Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Sept. 7

CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT…Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the evening.

.WEDNESDAY…Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.

Northwest winds around 10 mph shifting to the southwest after

midnight.

.THURSDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to

10 mph.

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

.FRIDAY…Increasing clouds. Highs in the mid 80s.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain

showers. Lows in the mid 50s.

.SATURDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.

.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain showers in

the morning. Highs in the mid 70s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Decreasing clouds. A 30 percent chance of rain

showers. Lows in the lower 50s.

.MONDAY…Mostly sunny with a 30 percent chance of rain showers.

Highs in the mid 70s.

Near critical fire weather conditions are possible Tuesday afternoon
and early evening for most of western and central North Dakota.

 

 

Jamestown  (City)  Starting on Wednesday, September 8 and Thursday, September 9, 2021; there will be a road closure on 5th Ave SE (between 8th St SE and 9th St SE). This closure will start at approximately 7:00 A.M. on September 8 and last until approximately 7:00 P.M. on September 9, 2021.
Construction signing will be put in place.
Motorists should use extreme caution in this area and take alternate routes during this time, if possible.

 

 

 

Valley City  (VCPS)  Two elementary students have tested positive for COVID-19 in the Valley City Public School District on Tuesday, September 7th.

In his news release, Superintendent Josh Johnson said:

“We were notified that two of our students in the school district were confirmed positive for COVID-19. An email was sent immediately to the parents with children in the classrooms (elementary) notifying them of the positive case and providing them recommendations for following our district protocols (self-monitoring, stay at home if sick, etc..).

In addition, we also had a slight increase in student absences across the school district due to ‘general’ illnesses. Thank you to the parents and guardians for keeping children home from both school and activities if they are feeling ill.

While Valley City Public Schools continues to closely monitor COVID-19 cases in our school district and community, we would request parents and guardians please complete the linked survey below prior to the end of the day tomorrow (please one survey per household). This information will be used to assist the administration and school board with future decisions regarding our Continuity of Services Plan. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/92BQY9N

Thank you very much for your participation with this survey. Again, this information will be used to provide feedback and thought for the school district.”

Josh Johnson

Superintendent

Valley City Public Schools

(701) 845-0483

 

 

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.COVID- 19 stats:

 

Gov. Doug Burgum is pleading for citizens to get vaccinated against the coronavirus as North Dakota’s hospitals struggle with an influx of patients infected with the highly contagious delta variant.

North Dakota ranks 45th in the country in the percentage of residents who are fully vaccinated and officials say the numbers are particularly worrisome in the western part of the state. There are 22 counties, all in the eastern third of the state, with vaccination rates of at least one dose between 50% and 60%. Of the remaining 31 counties, only two have rates more than 50%, with many numbers much lower than that. That is quickly translating into higher incidents of COVID-19. Republican Gov. Doug Burgum says politicization of the virus has led to the “death of the expert” and people don’t know who to trust about vaccines. He suggests people talk with their doctors.

 

COVID 19 Stats.

Tues. Sept. 7,  2021

10:30- a.m.

Barnes

New Positives: 0

Total Positives:  1483

Active: 16

Recovered: 1435

 

Stutsman

New Positives:  2

Total Positives:  3739

Active:  57

Recovered: 3598

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Jamestown Mayor Dwaine Heinrich says, the Jamestown community is seeing several projects in development, with positive impacts to the area.

On Tuesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, the Mayor said, with the Eide Bailly recent report on Bison World, the report gives further credibility to the early projects of the project, being financially viable, and will lead to an increase to the workforce, along with other projects, which will need to be addressed.

He said a better handle also needs to be achieved concerning infrastructure and construction costs.

He pointed out that Bison World is presented as a  North Dakota, “Textbook Legacy Project,” as it will diversify the local and state’s economies, and lock Jamestown and North Dakota as a tourism destination.

He spoke about  other projects in development, including the ADM/Marathon soybean processing plant, along with the Greenhouse project, with 30 acres to be developed at the Spiritwood Energy Park Site, and the Eagle Flats housing project in Downtown Jamestown, with demolition of the former Eagles Club building and construction on that site of Eagle Flats.

 

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown City Council met in Regular Session Tuesday evening at City Hall. All members were present.

PUBLIC HEARING:

CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS DISCUSSED SEPARATELY:

Council Member Buchanan removed Item D, a Resolution to approve the Jamestown Tourism’s request for $16,250 to fund video photography and marketing for a community video project, which will be paid from Jamestown Tourism’s funds held in trust by the City in the Jamestown Tourism Visitors, Capital Improvements Fund. He said, the Ordinance does not sanction a video photography and marketing project.

