– Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Feb 9

CSi Weather…

…WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SUNDAY…FEB 14

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

* WHERE…Much of western and central North Dakota. This includes
the Tribal Lands of the MHA Nation and the Standing Rock Sioux
Nation…Portions of central, north central, northwest and west
central Minnesota and southeast North Dakota.

* WHEN…Until noon CST /11 AM MST/ Sunday.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…The coldest wind chills will come at
night and during the morning hours.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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

Forecast…

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows around 15 below. West winds 10 to

15 mph. Wind chills around 35 below.

.WEDNESDAY…Sunny. Highs around 5 below. Northwest winds 10 to

15 mph. Lowest wind chills around 35 below in the morning.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 15 below. Northwest

winds 5 to 10 mph.

.THURSDAY…Mostly cloudy. Chance of flurries. Highs around

5 below. Northwest winds around 10 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing.

Lows around 20 below.

.FRIDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs around 5 below.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Decreasing clouds. Lows around 20 below.

.SATURDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs around 10 below.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 25 below.

.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs around 5 below.

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

.WASHINGTONS BIRTHDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs 5 to 10 above.

Jamestown ( Central Valley Health) CVHD Anticipates to Provide Over 700 Vaccinations this week.
This week, Central Valley Health District (CVHD) received a large number of COVID-19
vaccine doses and began providing vaccinations in the community on Tuesday. Unit Adminstrator, Robin Iszler says, “We have scheduled several vaccination clinics this week.”
CVHD has been using a list based from the online Vaccine Interest Survey to contact those
interested in being vaccinated. CVHD has completed contacting those on the list who are 75 and
older and are now into the list of those 65-75 with underlying health conditions.
In past weeks, CVHD was contacting interested community members who were 75 and older by
phone call and they will now be shifting vaccination appointment efforts to online registration.
Robin adds, “It will be much more efficient use of time if people now register themselves for appointments and clinics when they are available.” The online registration system, called PrepMod, also has the ability to send out reminders and registration links when it is time for the second dose.
As CVHD is shifting into the next priority group, including those 65-74 with 2 or more
underlying health conditions, they have provided a link via email to those who were on the list
for the clinics planned for Wednesday and Thursday this week. Robin says, “We want to public to know we
will no longer call them, we will email links for those on the current list.”
At this time, the online Vaccine Interest Survey has been closed. Moving forward, the new
online registration will be used now to sign those up interested for vaccinations when vaccine is
available. CVHD will be announcing when those registration links are available. CVHD
anticipates that more vaccine will continue to arrive weekly for vaccination clinics and those
eligible will be able to register for an appointment. She says “We want to establish more of a routine
schedule so that the public knows and can plan for vaccinations. Up until now the vaccine has
been limited, but more vaccine is being allocated to North Dakota and that is helping us move
through the priority groups more quickly.”
For the most up-to-date information on upcoming vaccination clinics, follow Central Valley
Health District on Facebook or monitor the website at www.centralvalleyhealth.org.

Jamestown, ND (Central Valley Health Facebook) This week’s Rapid (antigen) COVID testing schedule in Jamestown:

11am – noon Weds Feb 10 in FOYER of Civic Center
11am – noon Thurs Feb 11 at 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.

Valley CCHD Free COVID-19 testing events for the VCSU and Valley City communities will be held this week again Wednesday and Friday, Feb 10, and 12, from 1-2 p.m. at the W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse, “The Bubble”. Rapid testing events will be held. Each day request if you would like either the BiNax Rapid testing or the PCR test.

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.

Valley City (CCHD) City County Health in Valley City has announced, more vaccination clinics.

City-County Health District will begin to vaccinate people with the COVID-19 vaccine next week who are 75 and older, and those 65 and older with chronic health conditions.

February 10, 2021

8-a.m., to 10:45- a.m.

February 11

3:15-p.m. to 6-p.m.

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.

City-County Health District, Administrator, Theresa Will says over 17-hundred vaccine 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”

NDDoH COVID-19 Stats…

Posted Tues Feb 9 at 11am.

