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TONIGHT…Cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain showers after midnight. Lows in the upper 30s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.

.SATURDAY…Cloudy. A 40 percent chance of rain showers in the morning in the Valley City area. Highs 45 to 50. Northeast winds 5 to 15 mph.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows around 30. Northeast winds

around 5 mph shifting to the south after midnight.

.SUNDAY…Areas of frost in the morning. Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph increasing to around 15 mph in the afternoon.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.

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

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.

.TUESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs around 70.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.

.WEDNESDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.

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

 

Friday night, precipitation chances restricted to mainly eastern portions of our area.

Mainly dry conditions continue through next week.

Temperatures gradually warming early next week, with near to above average temperatures.

 

NDDDoH

COVID-19 Stats

Fri. Oct. 2, 2020

Posted 11-a.m.

Barnes

New Positives  2

Total Positives 246

Active Cases 33

Recovered 213

 

Stutsman

New Positives  3

Total Positives  532

Active Cases 42

Recovered 486

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

BY THE NUMBERS

7,549 – Total Tests from Yesterday*

649,885 – Total tests completed since the pandemic began

477– Positive Individuals from Yesterday*****

22,694 – Total positive individuals since the pandemic began

6.57% – Daily Positivity Rate**

 

3,739 Total Active Cases

+49 Individuals from yesterday

419 – Individuals Recovered from Yesterday (324 with a recovery date of yesterday****)

18,691 – Total recovered since the pandemic began

111 – Currently Hospitalized

+5 – Individuals from yesterday

8 – New Deaths*** (264 total deaths since the pandemic began)


INDIVIDUALS WHO DIED WITH COVID-19

  • Man in his 70s from Benson County with underlying health conditions.
  • Man in his 90s from Burleigh County with underlying health conditions.
  • Man in her 90s from Burleigh County with underlying health conditions.
  • Man in his 60s from Burleigh County with underlying health conditions.
  • Woman in her 90s from Cass County with underlying health conditions.
  • Man in his 80s from Dunn County with underlying health conditions.
  • Woman in her 100s from McHenry County with underlying health conditions.
  • Woman in her 80s from Morton County with underlying health conditions.


COUNTIES WITH NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED FRIDAY

  • Adams County – 1
  • Barnes County – 2
  • Benson County – 3
  • Bottineau County – 1
  • Bowman County – 3
  • Burke County – 1
  • Burleigh County – 81
  • Cass County – 85
  • Dickey County – 16
  • Divide County – 1
  • Dunn County – 5
  • Eddy County – 13
  • Emmons County – 15
  • Foster County – 4
  • Grand Forks County – 58
  • Grant County – 2
  • LaMoure County – 6
  • Logan County – 4
  • McHenry County -1
  • McIntosh County – 4
  • McKenzie County – 4
  • McLean County – 10
  • Mercer County – 1
  • Morton County – 32
  • Mountrail County – 7
  • Nelson County – 6
  • Pembina County – 4
  • Ramsey County – 6
  • Ransom County – 1
  • Renville County – 2
  • Richland County – 4
  • Rolette County – 3
  • Sargent County – 2
  • Sioux County – 5
  • Stark County – 17
  • Stutsman County – 3
  • Towner County – 1
  • Traill County – 4
  • Walsh County – 4
  • Ward County – 39
  • Williams County – 16

 

* 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.

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.

 

Jamestown   (NDDOT) – The NDDOT informs residents that construction  will begin on Monday, October 5, at 5th Street Northwest in Jamestown, with traffic changes in the Road Diet project.

Construction will start at US/52 5th St NW to from 7th Ave NW to 1st Ave N just east of the James River Bridge; and from 1st Ave N from 5th St W to 8th Street S.

The project will include pavement markings and sign installation. During the project, crews will remove existing pavement markings and then replace them. The new markings will help shift traffic flow through downtown Jamestown from four lanes to two lanes with an addition of a center turning lane.

During Construction

  • Pavement marking will be installed
  • The project starts on US/52 5th St NW just east of the James River Bridge and Ends at the intersection of 1st Ave S and 8th St S
  • Short traffic delays should be expected during construction
  • Traffic will shift from four lanes to two driving lanes and a center turn lane

This portion of the project is expected to be complete by the end of the week.

