– Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Nov 4

CSi Weather…

REST OF TODAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. West winds 10 to 20 mph.

.TONIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows around 40. West winds 5 to 15 mph.

.THURSDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 5 to

10 mph increasing to around 15 mph in the afternoon.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Southwest

winds 5 to 15 mph.

.FRIDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. South winds 5 to

15 mph.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.

.SATURDAY…Decreasing clouds. Highs in the mid 50s.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows in the mid 40s.

.SUNDAY…Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of rain. Highs in

the upper 50s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain possibly

mixed with snow in the evening, then slight chance of snow after

midnight. Lows in the mid 20s. Chance of precipitation

20 percent.

.MONDAY…Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of snow in the

morning. Highs in the upper 20s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows 15 to 20.

.TUESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 20s.

A significant pattern change will occur over the weekend. While

precipitation amounts, placement, and timing remain uncertain,

there is greater confidence in much colder temperatures arriving

for early next week. Stay tuned for updates.

November 2020 Stutsman County unofficial election results

State Senator District 12
Republican

*Cole Conley 3251

Democratic-NPL
John Grabinger 2544

State Representative District 12
Republican
*Mitch Ostlie 3314
*Bernie Satrom 3417

Democratic-NPL
Pam Musland 2207
George Barnes 1820

County Commissioner

*Joan Morris 4936

*Mark T Klose 5618

Total Ballots Cast 10,024

Eligible Voters 16,720

UPDATE

Nov 3, 2020 Barnes County Election unofficial election results

Technical difficulties in the vote, with a technician coming to Valley City from Minnesota, Tuesday evening.

More information on the vote totals when possible.

Totals From The ND Sec. of State’s Website as of 5-a.m. Wed. Nov 4, 2020

Includes voting in Barnes, Cass, and Ransom Counties

District 24 State Representative…

Cole Christensen, GOP 3568

Dwight Kiefert, GOP (i) 3689

Naomi Muscha, Dem 2854

Bradley Edin, Dem 2490

District 24 State Senator

Larry Robinson (Dem.) 3409

Mike Wobbema (GOP) 3533

Barnes County Commission…

District 1

Rockne Gerard Earles 494

Cindy Louise Schwehr 657

District 5

Scott Alan Cole 486

Peter Thomas Paulson 546

Total number of ballots cast in Barnes County was 5,547 with 4,233 absentee and 1,314 ballots were cast on election day.

On Tuesday November 3, 2020 at noon, Barnes County and Stutsman County voter turnout numbers showed a large percentage of ballots were returned by absentee, early voting and mail in and drop off ballots. Those are still being tabulated on Tuesday.

Barnes County Auditor Beth Diddier said, 92-percent of the election ballots were received before election day, from mail ins and drop offs. One polling place is being used for election day balloting at the Barnes County Courthouse, open to 7-p.m.,Tuesday.

In Stutsman County at noon, the numbers showed, of the 5,454 absentee ballots sent, 4,394 ballots were returned. Early voting ballots were 2,733. At the Civic Center polling location at noon Tuesday 1,278 ballots were cast.

Mail in ballots with a postmark of no later than November 2, 2020 will be counted. If received after election day with a valid post mark they will be added during canvassing.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — President Donald Trump and Gov. Doug Burgum have earned lopsided victories in North Dakota, a state with a long history of backing Republicans. Trump remains popular in the state where oil is king. Burgum defeated Democrat Shelley Lenz four years after he won his first term as a businessman looking to reinvent government. With the pandemic running unchecked in North Dakota, Lenz had tried to make an issue of Burgum’s management. U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong also won another term, defeating Democrat Zach Raknerud.

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

Speakers included, representatives from Central Valley Health District, the City of Jamestown, and Jamestown Public Schools.

Central Valley Health District, Unit Administrator, Robin Barnes said, as of Tuesday there have been 1147 positive COVID-19 cases in Stutsman County since the start of the pandemic. She said the State Health Department on Tuesday reported a record one day positive tests at 86, with 267 active cases, and at total of 10 COVID-19 related deaths.

On October 30 there were 300 test given and from those 53 were positive. She added that there are still 30 tests results to be reported.

She anticipates that due to fast rising COVID-19 positive cases in Stutsman County it could be moved to the Orange, or High Risk category which will inhibit travel within the county, and curtain business operation hours, and capacities.

Robin added that in schools, the positive cases are stemming from contacts outside the school setting.

