Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Feb 15

CSi Weather…

..WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT  TO NOON TUES IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, WEDNESDAY NOON IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.

* WHAT…Very cold wind chills expected  into Tuesday

morning. Wind chills as low as 25 below to 40 below zero.

* WHERE…all of eastern North Dakota, northwestern Minnesota and parts of west central Minnesota.

* 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…Partly cloudy. Lows around 15 below. Southeast winds around 10 mph. Wind chills around 35 below.

.TUESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs near zero. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Lowest wind chills around 35 below in the morning.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Lows around 10 below. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.

.WEDNESDAY…Partly sunny. Highs 5 to 10 above. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 5 below.

.THURSDAY…Partly sunny. Highs 10 to 15.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows around 5 below.

.FRIDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs around 15.

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

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

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows around 10.

.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 30s.

 

Update….

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Fire Department responded to a call just before 4-p.m., Monday to 116 4th Avenue, Southeast.

The caller reported his house was filling up with smoke.

City Fire Chief Jim Reuther says major smoke damage was reported to the two story home, that was theorized to have been caused by an electrical fire in the ceiling from a vent fan, with flames traveling along a wall.

An occupant of the home was examined for smoke inhalation, at the scene by Jamestown Area Ambulance Service first responders.

The Buffalo Valley Red Cross offered assistance, however the occupants indicated they have a place to stay.

23 firefighters and six city fire units were on the scene for about an hour.

 

Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Police reports that a male subject was taken into custody following an investigation into a sexual assault reported Friday in Southwest Jamestown

Jamestown Detective Sidney Mann says reports police took an initial report of a sexual assault that allegedly occurred at 1530 6th Avenue SW.

He adds, “The investigation into the incident revealed further information alleging aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury and kidnapping. It was also alleged the suspect was armed with a handgun during this incident. Agencies were able to determine the whereabouts of the suspect and subsequently conducted a search of another residence where the suspect was identified and brought in for questioning.”

The report says, 23 year old Samuel Mittleider of Jamestown was arrested on suspicion of gross sexual imposition, kidnapping, and aggravated assault.

He was taken into the Stutsman County Correctional Center facing those charges pending a formal review by the Stutsman County State’s Attorney.

Jamestown Police was assisted by the Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office, Stutsman County Narcotics Task Force, and North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigations. All participating agencies conducted a high risk traffic stop on West Business Loop as part of the investigation.

The investigation into this incident is ongoing and more charges are possible.

 

North Dakota health officials are reporting a second straight day with 47 new COVID-19 cases and a third straight day with no deaths due to the coronavirus. Officials with the state lab processed 1,701 tests in the last day, for a positivity rate of just over 3.6%. A total of 98,643 cases have been recorded since the start of the pandemic. So far, 99,878 people in North Dakota have received at least one dose of the vaccine, A total of 49,691 people — or 6.8% of the state’s population — have had two doses.

NDDoH

COVID-19

Mon. Feb 15, 2021

Barnes:

New Positives  1

Total Positives 1288

Active 6

Recovered 1243

Stutsman

New Positives  3

Total Positives 3275

Active 23

Recovered 3165

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

99,878 – Residents who received at least one dose of vaccine

162,038 – Total COVID-19 vaccine doses administered

 

1,701 – Total Tests from yesterday*

1,592,131 – Total tests completed since the pandemic began

47 – Positive Individuals from yesterday*****

36 PCR Tests | 11 Antigen Tests
98,643 Total positive individuals since the pandemic began

3.63% – Daily Positivity Rate** 

 

767 – Total Active Cases

+5 Individuals from yesterday

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

96,445 Total recovered since the pandemic began

42 – Currently Hospitalized

+4 Individuals from yesterday

 

0 – New Deaths since 2/12*** (1,431 total deaths since the pandemic began)

 

COUNTIES WITH NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED MONDAY

• Adams County – 1
• Barnes County – 1
• Bottineau County – 1
• Burleigh County – 6
• Cass County – 4
• Emmons County – 1 
• Foster County – 1 
• Grand Forks County – 4
• Hettinger County – 3
• McHenry County – 2
• McLean County – 1
• Morton County – 1
• Pembina County – 4
• Pierce County – 1
• Richland County – 1
• Rolette County – 1
• Stark County – 1
• Stutsman County – 3
• Walsh County – 1
• Ward County – 6
• Williams County – 3

 

* 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 reports they will hold COVID 19 testing   from 11 am to 12 noon at the Jamestown Civic Center,  using the Rapid Testing, BinaxNow, balance of February, at 11 am t0 12 noon.

