Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Oct 10

CSi Weather..

TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT…CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, 20 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.
.FRIDAY…RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA A 40 PERCENT CHANCE IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.  BREEZY…COLDER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 15 TO
25 MPH.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS
15 TO 20 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
.SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND COLUMBUS DAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S.
.MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND SLEET. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS POSSIBLY MIXED
WITH SLEET IN THE MORNING…THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
30 PERCENT.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY. SOME
 THUNDERSTORMS COULD BECOME STRONG  FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

 

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — The Jamestown City Council met in Special Session Wednesday (Oct 9, 2013) at 4-p.m., at City Hall, to discuss economic indicators in Jamestown.  All members were present.

Areas of discussion included:

Receiving information concerning certain economic indicators in the Jamestown Trade Area.

Mayor Andersen said a developers agreement was signed concerning the site development plan, which includes a “retail leakage study,” in Jamestown.

She noted that some information may be confidential concerning dealing with businesses that may be looking to locate in Jamestown, but that the city will conduct business in public as much as possible.  Developers on hand explained working with retailers in the upper midwest, with a home improvement “leakage” study, with Jamestown in need of a major home improvement store.

Real Estate Developer, Drew Snyder,  President at Woodsonia Real Estate Group Inc, Omaha, Nebraska, the firm hired for the study said Jamestown is under served concerning home improvement stores, such as Lowes, Home Depot, and Menards.

He presented information on Jamestown and Stutsman County census data, showing stagnant growth. He said unemployment is low in the area, which can be a negative to retailers in terms of available workers to staff stores.

He pointed out that the recent Jamestown Taxable Sales was $251 million of which $4.4 million was in home improvement sales, which he said is extremely low, or 1.8 percent, amounting to $88,000 in sales taxes, annually.

The Jamestown home improvement store sales “leakage” is about $56 million and $1.1 million in sales taxes.

The percentage is compared to Brookings, and Mitchell, South Dakota, and North Platte, Nebraska, comparable to Jamestown.

He defined a “trade area,” where an area generates most of its sales. He said a 50-mile radius of Jamestown is from where shoppers will come to Jamestown.

He said sales not captured, going to Bismarck or Fargo is 61% or about $510,000,000 is going out of town.

 Snyder also said Woodsonia has reached a purchase agreement with Liechty Associates to purchase a 65-acre site west of the Buffalo Mall and south of U.S. Interstate 94

 The interested home improvement store would require 20- acres and the balance could be used for other retailers and ancillary service providers.  Those could include hotels restaurants  and fashion stores.

Snyder said his company is still in negotiations with a home improvement retailer.

It was explained that with infrastructure, water and sewer is suitable, with improvements needed  in the area of surrounding roads, including road extensions and adding a proposed roadway.

Snyder said  the data has been presented to the big three home improvement stores.

 Mayor Andersen said that potential contracts will be reviewed by the city and store officials. She said, one retailer, not named, has shown “significant interest,” in Jamestown.  At one point in the meeting the area was referenced as “the Menard’s site.”

Snyder said the timeline is for an announcement in the first quarter of 2014 and an opening date for the actual retailer in early 2015.

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

 

Update Oct 9, 2013

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Oct 8, 2013) – Interstate Enginering reports, the intersection of 1st St SE and 2nd Ave SE is closed, except for local traffic.

Starting Wednesday (Oct 9, 2013) the intersection of 17th Street SE (County Road 39) and 19th Avenue SE is partially closed as part of the Jamestown sanitary sewer project. 17th Street SE (County Road 39) will be reduced to one lane of traffic during working hours. Flaggers are also present.

Motorists are still able to access to the City of Jamestown Baling Facility during this time.

At this time, this partial closure is expected to be in place for up to three days.

2nd Street SW – remains closed from 3rd Av SW to river.  Use 1st Street bridge detour.

3rd Ave SW – remains closed from 2nd St SW to 1st St SW.   Use 4th Av SW to enter & exit CSi parking lot at Historic Franklin School.