As of Tuesday the Stutsman County positivity rate per 100,000 residents was 13.78 percent, with state rate at 15.76 percent. The Stutsman County Rolling positivity rate was at 8.85 percent with the goal of 5 percent or less.

There are a variety of ages testing positive from 20 to 60 years old in the highest positive age range.

Next COVID-19 screening is planned for Friday November 6 from 10-a.m., to noon at the Jamestown Civic Center, with 400 test kits to be available. She pointed out that test results take about five days, to return, and those having tested need to isolate until those results come in.

Robin added that on Tuesday, November 3, there were 198 tests given at the University of Jamestown, and on October 30 there were 300 tests given at the Civic Center, until the test kits ran out.

She urges residents to receive flu immunizations with the next flu clinic on Thursday November 5 from 10-a.m., to 3-p.m., at the Jamestown Civic Center.

From the City of Jamestown, Mayor Dwaine Heinrich asked the community to adopt a “Say yes to staying safe,” attitude. He said Jamestown has a sense of community, pointed out past instances when citizens stepped up to support the community, which needs to apply to mitigating the spread of the virus, which has become rampant in Jamestown and Stutsman County.

He also pointed out that if or when Stutsman County is moved to the county high risk level, it will mean more stringent restrictions, including limiting group outings, and shortening the hours of business operation, and restrictions on capacities. He urges employers to have employee mask-up, and encourage customers to do the same, to limit community spread of the virus.

Mitigation will lessen the stress on medical facilities.

From Jamestown Public Schools, Superintendent, Dr. Robert Lech said, the school board has reviewed the results of the public input survey regarding the school districts plans and guidelines, with a special school board meeting on Monday November 9 at 5:15- p.m. to address any further action or changes, in the face to face learning, slated to begin later this month at Jamestown High School.

He pointed out that COVID-19 transmission in schools is not the same as in the public setting regarding community spread. He said the highest rate of cases results from close contacts in with in-school, and co-curricular activities. He urges staff and students to stay home if they are sick.

He added that at this time less that three percent of the staff was tested positive.

He added that at this time Jamestown Public Schools, plan to stay open within the school buildings, however that is predicated on community mitigation of the coronavirus spread.

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

NDDoH

COVID-19 Stats

Mon. Nov. 2, 2020

11- am

Barnes

New Positives 11

Total Positives 425

Active Cases 67

Recovered 357

Stutsman

New Positives 86

Total Positives 1147

Active Cases 267

Recovered 870

More information as it becomes available.

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

BY THE NUMBERS

7,997 – Total Tests from Yesterday*

892,557 – Total tests completed since the pandemic began

1,198 – Positive Individuals from Yesterday*****

47,187 – Total positive individuals since the pandemic began

15.72% – Daily Positivity Rate**

8,396 Total Active Cases

-44 Individuals from yesterday

1,201 – Individuals Recovered from Yesterday (755 with a recovery date of yesterday****)

38,236 – Total recovered since the pandemic began

215 – Currently Hospitalized

+0 – Individuals from yesterday

15 – New Deaths*** (555 total deaths since the pandemic began)

INDIVIDUALS WHO DIED WITH COVID-19

Man in his 50s from Benson County.
Woman in her 90s from Burleigh County.
Woman in her 90s from Burleigh County.
Woman in her 90s from Burleigh County.
Woman in her 80s from Cass County.
Man in his 70s from Dickey County
Man in his 80s from LaMoure County.
Woman in her 80s from Pierce County.
Man in his 80s from Rolette County.
Man in his 90s from Stark County.
Man in his 90s from Towner County.
Woman in her 80s from Towner County.
Man in his 80s from Ward County.
Man in his 80s from Ward County.
Man in his 90s from Wells County.

COUNTIES WITH NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED TUESDAY

Adams County – 6
Barnes County – 11
Benson County – 2
Bottineau County – 1
Bowman County – 1
Burke County – 5
Burleigh County – 146
Cass County – 176
Cavalier County – 19
Dickey County – 11
Divide County – 3
Dunn County – 2
Eddy County – 2
Foster County – 10
Grand Forks County – 218
Grant County – 1
Griggs County – 2
Kidder County – 2
LaMoure County – 4
McHenry County – 8
McIntosh County – 1
McKenzie County – 15
McLean County – 13
Mercer County – 5
Morton County – 42
Mountrail County – 14
Nelson County – 4
Pembina County – 11
Pierce County – 4
Ramsey County – 6
Ransom County – 21
Richland County – 18
Rolette County – 41
Sargent County – 2
Sioux County – 13
Stark County – 13
Steele County – 3
Stutsman County – 86
Towner County – 4
Traill County – 13
Walsh County – 25
Ward County – 182
Wells County – 6
Williams County – 26

* 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) A number of Jamestown Public Schools teachers and staff have presented a signed a letter to the Jamestown Public School Board expressing their concerns of face-to-face learning amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

High School Teacher Shelly Moltzen said in part that due to the current environment and increase in cases, they’re not in agreement with the return to face-to-face learning in the High School on November 16th.

