Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Apr 27

CSi Weather…

 

.TONIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight.

.WEDNESDAY…Increasing clouds. A  20 percent chance of rain showers in the afternoon in the Valley City area.  Highs in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph increasing to around 15 mph in the afternoon.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Decreasing clouds. Lows in the lower 30s.

Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

.THURSDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Northwest winds

10 to 15 mph.

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

.FRIDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Decreasing clouds. Lows in the upper 40s.

.SATURDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.

.SUNDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Decreasing clouds. Lows around 40.

.MONDAY…Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain showers in

the afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s.

Jamestown  (CSi)  The 42^nd Annual 2021 Runnin O’ The Green fundraiser through Jamestown on April 17 had 975 Runners.

Larry Knoblich along with the Jamestown Elks Club reorganized this year’s event, in keeping with COVID-19 safety in mind.

Larry says the 975 runners compares to an average of 1,000 to 1,500 runners in past years when the event was held closer to St. Patrick’s Day, and before the COVID-19 pandemic issue, may have lessened the amount of participants this year.

He says so far, with three pubs to yet report their numbers, $27,000 has been raised.

He added that each year the first $10,000 raised goes to Jamestown…and area… cancer patients, and $10,000 is earmarked for the Elks Camp Grassick.  He says the goal is to donate $20,000 to Camp Grassick.

Larry pointed out that since 2009, 184 checks have been given to cancer patients.

Larry will have more dollar amounts and the final totals when all pubs have reported.

He has set March 19, 2022, as the next Runnin O’ the green in Jamestown, closer to St. Paddy’s Day, on March 17.  He said although earlier next year, the date is more traditional to the annual event, being held.  He added that even though  to be held in March, the weather can be nice then as well.

Previously…

Jamestowm  (CSi)  Organizer, Larry Knoblich says, more participants than anticipated ran and walked in the 2021 Runnin O’ the Green, Saturday in Jamestown, estimated at around one-thousand, by Jamestown Police.

That’s compared to 1,500 the last time the run was held in 2019.

Several arrests were made, ranging from minor incidents to more serious ones.

More information is forthcoming.

The annual fundraising event gives donations to the Elk’s Camp Grassick and local cancer patients.

This year’s run was postponed about a month due to the COVID-19 pandemic and making changes for safety precautions.

It was  decided in 2020 to cancel the event after postponements out of concerns with growing positive COVID-19 cases in line with mitigation efforts being stepped up, and before vaccines became available.

53 Photos Online at Facebook.com/TheReplayChannel 

 

Bismarck  (CSi)  The week of April 26^th has been designated, “Severe Summer Weather Awareness Week,” for the entire state of North Dakota.  This annual event is intended to remind the public of the dangers associated with severe summer weather including lightning, high winds, large hail, flash floods and tornadoes. All of which, can cause severe property damage, personal injury, and even death.

Stutsman County Emergency Manager, Jerry Bergquist says, as part of the awareness week activities, Stutsman County will conduct a tornado exercise that will begin at about 11:15 a.m. Wednesday, April 28^th. The exercise will simulate what occurs locally when a tornado warning is issued by the National Weather Service.

The tornado exercise will be testing internal notification procedures county-wide along with siren activation capabilities.  Sirens will be activated in many area communities including the Cities of Jamestown, Buchanan, Cleveland, Medina and Streeter.  In most communities, sirens will be activated for approximately 3 minutes.

Because the National Weather Service will not directly be involved with the exercise, the simulated warning will not be broadcast through the National Weather Service all-hazards weather radio system.  The Emergency Alert System (EAS) for local AM/FM radio stations and cable television providers will not be activated. The Stutsman Alert’s notification system powered by Everbridge will also not be activated for this test.

The most common reason a community’s warning sirens are activated is to warn the public of a possible tornado.  However, sirens could also be activated to alert the public of other types of events that could be a danger to the community.

