CSi Weather…

..BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY….STUTSMAN…3 AM TO 9 PM BARNES

* WHAT…Blizzard conditions expected. Total snow accumulations of
two or three inches. Winds gusting as high as 65 mph and near
zero visibility in snow and blowing snow.

* WHERE…Stutsman, La Moure and Dickey counties. Portions of northwest and west central Minnesota and northeast and southeast North Dakota.

* WHEN..Stutsman…From 3 AM to 6 PM CST Wednesday. Barnes  3 AM to 9 PM CST

* IMPACTS…Plan on slippery roads. Widespread blowing snow will
significantly reduce visibility, with very difficult and maybe
even dangerous travel. Strong winds could break tree limbs. The
cold wind chills as low as 25 below zero will cause frostbite on
exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

The latest road conditions for North Dakota can be found on the
North Dakota Department of transportation web page, or by calling
5 1 1.

* WHAT…Blizzard conditions expected. Total snow accumulations of
two or three inches. Winds gusting as high as 65 mph and near
zero visibility in snow and blowing snow.

* WHERE…Stutsman, La Moure and Dickey counties. Portions of northwest and west central Minnesota andnortheast and southeast North Dakota.

* WHEN..Stutsman…From 3 AM to 6 PM CST Wednesday. Barnes  3 AM to 9 PM CST

* IMPACTS…Plan on slippery roads. Widespread blowing snow will
significantly reduce visibility, with very difficult and maybe
even dangerous travel. Strong winds could break tree limbs. The
cold wind chills as low as 25 below zero will cause frostbite on
exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

The latest road conditions for North Dakota can be found on the
North Dakota Department of transportation web page, or by calling
5 1 1.

 

Forecast

.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Snow likely possibly mixed with

freezing rain after midnight. Windy, colder. Snow accumulation

around 2 inches. Lows zero to 5 above. Northwest winds around

15 mph with gusts to around 40 mph increasing to 25 to 35 mph

with gusts to around 60 mph after midnight. Chance of

precipitation 60 percent in the Jamestown area, 90-percent in the Valley City.

.WEDNESDAY…Cloudy with snow likely in the morning, then mostly

sunny in the afternoon. Patchy blowing and drifting snow through

the day. Very windy. Much colder. Snow accumulation around

1 inch. Storm total around 3 inches. Highs around 10. Northwest

winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts to around 60 mph. Chance of snow

60 percent in the Jamestown area 90 percent in the Valley City area. Wind chills around 20 below.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Patchy blowing and drifting snow

in the evening. Windy. Lows around 10 below. Northwest winds

20 to 30 mph with gusts to around 45 mph decreasing to around

15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph after midnight.

.THURSDAY…Sunny. Highs around 10. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows zero to 5 above.

.CHRISTMAS DAY…Sunny. Highs in the lower 30s.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 10.

.SATURDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 20s.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows 5 to 10 above.

.SUNDAY…Partly sunny. Highs around 15.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Decreasing clouds. Lows around 5 below.

.MONDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs around 15.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Central Valley District  Dec 22 Health Briefing was shown live on CSi 10 now replaying on CSi 67.  It will also be streaming to Facebook.com/TheReplayChannel.

Giving the presentation was  Central Valley Health District Administrator, Robin Iszler.

Robin was giving her presentation from the Jamestown Civic Center, where COVID-19 testing was performed on Tuesday morning.

She said the COVID-19 Moderna vaccinations began being administered in Jamestown on Tuesday, which has received 1,000 doses this week.  Receiving the vaccine are JRMC with 300 doses received Tuesday for the staff, Health Care providers, and Central Valley Health.

Those getting the vaccine first are first responders, front line workers, public health staff, those giving the vaccines, and long term care facilities.

She added that small amounts of the vaccine will be coming to Jamestown  next week administered through pharmacies going to Long Term Care Provider’s residents and staff.

She emphasized that there is NO waiting list for the vaccine, and updates will be given on the availability  and locations and times when ready, through local media.

Robin added that the next COVID-19 Testing is planned for Monday December 28, Tuesday the 29, and Wednesday the 30, 10-a.m. to 12 noon at the Jamestown Civic Center.

 

ND Covid Stats:

Tues Dec. 22, 2020

Barnes County

NEW DEATH 1

Woman in her 70s

TOTAL DEATHS 24

New Positives:  1

Total Positives: 1211

Active: 27

Recovered: 1160

 

Stutsman County

Antigen tests (BinaxNOW, etc.) were added to the website beginning Dec. 9.

