Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Jan 25

CSi Weather…

…WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MONDAY EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY…INCLUDES BARNES COUNTY

* WHAT…Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 40 below zero.

* WHERE…Portions of north central, northwest and west central
Minnesota and northeast and southeast North Dakota.

* IMPACTS…The dangerously cold wind chills could cause
frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a
hat, and gloves.

 

Forecast…

MONDAY NIGHT…Cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow in the evening. Lows around 5 below. Northeast winds around 10 mph. Wind chill readings around 20 below in the Jamestown area, 23 below to 28 below zero in the Valley City area.

.TUESDAY…Partly sunny. Highs 5 to 10 above. Northeast winds around 10 mph. Wind chills around 20 below.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows around 5 below. East winds

5 to 10 mph.

.WEDNESDAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs around 15. Southeast winds

10 to 15 mph.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows zero to 5 above.

.THURSDAY…Decreasing clouds. Highs in the lower 20s.

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

.FRIDAY…Cloudy. Highs in the mid 20s.

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

.SATURDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow. Highs

in the upper 20s.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow in

the evening. Lows 10 to 15.

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

 

This weekend a system moves through the Northern Plains, especially in

the central and eastern part of the state.

Light snow will be possible across the forecast area late Friday into Saturday.

Not looking like temperatures will drop too much with this system.

 

Valley City (VCPS)– The Valley City Public School District has announced updates to the District COVID-19 Plans.

Valley City Public Schools Superintendent Josh Johnson, in his statment on Monday said:

“This past week our District Emergency Response Team (DERT) met to discuss COVID-19 and the district plan. The following recommendations were agreed upon by the DERT Team and subsequently presented and supported by the school board on Wednesday (01-20-2021):

1) Mask mandate will continue at VCPS as currently implemented for schools, activities, transportation, etc.
2) Continue with current attendance plan for activities and large-group gatherings (see attached).
3) Beginning on February 1, provide limited out-of-season activities/community use of our facilities (more information forthcoming).
4) Continue Planning Forward to provide the continuation of in-person learning for all students in grades K-12.

In addition to these recommendations, the DERT Team also addressed a few other specific items related to COVID-19.

1) Vaccination- City-County Health has not determined a date when school employees will be vaccinated in Phase 1B.

2) Rapid-Testing- Valley City Public Schools has made the decision to not participate in the Binax ‘Rapid’ surveillance testing program for school employees.

3) COVID-19 Grants- Valley City Public Schools will be receiving additional funds from the state of North Dakota for COVID-19. These funds, referred to as ESSER II, have not been distributed and we are waiting to receive more information, including specific dollar amounts, from the Department of Public Instruction.

4) Positive Case and Close Contacts- Our COVID-19 statistics as a school district remain very promising right now with low positive cases and close contacts with our students and employees.

The DERT Team will review the district COVID-19 plan on Tuesday, February 23rd at their next scheduled meeting. As necessary, they will meet prior to this date to review anything related to COVID-19. If you have any questions regarding this information or our district COVID-19 plan, please let me know.”

Josh Johnson

Superintendent

Valley City Public Schools

(701) 845-0483

 

 

North Dakota health officials are reporting zero deaths due to the coronavirus for a second straight day, along with back-to-back daily COVID-19 counts in double digits. The number of fatalities stayed at 60 for January and 1,411 since the start of the pandemic. The death toll per capita ranked among the tops in the country after 500 deaths in November _ but data compiled Sunday by The COVID Tracking Project lists the state at eighth highest compared to population. Health officials confirmed 58 new cases in the last day after 2,144 tests were processed, a positivity rate of 3.14%. There were 99 positive tests in Sunday’s update. There have been 96,874 cases in the state since the start of the pandemic.

NDDoH

COVID-19 Stats

Mon. Jan 25, 2021

Barnes 0

Positives  1276

Active 6

Recovered 1239

 

Stutsman 1

Positives 3225

Active 16

Recovered 3134

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

BY THE NUMBERS

2,144 – Total Tests from yesterday*

1,491,615 – Total tests completed since the pandemic began

58 – Positive Individuals from Yesterday*****

46 – PCR Tests | 12 – Antigen Tests
96,874 – Total positive individuals since the pandemic began

3.14% – Daily Positivity Rate**

 

1,082 – Total Active Cases

-15 – Individuals from yesterday.  