The North Dakota Department of Transportation would like to remind motorists to slow down and use caution throughout the work zone.

For more information about construction projects and road conditions throughout North Dakota, call 511 or visit the ND Roads map at http://www.dot.nd.gov/travel-info-v2/.

Valley City (CSi)   City County Health in Valley City announces a change in the days, and location of COVID-19 testing.  Administrator, Terresa Will says testings will move to Mondays and new location:

  • Where:  ND Winter Show Event Center, Exhibit Hall 
  • When:  Monday Oct 5,   4pm-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  (JRMC)   Sometimes, we are our own barrier to care.

Since 2015, Central Valley Health and Jamestown Regional Medical Center have collaborated to reduce barriers for women’s health. In that time, more than 100 women have received 3D mammograms and preventative services they otherwise wouldn’t have due to time, finances, transportation or lack of insurance coverage.

The program is called No Excuses and funding from R.M. Stoudt’s annual Running of the Pink event supports it. In the 13 years of ROP, R.M. Stoudt has raised more than $130,000 for women’s care in this community.

JRMC and No Excuses offers 3D mammograms, which are unique in some communities. The 3D image gives a clearer and more accurate picture of the breast – meaning doctors can detect cancer faster.

“By offering women the latest technology in mammography, JRMC hopes to increase the number of area women who will be routinely screened,” said Trisha Jungels, JRMC Chief Nursing Officer.

At any given time, more than 1,300 Stutsman County women are not up to date on their screenings.

Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among women, exceeded only by lung cancer. Statistics indicate that one in eight women will develop breast cancer sometime in her lifetime. The stage at which breast cancer is detected influences a woman’s chance of survival. If detected early, the five-year survival rate is 98%.

One in eight women will receive a breast cancer diagnosis in her lifetime, according to the American Cancer Society. Catching it early can mean the difference between keeping the breast or needing surgery to remove it.

Knowing that support and encouragement is often a barrier to care, JRMC and Central Valley are offering No Excuses days to the general public.

No Excuses isn’t just for women who can’t afford it. Busy moms, grandmothers and professionals are also worthy candidates.

“If you’ve never had a mammogram, or it’s been a long time, you are definitely the woman we are looking for,” said Robin Iszler, registered nurse and unit administrator at Central Valley Health.

This year, No Excuses is set for:

  • Tuesday, Oct. 20 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Thursday, Nov. 5 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
  • Monday, Nov. 9 from 8 a.m. to noon

For more information on No Excuses, visit https://jrmcnd.com/no-excuses/. Appointments can be made online or over the phone. To schedule a mammogram for any other day, call JRMC Mammography at (701) 952-4852.

Jamestown  (CSi)  The James River Humane Society is featuring three black cats available for adoption, during October, as Adopt a Black Pet Month.

On Friday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Board member Jay Nitschke said, the cats are:

“Dolly,” a 10 year old female cat, “Pitch,” a six year old male cat, and “Pancake,” a 12 week old male cat.

Those interested in these or any of the 25 cats available,  can call the James River Humane Society Cat Manager, Sheila at 701-367-6913.

For dog adoptions call the shelter at 702-252-0747, and the Dog Manager, Kris Meidinger.

Jay also said, Jamestown car dealerships are hosting a friendly competition at which  dealers are collecting donations for the shelter through the month of October, to see which dealer can collect the most.

She added that the James River Humane Society is welcoming monetary donations, in lieu of not being able to hold fundraising events due to social distancing guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Those wishing to send a donation may do so:

James River Humane Society

PO Box 636

Jamestown, ND 58402

Appointments are required to visit the shelter by call 701-252-0747.

The James River Humane Society is located just off the I-94 Bloom Exit.

On Line www.jamesriverhumanesociety.com

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Supreme Court could consider a dispute over whether Gov. Doug Burgum had the authority to close businesses during the coronavirus pandemic. A North Dakota district judge this week refused to dismiss a criminal case against a Minot hair salon operator accused of violating the governor’s order last spring. Burgum in late March issued executive orders temporarily restricting or closing some businesses, including hair salons to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The order expired in early May. Attorney Lynn Boughey, who represents Somerset Court and Kari Riggin, an independent contractor who operates the salon inside the assisted living facility, said they will appeal Wednesday’s ruling by North Central District Judge Richard Hagar.

