Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Aug 9

CSi Weather…

.REST OF TODAY …Increasing clouds. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon in the Jamestown area, 20 percent in the Valley city area.   Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph increasing to around 15 mph in the afternoon.

.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain showers

and thunderstorms in the evening in the Jamestown area, 60 percent in the Valley City area, then mostly clear after

midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds 5 to 15 mph.

.TUESDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. West winds 10 to 20 mph

with gusts to around 35 mph.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Decreasing clouds. Lows around 60. Northwest

winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the evening.

.WEDNESDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. West winds 10 to

20 mph.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.

.THURSDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.

.FRIDAY…Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.

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

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

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

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

 

Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible Monday
afternoon and evening. The main threats will be damaging winds
with gusts up to 75 mph and large hail up to ping-pong ball size.

 

 

 

Jamestown  (City)  Monday August 9, 2021; roadwork is being done on 3rd St SE (near Solien-Denault Park and Hillcrest Golf Course). Work in this area is expected to last Monday and continue Tuesday, August 10, 2021.
The road is not closed but motorists should use extreme caution in this area and use alternate routes during this time, if possible.
Construction signing put in place by the Street Department.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown City Fire Department was called on Friday August 6 at 10:35 p.m., to an apartment building at 1506 10th  Avenue, Northeast.  The fire was out, when the four fire units and 19 firefighters arrived on scene, for 45 minutes.

Then on Saturday, at 10:08 p.m. the city fire department was called to a power pole fire at 1530 6th Avenue, Southwest.  They were on scene until 10:53-p.m. when Otter Tail Power arrived on scene.

On Sunday the city firefighters went to  at 1:15 a.m.  apartment complex  at 733 11th Street, Northeast. That fire was out when firefighters arrived.   Firefighters ventilated smoke from the building. 16 firefighters and three fire   units at the scene for about 30 minutes.

 

 

COVID- 19 stats:

 

 

Bismarck  ND State School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler, says it will be up to each local school board to decide what kind of COVID-19 protocols will be in place, with the Delta variant is spreading.

Baesler says her office will provide resources for local schools, to help them make those decisions. She also says  schools can consult CDC guidelines.

 

 

Jamestown  (CVHD)  Central Valley Health District reminds residents that there will be no  COVID testing the week  of August 9, in Jamestown.

Unit Administrator Robin Iszler says testing will resume the week of August 16  on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, at the Jamestown Civic Center, Exchequor Room, from 11-a.m. to noon.

Call CVHD at 701-252-8130 to register.

 

 

(CCHD)  City/County Health reports, that testing continues to be important. If you have any symptoms, it is important to be tested. If you have symptoms and need to be tested at other times contact your clinic.

Administrator Theresa Will says testing has moved inside City County Health, at the CCHD location.  415 2nd Ave NE, from 12:30-p.m., to 1:30-p.m, with  the Quick test will be administered by staff members inside their offices in Valley City, on Mondays and Fridays.

Reminder

Walk in Vaccination Clinics available, 9-a.m. to 4:30-p.m., Monday through Friday.

Vaccines available,  Pfizer, Moderna, available most days.

Vaccination available for those 12 years of age and older.

Call 845-8518 to make an appointment.

Pre-register for all clinics.

 

 

Jamestown (CSi) At Friday’s Stutsman County budget meeting, the commission voted 3-2 to decrease the 2022 James River Valley Library System budget by $60,000.

Commissioners Cichos, Ova and Morris voted in favor of the cut, Commissioners Klose and Gumke opposed the decrease.

Library System Director Joe Rector, said the budget cut will eliminate staffing at the Stutsman County Library. The buidling would continue to be used by the library system for storage of books and supplies.

 

 

Jamestown (JPD) Jamestown Police is warning the public about a new high risk sex offender residing in Jamestown.

Jonathan Robert Abell resides at 403 First Avenue, North, Apartment number 12, Jamestown, ND.

He presently has no vehicle.

He is a 28 year old white male five feet seven inches tall, weighing 215 pounds, with hazel eyes and brown hair.

