at the Village.  Karen George owns and cares for the horses and the stage coach, as the Jamestown City Council recently approved a bill of sale.

He also pointed out that developer, Brian Lunde is expected in town this month, with officials of Apogee a national firm that is looking into plans  to infuse dollars in the redevelopment of Frontier Village.

Mayor Dwaine Heinrich recently said that no city dollars will be used, as the developer will work with other entities in the community, such as Jamestown Tourism and city officials. The Mayor added that this proposal will parallel others in the Jamestown community that come forward and step up to assist.

Searle Swedlund added, that community members are welcome to contact him with ideas for improvements to the Village, saying that contractors, carpenters and others will similar experiences are welcome to step forward to volunteer their time, or propose other  support in the refurbishing of the buildings.

He has said in the past that Frontier Village need to be a unique visitor experience.

Also on our show, Searle said in 2020 Tourism will continue to work with agencies to help grow tourism in Jamestown.

He noted the 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse this summer plans to open the Historical Citizenship Exhibit, which has been financially supported by Jamestown Tourism, along with plans at Ft. Seward to establish a Civil War type camping experience, with new tents to be installed.

Other plans this summer include a Lakeside Marina expansion, and completing the Jamestown Reservoir island trail.

He said that the National Buffalo Museum has added a curator, and will establish new kids exhibits.

Searle said that all those items will help to further grow tourism, and compliment experiences for the local community.

Valley City  (CSi)  The 2019 Barnes County Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign surpassed the $60,000 goal, with $69,000 raised.

In addition to coins and bills dropped into the kettles it was reported a donation of $1,000 came from a man who had been helped by the Salvation Army in the past.

Another one time kettle donation amounted to over $700.

Another family donated $5,000.

Lee Isense said there were many generous donations to the Red Kettle Campaign, in 2019, and thanks everyone who donated.

CSiNewsNow.com   previously reported that the Jamestown Salvation Army reached the their 2019 Red Kettle Campaign goal, of $139,00, meaning no cuts in services, and the reopening of the Youth Center in 2020.

Jamestown (JRMC)   — When the stresses of agriculture seem too great, farmers don’t have to go it alone. Caring and confidential counseling sessions are available to farmers, ranchers and members of their households.

Jamestown Regional Medical Center collaborated with The Village Business Institute to offer web-based counseling at no cost to the agricultural community. The program is called Agricultural Workforce Assistance (AWA) and includes up to three free sessions of counseling support.

JRMC, Chief Operating Officer, Ricki Ramlo says,“Our teams in our Emergency Department see people present with a trauma or injury, however, in the conversation, we learn that these individuals also need care for their mental health. The AWA gives our teams and others a resource so farmers and ranchers get the care their need.”

Christina Rittenbach, Stutsman County Extension agent  says,farming/ranching is one of the more stressful occupations, adding to that stress is the severe flooding and crop losses of this harvest season.

She says, “Recent stressors of difficult economic conditions and poor weather conditions have taken their toll, and there has been an increase in suicide rates amongst the farming and ranching population. When stressors become too much to bear, speaking with a mental health professional can make all the difference.”

The Village AWA program makes it easy for farmers and ranchers to seek the help they need and speak with trained professionals that will help them work through their challenges, she said.

The AWA offers web-based services so farmers, ranchers and their families do not have to travel. If technology is a barrier, The Village will make accommodations, Ramlo said.

The three free counseling services through AWA are available to farm families in JRMC’s nine-county region: Stutsman, Foster, LaMoure, Logan, Barnes, Eddy, Griggs, Kidder and Wells. Should a farmer or rancher from another county need this care, The Village will guide him or her through their options.

JRMC covered the expense and piloted the program, Ramlo said, in hopes that the AWA can expand to additional counties in the future.

To know if someone you love, exhibits the following, they may benefit from the AWA.

  • decline of care or loss of interest in crops, animals or the farm
  • deterioration of personal appearance
  • less social, more likely to withdraw from events with family and friends
  • change in mood or routine
  • increase in alcohol or drug use
  • altering life insurance policies, giving away possessions, calling to say goodbye

To access the services, call 1 (800) 627-8220 and ask for web-based counseling with The Village AWA. More information is available at www.TheVillageFamily.org.

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.

 

Watford City (NDHP) An Alexander, ND woman was killed, and a Williston man was seriously injured in a two vehicle crash Thursday about 7-a.m., on Hwy 85 MM 157, about 12 miles west of Watford City.

Highway Patrol Sgt Dave Kolness reports, a 1999 Chevrolet Cavalier, operated by a 58 year old Alexander woman was traveling westbound on Hwy 85. A 2017 Chevrolet Silverado was traveling eastbound on Hwy 85. The Cavalier swerved into the eastbound lanes and struck the Silverado head-on. The driver of the Cavalier whose name has not yet been released, sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased on scene. The driver of the Silverado, Timothy Wolfe, sustained serious injuries and was transported by ambulance to the hospital in Williston.

Hwy 85 was blocked for approximately 2 ½ hours.

This crash remains under investigation by the NDHP.

Assisting at the scene were: The McKenzie County Sheriff’s Office, McKenzie County Ambulance, Alexander Fire & Rescue, and McKenzie County Emergency Manager.

