– Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Oct 26

CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows 10 to 15. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

.TUESDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph increasing to around 20 mph in the afternoon.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Not as cold. Lows in the

lower 30s. West winds 10 to 20 mph.

.WEDNESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs around 40. Northwest winds 5 to

15 mph.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows in the mid 20s.

.THURSDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.

.FRIDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.

.SATURDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.

.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.

A quick-moving clipper on Tuesday continues to track further north and east, High pressure moves in on Wednesday, with the weather looking

quiet through the end of week and into the weekend.

A steady, although somewhat inconsistent, warming trend begins on Tuesday, with forecast highs in the mid 30s to lower 40s. By Friday, forecast

highs are generally in the 40s, and for the beginning of next week

many locations could see highs in the lower 50s.

Statistics released by the North Dakota Department of Health show that hospitalizations from complications due to COVID-19 have gone up by nine in the last day. Monday’s update showed that the total number of people requiring treatment in medical facilities stood at 173, five days after the all-time high of 183. According to data released Sunday, the state had 28 staffed intensive care unit beds and 282 staffed inpatient beds available. The state confirmed 527 new virus cases from 6,660 tests, a daily positivity rate of 8.28%. A total of 38,241 people have become infected since the start of the pandemic.

NDDoH

COVID-19 Stats

Mon. Oct 26, 2020

11- am

Barnes

New Positives 3

Total Positives 351

Active Cases 51

Recovered 292

Stutsman

New Positives 15

Total Positives 843

Active Cases 133

Recovered 694

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

BY THE NUMBERS

6,660 – Total Tests from Yesterday*

822,605 – Total tests completed since the pandemic began

527 – Positive Individuals from Yesterday*****

38,241 – Total positive individuals since the pandemic began

8.28% – Daily Positivity Rate**

6,446 Total Active Cases

-60 Individuals from yesterday

577 – Individuals Recovered from Yesterday (431 with a recovery date of yesterday****)

31,334 – Total recovered since the pandemic began

173 – Currently Hospitalized

+9 – Individuals from yesterday

5 – New Deaths*** (461 total deaths since the pandemic began)

INDIVIDUALS WHO DIED WITH COVID-19
To simplify and clarify messaging around deaths, we will no longer be reporting underlying health conditions. For more information on the change, please view the October 23 news briefing beginning at 40:48. For more detailed information on deaths, please visit the NDDoH dashboard.

Man in his 70s from Burleigh County.
Man in his 70s from Cass County.
Man in his 80s from Ramsey County.
Man in his 30s from Sioux County.
Woman in her 80s from Williams County.

COUNTIES WITH NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED MONDAY

Adams County – 2
Barnes County – 3
Benson County – 1
Bottineau County – 5
Bowman County – 2
Burke County – 1
Burleigh County – 89
Cass County – 136
Dickey County – 18
Divide County – 1
Eddy County – 1
Emmons County – 1
Foster County – 1
Grand Forks County – 53
Grant County – 1
Hettinger County – 1
Kidder County – 2
LaMoure County – 3
Logan County – 1
McHenry County – 5
McIntosh County – 1
McKenzie County – 9
McLean County – 4
Mercer County – 6
Morton County – 24
Mountrail County – 5
Pembina County – 1
Pierce County – 2
Ramsey County – 14
Ransom County – 7
Renville County – 2
Richland County – 3
Rolette County – 8
Sargent County – 1
Sheridan County – 3
Stark County – 9
Steele County – 1
Stutsman County – 15
Traill County – 8
Walsh County – 5
Ward County – 61
Wells County – 1
Williams County – 10

* 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.

Bismarck (CSi) – Gov. Doug Burgum and Lt. Gov. Brent Sanford Monday welcomed White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx back to North Dakota for an update on the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and continuing efforts to save lives and livelihoods.

Birx, who met with officials from across North Dakota on Aug. 29 in Fargo, held another roundtable discussion today with state, local and tribal leaders and representatives from the education, health care and business sectors at Bismarck State College’s National Energy Center of Excellence.

Bugum says, “We’re very honored to have Dr. Birx back in North Dakota. She’s been a great partner of our state since the very beginning. As one of the leaders and coordinators of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, she’s been a steady presence in all of the meetings with all the governors going on since last spring.” He noted that Birx has visited over three dozen states to study trends across the nation. “We’re grateful for her dedication.”

