– Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Sept 3

CSi Weather…

TONIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows in the mid 40s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the evening.

.FRIDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds 5 to

10 mph.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows around 50. North winds around

10 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight.

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

5 to 10 mph.

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

.SUNDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain

showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s.

.LABOR DAY…Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain

showers. Highs in the lower 60s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely in the

evening, then chance of rain showers after midnight. Lows in the

lower 40s. Chance of showers 60 percent.

.TUESDAY…Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of rain showers.

Highs in the lower 50s.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of rain

showers in the evening. Lows in the upper 30s.

.WEDNESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.

Bismarck (CSi) Governor Doug Burgum held his weekly COVID-19 News Briefing, with the North Dakota Department of Health (NDDoH) Thursday afternoon at the state capital in Bismarck.

Burgum said heading into the Labor Day Weekend to stay North Dakota Smart, and mask up observe social distancing, to slow the spread in the virus. He said previous holiday weekends, saw a surge in positive cases. He pointed out that college students are urged to stay on campus this weekend, and to continue with COVID-19 testing. He said many college campuses have opportunities to be occupied.

He said regionally the pandemic is expanding into the midwestern U.S., with increased positive case increases.

North Dakota has set a near record for the number of daily positive coronavirus tests, and has increased its per-capita figures for the infection to the highest in the country. The state Health Department’s update showed that 360 of the 12,629 tests in the past day came back positive, with Cass, Grand Forks, and Stark counties each reporting 60 or more positive cases. North Dakota recorded of high of 373 positive tests statewide on Aug. 28. Data show North Dakota now ranks first in the country in the number of new COVID-19 cases per capita in the last two

NDDoH

COVID 1-9 Stats.

Thurs. Sept. 3, 2020

Posted 11-a.m.

Barnes

New Positives 5

Total Positives 124

Active Cases 50

Recovered 74

Stutsman

New Positives 29

Total Positives 251

Active Cases 101

Recovered 147

COVID-19 Test Results
The results listed are from the previous day. Additional data can be found on the NDDoH website.

BY THE NUMBERS

6,544 – Total Tests from Yesterday*

486,041 – Total tests completed since pandemic began

360 – Positive Individuals from Yesterday*****

12,629 – Total positive individuals since pandemic began

5.50% – Daily Positivity Rate**

2,428 – Total Active Cases

+143 Individuals from yesterday

139 – Individuals Recovered from Yesterday****

10,051 – Total recovered since pandemic began

67 – Currently Hospitalized

+1 individuals from yesterday

2 – New Deaths*** (150 total deaths since the pandemic began)

INDIVIDUALS WHO DIED WITH COVID-19

Woman in her 100s from Williams County with underlying health conditions.
Man in his 60s from Burleigh County with underlying health conditions.

COUNTIES WITH NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED TODAY

Adams County – 1
Barnes County – 5
Benson County – 3
Billings County – 1
Bottineau County – 1
Burleigh County – 19
Cass County – 60
Eddy County – 6
Foster County – 4
Golden Valley County – 1
Grand Forks County – 79
Kidder County – 4
LaMoure County – 1
Logan County – 1
McKenzie County – 1
McLean County – 1
Mercer County – 4
Morton County – 24
Mountrail County – 1
Nelson County – 1
Ramsey County – 12
Ransom County – 3
Richland County – 6
Rolette County – 1
Sioux County – 1
Stark County – 67
Stutsman County – 29
Towner County – 1
Traill County – 3
Walsh County – 2
Ward County – 10
Williams County – 7

* 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.

Burgum said, adding visitation to long term care, and other social gatherings the positive virus numbers have increased, since around the 4^th of July. He said the increase in positive cases has increased, not due to increased testing, but from other socializing trends.

Burgum announced changes to the COVID-19 risk levels for 21 of North Dakota’s 53 counties under the ND Smart Restart plan, stressing the need to reverse the state’s upward trend of active coronavirus cases and positive test rate.

