Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Feb 4

CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT…Decreasing clouds. Lows near zero. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. Wind chills around 20 below.

.FRIDAY…Partly sunny. Highs 5 to 10 above. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. Wind chills around 20 below.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows around 10 below.

Northwest winds around 15 mph.

.SATURDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs around 5 below. Northwest winds

15 to 20 mph.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 20 below.

.SUNDAY…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow in the

morning. Highs around 5 below.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows around 15 below.

.MONDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs around 5 below.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 15 below.

.TUESDAY…Partly sunny. Highs near zero.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 10 below.

.WEDNESDAY…Partly sunny. Highs zero to 5 above.

WHAT…Dangerously cold wind chills possible. Wind chills as
low as 45 below zero.

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

* WHEN…From Friday evening through Tuesday morning.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

 

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Rescue Squad was called about 4:40-p.m.  Thursday, to the scene of a crash at the intersection of 13th Street, Northeast and Highway 20.

The report said a person was trapped in the vehicle and required extrication.

Jamestown Area Ambulance Service was also called to the scene.

More information when the report is filed.

 

COVID-19 Stats

NDD0H

Thurs Feb. 4, 2021

11-a.m.

Barnes:

New Positives 2

Total Positives 1280

Active 3

Recovered 1244

 

Stutsman

Positives 4

Total Positives 3252

Active 19

Recovered 3155

 

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

 

Please note that from now on the daily news release will be sent Monday – Friday. The NDDoH dashboard will continue to be updated daily.

BY THE NUMBERS

77,392 – Residents who received at least one dose of vaccine

117,184 – Total COVID-19 vaccine doses administered

 

8,295 – Total Tests from yesterday*

1,545,750 – Total tests completed since the pandemic began

155 – Positive Individuals from yesterday*****

112 PCR Tests | 43 Antigen Tests
98,034 Total positive individuals since the pandemic began

2.25% – Daily Positivity Rate** 

 

921 – Total Active Cases

+8 Individuals from yesterday

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

95,691 Total recovered since the pandemic began

37 – Currently Hospitalized   

-5 Individuals from yesterday

 

0 – New Deaths*** (1,422 total deaths since the pandemic began)
COUNTIES WITH NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED TODAY

• Barnes County – 2
• Benson County – 1
• Burke County – 1
• Burleigh County – 19
• Cass County – 17
• Dunn County – 1
• Foster County – 1 
• Grand Forks County – 14
• Logan County – 1 
• McHenry County – 1
• McKenzie County – 1
• McLean County – 3
• Mercer County – 3
• Morton County – 9
• Mountrail County – 8
• Nelson County – 1
• Pembina County – 2
• Ramsey County – 6
• Ransom County – 2
• Richland County – 6
• Rolette County – 3
• Sheridan County – 1
• Stark County – 8
• Stutsman County – 4
• Walsh County – 4
• WardCounty – 12 
• Wells County – 1 
• Williams County – 23

 

* 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.

 

Jamestown  (CVHD)   Central Valley Health District (CVHD) continues to work with local clinics and other health care providers to vaccinate the community for COVID.  Unit Administrator, Robin Iszler says, This week was very busy at CVHD with the administration of first and second doses in the community, adding that,  “We completed over 200 first doses and 322 second doses this week.” She  says, Next week, CVHD anticipates to provide an increased amount of first doses with approximately 600 doses planned to arrive early in the week.

She reports  that CVHD staff, with the assistance of the North Dakota National Guard, have begun calling clients from the interest list to schedule an appointment for vaccination clinics planned for next week. If the vaccine arrives as anticipated, CVHD plans to do a large vaccination clinic on Tuesday. The clinic will be by appointment only.

 

Robin says, “National guard members are assisting us with calling community member to schedule appointments.”  Calls are completed during the business hours from 8:00a.m. to 4:30p.m. Those who are called are given instructions on where and when to report to the vaccination clinic location. Information gathered by CVHD will only include name, address, phone number, date of birth, and a few health screening questions. There will be no gathering of any other personal information over the phone; including social security numbers or insurance information. When clients come for their appointment, CHVD staff will assist in the completion of the remainder insurance information that is needed.

 

Robin adds, that the Federal Pharmacy Program is providing COVID vaccine directly to some pharmacies in North Dakota to provide vaccination in their facilities. This means that community members may be on multiple lists and have registered multiple times in various places, so they may be called more than once. Iszler encourages individuals to take the first available appointment when they are called, whether at public health or at a local pharmacy.

