– Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Sept 22

CSi Weather…

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

.WEDNESDAY…Mostly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 15 mph.

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

winds 5 to 10 mph.

.THURSDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds

around 5 mph shifting to the south in the afternoon.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows in the mid 50s.

.FRIDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy

with a 20 percent chance of rain showers after midnight. Lows in

the lower 50s.

.SATURDAY…Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of rain

showers. Highs in the upper 60s.

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

.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain showers in

the morning. Highs in the mid 60s.

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

.MONDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.

Shower and thunderstorm chances Wednesday with activity across mainly in the north central into the northern James River Valley through the day

Temperatures will be noticeably cooler Wednesday with 60s north to

70s south. Then back up on Thursday ahead of another shortwave trough moving through the northern Rockies.

We could see some lower 80s again in the West on Thursday before

another cold front moves through the area Thursday night and

Friday.

Then cooler temperatures remain across the region through the

weekend with highs mainly in the 60s, with perhaps a passing

shower Friday night into Saturday, and again on Sunday, but

nothing to produce any significant accumulations. Cool

temperatures and mainly dry conditions continue into early next

week.

NDDoH

COVID-19 Stats

Tues.. Sept. 22, 2020

Posted 11-a.m.

Barnes

New Positives 1

Total Positives 215

Active Cases 34

Recovered 180

Stutsman

New Positives 2

Total Positives 494

Active Cases 66

Recovered 425

Categories: Coronavirus

BY THE NUMBERS

2,976 – Total Tests from Yesterday*

588,751 – Total tests completed since the pandemic began

266 – Positive Individuals from Yesterday*****

18,508 – Total positive individuals since the pandemic began

9.14% – Daily Positivity Rate**

3,092 – Total Active Cases

-118 Individuals from yesterday

379 – Individuals Recovered from Yesterday (231 with a recovery date of yesterday****)

15,220 – Total recovered since the pandemic began

92 – Currently Hospitalized

+5 – Individuals from yesterday

3 – New Deaths*** (196 total deaths since the pandemic began)

INDIVIDUALS WHO DIED WITH COVID-19

Man in his 70s from Grand Forks County with underlying health conditions.
Man in his 80s from Williams County with underlying health conditions.
Woman in her 90s from Morton County with underlying health conditions.

COUNTIES WITH NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED TUESDAY

Barnes County – 1
Benson County – 2
Bottineau County – 4
Burke County – 1
Burleigh County – 81
Cass County – 36
Cavalier County – 1
Dickey County – 3
Dunn County – 6
Emmons County – 2
Foster County – 4
Grand Forks County – 8
Kidder County – 1
Logan County – 7
McIntosh County – 1
McKenzie County – 12
McLean County – 3
Mercer County – 4
Morton County – 30
Mountrail County – 5
Nelson County – 1
Oliver County – 1
Pembina County – 1
Ramsey County – 1
Ransom County – 1
Sargent County – 2
Stark County – 21
Stutsman County – 2
Traill County – 5
Walsh County – 2
Ward County – 3
Williams County – 14

* 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 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.

Jamestown (City Engineer) On Wednesday, September 23, 2020, there will be a one-day road closure in the northeast part of town on 13th St NE, (between 4th Ave & 5th Ave NE).
Following the closure at the end of the day, there will be intermittent lane restrictions in that area with construction traffic.

Beginning Wednesday, September 23, 2020, there will be road closures in the northeast part of town on 12th St NE (between 4th Ave & 5th Ave NE). The east alley between 4th Ave & 5th Ave NE, will also be closed (between 11th St NE and 13th St NE).
Construction signing will be put into place by the contractor.
This construction work will continue through October 17th.
Motorists should use extreme caution in this area.

Beginning Thursday, September 24, 2020, there will be a one-day road closure in the northeast part of town on 11th St NE, (between 4th Ave & 5th Ave NE). Following the closure at the end of the day, there will be intermittent lane restrictions in that area with construction traffic.
Construction signing will be put into place by the contractor.
This construction work will continue through October 17th.
Motorists should use extreme caution in this area.

Valley City (CSi) Barnes County 38 will be closed four and a quarter miles west of the intersection of Barnes County 7 beginning at 8:30-am, Wednesday, September 23 to allow for a culvert replacement.