New Positives:  22

Total Positives: 2995

Active:  121

Recovered: 2804

 

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

BY THE NUMBERS

4,242 – Total Tests from Yesterday*

1,273,761 – Total tests completed since the pandemic began

349 – Positive Individuals from Yesterday*****

255 – PCR Tests | 94 antigen tests
90,453 – Total positive individuals since the pandemic began

6.58% – Daily Positivity Rate**

 

2,439 – Total Active Cases

-356 Individuals from Yesterday

543 – Individuals Recovered from Yesterday (413 with a recovery date of yesterday****)

86,776 – Total recovered since the pandemic began

135 – Currently Hospitalized

-23 – Individuals from yesterday

 

5 – New Deaths*** (1,238 total deaths since the pandemic began)

INDIVIDUALS WHO DIED WITH COVID-19

  • Woman in her 70s from Barnes County.
  • Woman in her 80s from McLean County.
  • Woman in her 60s from Steele County.
  • Man in his 80s from Ward County.
  • Man in his 90s from Ward County.

 

COUNTIES WITH NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED TUESDAY

  • Barnes County – 1
  • Benson County – 5
  • Bowman County – 1
  • Burke County – 2
  • Burleigh County – 35
  • Cass County – 83
  • Cavalier County – 1
  • Dickey County – 11
  • Dunn County – 1
  • Foster County – 3
  • Golden Valley County – 1
  • Grand Forks County – 30
  • Grant County – 1
  • Griggs County – 2
  • Hettinger County – 1
  • Kidder County – 1
  • LaMoure County – 1
  • Logan County – 2
  • McHenry County – 4
  • McIntosh County – 1
  • McKenzie County – 1
  • McLean County – 4
  • Mercer County – 3
  • Morton County – 14
  • Mountrail County – 5
  • Nelson County – 2
  • Pembina County – 2
  • Pierce County – 5
  • Ramsey County – 6
  • Ransom County – 2
  • Richland County – 9
  • Rolette County – 17
  • Sargent County – 1
  • Stark County – 5
  • Steele County – 4
  • Stutsman County – 22
  • Towner County – 1
  • Traill County – 4
  • Walsh County – 8
  • Ward County – 27
  • Wells County – 2
  • Williams County – 18

 

* Note that this includes PCR tests and does not include individuals from out of state.

**Individuals who tested positive divided by the total number of people tested who have not previously tested positive (susceptible encounters). Antigen tests (positive or negative) are not included in the calculation.

*** Number of individuals who tested positive with a PCR or antigen test and died from any cause while infected with COVID-19. Please remember that deaths are reported as they’re reported to us by the facility or through the official death record (up to 10-day delay).

 

**** The actual date individuals are officially out of isolation and no longer contagious.

*****Daily positive numbers include people who tested with a PCR or antigen test. 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.

 

Valley City (CSi) City/County Health in Valley City reminds residents that the COVID-19 Testing this week will be again  Wednesday December 22, 2020 from 1-p.m., to 2-p.m., inside the VCSU Fieldhouse.

Preregistration is required.

Administrator, Theresa Will reports that the COVID-19 vaccine is planned to be administered this week to healthcare workers on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Valley City (CSi)  Stemming from Governor Doug Burgum’s rescinding an Executive Order on Monday December 21, 2020, that bars and restaurants can resume normal serving hours, Valley City Attorney, Carl Martineck has issued a statement on the Valley City plans.

He says bars and restaurants in Valley City are now able to resume normal operating hours.

He added, however,  all other city restrictions remain in place until at least January 8, 2021.

Jamestown  (CSi)   The Jamestown Salvation is holding its Red Kettle Challenge with matching funds up to $11,000.

Unison Bank participated in the challenge with a $2,500 donation and is challenging local financial institutions to #GoAhead and help the Jamestown Salvation Army reach their $11,000 matching goal by December 24th, 2020.

Photograph of Unison Bank’s donation. Pictured from left to right is bell ringer, Pete Cato, and Unison Bank President & CEO Kelly Rachel.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Authorities say two people are dead after a duplex fire in south Fargo Tuesday morning. Three people were able to escape the blaze, which was reported about 7:30 a.m. KFGO radio reports that Fargo and West Fargo fire crews responded to the call. Fargo police have joined the investigation because of the fatalities. No further information was immediately available.

