Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Jun 9

CSi Weather…

TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain showers in the evening, in the Jamestown area, 40 percent in the Valley City area, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows around 50. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

.WEDNESDAY…Sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.  Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest

winds 5 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the evening.

.THURSDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds 10 to

15 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.

.FRIDAY…Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.

.SATURDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers

and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s.

.SUNDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and

thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain

showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s.

.MONDAY…Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of rain showers

and thunderstorms. Highs around 80.

 

Dry weather and warming temperatures are forecast for Thursday and
Friday.

Sustained winds around 20-25 mph with gusts to 35-40 mph on Saturday,

Daily chances for thunderstorms beginning late Saturday, with the strongest

forecast for late Sunday.

Valley City  (CSi) City elections and county nominations  were held by mail in vote, with the results tabulated on Tuesday Jun 9, 2020.  All results are unofficial until canvassed.     Results Barnes County 2020 Primary –  races as of 7:01pm.  does not include write-ins.

Write-ins updated 9-p.m.

Valley City City Commissioner:

Elect Two

Mike Bishop  1181

Rich Gulmon 1215

 

City Parkboard

Four Year Term

Ross Powell  1140

Jordyn Heck 1302

 

 

Unexpired Four Year Term – 2 years remaining

Write in candidate

 

The Announced Write In Candidate Rich Schueneman  Received the most Write-in votes

With 184

Municipal Judge

Thomas Bowman (Unopposed)

 

Measure Number One

Shall The Board of Commissioners extend the City Sales, Use and Gross Receipts

Tax dedicated to permanent flood protection indebtedness

Yes   1043

No  419

 

Measure Number Two:

Shall the City of Valley City publish the minutes of its

Governing Body in the official city newspaper for the next

Four Years?

Yes  1348

No 136

Barnes County Commission

District One

Cindy Schwehr  461

Rockne Earles  196

 

District Five

Scott Cole  470

Pete Paulson 79

 

Valley City Public School Board

At-Large Position

Elect One

Arthur Frieze  428

Write in

Sherri Horsager 559

 

Rural At-Large

Ryan Mathias 969

Publishing Minutes

Yes – 864 votes.
No – 144 votes.

Jamestown  (CSi)  City elections and county nominations  were held by mail in vote, with the results tabulated on Tuesday Jun 9, 2020.  All votes are unofficial until canvassed.

Ballots cast 12 of 12.    grand total votes cast = 4598.

Results for Stutsman County PDF as of 7:22pm Tuesday.  

Jamestown Ballot Results For Contested Races:

For City Council:

Elect Three

Brian Kamlitz = 2304

Dan Buchanan = 1904

David Schloegel=1895

Pam Phillips = 1688

 

Jamestown City Parkboard:

Elect two

2152  – Ron Olson

2413  – Mark Ukestad

183 write in

Jamestown Public Schoolboard:

Rural:

Elect One

1855 – Aaron Roberts

1248  – Steve Veldkamp

City:

Elect Three

2251 Jamie Bear

2365 – Diane Hanson

2319 – Roger Haut

2379 – Gayle Nelson

 

District 12 State House of Representatives

Republican

Nominate Two

1209 – Bernie Satrom

1015 – Mitchell Ostlie

972 –  Grant Christensen

 

District 12 State Senator

Republican

Nominate One

298 – Willy Mickelson

1320 – Cole Conley

 

Stutsman County Commission

2634 Joan Morris

2573 Mark Klose

2200 Jill Gainer

Shall the governing body Jamestown publish minutes in the official City newspaper?

Yes = 2777

No = 312

 

Shall Jamestown Public School District publish School Board Meeting Minutes in a newspaper

For the succeeding two years?

