– Wayne Byers Show – Evening – July 28

CSi Weather…

TONIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.

.WEDNESDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. East winds around 5 mph.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Southeast winds around 5 mph.

.THURSDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.

.FRIDAY…Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms

in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. A 30 percent chance of showers

and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s.

.SATURDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.

.SUNDAY…Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.

.MONDAY…Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.

Valley City (CSi) The Barnes County Sheriff’s Office reports that on Monday July 27^th, 2020, Tyler Delmore an inmate from the Barnes County Correctional Facility was released at 10:15 a.m. for work as a condition of his Criminal Judgment. He was due to return at 10:00 pm.

The report says, Delmore failed to return and has not returned as of Tuesday afternoon and has not been located. The Barnes County Sheriff’s Office and Valley City Police Department were notified.

Anyone with any information, please contact the Barnes County Sheriff’s Office at 701-845-8530.

Bismarck (CSi) Governor Doug Burgum held his weekly News Briefing on Tuesday afternoon at the state capital in Bismarck. He was joined by Commerce Commissioner Michelle Kommer to discuss the Economic Resiliency Grant program.

Burgum said he participated in a telephone call with federal and state officials with the COVID-19 Task Force, sharing information.

He said ND has crossed the 1,000 mark of active cases, and continued two additional days.

He added another milestone was ND crossing the 100 mark in COVID-Deaths.

Burgum pointed out the spiking of positive cases in Burleigh County.

A Burleigh Morton County COVID Task Force is being formed, with stakeholders including state officials education, healthcare, and employers, plus others, addressing the spiking numbers, and to mitigate the spread of the virus. He noted testing strategies and contact tracing efforts will be addressed by the task force. Prevention education will also be stepped up.

He pointed out individuals in their 20’s and 30’s are socializing at parties, bars, weddings and the like, and in many cases are not observing social distancing, and there by spreading the virus.

He said if North Dakotans want to keep businesses fully open to observe social distancing and other “North Dakota Smart,” guidelines, including wearing face masks, and frequent hand washing.

He said North Dakota will remain, for now, in the Low Risk level, however it is trending back toward moderate risk due to a surge in positive cases.

Burgum pointed out the increase in positive cases, in long-term care facilities, and visitors need to stay home if sick, and be North Dakota Smart with being safe with protective measures.

He added the increase in serial testing in the state. He noted that one in five North Dakotans have been COVID-19 tested.

With mass testing events, Burgum said more testing labs have been established in addition to the state lab in Bismarck. 19 testing labs have been set up in the state, as of Tuesday.

Burgum related NDDoH COVID-19 Test Results, posted Tuesday morning.

Results listed are from the previous day.

INDIVIDUALS WHO DIED WITH COVID-19

Woman in her 20s from McKenzie County with no underlying health conditions.

COUNTIES WITH NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED TUESDAY

Adams County – 2
Barnes County – 1
Barnes Total 31
Barnes Recovered 27
Benson County – 4
Bottineau County – 1
Burke County – 1
Burleigh County – 51
Cass County – 26
Dickey County – 1
Eddy County – 1
Foster County – 1
Grand Forks County – 4
Griggs County – 5
Logan County – 1
McIntosh County – 1
McKenzie County – 1
McLean County – 3
Mercer County – 1
Morton County – 11
Mountrail County – 1
Nelson County – 3
Pembina County – 1
Ramsey County – 1
Richland County – 2
Rolette County – 2
Sioux County – 3
Stark County – 12
Traill County – 3
Ward County – 7
Wells County – 1
Williams County – 5

BY THE NUMBERS

297,512 – Total Number of Tests Completed* (+4,310 total tests from yesterday)

150,046 – Total Unique Individuals Tested* (+1,680 unique individuals from yesterday)

143,905 – Total Negative (+1,525 unique individuals from yesterday)

6,141 – Total Positive (+157 unique individuals from yesterday)

After investigation it was discovered that a previously reported case from Cass County was from out of state and a case from Walsh County was a duplicate.