Currently, CVHD is still vaccinating those in priority group Phase 1B, including those 75 and older only. Robin says, “Different areas of the North Dakota may be at different priority groups, depending on their population.”   Central Valley Health anticipates to complete vaccination for those 75 and older by next week and to begin calling those in the next priority group, which includes those 65-74 with underlying health conditions.

 

Valley City  (CCHD)  City-County Health District will begin to vaccinate people with the COVID-19 vaccine next week with Phase 1B Priority Groups,  for those 75 years of age and older, and those who are 65 and older with chronic health conditions.

Theresa Will, is the Administrator for the City-County Health District in Valley City. She said more than 17-hundred doses have been administered since they started vaccinating residents, but some of those include second dose vaccines.

She encourages those without a computer to call the city county health district office to get placed on a standby list. Or get registered at CityCountyHealth.org and click on “COVID-19 Vaccine Extra Dose List”

Several healthcare providers and pharmacies are also getting more COVID-19 vaccine doses next week in Valley City. Call your pharmacy or healthcare provider to make an appointment.

 

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

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.

Administrator, Theresa Will says, the Week of February 7, about 200 more doses of the COVID-19 vaccine is expected to arrive in Valley City, and the next week an undetermined amount of vaccine is expected to arrive.

 

Fargo  (VA)  The Fargo VA Medical Center is currently offering the COVID-19 vaccine by appointment to all Veterans enrolled in VA healthcare who are 65 years old and above Feb. 4 through Feb. 15, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. To schedule a vaccine appointment at the Fargo VA Medical Center, call (701) 239-3700 option 2. If you fall outside this age group, you’re still encouraged to call and we can add you to our reserve list.

Along with the above special offerings, the Fargo VA Health Care System continues to actively contact Veterans across North Dakota and northwest Minnesota directly to schedule appointments to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. We’re contacting Veterans who meet high-risk criteria based on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) prioritization. Veterans should not travel to the Fargo VA Medical Center or our VA community based outpatient clinics to receive a COVID-19 vaccine without a scheduled appointment. Instead, care teams will contact Veterans directly to schedule an appointment based on their criteria of risk of severe illness from COVID-19. But the above special offerings between Feb. 4 and 15 are an exception where you’re encouraged to call us to schedule a vaccine appointment. As increased vaccine supply is available.

VA’s goal is to offer the COVID-19 vaccine to all Veterans who want to be vaccinated. We’ve taken several steps to expand our COVID-19 vaccine program across the Fargo VA Health Care System’s entire service area. We’ve had planned vaccination events at some of our VA outpatient clinics, and we’re working to have additional vaccination events at other VA outpatient clinics soon. We’re prioritizing Veterans who meet the CDC definition of “high-risk” by offering them appointments at these events. Because of the limited supply of vaccine at the present time, these vaccination events at our VA outpatient clinics will be by appointment only. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact your healthcare team. We will make every effort to host additional vaccination events across our service area until everyone can have their turn.

 

Bismarck (DHS)   – Frost buildup caused downed power lines in some areas of south-central North Dakota this week.

Residents of Emmons, Grant, Kidder, Logan, McIntosh, Morton, Grant and Sioux counties who participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and lost food due to power outages lasting more than four hours on Feb. 2 may qualify for SNAP replacement benefits.

Households have 10 calendar days to request replacement benefits. Affected SNAP households must report their food loss no later than Feb. 12 to their local human service zone office during regular business hours.

The program will replace the amount of the loss up to the monthly benefit amount. If a household reports a food loss of $50 and the household received $100 in SNAP benefits for February, $50 in replacement benefits would be issued once the loss is verified.

People with questions should contact their local human service zone office or the North Dakota Department of Human Services at 800-755-2716 or 711 (TTY). Local office contact information is online at www.nd.gov/dhs/locations/countysocialserv/.

In December 2020, SNAP served 50,969 North Dakotans. The federally funded program serves mainly low-income children, often in single-parent families, people with disabilities and seniors on fixed incomes.

WASHINGTON (KFGO KVRR) – Republican U.S. Sen. John Hoeven of North Dakota is running for reelection in 2022.

Hoeven will be seeking his third term in the Senate. He was first elected to the Senate in 2010 when he defeated Democrat Tracy Potter. Hoeven succeeded longtime Democratic Sen. Byron Dorgan, who retired. Hoeven is a member of the Senate Agriculture, Appropriations, Energy and Indian Affairs committees.

