CSi Weather…

TONIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. North winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northeast after midnight.

.SATURDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Warmer. Lows in the mid 50s.

Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.

.SUNDAY…Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of rain showers in the afternoon in the Jamestown area, 60 percent in the Valley City area. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph

shifting to the west in the afternoon. Gusts up to 35 mph.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain

showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the lower 40s.

.COLUMBUS DAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 40.

.TUESDAY…Sunny. Highs around 60.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.

.WEDNESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs around 60.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.

.THURSDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.

 

Sunday afternoon a cold front is favored to have already passed through the western half of the state.

In the James River Valley, showers and thunderstorms could light up along the cold front Sunday afternoon.

Fire Danger Map for North Dakota

 

Jamestown  (JPS) The Jamestown Public School District has issued a statement, concerning when  face to face learning will be implemented in grades 7-12.

“As part of the Jamestown School District’s Health and Safety Plan, an Instructional Plan Review team of stakeholders was established to analyze data and trends in the community and school and to make instructional plan decisions.

The team was encouraged by Stutsman County’s return to a low risk designation, the staff’s diligence towards practicing mitigation strategies across the K-12 setting, the limited number of staff and students who have been positive (approximately 1% since August), and the fact that no staff or student who was exposed in school became positive in quarantine.

The team also reviewed results from a statewide survey of 150 school districts that showed a transmission rate of around 1%, which includes schools that are both more and less restrictive than Jamestown Public Schools.

The concern over quarantining large numbers of close contacts was a significant factor in the initial decision to begin the year in Instructional Plan 2. A recent change in the North Dakota Department of Health procedures allows for an exemption to quarantine for a close contact when both parties are properly masked. The impact of this change needed to be considered in the school setting.

The statewide data, our own district data, the NDDoH change which will allow for more staff and students to stay in school when properly masked, and our staff’s commitment to mitigation strategies, was compelling.

Our team has determined that we are ready, as a district, to move forward with implementing instructional plan 1 on a staggered basis. Because it takes time for our schools and staff to transition back, the Jamestown Middle School will begin full face-to-face instruction on October 26 and the Jamestown High School will move to full face-to-face instruction on November 16.

Because of the NDDoH change for close contacts, this is contingent upon the commitment to wearing masks. As such, masks will be required on school grounds and for spectators at events when physical distancing is not possible.

In his press conference Governor Burgum celebrated Stutsman County as one of the counties moving in the right direction. For JPS to successfully transition to full face-to-face instruction, we need the continued support of our community to practice all of those strategies we have demonstrated are effective.

We value the varied perspectives on this issue and appreciate the grace and flexibility we have been provided by families, students, and staff as these decisions are made. Let’s continue to work together to educate our students and keep our community safe.”

 

Health officials say 11 more people have died after contracting the coronavirus in North Dakota. The deaths reported Friday include men and women whose ages ranged from the 30s to the 90s and all had underlying health conditions, according to the Department of Health. The 11 who died were in Burleigh, McHenry, McKenzie, Mountrail, Nelson, Ramsey, Renville, Richland, Stark and Ward counties. There are 651 positive COVID-19 cases since Thursday, for a total of 26,040 positive individuals since since the pandemic began this spring.

NDDoH COVID-19 Stats

Fri. Oct 9, 2020

Posted 9:30  am

Barnes

New Positives  2

Total Positives 264

Active Cases 26

Recovered 237

 

Stutsman

New Positives  13

Total Positives  585

Active Cases 64

Recovered 517

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

BY THE NUMBERS

9,101 – Total Tests from Yesterday*

695,621 – Total tests completed since the pandemic began

651 – Positive Individuals from Yesterday*****

26,040 – Total positive individuals since the pandemic began

7.40% – Daily Positivity Rate**

 

3,964 Total Active Cases

+132 Individuals from yesterday

513 – Individuals Recovered from Yesterday (368 with a recovery date of yesterday****)

21,755 – Total recovered since the pandemic began

132 – Curren­tly Hospitalized

+7 – Individuals from yesterday

11 – New Deaths*** (321 total deaths since the pandemic began)


INDIVIDUALS WHO DIED WITH COVID-19

  • Man in his 50s from Burleigh County with underlying health conditions.
  • Woman in her 90s from Burleigh County with underlying health conditions.
  • Woman in her 80s from McHenry County with underlying health conditions.
  • Man in his 70s from McKenzie County with underlying health conditions.
  • Woman in her 30s from Mountrail County with underlying health conditions.
  • Man in his 80s from Nelson County with underlying health conditions.
  • Woman in her 60s from Ramsey County with underlying health conditions.
  • Woman in her 90s from Renville County with underlying health conditions.
  • Man in his 60s from Richland County with underlying health conditions.
  • Woman in her 90s from Stark County with underlying health conditions.
  • Man in his 50s from Ward County with underlying health conditions.


COUNTIES WITH NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED FRIDAY

  • Adams County – 1
  • Barnes County – 2
  • Benson County – 22
  • Billings County – 4
  • Bottineau County – 5
  • Bowman County – 2
  • Burke County – 3
  • Burleigh County – 127
  • Cass County – 112
  • Dickey County – 6
  • Divide County – 1
  • Dunn County – 4
  • Eddy County – 5
  • Foster County – 5
  • Golden Valley County – 2
  • Grand Forks County – 76
  • Grant County – 1
  • Griggs County – 1
  • Hettinger County – 2
  • Logan County – 1
  • McHenry County – 4
  • McIntosh County – 6
  • McKenzie County – 18
  • McLean County – 12
  • Mercer County – 7
  • Morton County – 48
  • Mountrail County – 3
  • Oliver County – 2
  • Pembina County – 6
  • Ramsey County – 14
  • Ransom County – 1
  • Renville County – 4
  • Richland County – 5
  • Rolette County – 4
  • Sioux County – 7
  • Stark County – 53
  • Stutsman County – 13
  • Walsh County – 8
  • Ward County – 35
  • Wells County – 3
  • 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. There is a lag in the time deaths are reported to the NDDoH.
**** 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 (CSi) Pride of Dakota Harvest Showcase comes to the Jamestown Civic Center, Friday October 9, 4-p.m., to 9-p.m., and Saturday October 10, from 9-a.m., to 5-p.m.

