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…HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT THURSDAY…
* WHAT…Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.
* WHERE...Stutsman, La Moure and Dickey Counties.
* WHEN…Until 4 AM CDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS…High winds may move loose debris, damage property and
cause power outages. Travel will be difficult especially for
high profile vehicles. Areas of blowing dust are possible. A few
power outages are possible.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Strongest winds will come during passage
of a cold front and in any showers formed along this front.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown
around or damaged by the wind.
..WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT TO 5 AM CDT THURSDAY…
WHAT…Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph
expected.
* WHERE…Portions of northeast and southeast North Dakota.
* WHEN…Until 5 AM CDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS…Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects.
Travel could be difficult especially for high profile vehicles.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects
Forecast…
.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain showers
and thunderstorms in the evening, in the Jamestown are, 70 percent in the Valley City area, then clear after midnight.
Windy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with
gusts to around 50 mph.
.THURSDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Northwest winds 20 to
25 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. West winds
around 5 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the evening.
.FRIDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds
5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
.SATURDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a 20 percent chance of rain showers after midnight. Lows in
the upper 40s.
.LABOR DAY…Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of rain
showers. Highs around 60.
.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain
showers. Lows in the lower 40s.
.TUESDAY…Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of rain showers.
Highs in the mid 50s.
There is a chance of thunderstorms late Wednesday afternoon and
evening. Widespread severe weather is not expected, but strong
Northwest wind gusts may be possible with any storm over 40 mph
Bismarck (KFYR) The weekly COVID-19 Response media briefing has been moved to Thursday at 3:30 p.m. CST.
The Governor’s Office said there was a “scheduling change” as the reason for the move in timing.
Gov. Doug Burgum, R-N.D., was expected to make an announcement on adjusting the state’s COVID-19 Threat Level. The state had been in the “Green-Low Risk” level for months.
Following recent increases in cases and daily positive rates, Burgum said he was considering adjusting the threat level to “Yellow-Moderate” either statewide or county-by-county; focusing on Burleigh, Morton, Stark, Grand Forks, and others.
North Dakota health officials are reporting 265 new positive coronavirus cases and three new deaths on Wednesday. The number of new positive cases reported Wednesday included 62 in Burleigh County and 23 in Morton County. The counties that include the Bismarck metropolitan area have taken over as the state’s hot spot for the virus in recent weeks. North Dakota’s death toll from the coronavirus was 148 as of Wednesday. The newest victims were a man in his 70s from Morton County, a woman in her 90s from Williams County, and a woman in her 80s from Burleigh County.
North Dakota University System Chancellor Mark Hagerott on Wednesday asked students at the state’s 11 colleges and universities to stay on campus and minimize traveling over the Labor Day weekend in an effort to help control the spread of the disease. He also encouraged students to get tested at public testing sites. The university system has about 45,000 students.
NDDoH
COVID-19 Stats
Wed. Sept 2, 2020
11-a.m.
Barnes
New Positives 3
Total Positives 117
Active Cases 50
Recovered 67
Stutsman
News Positives 8
Total Positives 221
Active Cases 78
Recovered 140
COVID-19 Test Results
The results listed are from the previous day. Additional data can be found on the NDDoH website.
BY THE NUMBERS
5,786 – Total Tests from Yesterday*
479,468 – Total tests completed since pandemic began
265 – Positive Individuals from Yesterday*****
12,267 – Total positive individuals since pandemic began
4.58% – Daily Positivity Rate**
2,285 – Total Active Cases
+40 Individuals from yesterday
132 – Individuals Recovered from Yesterday****
9,834 – Total recovered since pandemic began
66 – Currently Hospitalized
+4 individuals from yesterday
3 – New Deaths*** (148 total deaths since the pandemic began)
INDIVIDUALS WHO DIED WITH COVID-19
- Woman in her 90s from Williams County with underlying health conditions.
- Man in his 70s from Morton County with underlying health conditions.
- Woman in her 80s from Burleigh County with underlying health conditions.