She adds, the teacher, signing the letter, support continuing the hybrid learning model through the rest of the year and addressing a change for next semester.

Board member Bob Toso said if the public wanted to have their students back in school full-time, it relates to taking personal responsibility.

Superintendent Dr. Robert Lech said when making a decision, there would always be those who disagree with what’s decided upon.

The Jamestown Public School Board has directed the Instructional Plan Review Team to meet and discuss the plan decision and provide a recommendation at a special board meeting on Monday, November 9 at 5:15 p.m.

Valley City (CSi) The Valley City Commission met in Regular Session via Zoom virtual platform on Wednesday evening at City Hall. All members were present.

APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS:

Monthly Reports from the Fire Chief, Building Inspector, Auditor, Municipal Judge and Public Works Accountant.

Monthly Bills for the City and Public Works in the Amount of $ 1,566,701.65.

Public Comments: No One Spoke

ORDINANCE

Approved the first reading of Ordinance No. 1066, an Ordinance Approving Franchise Agreement with Qwest/CenturyLink. City Attorney Martineck said every 10 years the franchise agreement comes due. Martineck said more changes are needed, before the second reading.

RESOLUTION

Approved a Resolution accepting the bid and awarding contract to Strata Corporation for Project No. UGP-SU-2-999(051), PCN 22280-Streetscape Phase II. KLJ said the Strata Corporation bid was the lowest of three bids, at $2,197,370, with the local share at $254,000, with supplemental funding from the CARES Act. A portion will be special assessed to affected property owners, on Central Avenue.

NEW BUSINESS

Approved was the annual Maintenance Certification for urban federal aid projects.

The City Commission approved the second half installment of liquor and beer licenses.

Discussion was held on the vision of the Future of Valley City. Items under consideration included promoting business, getting people to move to Valley City, which will reduce property taxes.

Commissioner Magnuson requested the commission to consider and give ideas to the vision, including a thriving downtown.

CITY ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT:

Gwen Crawford update contracts with the city being discussed. She added the franchise agreement is under review with Century Link. She noted city crews cleaning up areas of the city. She said two hour parking plans not already posted will be implemented in the spring.

CITY UPDATES &COMMISSION REPORTS

City Attorney Martineck said future commission meetings will be decided on either virtual or in the Commission Chambers, wearing face masks and social distancing.

Public Works Manager Gary Jacobson said the public works budget meetings will start this week.

Fire Chief Scott Magnuson said the department helped organize and keep safe Halloween gatherings.

Commission Gulmon urged citizens to support the mitigation of the spread of COVID-19, and Mayor Carlsrud urged citzens to mask-up and observe social distancing.

The meeting was shown on CSi Cable 68 followed by replays.

BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. Doug Burgum Tuesday announced that $2.5 million in emergency grant relief has been awarded to North Dakota colleges and universities to support modified learning and workforce training enhancements during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) Fund, created by the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), allows the governor to provide support to local educational agencies and institutions of higher education. North Dakota received approximately $5.93 million in GEER funding from the U.S. Department of Education, $2.5 million of which was made available to higher education through a competitive grant process.

“These grants will ensure our colleges and universities continue to have the resources and equipment they need to provide critical workforce training and education across the state,” Burgum said.

Over 40 proposals were received totaling more than $7.5 million for the competitive grants. Grants awarded will provide the needed resources to enhance training for students in the health care, manufacturing and energy industries, fund technology improvements needed for modified classrooms and support the creation of curriculum to adapt to education during and after the pandemic. A list of the grant awards is available here.

A competitive grant process also was held for GEER funding for K-12 education. Those applications are still being evaluated.

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

ND State Election Results…

Measure 1 – Reform Board of Higher Ed Membership, term length

328 of 422 precincts – 78 percent

Yes, 91,335 – 27 percent

x-No, 241,287 – 73 percent

Measure 2 – Amend Con Initiative Process Submit to legislature

328 of 422 precincts – 78 percent

Yes, 124,900 – 38 percent

x-No, 200,760 – 62 percent

Kirsten Baesler, NP, elected Supt. of Public

Instr., North Dakota.

