CSi Weather…

TONIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southeast after midnight.

.THURSDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph increasing to around 20 mph in the afternoon.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain and

snow after midnight in the Jamestown area, 30 percent in the Valley City area. Lows in the lower 30s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.

.FRIDAY…Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of rain . Highs in the lower 50s. Southeast winds around 10 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain in the

evening, then slight chance of rain and snow after midnight. Lows

in the upper 20s. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.

.SATURDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs around 50.

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

.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs around 60.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.

.MONDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.

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

 

 

(Bismarck  NDDDOT)   The Jamestown Road Diet Construction will start ,soon, with the pavement re-striping,  scheduled to begin Thursday. March 25, 2021 on North Dakota Highway 52 from 8th Avenue Northwest to 8th Street South in Jamestown. (The Road Diet Project.)

The re-striping is expected to take two days.

Beginning April 6,  construction starts to include the removal of stoplights, curb ramps, and other project items, with an estimated completion date of Mid-September, 2021.

The project consists of replacing temporary pavement markings, and various improveme

nts to ADA curb ramps, sidewalks, signals, signing and lighting.

Traffic will be delayed at times during the project.

The NDDOT would like to remind motorists to slow down and use caution throughout the work zone.

For more information about construction projects and road conditions throughout North Dakota, call 511 or visit the ND Roads map at http://www.dot.nd.gov/travel-info-v2/.

 

 

COVID-19 Stats

Tues March 24, 2021

11-a.m.

Barnes:

New Positives  1

Total Positives 1318

Active 9

Recovered 1275

 

Stutsman:

New Positives  0

Total Positives 3321

Active 12

Recovered 3226

 

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
209,699 Residents who received at least one dose of vaccine
348,690 Total COVID-19 vaccine doses administered
5,336 Total Tests from yesterday*
1,760,554 Total tests completed since the pandemic began
142 Positive Individuals from yesterday*****
77 PCR Tests
65 Antigen Tests
102,001 Total positive individuals since the pandemic began
3.66% Daily Positivity Rate**
794 Total Active Cases
+49 Change in active cases from yesterday
85 Individuals with a recovery date of yesterday****
99,743 Total recovered since the pandemic began
19 Currently hospitalized
0 Change in hospitalizations from yesterday
+1 New death(s) 
1,464 Total deaths since the pandemic began

 
INDIVIDUALS WHO DIED WITH COVID-19
Woman in her 80s from Ward County 
 

NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED WEDNESDAY BY COUNTY
Adams 0 Grant 0 Ransom 1
Barnes 1 Griggs 0 Renville 0
Benson 0 Hettinger 0 Richland 8
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 12 McIntosh 0 Slope 0
Cass 70 McKenzie 1 Stark 3
Cavalier 0 McLean 0 Steele 0
Dickey 5 Mercer 0 Stutsman 0
Divide 0 Morton 7 Towner 1
Dunn 0 Mountrail 0 Traill 1
Eddy 0 Nelson 0 Walsh 0
Emmons 0 Oliver 0 Ward 2
Foster 0 Pembina 2 Wells 0
Golden Valley 1 Pierce 0 Williams 8
Grand Forks 15 Ramsey 4

 

* 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 will be holding vaccination Clinics March 25 and March 26, 2021, for those scheduled to have a second dose of Pfizer, or Moderna Vaccines.

Second Dose

On Thursday March 25, 2021 the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine will be given from 10-a.m. to 2-p.m., at the Jamestown Civic Center Exchequer Room.

On Friday March 26, 2021 the second dose of Moderna Vaccine will be given from 7-a.m. to 1-p.m.

Check the back of your CDC vaccination card from your first dose to confirm the date of your second dose of either vaccine.

Upcoming:

First Dose Clinics…

Pfizer Vaccine, those 16 years and older.

Monday March 29, 2021, 1-p.m., to 4-p.m.

Jamestown Civic Center, Exchequor Room, North Entrance.

 

Second Dose Clinics…

Pfizer Vaccine(Review the due date on the back of your CDC COVID Vaccination record card, prior to registering (If you register for a first doze your appointment will be cancelled)

Thursday, March 25, 2021, 10-a.m. to 2-p.m.

Jamestown Civic Center, Exchequor Room, North Entrance.

 

Moderna Vaccine (Review the due date on the back of your CDC COVID Vaccination record card, prior to registering (If you register for a first doze your appointment will be cancelled)

Friday March 26, 2021 7-a.m. to 1-p.m.

Jamestown Civic Center, Exchequor Room, North Entrance.

 

Moderna Vaccine (Review the due date on the back of your CDC COVID Vaccination record card, prior to registering (If you register for a first doze your appointment will be cancelled)

Monday March 29, 2021 1-p.m., to 4-p.m.

Jamestown Civic Center, Exchequor Room, North Entrance.

 

Valley City  (CCHD)  City/County Health District in Valley City will hold the next COVID-19 vaccination clinic on Thursday, March 25, 2021, from 10-a.m. to 1-p.m. at CCHD.