Tourism Director Searle Swedlund said the project is under a provision that allows the funds to come from a city budget item, and not from the Capital Improvement Fund.

The City Council voted to approve funding request, under the original Resolution request, with Council Member Buchanan voting in opposition.

REGULAR AGENDA

RESOLUTIONS:

Approved and authorized the issuance of improvement warrants and exchange them for Refunding Improvement Bonds of 2021, Series AE (Project 20-41), and award the sale of Refunding Improvement Bonds to Onstad Twitchell for a seven year period, at an average annual net interest rate of .77 percent.

A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD: To obtain citizen views and to respond to questions related to the proposed Community Development Block Grant application, in the amount of $75,000, for the City of Jamestown (ROAB) Removal of Architectural Barriers in Park Bathrooms Project; the community development and housing needs, including the needs or very low and low income persons, as well as other needs in the community that might be addressed through the CDBG program, and the performance of the City in carrying out its community development responsibilities. The amount is in addition to $200,000 in federal COVID 19 funds, allotted to the City of Jamestown in the amount of $200,000.

ANOTHER PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD: Concerning the special assessment list for the 2019 Water Rehabilitation District #19-61.

Approved the special assessments for 2019 Water Rehabilitation District #19-61, in the total amount of $2,127,356.85, less the City Share of $325,356.85, with the balance of $1,802,000.00 to be assessed to benefited properties within the district. The Special Assessments were approved.

PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD: Concerning the special assessment list for the 2020 Water Rehabilitation District #20-61.

Approve the special assessments for the 2020 Water Rehabilitation District #20-61, in the total amount of $2,103,920.51, less the City Share of $315,056.21, less rounding of $1,135.70 with the balance of $1,790,000.00 to be assessed to benefited properties within the district.

ANOTHER PUBLIC HEARING Concerned the special assessment list for the 2020 Safe Routes To School District #20-21.

The City Council approved the special assessments 2020 Safe Routes To School District #20-21, in the total amount of $290,000.00 to be assessed to benefited properties within the district.

Approved the special assessments for Seal Coat, Patching, Construction and Reconstruction District #20-41, in the total amount of $1,990,000.00, less the City Share of $300,155.74, with the balance of $1,689,844.26 to be assessed to benefited properties within the district.

Considered was the request from CBF Oil, Inc., d/b/a Vining Oil and Gas, for a license agreement to place a sign on city property with a term of ten (10) years.

The area is at the S&R Truck Plaza, rebranding to include Marathon Oil.  A Vining Oil spokesperson said the sign will replace the current sign on city property, requested for visibility purposes.  Mayor Heinrich said the visibility will attract I-94 to stop in Jamestown.  The Council voted to turn down the request on a 3-2 vote. Council Members Heinrich and Kamlitz voted to approve.

ORDINANCES:

The City Council approved the SECOND READING of an Ordinance,to amend and re-enact a Section of the Code of the City of Jamestown, by modifying the competitive bidding on certain contracts.

HIGHLIGTING THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER’S REPORT:

Council Member Steele encouraged residents to get the COVID-19 vaccination.

Mayor Heinrich talked about the Eide Bailly report on the Bison World and the positive information.

He said on Tuesday September 14 there will be a ground breaking for the Applied Block Chain business to be located on Highway 20, a new cryptocurrency mining company. Cryptocurrency mining, or cryptomining, is a process in which transactions for various forms of cryptocurrency are verified and added to the blockchain digital ledger.

The Jamestown Chamber of Commerce is set to hold a groundbreaking for Applied Blockchain Inc. on Highway 20 north of the city, at 1:30 p.m. at 27th St SE and 26th Ave SE.

OTHER BUSINESS:

Awarded the bid to RDO Equipment for the purchase of One (1) New Motor Grader, for the Street Department, in the amount of $303,450. There will be a buyback to come back to the city.

Tabled was the request from District 12 Republicans to be recognized as an other public spirited organization and to authorize the issuance of a raffle permit, to the next City Council meeting.

The City Council approved and authorized the issuance and sale of $1,808,000 Water Treatment Assessment Warrant, Series 2021B (City Project 20-61).

The City Council accepted the affidavit from Debra LaDuke, that Check No. 21307 (Unison Bank), dated June 30, 2021, in the amount of $56.17, has been lost or destroyed and authorize the issuance of a duplicate.