COUNTIES WITH NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED TODAY
- Barnes County – 3
- Benson County – 6
- Burleigh County – 62
- Cass County – 50
- Dickey County – 2
- Dunn County – 2
- Eddy County – 2
- Foster County – 2
- Grand Forks County – 18
- Hettinger County – 2
- McHenry County – 3
- McKenzie County – 2
- McLean County – 2
- Mercer County – 2
- Morton County – 23
- Pembina County – 2
- Pierce County – 2
- Ransom County – 1
- Richland County – 2
- Rolette County – 6
- Sargent County – 1
- Sioux County – 1
- Stark County – 8
- Steele County – 2
- Stutsman County – 8
- Traill County – 1
- Walsh County – 2
- Ward County – 12
- Wells County – 1
- Williams County – 35
* 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.
**** The daily numbers are the actual date individuals are officially out of isolation and no longer contagious.
******Totals may be adjusted as individuals are found to live out of state, in another county, or as other information is found during investigation.
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.
Valley City (VCPS) Under guidance from the United States Department of Agriculture, beginning immediately, Valley City Public Schools will be offering free meals to all students.
Every student is eligible for free breakfast and lunch daily, independent of income level. Free meals are set to continue through December 31st, 2020 or until USDA funding is no longer available. All families will automatically receive free meals as long as the program is active and need not take any action to receive this benefit.
As the special funding for this program does have the potential to end unexpectedly, families are strongly encouraged to continue to complete free and reduced meal applications for this school year. Completing an application not only ensures your students receive free school meals without interruption, they also directly impact important school funding sources.
Menus will continue to include your same favorite entree and salad bar choices. Ala Cart and Super Sizing will also continue to be available for purchase at the Jr/Sr High School.
Jamestown (JPS) Jamestown Public Schools, Superintendent, Dr. Robert Lech says, all Jamestown Public Schools students will receive free meals for the start of the 2020/2021 school year via a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) waiver as the country continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
These meals will be made available as late as December 31, 2020 or until the available federal funding is exhausted.
Lech says, “This is a great development for our kids and families. We are very pleased with this decision.”
The available meals include breakfast and lunch for all students, either virtual or in-person, and includes “to-go” pickups. Extra milks, ala carte items, and super-size entrees will still be charged to the individual account.
Current funds in a student account can be held for when charges to meals resumes. Families are still requested to complete Free and Reduced Meal Program applications as the free meals are temporary and dependent upon available federal funds. In addition, there are also other household and school district benefits to qualifying for the Free and Reduced Meal Program.
Any complete meal charges going back to the first day of school will be refunded to the student’s account through this USDA program extension waiver.
Valley City City County Health in Valley City is hosting another COVID-19 drive thru testing today, from 4-p.m., to 6-p.m. at the VCSU Lokken Stadium parking lot.
Pre-register on line at testreg.nd.gov
Jamestown (CSi) The City of Jamestown is informing residents, that a public hearing is being held during the September 8, City Council Meeting, because the City of Jamestown has used Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from the State of North Dakota, Division of Community Services (DCS). CDBG funds are intended to provide decent housing, suitable living environments and economic opportunities, principally for very low and low income persons through rehabilitation and preservation, economic/job development and public facilities improvements. The project in Jamestown, ND was $100,000 Main Street Façade Improvements, Project 4455-SL18-MS.
The City of Jamestown is asking for comments on this project and other community development and housing needs, including the needs of very low and low income persons, as well as other needs in the community that might be addressed through the CDBG program, and the performance of the City of Jamestown in carrying out its community development responsibilities related to the $100,000.00 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Project No. 4455-SL18-MS for the Main Street Façade Improvements, and to obtain citizen views and to respond to proposals and questions. Written comments have also been asked for. Oral and written comments will be considered in deciding whether these monies were used for the purpose intended by this project.
Wells County – Wells County authorities are investigating the death of a 27 year-old Minot man.
Wells County State’s Attorney Kathleen K. Murray, the Wells County Sheriff’s Office responded to a State Radio Call around 5:45 p.m. on August 22nd of a medical emergency in Hamberg.