Barnes:

New Positives +1

Total Positives 1281

Active 3

Recovered 1243

Stutsman

New Positives +4

Total Positives 3257

Active 18

Recovered 3156

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

87,401 – Residents who received at least one dose of vaccine

137,470 – Total COVID-19 vaccine doses administered

3,403 – Total Tests from yesterday*

1,563,458 – Total tests completed since the pandemic began

99 – Positive Individuals from yesterday*****

42 PCR Tests | 57 Antigen Tests
98,175 Total positive individuals since the pandemic began

3.48% – Daily Positivity Rate**

734 – Total Active Cases

-31 Individuals from yesterday

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

96,014 Total recovered since the pandemic began

37 – Currently Hospitalized  

-3 Individuals from yesterday

2 – New Deaths*** (1,427 total deaths since the pandemic began)

Note: Two previously reported deaths from Cass County and one from Golden Valley County were incorrectly reported and have been removed from the total.

INDIVIDUALS WHO DIED WITH COVID-19

Woman in her 80s from Cass County.
Woman in her 90s from Ward County.

COUNTIES WITH NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED TUESDAY

Barnes County – 1
Bottineau Couny– 1
Bowman County – 3
Burleigh County – 11
Cass County – 29
Grand Forks County – 9
LaMoureCounty – 1
McKenzie County – 1
McLean County – 3
Mercer County – 2
Morton County – 2
Mountrail County – 1
Nelson County – 1
Pembina County – 4
Pierce County – 1
Ramsey County – 2
Richland County – 1
Rolette County – 5
Stark County – 3
Stutsman County – 4
TraillCounty – 1
Walsh County – 2
Ward County – 4
Williams County – 7

* 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 (CSi) The Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corporation (JSDC) has plans to meet in person for the Annual Meeting, possibly in late May this year, depending on the status of the COVID-19 pandemic.

On Tuesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, JSDC Business Development Director, Corry Shevlin said, if an in person meeting is not possible, it will be held virtually. Later this year, other JSDC meetings may be held in person as well, again, based on the COVID-19 pandemic conditions.

In other business, Corry said the JSDC Board approved an Flex Pace request by Advantage Propertied, doing business as Advantage Electric. He said the business’ plans include demolition and construction of a new building. The request approval now goes to the City of Jamestown and Stutsman County for approval.

The JSDC Board also heard a report from Jamestown Tourism Director, Searle Swedlund, as the board reviewed tourism’s Grant Program, as Searle said Tourism continues to hear and make grant requests this year.

Jamestown (Chamber) Members of the Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassador Committee and the Young Professionals of Jamestown presented the Customer Service Award for January to Danelle Roen for her outstanding customer service. The chamber honors individuals who demonstrate a consistent commitment to delivering products or services that satisfy customers by exceeding their requirements or expectations.

Her nomination said, “My mom has hired Danelle on several occasions over the last few years and has always beamed at the professional job Danelle and her crew does. Earlier this year, Danelle volunteered her time in doing yard work for numerous citizens in the community, those citizens who needed a little pick me up or were in need of a little extra help. My mother has some health conditions and has been quarantined since March, so Danelle took care of her Spring yard clean up just because she could. To pick up those who could use a little extra sunshine in their day, is just plain award worthy.”

Congratulations to Danelle. Customer Service Award nomination forms are available at the Chamber office and on their website at www.jamestownchamber.com or call 701-252-4830.

Jamestown (CSi-Facebook) Organizers of the Annual Runnin O’ The Green report the 42^nd running has been tentatively scheduled for April 17, 2021.

When the running was cancelled in 2020 due to health concerns with the COVID-19 pandemic, a committee was formed to reset the running for 2021, saying, “The longtime event has raised thousands of dollars for Elks Camp Grassick and local cancer patients in the last 41 years. The committee encourages participants to follow their Facebook page for further updates on registration, guidelines, and more. The pandemic is still here and with hopes of scheduling at a later date won’t jeopardize any decision making to postpone or cancel as we did in 2020. The health & safety for all is first priority.”