Eight counties – Barnes, Benson, Burleigh, Grand Forks, McLean, Morton, Stark and Williams – are moving from the low risk level (green) to the moderate risk level (yellow) under the ND Smart Restart color-coded health guidance. These counties currently account for 64 percent of North Dakota’s 2,437 active cases, Burgum noted.

Stutsman County will remain in the low risk category (green).

Valley City Public School has announced changes in light of Barnes County moving into the yellow, or moderate risk category. Some of the changes include going to plan B, with grades K-6 wearing face masks in the buildings and on the playground during recess.

More information on the VCPS website.

The goal of moving counties to moderate risk is twofold, Burgum said: to decrease transmissible moments, giving the virus less opportunities to spread, and to raise awareness and communicate to North Dakotans that an elevated risk level exists and there are simple steps they can take to slow the spread, namely:

Avoid large gatherings and social distance
Wear masks in public where social distancing isn’t possible
Wash your hands frequently.

“These are the things that need to happen if we want to keep schools open, if we want to keep businesses open and back to operating at 100%, and most importantly, if we want to protect the most vulnerable among us,” Burgum said. “Let’s remember that our students have given up a lot – missed classes, canceled sports and graduations – and so have our long-term care residents in terms of lost visits with their loved ones. The goal all along has been to protect the most vulnerable and keep things open – to save lives and livelihoods – and we need everyone to be in the fight and be responsible. We truly are in this together.”

Thirteen counties are moving from the low risk level to the “new normal,” or blue risk level: Billings, Cavalier, Divide, Foster, Griggs, LaMoure, Mercer, McIntosh, Nelson, Renville, Traill, Walsh and Wells. Burgum urged residents in those counties not to become complacent, noting the additional risk inherent with students returning to school and creating more transmissible moments for the coronavirus.

The changes in risk level were based on three main criteria: 14-day rolling average of active cases per 10,000 people, 14-day rolling average of tests performed per 10,000 people and 14-day rolling average percent positive rate.

The county-by-county risk levels will take effect at 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4. For those moving from low risk to moderate risk, the recommendation for capacity in bars and restaurants decreases from 75 percent to 50 percent and the recommendation for large gatherings would decrease from 75 percent occupancy up to 500 attendees, to 50 percent occupancy up to 250 attendees.

Despite a recent surge in active cases, because of its robust testing program, North Dakota’s test positivity rate remained under 5% until this week, when the White House’s weekly report to states classified North Dakota as being in the “yellow zone” for test positivity at over 5%, which is consistent with data tracked by the state. Today’s action aligns with the White House’s recommendation to adjust the state coronavirus risk level for highly affected counties to reflect persistently high and increasing reported cases.

While the state’s COVID-19 hospitalizations remain relatively low at 67 today, Burgum stressed that hospitalizations are a lagging indicator, not a leading indicator. Southern states that experienced surges in cases among 15- to 29-year-olds earlier this summer, as North Dakota is seeing now, saw those surges followed by increases in the older adult populations, increased hospitalizations and mortality rates, he noted.

“We said we’re going to be targeted and we’re going to be proactive. We’re doing both of those things today,” Burgum said.

The governor urged college students to make use of available COVID-19 testing and to stay on campus or in their campus communities during the Labor Day weekend to avoid potentially spreading COVID-19 to other areas, as young people are more likely to be asymptomatic and unknowingly transmit the virus.

The governor also announced the appointment of a new interim state health officer, Dr. Paul Mariani, who since 2015 has served as associate chief of staff for education at the Fargo VA Health Care System, part of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Mariani earned his medical degree in Poland and completed his residency at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, where he served as chief resident. He also completed a fellowship in infectious disease at the University of Miami.

Prior to his current role at the Fargo VA, Mariani served as medical director of the North Dakota Aids Education & Training Center for three years and as an infectious disease physician at Sanford Health in Fargo for four years. He is a lieutenant colonel in the North Dakota Air National Guard’s Medical Corps.