Pre-Registration is required.

The vaccination is for the Moderna vaccine, administered in two doses, the second dose 28 days from the first dose.  Check the back of you CDC card to see when you will be scheduled for the second dose.

CCHD is currently vaccinating into Phase 1C Priority Groups, including Barnes County Essential Workers, and ages 18 and older at increased risk for COVID-19.

Washington  (CSi)  – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Committee, announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded funding to the following North Dakota airports.

This funding, made available under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, passed Congress in December and will be used to support a healthy and safe traveling environment, by supplementing the cost to clean, sanitize and combat the spread of pathogens at airports.

  • Fargo-Hector International Airport – $3,575,842
  • Minot International Airport – $1,689,084
  • Jamestown Regional Airport – $1,003,797
  • Barnes County Municipal Airport – $13,000
  • Hettinger Municipal Airport – $13,000
  • Hillsboro Municipal Airport – $13,000
  • Kenmare Municipal Airport – $13,000
  • Mandan Municipal Airport – $13,000
  • Watford City Municipal Airport – $13,000
  • Cooperstown Municipal Airport – $9,000
  • Crosby Municipal Airport – $9,000
  • Ellendale Municipal Airport – $9,000
  • Gwinner-Roger Melroe Field Airport – $9,000
  • Pembina Municipal Airport – $9,000
  • Washburn Municipal Airport – $9,000

“As we continue to see a return to air travel, it’s important the proper steps are in place to help slow the spread of any illness that could impact travelers and those who work in the aviation industry and at our airports,” said Hoeven.

 

Valley City  (NDDOT) A public input meeting will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on March 25 at Hi-Line Activity Center (HAC), 493 Central Ave N, Valley City, North Dakota. The public input meeting will utilize an open house format with a formal presentation at 5:15 p.m.

The purpose of the public input meeting is to discuss the proposed road reconstruction project along 6th Street Northwest, from 5th Avenue Northwest to Central Avenue North, in Valley City. The public input meeting will provide opportunity for public input. Representatives from the City of Valley City, KLJ Engineering, and Moore Engineering will be present to answer your questions and discuss your concerns.

If unable to attend the public input meeting, written statements or comments must be mailed by April 9, 2021 to:

Chad Petersen, P.E.
KLJ Project Manager
1010 4th Avenue Southwest
Valley City, North Dakota 58072
ValleyCity6thStreetNW@kljeng.com

Note: Please Include “Public Input Meeting” in the e-mail subject heading.

The City of Valley City will consider every request for reasonable accommodation to provide:

  • an accessible meeting facility or other accommodation for people with disabilities,
  • language interpretation for people with limited English proficiency (LEP), and
  • translations of written material necessary to access NDDOT programs and information.

To request accommodations, contact Gwen Crawford, City Administrator, at 701-845-8120 or gcrawford@valleycity.us. TTY users may use Relay North Dakota 711 or 1-800-366-6888.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The James River Figure Skating Club’s 43rd annual ice show, “Go Wild,” is Friday, March 26, through Sunday, March 28, and John L. Wilson Arena, once again directed and choreographed by Mark Vasarhelyi.

Show times are,  7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday.

Tickets are,  $10 for adults, $5 for students, preschoolers are free.

 

Jamestown  (NDFU)  – For a second time in less than a year, Farmers Union Enterprises (FUE) teamed up with North Dakota Farmers Union (NDFU) to donate 36,000 pounds of pork ribs to the Great Plains Food Bank in Fargo. The donation Wednesday is part of a giving spree that saw a total of 180,000 pounds of ribs distributed to food banks in South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Montana and North Dakota.

 

In May, Farmers Union delivered 150,000 pounds of pork ribs to food banks in the five-state area.

 

NDFU President Mark Watne, says,  “We need all hands on deck to feed hungry families in our communities, especially with the pandemic and high unemployment that has placed an extra burden on food banks everywhere.”

 

The donated pork ribs are from Redwood Farms, one of several businesses owned by FUE – the dividends of which help fund Farmers Union state organizations and National Farmers Union. Redwood Farms supplies premium pork products to high-end restaurants in New York, Chicago and other cities across the U.S.

 

Watne adds, Farmers Union is doing what it can to help the most vulnerable among us. “Hunger never stops. As farmers who produce food, we want to make sure no one has to worry about their next meal … and hopefully it will be pork ribs.”

 

In North Dakota, the Great Plains Food Bank is the largest hunger-relief organization and the state’s only food bank. It works with a wide array of individuals and organizations to guide donated surplus food and grocery products to a network of 213 food pantries, soup kitchens, emergency shelters and charitable feeding programs.

