Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Oct 8

CSi Weather…

 TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING.
LOWS AROUND 30. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
.SUNDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.

 A  SATURDAY WARM UP WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A  CHANCE OF SHOWERS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.

 

Jamestown (CSi) A large turnout was on hand, as the fire fighter statue, and memorial in front of the Jamestown City Fire Hall was dedicated on Wednesday evening.

City Fire Chief, Jim Reuther MC’d the program.

He pointed out that the statue was purchased with memorial funds given in remembrance of long-time Jamestown City Fire Department, volunteer, and Deputy Chief Gerald (Jerry) Kainz who passed away in July this year.

Jerry served the department for 46 years, and went on 3,000 fire calls over the years.

Chief Reuther pointed out that donations in honor of Jerry Kainz, suggested by Nadine Kainz, were first earmarked for the purchase of equipment.

However, city fire fighters decided instead to use the dollars, which came in from around the United States to construct the memorial, including the statue and 1400 paver bricks, some of which indicate the name and service dates of 86 past Jamestown fire fighters.

The statue pays homage to “All Firefighters, Past, Present, and Future,” which will be written on a black granite plaque to be installed at the statue.

There is also a time capsule placed beneath the brick pavers, with instructions to open it in the year 2064.

Those speaking at Wednesday’s dedication included:

Jerry’s family, wife Nadine and son, Chad.

Nadine talked about her pride in the fire fighters, for their commitment, and thanked those who donated to the memorial including those who gave labor and materials. She was given, by Chief Reuther, a Certificate of Service awarded to Jerry.

Chad spoke of the fire fighters who have given of themselves, and all were remembered this day, and will be in the future.

Jamestown Mayor Katie Andersen said the large turnout by the community for the dedication was a sign of appreciation the community has for the fire fighters.

She read the Jamestown City Council’s proclamation in honor of Jerry.

Volunteer Firefighters, President, Mark Urquhart, said Jerry Kainz “was a true mentor,” to the incoming fire fighters.

Also in attendance were past Jamestown City Fire Chiefs, Mel Kachel, and David Robertson, along with past members of the fire department.

Eight Partisan Awards were given out, to those who donated time, labor or materials to the memorial project.

Those include Aggregate Industries, Hillerud Construction, Total Recon, Lindberg Brothers, Walsh Masonry, Hatch Construction, and Dave and JoAnn Vining, who will support maintenance of the statue.

Refreshments were served following the dedication.

The event was covered by www.CsiNewsNow.com

with photos posted.

 

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Fire Department was called to a house fire about 4:20-p.m., Wednesday at 921 9^th Street Southeast.

The home was filled with smoke.

Firefighters entered the structure with air packs and determined the source was a malfunctioning ceiling light fixture.

No major smoke damage was reported.

Lt. Sheldon Mohr said five  units and 32 fire fighters were on the scene about 15 minutes.

 

Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Regional Medical Center (JRMC) is following the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations for dealing with a potential spread of the Ebola disease to the Jamestown area, and a patient showing symptoms of the disease that comes to the hospital for treatment.

A JRMC news release states that Ebola is only contagious when symptoms are present and those include a fever of 101.5 degrees or higher, headache, weakness, muscle pain, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain and/or suspicious bruising or bleeding.

JRMC staff will only suspect Ebola if any of these symptoms are present and if the individual has traveled to an Ebola-affected country in West Africa in the past 21 days. Those countries include Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal and Sierra Leone.

The CDC asks people who believe they may have been exposed to the disease to contact his or her doctor to evaluate exposure level and the need for actions to be taken. If symptoms arise, people are asked to contact the medical facility prior to arrival to allow medical staff to take precautions.

The CDC advices, to reduce the possible spread of the disease, to habitually wash hands with soap and water or an alcohol-based hand sanitizer, and avoiding the body fluids of sick people or items that may have come in contact with the victim’s body fluids, including clothes, bedding, needles and other medical equipment.

 

Jamestown (CSi) A vehicle pursuit that started in Jamestown and ended near Medina Tuesday afternoon netted two women being arrested.

Lt. James Hunt says police attempted to stop the two women, at Gate City Bank, who were in a car that was stolen in Florida, on suspicion of forging checks.

The pursuit ended on Interstate 94 when the car ran out of gas.

A search warrant of the vehicle is needed to further investigate cash that was spotted in the vehicle by officers.

Police continue with the investigation, as the case may be linked to several forgeries reported in Fargo.

Federal authorities may become involved as the vehicle crossed state lines.

The investigation includes determining the identities of the women.

 

Jamestown (CSi) The Early Voting Precinct for the November 4, 2014 General Election will be open at the Stutsman County Courthouse (Auditor’s Office) starting Monday, October 20, 2014. All residents of Stutsman County may vote at the Courthouse, 511 2^nd Ave SE, Jamestown, ND.