Bismarck  (CSi) – President Donald Trump has approved Gov. Doug Burgum’s request for a presidential major disaster declaration for the impacts of a severe summer storm that caused flash flooding in several counties and resulted in more than $5 million in damage to roads and other infrastructure.

The declaration covers six counties: Benson, Grand Forks, McKenzie, Mountrail, Nelson and Wells. The June 29-July 1 storm destroyed infrastructure and damaged homes with high winds, hail and 4 to 8 inches of rain in some areas. Many of the counties were also pummeled by previous disasters that produced catastrophic flooding during the last two years.

The presidential declaration unlocks public assistance through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help cities, counties and townships pay for the costs of repairing roads and other infrastructure. Preliminary assessments indicate damage to local infrastructure systems exceeded $2.25 million, and damage to the state’s Federal Aid System highways totaled nearly $2.9 million.

“We appreciate President Trump and FEMA granting our request and making assistance available to help our local jurisdictions recover from this storm, which washed out roads, damaged bridges and railroad tracks, flooded basements, swamped fields and pastures and knocked out power to thousands of North Dakotans,” Burgum said.

Friday’s declaration also makes all areas of the state eligible for the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program to help communities pay for projects that increase resiliency and reduce costs in the long run.

WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) — A Williston man has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison in the death of his infant son last year. Tank McMillin was also ordered Thursday to serve 5 years of probation. He’ll get credit for 1 1/2 years he’s already spent behind bars. McMillin earlier pleaded guilty to felony child abuse in April 2019 death of 1-month-old son. The baby was found not breathing under some pillows in a hotel room. The baby had bruising to his abdomen, back, sides, upper buttocks and feet, according to an affidavit of probable cause filed in Northwest District Court. Prosecutors have charged the baby’s mother, Hannah McMillin with murder. She’s jailed pending her trial.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Officials say a lawsuit that has held up construction of a Red River diversion project in the Fargo and Moorhead, Minnesota area could be settled out of court. Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney says the Fargo-Moorhead Diversion Authority plans to meet next week with the Richland-Wilkin Joint Powers Authority, a group of upstream residents who have argued that the project will lead to more flooding on their land. Mahoney tells KFGO radio that the diversion board voted in executive session to offer a settlement. Richland-Wilkin Joint Powers Authority board member Nathan Berseth said he believes the diversion authority will make some type of financial offer to address the concerns of his group and landowners in the southern valley.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota official says construction on a new pump station to help push more oil through the Dakota Access pipeline in North Dakota is scheduled to begin next week. State Public Service spokeswoman Stacy Eberl tells The Bismarck Tribune that the Energy Transfer project will be built about 5 miles west of Linton, in Emmons County, The commission approved the project in February after a hearing in which experts testified about the safety of expanding the pipeline’s capacity and members of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe spoke out against the plans.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A new monthly survey of business leaders suggests the economy continues to improve in nine Midwest and Plains states, but business remains slower than before the coronavirus pandemic began. The overall index for the region improved to 65.1 in September from August’s already strong 60. Any score above 50 on the survey’s indexes suggests growth. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss said even with the positive growth in the economy, manufacturing output remains well below the level it was at before states began imposing restrictions because of the coronavirus. The monthly survey covers Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma and South Dakota.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans are asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to act in a matter of days to help undo a federal court ruling that extends the period absentee ballots can be counted in the battleground state until Nov. 9, six days after the election. Republican lawmakers late Thursday asked the state Supreme Court to rule by Tuesday that the Legislature has the legal standing to bring the case in federal court. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals earlier this week ruled that the Legislature, along with the Republican National Committee and Wisconsin Republican Party, did not have the standing.

 

In sports…

Fargo (CSi)  The NDSU Bison host Central Arkansas at the Fargodome on Saturday October 3.

The game will be shown live on KVLY-T.V. CSi Cable 11 & 78.11 HD, at 2:30-p.m.