Department of Health Chief of Staff Dirk Wilke will serve as interim state health officer until Mariani joins the Health Department on Sept. 14.

The governor also signed two executive orders today:

Executive Order 2020-40 allows qualified applicants wanting to practice dentistry in North Dakota to complete their patient-based clinical competency exam on a mannequin instead of a live patient, reducing the risk of virus spread.

Executive Order 2020-42 allows for interim substitute teachers to remain in a classroom beyond the current limitation of 10 consecutive days.

For more information on North Dakota’s COVID-19 response, visit www.health.nd.gov/coronavirus or www.ndresponse.gov.

He pointed out that FEMA has approved the grant request under the lost wages assistance program. Grant funding from FEMA allows Job Service North Dakota to provide an additional $300 per week on top of claimants’ regular weekly unemployment benefit if they are unemployed due to COVID-19. The payments will be made retroactively to claimants who were eligible during the three weeks ending Aug. 1, 8 and 15.

More specific information is available on line at NDresponse.gov

Jamestown (CVHD) Central Valley Health District will hold weekly testing event in Jamestown. The testing will occur on Friday’s from 10 to Noon at the Jamestown Civic Center.

This event is open to anyone needing testing especially those with symptoms or who are close contacts. There will be a total of 300 tests available and it is first come first serve.

“We will no longer be offering large-scale testing events and will be moving towards smaller weekly events to ensure availability of testing for those who are close contact or symptomatic,” says Robin Iszler, Unit Administrator at Central Valley Health District.

Appointments are not required but those who wish to receive a test are required to complete the online screening questionnaire in advance, which can be found here: https://testreg.nd.gov/. Completing the online screening questionnaire does not guarantee you a test.

Valley City (CSi) The Valley City Commission met in Special Session Thursday morning at City Hall.

All Members Were Present.

The City Commission Reviewed the open City Engineer Position. City Attorney Martineck said the commission has the option of reviewing the requests for applicants, hiring an individual from applications, or looking to hiring an outside engineering firm. City Administrator Gwen Crawford said, the candidate interviewed had questions about the job description, concerning the Building Inspector part of the job.

The applicant’s interview was reviewed. Commissioner Bishop said hiring a full time city engineer in house, would save the city money. Mayor Carlsrud said has favored a city engineer’s position in the past. He said the primary applicant under consideration would serve the position well. Commissioner Magnuson said he was impressed with the candidate.

Martineck said the cost of an engineer was compared to hiring an engineering firm. Commissioner Gulmon feels the applicant will be able to learn certain aspects of the position. Mayor Carlsrud said an outside consulting firm will have to be retained to assist with certain projects.

Bishop said he supports hiring the applicant.

The hiring of the position is the responsibility of the City Administrator. She pointed out the pros and cons of hiring an individual, versus an engineering firm, including cost savings.

More negotiations with the candidate are forthcoming.

The commissioners consensus is to continue with negotiations with the applicant.

Commissioners considered changes to the 2020 calendar year, Preliminary Budget, before finalizing it.

City Auditor Avis Richter said the city has received a total of $600,000 from the Cares act, to use to offset budget items such as infrastructure project costs, or to offset property taxes.

She asked the commissioners to review the new information, and decide on where the additional dollars should go in the budget, concerning additional revenue, and to supplement the 2021 budget including health insurance increases.

She pointed out the dollars can also be used to transfer into the reserve fund.

The commissioners consensus is to have Avis move ahead with the discussed changes.

The meeting is replaying on CSi Cable 68.

Jamestown (CSi) The Arts Center is somewhat back to normal. On Thursday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Arts Center Director, Mindi Schmitz said, the recently concluded Downtown Arts Market was successful.

She said the Arts Center is grateful for all of the sponsors and the community who supported the Downtown Arts Market, and respected its new “look.”

