CSi Weather…

TONIGHT…Cloudy. Slight chance of light freezing drizzle and snow in the evening, then slight chance of snow after midnight. Patchy fog through the night. Lows in the upper 20s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph decreasing to around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.

.TUESDAY…Cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. Slight chance of

snow in the morning, then slight chance of drizzle in the afternoon. Highs around 40. Southeast winds around 5 mph. Chance of snow 20 percent.

 

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Southeast

winds around 5 mph.

.WEDNESDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. Northeast winds

5 to 10 mph.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.

.THURSDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs around 50.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s.

.FRIDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.

.SATURDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.

.SUNDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain. Highs

in the mid 50s.

 

Tonight into Tuesday, pockets of occasional flurries, light

freezing drizzle, and patchy fog from south central North Dakota

into the James River Valley late Monday night through much of Tuesday.

 

Expect dry weather and a warming through Friday, with highs reaching well into the 50s to close out the week.

This system could also bring a chance of precipitation to the region this weekend.

 

NDDoH

Mon. Mar. 15, 2021

11-a.m.

Barnes:

New Positives 0

Total Positives 1307

Active 8

Recovered 1268

 

Stutsman:

New Positives 0

Total Positives 3322

Active 15

Recovered 3215

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
179,105 Residents who received at least one dose of vaccine
299,209 Total COVID-19 vaccine doses administered
697 Total Tests from yesterday*
1,726,228 Total tests completed since the pandemic began
25 Positive Individuals from yesterday*****
14 PCR Tests
11 Antigen Tests
101,001 Total positive individuals since the pandemic began
4.86% Daily Positivity Rate**
619 Total Active Cases
-20 Change in active cases from yesterday
45 Individuals with a recovery date of yesterday****
98,925 Total recovered since the pandemic began
15 Currently hospitalized
-1 Change in hospitalizations from yesterday
+2 New death(s) since 3/12
1,457 Total deaths since the pandemic began

 
INDIVIDUALS WHO DIED WITH COVID-19
Woman in her 60s from Burleigh County
Woman in her 90s from Stark County
 

NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED MONDAY BY COUNTY
Adams 0 Grant 1 Ransom 0
Barnes 0 Griggs 0 Renville 0
Benson 0 Hettinger 0 Richland 1
Billings 0 Kidder 0 Rolette 0
Bottineau 0 LaMoure 0 Sargent 0
Bowman 0 Logan 0 Sheridan 0
Burke 0 McHenry 0 Sioux 0
Burleigh 4 McIntosh 0 Slope 0
Cass 13 McKenzie 1 Stark 0
Cavalier 0 McLean 0 Steele 0
Dickey 0 Mercer 0 Stutsman 0
Divide 0 Morton 2 Towner 0
Dunn 0 Mountrail 0 Traill 0
Eddy 0 Nelson 0 Walsh 0
Emmons 0 Oliver 0 Ward 1
Foster 0 Pembina 0 Wells 0
Golden Valley 0 Pierce 0 Williams 0
Grand Forks 2 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.

 

From Central Valley Health District Facebook:

Stutsman & Logan Counties

Tues. Mar. 16, 2021

Jamestown Civic Center10-a.m. to 2-p.m.

COVID VACCINATION APPOINTMENT AVAILABLE for the following priority groups:
Phase 1A – Healthcare and long term care
Phase 1B – Older individuals, people with high-risk medical conditions, school and child care workers
Phase 1C – Essential workers and people 18 and older at increased risk for COVID-19
.
Appointments are required and are first come, first serve. Once the clinics are full, they will be closed for registration.
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To register for an appointment, visit our website www.centralvalleyhealth.org and click the “COVID-19” tab.
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*For more information on the ND priority groups, visit https://www.health.nd.gov/covid-19-vaccine-priority-groups

 

Valley City  VCSU employees who are traveling over spring break are highly encouraged to get a COVID test upon their return. In addition, all students who live in the residence halls that leave campus for spring break are required to test upon return.

