Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Mar 10

CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT…Cloudy. A 20 percent chance of light snow in the evening in the Valley City area. Lows in the mid 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

.THURSDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows 15 to 20. North winds 5 to

15 mph.

.FRIDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. Southwest winds 5 to

15 mph.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Clear. Lows in the upper 20s.

.SATURDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s.

.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow after

midnight. Lows in the mid 20s.

.MONDAY…Mostly sunny. Slight chance of rain and snow in the

morning, then slight chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs in

the mid 40s. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.

.TUESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.

A bit of light snow, possibly mixed with rain Wednesday afternoon, will

push in from the south Wednesday night. The main impacts are expected to

remain to the south and east, but a dusting to an inch of slushy,

wet snow will be possible.

Slushy wet snow could be around for the Thursday morning

commute. A few sprinkles or flurries will be possible Thursday

afternoon with a reinforcing cold front, but no impacts expected.

NDDoH

COVID-19 Stats

Wed. Mar. 10, 2021

11am

Barnes:

New Positives 1

Total Positives 1305

Active 10

Recovered 1264

Stutsman

New Positives 6

Total Positives 3312

Active 14

Recovered 3205

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.

* 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) Board of Directors has approved submitting  an application for a $68,750 federal government Payroll Protection Program (PPP) loan designed to aid non-profit organizations that face economic uncertainty.

On Wednesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, JSDC Business Development Director, Corry Shevlin said,  if approved, the money would be provided as a one percent loan. The Repayment of the loan may be waived in the future.

He added that the Board  of Directors has approved the preliminary 2022 budget of about $50,000 less than the 2021 budget.   The budget decrease stems for the most part from combining an administrative assistant position with the financial director position. That, according to JSDC, CEO, Connie Ova.

In other business, the JSDC Board  approved funding for the program to share costs with businesses hiring interns in the coming year,  funded at $105,000, which will be further reviewed.

Corry added that the JSDC Board of Directors approved returning to in-person meetings starting  April 12 this year.  He said, the meetings will be initially held at the Quality Inn and Suites to observe social distancing. The JSDC plans hold its annual meeting May 19 at  Quality Inn and Suites.

Jamestown (Courtesy of Jmst Chamber) – Jamestown’s Sensory Garden Taskforce is planning a spring installation of a new seating area near the sensory garden’s water feature.  Currently, the water feature’s seating area is in the sensory garden, at the end of the boardwalk.

Paulette Ritter, Co-chair of the Chamber of Commerce’s Beautification Committee,  says, “With the construction of the water feature, we realized we needed a seating area on the west side of the water feature.”  Paulette is one of the members of the Sensory Garden’s taskforce.

The news release goes on the say, hearing the soft sound of the water falling, we thought three new benches directly off the main walking path would be a nice addition to the garden.   We turned to the Jamestown Vo-tech Center for the construction of these three benches as over the years students from these classes designed and built the first five benches and the 32 planters in the garden.  A few years ago, Bob Thoresen, the Vo-tech Center instructor, even brought his students over to the garden so that they could do some repair work on the two bridges that lead into the garden.”

Doug Hogan, Jamestown Park and Recreation Director, adds, “Having these new benches directly off the main walking path will give Solien-Denault park walkers a great place to rest and enjoy the new water feature.  We have received so many compliments about the sensory garden.  It is exciting to see it expand once again.”

Bob Martin, Co-chair of the Chamber of Commerce’s Beautification Committee, says, “We are extremely grateful to Mr. Thoresen for all of his help and support these past years.    “Mr. Thoresen has helped make this garden a community collaboration.  The benches are built and ready for a spring installation.  Now, we just need spring to come and stay.”

Picture with this press release:

Jamestown Vo-tech Center students Andrew Steinmetz (main builder) and Tamika Holte stand by one of the newly built benches for the Sensory Garden.  Both are students in Bob Thoresen’s class that built these benches.

Jamestown  (Chamber)  Members of the Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassador Committee and the Young Professionals of Jamestown presented the Customer Service Award for March to Colin Hillius, at Looysen I – Care  for his 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.

His nomination said:

“I am 77 years old and walk with a cane. I needed a copy of the bill of the money I spent on eye glasses. It is hard to get around. I needed the copy to turn into social services. This young man left his work to personally bring the copy to my home instead of putting it in the mail. I have never known such kindness from a business before.”

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)  The Jamestown Rural Fire Department was called to a grass fire blaze around a small farmstead Tuesday afternoon, March 9, 2021, southwest of Jamestown, near Eldridge.  20 rural firefighters were on the scene about four hours  fighting the blaze that burned about 14 acres of grass.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota law enforcement agencies are urging state lawmakers to support a bill that would enact harsher penalties for drug traffickers if a death results from the sale of their drugs. Police chiefs and law enforcement associations told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that stiffer penalties are needed, especially as such fatalities mount across the state. The proposed legislation would make it a Class A felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison for someone convicted of trafficking drugs that cause a death. The current penalty is a lower felony charge punishable by up to five years in prison.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Senate has sent a wind power regulation bill to Gov. Doug Burgum’s desk for his signature. The legislation allows the Public Service Commission to waive a requirement that wind farms install technology to mitigate the red lights on top of the turbines that blink all night. The Minot Air Base had expressed concerns about the technology because it flies hundreds of helicopter missions each year to intercontinental ballistic missile sites, some near the turbines. The military, in part, was concerned the blinking lights could tip off an enemy to a helicopter’s location if the country would come under attack.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Republican leaders in southwestern North Dakota say they are waiting to see whether an expelled lawmaker from their district will sue before they appoint a replacement. The North Dakota House last week removed Republican Rep. Luke Simons, of Dickinson, over sexual harassment allegations they said stretched back to soon after he took office in 2017. Simons has denied any misconduct and retained an attorney. District 36 Republican Chairman John Enderle told reporters that appointing a state representative to replace Simons is “up to Luke,” referring to any action the lawmaker might take in an effort to retain his seat. The Bismarck Tribune reports that Enderle called the expulsion an “atrocity” and “kangaroo court.”

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