She added that the Arts Center continues to offer adult and family classes in person and online, and the

Arts After School Program. All of the in-person classes takes place in The Arts Center or Hansen Studio, saying each of those spaces will be COVID protected. The Arts Center has installed hand sanitizers, and encourages and provides facemasks and social distancing, and our classrooms will have separate student spaces.

Mindi said that as most organizations, the Arts Center has suffered in fundraising

efforts, and has cancelled Oktoberfest. The Wine & Cheese committee is planning on offering some smaller, more frequent events throughout the year. An Arts Center “Special Events Committee,” and to look for some creative events to come from them.

Mindi added that The Jamestown Fine Arts Association 56th Annual Art Show is at the Arts Center, September 5- October 9. Despite Covid-19 the show must go on and they currently have over 75 artworks submitted for this year’s exhibition. She said, there was a moment in July when registrations were arriving slowly that we feared there might be an artistic hiccup for whatever reason. They e quickly re-advertised, dropped the entry fees (thanks to a generous support from Bank Forward) and reached out to again to artists. Miraculously, the show entries began to arrive. These times haven’t been easy on artists with galleries closed, exhibitions cancelled and sales down. All of our entry fees for this exhibition go to support small cash awards so Bank Forward stepping up to assist with covering these costs is a wonderful gesture and greatly appreciated.

The public can also help artists during this pandemic by visiting the show and perhaps purchasing a one-of-a-kind special gift of art. This exhibition is unique as many of the artworks are relatively affordable.

The exhibit will be open for public viewing starting on Saturday, September 5th, since it is Labor Day weekend and many will be enjoying the last days of summer, Th Arts Center has rescheduled the reception for Saturday, September 12 from 12:00 – 2:00 pm. Awards will be announced on that date.

They ask that people wear masks and distance from each other. Bagged refreshments will be provided. Click here for more information

Open Mic Night is September 24, at 7-p.m.

Poets, writers, musicians, comedians, solos, duos, and any and all performers are welcome to share your talent with the community at our monthly open mic night. There will be a sign up sheet at the door. Please limit your piece to 10 minutes. A P.A. system, bass amp, guitar amp and music stands will be provided and facilitated by local musician Steve Kuykendall. Open mic night is back on The Arts Center gallery stage. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, social distancing is in place and masks are highly encouraged. ENJOY (as safely as possible)!!

She added that Todd Green’s World of Music is coming to Jamestown for a week-long residency, and on Friday September 25, he will be in concert at 7-p.m., until 8-p.m.at the Arts Center. (Tickets are $10 / $5 for members and children get in free with an adult). Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, tickets and seats are limited and must be reserved in advance by calling 701-251-2496.

Friday evening’s concert at The Arts Center will conclude with a discussion

moderated by Two River’s Performing Arts School Executive Director Mark Reeves.

Social distancing will be in place and wearing of masks is strongly encouraged.

Todd is an accomplished musician who performs on over 30 acoustic string, flute and percussion instruments from all over the world. During his time in Jamestown, he will perform and demonstrate for residents

at Ave Maria Village on September 22.

There, Green will take the audience on a whirlwind tour of musical instruments from around the world as he demonstrates 25 string, flute and percussion instruments and unusual rhythms and scales used in other cultures.

This engagement is supported by the Arts Midwest Touring Fund, a program of Arts Midwest that is funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, with additional contributions from the North Dakota Council on the Arts and the Crane Group.

CREATIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADULTS & TEENS

Pre-registration required. Details and registration online at: www.jamestownarts.com

FAMILY POTTERY with Bill Nybo

Saturdays: September 19 and 26 from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Join us for a family class where you work side by side with your child, you will be introduced to the basic pinch, coil and slab hand-building techniques. Projects are designed to stimulate creativity in a playful way—a great way to share time with your child! Be sure to wear clothes you’re not afraid to get dirty. Includes all materials and kiln firing. Attendance at both sessions is necessary for a glazed finished piece. $40 / $30 for members (1 child,1 adult).