3.6% – Daily Positivity Rate**

343 – Total Hospitalized (+6 individual from yesterday)

35 – Currently Hospitalized (-8 individuals from yesterday)

4,957 – Total Recovered (+128 individuals from yesterday)

100 – Total Deaths*** (+1 individual from yesterday)

* Note that this does not include individuals from out of state and has been updated to reflect the most recent information discovered after cases were investigated.

**Because the serial tests completed and added to the total number of tests completed can result in new individuals who test positive, the daily positivity rate will be calculated using the total positives for the day by the daily number of tests completed instead of the daily number of unique individuals tested.

*** Number of individuals who tested positive and died from any cause while infected with COVID-19.

For descriptions of these categories, visit the NDDoH dashboard.

For the most updated and timely information and updates related to COVID-19, visit the NDDoH website at www.health.nd.gov/coronavirus, follow on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and visit the CDC website at www.cdc.gov/coronavirus.

Commerce Commissioner Michelle Kommer said the North Dakota Department of Commerce will lead a four-part Special Business Briefing to provide step-by-step instruction on the Economic Resiliency Grant (ERG) application process on Thursday, July 30, at 11 a.m. (CST).

The session includes a general overview, including eligible businesses and expenses, application process, post-award responsibilities and a Q&A opportunity.

She added, “As we move closer to the application process, Commerce continues to be committed to serving as a valued resource for our state’s business community, by preparing North Dakota businesses to successfully apply for the Economic Resiliency Grant instilling consumer confidence through improved infection control in our statewide marketplace is essential to ensuring North Dakota remains open for business, and for our longer-term economic recovery.”

The ERG application process is anticipated to open soon. Applications will be considered on a first-come, first-served basis. Funding will be approved if the application meets all criteria and funding is available. Additional information, including educational sessions and updates about the program, will can be found at https://belegendary.link/ERG.

She pointed out that August 8 2020 is the deadline for employers to apply for support in the Paycheck Protection program. NDresponse.gov has more information.

hBurgum said, the North Dakota Department of Human Services is reminding state residents that if they are struggling to pay their rent, help is available through the Emergency Rent Bridge, which offers short-term rent assistance for qualifying renters.

Since it was launched in late May, the Emergency Rent Bridge has helped over 300 separate renters in 15 counties stay current on their rent and avoid eviction. Individuals who are renting their place of residence, whether it is an apartment, a house, or a manufactured/mobile home that requires payment of lot rent, can apply.

It pays a portion of a participating household’s rent. Payments are made directly to housing providers who must register with the program.

To qualify, a household’s income must be at or below 60 percent of the area median income adjusted for household size and county of residence. Participating households are responsible for paying 30 percent of their total monthly income towards their housing costs.

Renters can learn more and apply online on the department’s website at www.nd.gov/dhs/info/covid-19/rent-bridge.html or by contacting 701-328-1907 or dhserb@nd.gov.

The department’s Emergency Rent Bridge team can also assist renters who need help submitting needed documents electronically.

Housing providers can find information about how to register and validate rent amounts for participating renters on the same webpage.

Funding for the Emergency Rent Bridge comes from federal funding resources provided to North Dakota to address pandemic-related needs.

The governor also signed two amended executive orders:

Executive Order 2020-12.2 extends eligibility for workers’ compensation benefits to include direct care providers employed by licensed North Dakota providers, including the Life Skills and Transition Center, who contract COVID-19 as a result of their work.
Executive Order 2020-20.1 amends a previous order to include nursing home administrators in the suspension of in-person continuing education requirements for licensing renewal. The original order temporarily suspended in-person continuing education requirements for licensing renewal for health care professionals.

The next News Briefing will be on Tuesday August 4, 2020 at 3:30-p.m.

CHICAGO (AP) — People traveling from Missouri, Wisconsin, Nebraska and North Dakota to Chicago will have to quarantine for two weeks upon arrival or face possible fines starting Friday. Chicago officials issued the quarantine order in early July. Initially, it applied to travelers from 15 states but has been updated weekly based on increasing numbers of confirmed cases of the coronavirus. The latest expansion announced Tuesday brings the total number of affected states to 22. Dr. Allison Arwady, commissioner of Chicago’s Department of Public Health, says city residents who work in Wisconsin or vice versa can continue commuting if their job requires it but should otherwise limit their activities.