Tues Feb 16, Thurs. Feb. 18, Mon. Feb 22, Wed. Feb. 24 Fri. Feb 26, 2021.

By screening with rapid antigen tests, event attendees will be able to receive their test results within 15 minutes via text notification. The test also is less invasive than a PCR (Polymerase chain reaction) test in that it uses a nasal swab to collect a sample from the lower part of the nostril.

If a person tests positive, they should isolate at home immediately and a case investigator will be in touch with them within 24 hours. If the screening yields a negative result, individuals should continue to monitor for symptoms.

Interested individuals should fill out an online survey at testreg.nd.gov for faster registration.

For more information about rapid antigen tests and North Dakota’s screening strategies, visit https://www.health.nd.gov/rapid-antigen-screening

Valley City  (CCHD)  City-County Health District  in Valley city will be administering the COVID-19 vaccine to individuals who are 65 and older with or without chronic health conditions starting the week of February 15, 2021.

City-County Health District Administrator Theresa Will says a vaccination clinic on Weds Feb 17 at the Hi Liner Activity Center in Valley City from 7a.m. to noon. The Senior Center will provide free bus rides for those signed up to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.

She encourages those without a computer to call the city county health district office to get registered or go online to CityCountyHealth.org. She said get registered before going to the vaccine clinic.

She said for those receiving a vaccine on February 17, a second vaccine dose will be administered on March 17 from 7-a.m., to noon, inside the Hi Liner Activity Center.

Several healthcare providers and pharmacies also have COVID-19 vaccines. Call your pharmacy or healthcare provider for more details or to get registered for a vaccine.

Enrolled COVID-19 vaccine providers in Barnes County have administered 2,290 doses to date and are ready to move on to vaccinating the next priority group: individuals ages 65 and up regardless of any chronic health conditions. The North Dakota Advisory Committee on COVID-19 Vaccination provided recommendations to the State of North Dakota’s Department of Health (NDDoH) and healthcare providers for prioritizing and allocating doses of vaccine as they arrive in the state.

CCHD Administrator, Theresa Will says, “City-County Health District (CCHD) has reached an important milestone, administering 1,417 doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine to Barnes County residents to date. We have utilized the North Dakota Immunization Information System and our electronic health record to reach as many residents ages 65 and over as possible. We have made personal contact and have helped individuals get registered for our vaccine clinics. We are working with Meals on Wheels and Buffalo Bridges Human Service Zone (social services) to identify home bound individuals and others over age 65, who wish to be vaccinated,”

The Health District and the county’s other community vaccinators are prepared to move down to the next priority group in Phase 1B of NDDoH’s vaccine groups: individuals age 65 and over, with or without any chronic health conditions.

Will adds, “Moving to the next priority group doesn’t mean we stop vaccinating individuals ages 75 and over or those with chronic health conditions, it means we’re ready to include newly eligible residents. If you are 65 or over, or have a parent, loved one or friend in that age group who hasn’t been vaccinated yet, please help them get registered. We don’t want to leave anyone behind, but we need your help to keep identifying folks who are willing to be vaccinated.”

To learn more or register for COVID-19 vaccination clinics hosted by CCHD, visit citycountyhealth.org/covid-19-vaccine. If you need clinic registration support, please call 701-845-8518 for assistance. For information and updates related to COVID-19 vaccination in North Dakota, visit the NDDoH website at www.health.nd.gov/covid-19-vaccine-information.

Jamestown– (CSiNewsNow)  Central Valley Health is anticipating to receive 400 doses and is planning a large vaccination clinic for those 65 and older on Thursday February 18.

Register here for the vaccination clinic, or visit the CVHD website at www.centralvalleyhealth.org and click  “COVID-19”. Only those 65 and older are eligible to register and appointments are required. Appointments will be limited and once the clinic is full, the online registration will be shut down.

Other news:   This week, Central Valley Health District (CVHD) with the assistance of Sanford Clinic, the North Dakota National Guard, and various community volunteers administered a total of 834 COVID-19 vaccinations, which included 754 first doses and 80 second doses.