66 – with a recovery date of yesterday****

94,381 – Total recovered since the pandemic began

50 – Currently Hospitalized

+1 – Individuals from yesterday.

 

0 – New Deaths*** (1,411 total deaths since the pandemic began)

COUNTIES WITH NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED MONDAY

• Adams County –  2
• Bottineau County – 1
• Burleigh County – 9
• Cass County – 14

• Grand Forks County – 9
• McHenry County – 1

• McLean County – 2
• Morton County – 2
• Pierce County – 1
• Ramsey County – 1
• Richland County – 1
• Rolette County – 3
• Stark County – 2
• Stutsman County – 1
• Traill County – 1
• Ward County – 3
• Williams County – 5

 

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

**Individuals (PCR or antigen) 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 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  (CCHD)  Registrations are being accepted on line through the City/County Health District for this week’s COVID-19 vaccinations.

The posted schedule this week:

75 years old and older:

Tuesday Jan. 26, 2021, 9-a.m. to 11:30-a.m.

Tuesday Jan. 26, 2021 4:30-p.m., to 7-p.m.

Thursday Jan. 28, 2021 10-a.m., ti 12:30-p.m

You will be asked to remain onsite for 15 minutes following the vaccination.

A reminder that  individuals not currently eligible, the health district has a standby list for residents who wish to be notified of extra available doses. To access the list, visit www.citycountyhealth.org and click on “COVID-19 Vaccine Extra Dose List”.

 

Jamestown  (CVHD)  The anticipated COVID community testing schedule for the Jan 25-29 in Jamestown is:

• 11am to noon
• Monday Jan 25 – Friday Jan 29
• Jamestown Civic Center

Rapid (antigen) testing will be conducted on all participants upon entry. For those who test negative on the rapid test, a confirmatory PCR test will be available if you choose to do so. Pre-registration is required prior to entry at https://testreg.nd.gov if you have not registered in the past.

Please note the time change from previous testing . . .  this week it is 11am to noon.

 

Valley CCHD  Free COVID-19 testing events for the VCSU and Valley City communities will be held this week from 1-2 p.m. at the W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse, “The Bubble”. Rapid testing events will be held Jan. 27 and Jan. 29.

These are WALK-IN testing events. Colder temperatures have moved operations indoors. If you wish to be tested, please park your vehicle and enter through the west entrance. Handicap parking spaces and access are available at the east entrance. Preregistration at testreg.nd.gov is encouraged; one only needs to register once.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The 2021 Stutsman County Fair dates have been set. Please update your calendars for the 2021 Stutsman County Fair. The dates will be Wednesday June 30th-Saturday July 3rd, 2021. Crabtree Amusement will be this year’s carnival.

Planned Entertainment

Wednesday June 30th – Johnny Holm Band

Thursday July 1st – Avenger Joe

Friday July 2nd – Out of Line

Saturday July 3rd – Old Friends Band

 

Bismarck  (ND Lottery)  A North Dakota Lottery Powerball winning ticket was sold for last Saturday’s Jan 23, 2021) drawing.

Lottery officials report that a $1-million Powerball ticket was sold at Walhalla Cooperative Oil, on Highway 32, won by matching five white balls. The winning numbers were: 5, 8, 17, 27, 28 and the Powerball was 14. The Power Play multiplier was 3. As of Monday the winning ticket holder had not contacted the Bismack Lottery office to claim the prize.

Winners have 180 days from the date of the drawing to claim their prize. Prizes over $599 must be claimed at the North Dakota Lottery in Bismarck.  With the Lottery office  currently closed to the public, the winner(s) need to contact the ND Lottery by telephone first, to receive special instructions and make arrangements to claim their prize. The ND Lottery can be reached at 701-328-1574.

Walhalla Cooperative Oil will collect a $5,000 bonus for selling the winning Powerball ticket.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A panel of North Dakota lawmakers will this year begin the job of redrawing the map of legislative districts. It’s a process that when finished likely will show a continued loss of political clout in rural areas due to population shifts in the past decade. A bill sponsored by Republican legislative leaders would establish a committee of lawmakers who would craft an outline for legislative redistricting. It’s aimed at ensuring that each member of the Legislature represents about the same number of people. The committee would be controlled by Republicans, who hold two-thirds majorities in the state House and Senate.