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — A 32-year-old man is charged with felony murder in the drug overdose of a 16-year-old girl at a Minot hotel earlier this month. Court documents show that Mark Anthony Rodgers Jr. is also charged with tampering with physical evidence, maintaining a premises for the use of illegal drugs, corruption of a minor and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. A preliminary hearing is set for March 4. Ward County Assistant State’s Attorney Tiffany Sorgen said during a hearing on Monday that Rodgers rented the room for the girl. The Minot Daily News reports that he is accused of injecting her with the drug. Court documents do not list an attorney for Rodgers.

BELCOURT, N.D. (AP) — Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott is donating $8 million to Turtle Mountain Community College in Belcourt. Donna Brown, president of the tribal college, tells the Minot Daily News that the gift will come with no strings attached. Brown says meetings will be held with students, faculty, staff, community members and the Turtle Mountain Tribal Council to discuss what to do with the money. Part of the college’s mission is to incorporate tribal language and culture in all aspects of the curriculum. Scott, formerly married to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, announced in an online essay that she had donated $4.2 billion in the last four months to 384 organizations across the U.S.

In world and national news..

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has appointed Secretary of State Alex Padilla as the state’s next U.S. senator. He will fill the seat being vacated by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. Padilla is the child of Mexican immigrants and will be California’s first Latino senator. His appointment gives a new level of representation to the demographic group that makes up nearly 40% of the state’s population. Padilla has been California’s top elections official since 2015. In that position, he’s overseen California’s vast elections apparatus, including the rollout of a more robust vote-by-mail system.

 

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Californians are being warned it is too risky to celebrate the winter holidays normally and if they don’t change plans there could be a disastrous explosion of coronavirus cases. The state has recorded a half-million coronavirus cases in the last two weeks, and Gov. Gavin Newsom says a projection model shows California could have 100,000 hospitalizations in the next month. The current surge is already overwhelming hospitals in urban centers and rural areas alike. A medical center in Imperial County along the Mexican border warned Monday that it is fast running out of patient beds.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The coordinator of the White House coronavirus response says she plans to retire. But first, Dr. Deborah Birx says, she’s willing to help President-elect Joe Biden’s team with its coronavirus response if needed. Birx in an interview with the news site Newsy did not give a specific timetable on her plans. Her comments come just days after The Associated Press reported that she traveled out of state for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend even as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was urging Americans to forgo holiday travel. She says the scrutiny she’s come under in her job has been a “bit overwhelming.”

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is suing Walmart, alleging the company unlawfully dispensed controlled substances through its pharmacies, helping to fuel the opioid crisis in America. The civil complaint being filed Tuesday points to the role Walmart’s pharmacies may have played in the crisis by filling opioid prescriptions and by unlawfully distributing controlled substances to the pharmacies during the height of the opioid crisis. Walmart operates more than 5,000 pharmacies in its stores around the country. The Justice Department’s action comes nearly two months after Walmart filed its own preemptive suit against the federal government.

 

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden calls the latest coronavirus relief package from Congress a “down payment” on addressing the multiple crises facing the country. Biden spoke Tuesday, hours after Congress passed the latest economic aid in the pandemic. Biden says he’ll ask Congress early next year for more help to firefighters, police, frontline health workers and working families. He also says job recovery from the pandemic will take “a lot longer” than the 10 weeks of unemployment aid in the new package.

 

NEW YORK (AP) — The top federal prosecutor in Manhattan will remain in her role until President-elect Joe Biden decides whether to replace her upon taking office. The federal court for the Southern District of New York on Tuesday extended the tenure of acting U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss. The 73-year-old is just the second woman to helm one of the country’s most prestigious prosecutor’s offices. She took office in June upon the abrupt departure of Geoffrey S. Berman, who led investigations into several allies of President Donald Trump. Berman later said that Attorney General William Barr “repeatedly urged” him to take a new Justice Department job.

 

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has tested positive for the coronavirus and is slated to receive outpatient antibody treatment for “mild symptoms.” His office said Tuesday that the 73-year-old McMaster learned he’d tested positive late Monday following a test “due to coming into close contact with the COVID-19 virus.” McMaster’s wife, 73-year-old Peggy McMaster, tested positive last week but remains asymptomatic. On Tuesday, South Carolina public health officials announced there had been 2,055 new positive tests for the coronavirus, as well as 15 new deaths.