Approved was entering into a grant agreement with the State of North Dakota for the Jamestown City Hall Lighting Upgrade project and authorized City Administrator to sign the agreement, retro fit of all lighting at City Hall, with LED Lighting at a cost savings to the city.

The meeting was shown live on CSi Cable 67 followed by replays.

 

 

Valley City  (CSi)  The Valley City Commission met in Regular Session Tuesday evening at City Hall. All members were present.

APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS:

Monthly Reports from the Fire Chief, Electrical Superintendent, Building Inspector Finance Director and Municipal Judge.

A Raffle Permit for Sheyenne Care Center.

A Parade Application for VCSU Homecoming Parade on Oct. 2 at 10:30 AM on Central Ave from 12 St. NE to the VCSU Foot Bridge.

 

Public Comments … No One spoke.

 

A PUBLIC HEARING was held for the 2022 City Budget

 

Following the Hearing the City Commission, Approved the First Reading of, an Ordinance Adopting the 2022 City Budget.  Finance Director Richter said the preliminary budget has been approved.  She pointed out changes in the budget, with the 2022 General Fund mill levy increased by 4.46 mills.  The expenditures in the 2022, city budget increased by $138,609.  Cash reserves have been met.  50 percent of the budget is earmarked for public safety.  The estimated property tax information has been mailed to property owners.

 

 

RESOLUTION

 

NEW BUSINESS

Approved the Monthly Bills for the City and Public Works in the Amount of $2,347,996.56.

 

Approved was the Valley City Barnes County Development Corporation Request for Funds.   Director, Jennifer Feist said the request is for $10, 000 for drainage analysis for the Northwest Industrial Park.

 

The city Commission approved the Valley City Barnes County Development Corporation’s request to Retain $188,000 of Economic Development Funds.  Jennifer Feist  said, the request stems from purchasing a steel building in the  Northwest Industrial Park.  The funds would return to the city if the plans do not materialize.

 

Approved was Granting an Easement to Barnes County Park Board for Monson Trail. City Attorney Martineck said, the easement is along West Main Street, and was approved pending a review.

 

Approved was City Administrator to Negotiate Sale of City Lot Located North of West Main Street in NP Additions 5 and 6.

 

The City Commission approved a Site Authorization for Barnes County Wildlife Federation at the Valley City Eagles Club on April 2, 2022.

 

Highlighting the CITY ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT:

Gwen Crawford said, city departments are going above and beyond of their regular duties.

The cold storage building has been closed on.   The closing on the Valley Implement building is expected this week.

CITY UPDATES & COMMISSION REPORTS

KLJ updated the city projects, progression.

Commissioner Gulmon said a marketing coordination position is being reviewed with committee meetings.

He said, until 2022 budget the mill levy had not been increased since 2016.

Mayor Carlsrud thanked those working on the 2022 City Budget. He said the city’s water supply is good.

The meeting was shown live on CSi Cable 68 followed by replays.

 

 

Jamestown  (JRMC)  — JRMC was recently honored with the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Quality Achievement Award, achieving Silver status.

The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment and success ensuring that stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence.

“Rapid-response treatment for stroke offers the most significant chance for recovery. According to Jenna Bredahl, Quality & Risk Manager, “Once a stroke occurs, the goal is to lessen potentially debilitating effects, prevent further damage to the brain and reduce the medical and physical complications following a stroke.”

JRMC is a Level IV Trauma Center designation, meaning the facility always has an advanced-trauma, life support-certified physician and nursing team available.

“Awards like these don’t happen by accident,” said JRMC President & CEO Mike Delfs. “They represent the hard work and dedication of our legendary care teams.”

Learn more about JRMC at www.jrmcnd.com. Schedule an appointment at www.jrmcnd.com/appointments.

About Jamestown Regional Medical Center

Jamestown Regional Medical Center in Jamestown, N.D. serves 55,000 people in nine counties. In 2021, the National Rural Health Association named it a “Top 100 Critical Access Hospital” for the eighth consecutive year. Modern Healthcare named JRMC a “Best Places to Work in Healthcare” each year from 2017-2020.  Specialty services include ear, nose & throat, gynecology, podiatry, orthopedics, urology and wound care. For more information, visit www.jrmcnd.com or call (701) 952-1050.

