CSi Weather…

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Cloudy. Scattered thunderstorms and chance of showers in the evening, then chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall in the evening. Lows around 60. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.

.SATURDAY…Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and

thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Northeast winds 5 to

10 mph.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast

winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the west after midnight.

.SUNDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. West winds around 5 mph

shifting to the south in the afternoon.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Clear. Lows in the upper 50s.

.MONDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers

and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s.

.TUESDAY…Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and

thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain

showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s.

.WEDNESDAY…Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and

thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.

.THURSDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.

 

NDDoH

COVID-19 Stats

10:45 -a.m.

Fri., Jul. 9,  2021

 

Barnes

New Positives  0

Total Positives  1426

Active: 2

Recovered:  1393

 

Stutsman

New Positives 0

Total Positives 3549

Active 2

Recovered 3465

 

 

Jamestown  (CVHD) As of today [July 9, 2021], there are 2 active positive cases of the covid viruses reported in Stutsman county.

Central Valley Health District Unit Administrator, Robin Iszler says, “Vaccination and testing efforts continue throughout the community”.    CVHD continues to provide testing and vaccinations.  Daily testing numbers average about 15 per day.  Robin adds,  “We plan to continue to provide community testing as long as there is a need.”

Currently, CVHD is testing 3 days a week at the Jamestown Civic Center from 11 to 12, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays.  Those wanting testing should preregister at the testreg.nd.gov website.

CVHD wants the public to know that there will be NO testing scheduled at the Civic Center on July 27, 28, and 29 due to availability of the testing site.

CVHD encourages those with symptoms to seek testing from their medical provider during the week of July 26 to July 30.  Testing is also available in Valley City on Monday July 26 and Friday July 30 at the public health department as an additional opportunity for testing.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The 8th Annual, Ride To Silence The Sigma is Sunday July 18, with kickstands up at 12:30-p.m. at Stutsman Harley- Davidson in Jamestown.

Registration is at 11-a.m.   The ride ends with a cookout in Ypsalanti.

The ride donation is $20 per person and cars and other vehicles are welcome to partipate.

On Friday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Monte Rodacker said, the motorcycle run helps to educate and raise awareness to eliminate the stigma associated with mental health issues, actively striving to prevent loss from suicide.

This year, funds raised will be given to First Link from Fargo.  The organization is a free confidential service available to anyone for listening and support, referrals  to resource/help and crisis intervention.

First Link answers the 2-1-1 help line, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and communicates via text line 898-211. Or call 1-800-273 TALK.

In prior years funds raised have benefited the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, sponsored radio ads for suicide prevention, started Sources of Strength , a peer led suicide prevention program at Jamestown High School, and numerous other events.

Monte pointed out that an average of 22 veterans take their lives each day, adding to remember others under stress and may be in crisis, including first responders, dispatcher, and healthcare providers.

Checks can be made to Ride to Silence the Stigma and mailed to: 501 2nd Avenue, Berlin, ND, the address for the Midnight Riders, a non-profit group that raises money for suicide prevention.

Checks will be deposited into this fund, and then a check for the cause will be issued and mailed following the ride, showing that the funds were raised for the Ride To Silence The Sigma.

 

Jamestown   (Chamber)  The Ag Woman of the Year Award was presented to Becky Reich for her hardwork and leadership among the regional farming community.

Her nomination letter read, “Becky is a hard-working motivated woman looking to enhance their operation further. She took over the farm after her husband, Alvin passed back in 2015. She has converted it from a dairy operation to a 275 head beef operation. Switching over to a beef operation is no easy task. Many miles of pasture fence were replaced along with cross fencing, pipelines and water tanks installed out in the pastures. Windbreak/ shelterbelts have been established, cover crops have been planted, and a grazing system has been installed. I believe she will be a great candidate for this award, with everything she is doing on the farm. These practices will not only enhance the ground but make her a better steward in managing the land. Becky has 8 children: Hannah, Adam, Elizabeth, Jonathan, Caleb, Phillip, Eva, and Abigail.”