From Jamestown Public Schools

Due to the Pandemic please take time to read thoroughly for changes:

REGISTRATION: All new students to the school district may register by calling at the District Office at 252-1950 for an appointment. Hours for registration are 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM.

MIDDLE SCHOOL & HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULES will be emailed or mailed to families

PAYMENT OPTIONS: For your convenience you are able to pay school lunches, activity tickets, and activity participation fees on-line. To set up an account:

Go to www.jamestown.k12.nd.us
Click on Parent tab
Click on e-funds
Click on create account in left hand column

5. Enter information of the parent or guardian

FEE DAYS: (Appropriate 6 ft. social distancing and masks will be required)

Tuesday, August 11th – Last names A-L

Wednesday, August 12 – Last names M-Z

Thursday, August 13^th – Alternative if not able to attend above date or by appointment

LOCATIONS: Middle School, Thompson Room, 203 2^nd Avenue SE, Busing, Food Service and

Activity tickets

High School, Common Area, 1509 10 Avenue NE, Food Service and Activity tickets.

No Bus sign up at this location.

TRANSPORTATION: Bus sign up MUST be completed by August 13

NO further sign up until September 1, 2020.

Bus service will be provided according to prioritized routes in the following order:

1) Special education routes which are directed in a student’s Individualized Education Plan(IEP),

2) Rural routes

3) City routes

Private school students may be transported if space is available. When available, intracity transportation is limited to those students who live 10 blocks or more from school. The cost for a family is $135.00 per semester per child for the first 2 children, $120.00 per semester for each additional family member attending school in grades K-12. RURAL students wishing transportation service must also register on the above dates.

SCHOOL LUNCH: School lunches and breakfasts are available for all students in Jamestown Public Schools. Your family might be eligible for free or reduced meal prices. The School District encourages all families to complete the free or reduced meal application which is mailed to each family the second week of August. If you do not receive an application, please call Joe Oster, Food Service Director, 952-3015. The elementary student cost is $3.10 per day, the Middle School student cost is $3.15 per day and the High School student cost is $3.20 per day. The adult cost is $3.95 per day.

Breakfast programs are available at all schools. The elementary cost is $2.00 per day. The Middle School and High School cost is $2.10 per day. The adult cost is $2.80 per day. The School Lunch program is supported by the charge made to patrons for meals and by the subsidy received from Federal sources through the State Lunch Program.

Jamestown (CSi) The City of Jamestown informs residents that fogging operations in the Northeast (NE) and the Northwest (NW) will begin Tues July 28 and continue through Thurs July 30.

Fogging operations will take place between approximately 8:30 PM (dusk) until approximately 12:30 AM.

Parents are advised to keep children out of the streets and away from the fogging machines.

Motorists are urged to use caution when traveling in the vicinity of the fogging units. All fogging operations are contingent upon weather conditions.

For more information visit www.jamestownnd.gov, click on Departments/Vector Control or call 701.320-5503.

Bismarck (AP) North Dakota health officials have reported a new COVID-19 death, raising the state’s death toll from the coronavirus to 100. The latest confirmed death was a McKenzie County woman in her 20s with no underlying health conditions, the North Dakota Department of Health said. Health officials on Tuesday also reported 157 new coronavirus infections. That raises the statewide total since the pandemic reached North Dakota in mid-March to 6,141. The state’s first death attributed to the coronavirus was in March. The number of North Dakota patients currently hospitalized was 35 on Tuesday, down eight from Monday.

Jamestown (CSi) An extended trailer transporting a section of a wind tower ended up in the ditch one mile south of Pingree on Highway 281, Tuesday morning.

Representatives of the wind tower company were on hand working the crash. The North Dakota Highway Patrol was on the scene investigating.

More on this story when the North Dakota Highway Patrol releases their report.

Photos posted at CSiNewsNow.com

Valley City (CSi) The Valley City Commission met in the Budget Session, developing the 2021 City Budget. All members were present, along with Finance Director Avis Richter, and City Administrator, Gwen Crawford City Attorney Carl Martineck and other city officials, to discuss the preliminary 2021 City Budget.