Project updates at jamestownsewerproject.com, access on line at www.CSiNewsNow.com, updates also on The Wayne Byers Show, on CSi Cable 2.

　

 

Valley City, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Oct 8, 2013)  –  The North Dakota Highway Patrol has identified a 71 year old Litchville  man who died about 3:30-p.m., Tuesday on Barnes County Road 38, five miles north of Litchville. 

The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports, Rodney Vaders’  1988 Corvette convertible  was westbound on a straight level portion of the paved county road. The vehicle gradually drifted into the north ditch. The vehicle rotated clockwise and rolled. Vaders  was ejected. The vehicle and driver came to rest in a soybean field.

The report says Vaders was not wearing a seatbelt.

Damage to the car was estimated at $12,000.

The Barnes County Ambulance Service assisted at the scene.

The crash remains under investigation.

From Searle Swedlund

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Oct 9, 2013) — As the winter season approaches, the Holiday Shopping Marathon is encouraging the public to get in shape for Christmas… Christmas gift giving that is.

In partnership with the Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce, Buffalo City Tourism, Main Street Downtown and the Jamestown Civic Center, the goal of the Marathon is to increase local spending as well as raise awareness to the various retail offerings available here.

Buffalo City Tourism Director, Searle Swedlund says, “Last year, Americans spent $1 billion online just on Black Friday. Let’s keep those dollars here. The Holiday Shopping Marathon is the perfect opportunity – at a perfect time of year – for retail stores to display their offerings to Jamestown natives as well as those visiting from out of town.”

The Marathon begins Sunday, Nov. 3, 2013 in conjunction with the Jamestown Civic Center’s Gift & Craft Sale. The “race” ends 26 days later on Black Friday, Nov. 29.

As the committee prepares for the event, it is asking retail businesses to sign up and participate in the Marathon’s Punch Card. The goal of the Punch Card is to encourage shoppers to patronize local retail businesses as well as visit stores they’ve never entered. To complete the Punch Card, the shopper must visit at least a ten businesses.

Jamestown Mayor, Katie Andersen says, “We’re hoping people realize that the Jamestown area has a wealth of shopping opportunities. Jewelry, for example, most people know Riddle’s and JCPenney offer a sizeable selection, but Babb’s Coffee House and the Frontier Fort sell accessories as well.”

Once completed, the shopper can turn the Punch Card in for a chance to win $500 in Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce Chamber Bucks. In addition to the grand prize, the committee is also giving out a prize each week. Shoppers who turn their Punch Cards in early get more chances to win.

Thanks to the Marathon’s generous partners, this service is provided to retail businesses at no cost.

Committee members include Swedlund, Andersen, Jessica Haak, Monica Hieb, Josh Vraa, Tim Perkins, Shirley Jackson, Erin Paulson, Kendra Krueger, Cassie Theurer, Pam Fosse and Katie Ryan-Anderson.

If your business wants to be included or have questions, please contact one of the committee members or call Buffalo City Tourism at 251-9145

. The form is also available online at http://ow.ly/pBLd7

For more information, visit www.Facebook.com/HolidayShopping Marathon.

　

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Oct 9, 2013) — In response to a large amount of local job postings and the high demand for employees, the University of Jamestown Career Center will host a recruiting fair for area employers Oct. 14-18.

Ten employers each day will set up in the Nafus Student Center from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. to recruit potential employees.

“Although the main purpose of this event is to connect Jamestown employers with our students, job seekers from the community are also welcome to attend,” says Pat Rinde, Career Center Director.

The event is free, and space is limited. Employers interested in recruiting should e-mail Lexie Lueck (alueck@jc.edu <mailto:alueck@jc.edu>) with a first, second, and third day choice. Requests will be honored in the order received. Employers can also attend a second day if space permits.

If employers are interested but unable to attend, they should e-mail careers@jc.edu <mailto:careers@jc.edu> information about openings and they will be posted on a board at the event.