He has been assigned a high risk assessment by the North Dakota risk level committee of the ND Attorney General’s Office.

Offense: Gross Sexual Imposition, when he was 25 years old involving a three year old female and a six year old male, and also forced them to perform sexual acts on him.

Conviction Date: August 2017, in Richland County, ND District Court.

Disposition: Three years, 16 days credit, 10 years supervised probation, concurrent.

He is on GPS Monitoring.

Abell is not wanted by police and has served the sentence imposed by the court.

This notification is meant for public safety and not to increase fear in the community, nor should this information be used to threaten, assault, or intimidate the offender.

Any attempts to harass, intimidate or threaten these offenders, their families, landlords, or employers will be turned over for prosecution.

Printed handouts of the demographics of Jonathan Robert Abell are available at the Jamestown Police Department.

More information on registered sex offenders is available at the North Dakota Attorney General’s web site: www.sexoffender.nd.gov

 

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The James River Humane Society is highlighting a  few of the dogs and cats available for adoption.

On Friday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2 board member Jay Nitschke said, about 14 dogs are available for adoption, with seven recent adoptions.

Penelope is a female husky mix, and will need a fenced in yard…  Rouge and Ginger area a pitbull mix, and it’s preferred they be adopted together, as they have bonded at the shelter.

There are currently about 11 cats available for adoption.   Jay highlighted three black cats.

Malcom is a male, a year and a half old. Tootsie Roll is a male one year old, and Hugo is a one year old male, and is shy, and will need a bit of adjustment at first to his new home.

Jay also said the James River Humane Society will hold a Taco Feed Fundraiser on October 2, 2021, from 5-p.m. to 7:30-p.m., at the Club 1883 on First Avenue, South, in Jamestown, formerly the K.C. Hall.

She reminds pet owners, when there is poor air quality, such as the wildfire smoke that blankets the area to make sure pets are outside for a short period of time, like when the extremely hot conditions are in place.

There is still limited access to the shelter.  Those wishing to arrange a visit should call 701-252-0747.  On line go to, jameriverhumanesociety.com

The James River Humane Society is located of the I-94 Bloom Exit.

 

 

Jamestown  (Chamber)  The Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce Beautification Committee  and is pleased to announce Audi Grosulak of 639 5^th St. NE as the 10^th Yard of Week winner for 2021. Congratulations on this beautiful yard and thank you for your efforts to help beautify Jamestown.  Job well done! Grosulak will receive a gift certificate from our award sponsor Menards in Jamestown.

The Yard of the Week program has been established to recognize those within the community that take pride in the appearance of their yard and do their part to beautify the community. The program began June 7th and ends September 3^rd. Yards will be selected each week from nominations received. Nominated yards must be visible from the street.

Thank you to Menards in Jamestown for sponsoring this program.

To nominate a yard for the Yard of the Week program, please contact the Chamber at 701-252-4830.  The completed forms require a valid phone number so we can contact the perspective winner. Forms are also available on our website at www.jamestownchamber.com. Forms can be emailed to director@jamestownchamber.com. All single family residences within Jamestown are eligible for the program.

 

 

Jamestown (City) Wednesday, August 11 & Thursday, August 12, 2021; there will be a road closure on 4th Ave SE (from 8th St SE to 9th St SE). This closure will start at approximately 7:00 A.M. on August 11 and last until approximately 7:30 P.M. on August 12, 2021.
Construction signing will be put in place by the Street Department.
Motorists should use extreme caution in this area and take alternate routes during this time, if possible.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) – (AP)  Roughly 16 BNSF railway cars derailed outside Bismarck Sunday afternoon.

Bismarck Police, Burleigh County Sheriff and Bismarck Fire Department were called out just before 3:15 near Hemlock Street for the derailment.

Yegen Road is closed between Morrison Ave and Apple Creek Road.

BNSF officials are on their way to begin clean up. No reports of injuries at this time.