Of those who received their vaccination, 746 were in the 65 and older population, the remainder were Phase1A health care workers, including University of Jamestown nursing students.

Unit Administrator, Robin Iszler says, “Our staff worked very hard this week to complete COVID vaccinations in the community. We want to thank all our partners for their assistance as it kept the clinics run very smoothly this week.”

All who have had completed the online Vaccination Interest Survey and are 65 and older have been contacted through phone or email. If a respondent did not hear from CVHD, they may have entered an incorrect phone number or email address on the survey.

Robin adds, “We will be monitoring the registration list and anyone who does not fit the age category or the current priority group will be refused service and will not be vaccinated.”

CVHD is asking for the public’s assistance to find anyone 65 and older, especially those 75 and older, that still want to be vaccinated and help them register for an appointment.

Robin adds, “We know that online registration can be difficult for some, but we do not want that to be a barrier for those interested to receive a vaccination. We encourage those who need assistance to ask a trusted friend or family member to assist them with the online registration.”

Future vaccination clinic information will be located on the CVHD website from now on at https://centralvalleyhealth.org/hot-topics/, as well as on the CVHD Facebook page.

 

Bismarck  (CSi)  – Gov. Doug Burgum issued the following statement Monday after Southwest Power Pool, whose 14-state electrical transmission area includes parts of North Dakota, declared an Energy Emergency Alert Level 3 and directed its member utilities to implement controlled interruptions of service to prevent further power outages.

“Consumers in the Southwest Power Pool’s regional grid operating area are being urged to reduce their consumption of electricity at both home and work as SPP and its member companies work to restore the grid to full capacity, and we thank North Dakotans for doing their part to conserve power,” Burgum said. “This situation, brought about by extreme cold stretching south all the way to Texas, underscores the need for an all-of-the-above energy approach with reliable coal power as a critical piece of the baseload mix.”

North Dakota electricity consumers are served by two regional transmission organizations, SPP and Midwest Independent System Operators, or MISO.

 

DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (AP) — Authorities say two men have been arrested for a weekend shooting incident at a strip club just outside the Devils Lake city limits. Ramsey County Sheriff Steve Nelson says one man was shot in the leg early Saturday when multiple rounds were fired into Wally’s Roadhouse and Gentleman’s Club. The injured man’s condition is not known. Nelson says the shooting happened after the two suspects left the club. One of them retrieved a gun from a vehicle and gave it to the second suspect, who fired at the building. KFGO radio reports that one man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and the other man is facing an accomplice to attempted murder charge.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Some pro-gun North Dakota legislators are taking another shot at allowing people to carry hidden firearms at sporting and athletic events. Dickinson Republican Luke Simons’ bill also would cut nearly two dozen items from the state’s list of dangerous weapon. Almost all of the testimony Monday was centered around narrowing the list of dangerous weapons. No one on the committee questioned amending state law to allow people to legally carry firearms at a sporting or athletic events Simons said that expanding the state’s gun laws to include those activities “is the main intent” of the bill.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota lawmakers have killed a bill meant to prevent the release of police mugshots. The proposal by Republican Rep. Shannon Roers Jones, of Fargo, would have made booking photos confidential unless the arrestee became a fugitive from justice, failed to appear in court or was convicted of an offense related to their arrest. There was also an exception for “a compelling public safety or law enforcement interest warranting release.” The Bismarck Tribune reports that the House tally on Monday was three votes short of moving the legislation on to the Senate. Supporters of the measure say mugshots live forever online and cause distress for people who are arrested but never charged with a crime. Opponents say the bill would infringe upon the public’s right to know.

In sports…

Madison, SD (playnorthstar.com) – Valley City State University seniors Joelle Aiello and Emily Smith were honored by the North Star Athletic Association on Monday after helping lead the Viking softball team to a 3-1 record this past week.

Emily Smith was selected as the NSAA Pitcher of the Week, while Joelle Aiello was chosen as the Player of the Week.

Aiello batted .357 with a .929 slugging percentage over four games this weekend. She collected a double, two triples and her first career home run. She also scored four runs and drove in four – playing a key role in eight of VCSU’s 13 runs on the weekend. Defensively, Aiello was perfect in 13 chances in the middle-infield positions.