Yes = 3328

No = 388

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D (AP) — A federal judge in North Dakota has approved a plan for handling mail-in ballots with questionable voter signatures. Tuesday’s primary is being conducted exclusively by mail due to concerns over the coronavirus outbreak. The plan approved by Chief Judge Peter Welte is the result of a lawsuit that challenged a state law requiring a match between a signature on an absentee ballot and the voter’s signature on his or her ballot application. Welte approved a plan that requires county auditors to “take reasonable steps as soon as practicable” to inform voters with signature mismatches. Steps include an attempt to reach them by phone, and if that fails contacting them by mail.

Valley City  (CSi)  Mid-morning Tuesday a felled tree that had eroded on Sheyenne River bank  at City Park in Valley City caused a power outage, when the tree toppled on to electrical wires.

At about 10:45-a.m. the outage affected businesses and a residential area, downtown.

Power was restored when crews took the tree off the power line.

 

State health officials say 22 more people have tested positive for the new coronavirus in North Dakota, but no additional deaths were reported. More than half of the new positive results reported Tuesday are in Cass County

Valley City  (CHI Mercy Health)  CHI Mercy Health has announced updates in visitor restrictions in line with Governor Doug Burgum’s moving the state to the “low risk,” category, which relaxes many restrictions.

The news release issued by CHI Mercy Health, and CEO, Keith Heuser states:

“We understand how much it means to patients to have their loved ones with them during their hospitalization and outpatient visits. The COVID-19 pandemic has made this nearly impossible. Starting Tuesday, June 9, 2020 CHI Mercy Health is announcing that with the Governor declaring a green status for our state and testing being completed with no positive COVID results some of our visitor restrictions have been lifted so we can better serve our patients and community. We did not want to loosen some of our visitation rules until we were sure that we did not have any staff with the infection.

No visitor presenting to CHI Mercy Health will be allowed in the building without a mask. All visitors will be screened at the front desk and verify that they have a mask. Visitors will not be allowed to roam around the hospital. Visitors must go directly to hospital department, check in with hospital staff and be in a patient’s room or designated waiting area. Visitors may stay as long as they like but if they choose to leave the building they will not be allowed back in. Patient’s may have only one visitor per day. This is designed to keep the numbers of people actually entering the hospital to a minimum. CHI Mercy Health will continue to follow stringent policies and procedures to make sure the hospital remains a safe environment. Visitors are asked to stay home if they’re feeling ill or experiencing symptoms.”

CHI Mercy Health’s new visitation guidelines are as follows:
· One visitor per day for each acute/observation patient.
· An additional visitor per patient at the time of discharge.
· One per surgery or ambulatory care patient.
· One per ED patient as appropriate.
· Delivery Drivers may take their deliveries directly to the department that ordered them (outside of direct patient care areas) as long as they are masked and cleared by their company.
Visitor restrictions still apply for:
· Use Main Entrance Door # 1.
· South Door (nearest handicapped parking) will be locked.
· All visitors will be screened upon arrival to the hospital.
· Compassionate care visitation – Limit of 2 at a time in building.
· Minor child visitor – No visitors under the age of 18.
· Swing bed remains the same.

Thank you again for all of your support and for your steadfast commitment to CHI Mercy Health and to our mission. Please keep our dedicated caregivers and the patients they serve in your thoughts and prayers.

We’re strongly encouraging anyone who is suspicious of or concerned with COVID-19 exposure to PLEASE CALL 701-845-6400 FIRST prior to coming to the hospital / Emergency Room. Screening questions will be used during the phone call. These along with additional screening procedures have been implemented to keep our patients and staff safe.

Jamestown  (uj.edu) The University of Jamestown’s Golden Z Club recently won a Zonta International Emma L. Conlon Service Award for their 2019 “16 Days of Activism” project about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW).

They were the only club in the United States selected to receive this award.

The purpose of the UJ Golden Z Club is to: serve the University and the community; provide career guidance; encourage leadership qualities in fellow students; and promote fellowship and better understanding among people of the world. The Golden Z Club is one of three clubs in Jamestown that is part of Zonta International. Zonta Club of Jamestown and the Jamestown High School BlueZ Club are also part of the international organization.