The victim, identified as Gunnar Syverson, was taken to St. Aloisius Medical Center in Harvey and was pronounced dead that evening.
Murray says the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation is assisting the sheriff’s office on the case.
Anyone with information regarding Syverson’s death should contact the sheriff’s office at 701-547-3211 or on the Tip 411 App.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A Minnesota man who attended the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota last month has died from COVID-19. Doug Schultz, a spokesman for the Minnesota Department of Health. says the man who died was in his 60s and had underlying health problems. The death is the first reported from the biker rally that drew hundreds of thousands of people. Cases among people who attended the rally have been reported in 11 other states. The rally went forward despite fears it could become a super-spread event. South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem welcomed the bikers and the tourist dollars they spend.
In sports…
Minneapolis (FSN) — The Minnesota Twins on Wednesday announced that National Baseball Hall of Fame member Bert Blyleven will transition from the broadcast booth into a special assistant position within the organization. Blyleven’s duties will include engaging with fans and partners by making special appearances on behalf of the organization throughout the year. In addition, Blyleven will continue to serve as an on-field instructor for the Twins during spring training.
Wednesday night’s Twins vs. Chicago White Sox game on CSi Cable 25, 78.625, HD, will mark Bert’s final game in the booth; both the Twins and FOX Sports North are proud to commemorate Blyleven’s 25 seasons as a broadcaster – an unmatched tenure among Twins analysts, television or radio.
In world and national news…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal budget deficit is projected to hit a record $3.3 trillion as huge government expeditures to fight the coronavirus and to prop up the economy have added more than $2 trillion to the federal ledger, The word comes from the Congressional Budget Office. The project deficit is more than triple the 2019 shortfall and more than double the levels experienced after the market meltdown and Great Recession of 2008-2009. Government spending, fueled by four coronavirus response measures, would register at $6.6 trillion _ at least $2 trillion more than 2019.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest Federal Reserve survey of U. S economic activity has found generally modest gains in August but also pessimism about the future given the threats posed by the coronavirus. The Fed report says a theme echoed across the country is the continued uncertainty stemming from the pandemic and its negative effect on consumer and business activity. The report found that economic activity increased modestly last month from late July but remained well below levels seen before the pandemic hit in March. The report, known as the Beige Book, is compiled from responses from business contacted by Fed’s 12 regional banks.
(AP) Mental health therapists’ caseloads are bulging. Waiting lists for appointments are growing. And research suggests that anxiety and depression are rising among Americans amid the coronavirus pandemic. A study published Wednesday is the latest to suggest an uptick. Half of U.S. adults surveyed reported at least some signs of depression. The rate was higher than in a different survey two years ago. Even if the trends reflect mostly angst rather than full-blown psychiatric illness, experts say the problem is real. For some people, it stems from lost jobs and loved ones, financial stress, and anxiety over racial and political upheaval.
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Power crews are working to restore electricity across storm-devastated Louisiana, road crews are clearing debris and thousands of tarps are being distributed to patch over wrecked roofs. But Gov. John Bel Edwards cautioned his state’s residents Wednesday to be realistic about “the long road ahead of us” to recover from Hurricane Laura. State officials say more than 230,000 utility customers in Louisiana remain without power, and 175,000 people face water outages. Edwards urged people, particularly in hardest-hit southwestern Louisiana, to follow the guidance of their local authorities on when it’s safe to return home and stay there.
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — President Donald Trump will use the power of incumbency to his advantage Wednesday, opting to make a personal appearance in a key battleground state to declare the port city of Wilmington, North Carolina a World War II “Heritage City.” Wilmington is the first city to get that designation and Trump is not missing the chance to celebrate in person. His press secretary said earlier this week that “there’s not a political purpose in this visit.” The president’s visit to North Carolina comes as county boards start sending absentee ballots to voters on Friday. Vice President Mike Pence will follow the president by visiting Raleigh on Thursday.
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