 

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge has thrown out the death sentence for a man convicted in the 2003 slaying of a North Dakota college student. Judge Ralph Erickson ruled Friday that misleading testimony from a medical examiner and limitations on mental health evidence violated Alfonso Rodriguez Jr.’s constitutional rights. He ordered a new sentencing phase be conducted. Rodriguez has been on death row for nearly two decades. He was convicted of killing Dru Sjodin, a Minnesota woman who was abducted from a Grand Forks mall parking lot in November 2003. Rodriguez, a sex offender, was arrested the following month. Sjodin’s body wasn’t found until the following April near Crookston, Minnesota.

 

MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — Mandan police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found in the Heart River. Deputy Chief Lori Flaten says the body of the 32-year-old man was found in the river Monday morning. He has not been identified. A bicyclist spotted the body in the river near the Sitting Bull Bridge on Highway 1806 in Mandan and notified police about 10:30 a.m. It’s unclear how long the body had been in the river or what caused the man’s death.Flaten says it appeared the man had been fishing.

 

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Health officials have reported two additional deaths from COVID-19 and the largest number of infected people on ventilators at South Dakota hospitals since last year. The Department of Health says there are 453 new infections. Tuesday’s report doesn’t include Labor Day or results from weekend testing which will be reported on Wednesday. Fifty-eight of 213 people hospitalized were in intensive care, and 45 were on ventilators. Meanwhile, Sioux Falls-based Avera Health announced Tuesday that it will require full vaccination for its physicians, employees and volunteers by Dec. 1. The policy also includes students with rotations at Avera, contracted workers and vendors.

 

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — American veterans groups and others are pleading for U.S. action on a weeklong standoff that has left hundreds of would-be evacuees from Afghanistan waiting to board charter flights out of a northern Afghan airport. The groups say several dozen Americans, along with a larger number of green card holders and family members, are among those still waiting Tuesday for permission to board pre-arranged charter flights at the Mazar-e-Sharif airport in northern Afghanistan. The Biden administration says the holdup is the fault of the Taliban, but the private organizers of the flights are skeptical. One Afghan woman among the group says elderly American citizens, parents of Afghan-Americans in the U.S., are among those being blocked from boarding evacuation planes.

 

(AP)  The U.N.’s humanitarian chief says a top Taliban leader pledged to let aid workers operate safely and independently and reach the millions of Afghans in need. Now, the U.N. is aiming to get the promises in writing and put them into action. In a video news briefing Tuesday, Martin Griffiths said a key humanitarian priority is getting safe and dependable access to the Kabul airport and road routes from neighboring countries. Griffiths met over the weekend with Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, a longtime Taliban leader. He was named Tuesday to a Cabinet post in their interim government.

 

VIENNA (AP) — The U.N. atomic watchdog says Iran has continued to increase its stockpile of highly enriched uranium that could be used to make nuclear weapons in contravention of a 2015 accord with world powers that was meant to contain Tehran’s nuclear program. The International Atomic Energy Agency also told member states in its confidential quarterly report on Tuesday that its verification and monitoring activities have been “seriously undermined” since February by Iran’s refusal to let inspectors access IAEA monitoring equipment. The IAEA’s director-general said he was willing to travel to Iran to meet the recently elected government for talks on the topic. Two cameras that the agency installed at one site in Iran have been severely damaged.

 

(AP)  The White House is asking Congress to approve an additional $24 billion in spending to handle the costs of Hurricane Ida and other natural disasters. It also is seeking $6.4 billion for the resettlement of evacuees from Afghanistan to help with transportation, government processing and public health screenings. Shalanda Young, the acting director of the Office of Management and Budget, laid out the stopgap funding requests in a blog post Tuesday. She says “it’s clear” that Congress will need more time to pass a full 2022 budget to avert a government shutdown when the 2021 fiscal year ends Sept. 30.

 

(AP)  Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich says Tucson’s vaccine mandate for city employees is illegal. Brnovich’s decision Tuesday gives Tucson 30 days to repeal the mandate or lose millions of dollars in state funding. Brnovich cites a state law approved this summer banning local governments from mandating vaccines for their employees, which doesn’t take effect until later this month. He also cites an August executive order signed by Gov. Doug Ducey. A Pima County judge last month rejected a Tucson police union’s challenge of the vaccine mandate.

LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — The huge California wildfire near the Lake Tahoe resort region is 49% contained and leaders of the firefighters who have battled the flames for 3½ weeks are increasingly positive in their outlook. Officials say Tuesday that containment lines for the 338-square-mile Caldor Fire are holding well. Some sections of the perimeter remain a concern but on much of the rest of the fire the work has turned to mopping up, pulling miles of fire hose out of the forest and bringing down dangerously weakened trees. Ongoing tallies have counted nearly 1,000 structures destroyed, including 776 homes.