The Winter Career Fair will be held Tuesday, Dec. 3 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Reiland Fine Arts Center.

　

Jamestown, ND, (KCSi – T.V. News October 9, 2013) —Jamestown Regional Medical Center (JRMC) along with the Jamestown Area Grief Support Team will hold a candlelight service Tuesday, October 15, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in Jamestown for families and loved ones affected by infant loss from miscarriage, stillbirth or infant death in and around the Jamestown area.

In 1988, the month of October was proclaimed as National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness month. In the United States and Canada, October 15 has been recognized as National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. This day allows families and friends to honor their babies who died. Various observances are held throughout these two countries that coincide with the International Wave of Light ceremony at 7:00 p.m. local time in all time zones. Participants are asked to burn their candles for at least one hour, resulting in a continuous chain of lighted candles throughout the globe on this day.

There will be a candle lighting ceremony to join those around the world and create a wave of light in memory of the babies lost. A fellowship and refreshments will follow the candle lighting service. For more information on the event please contact Renae Lunde at JRMC Family BirthPlace at (701) 952-4807.

About Jamestown Regional Medical Center

Jamestown Regional Medical Center is a 25-bed, critical access hospital located at 2422 20^th St. SW, Jamestown, ND. For more information on services at JRMC, visit www.jrmcnd.com or call 701-952-1050.

 

Jamestown, ND, (KCSi-T.V. News October 9, 2013)— Women who undergo routine mammograms at JRMC will have the latest screening and diagnostic technology available to them starting in October.

JRMC is the first facility in North Dakota to offer 3D mammography for breast cancer screening. 3D mammography (breast tomosynthesis) helps radiologists identify and characterize individual breast structures without the confusion of overlapping tissue.

The center’s Selenia® Dimensions® 3D mammography system is made by Hologic, a world leader in digital mammography. 3D mammography offers exceptionally sharp breast images, an advanced ergonomic design providing more patient comfort, and the ground-breaking 3D mammography platform designed to deliver superior screening and diagnostic performance.

Breast cancer screening with 3D mammography when combined with a conventional 2D mammography has a higher cancer detection rate than conventional 2D mammography alone. Radiologists are reporting that 3D mammography technology gives them increased confidence with a significant reduction in recall rates.

During a 3D mammogram exam, multiple, low-dose images of the breast are acquired at different angles. These images are then used to produce a series of one-millimeter thick slices that can be viewed as a 3D reconstruction of the breast.

By offering women the latest technology in mammography, JRMC hopes to increase the number of area women who will be routinely screened. Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among women, exceeded only by lung cancer.

Statistics indicate that one in eight women will develop breast cancer sometime in her lifetime. The stage at which breast cancer is detected influences a woman’s chance of survival. If detected early, the five-year survival rate is 98 percent.

JRMC is committed to the fight against breast cancer. In offering 3D mammography, JRMC provides the latest in imaging quality.

If you would like to schedule a mammogram or have questions about this important breast health procedure, please contact JRMC Radiology at (701) 952-4852.

About Jamestown Regional Medical Center.

Jamestown Regional Medical Center is a 25-bed, critical access hospital located at 2422 20th St. SW, Jamestown, ND. For more information on services at JRMC, visit www.jrmcnd.com or call 701-952-1050.

 

 UNDATED (AP) – A school superintendent in North Dakota will resign after he says he took a gun to school after a student made a threat. Tioga Superintendent D’Wayne Johnston refused to go into detail about the threat but says the boy had previous discipline problems. Johnston acknowledged carrying the gun after several people saw him carrying it.

 

 MANDAN, N.D. (AP) – A Mandan man on trial for manslaughter in the death of another man after a house party fight last year says the man was his friend and he was trying to help him.
 
     Twenty-three-year-old Colten Towry is accused of punching 30-year-old Derek Oshkeshequoam (awsh-KEESH’-kuh-wawm) at the October 2012 party. Oshkeshequoam fell and hit his head on pavement, and died days later at a hospital.
 