The closure is expected one day, reopening at about 4:30-pm. No detour is provided, so motorists are advised to take alternate routes.

Jamestown (CSi) Jill Schwartz (Gainer) has announced that she is ending her candidacy for the Stutsman County Commission, due to “family commitments and the obligations of being a new single mom.”

She was one of three candidates on the November 2020 election ballot.

Schwartz’s name will still be on the ballot, as they have been printed.

The deadline for removing a name for candidacy on the ballot was September 2, 2020.

If Schwartz received enough votes to be elected, the office would be considered vacant.

With two active candidates for two open seats on the county commission, incumbent Mark Klose and Joan Morris are candidates on the general election ballot. In the June primary, election, Jill Schwartz was third in the balloting, of candidates, with 2,337 votes. 2,731 for incumbent Mark Klose and 2,765 for Joan Morris.

Valley City (VCSU) Valley City State University has set enrollment records with a total headcount of 1,676 students and an undergraduate headcount of 1,541, according to official fall term 2020 figures released by the university.

The 1,676 total headcount surpasses the previous record of 1,665 set in fall 2019, and the undergraduate headcount of 1,541 surpasses the previous record of 1,524, also from last fall.

The record headcount enrollment marks the sixth consecutive year of record-breaking numbers for VCSU, dating back to a fall 2015 mark of 1,422 that surpassed the previous record of 1,384 set in 2011. Over the decade beginning in fall 2011, VCSU’s headcount has increased by 21%.

VCSU President, Dr. Alan LaFave says, “We’re very excited to share the news of our record enrollment. That count represents individual students, together with their families, who have actively chosen Valley City State University for their education. They are the reason we are here, and it’s the hard work of those students and our faculty, staff and alumni that continues to propel us forward together.”

Retention of full-time students from their first year to their second plays a large role in overall enrollment numbers; this fall’s cohort featured a 72% retention rate, VCSU’s second highest retention rate over the decade.

The enrollment records and solid retention rates have contributed to a positive fall semester that has also seen VCSU ranked the No. 4 public regional college in the Midwest by U.S. News and selected as one of 21 Great Plains schools as a “Hidden Gem” by College Raptor.

Valley City (CCHD) City-County Health District (CCHD) will hold a drive-thru influenza vaccination clinic for ages 19 and older on Wednesday, September 23^rd from 3:00-7:00pm at the North Dakota Winter Show South Exhibit Hall.

Those who take advantage of this safe and convenient event will have the chance to skip the in-office visit this year. Individuals 65 and older and those with chronic health conditions are strongly encouraged to utilize the drive-thru clinic this year due to COVID-19 concerns.

City-County Health District will offer another COVID-19 free testing drive thru event at the VCSU Lokken Stadium parking lot on Wednesday September 23, 2020 from 4pm to 5pm. Pre-register on line at testreg.nd.gov

For updates related to COVID-19 in North Dakota visit the North Dakota Department of Health website. Or follow the City County Health District FaceBook page for Barnes County updates.

Jamestown (CSi) Jill Schwartz (Gainer) has announced that she is ending her candidacy for the Stutsman County Commission,due to “family commitments and the obligations of being a new single mom.”

She was one of three candidates on the November 2020 election ballot.

Schwartz’s name will still be on the ballot, as they have been printed.

The deadline for removing a name for candidacy on the ballot was September 2, 2020.

If Schwartz received enough votes to be elected, the office would be considered vacant.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A bill named for a Fargo murder victim to address cases of missing and murdered Native Americans is heading to President Donald Trump’s desk for his signature. Savanna’s Act, which is named for Savanna Greywind, passed the House Monday after passing the Senate earlier this year. The law establishes better law enforcement practices to track, solve and prevent crimes against Native Americans. It directs the Departments of Justice and Interior to consult with American Indian tribes while developing national law enforcement guidelines. The 22-year-old pregnant Greywind was murdered in 2017 and her unborn baby was cut from her body. The infant survived.

In sports

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Vanessa Bryant, the widow of basketball star Kobe Bryant, has filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles County sheriff claiming deputies shared unauthorized photos of the crash that killed her husband, their 13-year-old daughter and seven others. After the Jan. 26 crash, reports surfaced that graphic photos of the victims were being shared. Sheriff Alex Villanueva told news media that eight deputies took or shared graphic photos of the scene and he ordered the images deleted.