In sports…

Jamestown  (UJ)   Kia Tower (SO/Bigfork, MN) scored 20 points and had eight rebounds to help lead the University of Jamestown women’s basketball team past the College of Saint Mary (Neb.) 71-55 Monday afternoon at Harold Newman Arena.

Box Score

 

(AP) The Cactus League and Arizona community leaders have asked Major League Baseball to delay the start of spring training due to coronavirus concerns just over three weeks before pitchers and catchers are supposed to report. The Cactus League made the request in a letter to Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred obtained by The Associated Press. The letter was co-signed by the mayors of Mesa, Scottsdale, Surprise, Glendale, Goodyear and Peoria, as well as representatives from Phoenix and the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. Arizona is averaging just under 7,000 new coronavirus cases per day.

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has reinstated COVID-19 travel restrictions on non-U.S. travelers from Brazil, Ireland, the United Kingdom and 26 other European countries that allow travel across open borders. He also added South Africa to the list, because of concerns about a variant of the coronavirus that has spread beyond that nation. Biden has reversed an order from President Donald Trump in his final days in office that called for the relaxation of the travel restrictions. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease expert, called it “prudent.” The new restrictions go into effect on Tuesday.

 

(AP)  The Federal Emergency Management Agency is releasing some more information about its increasing role in COVID-19 vaccination efforts, though it is not yet saying where it will be setting up federal vaccination centers. FEMA announced Monday that it would be reimbursing states, territories and tribal governments for the use of National Guard troops to respond to the pandemic and plans to expedite reimbursement for eligible emergency projects such as leasing facilities or equipment to administer or store vaccines. President Joe Biden last week directed FEMA to assist state and local governments with vaccination efforts that lagged under his predecessor.

 

(AP)  Coronavirus deaths and cases in the U.S. have dropped markedly over the past couple of weeks but are still running at alarmingly high levels. And the effort to snuff out COVID-19 is becoming an ever more urgent race between the vaccine and the mutating virus. Deaths are running at an average of just under 3,100 a day, down from more than 3,350 less than two weeks ago. New cases are averaging about 170,000 a day, after peaking at around 250,000. The country’s top infectious-disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, says the improvements appear to be the result of a natural plateau after the holiday surge — not the effect of the vaccine. And he urges continued vigilance.

 

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is working from isolation at home a day after announcing he’s tested positive for COVID-19. The announcement comes as his country registers the highest levels of infections and deaths to date. López Obrador has been criticized for his handling of Mexico’s pandemic and for not setting an example of prevention in public. He said Sunday on his official Twitter account that his symptoms are mild and he is under medical treatment. Mexico’s director of epidemiology, said the 67-year-old had a “light” case of COVID-19 and was “isolating at home.” Interior Secretary Olga Sanchez Cordero says he’s still working as president.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — It looks like Harriet Tubman is once again headed to the front of the $20 bill. Biden press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday that the Treasury Department is taking steps to resume efforts to put the 19th century abolitionist leader on the $20 bill. Obama administration Treasury Secretary Jack Lew had selected Tubman to replace Andrew Jackson, the nation’s seventh president, on the $20 bill. But Tubman’s fate had been in doubt since the 2016 presidential campaign based on critical comments by then-candidate Donald Trump, who branded the move “pure political correctness.”

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed an executive order revoking a Pentagon policy that largely barred transgender individuals from joining the military. The new order, which Biden signed during a meeting Monday with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, overturns a ban ordered by President Donald Trump. It also immediately prohibits any service member from being forced out of the military on the basis of gender identity. Biden’s order says gender identity should not be a bar to military service. “America is stronger, at home and around the world, when it is inclusive. The military is no exception,” the order says.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department’s inspector general is launching an investigation to examine whether any former or current department officials “engaged in an improper attempt” to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. Inspector General Michael Horowitz said Monday that the investigation will investigate allegations concerning the conduct of former and current Justice Department officials but will not extend to other government officials. The investigation comes after The New York Times reported that a former assistant attorney general, Jeffrey Clark, had been discussing a plan with then-President Donald Trump to oust the acting attorney general and try to challenge the results of the 2020 presidential race.