BEGINNING KNITTING with Trish Simon

Saturdays: October 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31 from 10am – 12pm

Go over knitting basics of knit and purl stitches with straight needles, how to cast on and off, and how to read knitting patterns by knitting washcloths and throw pillows.

Participants should bring needles size 7 and 10 for the class. All other supplies will be provided. $100 / $90 for members.

Pottery and Hand-building with Bill Nybo

September 14 – September 25 • $80

Bill Nybo is back with another fun session in our pottery studio! This time around he will be leading the class in a to-be-decided theme. The students will hand-build their own piece, it will be dried and fired, and then they will have the chance to glaze it! Don’t miss out on this fun after school class!

Art of Autumn with Dina Laskowski

September 28 – October 2 • $40

Learn about the many different colors and creative ways to make art in Autumn! In this class, Dina Laskowski will be teaching the students how to use different aspects, such as colors and outdoor items, of Autumn to create unique and wonderful art pieces!

Digital Art with ProCreate with Kathleen Roehm

October 5 – October 21 • $96

Education Coordinator Kathleen will teach students how to use the digital art software, ProCreate, for iPad and iPhone. In this class, you will learn the basics on how to use layers, sketching, line art, and color to create beautiful digital drawings. Bring your own iPad or iPhone and stylus (if wanted) and the Arts Center will pay for the ProCreate software!

* No school / No Arts After School October 9

INTRO TO DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
with Troy Gunderson
Tuesdays: September 8, 15, 22 & 29
7:00 – 9:00 pm • At Teen City

Learn the basics of digital photography, what the terms mean, plus techniques that will improve your compositions. You will learn how to use your camera in manual mode and how to adjust the aperture, shutter speed and ISO to achieve photos not obtainable in automatic modes. The main focus of the instruction will be on using your DSLR camera. Informational handouts will be provided. To aid in learning participants should become familiar with their camera’s controls and features. (Any digital camera is fine, but cameras with adjustable controls are preferred.) This class is beginning held in The Teen City building located at (202 4th Ave SE in Jamestown).

Find all the details and registration information at jamestownarts.com

Jamestown (JRMC) — One woman dealt with a pandemic and a cancer diagnosis, all in the same six months.

The story’s beginning will give you goosebumps.

Diane Feist, of Edgeley, chose Jamestown Regional Medical Center’s Emergency Department for her care in March. She’d felt pain in her abdomen and experienced issues with her liver. The ED team asked for a CT scan from JRMC radiology, which is standard practice.

What wasn’t standard were the results.

The images showed spider-like dots – dots that require action.

Feist only knew of her breast cancer because Dr. Madhusudhan Reddy caught it reading the CT scan of her abdomen.

Dr. Reddy said, We’re trained to see incidentals like this. Even if we’re looking at the abdomen, we’re trained to look elsewhere. I saw this and it bothered me. I thought it was important to follow-up.”

Because of Dr. Reddy’s diligence, the wife, mother, grandmother and daycare provider got a six-month head start on her treatment.

She Says, “My doctor told me to get those checked out right away. My next mammogram wasn’t until August, so I’m glad I found out when I did.”

Once she received her diagnosis, Feist acted quickly and aggressively. She underwent a bilateral mastectomy (surgically removing both breasts) in April. From there, she met with Dr. Jeff Wiisanen at Sanford Health’s Roger Maris Cancer Center for her first chemotherapy treatment.

JRMC partnered with Roger Maris to open the JRMC Cancer Center in 2019.

After her first visit, she learned she could continue to receive all the care she needed, closer to home. Dr. Wiisanen even travels to JRMC each month.

Feist adds, “I’ve been telling people how awesome it is here, it’s a calming environment with an awesome team including Oncology Nurse Practitioner Laura Bond and Registered Nurses Garret Hillius and K.C. Robison.

