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🌱 How will Jamestown’s new State Hospital change mental health care locally?
And on the Jamestown Patch calendar - Medicare 101 Workshop - October 5, 2026
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In today's newsletter:
- How will Jamestown's new State Hospital change mental health care locally?
- Why JRMC honored admissions clerk "Muffy" Weisz with its top award
- How strong is UJ volleyball heading into Tuesday's road showdown?
Also on today's calendar: City Council Budget Meeting and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Clouds yielding to sun, with a high of 71 and low of 50 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, nice and warm, temps: high: 74, low: 43.
- Thursday: Cooler; breezy in the morning, with a high of 62 and low of 39 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• North Dakota State Hospital Marks Beam Signing (midwestmedicaledition.com) — Jamestown's new North Dakota State Hospital is moving ahead, with leaders recently celebrating a beam-signing milestone for the 294,000-square-foot facility now rising just west of the current campus. When completed in late 2027, it will modernize mental health care, add advanced therapeutic spaces, and support more than 300 staff in a trauma-informed, recovery-focused environment. 
• Meredith 'Muffy' Weisz Receives JRMC Legend Award (newsdakota.com) — A Jamestown Regional Medical Center admissions clerk, Meredith "Muffy" Weisz, has been honored with the hospital's top Legend Award for consistently going above and beyond for patients and coworkers. Colleagues praised her initiative in keeping the facility welcoming during staffing shortages and her warm, family-like approach to greeting everyone who walks through JRMC's doors.
• UJ Volleyball Takes On University of Mary (news-usa.today) — University of Jamestown volleyball fans can follow the Jimmies as they visit the University of Mary on Tuesday, riding momentum from a straight-set win over Minot State. With an 11-3 record and strong defensive stats, Jamestown sits well in the Northern Sun standings before returning home to Harold Newman Arena for Parents' Weekend matches October 2–3.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Jamestown
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- Medicare 101 Workshop - October 5, 2026 →
Witthauer Financial Group, 710 10th St SE, Jamestown
8:00 pm
Monday October 5
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Other local events
- City Council Budget Meeting →
City Hall, 102 3rd Ave SE, Jamestown
4:00 pm - Jamestown Town Hall →
Buffalo Grill, Jamestown
7:00 pm - Medicare 101 Workshop →
Witthauer Financial Group, 710 10th Street SE, Jamestown
7:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
Monday October 5
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🗓 Events Nearby
- JH VB vs. LHMB at Hazelton
Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock Public School District 6 , ND, USA
4:30 pm - JH VB against EKM
LITCHVILLE-MARION 46 SCHOOL DISTRICT Edgeley, ND
4:30 pm - Wolfpack Football James River Bowl against Oakes
Townsend Field
6:00 pm - Elementary GBB Game vs Carrington
Medina School District 3, 300 School St SE, Medina
4:00 pm - XC MPCG Patriots Invite
LITCHVILLE-MARION 46 SCHOOL DISTRICT Mayville, ND
4:00 pm - Volleyball vs Ellendale V-JV-C-JH
Ellendale Public School, 321 1st St N, Ellendale
4:30 pm - Volleyball @ Ellendale A, B, C, JH
PINGREE-BUCHANAN 10 SCHOOL DISTRICT Pingree, ND 58476
4:30 pm - 5th and 6th VB against Lisbon
LITCHVILLE-MARION 46 SCHOOL DISTRICT Marion, ND
4:30 pm
Tuesday September 29
Thursday October 1
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💬 Chatter
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🗞 Nearby News
Carrington
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New Rockford
- History of New Rockford: September 28, 2026 (newrockfordtranscript.com)
- Braaten siblings inducted into Mayville State's Hall of Fame (newrockfordtranscript.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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