     The Bismarck Tribune reports that Towry took the stand in his own defense on Wednesday. He said he was trying to break up a fight between Oshkeshequoam and another man when the incident happened.
 
     The case could go to the jury as early as today.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A fatal disease that has struck North Dakota’s deer population this year is now being found in cattle.
 
     State Veterinarian Susan Keller says cattle cases of the disease commonly known as EHD have been reported in several counties. She says ranchers should be looking for symptoms in their herds, including excessive salivation, swollen tongues, and lameness.
 
     The state Game and Fish Department last month suspended further sales of deer hunting licenses because of an outbreak of EHD in deer. Agency Wildlife Veterinarian Dan Grove says deer south and west of the Missouri River have been affected, particularly in Sioux and Grant counties.
 
     White-tailed deer that are infected almost always die, but Keller says infected cattle usually recover. The disease poses no threat to people.

 

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A Langdon man has been placed on probation and ordered to pay $20,000 for his role in a scheme to fleece farmers.
 
     Lance Schill pleaded guilty in June to money laundering.  Authorities say he advertised himself as a licensed grain bin dealer and then used advance money farmers gave him to build his own home.
 
     Prosecutors say when farmers started to complain about the status of their orders, Schill told them the materials were ready to be picked up in Fargo but he was busy with other jobs.
 
     A second count accusing Schill of mail fraud was dropped in exchange for the guilty plea on the money laundering charge.
 
     U.S. District Judge Ralph Erickson sentenced Schill to 18 months of probation, including four months of home confinement.

 

 WATFORD CITY, N.D. (AP) – An FBI agent was shot and wounded though not seriously while helping serve a drug warrant in the western North Dakota oil patch.
 
     FBI spokesman Kyle Loven says the agent was treated at a hospital and released after the incident Monday night near Watford City. The agent wasn’t identified.
 
     Loven didn’t release any other details, citing the ongoing investigation. KFGO reports that a 52-year-old Keene man was arrested on drug and weapon counts but wasn’t charged in the shooting. Several other arrests were made in the same area Monday.
 
     U.S. Attorney Timothy Purdon says the agent was part of a multi-agency crackdown on organized drug distribution in northwestern North Dakota, including the Fort Berthold Reservation. Twenty-two people were charged earlier this year as part of the investigation.
 

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – About two dozen airmen with the North Dakota Air National Guard are back home after serving about half a year in Afghanistan helping with security at Bagram Airfield and elsewhere.
 
     The members of the Fargo-based 119th Security Forces Squadron flew home late Tuesday. They were welcomed by state Guard commander Maj. Gen. David Sprynczynatyk (sprihn-suh-NAT’-ihk) and Lt. Gov. Drew Wrigley, among others.
 
     Seven more airmen with the unit remain overseas but are expected home later this month.

 

 OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – A federal appeals court has upheld a lower-court ruling that denied efforts to temporarily stop construction of what is intended to be the southern end of the Keystone XL pipeline. The Sierra Club, Clean Energy Future of Oklahoma and East Texas Sub Regional Planning Commission asked for the injunction pending the outcome of their lawsuit against the Army Corps of Engineers.

 

In sports…
       NATIONAL  LEAGUE

 ST. LOUIS (AP) – The St. Louis Cardinals have advance to the National League Championship Series by downing the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-1 in Game 5 of the NLDS. David Freese (freez) and Matt Adams hit two-run homers to support Adam Wainwright, who went the distance on an eight-hitter. Next up for the Cardinals are the Los Angeles Dodgers, beginning Friday in St. Louis.
 
 As far as play in the American League divisional playoffs is concerned, there is one game to go. The Tigers evened things up in their best-of-five series with the Athletics on Tuesday with an 8-6 win. The fifth and final game will be played Thursday night in Oakland with Justin Verlander pitching for the Tigers against Bartolo Colon (bar-TOH’-loh koh-LOHN’).
 