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Game 1 of the WNBA playoff semifinals between the Seattle Storm and Minnesota Lynx will be played tonight, two days after it was postponed because of inconclusive COVID-19 tests. The league says multiple players on the Storm had undergone additional testing and been cleared to rejoin the team. One player is still awaiting the results of a second test. A player needs to have two negative tests taken 24 hours apart to be cleared to play.

In world and national news…

(AP) The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus has topped 200,000, by far the highest in the world, hitting the once-unimaginable threshold six weeks before an election that is certain to be a referendum in part on President Donald Trump’s handling of the crisis. The count is kept by Johns Hopkins University, based on figures from state health authorities. The real number of dead is thought be much higher, in part because many COVID-19 deaths, especially early on, were probably ascribed to other causes. The number of lives lost in the U.S. is equivalent to a 9/11 attack every day for 67 days. It is roughly equal to the population of Salt Lake City or Huntsville, Alabama.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is demanding that the United Nations hold China accountable for the coronavirus pandemic as he defends his own handling of COVID-19 in America as the death toll there topped 200,000. Trump himself has been harshly criticized for his administration’s track record in battling the coronavirus, now a top issue in his reelection bid. Democrat Joe Biden says Trump bungled the COVID-19 response and is responsible for the U.S. having more deaths than any other nation. In a prerecorded speech to the U.N. General Assembly, Trump said: “As we pursue this bright future, we must hold accountable the nation which unleashed this plague onto the world: China.”

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping says his country will aim to stop adding to the global warming problem by 2060. Xi’s announcement during a speech Tuesday to the U.N. General Assembly is a significant step for the world’s biggest emitter of greenhouse gases and was immediately cheered by climate campaigners. Xi said his country would raise its emissions reduction targets with “vigorous policies and measures,” with CO2 emissions peaking by 2030 and then declining. Several other major emitters have set earlier deadlines, with the European Union aiming to be carbon neutral by 2050. The United States has so far not set such a goal.

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is offering an unusual gift to mark the U.N.’s 75th anniversary. He offered to give U.N. staff the new Russian coronavirus vaccine for free. Only results from small early studies on the vaccine have been published, raising concerns among some experts that the Russian vaccine isn’t ready yet for widespread use. By contrast other vaccines that have also shown promise in early tests are now being studied more widely in tens of thousands of people in several countries to understand if they can protect people from infections. Employees at the U.N. headquarters and World Health Organization didn’t immediately comment on the offer.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A woman accused of mailing a package containing ricin to the White House included a threatening letter in which she told President Donald Trump to “give up and remove your application for this election.” That’s according to court papers filed Tuesday. Pascale Ferrier was arrested Sunday at the New York-Canada border and is due to make her first court appearance Tuesday afternoon in federal court in Buffalo, New York. The envelope containing the toxic substance and the threatening letter was addressed to the White House but intercepted at a mail sorting facility on Friday. The FBI discovered that six additional similar letters appeared to have been received in Texas in September, according to court papers.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden will face off on the Supreme Court, the coronavirus pandemic and race and violence in the nation’s cities next week when they meet for their first presidential debate. The nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates on Tuesday announced the six topics for the first face-to-face event scheduled for Sept. 29 in Cleveland. The topics were selected by the debate’s moderator, Fox News’ Chris Wallace, and will each be the subject of 15-minute “blocks” in the debate. The topics are: “The Trump and Biden Records,” “The Supreme Court,” ”Covid-19,” “The Economy,” “Race and Violence in our Cities,” and “The Integrity of the Election.”

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans are swiftly falling in line behind President Donald Trump’s push to fill the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat on the Supreme Court. One of the possible holdouts, GOP Sen. Mitt Romney, said Tuesday he supports holding a vote. Trump is set to announce his nominee Saturday. Appeals court judge Amy Coney Barrett is considered the favorite. Conservatives are pushing for a vote before Election Day, Nov. 3. Democrats say it’s too close to the election and that whoever wins the presidency should pick the court nominee. Confirmation proceedings will touch off a wrenching debate even as early voting for president is underway in several states.