CSi Weather…

TONIGHT…Cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain showers, in the Jamestown area, 50 percent in the Valley City area.  Lows around 50. South winds around 10 mph.

.SATURDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain showers in the morning, in the Jamestown area, 40 percent in the Valley City area,, then sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds around 5 mph.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. West winds

around 5 mph shifting to the north after midnight.

.SUNDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. East winds 5 to 15 mph.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Clear. Lows in the mid 40s.

.MONDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows in the upper 50s.

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

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 50.

.WEDNESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.

.THURSDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.

 

A few lingering showers will remain Saturday in the wake of the

exiting upper low, otherwise a period of dry and warmer weather

is expected. The warmest period could be Monday and Tuesday, as high temperatures approach the mid 70s and mid 80s.

By midweek a cold front will bring the next chance for showers and a cooldown by Wednesday and Thursday, and the resultant of strong cold front could bring some gusty winds through the state. This may eventually impact fire weather if this pattern materializes.

 

Jamestown  (JPD)  The Jamestown Police Department has continued to investigate a reported stabbing which occurred on September 2, 2020. With the help of tips from concerned citizens, Officers have been able to identify the suspect in the stabbing incident and recover evidence in this case.
41-year-old Randy Joseph Houle of Jamestown has been arrested on suspicion of Aggravated Assault, Criminal Attempt-Robbery, and False information or report to Law Enforcement. Mr. Houle was taken into custody after being released from another facility and was transported to Stutsman County Correctional Center, where he awaits formal charges.
The 63-year-old male victim is still recovering from the injuries he sustained during the attack. The Jamestown Police Department would like to thank and express our appreciation to members of the public for their cooperation in reporting suspicious incidents to our department.

PREVIOUSLY REPORTED: Aggravated Assault in Jamestown

(Jamestown, ND) On September 2nd, 2020, at approximately 8:35-p.m.  the Jamestown Police Department was dispatched to the Park Plaza Mall, 410 10th St SE, on a report of a person being stabbed. The caller stated the male was in their building and the person with the knife was not there.
A 63-year-old male was located inside with a stab wound to his abdomen. Officer’s secured the scene and gave the male medical attention until Jamestown Ambulance arrived. Jamestown Ambulance transported the male to Jamestown Regional Medical Center, and he was airlifted to a Fargo hospital with life-threatening injuries.
There was a person of interest identified and interviewed but no arrests have been made.

The Police Department is asking residents that live between Park Plaza Mall and South Casey’s General Store to be on the lookout for anything suspicious on their property.
The stabbing may have happened on the South side of the Park Plaza Mall or in McElroy Park. The Jamestown Police Department was assisted by the Stutsman County Sheriff’s Department. This incident remains under investigation and anyone with any information is asked to call the Jamestown Police Department at 701-252-1000.

 

NDDDoH

COVID-19 Stats…

Fri. Sept. 11, 2020

Posted 11-a.m.

 

Barnes

News Positives 1

Total Positives 161

Active Cases 44

Recovered  117

 

Stutsman

New Positives 14

Total Positives 381

Active Cases 138

Recovered 240

 

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

BY THE NUMBERS

5,795 – Total Tests from Yesterday*

523,783 – Total tests completed since pandemic began

244 – Positive Individuals from Yesterday*****

14,684 – Total positive individuals since pandemic began

4.36% – Daily Positivity Rate**

 

2,343 – Total Active Cases

-10 Individuals from yesterday

218 – Individuals Recovered from Yesterday****

12,177 – Total recovered since pandemic began

64 – Currently Hospitalized

+2 individuals from yesterday


4 – New Deaths*** (164 total deaths since the pandemic began)


INDIVIDUALS WHO DIED WITH COVID-19

  • Man in his 50s from Burleigh County with underlying health conditions.
  • Man in his 80s from Burleigh County with underlying health conditions.
  • Man in his 80s from Burleigh County with underlying health conditions.
  • Woman in her 70s from Mountrail County with underlying health conditions.