Birx said the significant community spread that’s driving up North Dakota’s COVID-19 case numbers, positivity rate, hospitalizations and fatalities “is a reflection of what we see happening in states as the weather cools” and outdoor activities move to the heated indoors, similar to how cases in the South increased last summer when hot weather drove people into the air-conditioned indoors.

Brix said, North Dakota is doing a “superb” job of testing and finding COVID-19 cases.

She added, “But there’s a whole other set of cases underneath those cases, of asymptomatic young people who are still getting together, or even 40-, 50- and 60-year-olds who I saw throughout Bismarck not wearing masks and not physically distancing yet being indoors.”

Birx encouraged asymptomatic individuals under age 35 to get tested and isolate if they are positive, and she called for all North Dakotans to practice social distancing and wear a mask in public spaces or when gathering with others, even in small groups.

She added, “It starts with the community, and the community deciding that it’s important for their children to be in school, the community deciding that it’s important not to infect the nursing home staff who are caring for their residents – for North Dakotans – every day.”

Birx, Burgum and Sanford also met separately with tribal chairmen Mark Fox of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation and Doug Yankton Sr. of the Spirit Lake Nation, to discuss their tribes’ respective challenges, efforts to fight the coronavirus and tribal-state collaboration in COVID-19 response. The chairmen of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa and Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate were invited but unable to attend.

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

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — National Guard soldiers have helped to notify 800 people who tested positive for COVID-19 but initially weren’t told. The notification backlog was due to a recent sharp increase in coronavirus cases. It was resolved Thursday largely through shifting the role this week of 50 North Dakota National Guard soldiers, health officials said. The soldiers had been informing people they may have been exposed to COVID-19 and should monitor their health for signs and symptoms of the virus. On Monday, health officials announced the soldiers would instead be notifying those who test positive for the virus.

BISMARCK, N. D. (AP) — A handful of North Dakota cities are involved in the emerging science of testing wastewater for the coronavirus. North Dakota’s Department of Environmental Quality is heading the testing that’s underway in Bismarck, Fargo, West Fargo, Mandan and Williston with plans to expand it to other communities. Testing wastewater is potentially an earlier indicator of active cases in contrast to testing people. It’s funded by $65,000 in federal CARES Act coronavirus aid that includes a $50,000 grant for North Dakota State University which is doing the lab analysis. The North Dakota State Penitentiary in Bismarck began wastewater testing in early October.

Dave Carlsrud

Valley City (Chamber) Valley City Mayor Dave Carlsrud has issued a reminder statement to residents, date October 25, 2o2o

Hi Folks,

As you likely know, we enacted “The City Mask Plan” at 5:00 PM last Friday. You can view the plan at; https://www.valleycity.us/covid-19/ . Considerations for the plan are tied to the Smart Restart Guidelines issued by the Department of Health.

MASKING-UP is important as the main modes of transmission are by coughing, sneezing, talking and breathing. All of which transmit droplets of different sizes. Masks will help protect you and people around you too.

So, why would you and I want to MASK-UP? With numbers of positives on the increase, we will be moving towards a higher risk level if we can’t lower our numbers. We need to help our businesses by masking up; business employees need to encourage customers to mask-up as well. If we move up too much in risk level, there is a threat the state could close businesses again so let’s all MASK-UP to save our businesses. Also, with holidays just around the corner, there will be gatherings with friends and families. As parents and grandparents, we all want to protect our children and grandchildren from COVID and they will protect us as well.

Let’s MASK-UP to save businesses and protect fellow employees, friends and family!!

“We are in this together.” (Anonymous)

Blessings, Pray and Be Safe,

Dave

Dave Carlsrud

Valley City (CSi) Authorities report that a parked Highway Patrol vehicle was hit Sunday, October 25, about 1:30-p.m., in the 1100 block of 6th Avenue, Northeast in Valley City.

An 18 year old Valley City man faces charges, with his court appearance set for November 3, in Barnes County Court.

Valley City Police Chief Phil Hatcher says a witness reported the hit and run, and the striking vehicle’s driver was located and cited for care required in operating a motor vehicle and leaving the scene of an accident.