Brian Kroshus, GOP, elected Public Service Comm

Joshua Gallion, GOP, elected Auditor, North Dakota.

In other news…

Jamestown (Chamber) Members of the Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors held a ribbon cutting ceremony for Valley Flooring. This business has opened their new location at 506 10^th St. SE in Jamestown.

Businesses qualify for a ribbon-cutting ceremony if they open, move, remodel, are under new ownership or change their name. For more information, contact Emily Bivens by emailing: director@jamestownchamber.com or call the chamber at 701-252-4830.

Jamestown (CSi) the 30th Annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner at Concordia Lutheran Church in Jamestown has been cancelled.

The Church Committee feels it is in the best interest of the community (in light of the COVID-19 pandemic).

The Church appreciates the volunteers who make this dinner possible each year.

The wish that everyone stays healthy and safe during this pandemic, in the community.

In state news…

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A jury has found a Fargo man who claimed his father fatally shot himself is guilty of killing him. Thirty-seven-year-old Christopher Riley faces life in prison for fatally shooting his father 60-year-old Kevin Riley Sr. in September 2018. According to court documents, Christopher Riley called dispatchers and reported his father had shot himself at their Fargo apartment. First responders arrived and found the father dead with a handgun near his body. A medical examiner said that based on the trajectory of the gunshot, it was unlikely to have been self-inflicted. A jury in Cass County agreed Tuesday.

In sports…

High School Volleyball

Tuesday

Valley City def Fargo North 25-23, 25-23, 25-17.

Mandan 3, Jamestown 0

Mandan def Jamestown 25-21, 27-25, 25-17

NDAPSSA

High School Volleyball Polls

(First-place votes in parenthesis)

CLASS A

Team Rec. Pts.

1. Century (15) 17-0 75

2. West Fargo 23-2 59

3. Jamestown 14-3 38

4. Fargo Davies 21-5 31

5. Mandan 13-4 12

Others Receiving Votes (RV): Bismarck (11-6) 6, GF Red River (13-8) 2, Shanley (11-5) 2.

CLASS B

Team Rec. Pts.

1. Linton-HMB (13) 18-0 156

2. Thompson (3) 18-1 143

3. Langdon/Edmore/Munich 17-2 118

4. Dickinson Trinity 18-1 109

5. Oakes 16-2 96

6. Rugby 17-3 72

7. Northern Cass 14-1 68

8. Flasher 16-2 47

9. Grafton 15-3 36

10. Carrington 13-4 16

Others Receiving Votes (RV): Our Redeemer’s (14-7) 11, Kindred (11-3) 3, Richland (11-4) 3, Central Cass (12-4) 2, Des Lacs-Burlington (13-4) 2, Kenmare (13-3) 2, Beulah (12-4) 1, Heart River (14-3) 1, North Star (10-3) 1, New Rockford-Sheyenne (11-5) 1, Trenton (12-1) 1, Velva (15-4) 1.

NFL-VIRUS OUTBREAK-BRONCOS

Elway, Ellis test positive

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos say general manager John Elway and team president Joe Ellis have tested positive for COVID-19. The team says both Elway and Ellis are experiencing mild symptoms and will work from home in self-isolation.

The team said no players or coaches came into close contact with either Elway or Ellis recently.

The Broncos have had three assistant coaches go under the league’s COVID-19 protocols — Curtis Modkins, Mike Munchak and Ed Donatell — in addition to right guard Graham Glasgow. There were also others in the building who have been infected by the coronavirus.

In other NFL virus related news:

— The NFL is expanding the sideline area to give teams more space to distance and mask usage is now mandatory before and after games and at halftime. The updates to the COVID-19 protocols were sent to clubs in a memo on Tuesday, a day after the league learned two players who played in games Sunday tested positive. The league also is strongly encouraging players to wear masks whenever they come off the field. Teams in intensive protocol are prohibited from holding in-person coaching and personnel meetings.

—The Dallas Cowboys have placed quarterback Andy Dalton on the reserve COVID-19 list on Tuesday, keeping him out a second straight game after he was sidelined by a concussion. Dalton will be the first Dallas player to go on the COVID-19 list since before the season.

—The Green Bay Packers have placed running back Jamaal Williams and rookie linebacker Kamal Martin on the reserve/COVID-19 list. The move comes one day after Packers rookie running back A.J. Dillon went on the same list. The reserve/COVID-19 list is for a player who either tests positive for COVID-19 or who has been in close contact with an infected person.

