Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Jul 14

CSi Weather…

.REST OF TODAY…Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of thunderstorms and isolated showers in the afternoon. Highs 75 to 80. East winds 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.

.TONIGHT…Mostly clear.  A 20 percent chance of rain showers and thunderstorms in the evening in the Valley City area. Lows in the upper 50s. East winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the west after midnight.

.THURSDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds 5 to

10 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. South

winds 5 to 10 mph.

.FRIDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds 5 to 15 mph.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.

.SATURDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.

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

and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s.

.SUNDAY…Sunny. Highs around 90.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.

.MONDAY…Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.

.TUESDAY…Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.

 

 

Bismarck  (NDDEQ)   The North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality is advising residents with respiratory health problems to remain indoors as much as possible while smokey conditions remain in the state.

Wildfires in northern Canada, Wyoming and Western Montana are sending smoke across North Dakota.

Extremely small particles of ash and soot, or particulate matter, have been increasing over the last few hours across eastern North Dakota. Particulate matter can irritate the respiratory system, especially for those who suffer from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or conditions such as asthma and allergies. The NDDEQ advises people with respiratory conditions, the elderly and young children to avoid prolonged outdoor exposure.

The NDDEQ’s Division of Air Quality is closely monitoring its air sampling network across the state. At this time most of the smoke impact seems to be concentrated in the eastern part of the state. If conditions in western North Dakota become unfavorable, the department will follow up with additional information.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown City Fire Department was called to a grass fire in the 1500 block of 10^th Street SE at about 9:55 a.m., Tuesday.

Lt. Sheldon Mohr says a power line was burning and fell into grass and caused a small amount of grass to be burned.   Three city fire units and 22 city firefighters were on scene about one hour.

Otter Tail Power Company was called to the scene to attend to the downed line, and make repairs.  A power outage was caused in the area.

Rebecca Michaels with Otter Tail Power Company says, far Southeast and far Northeast Jamestown customers were without power, between 9:55-a.m., and 11:45-a.m., Tuesday, as crews worked on damages.

She reminds residents that see a utility pole fire to call 9-1-1 immediately.

 

 

The North Dakota Department of Health dashboard is updated daily by 11 am and includes cases reported through the previous day. The investigations are ongoing and information on the website is likely to change as cases are investigated. The information contained in this dashboard is the most up to date and will be different than previous news releases. This dashboard supersedes information from previous news releases or social media postings.

Check out our other dashboards: The COVID-19 Vaccine Dashboard, NDUS Dashboard.

 

NDDoH

COVID-19 Stats

10:30 -a.m.

Tues. Jul 13,  2021

 

Barnes

New Positives  1

Total Positives  1427

Active: 3

Recovered:  1393

 

Stutsman

New Positives 1

Total Positives 3550

Active 1

Recovered 3467

 

Jamestown (CVHD)  Upcoming COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics Schedule

Wednesday, July 14, 2021

Vaccine Type: PFIZER, JOHNSON & JOHNSON, MODERNA

Event Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm

Event Location: Napoleon Public School

 CLICK HERE TO REGISTER 

Thursday, July 15, 2021

Vaccine Type: MODERNA -or- JOHNSON & JOHNSON

Event Time: 9:00am – 12:00pm

Event Location: Central Valley Health District

 CLICK HERE TO REGISTER 

 

Bismarck  (CSi)  As part of the Biden Administration’s ongoing efforts to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, Tuesday the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is providing North Dakota with $6,717,776 to support COVID response efforts in rural areas.

While vaccinations continue to increase, this funding through the Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program (SHIP) will go to 26 small rural hospitals in North Dakota for COVID-19 testing and mitigation, important parts of the COVID response especially as the country faces new variants.

“The Biden Administration recognizes the important role that small rural hospitals have in closing the equity gap and ensuring that rural Americans can protect themselves and their communities from COVID-19,” said HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra. “Today’s funding will help small rural hospitals continue to serve their communities in this critical role by expanding their COVID-19 testing capacity and mitigation efforts.”

State Offices of Rural Health, which work with small rural hospitals to implement quality and operational improvement efforts, will receive the funding announced Tuesday to distribute to eligible small rural hospitals in their state. Small rural hospitals—those with fewer than 50 beds and Critical Access Hospitals—are key health care access points and trusted community resources. Hospitals will use the funds to maintain or increase COVID-19 testing, expand access to testing for rural residents, and tailor mitigation efforts to reflect the needs of local communities.

More information at CSiNewsNow.com

 

Jamestown (CSi)  At their July Board Meeting The Jamestown/Stutsman County Development Corporation (JSDC) discussed the updates in the FlexPACE Loan program, and then approved two requests.

On Tuesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, JSDC Business Development Director, Corry Shevlin said the board approved a FlexPACE loan for the new owners of the Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy and for the request from Creative Services.

The JSDC approval will go to the Jamestown City Council, and Stutsman County Commission for consideration of approval.

 

 

Valley City  (CSi)   Music at the City Park Bandshell  each Wednesday evening at 7:15-p.m. .

July 14 – Monroe Doctrine

 

Monroe Doctrine Bluegrass Band is the house bluegrass band at the Vault Coffee Shop and Arts Center in Valley City. The opportunity to play high-level bluegrass music draws the group together every other Thursday evening. They are veterans of bluegrass bands in North Dakota, Minnesota, and Maryland. The crew draws heavily upon the classic bluegrass sounds of the first and second generation musicians mixed with music from contemporary bluegrass and Americana artists. In this family-friendly concert, expect hot fiddle tunes, slow waltzes, songs about the old home place, gospel classics, and original tunes and songs.

As part of the 25th Anniversary celebration Stretch Rogers along with her daughter, Roxanne, will be recognized for their contributions and dedication to the arts and music in Valley City.

Bring your family and enjoy the evening with neighbors & friends! A freewill offering is taken each night for the continued support of the City Park Bandshell. In case of inclement weather, the program will be moved to the VCSU Froemke Music Building.

 

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Prairie Paws Rescue has partnered with Wild Plum with a Kids “Painting Paw-ty,” on Friday July 16, from 6-p.m. at McElroy Park’s Sertoma Shelter.

The cost is $35 per person, and a portion of the proceeds from each canvass painting will to Prairie Paws Rescue.  Pre-register by calling Wild Plum as space is limited.   Call 701-368-8068/

Prairie Paws will also have a few pets at the event.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The attorney for a man charged with killing his mother and a North Dakota police officer during a shootout with law enforcement who were serving eviction papers says his client shouldn’t be found guilty of murder even though he caused both deaths. Defense attorney Steven Mottinger told a jury during his closing arguments Tuesday that Salamah Pendleton was experiencing “extreme emotional disturbance” because officers came to evict him and his mother from their Grand Forks apartment despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, and later because he thought the officers had killed his mother. He says manslaughter convictions would be more suitable in the May 2020 killings. Jurors deliberated for about four hours on Tuesday and are scheduled to resume discussions Wednesday.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Facing criticism from small cities that feared losing status and funding, the federal government says that it won’t raise the population threshold for what qualifies as a metro area. The Office of Budget and Management said Tuesday that it will keep the minimum population needed in a community’s core city at 50,000 residents in order to be designated a “metropolitan statistical area.” The federal government had been considering doubling that threshold to 100,000 people. Leaders of metro areas like Bismarck, North Dakota; Cheyenne, Wyoming; and Auburn, Alabama, had worried the change would prevent urban areas from getting designated federal funding.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Officials say North Dakota’s trust fund for oil taxes is realizing hefty earnings due to a rebounding economy and better-than-expected stock investments. Revenue from the Legacy Fund for the two-year budget cycle that ended last month was about $872 million. That’s up from the $736 million that budget writers and the Legislature had forecast. Nearly half of the extra revenue will be used to reimburse a constitutional fund that benefits schools but had been shortchanged in error for about a decade. Money from the Common Schools Trust Fund is distributed to North Dakota’s public schools.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — City commissioners in Fargo have directed the police department to present them with hate crime findings. Police Chief Dave Zibolski says the reports will help determine whether the city’s ordinance on hate crimes is effective. The chief says 11 cases were investigated as potential hate crimes this year, “but through the course of the investigation none of those could be shown to be hate crime related in terms of the ability to prosecute them..

BRAINERD, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency says it’s investigating a spill of drilling fluid into the Willow River in Aitkin County last week during construction on the Enbridge Line 3 oil pipeline. The agency says about 80 to 100 gallons of drilling fluid, or mud, were inadvertently released on July 6 at a construction site. Enbridge spokesperson Juli Kellner tells Minnesota Public Radio News that the company immediately shut down the drilling operation, and crews began containment and cleanup. Environmental groups opposed to the Line 3 project criticized the release. They say the fine particles in drilling mud could impact aquatic life. Line 3 would carry Canadian tar sands oil and regular crude from Alberta and across North Dakota and Minnesota to Wisconsin.

 

In sports…

American Legion Baseball, Tues.

