CSi Weather…

TONIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows 15 to 20. West winds 10 to 15 mph.

.THURSDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows in the upper 20s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.

.FRIDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. West winds 15 to

20 mph.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows 10 to 15.

.SATURDAY…Partly sunny. Highs around 20.

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

Lows 5 to 10 above.

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

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows 5 to 10 above.

.MONDAY…Sunny. Highs in the lower 30s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows 15 to 20.

.TUESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s.

 

Warmer temperatures Thursday which also looks breezy.

A series of weak cold fronts will push through toward the weekend. Each front could bring small chances for snow. Right now the best chances for snow appear to be Friday night into Saturday.

After each front, temperatures will keep getting cooler, and by Saturday morning lows below zero will possible once again across the north. After a cool weekend, more mild temperatures are favored to start the week.

 

Jamestown, ND) Central Valley Health District (CVHD) will be hosting a first dose COVID
vaccination clinic for Stutsman and Logan County residents that are ages 65 and older on
Thursday, February 25, 2021  from 7:00am to 1:00pm. Appointments are required and are currently
available at www.centralvalleyhealth.org, click the COVID-19 tab. Appointments are first come, first serve and the clinic will be closed once appointments are full. Registrants must be 65 or older. Those who register and do not fit at criteria will be turned away. If residents are needing assistance in registering for an appointment, please call CVHD at 252-8130.

NDDoH

COVID-19 Stats

Wed. Feb. 24, 2021

11am

Barnes:

New Positives 0

Total Positives 1293

Active 6

Recovered 1249

 

Stutsman

New Positives  1

Total Positives 3288

Active 12

Recovered 3189

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
115,587 Residents who received at least one dose of vaccine
192,719 Total COVID-19 vaccine doses administered
7,438 Total Tests from yesterday*
1,637,671 Total tests completed since the pandemic began
118 Positive Individuals from yesterday*****
64 PCR Tests
54 Antigen Tests
99,531 Total positive individuals since the pandemic began
2.15% Daily Positivity Rate**
702 Total Active Cases
+11 Change in active cases from yesterday
93 Individuals with a recovery date of yesterday****
97,389 Total recovered since the pandemic began
28 Currently hospitalized
-3 Change in hospitalizations from yesterday
1 New death(s)
1,440 Total deaths since the pandemic began

 
INDIVIDUALS WHO DIED WITH COVID-19
Man in his 20s from Ward County 
 

NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED WEDNESDAY BY COUNTY
Adams 0 Grant 0 Ransom  1
Barnes 0 Griggs 0 Renville 0
Benson 0 Hettinger 1 Richland 8
Billings 0 Kidder 0 Rolette 6
Bottineau 2 LaMoure 0 Sargent 0
Bowman 0 Logan 0 Sheridan 0
Burke 0 McHenry 2 Sioux 1
Burleigh  23 McIntosh 0 Slope 0
Cass  28 McKenzie 1 Stark 6
Cavalier 0 McLean 1 Steele 1
Dickey 0 Mercer 1 Stutsman 1
Divide 1 Morton 3 Towner 0
Dunn 0 Mountrail 1 Traill 0
Eddy 0 Nelson 0 Walsh 0
Emmons 0 Oliver 0 Ward 7
Foster  1 Pembina 0 Wells 1
Golden Valley 0 Pierce 0 Williams 13
Grand Forks  8 Ramsey 0

 

* 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  (JFD Facebook)  Jamestown City Fire Chief, Jim Reuther thanks Newman Signs in Jamestown for a contribution of $5,000 toward the purchase of the new Ladder-1 vehicle.

The North Dakota House of Representatives has approved an amendment to the budget for the North Dakota Department of Human Services to provide the City of Jamestown with $333,333 in state funding to help cover one third of the cost of the Jamestown City Fire Department  ladder vehicle.

