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CSi weather…
REST OF TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. BREEZY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH.
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 20 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE
MORNING…THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN
THE MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE
OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.TUESDAY…CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN.
LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
.WEDNESDAY…CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 50S.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 40S.
.THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS
IN THE MID 50S.
Jamestown (CSi ) Jamestown Police is asking that anyone who purchased a vehicle from Budget, and signed a loan contract with Budget Auto to purchase the vehicle to contact Sgt. Thomas Nagel.
Call 701-252-2414.
Nagel says the investigation centers around if the contract agreements are in compliance with usery laws, under the North Dakota Century code, and police want to look at the contracts.
Jamestown (CSi) Youth Fun Day that was scheduled for Saturday May 3rd has been postponed, due to wet conditions for the event.
On Friday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Stutsman County Wildlife Federation spokesman, Matt Opsahl said, a rain date has been planned for Saturday May 10, 2014 pending soil conditions at the Pipestem range. Registration will be at 9:30-a.m., and the event starts at 10-a.m. There will be a lunch and prizes.
He added that Stutsman County Wildlife Federation has scheduled a Nest House Building Workshop on May 17th at 10- a.m., located at the Game and Fish Department at Jamestown Reservoir.
A couple of different birdhouses will be built. He said that the pre-cut wood, and tools will be provided.
He said the workshop is held as close as possible to International Migratory Bird Day, the second Saturday of May each year. The event is free, and open to the public.
He pointed out that the May monthly meeting for SCWF is May 8th at 7- pm at The Bunker in Jamestown. The program will be on black powder and fireworks will follow the meeting . The program is expected to start at about 8:00 pm.
Valley City (CSi) Movieland Video will close its doors for business, with the latest rental date June 14, 2014, with new release available until then.
The family operated the business in Valley City for 30 years.
Tammy Devitt says new technology, including movie kiosks, on line streaming, and downloading, plus the lack of community support, made it impossible to keep the business operating.
Jamestown (CSi) Farm Rescue is continuing to accept applications for Farm Family Assistance.
Farm Rescue President and Founder Bill Gross adds that Farm Rescue has several applications so far, and more applications are available.
Farm Rescue is now accepting haying applications. There are no deadlines to apply for assistance and families can apply on the website or can apply for others anonymously.
To apply or visit their website,
Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Regional Medical Center (JRMC) was recently named one of the iVantage HEALTHSTRONG Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in the United States.
JRMC Chief Executive Officer, K.C. DeBoer says,”JRMC is proud of the efforts of its physicians and staff who have contributed to our hospital achieving this designation. We are honored to be recognized as one of the top Critical Access Hospitals in the US.”
JRMC scored in the top 100 of Critical Access Hospitals on the iVantage Hospital Strength INDEX™. The INDEX is the industry’s most comprehensive rating of US acute care hospitals, and the only one to include the country’s 1,300 CAHs. The results recognize that the Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals provide a safety net to communities across rural America – measuring them across 66 different performance metrics, including quality, outcomes, patient perspective, affordability, population risk and efficiency. The list of the top 100 Critical Access Hospitals and more information about the study can be found at www.iVantageHealth.com.
John Morrow, executive vice president of iVantage Health Analytics, says, “Rural healthcare deserves the same performance analysis as all provider performance. It plays a vital role for communities across America, serving nearly 80 million people. The services provided in rural America are similar to those needed in any major metropolitan area, yet the volumes and economic resources provide little economies of scale, making for little benefit from scale. These top 100 Critical Access Hospitals exhibit a focused concern for their community benefits and needs, regardless of scale, reimbursement and people’s ability to pay.”
iVantage is a leading advisory and business analytic services company applying Accelerated Healthcare Transformation™ and the VantagePoints™ platform to drive sustained, evidence-based results. The company’s unique combination of technology, content, and expert advisory services accelerates decision making for the new healthcare.
Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Regional Medical Center recently introduced a new secure, online payment service for patients, e-Bill Express. E-Bill Express allows users to view a summary of their bill, make a quick pay-now payment, view the status of electronic payments and receive e-mail receipts for all payments.