NDDoH

COVID-19 Stats

Tues. Apr. 27, 2021

11:00 am

Barnes

New Positives  3

Total Positives: 1395

Active: 25

Recovered 1339

 

Stutsman:

New Positives: 7

Total Positives: 3462

Active:  33

Recovered: 3349

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
274,962	Residents who received at least one dose of vaccine
532,631	Total COVID-19 vaccine doses administered
4,148	Total Tests from yesterday*
1,909,883	Total tests completed since the pandemic began
190	Positive Individuals from yesterday*****
78	PCR Tests
112	Antigen Tests
106,998	Total positive individuals since the pandemic began
6.11%	Daily Positivity Rate**
1,047	Total Active Cases
+16	Change in active cases from yesterday
150	Individuals with a recovery date of yesterday****
104,465	Total recovered since the pandemic began
33	Currently hospitalized
-12	Change in hospitalizations from yesterday
0	New death(s)
1,486	Total deaths since the pandemic began
INDIVIDUALS WHO DIED WITH COVID-19
No new deaths to report
NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED TUESDAY BY COUNTY
Adams		0	Grant	0	Ransom	3
Barnes		3	Griggs	1	Renville	0
Benson		1	Hettinger	0	Richland	8
Billings		0	Kidder	1	Rolette	1
Bottineau		0	LaMoure	1	Sargent	6
Bowman		0	Logan	2	Sheridan	2
Burke		0	McHenry	0	Sioux	0
Burleigh		21	McIntosh	1	Slope	0
Cass		62	McKenzie	7	Stark	2
Cavalier		0	McLean	0	Steele	0
Dickey		1	Mercer	0	Stutsman	7
Divide		0	Morton	8	Towner	0
Dunn		0	Mountrail	0	Traill	0
Eddy		0	Nelson	2	Walsh	2
Emmons		0	Oliver	0	Ward	19
Foster		0	Pembina	0	Wells	1
Golden Valley		0	Pierce	2	Williams	12
Grand Forks		11	Ramsey	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.

 

(CVHD)  Central Valley Health District this week will have COVID-19 Testing at the Jamestown Civic Center in April from 11-a.m. to 12 noon,  at the Jamestown Civic Center,  April 28, 30, using the Rapid Testing, BinaxNow.

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   A COVID-19 vaccination clinic will take place:

Wednesday April 28

9-a.m., to 3:30-p.m.

At City County Health District

Moderna Vaccination

Individuals 18 and older are eligible

(Second Dose May 26)

 

Monday May 3

8-a.m. to 10-a.m.

HAC Lobby

Pfizer 1st & 2nd Doses

Those 16 and older

 

Wednesday May 5

7:45-a.m. to 8:30 a.m.

HAC Lobby

Pfizer 1st and 2nd Doses

Those 16 and older

 

Friday May 7

8-a.m. to 10-a.m.

HAC  Lobby

Pfizer 1st and 2nd Doses

16 and older

 

Monday May 10

10-a.m. to 11-a.m.

Barnes County North School

Pfizer 1srt and 2nd Doses

16 and older

Also Monday May 10

1-p.m. to 4-p.m.

CCHD Location

Pfizer 1st and 2nd Doses

16 and older

Appointments are REQUIRED and can be made at https://www.ndvax.org//reg/0146051292 (link will not open in Internet Explorer).

City-County Health District now has COVID-19 vaccines available for all Barnes County residents over the age of 16.

Administrator Theresa Will said if you are 16 or older you may receive the Pfizer vaccine. She said for those 18 and older, the Moderna is a viable option.

 

Jamestown  (CVHD)  Central Valley Health has set more vaccination clinics.  Appointments are required and are first come, first serve. Once the clinics are full, they will be closed for registration.

 

Thursday April 29

10 am to 2pm

Civic Center Exchequor Room

Moderna Vaccine (2nd dose only)

 

Monday May 3

9 am to 3:30 pm

Vaccine Type:  Moderna

At Central Valley Health District

 

Thursday May 6, 2021

9-a.m. to 3:30-p.m.

At Central Valley Health District

Vaccine Type: MODERNA (2nd dose only)

 

 

Review the due date on the back of your CDC COVID vaccination record card prior to registering.

Appointments are required and are first come, first serve. Once the clinics are full, they will be closed for registration.

. To register for an appointment, visit our website www.centralvalleyhealth.org and click the “COVID-19” tab.

 

Bismarck   (CSi)  – Gov. Doug Burgum Tuesday directed all government agencies to resume flying the United States and North Dakota flags at full staff. Flags have been flying at half-staff since April 20 in honor and remembrance of former Vice President Walter Mondale.