While not mentioning Jamestown by name, the language in an emergency clause that will make the funds payable to a political  subdivision after the bill is signed by Governor Doug Burgum.

House Bill 1012 passed on a 73-21 vote, and now goes to the State Senate for consideration.

Another one-third of the purchase cost is being paid by the City of Jamestown, and one-third through community donations.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  A  Sacramento, California, man is  being held in Stutsman County, facing a charge of negligent homicide in addition to multiple drug-related charges.

32 year old Jordan McKay, was arrested on January 19 on the  multiple charges including possession of furanyl fentanyl with intent to deliver. On February 22, a charge of negligent homicide, a Class C felony, was added to the charges stemming from the death of Dylan Warkenthien on January 15. The Class C felony negligent homicide charge is punishable by five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

Court documents, show that the investigation started when officers were called to the scene where Warkenthien was found dead allegedly caused by a drug overdose.

A search of the room allegedly found several pills, identified by police the as counterfeit Oxycodone pills containing fentanyl. The pills are small light blue round pills marked “M” on one side and “30” on the other.

An affidavit of probable cause for the negligent homicide charge contained a blood screen of Warkenthien’s blood that  tested positive for fentanyl.

Back on January 15, this year, Jamestown Police issued a public alert that dangerous pills were being sold in the community.

McKay remains in custody at the Stutsman County Correctional Center on $150,000 bond, awaiting a preliminary hearing for the negligent homicide charge.

 

WEST FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A former West Fargo Public Schools business education teacher is charged with luring of a minor on an internet site. Ronald Thompson had resigned abruptly earlier this month after police had obtained a search warrant for his property, both at home and at school. West Fargo police say they received a tip from an out-of-state law enforcement agency that investigates online child abuse and exploitation. The 58-year-old Thompson was allegedly attempting to solicit a minor who was actually an undercover agent in a different state. School district officials say they are confident that the investigation has no direct connection to the schools or to any students. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota House has overwhelmingly endorsed bipartisan legislation aimed at creating a broader investment policy for the state’s voter-approved oil tax savings account. Representatives voted 85-8 Wednesday to approve the bill that would tap 20% of future oil tax collections coming into the Legacy Fund to help establish loans for infrastructure projects and provide capital for in-state companies. No one in the Republican-led House spoke in opposition to the bill, which now goes to the Senate, where it also has strong support. Rep. Mike Nathe, the bill’s primary sponsor, says only about 1% of the Legacy Fund’s principal is currently invested in North Dakota.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Federal authorities say they are investigating a drug pipeline that involves moving the powerful opioid fentanyl and other painkillers from the Detroit area to three Native American reservations in North Dakota. U.S. Attorney Drew Wrigley says the operation involves “tens of millions of dollars” of narcotics and thus far has targeted 22 defendants from Michigan and eight from North Dakota. The group began dealing oxycontin pills in the state about five years ago and switched to fentanyl during the COVID-19 pandemic. Wrigley says organizers used “violence, threats, firearms and other means” to recruit people, including many on the Spirit Lake, Turtle Mountain and Fort Berthold reservations who joined to feed their own drug addictions.

In Sports

KANSAS CITY, Mo.  (NAIA)   – The Grand View (Iowa) Vikings remain at No. 1 in the latest edition of the 2020-21 NAIA Men’s Volleyball Coaches’ Top 15 Poll. The Vikings have held the No. 1 spot for all four polls this season.