NDFU is the largest farm organization in North Dakota, representing more than 50,000 farm and ranch families, members, and their energy and agriculture supply cooperatives.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A Fargo birdseed production company has reached a settlement with a federal agency that investigated a severe and life-altering injury to an employee. The probe by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration stemmed from an incident in August when a Red River Commodities employee suffered multiple lacerations and the partial amputation of his leg when caught in an operating grain bin auger. OSHA cited the company with numerous violations of the agency’s grain handling, confined space, machine safety and electrical safety regulations. Inspectors also found that the company did not sufficiently train workers to recognize hazards and take proper safety measures. In addition to implementing new training and safety protocols, the company must pay a $225,000 penalty.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota lawmakers are being warned that a bill seeking to shield schools and teachers from lawsuits arising from posting the Ten Commandments in classrooms is unconstitutional. Attorneys and education officials say the bill would spur costly and unwinnable legal fights in federal court. They told the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday that the bill likely violates the clause in the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution that prohibits the establishment of religion by the government. Despite the cautionary advice, the committee gave the legislation a “do-pass” recommendation. The full House will consider the bill later. The Senate approved the measure last month.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Senate has passed a bill that would prevent state auditors from releasing information about an investigation until a decision is made on whether it will be criminally prosecuted. Republican Rep. Pat Heinert says a 2019 audit of the Department of Commerce drew his attention to the issue. State Auditor Josh Gallion released his conclusion that the department mishandled state money and failed to adhere to public bid requirements in developing the state’s new logo. No criminal charges were filed in the case. The bill now goes to Gov. Doug Burgum.

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has tapped Vice President Kamala Harris to lead the White House effort to tackle the migration challenge at the U.S. southern border. Biden, in delegating the matter to Harris, is seeking to replicate a dynamic that played out when he served as President Barack Obama’s vice president. Obama turned to Biden early in his first term to lead the White House effort to draw down U.S. troops in the intractable war in Iraq. With the move, Biden hopes to show he’s taking the situation seriously after facing stiff criticism from Republicans as the flow of migrants has increased since he took office in January.

 

(AP) Authorities say a reputed leader in the Oath Keepers militia group discussed forming “an alliance” and coordinating plans with another extremist group, the Proud Boys, ahead of the riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6. The court filing is the first time authorities have suggested that the members of the two far-right extremists groups were communicating with each other before coming to Washington. Kelly Meggs is among 10 members and associates of the Oath Keepers charged with plotting to stop the certification of President Joe Biden’s victory. Meggs’ attorney says there is no evidence that Meggs committed any acts of violence or damaged government property.

 

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Three of the victims of a shooting at a Colorado supermarket were gunned down while putting in a day’s work. Another was a police officer who raced in to try to rescue them and others from an attack Monday that left 10 dead. Others were who lost their lives include a local clothing shop owner, a man looking forward to a new grandchild, a magazine photographer and an actress in local productions who also worked as a Medicare agent. Portraits of the lives lost were coming into view as the suspect in the killings waits behind bars for a court appearance Thursday.

 

(AP)  Police in Virginia Beach have not been able to determine a motive behind a city engineer’s rampage in 2019 that killed 12 people. That’s according to the city’s final investigative report on the mass shooting, which happened in the municipal building where the engineer worked. The report was released Wednesday. It states that authorities couldn’t determine a motive despite exhaustive investigative work and in spite of unsubstantiated rumors and accusations. Shooter DeWayne Craddock left no note or any other account that would explain his actions. The city’s report is unlikely to satisfy at least some of the victims’ families. They blame a toxic workplace and failure by supervisors to recognize warning signs.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of American bald eagles has quadrupled since 2009, with more than 300,000 birds soaring over the lower 48 states. A report from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says the eagles, after once teetering on the brink of extinction, have flourished in recent years. They’ve grown to more than 71,400 nesting pairs and an estimated 316,700 individual birds. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland hails the eagle’s recovery as an American success story, decades in the making. Bald eagles reached an all-time low of 417 known nesting pairs in 1963 in the lower 48 states. But after decades of protection, bald eagles have rebounded and are no longer on the list of threatened or endangered species.

 

(AP)  More than three months into the U.S. vaccination drive, many of the numbers paint an increasingly encouraging picture. Seventy percent of Americans 65 and older have received at least one dose of the vaccine, and COVID-19 deaths have dipped below 1,000 a day on average for the first time since November. Also, dozens of states have thrown open vaccinations to all adults or are planning to do so in a matter of weeks. The outlook in the U.S. stands in stark contrast to the deteriorating situation in places like Brazil and Europe. At the same time, public health experts in the U.S. are warning at every turn that it’s too early to declare victory and that relaxing social distancing and other measures could easily lead to another surge.

 

(AP)  Dr. Anthony Fauci isn’t ready to say the nation has turned the corner on the coronavirus pandemic, despite about 2.5 million Americans getting vaccinated each day. The government’s top infectious disease expert says he often gets asked that question. His response: “We are at the corner. Whether we or not we are going to be turning the corner remains to be seen.” Fauci says the main challenge remains a stubbornly high level of new daily cases in the country. It’s hovering around an average of 55,000 and up slightly in recent days. While that is clearly much better than the 250,000 daily cases at the peak of the winter wave, it’s uncomfortably close to levels seen during the COVID wave of last summer.