 

 

STURGIS, S.D. (AP) — The Black Hills of South Dakota are  roaring with motorcycles and crowds as the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally starts. The annual rally returns just as coronavirus cases in the state are rising with the more contagious delta variant. Organizers say they expected at least 700,000 people to show up during the 10-day event. Even on Thursday, downtown Sturgis was clogged with Harleys, rallygoers crowded shoulder-to-shoulder at bars and rock shows, and masks were nowhere in sight. Public health experts worry the rally will again be a vehicle to spread coronavirus infections. Hundreds of rallygoers were infected last year, spreading the virus to other communities.

 

 

 

VICTORIA, Minn. (AP) — A relative has identified three people killed in the fiery crash of a small plane in southeastern Minnesota as a surgeon from Omaha, Nebraska, and two of his family members from Wyoming. Jo Mertes, of Mantador, North Dakota, told the Star Tribune Sunday that her nephew, 42-year-old Jacob Mertes and his 37-year-old wife, Sara Mertes, of Libby, Montana, died along with her nephew’s 72-year-old stepfather, Dr. James Edney, who was piloting the plane. There were no survivors. The Federal Aviation Administration said the plane was flying from Alexandria Municipal Airport to Eden Prairie’s Flying Cloud Airport before 6 p.m. Saturday when it went down and burst into flames in Victoria, a city of 7,300 about 25 miles southwest of Minneapolis.

 

(AP)  Canada is lifting its prohibition on Americans crossing the border to shop, vacation or visit, but the United States is keeping similar restrictions in place for Canadians. The reopening Monday is part of a bumpy return to normalcy from COVID-19 travel bans. The border has been closed to nonessential travel since March 2020 to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus. The U.S. has said it will extend its closure to Canadians making nonessential trips until at least Aug. 21, which also applies to the Mexican border. The lopsided rules on one of the world’s longest and busiest land borders is unsurprisingly being met with cheers and jeers.

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — A Minot man has been sentenced to six years in prison and three years of probation for crashing his motorcycle while drunk, killing a passenger. Prosecutors say Harry Hughes’ blood alcohol content was 0.13% when he crashed the bike into a lighted railroad crossing arm that was in the downward position last April, killing 42-year-old Daylene Gladue. The 43-year-old Hughes earlier pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide. According to statements made in court at Friday’s sentencing hearing, Hughes and Gladue had gone out drinking together that night prior to the accident. Neither was wearing a helmet and both struck their heads on the crossing arm.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Bismarck police say a male suspect who instigated a fight with officers suffered a medical emergency and later died. The incident happened shortly before 1 a.m. Saturday when police responded to a report of someone acting erratically and screaming outside of a residence. Officers found a person running from the area and attempting to jump a privacy fence into the neighboring property. Police say the person became aggressive and threatened to kill them, then advanced toward the officers and began fighting with them while they attempted to arrest him. Authorities say he then suffered a medical issue, Life saving efforts were performed by officers, fire and ambulance personnel on scene. He was transported to a local hospital where he was later pronounced dead.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A complaint filed on behalf of a North Dakota agency challenges a new state law promoted by the energy industry on limiting the collection of oil and gas royalties. The measure that went into effect this week reduces the amount of interest the state can charge companies for unpaid oil and gas royalties, from 30% to 15%. In addition, the law that sailed through the Republican-dominated Legislature does not allow the state to collect unpaid royalties before August 2013. The brief filed Monday on behalf of the state land board argues the legislation violates the U.S. Constitution because it harms the obligation of previously agreed-upon contracts. State Land Commissioner Jodi Smith has said “hundreds of millions” of dollars are owed to the state.

 

In sports…

— Jorge Polanco hit a solo home run in the fifth and a three-run shot to right in the sixth to help the Twins build a 7-3 lead in a 7-5 downing of the Astros. Miguel Sanó (sah-NOH’) smacked a two-run homer and Max Kepler had three hits for Minnesota, which won three of four against the Astros. Kenta Maeda (mah-EH’-dah) won for the first time since July 4, allowing three runs over five frames.