JRMC Fiscal Services Manager, Pam Jennings says “e-Bill Express is a convenient way for patients of JRMC to pay their bill. By enrolling in this new service users can: view bill detail information, manage your payments online, view payment history and set up recurring payments.”
By using e-Bill Express to pay bills, payment cn be made anytime and from anywhere, avoid late fees by making last minute payments. This service is secure; customer privacy and security is of utmost importance at JRMC. This platform meets the strictest banking security standards.
Visit
www.jrmcnd.com and click on the Bill Pay button on the top right hand side of the page to get started with e-Bill Express.
For additional information on e-Bill Express or help signing up, contact the JRMC Business Office at (701) 952 –1050.
For more information on services at JRMC, visit
www.jrmcnd.com or call 701-952-1050.
Jamestown (CSi) The Buffalo Mall Presents a Production from the Mrs. North Dakota State Pageant, “The Princess in the Mirror ~A Princess Pageant” on June 28th, 2014 at 1:30 pm.
The day of Pageant Registration and Check In is 12:00 noon on June 28th.
This year, Mrs. ND-America 2014, Eliza Potratz will host the upcoming “Princess in the Mirror” Princess Pageant plan to be held at the Buffalo Mall on June 28th. A “Tea” for the contestants will follow after the pageant. Two age divisions: Ages 3-8 yrs., and 9-14yrs of age. Every girl entered will receive a crown! There will be a “Tea” for the Princess Contestants following the Pageant in the Mall.
For those who would like an application to enter the pageant can download a form from the Mrs. ND-America Pageant website at www.mrsnd.com Portions of the proceeds will help aid Mrs. NDA 2014 in her travel expenses to Mrs. America held in Tucson, Arizona this August.
The Mrs. North Dakota ~ America Pageant is the official state preliminary to the national event. It is also a stage from which women in North Dakota can promote family values, women causes and local charities. Mrs. ND- America state pageant is for married women that are at least 18 years of age – no age limit!
For more information on the Princess Pageant, email your questions to: mrsndamerica2011@hotmail.com
Bismarck (CSi) North Dakota Highway Patrol troopers are working overtime hours in construction zone areas. Extra patrol hours will supplement regular hours through October 31. Road construction requires reduced speed zones, reduced lanes for traffic, reduced width, and more awareness to the hazards of moving traffic within work zones.
Motorists can expect enhanced enforcement during hours of peak traffic and when workers are engaged in construction. All traffic laws will be strictly enforced. Motorists will be cited for following too close, speeding, passing in a no passing zone, and improper lane changes, as well as other violations.
Last year, troopers issued 955 citations during construction zone overtime, including 588 speed-related citations, 139 seat belt and child restraint violations, and seven alcohol-related offenses.
Slow down, increase following distance, and be aware of construction workers and other vehicles while traveling through construction zones. The NDHP is asking all motorists to work together to ensure safety for both highway workers and motorists.
WASHINGTON (CSi) – A conservative estimate of how much revenue North Dakota farmers have lost due to agriculture shipment delays over the course of the previous four months is $66 million, according to a study U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp asked North Dakota State University (NDSU) to conduct. The study also found that if conditions don’t improve, farmers could stand to lose an additional $95 million in income.
In her efforts to highlight how much North Dakotans are struggling due to rail traffic congestion, Heitkamp asked Dr. William Nganje, Chair of NDSU Agribusiness and Applied Economics Department, to quantify the economic harm the state’s agriculture industry is experiencing.
“This report confirms what I have been stressing to government regulators and the railroad industry: the problems with ag shipments are threatening the livelihood of the thousands of North Dakotans who are involved in agriculture,” said Heitkamp, a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee. “I thank the talented researchers at NDSU for putting together this information, which reinforces why we need to help our farmers get their supplies and move their crops to market. I’ll keeping pushing on federal regulators and industry to make that happen. This study also reminds us how fortunate we are to have a premier land-grant University in our state. NDSU’s ability to get timely, helpful information to the public is second to none.”