From VCSU E-Newsletter

Message from VCSU President, Dr. Alan LaFave

One of the most significant events on a college campus is commencement and the celebratory recognition of a young person’s accomplishment of the completion of their degree. Another of the more exciting aspects of campus life is seeing the landscape improve and change. Whether this takes place in the form of renovation or new construction, facility improvements are vital to maintaining high-quality and functional educational delivery space for our students. This has been an exciting week at VCSU, as we have seen the first walls set in place for the new Center for the Arts.

As the walls begin to rise, you can just imagine the movement of students, faculty, staff and members of the public through this new facility. I can envision the hallways, classrooms, and labs bustling with students, the foyer full of attendees at a pre- or post-concert event, the rehearsal rooms active with large and small ensembles, the art gallery sponsoring numerous shows from visiting artists, faculty and students, the studio spaces filled with students honing their performance, drawing, painting, sculpture and design skills.

It’s quite amazing to watch a construction project of this complexity and magnitude move forward. I recall one of the most exciting and stressful times of mine and Kari’s lives was designing and building a new home thirteen years ago. From working on initial design to deciding final details with sub-contractors, excavators, framers, plumbers, electricians, and choosing everything from outlet locations to finishes throughout, it’s a very intense process.

The planning for this project spanned years and many iterations in design. Now, the Center for the Arts construction is well underway. The walls that are currently being put in place are actually the framework for the concert hall inside the main building. Once this is completed, the exterior walls and framing for the main building will begin. We are so appreciative of all of the workers on this project, especially as the weather and temperatures begin to signal the beginning of the winter season and extend our thanks and well wishes to all involved for safety throughout the process.

If you would like to follow along and monitor the daily construction progress on the building, we invite you to check out the live cam link on the front page of our website, vcsu.edu.

Finally, one last significant event in our lives is the election we’re privileged to participate in. We all have an opportunity to vote in the upcoming election on Nov. 3. I encourage everyone to be a participant in this important civic process, and help guide our community, state, and nation forward together.

Jamestown (JPD) The Jamestown Police Department reports that effective immediately the Police Department has ceased fingerprinting for non-Stutsman County Residents.

Police Lt. Robert Opp says that this will be until further notice.

Call Jamestown Police with any questions at 701-252-2414.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Sanford Health and Intermountain Healthcare say they plan to merge companies. If the deal is approved, it would unite Salt Lake City-based Intermountain with operations in Utah, Nevada and Idaho, with Sioux Falls-based Sanford, which operates in 24 states. Dr. Marc Harrison, president and CEO of Intermountain Healthcare, would be president and CEO of the combined organization. Kelby Krabbenhoft, president and CEO of Sanford Health, would serve as president emeritus. The boards of both not-for-profit organizations have approved a resolution to support moving forward with the merger. It is expected to close in 2021 pending federal and state approvals.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A send-off ceremony for dozens of North Dakota National Guard members looks very different in light of the coronavirus pandemic. Families weren’t invited to the ceremony Sunday in Bismarck where 72 guard members of an assault helicopter company were preparing for a nine-month deployment to Washington D.C. They are mobilizing in support of a mission that stands ready to evacuate the Pentagon’s command if needed. Rows of soldiers wearing masks sat 6 feet apart in the guard hangar for a ceremony that was streamed live on Facebook.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The campaign of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Jason Lewis of Minnesota says his emergency surgery for a severe internal hernia was a success. The campaign had said the condition could have been life-threatening if not treated quickly. But campaign manager Tom Szymanski said in a statement that Lewis’ surgery Monday was “successful and minimally invasive.” He says that if Lewis’ recovery continues, doctors anticipate he’ll be released from the hospital in the next couple days. Lewis, a one-term former congressman best known to Minnesota voters from his days as a conservative talk radio host, is challenging incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Tina Smith.

Sports…

On Saturday the Jamestown Blue Jays Football squad was defeated at Mandan, 38 to 7.

On on Friday night, October 30 the Jays are in the Class AAA quarterfinal playoffs, as the Number Four seed from the west, on the road, playing the Number One east seed, West Fargo-Sheyenne, with the kickoff at 7-p.m.

