CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT…Clear in the evening, then partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

.FRIDAY…A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the Jamestown area, 50 percent in the Valley City area. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely

in the evening, then slight chance of showers and thunderstorms

after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph

shifting to the west after midnight. Chance of precipitation

60 percent in the Jamestown area, 70 percent in the Valley City area.

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

around 10 mph shifting to the northeast in the afternoon.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers

and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s.

.SUNDAY…Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and

thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of rain showers

and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 50s.

.MONDAY…Sunny. Highs around 80.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Clear with a 20 percent chance of rain showers

and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s.

.TUESDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Clear. Lows in the upper 50s.

.WEDNESDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.

Thunderstorms are possible Friday. Some of these storms could be
severe, with large hail and damaging winds the main hazards.

The best chance for severe storms this weekend appears to be on
Sunday across the southern James River valley.

Looking into the work week, we dry out on Monday and Tuesday with
chances of precipitation coming back into the forecast mid to late
week. Temperatures will be near to above average, with highs
generally in the 80s to lower 90s.

 

NDDoH

COVID-19 Stats

Posted Thurs. Aug 6, 2020

11-a.m.

COVID-19 Test Results
Results listed are from the previous day.

INDIVIDUALS WHO DIED WITH COVID-19

  • Man in his 80s from McIntosh County with underlying health conditions.

COUNTIES WITH NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED THURSDAY

  • Barnes County + 1
  • Barnes Total 37
  • Benson County – 1
  • Burleigh County – 34
  • Cass County – 18
  • Grand Forks County – 8
  • Griggs County – 1
  • Kidder County – 1
  • LaMoure County – 1
  • McHenry County – 1
  • McKenzie County – 1
  • McLean County – 4
  • Morton County – 17
  • Mountrail County – 1
  • Pembina County – 1
  • Richland County – 1
  • Rolette County – 10
  • Sioux County – 1
  • Stark County – 2
  • Stutsman County +4
  • Stutsman Total 125
  • Traill County – 1
  • Walsh County – 2
  • Ward County – 7
  • Wells County – 1
  • Williams County – 3


BY THE NUMBERS

341,001 – Total Number of Tests Completed* (+5,471 total tests from yesterday)

163,719 – Total Unique Individuals Tested* (+1,705 unique individuals from yesterday)

156,542 – Total Negative (+1,585 unique individuals from yesterday)

7,177 – Total Positive (+122 unique individuals from yesterday)
After investigation it was found that an individual from Grand Forks County and Richland County were from out of state.

1,720 – Total Positives from Serial (Repeat) Testing**** (+43 unique individuals from yesterday)

2.2% – Daily Positivity Rate**

 

400 – Total Hospitalized (+6 individual from yesterday)

46 – Currently Hospitalized (+4 individuals from yesterday)

5,949 – Total Recovered (+112 individuals from yesterday)

109 – 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.
**** This number includes individuals who tested positive for COVID-19 after they had previously had a negative test.

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.

 

Update…

Jamestown Tourism News Release:

Elmer Peterson passed away on August 5, 2020 at the age of 91. Elmer is most known in Jamestown for sculpting the World’s Largest Buffalo in 1959, his first large sculpture. He also sculpted the Eagle outside the All Veteran’s Building and the Anne Carlsen Statue outside the Anne Carlsen Center.

Elmer was a talented artist who constructed the Jamestown “Buffalo City” namesake. This initial sculpture moved him to pursue the professional name of Sculptor. The monument is and will continue to be Elmer’s largest project and legacy as it has and will always be the icon for anyone in the region.

He has created over 20 sculptures displayed in cities across the Midwest, many of them in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

Elmer passed away peacefully in Wisconsin.

From 2016: (CSi) The creator of the World’s Largest Buffalo and the VFW Club “Eagle ” facade in Jamestown, Elmer Petersen, was at the Jamestown Arts Center’s gallery for a lunch program titled “Whatever Happened to Elmer Petersen?” July 20, 2016.  Petersen is still active as a sculptor.  The entire presentation was recorded by The Replay Channel and airs exclusively on CSi.Previo

 

Jamestown   (CSi)  The Arts Center is  excited to hold the Downtown Arts Market in Jamestown this summer at 5:30 pm to 8:30-p.m, in the Hansen Arts Park, each Thursday evening through August.

