CSi Weather…

TONIGHT…Clear. Lows around 40. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

.TUESDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds around

10 mph.

.WEDNESDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. West winds 10 to

20 mph.

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

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

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows in the lower 40s.

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

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows in the upper 30s.

.SATURDAY…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain in the

afternoon. Highs in the lower 50s.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain.

Lows in the lower 30s.

.SUNDAY…Partly sunny. Chance of rain in the morning, then

chance of rain possibly mixed with snow in the afternoon. Highs

in the lower 40s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.

 

North Dakota enters November continuing to lead the nation in the number of new COVID-19 infections per 100,000 people, a distinction the state has held many times in the last couple of months. North Dakota health officials on Monday reported 975 new coronavirus cases and nine new deaths, bring the statewide death toll to 540. Hospitalizations also reached a new high for the state at 215. Hospitalizations have hit new highs in each of the past six days. There were only 209 available inpatient beds and 19 intensive care unit beds in North Dakota hospitals on Monday.

NDDoH

COVID-19 Stats

Mon. Nov. 2, 2020

11- am

Barnes

New Positives   6

Total Positives 416

Active Cases 72

Recovered  343

 

Stutsman

Two New Deaths

  • Woman in her 90s from Stutsman County.
  • Woman in her 90s from Stutsman County. 

Total Deaths 10

New Positives  7

Total Positives 1068

Active Cases  218

Recovered  840

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


BY THE NUMBERS

8,204 – Total Tests from Yesterday*

884,557 – Total tests completed since the pandemic began

975 – Positive Individuals from Yesterday*****

46,015 – Total positive individuals since the pandemic began

12.62% – Daily Positivity Rate**

 

8,440 Total Active Cases

+70 Individuals from yesterday

893 – Individuals Recovered from Yesterday (631 with a recovery date of yesterday****)

37,035 – Total recovered since the pandemic began

215 – Currently Hospitalized

+15 – Individuals from yesterday

9 – New Deaths*** (540 total deaths since the pandemic began) 

INDIVIDUALS WHO DIED WITH COVID-19

  • Woman in her 70s from Burleigh County.
  • Man in his 80s from Dickey County.
  • Man in his 90s from Dickey County.
  • Man in his 50s from Dunn County.
  • Man in his 70s from McLean County.
  • Man in his 90s from Morton County.
  • Woman in her 80s from Sargent County.
  • Woman in her 90s from Stutsman County.
  • Woman in her 90s from Stutsman County. 

COUNTIES WITH NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED TODAY

  • Adams County – 4
  • Barnes County – 6
  • Benson County – 2
  • Bottineau County – 11
  • Bowman County – 2
  • Burke County – 2
  • Burleigh County – 105
  • Cass County – 231
  • Cavalier County – 17
  • Dickey County – 5
  • Emmons County – 2
  • Foster County – 4
  • Golden Valley County – 3
  • Grand Forks County – 157
  • Grant County – 1
  • Griggs County – 6
  • Hettinger County – 2
  • Kidder County – 5
  • LaMoure County – 2
  • Logan County – 2
  • McHenry County – 7
  • McIntosh County – 3
  • McKenzie County – 10
  • McLean County – 15
  • Mercer County – 3
  • Morton County – 47
  • Mountrail County – 7
  • Nelson County – 2
  • Oliver County – 3
  • Pembina County – 7
  • Pierce County – 3
  • Ramsey County – 19
  • Ransom County – 2
  • Renville County – 3
  • Richland County – 7
  • Rolette County – 31
  • Sheridan County – 4
  • Sioux County – 1
  • Stark County – 25
  • Stutsman County – 7
  • Towner County – 1
  • Traill County – 17
  • Walsh County – 25
  • Ward County – 122
  • Wells County – 7
  • Williams County – 28

 

Jamestown (CSi)  Jamestown Mayor Dwaine Heinrich says, reaction to his Emergency Order he issued last week, to stem the increase in COVID-19 positive cases, has varied.

On Monday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, he said, comments he’s received ranged from:

The city, and the Emergency Order is not doing enough, and was not implemented soon enough, to the city’s Emergency Order is too restrictive.

He has seen an increase face mask wearing by business employees, and with customers.