Two testing events will be offered. The first will take place Monday, March 22 at The Bubble from 1 to 2 p.m. Rapid and conventional tests will be available and no registration is required if you have previously tested at a community event. The second event will take place on Tuesday, March 23 in the Student Center Skoal Room from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. This is a VCSU event and preregistration is required at the following link: https://nddoh-testreg-prod.powerappsportals.us/covid-19-screening/?eventid=

 

Valley City   (CCHD)  City-County Health District (CCHD) is currently vaccinating all priority groups in Phases 1A, 1B and 1C of North Dakota’s COVID-19 vaccination plan. Barnes County residents or those employed in Barnes County are encouraged to be vaccinated.

Essential workers in Phase 1C are currently eligible. CCHD encourages the public to consider whether they are an essential worker, and that they vaccinate as soon as possible. Agriculture, Higher Ed. Staff and Faculty, Manufacturing, Food/Grocery, Media, Critical Tradesmen, Transportation, Energy, Business/Finance, Government, Water, Hardware/Supply, K-12/Child Care Workers and more, are currently eligible.

CCHD Administrator, Theresa Will says, “There is a broad definition for ‘essential’ and many Barnes County residents don’t realize they’re eligible now.  We want to invite those employed in Barnes County to be vaccinated right away.”

Essential workers are those who conduct a range of operations and services that are essential to continue critical infrastructure operations. Critical infrastructure is a large, umbrella term encompassing sectors from energy to defense and agriculture. Essential workers are designated by the United States Department of Homeland Security, specifically the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).

There are vaccination clinics planned for Wednesday, March 17th at CCHD. Those who wish to be vaccinated by City-County Health District must register for an appointment by visiting www.citycountyhealth.org/covid-19-vaccine. Those in need of clinic registration support are encouraged to call CCHD at 701-845-8518.

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.

 

Dave Carlsrud

Valley City  (Chamber 3-15-21)  Valley City Mayor Dave Carlsrud’s latest message to the community.

Hello Folks,

Many areas around the United States have had awful snow, rain and tornado events recently. We have much for which are to be grateful.

Tesa Klein, North Dakota Winter Show (NDWS) Manager, her team and the NDWS Directors, facilitated a really good show last weekend. There were many vendors, good crowds and beautiful weather. Thank you all for your efforts, great job.

One of many grand NDWS Events was Sunday morning’s Cowboy Church. A young couple, Courtney and Austin, shared a few heartfelt, touching messages. If you are intrigued, watch for it next year.

The 10-day weather forecast looks to be favorable though I am keeping our snow blower in the garage for “insurance”. Getting out in this nice weather is good for our behavioral health. Our dog just took me for a walk after which we bonded with some grooming sheers. She was pretty matted so while she feels better, the next cut will have her looking better too.

To paraphrase the report from Bald Hill Dam, the pool of the lake is as low as the Corps of Engineers want it to be for spring. That there is no inflow from runoff at this time, releases will be minimal.

This week a good number of COVID Vaccines are expected to arrive. Make your appointment now at: City-County Health District website, citycountyhealth.org or call 845-8518.

“Young people need models, not critics.”      (John Wooden)                                                   

Blessings, Be Kind, Safe and Pray

Dave

Dave Carlsrud

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A House panel has decided further study is needed on a Senate bill that would prohibit North Dakota State University from funneling federal grant money to Planned Parenthood for sex education classes. Some Republican lawmakers believe the classes could promote abortion. The legislation passed the Senate last month. The bill ties the Planned Parenthood grant to an appropriations bill that includes separate federal matching money known as challenge grants to North Dakota’s 11 colleges and universities. Sen. Janne Myrdal, who sponsored the amendment, says the bill came after NDSU officials “ignored” lawmakers’ concerns with the school’s relationship with Planned Parenthood.