August 6th:    Chuck Suchy
 With: Music by the Buffalo City Church
Chuck Suchy is the real thing–one of the foremost musical voices of the American Great Plains. A working farmer, born and raised and at home in the blue hills along the Missouri River south of Mandan, North Dakota, Chuck Suchy has a love for making music that goes back to his childhood. Throughout his youth and young adult life, he found time to perform in the area’s halls, clubs and lounges, singing and playing guitar and accordian. In 1982 a major event occurred when an acquaintance gave him a tape of Canadian troubadour Stan Rogers singing his classic Field Behind The Plow. “It was at that moment” Suchy says “that I realized that the life I was immersed in was worthy of song.” He began writing his own ballads and songs, slipping them into his performances and it was soon obvious that he was on to something quite unique -sensitive and honest portrayals of contemporary American farm life, but from an insider’s point of view.

Arts Center Director, Mindi Schmitz says,  “We want this to be as safe as it is enjoyable. So, things will be different this year. For instance, there will not be vendors or artisans. This prevents the hand-to-contact and allows the street to be opened up for additional seating area (bring your lawn chair). Social distancing will be observed. Masks will be strongly encouraged. We will also Facebook live the performances for those that still prefer / need to stay isolated.

She adds that the Arts Market plans may have to be adjusted if  Arts Center measures are not respected. The community’s  efforts to be as safe and responsible as possible when attending is greatly appreciated and will allow this loved summer event to continue.

Click here to view full summer schedule.

Jamestown   (City Hall)   Jamestown city crews will be flushing fire hydrants in the NE area beginning Thursday, August 6, 2020 and will continue through August 13, 2020. City crews will be flushing during normal working hours until completed.
Please be aware of the possibility of lowered water pressure when flushing of hydrants occurs in the various areas.

Valley City (CSi)  Effective  August 10 in Valley City, the intersection of 5th Avenue NW and 6th Street NW will be closed, and remained closed until the road preparation is finished. 2nd Avenue NW remains open during the closure.

The current detour route stays in effect, from Main Street to 9th Avenue NW and then back to 5th Avenue NW via 12th Street NW.

Bismarck  (NDDOT)  The North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) expanded their services and is now offering online appointment scheduling for motor vehicle services at branch offices across the state.

Part of the NDDOT Smart Restart included providing in person services by appointment only. To make an appointment visit the NDDOT website www.dot.nd.gov or call 1-855-633-6835. Online scheduling is new for the Motor Vehicle branch offices and another way for NDDOT to meet our customers’ needs while saving them time.

Robin Rehborg, the NDDOT Deputy Director for Driver Safety, says, “We are always looking for new ways to innovate our services and better serve our citizens,” This is the next step to help streamline our appointment system and provide consistent service throughout North Dakota.”

Local Motor Vehicle branch offices throughout the state are offering a variety of services. For a complete list of motor vehicle branch offices and services available visit www.dot.nd.gov.

On The Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Tracey said, The Valley City Motor Vehicle office hours are 9:00-11:00 am and 12:00-3:00 pm, Monday-Friday.
All title services are by appointment only.
Tab renewals can be done by phone 701-845-1891.
Tabs will be mailed out or you can pick them up at the office

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s former Supreme Court chief justice has tested positive for COVID-19. The court said Gerald VandeWalle is currently receiving treatment. The 86-year-old VandeWalle had been the longest-serving chief justice in state history. He did not seek reappointment to the post last year but remains on the court. Court administrator Sally Holewa said no other justice or member of the Supreme Court staff has tested positive for the virus. Chief Justice Jon Jensen says most court employees have been working remotely. Case arguments have been held virtually online. VandeWalle was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1978.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The widow of a Fargo man who was killed in a head-on crash that police are investigating as an intentional act by the other driver says the incident has been heartbreaking for two families and she would like to see more attention paid to mental health issues. Authorities believe that 30-year-old Nathaniel Wilson, of West Fargo, purposely crossed into the opposite lane and collided with a vehicle driven by 49-year-old Tom Edmunds. Both men died. Jordana Edmunds, who was married to Tom for nearly 10 years, says “we as a society and as a people” need to do a better job of supporting people like Wilson who may be suffering.