NDSU found that there has been approximately $66.6 million loss in North Dakota farm revenue for wheat, corn, and soybean crops that were sold from January through April 14, and there is a potential of another $95.4 million loss if the status quo conditions remain. Wheat, corn and soybeans are three of the largest crops by acreage planted in North Dakota. All three rely heavily on freight rail transportation to be moved to market.
Read the executive summary here.
This is a conservative estimate, because “this analysis was limited to spring wheat, corn and soybean, and does not include potential losses for the sale of durum wheat, barley, sunflower, canola, field pea, lentils, dry edible beans, flax, oats or food grade soybeans,” the study says. “There was not enough readily available information to include these extra crops in the analysis. In addition, this analysis does not include the increased costs incurred by North Dakota agricultural businesses to transport processed agricultural products out of the state. Examples include refined sugar, ethanol, dried distillers grains, high fructose corn syrup, wheat flour, semolina flour and pasta, barley malt, canola and sunflower oil, and canola and sunflower meal.”
Heitkamp has repeatedly pressed the railroad industry to fix inadequate agriculture shipping service in our state.
Last month, she urged the U.S. Surface Transportation Board, which is tasked with resolving service disputes, to exercise its authority if service does not improve. She has also been in regular contact with BNSF Chief Executive Officer Carl Ice to express her concerns. As service was severely diminishing over winter, Heitkamp told BNSF about the great economic impact the delays are having on North Dakota.
Grand Forks (CSi) BNSF Railway has outlined specifics to improve its tracks in North Dakota and other nearby states.
The largest railroad operator in North Dakota plans to invest about $400 million here this year. That includes completing construction of a second mainline track between Minot and Glasgow, Montana to expand rail capacity.
The plans also include adding new sidings, or tracks adjacent to the mainline track to expand capacity by enabling more trains to meet and pass each other. Those will be added between Fargo and Grand Forks, Fargo and Minot, Bismarck and Glendive, Montana, and Minot and Grand Forks.
In world and national news…
Argo, Afghanistan CSi Hundreds of people are presumed dead or trapped after landslides Friday in a mountainous, remote part of far northeastern Afghanistan, a provincial governor said.
Governor Shah Waliullah Adeeb says an initial landslide crashed down on an area of about 300 homes before noon in the district of Argo in Badakhshan province.
It remains unclear how many of the homes were affected.
Adeeb says, local officials estimate that the 300 homes would have been home to five to seven people each. It wasn’t clear exactly how many people were buried in the slides, and no official death toll was immediately available.
Tanana, AK Two Alaska state troopers have died in a confrontation on the dirt streets of an isolated Alaska village.
A police spokeswoman identified the slain men as Sgt. Patrick Johnson and Trooper Gabriel Rich.
They died Thursday in Tanana, a remote village in Alaska’s interior, 130 miles west of Fairbanks and 281 miles north of Anchorage.
Police say, both had appeared on the National Geographic Channel (CSi 21) program “Alaska State Troopers.” They worked out of the agency’s Fairbanks rural service unit, according to the police agency.
One person has been detained in the incident.
Stamford, CT A number of sewage plants around Connecticut, which received substanial amounts of rain over a 24 hour period, were unable to handle the rain water. In Stamford, thirteen sewage treatment plants overflowed Thursday, spilling sewage, including one that spilled about 25 million gallons.
The smell, bubbles and foam of raw sewage created a mess on the surface of the rivers and beaches in Stamford.
Slavyansk, Ukraine As growing Ukrainian violence turned deadly Friday, President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged to seek harsher sanctions against Russia if Ukraine doesn’t stabilize in time for elections this month.
Obama says any further sanctions on Russia would target specific sectors of the Russian economy, but he would not go into detail.
He did say, however, that “the idea that you’re going to turn off the tap” on all energy trade between Russia and Europe was “unrealistic.”
He echoed earlier comments by German Chancellor Angela Merkel that continued “disruptions and destabilization” that impede elections scheduled for May 25 would leave the United States and European Union no choice “but to move forward on additional and severe sanctions.”
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