Poll Methodology

  • The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences, Association of Independent Institutions and Unaffiliated Groups.
  • The Top 10 is determined by a points system based on how each voter ranks the best teams. A team receives 12 points for each first-place vote, 11 for second place and so on through the list.
  • The highest and lowest ranking for each team (a non-rating is considered a low rating) is removed and the team’s ranking will be recalculated with an additional point added to each team for every ballot (including discounted ballots) that the teams appear on.
  • Teams that receive only one point on the ballot are not considered “receiving votes”

 

RANK LAST TIME SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] RECORD POINTS
1 1 Grand View (Iowa) 12-0 233
2 3 Campbellsville (Ky.) 9-2 220
3 8 Benedictine Mesa (Ariz.) 3-0 205
4 12 Missouri Valley 9-2 194
5 6 Missouri Baptist 9-2 191
6 7 Jamestown (N.D.) 8-2 182
7 2 Park (Mo.) 8-2 156
7 5 Vanguard (Calif.) 5-2 156
9 10 Indiana Tech 8-2 151
10 4 Lourdes (Ohio) 6-1 136
11 9 Saint Xavier (Ill.) 9-1 129
12 11 Ottawa (Ariz.) 6-3 123
13 13 Life (Ga.) 7-0 98
14 NR Mount Mercy (Iowa) 7-2 78
15 14 Goshen (Ind.) 10-4 68

 

Dropped from the Poll: Ottawa (Kan.)

Receiving Votes: Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) 57, Hope International (Calif.) 53, UC Merced (Calif.) 43, Ottawa (Kan.) 25, Siena Heights (Mich.) 24, Georgetown (Ky.) 21, Trinity Christian (Ill.) 19, Webber International (Fla.) 4, Aquinas (Mich.) 3

In World and National News…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Police officers who defended the Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection did not properly lock down the building and were unsure of the rules for using deadly force against the rioters. That’s according to Acting Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman, who is testifying to Congress Thursday. Pittman in a statement provides new details about the law enforcement response to the Capitol riot, including extra preparations that were made for the day. Pittman emphasizes the heroism of officers during the “ugly battle” on Jan 6. But Pittman also says the department faced “internal challenges” as it responded to the riot.CIA NOMINEE

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s nominee to run the Central Intelligence Agency has told lawmakers that he would keep politics out of the job and deliver truthful analysis to politicians even when it’s uncomfortable. Former Ambassador William Burns is appearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee. His comments seem to be aimed at drawing a contrast with the prior administration. President Donald Trump faced repeated accusations of politicizing intelligence and he publicly disputed the assessments of his own intelligence agencies, most notably about Russian election interference. Burns acknowledges that he’d be returning to government at a time of diverse international security threats, including from China, Russia, North Korea and Iran.

 

(AP)  The National Institutes of Health is launching research to understand the causes and consequences of lingering brain fog, breathing problems and malaise reported by many recovering COVID-19 patients. Dr. Anthony Fauci says some studies have shown up to 30% of patients report symptoms that can endure for months, complicating their return to normal routines and work. Fauci says work at NIH started this week thanks to more than $1 billion provided by Congress for COVID-related medical research. Government scientists are looking to enlist doctors and research institutions in the effort to learn about “long-haul” COVID-19. Fauci says a critical issue is whether COVID-19 predisposes some patients to other medical problems later, such as conditions affecting the heart or brain.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — An analysis by U.S. regulators says Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose vaccine provides strong protection against severe COVID-19. The report Wednesday confirmed that overall the vaccine is about 66% effective at preventing moderate to severe COVID-19. On Friday, a panel of experts to the Food and Drug Administration will debate if the evidence is strong enough to recommend the long-anticipated shot. The FDA is expected to make a final decision within days. If the FDA clears the J&J shot for U.S. use, it won’t boost vaccine supplies significantly right away. Only a few million doses are expected to be ready for shipping in the first week.

 

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — States are not willing to wait for more federal help and have been moving ahead with their own coronavirus relief packages. Maryland and California recently approved help for small businesses, the poor, the jobless and those needing child care. New Mexico and Pennsylvania are funneling grants directly to cash-starved businesses. The spending shows that many states have proved unexpectedly resilient during the pandemic. And it has provided fuel for critics who say they don’t need another massive infusion of cash from Congress. The Biden administration’s $1.9 trillion relief plan would send hundreds of billions of dollars to state and local governments.