COUNTIES WITH NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED FRIDAY

  • Adams County – 1
  • Barnes County – 1
  • Burleigh County – 33
  • Cass County – 42
  • Dunn County – 1
  • Eddy County – 4
  • Foster County – 4
  • Golden Valley County – 1
  • Grand Forks County – 65
  • Hettinger County – 1
  • McKenzie County – 2
  • Mercer County – 1
  • Morton County – 15
  • Ramsey County – 4
  • Ransom County – 1
  • Renville County – 1
  • Richland County – 1
  • Rolette County – 3
  • Sargent County – 1
  • Sioux County – 2
  • Stark County – 6
  • Stutsman County – 14
  • Traill County – 3
  • Walsh County – 2
  • Ward County – 16
  • Wells County – 1
  • Williams County – 18

 

* 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.

**Individuals who tested positive divided by the total number of people tested who have not previously tested positive (susceptible encounters).

*** 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.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota county that is among the COVID-19 hot spots in the state has voted unanimously against creating a public mask mandate. Nearly a dozen people spoke out against the idea at the Morton County Commission meeting on Thursday. Morton and Burleigh counties include the Bismarck metropolitan area and have taken over as the state’s hot spot for the virus in the past several weeks. Gov. Doug Burgum in July announced a task force for the counties to address the spike in coronavirus cases in the region. The panel last week requested that local governments enact mask mandates .



Valley City  (CSi)  Clean up week in Valley City is  September 14th thru 18th. Set out all garbage including those extra items on the regular garbage pickup day.


City Public Works Sanitation Director Gloria Swart says to separate sheet rock, bricks, cement blocks, shingles and wood items. Metal screen doors with a wood core can be set out with wood or wood pallets.


Take unwanted appliances to Valley Recycling.There is no limit on the number of bags, cans and boxes, but are not  exceed 50 pounds per bag, can or box.


Tires will not be pickup, and must be taken to the Transfer Station in Valley City for a fee. Batteries go to the Transfer Station at no charge. Scrap metal must be dropped off a Valley Recycling. Crews will not pick up grass or leaves.


 


Valley City  (SVFA) Valley City Vet Hospital announces that Spay & Neuter Week is September 21st thru 25th at Valley City Vet Hospital.


A limited number of procedures are available, so schedule an appointment.


There will be a 15 percent discount plus a $25 Sheyenne Valley Friends of Animals incentive to spay or neuter your pet. Schedule your appointment by calling 845-3662.


 


 


 


 


Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown Rural Fire District announces that the Jamestown Rural Fire Department invites the public to an Open House to celebrate being located at the new fire hall on  Saturday September 12, 2020 from 10-a.m. to 2-p.m.


The location is 1209 9th Street Southeast, in Jamestown.


 


 


 


 


Medina  (CSi)  The Medina Fall Festival is set for Saturday September 12, with the parade line up starting at 9:30-a.m. at the school.  (No entry fee).


The parade starts at 10:30-a.m.


For more information on parade entries call Pat:  486-3323, Nancy 799-0952, Wendy 520-3167.


Everyone is welcome, kids, bring a bag for parade candy.


 


 


Jamestown  (CSi)  The Annual Gospel Music Jamboree is planned for Sunday September 13, 2020, at Temple Baptist Church, at 1200 12th Avenue, Northeast in Jamestown, starting at 2:30-p.m.


Featured will be:  Prairie Harmony Singers…Gerry Guthmiller, Joyce Heyne, Wes Schaible.


Also to entertain, Troy Gundeson, Bernie Satrom, Randy and Cathy Schlecht, Curt Erickson & Kim Softing, from Hawley, Minnesota.


A free will offering will be accepted, with proceeds going to Youth for Christ.


Meal served by Women of the Church.


 


 


Valley City  (CSi)  Clean up week in Valley City is  September 14th thru 18th. Set out all garbage including those extra items on the regular garbage pickup day.


City Public Works Sanitation Director Gloria Swart says to separate sheet rock, bricks, cement blocks, shingles and wood items. Metal screen doors with a wood core can be set out with wood or wood pallets.


Take unwanted appliances to Valley Recycling.There is no limit on the number of bags, cans and boxes, but are not  exceed 50 pounds per bag, can or box.


Tires will not be pickup, and must be taken to the Transfer Station in Valley City for a fee. Batteries go to the Transfer Station at no charge. Scrap metal must be dropped off a Valley Recycling. Crews will not pick up grass or leaves.