Valley City (VCSU) – Valley City State University has set spring enrollment records for the sixth consecutive year, according to official spring term 2021 numbers released Tuesday by the university.

VCSU reports a total headcount of 1,632 students this spring, including 1,501 undergraduates and 131 graduate students. Both the total headcount and undergraduate headcount are spring enrollment records, surpassing the previous highs of 1,622 and 1,491 set last year.

The full-time equivalent (FTE) of 1,119 students announced Tuesday is also a new record for the spring.

“This is absolutely tremendous news,” said VCSU President Alan LaFave. “Our entire campus community has played a role in achieving this milestone. We are very excited that students, together with their families, continue to trust Valley City State University for their education. This is validation for the work our campus continues to do in providing an outstanding college experience.”

Over the past decade, VCSU’s total headcount in the spring semester has increased by 25 percent, growing from 1,306 students in 2012 to 1,632 students this spring. Likewise, VCSU has set fall enrollment records for the past six years.

Valley City State University has been named a U.S. News and World Report “Best College” for 23 consecutive years. In the latest analysis, VCSU was ranked the No. 4 public regional college in the Midwest.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota legislative panel has refused to endorse legislation to raise the state’s cigarette tax. The bipartisan bill seeks to raise the cost of cigarettes from 44 cents to $1 a pack. The House Finance and Taxation Committee gave a “do-not-pass” recommendation to the bill Tuesday. Backers of the legislation believe raising the tax will discourage tobacco use and lower health care costs. Opponents have successfully fought off several attempts to raise the state’s tobacco tax since it was last levied in 1993. They argue it punishes retailers and unfairly targets low-income North Dakotans.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Bismarck Public Schools has updated an existing tolerance policy after a student asked for the Confederate flag to be banned. Marianna Miller, a 16-year-old Black student, earlier told school board members that the flag should be banned because it causes distractions to the learning environment and makes some people feel uncomfortable. Miller cited a recent incident in which a white student wearing a piece of clothing with the Confederate flag was confronted by another white student. The amended policy allows teachers and staff to be more proactive in prohibiting items that can be disruptive, including clothing, symbols and messages that promote intolerance or hate.

BUFFALO, Minn. (AP) — Authorities say multiple people were shot at a Minnesota health clinic on Tuesday and someone was taken into custody afterward. Kelly Prestidge, an office manager for the Buffalo Police Department, told The Associated Press that the shooting happened Tuesday at an Allina clinic in Buffalo, about 40 miles northwest of Minneapolis. She said one person was taken into custody, but that she didn’t know if it was the shooter. She also said she didn’t have further information on the attack, including how many people were shot or if anyone was killed. Police Chief Pat Budke said the situation was contained and there is no further threat. An FBI spokesman says the agency’s bomb technicians were headed to the scene.

WASHBURN, N.D. (AP) — Two men accused in a construction fraud scheme in McLean County have each been sentenced to 15 months in prison and have paid more than $700,000 in restitution. Fifty-six-year-old Bartley Gorman Jr. and 27-year-old Sean Gorman, both of Minot, pleaded guilty to criminal charges, including exploitation of a vulnerable adult and construction fraud. An affidavit filed in McLean County says the two men “victimized elderly or vulnerable people using residential construction fraud.” A court affidavit says the two men are part of a crime ring known as Travelers, Irish Travelers and several other names and concentrated their efforts on construction scams in the rural areas of oil-producing North Dakota counties.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A former Wisconsin pharmacist has pleaded guilty in federal court to charges that he tried to spoil dozens of vials of COVID-19 vaccine. Prosecutors in January charged 46-year-old Steven Brandenburg, of Grafton, with two counts of attempting to tamper with consumer products. Brandenburg pleaded guilty to both counts in a video conference with U.S. District Judge Brett Ludwig in Milwaukee on Tuesday. He could face up to 20 years in prison and $500,000 in fines when he’s sentenced in June. Police arrested Brandenburg on Dec. 31 as part of an investigation into how 57 vials of Moderna vaccine were left for hours outside a refrigerator. According to court filings, Brandenburg believed the Moderna vaccine wasn’t safe. There is no scientific evidence to support that contention.