Hoeven served as North Dakota governor from 2000 to 2010.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Senate has endorsed legislation that would limit emergency or disaster declarations by a governor and allow the Legislature more oversight of executive branch action. The bill was passed along party lines on Thursday. All seven Democrats in the Senate opposed the measure. It now heads to the House. The legislation was inspired by a rash of executive orders filed by Republican Gov. Doug Burgum, most in response to the coronavirus pandemic. GOP lawmakers want more say in those decisions. Democratic Sen. JoNell Bakke says the Legislature should not micromanage declarations by the governor.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A legislative panel has endorsed a bill y that would increase the speed limit from 75 mph to 80 mph on North Dakota’s two interstate highways. The bill also would require drivers to maintain a speed of at least 40 mph on them. The House Transportation Committee gave the measure a “do-pass” recommendation. The full House will consider it later. Lawmakers have defeated similar bills to increase speed limits on interstates and other highways before, including in 2019 when a bill failed in the House because of a tie vote.

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — The driver of a propane transport truck was injured when the vehicle crashed into a hotel in Minot and flipped on its side. Fire officials say the truck sustained significant damage, but the propane tank remained intact and no propane leaked from the unit Wednesday afternoon. The driver was taken to Trinity Hospital. There’s no word on the extent of the individual’s injuries. The propane truck veered off a Highway 83 bypass and struck the southwest side of the Hyatt House, causing major damage. Fire department crews stabilized the damage and used construction material to close a hole the truck had created.

 

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — U.S. Air Force bombers from military bases in the Dakotas will be flying over Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, for the Super Bowl. Three different bombers are scheduled to fly over during the national anthem on Sunday. They include a B-1 Lancer from Ellsworth Air Force Base near Rapid City, South Dakota; a B-52 Stratofortresss from the Minot base in North Dakota; and a B-2 Spirit from the Whiteman base in Missouri. It is the first time all three types of bombers will fly over during the game. Major Michael Webster, from the Ellsworth base, considers it a distinct privilege.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s Republican-controlled Legislature has repealed Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ statewide mask mandate. Health experts have warned against repealing the mandate, saying masks are probably the most effective way to slow the spread of COVID-19. The Assembly vote Thursday came a week after the Senate also voted to kill the resolution. Wisconsin is one of only 10 states without a mask mandate, although businesses, schools, health clinics, churches and other places still require people to wear masks. And the repeal doesn’t affect mask mandates imposed by local governments. Evers could defy the Legislature by issuing a new order, forcing them to vote again to repeal that.

KILLDEER, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota officials say a small percentage of the crude oil from a cracked pipeline in Dunn County earlier this week found its way onto rangeland. The state Department of Environmental Quality says about 420 gallons from the 10,500-gallon spill flowed into grasslands about 11 miles northwest of Killdeer. Agency workers are inspecting the site and monitoring the cleanup. Officials say Bridger Pipeline LLC reported the incident when it happened on Tuesday.

In sports…

Valley City (VCSU) City State University football has signed 30 recruits for the 2021 season, head coach Dennis McCulloch announced Wednesday.

The VCSU football program made the announcement as part of college football’s National Signing Day. The incoming Viking class includes 29 freshmen and one college transfer. All have signed letters of intent to continue their football and academic careers at VCSU this fall.

“We’re always excited to welcome a new group of guys into our Viking Football brotherhood,” said McCulloch. “Our coaches have put in a lot of work to recruit this impressive group of young men. It will be a few years before we know the true impact of this class, but we know there are some guys who can contribute right away and it’s an exciting day to envision the future of our program.”

Signed Recruits – Photo Gallery

The 30 signed recruits announced Wednesday come from six different states, including eight student-athletes from North Dakota and nine from Minnesota. Six of the incoming freshmen are from Alaska and five are from Hawaii. There is also one athlete each from Washington and South Dakota.

McCulloch said recruiting is still ongoing for Viking Football, and he expects the team to announce several more signings in the coming weeks. A complete list of the signed recruits is below, along with pictures and video highlights.

The Vikings played seven games during the COVID-shortened season of 2020. Valley City State posted a 5-2 record, finishing second in the NSAA standings behind Dickinson State University. Earlier this week VCSU announced its 2021 schedule, which includes a Thursday night season opener against rival University of Jamestown.

Valley City State University is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and a conference member of the North Star Athletic Association (NSAA). VCSU football has won 29 conference championships dating back to 1926.

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Jamestown  (UJ)  University of Jamestown head football coach Brian Mistro announces the signing of 51 new recruits who will join the Jimmie football program in the fall of 2021.

The list includes 17 players from Minnesota, 10 from North Dakota, seven from Arizona, three from California, Nevada, and Texas, two from South Dakota, and one each from Washington, Florida, Alabama, Wisconsin, Wyoming, and Ohio.