Voting hours:

Monday – Friday Oct 20 – Oct 31 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Saturday Nov 1 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Monday Nov 3 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Please call 701-252-9035 or check out the County’s website at www.co.stutsman.nd.us for election information.

 

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) – The Montana Supreme Court has denied a Colorado man’s petition to be declared unfit to stand trial in the murder of a high school teacher in the Bakken oil patch.
 
     Attorneys for 25-year-old Michal Keith Spell argued he would be unable to understand the case against him because he is mentally disabled.
 
     But the high court said in a unanimous ruling Tuesday that his disability does not automatically mean Spell can’t understand the case and participate in his defense.
 
     Justices also said state District Judge Richard Simonton acted within his discretion when he ruled Spell’s competency was restored since a 2010 drug case in Colorado in which he was declared incompetent.
 
     Spell faces a Nov. 17 trial in the January 2012 killing of 43-year-old Sherry Arnold. An accomplice pleaded guilty.
 
 
 
     BEULAH, N.D. (AP) – A man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in a 2012 drug-fueled shooting in Beulah that left one man dead and another injured.
 
     Twenty-seven-year-old Cody Borner pleaded guilty to felony terrorizing and aggravated assault charges Tuesday in an agreement with prosecutors.
 
     Borner and 31-year-old co-defendant Richard Whitman in June 2012 were convicted of two counts of conspiracy to commit murder in the January 2012 shooting in a Beulah apartment that killed Michael Padilla and wounded his brother, Timothy Padilla. The North Dakota Supreme Court later overturned the convictions because of improper charging documents but said the men could be charged again.
 
     Whitman last November pleaded guilty to a murder charge and was sentenced to 25 years in prison.

 

 

WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – A man with more than 30 years of experience in the newspaper business has been named publisher of the Williston Herald.
 
     The Herald reports  that Wick Communications has named Randy Rickman to the post. He will oversee the Herald’s daily operations and also manage business interests for Wick Communications in its sister papers throughout the region.
 
     Rickman started his career in 1979 as an apprentice pressman at the Quad City Times in Davenport, Iowa. He spent time in the military and then took a job with the Los Angeles Times. He went on to become president and publisher of Lee Central California Newspapers in 2005. He most recently was general manager of The Pueblo Chieftain in southern Colorado.
 
     Rickman will begin his duties in Williston on Nov. 3.

 

 MEDORA, N.D. (AP) – The National Park Service plans to reduce the bison herd in the South Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park by as much as two-thirds.
 
     The agency has scheduled a roundup next week of the 600 bison in the southwestern North Dakota park. Between 350 and 400 excess animals will go to American Indian tribes. The Intertribal Buffalo Council will determine the distribution.
 
     The roundup will begin Sunday, with a helicopter herding the bison into a handling facility. It’s scheduled to wrap up Thursday.

 

In world and national news…

 DALLAS (AP) – Family members are telling the life story of Thomas Eric Duncan, the first Ebola patient diagnosed in the United States. The 42-year-old died in a Dallas hospital Wednesday morning. His brother says Duncan grew up next to a leper colony in Liberia and was forced to flee from years of war before returning to his country, years later, to find it ravaged by Ebola. Duncan came to the U.S. in late September to attend the high-school graduation of his son and realize a long-held ambition to join relatives.
 
     WASHINGTON (AP) – The government is taking new steps aimed at preventing more Ebola cases from showing up in the U.S. undetected. The White House says officials will begin taking the temperatures of travelers from West Africa arriving at five U.S. airports starting Saturday. Meanwhile, Customs and Border Protection agents are handing out information sheets to travelers with details of what symptoms to look for and directions to call doctors if they become sick within 21 days – the incubation period for Ebola.
 
     WASHINGTON (AP) – The Pentagon says U.S. and coalition airstrikes have forced some Islamic State militants out of the Syrian border town of Kobani. But Rear Adm. John Kirby says the town may yet fall under the extremists’ control because air power alone won’t be able to prevent it. Kirby says Pentagon officials are not planning to ask President Barack Obama to commit ground forces to the fight.
 
     WASHINGTON (AP) – Minutes of the Federal Reserve’s latest meeting show policy-makers are moving away from linking an increase in interest rates to any specific time period. They worried that changes to the wording of the guidance could be misinterpreted as a fundamental shift in the Fed’s stance and trigger an unintended rise in market rates. The policy-makers agreed they would begin raising interest rates only when measures of the economy’s health and inflation signal the time is right. The meeting notes have sent stocks soaring on Wall Street this afternoon.
 
     WASHINGTON (AP) – The federal government’s budget deficit has fallen to $486 billion. That’s the smallest pool of red ink of President Barack Obama’s six-year span in office. The Congressional Budget Office’s latest estimate shows better results than earlier projections by both CBO and the White House budget office. Obama inherited a trillion-dollar-plus deficit after the 2008 financial crisis.