The Chamber AgEnergy Committee extends our congratulations to Becky, and thank you for being a woman leader in the farming industry!

For more information on this award and how to nominate a woman in the ag industry, please contact the chamber at 701-252-4830 or email director@jamestownchamber.com.

Jamestown  (NDFU)  – North Dakota Farmers Union President Mark Watne made the following statement today on President Joe Biden’s executive order addressing monopolies and concentrated markets in the U.S. economy. The order includes 72 initiatives that will strengthen antitrust enforcement, protect livestock producers from abusive practices, improve food labeling schemes, lower rail freight costs, and create new market opportunities for farmers and ranchers.

“We’re excited and encouraged by President Biden’s executive order today, which takes important steps toward a system that works for farmers, ranchers and consumers. For decades, Farmers Union has called for action on these issues. We’re happy to see movement toward fixing inequities in the marketplace.

“We need competitive markets, plain and simple. We can’t afford to stand by as big monopolies continue posting record profits while farmers and ranchers go out of business. Farmers Union will always fight for fair markets.”

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — Police in Devil’s Lake have captured two men suspected of burglarizing a jewelry store in Minot last month. Police in Minot said someone broke into Knowles Jewelry on June 30 and made off with an undisclosed amount of jewelry. Police said in a news release Friday that police in Devil’s Lake captured two men suspected in the burglary following a pursuit. The release said the men possessed items taken in the jewelry store burglary.

 

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Police say they’ve arrested a Grand Forks man accused of abducting a young girl. Authorities say the 52-year-old man forced the girl into his vehicle in Grand Forks about 4:30 p.m. Thursday. The girl was found unharmed not far from where the kidnapping occurred. According to police, the victim and some friends who witnessed the crime were able to give officers a description of the suspect and his vehicle. He was located and arrested without incident. Police are recommending the man face a felony kidnapping charge. The Grant Forks County State’s Attorney’s Office will review the case.

 

In sports…

(CSi)  The new turf at  The University of Jamestown’s Hansen Stadium, Rollie Greeno Field this week was progressing as part of the stadium’s renovation, expected to be completed in September this year.

The stadium will now include, a nine lane, 400-meter track with new jump and throwing areas.

Other new features include newly installed home side seating including  the new press box and suite, along with lighting, and parking lot improvements. and  a new video board and sound system.

With the stadium renovations at UJ, plus the soon coming Erstad Practice field at Jamestown High School, $9.7 million of funds have been raise, and $2 million from the school district toward the $11.7 million project.

 

 

Jamestown  (UJ) – The University of Jamestown has announced Connor Campbell as the next coach for the Jimmie men’s soccer program.

Campbell comes to UJ after serving as head coach at NAIA institutions Cincinnati Christian and Florida Memorial.

The Oregon native was head coach at Florida Memorial during a COVID-shortened 2020 fall campaign and served as the head coach at Cincinnati Christian during the 2018 and 2019 seasons.

“Connor checks all the boxes that we are looking for in a head coach at the University of Jamestown,” said UJ Director of Athletics Sean Johnson. “He is a program builder who emphasizes academic excellence, developing athletic performance, exploring personal growth and recruiting and retaining student-athletes that will excel at UJ.”

His Cincinnati Christian teams improved from 5-11 and 1-8 in conference play his first year to 9-9 and 4-5 in the River States Conference his second season. The four conference wins tied a school record. Campbell joined the Florida Memorial athletics staff after Cincinnati Christian ceased operations.

Prior to his stint as head coach at CCU, Campbell served as an assistant coach and lead recruiter for Multnomah University (Ore.) from 2014 to 2018. He was charged with leading practices, creating player development plans, and film breakdown in addition to his duties as a recruiter.

“I’m thrilled to be joining the UJ family. I want to thank Dr. Peterson, Sean Johnson and everyone involved in the search process for giving me this opportunity. I love the dedication to professionalism, high level performance on and off the field and the overall investment in student-athletes. Whether it’s academic resources, athletic facilities, or community-supported opportunities, I know that student-athletes are set up for success. I’m looking forward to working with the returning and incoming players on the team to continue to build an incredible soccer environment, create sustainable long-term success and look to contend at the highest levels of the GPAC and NAIA. I can’t wait to get started!”