NDAPSSA High School Football Polls

(First-place votes in parenthesis)

Class AAA

Ninth Poll

Team Rec. Pts. LW

1. Bismarck Century (12) 7-0 72 1

2. West Fargo Sheyenne (3) 7-0 62 2

3. Bismarck High 6-1 44 3

4. Fargo Davies 6-1 31 4

5. West Fargo 5-2 13 5

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Mandan (4-3) and Fargo Shanley (4-3)

Class AA

Ninth Poll

Team Rec. Pts. LW

1. Bismarck St. Mary’s (15) 8-0 75 1

2. Beulah 6-2 50 3

3. Hillsboro-Central Valley 7-2 47 2

4. Kindred 5-1 37 4

5. Central Cass 4-4 9 5

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Valley City

UPDATE Monday…

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The resumption of NASCAR’s Cup playoff race is still on hold because of dreary weather. It was raining with temperatures in the mid-40s when the race was supposed to resume today in Fort Worth, Texas.

There was no official word from NASCAR on when the race might proceed.

Only 52 of the 334 laps were completed Sunday before mist and drizzle stopped the race. There was a delay of more than four hours before it was postponed.

Cars were still parked in the garage while jet dryers made slow laps around the track Monday. There was a significant chance of more rain throughout the day.

Previously.

NASCAR-TEXAS

Cup race postponed by wet weather

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — NASCAR’s Cup playoff race in Texas had to be postponed after 52 laps on a misty day that slowly deteriorated to drizzle while it never actually rained before the event was called off.

The delay was just over four hours, and the restart is planned for Monday morning. But the forecast isn’t promising with a 90% chance of rain overnight and the forecast high temperature barely reaching 50 degrees.

Clint Bowyer emerged as the leader with Jimmie Johnson second in the last Texas race as full-time drivers for both veterans.

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is downplaying his opponent’s concerns about the surge in coronavirus cases as he campaigns in Pennsylvania. Trump spoke to thousands of mostly unmasked supporters who gathered Monday to hear him near an airport surrounded by Lancaster County farmland. With Election Day just over a week away, average deaths per day across the country are up 10% over the past two weeks, from 721 to nearly 794 as of Sunday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. But Trump says Democrat Joe Biden’s comments that the nation is facing a “dark winter” is a mistake. He countered, “It’s going to be a great winter.”

WASHINGTON (AP) — Presidential adviser Jared Kushner says President Donald Trump wants to help Black Americans, but they have to “want to be successful” for his policies to work. Speaking Monday on “Fox & Friends,” “President Trump’s policies are the policies that can help people break out of the problems that they’re complaining about, but he can’t want them to be successful more than they want to be successful.” Democratic Rep. Don Beyer accused Kushner of “casual racism.” Former Democratic National Committee Chair Donna Brazile says: “He’s talking to folks who have suffered and endured systemic racism and historic tokenism.” White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany says “internet trolls” took Kushner’s words out of context.

CANCUN, Mexico (AP) — Zeta strengthened to a hurricane as it heads toward Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula resorts and then likely move on for a landfall on the central U.S. Gulf Coast at midweek. Zeta is the earliest ever 27th named storm of the Atlantic season. On Monday afternoon, it was centered about 105 miles southeast of Cozumel island. It had maximum sustained winds of 80 mph. The storm is expected to move over the Yucatan Peninsula late Monday. It will then head into the Gulf of Mexico and approach the U.S. Gulf Coast by Wednesday, though it could weaken by then.

The stock market had its worst day in a month as virus cases surge and help for the economy from Washington remains nowhere in sight. The S&P 500 fell 1.9% Monday, deepening its losses from last week. Stocks of companies that need the virus to abate and the economy to return to normal had some of the biggest losses. Cruise lines and airlines fell sharply. Energy stocks also dropped in tandem with crude oil prices. In another sign of caution, Treasury yields pulled back after touching their highest level since June last week. Overseas markets also fell.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California restaurants want state and county officials to refund more than $100 million in fees for liquor and health permits and tourism assessments that they say were charged while their businesses were shut down or partially closed because of coronavirus rules. Claims filed say governments in what was described as a “a cruel twist” forced restaurants to close because of the virus, but continued to collect fees. The establishments say they were threatened with permanent closure if they didn’t pay up. A government claim is an initial step before the filing a class-action lawsuit. California officials have 45 days to respond to the claims.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A day after White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said, “we’re not going to control the pandemic,” a top Trump health official says Americans have already proven they can do that. Assistant Secretary for Health Adm. Brett Giroir said Monday he thinks Americans have already been able to “put out very significant outbreaks” by practicing what he calls the “3W’s” — watching your distance from others, wearing masks when you can’t keep away and frequently washing your hands. His comments underscored the gulf between some of President Donald Trump’s top advisers and government health officials.