At Jack Brown Stadium

Game One

Dickinson 4 Jamestown Post 14 Eagles 3

Game 2

Jamestown Post 14 13 Dickinson 1

Jamestown  (CSi)  Jamestown Eagle’s American Legion Baseball Post 14 will be  in action on Friday, July 16,  as they take on Mandan on the opening day of the Phil Brown Classic. The Eagles will also play Bismarck and Gillette, Wyoming on Saturday.  The Championship is on Sunday.

Other Tuesday Action

At Oakes

Oakes 15 Ellendale 0 (3-innings)

 

 

Bismarck  (CSi)  Gov. Doug Burgum will present the North Dakota Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award to Olympic gold medalists and advocates Monique Lamoureux-Morando and Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson on Wednesday, July 14, in Grand Forks, N.D., where the Lamoureux twins grew up, played for the University of North Dakota women’s hockey team and live today.

The governor will present the award to the Lamoureux twins during a public ceremony at 4 p.m. July 14 at Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks.

 

 

 

In world and national news…

BERLIN (AP) — Former U.S. President George W. Bush has criticized the Western withdrawal from Afghanistan in an interview with a German broadcaster. He says he fears that Afghan women and girls will “suffer unspeakable harm.” Asked in an interview with German international broadcaster Deutsche Welle released Wednesday whether the withdrawal is a mistake, Bush replied: “You know, I think it is, yeah, because I think the consequences are going to be unbelievably bad.” The war in Afghanistan began under Bush in 2001. The withdrawal of U.S. and NATO troops set in motion earlier this year by current President Joe Biden is now nearing completion.

 

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan official says a high-powered Afghan government delegation is to meet with the Taliban in Qatar to jump-start a long-stalled peace process. The delegation is to include the head of the country’s reconciliation council. The Taliban are to bring their senior leaders to the table when the two sides meet, possibly on Friday. Meanwhile, Afghanistan’s former president on Tuesday urged young people not to leave the country, addressing the attempts by thousands of Afghans to settle abroad because of anxiety about the future. In the capital of Kabul, an explosion killed four people and wounded 11.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is inviting United Nations racism and human rights envoys to visit the United States amid domestic debate over the treatment of minorities in America. The State Department announced late Tuesday the administration would issue a standing invitation to all UN envoys who report on issues of race and discrimination. Secretary of State Antony Blinken also welcomed the adoption of a resolution by the Geneva-based U.N. Human Rights Council to address racism directed against Africans and people of African descent. The invitations come as racial justice issues loom large in the U.S. and elsewhere and are a sharp contrast to the Trump administration’s disdain for U.N. approaches to the matter.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats say they’ve reached a budget agreement envisioning spending an enormous $3.5 trillion over the coming decade. It would pave the way for their drive to pour federal resources into climate change, health care and family-service programs sought by President Joe Biden. The accord marks a major step in the party’s push to meet Biden’s goal of bolstering an economy that was ravaged by the pandemic and setting it on course for long-term growth. But Democrats face possible objections from rival moderate and progressive factions. And they’ll have to work hard to convert their plans into legislation they can push through the closely divided Congress.

 

BLY, Ore. (AP) — Fierce wildfires in the northwest are threatening American Indian tribal lands as they burn homes and forest lands. National Interagency Fire Center data shows that Blazes in Oregon and Washington are among some 60 large, active wildfires that have destroyed close to a million acres of land, mostly in the West. In north-central Washington, hundreds of people in the town of Nespelem on the Colville Indian Agency were ordered to leave because of lightning fires. In Oregon, the Bootleg Fire was threatening some 2,000 homes. A leader of the Klamath Tribes says the fire caused extensive damage to a forest where the tribe has treaty rights.

 

TOKYO (AP) — Global shares are mostly lower, tracking a decline on Wall Street, as investors weigh the latest quarterly earnings reports from big U.S. companies and new data pointing to rising inflation. Benchmarks fell in early trading in Europe, while finishing down in Tokyo, Seoul, Shanghai and Hong Kong. Inflation is a concern as investors try to gauge how the Federal Reserve will respond to it. Surging coronavirus cases in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Japan are another concern for the regional economy. South Korea released data showing an improved jobless rate, but the numbers were collected before pandemic restrictions were tightened.

 

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has arrived at the Vatican after he was discharged from a Rome hospital 10 days after intestinal surgery to remove half of his colon. The Ford car carrying Francis stopped briefly at the side entrance to Vatican City. Francis emerged from the passenger seat with the aid of a bodyguard to greet some security guards standing outside. He then got back in the car and proceeded to enter the Vatican through the Perugino gate on Wednesday.