NFL-BUCCANEERS-BROWN

Bucs activate Antonio Brown from reserve/suspended list

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Antonio Brown has been activated from the reserve/suspended list and is set to practice with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for the first time on Wednesday.

The Bucs signed the former Pittsburgh, Oakland and New England receiver last week and expect him to make his debut with his team when the Bucs host the New Orleans Saints on Sunday night.

Brown was suspended for the first eight games of the season for multiple violations of the NFL’s personal conduct policy. Coach Bruce Arians said Tuesday he’s not sure how much Brown will play this week, but that he’ll definitely have a role in the game plan. To make room on the roster for Brown, the Bucs waived wide receiver Cyril Grayson.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-COLLEGE FOOTBALL-WISCONSIN

Wisconsin cancels another game

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — No. 10 Wisconsin has canceled Saturday’s football game with Purdue as COVID-19 cases within the team continue to rise.

School officials announced Tuesday that three more players and two additional staffers have tested positive since Saturday. That brings the program’s total number of active cases to 27. The total includes 15 players and 12 staffers.

This marks the second straight week that Wisconsin has canceled a football game due to the outbreak. The Badgers had been scheduled to visit Nebraska on Oct. 31. Neither game will be rescheduled.

In other virus-related developments in college football:

— Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence will travel with the top-ranked Tigers to Notre Dame this week, although he will not play due to the coronavirus. Coach Dabo Swinney says Lawrence is doing well, participating in team meetings in preparation to play the fourth-ranked Fighting Irish on Saturday night. Swinney says Lawrence will be through with his 10-day quarantine, but must still sit out due to the cardiac testing protocol the ACC has for those athletes who contract COVID-19. Lawrence tested positive last week and missed his team’s 34-28 comeback victory over Boston College last week.

— No. 8 Florida reported no new COVID-19 positives in the past week, the first time since September the team’s coronavirus numbers have remained steady. The Gators administered 50 tests over the last seven days and found no positives. It could be huge news for the team’s upcoming game against fifth-ranked Georgia in Jacksonville. Florida played without 15 players last week against Missouri, with some of those missing being ruled out because of COVID-19 results and contact tracing.

MLB-GOLD GLOVES

Arenado, Gordon each win 8th Gold Glove; Betts gets 5th

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Colorado Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado won his eighth consecutive Gold Glove and right fielder Mookie Betts snared his fifth in a row on Tuesday, his first with the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers after four with Boston.

Kansas City Royals left fielder Alex Gordon also won his eighth Gold Glove — and fourth straight — in his final major league season.

Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo earned the honor for the third straight year in the pandemic-shortened season and fourth time overall. He was joined for the first time by Cubs shortstop Javier Báez.

Cincinnati catcher Tucker Barnhart won for the second time and first since 2017. St. Louis second baseman Kolten Wong won for the second year in a row, six days after the Cardinals allowed him to become a free agent rather than exercise his $12.5 million option for 2021.

St. Louis left fielder Tyler O’Neill, Atlanta pitcher Max Fried and San Diego center fielder Trent Grisham were first-time winners in the National League.

Gordon and Cleveland catcher Roberto Pérez were the only players to repeat in the AL. They were joined by seven first-time winners, including Indians second baseman César Hernández. The others were Seattle first baseman Evan White and shortstop J.P. Crawford, Texas third baseman Isiah Kiner-Falefa and right fielder Joey Gallo, Chicago White Sox center fielder Luis Robert and Los Angeles Angels pitcher Griffin Canning.

The 36-year-old Gordon announced his retirement in September. He joined Hall of Fame outfielder Roberto Clemente and first baseman Wes Parker (both in 1972) as the only position players to win a Gold Glove in their last big league season, according to Sportradar.

Gold Gloves are presented annually by Rawlings. Because of the shortened season, the awards were based on the Society for American Baseball Research’s Defensive Index.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-SOUTH CAROLINA

About 3,500 spectators can attend South Carolina basketball games

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina men’s and women’s basketball have received approval from the state to have about 3,500 spectators at games this season.

The school said no one will be able to sit in the first five rows around the court to help keep spectators and teams safe amid the continuing novel coronavirus pandemic.

Teams will sit on opposite sides of the court as well.

NBA-OBIT-EDDIE JOHNSON

2-time Hawks NBA All-Star ‘Fast Eddie’ Johnson dies at 65

UNDATED (AP) — Eddie Johnson, the two-time All-Star for the Atlanta Hawks whose career was shortened by arrests which led to a ban from the NBA and life sentence in prison, has died. He was 65.