He pointed out that the Jamestown City Council will review and decide every seven days, or longer, whether to extend the Emergency Order, longer.  Heinrich said he would like to see the order extended 30 days, to review the number of positive COVID-19 cases within that time frame, and if the cases have significantly increased.

He said if Governor Burgum further moves Stutsman County to the Orange High Risk Level from the current yellow moderate risk level, there will be additional restrictions, for mitigation of COVID-19, including only essential travel and work recommended,  due to the increased high risk exposure to the virus, concerning widespread of the infection in the community.  Also under Orange, High Risk, is urging of increased cleaning of high touch surfaces, at home and at work, along with avoiding crowds and large gatherings.

Jamestown (CSi)  The Jamestown City Council met in Regular Session Monday evening at City Hall.

All members were present, Council Members Kamlitz and Buchanan, joined by phone.

REGULAR AGENDA

RESOLUTIONS:

Considered a resolution for the temporary emergency measures to lessen the spread of COVID-19.

Mayor Heinrich said the total positive cases in the original Emergency Order has increased significantly since it was drawn up and sent to the media.

Council Member Buchanan said the Order is “a Step in the right direction, but does not go far ,” to slow the community spread aspect of the virus. He noted the spread has reached Jamestown Public Schools sports teams, and “a large church,” and does not protect Jamestown residents, or those visiting Jamestown, noting other activities and events.

Mayor Heinrich said the University of Jamestown has representatives, on the Emergency Operations Committee, that gives input, along with Central Valley Health District. He added that the North Dakota High School Activities Association has set protocols, and is  the governing body over public schools,  regarding the spread of the virus.

The Mayor said he has confidence, in the public school district’s guidelines.

Council Member Steele said with businesses and individuals face masks are sometimes not being worn property, saying the Mayor’s Order is a step in the right direction, and Council Member Schloegel, concurred. Mayor Heinrich said the community needs to take the pandemic more seriously, and it is not a hoax.

Mayor Heinrich suggested the Emergency Order be extended for the immediate future, and may be further extended or earlier terminated as needed. which was passed on a 4-1 votes with Council Member Buchanan opposed.

No one spoke from the audience.

Approved  the Fire Department’s rescue tools replacement Jaws of Life, and purchase from Alex Air Apparatus, from Alexandria, MN,  in the amount of $27,354.

 

PUBLIC HEARING:

HEARING FROM THE AUDIENCE: No One Spoke

 

NO CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS WERE DISCUSSED SEPARATELY:

 

ORDINANCES:

FIRST READING: Concerning an ordinance to amend and re-enact Ordinance No. 329 by amending the District Map to change the zoning of the East 7.7’ of Lot 3, and all of Lots 1 and 2 and one half of the vacated alley, Block 12, Lowry’s Subdivision, within the SE ¼ of Section 2, T139N, R64W, Stutsman County, North Dakota, from Ag, Urban Residential to C2, Commercial. The property is located at 2806 8th Ave SW.

 

MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER’S REPORT:

Council Member Schlogel urged citizens to vote on Tuesday, and wear face masks at in person voting.

Council Member Steele congratulated Blue Jays sports teams on a successful season, including Meghan Ford on her Class A Cross Country State Meet third straight state cross country championship,  (finishing with a time of 17 minutes, 58.83 seconds).

Mayor Heinrich congratulated the University of Jamestown’s new field turf and track renovations, project and FCCU’s one million dollar contribution to the project.

The meeting was shown live on CSi Cable 67, followed by replays.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Central Valley Health District will hold a City of Jamestown COVID-19 Briefing on Tuesday November 3 at 2:30-p.m. via zoom virtual platform.

Scheduled speakers include, representatives from Central Valley Health District, the City of Jamestown, and Jamestown Public Schools.

The meeting will be shown live on CSi Cable 10 The Replay Channel, followed by replays.

Valley City (VCPS)  Valley City Public Schools Superintendent Josh Johnson, has issued a statement, clarifying Pending COVID-19 Tests.

“We do not recommend keeping students/staff out of school if any individual within the house is being tested and is “Asymptomatic”. This would include individuals tested because of employment and/or individuals participating in mass testing events.