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Gov. Kristi Noem is using COVID-19 restrictions in other states to lure businesses to relocate to South Dakota. In an online ad, Noem tells business owners to “grow their company” in South Dakota where government will stay out of their way. “When it comes to supporting growth and eliminating government heavy-handed interference, South Dakota means business,” Noem said in the ad from the Governor’s Office of Economic Development. The Republican governor says Minnesota’s COVID-19-related restrictions, including a mandate to wear face masks in public buildings, has created an opportunity for businesses there to cross the border to South Dakota. Noem says in South Dakota, people’s individual rights are respected and businesses won’t be shut down.

BILLINGS, Mont, (AP) — A Canadian company says two people working on the Keystone XL oil pipeline have tested positive for the coronavirus in northern Montana, but work on the project will continue. Calgary-based TC Energy told Yellowstone Public Radio that the first pipe yard worker in Phillips County tested positive at a local clinic on July 28. Testing on six close contacts found a second worker with the virus. Native American tribes and others along the pipeline’s 1,200-mile route have raised concerns that workers could bring the virus into rural communities unable to handle an outbreak.

In world and national news…

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s state-run news agency says 16 employees at Beirut’s port have been detained over this weeks explosion that killed more than 100 people and wounded thousands. The National News Agency quoted the government commissioner to the military court judge as saying on Thursday that 18 people have been questioned so far. All of them are port and customs officials, as well as individuals in charge of maintenance at the hangar where 2,750 tons of explosive materials have been stored for years. The judge said that the investigation began shortly after the blast occurred on Tuesday evening and will continue to cover all suspects in the explosion.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration’s top envoy for Iran is stepping down just as the U.S. moves ahead with a major diplomatic effort aimed at extending a U.N. arms embargo against Tehran. But there’s widespread international opposition to that idea. Brian Hook is leaving one day after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the U.S. would call for a U.N. Security Council vote next week on resolution to indefinitely extend the embargo beyond October. Pompeo says Hook will be replaced as Iran envoy by Elliott Abrams, the U.S. envoy for Venezuela. Hook also had some success in negotiating prisoner swaps with Iran.

 

NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration has rescinded its warning to Americans against all international travel because of the coronavirus pandemic. It says conditions no longer warrant a blanket worldwide alert. The State Department on Thursday said it had lifted its level-four health advisory for the entire world in order to return to country-specific warnings. The department’s move came just hours after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revised their COVID-19 travel advisory information. However, Americans still fave travel restrictions across the world because of the uncontrolled spread of the coronavirus in the country.

 

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s governor has tested positive for the coronavirus just ahead of a planned meeting with President Donald Trump. Republican Gov. Mike DeWine’s office said Thursday he took the test as part of standard protocol before meeting Trump at an airport in Cleveland. He had planned to join the president on a visit to the Whirlpool Corp. plant in northwest Ohio. His office said DeWine has no symptoms, but was returning to Columbus before Trump landed. His office said he and his wife, Fran DeWine, will both be tested there. DeWine then plans to quarantine at his home in Cedarville for 14 days. Lt. Gov. Jon Husted tested negative.

 

(AP)  Arizona health officials say the number of known coronavirus-related deaths has surpassed 4,000. The Arizona Department of Health Services reported Thursday another 1,444 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 70 more deaths. This brings the total number of cases since the pandemic began to 183,647 and the death toll to 4,002. Some of the deaths were likely counted after health officials reviewed death certificates going back weeks. The news comes a day after Maricopa County public health officials confirmed 22 bodies were moved to portable storage coolers. Officials say the action was taken after the medical examiner’s office in metro Phoenix became 86% full.

 

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City casino workers say five casinos are not physically checking the temperatures of guests entering the properties, and want New Jersey’s governor to require the casinos to do so to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The workers said Thursday that four casinos owned by Caesars Entertainment _ Caesars, Harrah’s, Bally’s, and the Tropicana _ are failing to physically screen casino guests for a fever before letting them onto the property. A fever is one sign of potential infection with the COVID-19 virus. The company says its verbal screening procedures comply with all state and federal health guidelines.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Democratic senator says he is launching an investigation into changes at the U.S. Postal Service that are causing delays in deliveries across the country. Democrats say the delays will be especially bad because of an expected big volume increase for mail-in ballots ahead of the November election. A plan imposed by Louis DeJoy, a Republican fundraiser who took over the top job at the Postal Service in June, eliminates overtime for hundreds of thousands of postal workers and orders that mail be kept until the next day if distribution centers are running late. Michigan Sen. Gary Peters says delays “are preventing Americans from critical mail on-time, including prescription drugs, business mail and mail-in ballots.″