Update….

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Canadian man wanted in the killing of a man in North Dakota has been arrested. U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officers arrested 41-year-old Earl Howard of Belwood, Ontario, early Thursday on the Blue Water Bridge connecting Port Huron, Michigan, with Ontario. A warrant was out for Howard’s arrest for murder in the death of 42-year-old Chad Entzel in Bismarck, North Dakota. Entzel was found with a gunshot wound to the head in a bedroom after authorities responded to a house fire last week. The victim’s wife, 38-year-old Nikki Entzel, is charged with conspiracy to commit murder in his death.

WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) — A proposed gas plant could help reduce wasteful flaring in the northern region of the Bakken oil patch. Outrigger Energy, of Denver, wants to build a plant in Williams County capable of processing up to 450 million cubic feet of gas per day. CEO Dave Keanini says crude oil prices surpassing $50 per barrel have attracted the company to oil drilling in the Bakken. The Outrigger processing plant is the sixth facility of its kind in the works in North Dakota. Officials hope the investments will significantly curb the amount of excess gas that is flared in the state.

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — A judge has rejected a plea agreement for a Minot man accused of leaving his three young children home alone and threatening a convenience store clerk with a knife. The state agreed to the deal which would have dismissed some charges against 27-year-old Christian Joel Henry. Among the charges against Henry are several counts of child neglect. He’s accused of leaving the children, ages 5, 2 and an infant, home alone in October. The oldest child left the house in blizzard-like conditions to look for her parents before a neighbor found her and called police. Henry is also accused of threatening the clerk with a knife in August about a stolen cell phone.

In sports..

Class A Boy’s and Girl’s Basketball Polls

Boys

  1. Fargo Davies (17) 7-0, 85, [1]
  2. West Fargo Sheyenne 7-0, 66, [2]
  3. Minot 7-1, 49, [3]
  4. Jamestown 6-1, 35, [4]
  5. Dickinson 5-2, 11, [5]

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Grand Forks Red River and Bismarck

Girls

  1. Bismarck Century (16), 8-0, 84, [1]
  2. Devils Lake (1), 5-0, 68, [2]
  3. Bismarck Legacy 8-0, 52, [3]
  4. Fargo Shanley 6-2. 19, [5]
  5. Grand Forks Red River 6-2, 15, [NR]

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Fargo Davies and Mandan

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two U.S. officials say it was “highly likely” that an Iranian anti-aircraft missile downed a Ukrainian jetliner late Tuesday, killing all 176 people on board. President Donald Trump is suggesting he believes Iran was responsible. He is dismissing Iranian claims that it was a mechanical issue that brought down the plane. The officials, citing U.S. intelligence, spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive information. The crash came just a few hours after Iran launched a ballistic missile attack against Iraqi military bases housing U.S. troops amid a confrontation with Washington over a U.S. drone strike that killed an Iranian Revolutionary Guard general.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House moved toward approval of a non-binding measure limiting President Donald Trump’s ability to take military action against Iran as criticism of the U.S. killing of a top Iranian general intensified. Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said that while the war powers resolution does not require Trump’s signature, it nonetheless “has real teeth” because it is “a statement of the Congress of the United States.” Republicans denounced the House measure as little more than “a press release” designed to attack Trump. Trump and Vice President Mike Pence urged GOP lawmakers to oppose the plan.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he thinks NATO should be expanded to include nations in the Middle East. He even is suggesting a new name for the 70-year-old alliance: “NATOME” (nay-TOE-me) short for NATO-Middle East. Trump says he also wants to see more NATO troops in the Middle East because problems there are international in scope. He says he spoke about NATO’s role during a phone call with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday and suggested the new name.

 

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s House of Commons has given final approval to the bill authorizing the country’s departure from the European Union, paving the way for Brexit at the end of the month. Lawmakers voted 330-231 on Thursday to pass the EU Withdrawal Agreement Bill. It will become law once it is approved by Parliament’s upper chamber, the House of Lords, which does not have the power to overturn decisions of the elected Commons. The bill’s Commons passage is a victory for Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who has vowed to take Britain out of the EU on the scheduled date of Jan. 31.

 

Forecasters say a storm system approaching a handful of southern states is looking more and more menacing. The Storm Prediction Center says nearly 19 million people in Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas and Oklahoma will be at an enhanced threat of storms Friday that could include strong tornadoes and flooding rains. The area includes several major Texas cities including Dallas, Houston and Austin. The Storm Prediction Center on Thursday projected that a more tightly defined area covering part of northeast Texas and the Louisiana cities of Shreveport and Monroe will be at an especially high risk of damaging winds. That region is home to about 1.1 million people.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a dramatic rollback of environmental oversight by the Trump administration. President Donald Trump is taking action to clear the way and speed up development of a wide range of commercial projects by cutting back federal review of their impact on the environment. Trump says the country cannot compete and prosper “if a bureaucratic system holds us back from building what we need.” The changes would reduce the number of projects requiring federal oversight of the environmental impact before they could go forward. Democratic lawmakers and environmental groups say the changes will exempt polluters from public scrutiny of their projects.