The motto of the Golden Z Club is “Future Leaders Building a Better World Today Through Service and Advocacy”. The Club strives to empower women through education and brings awareness to women’s issues worldwide.

Jamestown  (uj.edu)   University of Jamestown President, Dr. Polly Peterson has issued a statement to the community.

“I begin by sharing my deep sadness for the acts of violence and hate that have occurred in recent days. The acts of police brutality exhibited by some of those entrusted to keep us safe have incited our nation. We applaud those who are gathering peacefully to insist on systemic change. Violence directed against individuals because of their skin color is reprehensible and must end. Appropriating otherwise peaceful, meaningful protests to incite violence and/or for personal gain in the way that some individuals have is wrong and makes facilitating the important dialogue we must engage in more difficult. In the aftermath of quarantine and isolation, we must not only speak up, but also directly support one another when we witness any discrimination due to race, religion, age, social status, or sexual orientation. The University of Jamestown is a Christian university committed to inclusion, tolerance, and the dignity of all humanity, and we stand united in our belief that racism has no place here, or anywhere.

As an institution of higher education founded in the Presbyterian tradition, we embrace the liberal arts and the ongoing search for knowledge and truth as a way of liberating the human spirit and understanding the world we share with others. We promote education as a means to improve lives. We must accept our responsibility to build nurturing communities that are inclusive, supportive, and empowering, and ones that respect and embrace the differences in all of us. Fundamental to the UJ experience is a commitment to servant leadership; now, more than ever, we must stand united in service to all.

Please join me in this effort.

Dr. Polly Peterson

Jamestown  (uj.edu) The University of Jamestown’s Golden Z Club recently won a Zonta International Emma L. Conlon Service Award for their 2019 “16 Days of Activism” project about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW). They were the only club in the United States selected to receive this award.

 

The purpose of the UJ Golden Z Club is to: serve the University and the community; provide career guidance; encourage leadership qualities in fellow students; and promote fellowship and better understanding among people of the world. The Golden Z Club is one of three clubs in Jamestown that is part of Zonta International. Zonta Club of Jamestown and the Jamestown High School BlueZ Club are also part of the international organization.

 

The motto of the Golden Z Club is “Future Leaders Building a Better World Today Through Service and Advocacy”. The Club strives to empower women through education and brings awareness to women’s issues worldwide.

 

In addition to bringing awareness to women’s issues, every year the Club creates a special project for Zonta International’s “16 Days of Activism”. Golden Z Club Advisor and UJ Nursing Assistant Professor Penny Briese said, “I am so proud of this year’s project bringing awareness to the social justice issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW). The Golden Z Club members created informational fliers and posted them across campus educating others and opening up a dialogue among the student body about this important issue.  It is a great honor for UJ’s Golden Z Club to be recognized by Zonta International.

 

“The project culminated in a performance by world renowned Native American dancer, flautist, singer, and storyteller, Keith Bear. Partnering with the University of Jamestown’s Convocations Committee, the Club hosted a well-attended event with Mr. Bear at the Reiland Fine Arts Center that was free and open to the public.” During his performance, Mr. Bear presented a Native American quilt to Golden Z Club members on stage in DeNault Auditorium. The quilt is being prepared for long-term display at the University of Jamestown.

 

Established in 1883, the University of Jamestown is a private, liberal arts university granting Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science and Science in Nursing degrees, as well as Master’s Degrees in Education, Leadership, Clinical Counseling, and a Fargo-based Doctor of Physical Therapy degree. With the Jamestown Journey to Success, emphasis is placed not only on preparing students academically in their chosen areas of study, but also on preparing them through a student-centered experience. For more information, visit uj.edu.

FARGO (KFGO) – Former Fargo Deputy Police Chief Todd Osmundson is offering an apology.

He called a briefing at his home Tuesday morning to say a Forum interview with him was wrong, but also that much of what was reported was his mistake. Osmundson says the story should have been about him and not claims that there is racism in the police department. He says much of what he said in the story amounted to venting. Osmundson says he was frustrated and upset by the events that occurred during the downtown riot May 30.