The event is free of charge.

Presented by The North Dakota Department of Agriculture, and College SAVE, Bank of North Dakota’s 529 Plan.

Note:   There will be  sanitizing and disinfecting o bathrooms and other commonly touched surfaces.   Booth placement and traffic flow of visitors have been changed to promote safe distancing.

 

Valley City (CSi) The Valley City Police and Fire Departments are hosting the 4th Annual Valley City Battle of the Badges blood drive, scheduled for Tuesday, October 13th and Wednesday, October 14th from 11:30 am to 6:00 pm at Stoudt-Ross Ford Showroom. They are committed to finding at least 188 volunteers to roll up their sleeves and donate blood. Come out and show support for your community’s first responders and vote for Team Fire or Team Law to win.

Volunteers will be reaching out asking healthy donors to make an appointment, walk-ins are welcome too or call Vitalant @ 877-258-4825 to make your appointment today.

Everyone that donates blood will receive a free key chain flashlight sponsored by Stoudt-Ross Ford. All donors are asked to wear a mask or cloth-based face covering while at the blood drive and appointments are highly recommended to expedite the donation process. Every successful donor will also get to see COVID-19 antibody test results in the Wellness tab of their donor profile within two weeks.

Vitalant is the sole blood provider for 68 area hospitals in the Dakotas and Western Minnesota. There is always a need for blood and only volunteer donors can fulfill that need for patients in our community.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the sentence for a Bismarck man described as a career criminal on a 2019 firearms conviction. The appeals court also agreed with a North Dakota judge in allowing certain evidence that led to Lonnie Howard’s conviction. The 49-year-old Howard, arrested in 2015 on a firearms charge, was a fugitive for 11 months after leaving a halfway house. He was stopped in Interstate 94 in Bismarck in 2018, struggled with a police officer and damaged a vehicle before fleeing, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. He was later convicted in Burleigh County on charges stemming from that incident. In his appeal, Howard argued his prior convictions did not meet the criteria to be sentenced under the Armed Career Criminal Act.

DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (AP) — U.S. Sen. John Hoeven says a new federal law enforcement training center for Native American officers in northeastern North Dakota should be starting classes in the next month. The U.S. Indian Police Academy Advanced Training Center is located at Camp Grafton, the North Dakota National Guard facility near Devils Lake. It includes classroom space, dorms, and a cafeteria that will be used by Bureau of Indian Affairs trainees. The center will receive recruits from tribes throughout the Great Plains. Most tribes currently send their officers to the federal site in Artesia, New Mexico. The Navajo Nation has its own police academy.

In world and national news…

LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Hurricane Delta is bringing bands of rain and blustery winds to Louisiana as it spins toward the state’s southwest coast. Forecasters said the 25th named storm of an unprecedented Atlantic hurricane season would likely make landfall on Friday evening. The question was how powerful Delta would be by the time it makes landfall. In its latest update,, the National Hurricane Center said Delta had weakened to a Category 2 strength with winds of 110 mph. The storm is approaching the part of Louisiana where Hurricane Laura caused more than 30 deaths in late August. Businesses have boarded up and people rushed to prepare before hunkering down or leaving for safety elsewhere. towards the state.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is boosting its offer in up-and-down COVID-19 aid talks Friday in hopes of an agreement before Election Day. President Donald Trump took to Twitter to declare, “Covid Relief Negotiations are moving along. Go Big!” A top economic adviser said the Trump team is upping its offer in advance of a Friday conversation between Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. This, as Trump’s most powerful GOP ally in the Senate says Congress is unlikely to deliver another big COVID-19 relief bill before the Nov. 3 election.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveiled legislation Friday that would allow Congress to intervene under the 25th Amendment to the Constitution to remove the president. Pelosi insists it’s not about President Donald Trump but inspired by the need for greater congressional oversight of his White House. The bill would set up a commission to assess the president’s ability to lead the country and ensure a continuity of government. Coming just weeks before the Nov. 3 election, with no hopes of the bill becoming law, the rollout was quickly dismissed by Trump allies as a stunt. White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany on Fox called it “an absurd proposal.”

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is setting out to get his campaign back on track, a week after he was sidelined with the coronavirus that has killed more than 210,000 Americans. As questions linger about his health, Trump began speaking directly to voters on Friday, less than four weeks from Election Day, and he eyed a return to travel as soon as Monday. Trump on Friday held what his campaign billed as a “radio rally” as he dialed in to the show of conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh. Despite public and private surveys showing him trailing Democrat Joe Biden, Trump predicted a greater victory in 2020 than four years ago.

 

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The elections board serving the county that is home to Ohio’s capital says nearly 50,000 voters received incorrect absentee ballots mailed out this month. Officials with the Franklin County Elections Board in Columbus say all affected voters will receive corrected replacement ballots. The board says new ballots are already being printed and placed in envelopes with a goal of mailing them within 72 hours. Elections officials say the error happened Saturday afternoon when someone changed a setting on a machine that places absentee ballots into envelopes. The Columbus-based elections board has already sent about 240,000 absentee ballots.