 

— Zack Wheeler struck out 11 and tossed a two-hitter against his former team as the Phillies completed a three-game sweep of the Mets, 3-0. Bryce Harper, Jean Segura and J.T. Realmuto (ree-al-MOO’-toh) homered to power Philadelphia to its eighth consecutive victory and a two-game lead over Atlanta in the NL East. New York has dropped seven of eight since building a 4 1/2-game lead over the Phils last Saturday, leaving the Mets 2 1/2 games out of first.

— Eloy Jiménez drove in five runs with two homers and a double as the White Sox completed their first three-game sweep at Wrigley Field since 2012, a 9-3 romp over the Cubs. Jiménez and Andrew Vaughn hit two-run shots after Tim Anderson led off the game with a solo drive off Zach Davies in a five-run first. Anderson finished with three hits as the AL Central leaders won their fourth straight and stayed 10 ½ games ahead of second-place Cleveland.

 

 

In world and national news…

(AP)  Thick smoke that held down winds and temperatures began to clear Sunday from the scenic forestlands of Northern California as firefighters battling the largest single wildfire in state history braced for a return of fire-friendly weather. The winds weren’t expected to reach the ferocious speeds that helped the Dixie Fire explode in size last week. But they were nonetheless concerning for firefighters working in unprecedented conditions to protect thousands of threatened homes and buildings. The Dixie Fire grew to an area of 765 square miles by Sunday evening and was just 21% contained. It has scorched an area more than twice the size of New York City.

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Firefighters and residents are battling a massive forest fire on Greece’s second largest island for a seventh day. They are fighting to save what they can from flames that have decimated vast tracts of pristine forest, destroyed homes and businesses and sent thousands fleeing. Evia’s fire is the most severe of dozens that have broken out across Greece over the past few days, after the country was baked by its worst heat wave in three decades which sent temperatures soaring to 45 degrees Celsius for days. The heat, coming amid what has already been a particularly hot summer, has turned Greece’s forests, including large areas of easily flammable pine trees, into bone-dry tinderboxes.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The political center appears to be holding in the Senate to push the $1 trillion infrastructure package toward final passage. A coalition of Republicans and Democrats is brushing off criticisms from the right and left flanks of the parties, eager to deliver new spending on public works back home. Sixty-eight senators pushed the measure past another hurdle Sunday. But Tennessee Republican Bill Hagerty is refusing to yield hours of required debate time in an effort to slow the march for one of President Joe Biden’s top priorities. Final passage may come on Tuesday.

 

BEIJING (AP) — Global stocks are mixed after U.S. hiring improved and China and Australia tightened anti-virus controls that threaten to weigh on an economic recovery. London and Frankfurt opened lower while Shanghai and Hong Kong advanced. Japanese markets were closed for a holiday. Investors have been encouraged by higher U.S. corporate profits and the global increase in coronavirus vaccinations. But the delta variant’s spread has prompted some governments to reimpose controls on business and travel. On Friday, Wall Street rose to a new record after the U.S. government reported unexpectedly strong July hiring.

 

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban have taken another provincial capital in Afghanistan, pressing on with their relentless offensive as American and NATO forces finalize their pullout from the war-torn country. The council chief of northern Sar-e Pul province said on Monday that the Taliban overran the provincial capital, the city of Sar-e Pul, meeting little resistance in their last few days of their advance. The government forces have now completely withdrawn from the province. The militants have ramped up their push across much of Afghanistan in recent weeks, turning their guns on provincial capitals after taking district after district and large swaths of land in the mostly rural countryside.

 

MILAN (AP) — Italian paramilitary police are investigating the source of an envelope containing three bullets addressed to the pope. The carabinieri provincial command in Milan says the suspicious envelope was identified overnight at a mail sorting facility in a suburb. It had been mailed from France. The envelope was addressed by hand in pen to: “The Pope, Vatican City, St. Peter’s Square, Rome,” and contained three bullets presumed to be for a pistol and a message referring to financial operations at the Vatican. An investigation is ongoing. The Vatican did not respond immediately to requests for comment.