Campbell was also an assistant at George Fox (Ore.) for three seasons and was a head coach at Banks (Ore.) and Westside Christian (Ore.) high schools and was club coach for Academia de Futebol in Portland.

He has taken a number of USSF coaching courses and currently holds his USSF C license and is working to towards obtaining his B license this year.

Campbell is a 2011 graduate of George Fox where he was a team captain and is in the process of completing his master’s degree from Ohio University.

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Friday that targets what he says are anticompetitive practices in tech, health care and other parts of the economy while also boosting workers’ wages and consumer protections. The order includes calls for banning or limiting noncompete agreements to help boost wages and for allowing rule changes that would pave the way for hearing aids to be sold over the counter at drugstores, among other things. It includes a flurry of initiatives that could lead to new federal regulations, but it also includes plenty of language that simply encourages agencies to take action meant to bolster worker and consumer protections.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Joe Biden told Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call that he must “take action” against cybercriminals acting in his country and that the U.S. reserves the right to “defend its people and its critical infrastructure.” The conversation Friday came less than a month after the two leaders met in Geneva, when Biden warned against continuing cyberattacks emanating from Russia. A new ransomware attack linked to the REvil hacking group based in Russia caused widespread disruption last weekend. Friday’s call underscored the extent to which the ransomware threat from criminal hacker gangs has mushroomed into an urgent national security challenge for the White House.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a nationwide increase in violent crime — particularly involving firearms — President Joe Biden will convene a meeting Monday with law enforcement, local elected officials and advocates to discuss his efforts to address gun crimes. The White House says Biden will highlight his administration’s push to increase funding for local law enforcement to improve community policing practices through the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill he signed into law earlier this year. Some states and local governments are also using funding from that American Rescue Plan to fund youth employment programs and other measures that could help curtail crime.

 

CHICAGO (AP) — Authorities say a 33-year-old man has been shot and wounded after pointing a gun at a group of law enforcement officers in Chicago. Police Superintendent David O. Brown says the shooting occurred Friday morning as members of a fugitive task force were trying to serve an arrest warrant on the man for criminal sexual assault with a firearm. Brown says the man wouldn’t get out of the vehicle he was in and pointed a gun at the officers. Three Chicago police officers and a U.S. marshal opened fire. It wasn’t immediately clear if the man fired any shots. He is hospitalized in grave condition.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection is expected to hold its first public hearing with police officers who responded to the attack and custodial staff who cleaned up afterward. That’s according to Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson, the chairman of the new select panel. Thompson says the committee hopes to “set the tone” of the investigation by hearing from those first responders, many of whom were brutally beaten and verbally assaulted by former President Donald Trump’s supporters as they broke into the Capitol. Thompson hasn’t said whether the panel will call Trump to testify, but said, “I don’t think anyone is off limits.”

 

SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — The death toll in the Florida condominium collapse has risen to 78 after 14 additional victims were pulled out of the rubble. Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava announced the new number at a Friday news conference, calling it both “staggering” and “heartbreaking.” An additional 62 people are still unaccounted for. On Thursday, Paraguay’s foreign minister said in a radio report that the body of the sister of that country’s first lady was among those found. Several Latin American citizens were reported in the building when it collapsed. Rescue workers now focused on finding remains instead of survivors have pledged to keep up their search for victims until they clear all the debris at the site.

 

BOSTON (AP) — Lawmakers in Congress have introduced a bill that would pump tens of billions of dollars into fixing and upgrading the country’s dams. The bill, introduced by Democratic U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster of New Hampshire, proposed to spend nearly $26 billion to make the repairs that would enhance safety and increase the power generation capacity of the country’s dams. It also calls for removing any dams that have outlived their usefulness. The Associated Press in 2019 identified at least 1,688 high-hazard dams rated in poor or unsatisfactory condition as of the prior year in 44 states and Puerto Rico. The AP analysis noted that the actual number is almost certainly higher.