The pregame show is 1-p.m., to 2:30-p.m.

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) —  The White House says President Donald Trump will spend a “few days” at a military hospital on the advice of his physicians after contracting COVID-19.

Trump  departed the White House by helicopter early Friday evening for Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. The White House says that the visit is precautionary and that Trump will work from the hospital’s presidential suite, which is equipped to allow him to continue his official duties.

Earlier Friday the White House said Trump remains “fatigued” and had been injected with an experimental antibody drug combination for the virus that has killed more than 205,000 Americans and spread to the highest reaches of the U.S. government.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s campaign manager says all campaign events involving the president and his family will either be turned into virtual events or postponed until further notice. Bill Stepien, who heads Trump’s reelection, says Vice President Mike Pence, who has tested negative for COVID-19, plans to continue to his campaign schedule. The announcement comes after Trump tweeted earlier Friday that he and his wife tested positive for the coronavirus. It is not clear when the president was exposed.

 

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — The University of Notre Dame’s president says he has tested positive for the coronavirus less than a week after he attended a White House event without wearing a mask. The Rev. John Jenkins sent an email Friday to university students and staff saying his symptoms are mild and that he will continue to work from home. The announcement came after Jenkins this week apologized for not wearing a mask during Saturday’s Rose Garden ceremony Saturday for Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee who is a Notre Dame graduate and law professor.

 

(AP) An election year already defined by a cascade of national crises is descending further into uncharted territory, now that President Donald Trump says he’s tested positive for the coronavirus. No one knows exactly what comes next. But the development settles the focus of the campaign where Democratic nominee Joe Biden has put his emphasis for months — on Trump’s response to a pandemic that has killed more than 205,000 people in the U.S. Biden, who spent 90 minutes on the debate stage with Trump on Tuesday night, tweeted Friday that he and his wife have tested negative for the virus.

 

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund says it will conduct its own review of the grand jury audio recordings released in the Breonna Taylor case, and that it will make public its assessment of the case “in the near future.” Sherrilyn Ifill is the human rights law organization’s president and director-counsel. Ifill said in a statement Friday that “Breonna Taylor’s family, the residents of Louisville, and those across the country who have advocated for accountability for the killing of Ms. Taylor want to understand how the evidence in this case was presented to the grand jury.” Ifill said the release of these audio recordings “ is a critical first step in that process.”

 

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Police say they announced themselves and then used a battering ram to enter Breonna Taylor’s apartment before shooting and killing her. Officers said they returned fire after one of them was shot in the leg as soon as he stepped inside. That account came from hours of grand jury recordings that were made public Friday. The release was rare since such material is normally kept secret. The jury brought no criminal charges against the officers for her killing, setting off renewed protests in Louisville and around the country. Police used a narcotics warrant to enter Taylor’s Louisville apartment on March 13.

 

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors say Harvey Weinstein has been charged with the rape of two more women in Los Angeles County. The district attorney’s office said Friday that Weinstein faces three new counts of rape and three new counts of forcible oral copulation involving two women. The incidents span from 2004 to 2010 and all allegedly took place at a hotel in Beverly Hills. The new charges mean Weinstein is now charged with 11 felony counts in California, involving five women. The 68-year-old ex-movie mogul is serving a 23-year prison sentence in New York. A Weinstein spokesman declined comment on the new charges

 

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Civil rights and voter advocacy groups are suing to block an order by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott that reduces the number of drop-off locations for mail ballots to one per county. The Republican governor says the order will ensure election security, but Democrats have blasted it as blatant voter suppression. Chris Hollins is the senior election official in Harris County, which includes Houston. Hollins said Friday that Abbott’s move will force elderly and disabled people to drive long distances and wait in long lines to cast their ballots. Hollins is named as a defendant in the federal lawsuit that was filed Thursday.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says it will review a 2016 Arizona law that bars anyone but a family member or caregiver from returning another person’s early ballot. The law itself, however, remains in effect through the presidential election and until the justices rule. A federal appeals court ruled in January that Arizona’s law banning so-called “ballot harvesting” violates the Voting Rights Act and the Constitution, but the court put its ruling on hold while the Supreme Court was asked to take the case.