“Our 2021 class is full of great people that are going to come to our Jamestown community and be a positive impact not only on the field, but off of it as well,” Mistro said. “Our staff worked tirelessly during this recruiting season to put together a class that is going to be a memorable one. The pandemic caused the college football landscape to change its process of recruiting, but we are lucky enough to have every one of our commits come and see our campus and interact with our staff and players to ensure we were getting the right fit for UJ Football.”

“These guys know what is expected of them when they step on campus. Every single one of these guys know and understand what it takes to be a Jimmie and that it is a privilege to wear the Orange and Black. When Fall 2021 rolls around, it’s time for these guys to earn their role.”

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats have asked former President Donald Trump to testify under oath for his Senate impeachment trial. They are challenging the former president to explain why he and his lawyers have disputed key factual allegations at the center of their charge that he incited a violent mob to storm the Capitol. The request from House impeachment managers does not require Trump to appear, but it does warn that any refusal to testify could be used at trial to support arguments for a conviction. A Trump adviser did not immediately return a message Thursday seeking comment about the managers’ letter.

 

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has resigned from the Screen Actors Guild after the union threatened to expel him for his role in the Capitol riot in January. In a letter dated Thursday and addressed to SAG-AFTRA president Gabrielle Carteris, Trump said he was resigning from the union that he had been a member of since 1989. Trump wrote he did not want to be associated with the union any longer, adding his contention that it had “done nothing” for him. The guild responded with a short statement: “Thank you.” Last month, the SAG-AFTRA board voted that there was probable cause that Trump violated its guidelines for membership by his role in the January Capitol siege.

 

MIAMI (AP) — A voting technology company is suing Fox News, three of its top hosts, Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell for $2.7 billion, charging that the defendants conspired to spread false claims that the company helped steal the U.S. presidential election away from former President Donald Trump. The cable-news network and its hosts allegedly aired 13 reports falsely stating or implying that Smartmatic stole the 2020 vote in cahoots with Venezuela’s socialist government. A Smartmatic rival, Dominion Voting Systems, was also ensnared in Trump’s baseless effort to overturn the election, and on Jan. 25 sued former Trump lawyers Giuliani and Powell for $1.6 billion.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Embattled Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who’s facing a House vote to strip her of committee assignments, says she regrets some “words of the past.” But she’s not specifically apologizing for racist and violent rhetoric. The newly elected Georgia Republican asserted in a House speech Thursday that she was “a very regular American” who posted conspiracy theories from QAnon and other sources before she began campaigning for Congress. But she said those views did not represent her. She said Democrats who are criticizing her do not know her, and that she’s a political newcomer when she embraced former President Donald Trump and started delving into theories on the internet.

 

 

 

BOSTON (AP) — A prominent Jewish organization is cutting ties with a Massachusetts rabbi for his vocal opposition to the coronavirus vaccine and other public health efforts to rein in the pandemic. Central Massachusetts Chabad, the regional organization overseeing local Jewish community centers, says it dismissed Rabbi Michoel Green, who runs Chabad of Westborough, on Jan. 27. Rabbi Mendel Fogelman, director of the Central Massachusetts Chabad, said Green’s commentary during the pandemic is “contrary to the organization’s mission.” Green says the decision is “ill-advised” and says he expects it will be reversed. Studies have shown the vaccines are safe.

 

SEATTLE (AP) — Two grocery industry trade groups have filed a lawsuit against the city of Seattle over its new law mandating $4 an hour pay raises for grocery stores. The Seattle Times reports the suit was filed Wednesday by the Northwest Grocery Association and the Washington Food Industry Association in U.S. District Court in Seattle. It alleges the city’s law interferes with the collective-bargaining process between grocery stores and unions and also “picks winners and losers” by singling out large grocery companies. Seattle’s law went into effect Wednesday. A spokesperson for the Seattle City Attorney said the city will “absolutely defend the City’s right to see essential grocery workers receive the hazard pay they so rightly deserve.”

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Asserting a broad reset of American foreign policy, President Joe Biden says he will halt the withdrawal of U.S. troops stationed in Germany, end support for Saudi Arabia’s military offensive in Yemen and make support for LBTGQ rights a cornerstone of U.S. diplomacy. Aides outlined some of his plans for what Biden is calling a return to the “grounding wire of our global power” as the president makes his first visit to the State Department as president. The visit doubles as an opportunity to buck up a diplomatic corps, many of whom were discouraged by the policies and tone of former President Donald Trump.