WING, N.D. (AP) — Authorities say a semi-trailer hauling milk crashed in central North Dakota over the weekend and spilled nearly 8,000 gallons of milk. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says the truck went in the ditch about 4 miles south of Wing about 10 a.m. Sunday. The cab overturned and came to rest on its wheels while the trailer came to rest on its side. The semi driver, 38-year-old Orlando Nieves, of Granville, was taken to a Bismarck hospital with serious injuries, the patrol said. Nieves was working for White Rock Express, of Towner. Authorities say nearly all in the tanker spilled. No cleanup was required on the roadway.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A proposed oil pipeline in northwestern North Dakota would take on added importance if the Dakota Access pipeline is shut down, according to the developer of the McKenzie County project. Bridger Pipeline wants to convert 27 miles of an oil gathering pipeline into a transmission line and extend it by more than 2 miles. The state Public Service Commission is holding hearing on the proposal on March 22. The Bismarck Tribune reports that the application by Bridger alludes to the potential shutdown of the Dakota Access pipeline that will be discussed in a federal court hearing scheduled next month. A judge has asked the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers why the pipeline should continue to run while the Corps conducts a detail environmental survey.

 

In world and national news…

BERLIN (AP) — Germany, France, Italy and Spain have become the latest countries to suspend use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine over reports of dangerous blood clots in some recipients, though the company and European regulators have said there is no evidence the shot is to blame. AstraZeneca’s formula is just one of three vaccines in use on the continent. But the move amounts to another setback for the European Union’s vaccine rollout, which has been plagued by supply shortages and other hurdles. It is lagging well behind the campaigns in Britain and the U.S.

 

 

DALLAS (AP) — The U.S. government will use the downtown Dallas convention center to hold up to 3,000 immigrant teenagers as sharply higher numbers of border crossings have severely strained the current capacity to hold youths. The Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center will be used for up to 90 days beginning as early as this week. That’s according to written notification sent to members of the Dallas City Council and provided to The Associated Press. The memo says federal agencies will use the facility to house boys ages 15 to 17. The memo describes the soon-to-open site as a “decompression center.”

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials have arrested and charged two men with assaulting U.S. Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick with bear spray during the Jan. 6 riot, but they do not know yet whether it caused the officer’s death. Thirty-nine-year-old George Tanios, of Morgantown, West Virginia, and 32-year-old Julian Khater, of Pennsylvania, were arrested Sunday. They were expected to appear in federal court Monday. The idea that Sicknick died after being sprayed by a chemical irritant has emerged in recent weeks as a new theory in the case. Investigators initially believed that Sicknick was hit in the head with a fire extinguisher.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The man who blew himself up in a Christmas Day bombing in downtown Nashville was grappling with feelings of paranoia and eccentric conspiracy theories before the explosion but did not appear to be motivated by political ideology. That’s according to an FBI report issued Monday. The FBI statement sets out to resolve some of the lingering mysteries of an explosion that initially perplexed investigators and the public because it appeared to lack an obvious motive or fit a clear profile. The FBI concluded that the bomber, Anthony Quinn Warner, chose the location and timing so that it would be impactful while still minimizing the likelihood of “undue injury.”

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Security officials are starting to scale back the perimeter fencing surrounding the Capitol. The acting House sergeant-at-arms says in new a memo that the inner perimeter of fencing will be moved closer to the Capitol building this week. Strings of razor wire atop the fence will also be removed. But an inner perimeter of fencing closer to the Capitol will remain in place. How to protect lawmakers while keeping the grounds open to the public has emerged as one of the more daunting questions after Jan. 6, when a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol in a deadly insurrection. Lawmakers from both parties have decried the fencing as excessive.

 

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The defense attorney for a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death says he’s “gravely concerned” that last week’s announcement of a $27 million settlement for Floyd’s family makes it impossible for his client to get a fair trial. Attorney Eric Nelson asked for a delay Monday and also raised the possibility of renewing his previously unsuccessful motion to move Derek Chauvin’s trial to another city because of the potential that the settlement has for tainting the jury pool. Nine jurors have already been selected. Judge Peter Cahill declined to grant an immediate delay but expressed concern.