1) Pending COVID-19 Tests
If an individual in the house is being tested for COVID-19 and if a student would subsequently be considered a close contact, we do not want the student in school or activities until a negative test has been confirmed and/or the quarantine period has expired. In the last week we have had students present in school and in activities while parents were waiting for test results.”

Josh Johnson

Superintendent

Valley City Public Schools

(701) 845-0483

Dave Carlsrud

Valley City  (CSi)  Valley City Mayor Dave Carlsrud has issued an updated message for Valley City Resident, on Nov. 2, 2020.

*Even with “COVID Fatigue”, we are grateful, seeing acts of kindness such as, people leaving Halloween Treats for a family in quarantine, drivers yielding to pedestrians and some friendly “waves”.  Battle “COVID Fatigue” and be friendly as “Courtesy is Contagious”.

*Thank you to the people on our Beautification Committee. These folks do volunteer work all over town, securing grant monies, planting trees, planting flowers, and providing upkeep for their many projects through countless volunteer hours. One of their projects is the beautiful Hi-Line Prairie Gardens & Orchard located at 5th Avenue and 9th Street NE.

*Walking: When you are out walking, be sure to wear high visibility colors and always face traffic when walking on the streets. There are many distracted drivers and more hours of darkness so it is important you see them and they see you. Please be safe.

*COVID numbers are exploding around the USA and North Dakota. I saw one statistic saying if North Dakota were a country, it would have the most positives per capita in the world. Wow.

*Last week a “Mask Plan” was implemented to help slow the spread and protect all of us. Some people are not accepting the experts’ knowledge telling us “masks help”.  Maybe we could liken the COVID battle like we battle floods. Our whole community “comes together” for the good of all. Like the floods, to slow COVID, we need to “come together” again. Masking-up helps protect your family, friends and fellow workers. Please help.

*Businesses need to help too as nonessential businesses in certain areas are being shut down. We want you open, have employees and customers wear masks in your stores. You are in control of your destiny.

“We are in this together.”        (Anonymous)                                                  

 

Blessings, Pray and Be Safe,

Dave

Dave Carlsrud

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  With the community’s help, Kiwanis is organizing a contact-free collection.

To serve the community, the 45 or so members of Jamestown Kiwanis plan to collect cans & coats as part of the first event of its kind in Jamestown.

Kiwanis President Searle Swedlund, says, “Kids need Kiwanis this year more than eve.  This is a contact-free way to make a giant impact without spending much time or money.”

The Kiwanis Cans & Coats collection is set for Saturday, Nov. 7. Kiwanis asks residents to package their cans and coats in either cardboard boxes or plastic bags. Please leave the items near the front door or in other conspicuous locations by 8 a.m. All items will be collected by noon. Rural communities are included too.

Anyone willing to donate cans and/or coats is asked to register at the link below, so Kiwanians know to stop by. Individuals in surrounding communities are welcome to register and partake too.

What began as an initial coat drive turned into an opportunity to support the Salvation Army’s food bank too.

Swedlund adds, “Since we had to postpone Kiwanis Against Hunger this year, this was a way we could continue to feed the hungry. Full bellies and warm bodies.”

To learn more about this event or to support future service opportunities, visit www.facebook.com/JamestownKiwanis or email JamestownKiwanis@gmail.com.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The City of Jamestown reminds residents that  due to the Veteran’s Day Holiday, there will be NO garbage or recycling collected on Wednesday, November 11, 2020.
Wednesday’s route will be collected on Thursday. Thursday’s route will be collected on Friday, November 13, 2020.
The Baling Facility and Recycling Center will be CLOSED on Wednesday, November 11, 2020.
All collection routes begin at 7:00 a.m.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed part of a lawsuit by a New York City woman who was severely injured in an explosion while protesting the Dakota Access oil pipeline in North Dakota four years ago. U.S. District Judge Daniel Traynor dismissed claims of defamation against law enforcement officials who made public statements blaming the woman for her own injury. Sophia Wilansky suffered an arm injury in a violent clash between protesters and police. Protesters allege the blast was caused by a concussion grenade thrown by officers, but law enforcement said it was caused by a propane canister that protesters rigged to explode. Wilansky is seeking millions of dollars and her claims in the lawsuit of alleged excessive force, assault, negligence and emotional distress are still pending.