Smith pitched in relief in all four of VCSU’s games, throwing a total of 11.2 innings and collecting two wins. She posted a 1.20 ERA, and struck out 20 batters with only two walks. Opponents batted just .111 off Smith. In a 2-0 win against Briar Cliff, Smith struck out nine of the 12 batters she faced while earning the victory.

In world and national news…

GENEVA (AP) — It’s nearly launch time for COVAX, the United Nations’ unprecedented program to deploy COVID-19 vaccines for hundreds of millions in need around the globe. More than two months after countries like Britain and the United States started immunizing their most vulnerable people, the U.N.’s health agency gave its approval Monday to a vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca, which could trigger the release of hundreds of millions of doses by COVAX. The World Health Organization and partners hope COVAX can finally start shipping out vaccines later this month.

TORONTO (AP) — The World Health Organization has granted an emergency authorization to the coronavirus vaccine made by AstraZeneca and Oxford University. The move should allow the U.N. health agency’s partners to ship millions of doses to countries worldwide as part of a U.N.-backed program to tame the pandemic. In a statement on Monday, the WHO said it was authorizing the AstraZeneca vaccines made by the Serum Institute of India and South Korea’s AstraZeneca-SKBio. It is only the second vaccine green-lighted by the WHO, which in December approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. The AstraZeneca vaccine has been licensed in over 50 nations but some African health experts feel it may not be effective enough against a virus variant first seen in South Africa.

 

(AP) Health insurance shoppers stuck in a bad plan or unable to find coverage have a new option for help. A sign-up window opened Monday for government insurance markets and runs through May 15 in most U.S. states. It’s available for people who don’t have coverage through work, and it is expected to make finding a plan less of a hassle for people who lost their jobs. The Affordable Care Act created state-based insurance markets for people to buy individual coverage either for themselves or their family. President Joe Biden ordered the markets to reopen late last month.

 

WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — A health care system announced Monday that basketball legend Michael Jordan is donating $10 million to launch two medical clinics in underserved communities near his North Carolina hometown. Novant Health says the clinics are set to open in New Hanover County in early 2022. News outlets report that the gift marks one of the largest ever from the Basketball Hall of Fame athlete. Jordan previously gave $7 million to open clinics in Charlotte in 2019 and 2020. Jordan grew up in Wilmington before going on to play at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill then later winning six championships with the Chicago Bulls.

 

(AP) A winter storm making its way from the southern Plains to the Northeast is affecting air travel. Officials said Bush Intercontinental Airport runways will remain closed until at least 1 p.m. Tuesday, as the region remains under the grip of subfreezing temperatures. That’s a day longer than previously estimated. Meanwhile, the nation’s largest oil refinery shut down because of the winter weather hitting Texas. Motiva said it shut down the Port Arthur, Texas, refinery due to “unprecedented” freezing conditions along the Gulf Coast. Many power-generating plants in the state remained offline, causing utilities to impose rolling blackouts.

 

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi security officials say rockets have struck outside Irbil international airport near where U.S. forces are based in northern Iraq, wounding at least two civilians and causing property damage. Three rockets Monday night hit the areas between the civilian airport in the Kurdish-run region and the nearby base hosting U.S. troops, the three security officials said. At least two civilians were wounded and material damage was caused to cars and other property, the officials said, without providing more details. No one immediately claimed responsibility. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations.

 

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A Hamas-run Islamic court in the Gaza Strip has ruled that women require the permission of a male guardian to travel. The edict further restricts movement in and out of the territory that has been blockaded by Israel and Egypt since the militant group seized power. The decision by the Sharia Judicial Council, issued on Sunday, says an unmarried woman may not travel without the permission of her “guardian,” which would usually refer to her father or another older male relative. The language of the ruling strongly implied that a married woman would not be able to travel without her husband’s approval. The move sparked criticism both online and among Gaza rights groups.

 

 

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden campaigned on raising the national minimum wage to $15 per hour and attached a proposal doing just that to the $1.9 trillion coronavirus pandemic relief bill. But that provision appears in jeopardy. And Biden himself may be a big reason why. The proposal doesn’t have the 60 votes needed to make it to the Senate floor on its own. Attaching it to the COVID bill means Democrats could pass it without Republican support using a process called budget reconciliation. That will likely face a challenge under Senate rules, however. And Biden has predicted the outcome, recently telling CBS, “I don’t think its going to survive.” It’s a case where the president’s own lengthy Senate experience may actually blunt the momentum of a policy he wants passed.