Osmundson said,  “In my continual learning still today, the article should have been all about me, the headline should have been, former DC Todd Osmundson has built in bias against people of color.”

Osmundson also said there should have been more clarity in the story. “So the sentence, the officer’s turned on him, meaning me, my officers turned on me is completely inaccurate, were the officers confused, upset and mad at me and not understanding what I had done? Yes and justifibly so, absolutely.”

Osmundson said there is no truth to comments made by “OneFargo” and Black Lives Matter that Chief Dave Todd knew that he was undercover and gathering intelligence information during the downtown riot.

Osmundson resigned last week after he was placed on unpaid suspension. Chief Todd said Osmundson was acting alone and independently without his permission.

In world and national news…

HOUSTON (AP) — Hundreds of mourners packed a Houston church Tuesday for the funeral of George Floyd, the black man whose death has inspired a worldwide reckoning over racial injustice. His body will be carried in a horse-drawn carriage and will be laid to rest next to his mother. Floyd was 46 when he was killed May 25 as a white Minneapolis officer pressed a knee on Floyd’s neck as the dying man cried out for his mother. Floyd’s death sparked international protests and drew new attention to police treatment of African Americans in the U.S. Some 6,000 people attended a public memorial service Monday.

 

ATLANTA (AP) — Two police officers who were fired after video showed them using stun guns on a couple of college students during a large protest in Atlanta against police brutality are looking to get their jobs back. An attorney for Mark Gardner and Ivory Streeter filed a lawsuit Monday against Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and Police Chief Erika Shields. The lawsuit states the officers were fired without due process. Bottoms and Shields have said they decided to immediately fire two officers after reviewing body camera video of the incident, in which two students from historically black colleges near downtown Atlanta were shot with stun guns and pulled from a car.

(AP) Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee says George Floyd’s death ignited protests around the world involving people of different races and helped shine a light on police brutality against unarmed black men and women. Lee said during Floyd’s memorial service in Houston that she’s unable to remove Floyd’s last words _“I can’t breathe” _ from her head. But the congresswoman said his death served a purpose that “was heard around the world. There are people rising up that will never sit down until you get justice.”

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is igniting fresh controversy over his hard-line “law and order” push as he peddles another unfounded conspiracy theory. This time he is attempting to raise suspicions about a 75-year-old protester in Buffalo, New York, who remains hospitalized after he fell backward and hit his head on the sidewalk after being shoved by police. Trump has repeatedly sided with police and taken a tough line against the protesters who have been demonstrating across the nation, demanding justice and racial equality following the killing of George Floyd. The tweet demonstrates Trump’s willingness to spread and amplify bogus charges cooked up by far-right outlets.

 

SEATTLE (AP) — A Black Lives Matter group is suing the Seattle Police Department to halt the violent tactics it has used to break up largely peaceful protests in recent days. Black Lives Matter Seattle-King County filed the emergency lawsuit in U.S. District Court on Tuesday. Officers have used tear gas, pepper spray and other less-lethal weapons against crowds that have demonstrated against racism and police brutality. The department did not immediately return an email seeking comment. Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan and Police Chief Carmen Best have apologized to peaceful protesters who were subjected to chemical weapons. They promised a ban on using one type of tear gas, but officers used it again.

 

ATLANTA (AP) — Long lines formed at some polling places as Democratic candidates vying to take on Republican U.S. Sen. David Perdue of Georgia in November faced off in a primary election Tuesday. Georgia’s chief election officer had warned results may be slow to come in as poll closures and virus restrictions complicate in-person voting and counties work to process a huge increase in ballots received by mail. Among the key races Tuesday was a contested Democratic primary for the nomination to challenge Perdue. Democrats included former congressional candidate Jon Ossoff, former Columbus Mayor Teresa Tomlinson and former lieutenant governor candidate Sarah Riggs Amico.