 

WASHBURN, N.D. (AP) — Authorities say a driver has been arrested in North Dakota after leading police on a chase in which speeds reached 120 mph. A McLean County sheriff’s deputy tried stopping a driver for speeding on Highway 83 near Washburn Sunday afternoon. And when the deputy ran the driver’s license, it showed he was wants on several warrants in North Dakota and Georgia. Officials say that as the deputy approached the vehicle the driver took off and led deputies on a chase through two counties. The chase finally ended after spike strips were put down near Baldwin, about 30 miles away.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A court commissioner has set cash bail for an Illinois 17-year-old accused of killing two people during a protest in Wisconsin at $2 million. Kyle Rittenhosue of Antioch faces multiple charges in the shootings in Kenosha in August. Rittenhouse made his initial court appearance in Kenosha on Monday. His attorney, Mark Richards, asked that bail be set at $750,000 and that Rittenhouse be on electronic monitoring. Prosecutors asked for $2 million. The father of one of the men who was killed demanded $4 million bail, saying Rittenhouse thinks he’s above the law. Keating ultimately sided with prosecutors, noting the charges are serious and calling Rittenhouse a flight risk.

In sports…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — North Dakota is the consensus No. 1 team in college hockey, with the sport set to restart after an eight-month pause due to the pandemic. The preseason USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll was released Monday. The Fighting Hawks also took the top rank in the USCHO.com poll published last week. North Dakota was followed by Boston College, Minnesota-Duluth, Denver, Minnesota State, Cornell, Massachusetts, Clarkson, Penn State and Ohio State. The Big Ten had four teams ranked in the top 15, with three each for the ECAC, Hockey East and NCHC. The Fighting Hawks received 22 of 35 first-place votes.

In world and national news…

WARREN, Mich. (AP) — As the final Election Day closes in, Americans are exhausted from constant crises, on edge because of volatile political divisions and anxious about what’s to come. Voters arriving in record numbers to cast early ballots say basic democratic foundations feel brittle: Will their vote count? Will the loser accept the result? Will the winner find a way to repair a sick and unsettled nation? Tension is ratcheted up, as each side believes the other is threatening to usher in the end of America as we know it.

 

CLEVELAND (AP) — President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden are making their closing arguments in a final day of campaign events, a day before voters conclude the long, bitter 2020 presidential election. Each man is arguing that he is the better fit to steer a nation confronted with a once-in-a-century pandemic, the starkest economic contraction since the Great Depression and a citizenry divided on cultural and racial issues. Never before in modern history has America faced a choice between two candidates who offer such opposite visions in a time of such great stakes. More than 93 million people have already voted. Each campaign insists it has a pathway to victory.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will spend Election Day in key battleground states. Biden plans to campaign in Scranton and Philadelphia on Tuesday. That follows a blitz by the Democratic ticket through Pennsylvania on Monday and indicates the importance of winning the state. Biden was born in Scranton and often speaks about the region in personal terms. Harris will visit Detroit, a heavily Black city in battleground Michigan. Her husband, Doug Emhoff, will be in Ohio. And Jill Biden will campaign in Tampa and St. Petersburg, Florida, as well as Wake County, North Carolina. President Donald Trump won all five states in 2016.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — She didn’t have to wear a black robe or even be in Washington, but Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined her new colleagues at the Supreme Court on Monday to hear arguments for the first time. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the high court began hearing cases by phone in May. That meant the public didn’t see the new justice Monday, but at the beginning of the day’s arguments Chief Justice John Roberts welcomed her publicly to her new role with the traditional greeting. He wished her “a long and happy career in our common calling.”

 

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas has surpassed California in recording the highest number of positive coronavirus tests in the U.S. so far. The most recently available data from Johns Hopkins University says that as of Sunday there have been 937,317 COVID-19 cases reported in Texas. California has had 936,198 cases, followed by Florida with 807,412. The true number of infections is likely higher because many people haven’t been tested, and studies suggest people can be infected and not feel sick. The Johns Hopkins data shows that Texas’ seven-day rolling average of the positivity rate has risen over the last two weeks from 7.12% to 10.72%