Though any cancer journey is complicated and scary, treating cancer during a pandemic is especially challenging.

He husband Steve says, “It was hard for me to drop her off at the hospital for surgery. husband, I couldn’t even go in with her for her procedure.”

Despite both the pandemic and the cancer diagnosis, Diane never closed her daycare, which cares for five children ages 2-6.

She says, “We talked about closing and Steve was worried. However, we have amazing families. Whenever a child had even the littlest sniffle, our families kept their little ones home.”

Through it all, Diane said her family felt support from the entire Edgeley community. More than 75 vehicles drove by their house for a surprise Prayer Parade in May.

Her family says she is pretty heroic, especially her children Kelsey, Seth, Jordan and Cole. Kelsey and Seth, attended Diane’s graduation.

Diane points out, “As funny as this all sounds, this has been a good experience. It has made me a better person. It has made me stronger in my faith. It’s life-changing for sure.”

She’s so grateful, she’s convincing her friends from out of state to receive their care here as well, adding, “JRMC is definitely a destination for care,” she said. “I can’t say enough good about it.”

Diane is the ninth person from the JRMC Cancer Center to ring the graduation bell. The bell is important, because it was a gift to the hospital from the Marsha Leigh Espeseth family. Marsha Espeseth died from cancer in 1987. She was 34 years old. Her husband and grown children donated the bell in her memory, so people today could ring the bell that she never could.

And though she is the ninth to graduate, she is the first to use the on-body Neulasta. The Neulasta is a little matchbox-size pack that attaches to the belly. It’s stimulates the growth of white blood cells, fighting infection and rebuilding immune responses.

In its first year, the JRMC Cancer Center saved 244,000 miles of travel. Now that individuals can receive this kind of care close to home or even at home, JRMC expects to save even more.

JRMC President & CEO Mike Delfs, says, “Our mission at JRMC is to exceed expectations and be THE difference in the lives of those we serve. This is one way to do that,”

For Diane and her family, graduation day was a happy, tear-filled day.

She says, “I’m lost for words about how happy I am. I hope I can put this all behind me.”

To learn more about the JRMC Cancer Center or to schedule care, visit www.jrmcnd.com/cancer. To learn how we are keeping patients safe, visit www.jrmcnd.com/covid.

About Jamestown Regional Medical Center

Jamestown Regional Medical Center is located at 2422 20^th St. SW, Jamestown, N.D. and serves approximately 55,000 people in nine counties. In 2019, it was named a “Top 100 Critical Access Hospital” for the sixth consecutive year. Modern Healthcare named JRMC a “Best Places to Work in Healthcare” each year since 2017. For more information, visit www.jrmcnd.com or call (701) 952-1050.

About the JRMC Cancer Center

Jamestown Regional Medical Center, in partnership with Sanford Health, opened the JRMC Cancer Center in 2019. The JRMC Cancer Center serves 100 people from Sanford and other healthcare organizations in the Jamestown area each month, saving more than 160,000 miles of travel each year.

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — More than 250 people have been arrested since the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha. Police in the southeastern Wisconsin city provided an update Thursday. Blake, a Black man, was shot by a white police officer on Aug. 23, sparking three nights of unrest that resulted in roughly two dozen fires and damage to numerous downtown businesses. Two nights after the shooting, prosecutors say 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse fatally shot two demonstrators. His attorney claims it was self defense. Kenosha police said Thursday that 252 people had been arrested and 132 did not live in Kenosha County.

In sports…

Jamestown (UJ) The University of Jamestown has announced a change in the Volleyball schedule.

Out of an abundance of caution, the University of Jamestown has postponed its home volleyball matches for Saturday, September 5th, Friday, September 11th and Saturday, September 12, 2020.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information

September 2

Updated policy

- If you are leaving your personal space (residence hall room, office, etc.)
- If anyone enters your personal space (residence hall room, office, etc.)
- Masks are required in the classroom and other group spaces (meeting rooms, dining facility when not in the process of eating, shared spaces such as the Student Success Center, Library, Student Engagement Center, etc.)
- Anytime you unable to appropriately social distance.