City Finance Director, Avis Richter said, one mill, equals $18,100. The increase in one mill is the first since the 2012 city budget. She said a large decrease in revenue comes from a cut in state funding.

The projected increase in expenditures in 2021 are put at $172,000.

The budget to fund a new city fire department pumper truck, when it becomes necessary, is reduced annually from $75, 000 to $50,000.

City Fire Chief Scott Magnuson said all the pumper trucks passed the recent inspection, and any replacement is not needed at this time.

Highlights of the meeting included employee health insurance, in keeping the premiums affordable, to retain and recruit city employees. Discussed was the employee contributions, plus HSA payroll contributions for health care expenses. The City has been under the full insurance plan, and in the 2021 budget, the employee will continue with contributions, along with city contributions. The City Employee Share was discussed at a 10-percent increase.

With salaries, the cost of living increase was discussed. Avis said at the outset the COLA increase was not in the budget. At Tuesday’s meeting, the COLA increase was approved at 2.5 percent,. Employees will receive their salary step increase at the end of the calendar year. It was noted that the 2021 budget expenditures are estimated at 3.4-million dollars, with the increases in health insurance, COLA increases at about $50,000.

The salary and benefits of the new position of new engineers position is included in a 25-perecent increase in the public works budget. 75 percent from the General Fund Budget. It is also possible to Special Assess the revenue source.

The Street Department Fund shows a decrease in the state highway tax of about 20-percent. The snow removal expenditure is budgeted for $120,000.

With revenue, it was pointed out that the funds, from the Homestead Credit Act will be coming back to the city, dollar for dollar.

Transfer of funds in operating budgets are being reviewed as well

The meeting was recorded by CSi Cable 68 and is showing in replay.

The Wednesday budget meeting is planned for Wednesday, at 7-a.m., at City Hall, departments and other budget requests will be heard.

The budget meeting will continue on Thursday this week.

Valley City (CSi) Proceeds from the July 25, 2020, Debbie Gabel Memorial Cancer Ride, and Raffle, netted $10,000.

The Thundering Saints donated the funds to Hospice of the Red River Valley.

Sponsored by Rocky Gabel and the Thundering Saints, proceeds will benefit local individuals battling the hardships of cancer, and Hospice of the Red Rive Valley, in memory of his wife Debbie who he lost to ovarian cancer in 2009.

Jamestown (FUI) – Farmers Union Insurance (FUI) and its partner, National General Insurance, recently made extra donations to nonprofit organizations in a number of communities the companies serve.

FUI Chief Executive Officer, Mark Anderson says, “We know there is an immediate need on the ground to support nonprofit organizations that provide services to the communities we serve. We are stepping up our efforts to help strengthen communities and bolster morale during this uncertain time.”

Entities that were selected to receive $2,000 each were: Bismarck Cancer Center, Heavens Helpers Soup Café, Bismarck; GARC & Food Pantry, Garrison; City of Hoople, Hoople; Farmers Union Youth Camp, Jamestown; Dollars for Scholars, Kenmare; Little Lobos Preschool, LaMoure; Lisbon Ambulance Service, Lisbon; Michigan Ambulance Service, Michigan; Napoleon Ambulance Service, Napoleon; New Salem Ambulance, New Salem; Wimbledon Child Care Center, Wimbledon; and Community Connections, Williston.

Chief Sales, Marketing and Brand Officer, Kevin Ressler, says, “Our intent is to strengthen our resiliency as a community through these donations, We’re stronger together.”

Farmers Union Insurance is one of few companies in the state that maintains a large investment portfolio in North Dakota, constantly reinvesting in businesses and communities. With over 325 captive and independent agents in North Dakota, Utah and Arkansas, the company provides insurance products and services to individuals, families and businesses. Go to fumic.com for more information.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Top North Dakota Republican officials have disavowed an anti-LGBT resolution that was passed by hundreds of the party’s delegates and denounced by the state’s GOP governor. State Republican Chairman Rick Berg said the party’s executive committee voted Monday to disavow the resolution’s “harmful and divisive language.” In a statement, Berg said North Dakota Republican leaders “would like to offer a sincere apology for the inclusion of these unacceptable, hurtful sentiments as part of our official business.” Republican North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum earlier denounced the resolution. The resolution was part of a package approved by delegates in a mail-in vote in April. No one resolution was considered individually.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Ivanka Trump and Interior Secretary David Bernhardt visited a Minneapolis suburb on Monday to open an office dedicated to investigating cold cases involving missing and murdered Indigenous peoples. The office is part of an effort to address violence against Native Americans, particularly women and girls, which advocates say are often overlooked by law enforcement nationwide. It’s the first of seven that will be opened across the country in coming weeks, including in Phoenix, Nashville, Tennessee and Anchorage, Alaska. Minnesota Democrats and protesters criticized the new office as politically motivated and disingenuous.