Johnson passed away on Oct. 26. His death was confirmed Tuesday by Rocker-Cusack Mortuary in Leesburg, Florida.

Johnson was a third-round pick from Auburn by the Hawks in the 1977 NBA draft. He became an immediate contributor and then starter for the Hawks.

Due to his explosive first step, Johnson earned the nickname “Fast Eddie” and averaged 15.1 points in 10 NBA seasons. He set a career high by averaging 19.1 points for the Hawks in the 1980-81 season. He started in the 1980 and 1981 All-Star Games.

The Hawks traded Johnson to Cleveland for Johnny Davis on Feb. 10, 1986. Johnson signed with Seattle in 1987. He received a lifetime suspension from the NBA in 1987 for his cocaine use.

Johnson was 53 when, according to the Florida Department of Corrections website, he received a mandatory life sentence in 2008 after he was found guilty of sexual assault on an 8-year-old girl.

Johnson was serving the life sentence at Santa Rosa Correctional Institution in Milton, Florida when an undisclosed illness led to his death. The mortuary said Johnson will be buried at Weirsdale (Florida) Community Cemetery on Saturday.

NHL-RED WINGS-MANTHA

Red Wings sign Mantha for four years

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Red Wings have signed forward Anthony Mantha to a four-year contract.

The 26-year-old Mantha has played five seasons in the NHL — all with Detroit. He scored 16 goals with 22 assists last season, ranking third on the team with 38 points. That was despite playing only 43 games because of injury problems.

Mantha scored a career-high 25 goals in 2018-19.

BASKETBALL-OBIT-NANCY DARSCH

Former coach Nancy Darsch dead at 68

PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Former Ohio State and WNBA coach Nancy Darsch has died. She had Parkinson’s disease and died Monday.

Darsch started her college coaching career as an assistant at Tennessee under Pat Summitt.

Darsch led the Buckeyes from 1985 to 1997. Her teams made seven appearances in the NCAA Tournament. In 1993, Ohio State went 28-4 and went to the national title game, where it lost to Texas Tech.

Darsch went on to the WNBA and was the inaugural coach of the New York Liberty in 1997. The Liberty called her a “a pioneer of this game.”

Nancy Darsch was 68 years old.

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden’s campaign says it will fight any efforts by President Donald Trump’s campaign to go to the U.S. Supreme Court to prevent ballots from being tabulated. In a statement sent before 4 a.m. Wednesday, Biden campaign manager Jen O’Malley Dillon called Trump’s statement that he will “be going to the U.S. Supreme Court” and that he wants “all voting to stop” “outrageous, unprecedented and incorrect.” O’Malley Dillon says the Biden campaign has “legal teams standing by ready to deploy to resist that effort.” The Associated Press has not declared a winner in the presidential race. There are still hundreds of thousands of votes left to be counted.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump carried the prized battleground of Florida, then he and Democrat Joe Biden shifted their focus early Wednesday to three Northern industrial states — Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania — that could prove crucial in determining who wins the White House. A late burst of votes in Wisconsin from Milwaukee gave Biden a small lead, but the state remains too early to call. Michigan and Pennsylvania also remain too early to call with hundreds of thousands of outstanding votes in both states. Voting was generally calm in the conclusion of an epic campaign that will shape America’s response to the surging coronavirus pandemic and foundational questions of economic fairness and racial justice.

BEIJING (AP) — China has vowed that it will make a “proper and necessary response” if the U.S. proceeds with its latest arms sale to Taiwan. Foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said Wednesday that the sale of $600 million in armed drones to the island “brutally interferes in China’s internal affairs and seriously undermines China’s sovereignty and security interests.” Wang said the U.S. should cancel all such sales to Taiwan “so as to avoid further damage to China-U.S. relations and peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.” Wang said that China, which claims Taiwan as its own territory, will make a “proper and necessary response according to the development of the situation.”

BERLIN (AP) — The United States formally left the Paris Agreement, a global pact forged five years ago to avert the threat of catastrophic climate change. The move was long threatened by U.S. President Donald Trump and triggered by his administration a year ago. It further isolates the United States in the world but has no immediate impact on international efforts to curb global warming. Some 189 countries remain committed to the 2015 accord, which aims to keep the increase in average temperatures worldwide “well below” 2 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial levels. Scientists say that any rise beyond 2 degrees Celsius could have a devastating impact on large parts of the world, raising sea levels, stoking tropical storms and worsening droughts and floods.