You do not have to wear a face covering if:

You are alone (or with your roommates) in your personal space (residence hall room, office, etc.)
You are outside – freely breath the refreshing ND air (as long as you are socially distant)!
You are able to distance yourself and anyone in your personal space (residence hall room, office, etc.) by 6 feet and you will not be in the room together for more than 15 minutes

Class A and 9-Man Football Polls

Ranking followed by team, (first place votes), record, total points, [last week’s ranking]

9-Man

Kidder County (12) 1-0 83pts [1]
Cavalier (3) 2-0 71pts [2]
LaMoure-Litchville/Marion 2-0 54pts [3]
Linton-HMB (3) 1-0 53pts [4]
Beach 2-0 9pts [NR]

Others receiving votes: New Rockford/Sheynne (2-0), St. John (2-0), FSHP (2-0), Mayport/CG (2-0), Ray-Powers/Lake

Class A

Langdon Area-Edmore/Munich (19) 2-0 95pts [1]
Velva 1-0 66pts [2]
Lisbon 1-0 47pts [4]
Dickinson Trinity 2-0 37pts [5]
Oakes 0-0 18pts [3]

Others receiving votes: Bowman County (1-0), Thompson (1-0), Bishop Ryan (1-1)

In world and national news…

NEW YORK (AP) — Technology stocks took a tumble on Wall Street Thursday, giving back some of their spectacular gains over the past several months and dragging the rest of the market down with them. The S&P 500 lost 3.5%, on track for its biggest drop since June, and the Nasdaq fell 4.8%. Both indexes set record highs a day earlier. Big Tech companies have made outsize gains in recent months as investors bet that they would continue posting huge profits, even with many coronavirus restrictions still in place, as people spend even more time online with their devices. Treasury yields fell as investors bought bonds.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats and the Trump administration are taking a key step toward avoiding a government shutdown in September. They have informally agreed to keep a stopgap funding bill that’s needed to avert a government shutdown free of controversy or conflict. That’s according to Democratic and Republican aides on Capitol Hill who were briefed on a Tuesday conversation between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. The accord is aimed at keeping a government shutdown off the table amid the ongoing battles over new coronavirus relief legislation. It should also help Washington avoid the possibility of a shutdown ahead of the election.

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Joe Biden met Thursday with the family of Jacob Blake, as the Democratic presidential nominee began a day of events in Wisconsin. The battleground state finds itself at the center of a national reckoning on racism, police violence and protests after a white Kenosha police officer shot Blake, a Black man, in the back. Biden believes he can use his trip Thursday for community leaders to find common ground. He plans a public discussion with business figures, civic leaders and law enforcement. President Donald Trump visited Kenosha two days ago but concentrated on praising law enforcement and accusing protesters of “domestic terrorism.” Trump has a Thursday evening rally scheduled in Pennsylvania.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers says he did not want presidential candidate Joe Biden to visit Kenosha where he met with family members of Jacob Blake, a Black man shot by police. Evers also asked President Donald Trump not to come. Both Trump and Bide ignored Evers’ requests and made stops to Kenosha, the latest epicenter of racial unrest in the country. Evers says he would “prefer that no one be here, be it candidate Trump or candidate Biden.” But the governor says “candidates can make their decisions” and “it is what it is.”

ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) — Actor Chadwick Boseman will be mourned, honored and celebrated in his hometown of Anderson, South Carolina. Organizers of Thursday’s evening’s tribute say he was loved and admired in the city of about 28,000 people. Boseman died last Friday of colon cancer at age 43. He was known for his role in “Black Panther” and many other films. Anderson city spokeswoman Beth Batson says Thursday’s tribute will begin at 7 p.m. and will include a viewing of “Black Panther” at an outdoor amphitheater where social distancing will be practiced.