LAKE HATTIE TOWNSHIP, Minn. (AP) — Co-workers were able to save a man after the logging machine he was operating broke through some ice at a remote site in northern Minnesota. The Hubbard County Sheriff’s Office says Roy Davis was trapped inside the cab of the machine as it flooded with water from a swamp in Lake Hattie Township Saturday. Davis was unable to get out of the cab because mud and ice blocked his way. A co-worker used an excavator to dig around the machine to free him. He was taken by air to a hospital and treated for hypothermia.

In sports…

(AP) – USA Hockey’s twin-sister Lamoureux tandem is retiring after 14 years of international competition.

Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson and Monique Lamoureux-Morando made the announcement in an article published on The Players’ Tribune website.

The 31-year-olds are from Grand Forks, North Dakota, and punctuated their careers by playing key roles in helping the United States win gold at the Pyeongchang Olympics.

Together, they were part of USA teams that also won six world championships and two Olympic silvers. Both took time off to give birth to sons following the 2018 Winter Games.

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Jamie Raskin, the lead House impeachment manager, grew emotional as he concluded the Democrats’ first round of arguments in former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial. Raskin spoke about his personal experience in the Capitol on Jan. 6. He had been joined by family members that day — the day after he had buried his son. His daughter and son-in-law were in an office in the Capitol and hid under a desk, where they sent what they thought were their final texts. He choked up as he recounted his daughter telling him she never wanted to return. Through tears, Raskin says, “This cannot be the future of America.”

(AP) Spain surpassed 3 million confirmed coronavirus cases, the seventh highest total in the world. The Health Ministry announced 16,402 new infections, one of the lowest daily increases of recent weeks. However, the ministry reported 766 deaths, the highest daily increase in the latest resurgence. Spain has totaled more than 63,000 deaths. The U.S. leads the world with 27.1 million confirmed cases, followed by India (10.8), Brazil (9.5), Britain (3.9), Russia (3.9) and France (3.4). Health Minister Carolina Darias says the high rate of ICU bed occupancy by coronavirus patients was “worrying.” The occupancy percentage rate edged down Tuesday to 42%. Spain also extended restrictions on passengers allowed on flights from Britain, Brazil and South Africa until March 2.

LONDON (AP) — Anyone arriving in England and found to have lied about a recent visit to a COVID-19 hot spot country faces up to ten years in prison under new tough border policies announced Tuesday by the British government. Among other measures, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said that from Monday travelers arriving in England from those countries on the government’s so-called “red list” will have to purchase a “quarantine package” that will cost each individual 1,750 pounds ($2,400). He also announced a series of fines for those not abiding by the rules. Hancock, who has responsibility for health matters in England, said the booking system will go live on Thursday and that the government has contracted 16 hotels, for an initial 4,600 rooms.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal safety officials have blamed the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant and eight others on board last year on the pilot’s poor decision to fly into clouds where he became disoriented and plunged into a Southern California hillside. The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday said poor visibility because of thick fog north of Los Angeles probably led the pilot to become disoriented. The agency’s findings came after the Jan. 26, 2020 crash unleashed worldwide grief for the retired basketball star. Pilot Ara Zobayan frequently flew Bryant. Investigators say he ignored his training and violated federal regulations.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A former labor leader and Obama administration official is the new chair of the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors. Ron Bloom’s placement Tuesday marks the first step in a potential shakeup under President Joe Biden. Bloom replaces a former Republican National Committee chair amid calls by critics for firing Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and changing the board’s makeup. Bloom said Tuesday he looks forward to working with the board and DeJoy on a 10-year plan that will “revitalize” the postal service. It is an independent agency that traces its roots to the 18th century.