In sports…

MIAMI (AP) — A person familiar with the situation says four additional Miami Marlins players have tested positive for the coronavirus, bringing the number to 15. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the results have not been publicly released. Dr. Anthony Fauci says the Marlins’ virus outbreak could endanger the Major League Baseball season, but he doesn’t believe games needs to stop now. Fauci made his comments on ABC’s “Good Morning America” before the news of the Marlins’ latest test results. Nine Marlins players on the 30-man roster, two taxi squad players and two staff members tested positive earlier, prompting the postponement of four MLB games.

In world and national news…

(AP) Florida reported more than 9,000 coronavirus cases Tuesday and a new daily high of 191 deaths. That brings the total coronavirus cases to nearly 442,000 and more than 6,100 confirmed deaths, according to the state Health Department. The previous record of daily coronavirus deaths in Florida was 173 last week. The number of patients treated in hospitals statewide for the coronavirus was steady during the past 24 hours at just over 9,000 — down from about 9,500 a week ago.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are accusing President Donald Trump of self-dealing as the White House pushes Senate Republicans to include nearly $1.8 billion to rebuild the FBI headquarters in downtown Washington as part of a new coronavirus aid package. Democrats have long accused Trump of a conflict of interest over the FBI building, which sits across the street from a downtown hotel that Trump owns on Pennsylvania Avenue, blocks from the White House. The Trump International Hotel could face competition if the FBI moves from the current site and another hotel is developed on the property.

(AP) The head of U.S. Park Police is denying that his officers turned violently on protesters and journalists near the White House to clear the area for a photo event by President Donald Trump. Gregory T. Monahan’s testimony Tuesday before the House Natural Resources Committee marks his first extended account of the force used against demonstrators and journalists in Lafayette Square on June 1. Democrats are investigating the force used and examining whether Park Police acted to allow Trump to stage a photo opportunity nearby a half-hour later. Monahan told lawmakers there was “zero correlation” between the abrupt clearing of the area and Trump’s surprise appearance shortly after.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr is defending the aggressive federal law enforcement response to civil unrest in America, saying “violent rioters and anarchists have hijacked legitimate protests” sparked by George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police. Barr told members of the House Judiciary Committee at a much-anticipated election year hearing Tuesday the violence taking place in Portland, Oregon, and other cities is disconnected from Floyd’s killing, which he described as a “horrible” event that prompted a necessary national reckoning on the relationship between the Black community and law enforcement. Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler says Barr has “aided and abetted” President Donald Trump’s worst impulses.

CHICAGO (AP) — Twitter has temporarily halted President Donald Trump’s son from tweeting after he shared a video riddled with unsupported claims about the coronavirus Monday. The video features pro-Trump doctors telling Americans they do not need to wear masks to prevent coronavirus and saying hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malaria drug, is a sure-fire way to treat coronavirus. The video directly refutes advice from Trump’s own medical experts, who have urged people to slow the virus’ spread by wearing masks and cautioned against using hydroxychloroquine to treat coronavirus. Twitter required Trump Jr. take down the video and put his account on a 12-hour timeout, a Twitter spokesman confirmed Tuesday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s attempt to project a more serious tone about the coronavirus lasted for about a week. He resumed spreading misinformation Tuesday about how to fight the virus and amplifying criticism of Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert. Fauci said he’d keep his head down and do his job. Trump sowed fresh doubt about the most effective ways to treat COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, and risked undermining his own recent admonitions to wear masks and maintain a social distance while hoping a vaccine will emerge in the coming months.