     The winner advances to the ALCS against the Red Sox, who eliminated the Rays Tuesday night.
 

 
       NATIONAL  HOCKEY  LEAGUE
 
   Final          St.  Louis          3    Chicago        2
   Final          Calgary              3    Montreal      2
   Final  OT    Los  Angeles      4    Ottawa          3

 

MLB…

 NEW YORK (AP) – Manager Joe Girardi has accepted a four-year contract that keeps him in the New York Yankees’ dugout. Yankees general manager Brian Cashman had said he wanted to retain Girardi, an Illinois native whose name was mentioned for the Cubs opening. The Yankees have gone a major league-best 564-408 with four postseason appearances in six years under Girardi, but they come off their worst season since 1992 and missed the playoffs for only the second time in 19 years.

 

 MILWAUKEE (AP) – Andy Pafko, a four-time All-Star who played on the last Chicago Cubs team to reach the World Series in 1945, has died at age 92.
 
     Pafko also played for the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Milwaukee Braves, and played in four World Series during 17 years in the major leagues.
 
     He was the Brooklyn left fielder in the 1951 National League playoff game when Bobby Thomson’s pennant-winning homer, the so-called “shot heard ’round the world,” flew over his head.
 

NFL…

 EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) – Defensive end Brian Robison has signed a four-year contract extension with the Minnesota Vikings. A person with knowledge of the deal tells The Associated Press it includes $12 million in guaranteed money. Robison was a fourth-round draft pick of the Vikings in 2007.

 UNDATED (AP) – Packers coach Mike McCarthy says Pro Bowl linebacker Clay Matthews will miss at least a couple weeks with a thumb injury. Matthews was hurt last weekend against the Lions. He has also been bothered by a sore hamstring. A hamstring injury sidelined Matthews for four games last season.
 
     LOS ANGELES (AP) – The Los Angeles City Council has reaffirmed its support for efforts to bring an NFL team to the nation’s second-largest city. Members have voted 14-0 today for a resolution saying it is in the interests of both the city and the league to bring a team to Los Angeles.  A year ago, the council approved a plan by the sports and entertainment company AEG to build a $1.5 billion downtown stadium, but construction can’t begin until a team is secured.

 Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder says the team cannot ignore its history when it comes to the name of the club. In a letter to season-ticket holders, Snyder said he hopes those offended by the team’s nickname will “try to respect what the name means” to the team, its fans and some Native Americans. He cited polls and anecdotal evidence that indicate support for the name from American Indians.
 

In world and national news…

STOCKHOLM (AP) – And the winner is: Canada’s Alice Munro. In awarding the Nobel Prize in literature today, the Swedish Academy called Munro a “master of the contemporary short story.” She’s the first Canadian writer to receive the prestigious $1.2 million award since Saul Bellow, who won in 1976.
 
     WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama is bringing a group of top House Republicans to the White House today to explore ways of thawing the deep freeze over the budget and the debt limit. House Republicans also have their own meeting scheduled today. There’s been talk of a short-term debt limit increase to avoid a government default this month.
 
     WASHINGTON (AP) – World financial leaders are meeting in Washington this week and several of them are sounding an alarm about dire global consequences if the U.S. fails to resolve its budget and debt limit standoffs. The concerns are expected to dominate when the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and the Group of 20 major economies gather.
 
     TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) – A brazen abduction of Libya’s prime minister today ended with his release after it appeared Libyan forces intervened somehow. Ali Zidan was freed from captivity just hours after gunmen abducted him at dawn from the hotel where he lives in Tripoli. A brief report on the state news agency did not give details.
 
     BEIRUT (AP) – A spokesman for the international weapons inspectors in Syria says they’re working on a tight schedule to whittle down sites holding chemical weapons that need to be destroyed. Inspectors need to reach more than 20 sites and have visited three so far. The U.N. hopes to organize cease-fires when inspectors have to cross rebel territory.