 


 


Jamestown  (CSi) Unite to Silence the Stigma will be holding a walk on Sunday September 20 at Nickeus Park in Jamestown.   On a recent Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Monte Rodacker of Jamestown said the walk begins at 2 pm and goes until about 4.  First Link will be providing a speaker.  Light refreshments, will be available, and a free will offering will be accepted to support suicide prevention and awareness.


Monte says everyone in the community is welcome to the event and the walk.


The walk route is from Nickeus Park to First Avenue, to Second Street, then west to Second Avenue, north to Eighth, and back to the park.


Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the U.S. On average, there are 132 suicides per day.


When someone you know or love takes their life, it’s easy to feel alone, and those attending the event are welcome to submit name(s) of those the lost to suicide, to be read during the ceremonies, to provide support, while sharing in fellowship, while observing social distancing.


Bring lawn chairs if you would like.


The First Link suicide support line is 1-877-273-TALK(8255)


BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A dive team has recovered the body of a North Dakota boy who went missing while swimming in the Yellowstone River in eastern Montana over the weekend. Officials in Richland County, Montana, say the body of 13-year-old Ira David Lawrence of Watford City, North Dakota, was recovered on Wednesday afternoon. He went missing early Saturday afternoon while swimming in the river at Richland Park, northeast of Sidney. The Richland County sheriff’s office says Ira’s body was recovered a short distance from where he had been last seen.


In world and national news…


NEW YORK (AP) — Americans are commemorating 9/11 as the coronavirus pandemic reconfigures memorial ceremonies and a presidential campaign carves a path through the observances. In New York, victims’ relatives gathered Friday morning for split-screen remembrances at the Sept. 11 memorial plaza at the World Trade Center and another nearby set up by a separate 9/11-related organization. President Donald Trump spoke at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Pennsylvania, when Vice President Joe Biden late laid a wreath there. Biden also attended the observance at the 9/11 memorial in New York, where he and Vice President Mike Pence exchanged an elbow bump.


 


(AP) The number of daily U.S. deaths from the coronavirus is declining again after peaking in early August, but scientists warn that a new bout with the disease this fall could claim more lives. Experts say the arrival of cooler weather and the likelihood of more indoor gatherings will add to the importance of everyday safety precautions, like wearing masks, staying home and washing hands. The U.S. has seen two distinct peaks in daily deaths. The nation’s summertime surge crested at about half the size of the first deadly wave, which arrived in April. That’s when deaths first peaked at an average of 2,240 each day.


 


 


MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors in the case of four former Minneapolis officers charged in the death of George Floyd say the men should face trial together because the evidence and charges against them are similar. But defense attorneys have argued for separate trials, saying they are likely to offer “antagonistic” defenses. The former officers appeared in court Friday for a hearing on the prosecution’s request to hold a joint trial and other issues. Judge Peter Cahill took those issues under advisement and is expected to rule at a later date. Floyd, who was Black, died May 25 after Derek Chauvin pressed his knee against his neck.


 


 


WASHINGTON (AP) — Bahrain is the latest Arab nation to agree to normalize ties with Israel as part of a broader diplomatic push by President Donald Trump and his administration to fully integrate the Jewish state into the Middle East. Trump announced the agreement on Friday — the 19th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States. He’ll host a White House ceremony next week to mark the establishment of full relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates. The Israel-UAE agreement was announced on August 13 and has been followed by several significant steps, including the first commercial flight between the two countries just two weeks ago.


 


NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court has dealt another blow to vote-by-mail advocates in Texas. A push by the state’s Democrats and some voters to allow mail balloting during the coronavirus pandemic had been upheld by a federal district judge. But a divided three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals vacated that ruling late Thursday. The panel rejected an argument that the vote-by-mail statute in Texas discriminates on the basis of age. The argument was based on the law allowing people ages 65 and over to vote by mail, but not younger voters who don’t have a disability or other specified reason for absentee voting.


CLEVELAND (AP) — A Cleveland police detective killed in the line of duty along with a civilian last week has been recalled as a leader who proudly served on the force because he wanted to protect the city he grew up in. A funeral service for Detective James Skernivitz was held at Rocket Mortgage Field House. Among those speaking at the event were city Police Chief Calvin Williams and U.S. Attorney General William Barr. The 53-year-old Skernivitz, a married father of three and a 22-year member of the Cleveland force, was killed Sept. 3 along with 50-year-old Scott Dingess as they sat in the officer’s unmarked car during a drug operation on the city’s west side.