The governor’s directive is in accordance with a notice from the White House.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge faced with a motion on whether the Dakota Access pipeline north of the Standing Rock Indian Reservation should be shut down during an environmental review is giving the Biden administration another chance to weigh in on the issue. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg held a hearing earlier this month to give the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers an opportunity to explain whether oil should continue to flow during its study. The Corps instead told the judge it wasn’t sure if it should be shut down. Boasberg said in a one sentence order filed late Monday that the Corps has until May 3 to tell him when it expects the environmental review to be completed and give “its position, if it has one,” on whether the pipeline should be shut down.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota legislative leaders say they will seek to override the governor’s veto of a bill that would give lawmakers more oversight on how federal funding is spent. Gov. Doug Burgum said in his veto message Tuesday that the bill “clearly violates the separation of powers doctrine” and would be unconstitutional. The Republican-led Legislature passed the bill after the state received $1.25 billion in federal coronavirus relief funding last year. The North Dakota Emergency Commission headed by Burgum largely determined how the money would be spent. The vetoed measure would limit the panel’s spending to $50 million during each two-year legislative cycle and would require the governor to call a session for expenditures above that.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s attorney general says a bill that would give a lawmakers more oversight on how federal funding is spent between legislation sessions may not survive a court challenge. North Dakota’s Legislature has signaled it would override the Gov. Doug Burgum’s veto of the bill that he said “clearly violates the separation of powers doctrine.” Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says the bill “would be difficult to defend from a constitutional aspect.” Stenehjem’s comments came as the Legislature signaled it would override the governor’s veto. The move marks an longstanding fight between the governor and the Legislature over legislative spending authority.

Bismarck  (CSi)  – North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to vaccinate essential workers who are transporting goods across the United States and Canadian border. Approximately 2,000 Saskatchewan residents will be eligible for the program.

“Protecting the health and safety of essential workers crossing our shared border with Saskatchewan, including truck drivers and energy workers, is vitally important for public health, our economy and the eventual safe reopening of the border,” Burgum said. “We are grateful to Premier Moe for his partnership on this initiative, which will ensure the safe delivery of goods and services across the border and strengthen the longstanding friendly relationship between North Dakota and our northern neighbors.”

“Trade with the United States is essential for the Saskatchewan economy,” Moe said. “These essential workers are crossing the border to ensure our residents and those in the United States have access to the goods and services they need to get through this pandemic. This extraordinary level of cooperation helps protect more Canadians at a time when vaccine availability in America exceeds that of Canada, and we thank Governor Burgum for working with our province to make this happen.”

The North Dakota Department of Transportation’s rest area near Drayton, N.D., is currently serving as a vaccination site for truck drivers originating in Manitoba. Saskatchewan truck drivers will be eligible for vaccination at the Drayton site starting Wednesday, April 28. Vaccinations are available from noon to 8 p.m. on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays.

An additional vaccination site has been approved near the Saskatchewan border crossing at North Portal to vaccinate Saskatchewan truck drivers as well as essential energy workers who regularly cross the border. An appropriate location for this site is currently being determined and will be released in the coming days.

“The Saskatchewan Trucking Association (STA) knows how critical vaccines are to fighting COVID-19 and is pleased to see the partnership between North Dakota and Saskatchewan,” said Susan Ewart, Executive Director of the STA. “Providing necessary vaccines to professional drivers and oil field workers crossing the border will ensure the safety and protection of these workers as they continue to drive the economy.”

The North Dakota Department of Health will provide the staff and infrastructure to administer vaccinations. There will be no cost for the vaccination program to either the State of North Dakota or Province of Saskatchewan, as the United States government provides vaccine and reimburses the cost of administering vaccine.

In 2020, trade between Saskatchewan and North Dakota was valued at $2 billion

 

In sports…

Tuesday Morning

UJ

Women’s Volleyball

Pool Play

Jamestown def Viterbo  3-2   25-23,19-25,19-25,25-15,15-13

Box Score

The next Jimmies game will be Wednesday April 28, at 10:30-a.m., at the Tyson Events Center vs. the University of Providence.

Bismarck  (VCSU) – VCSU junior Riley Perryman has been named the NSAA Softball Player of the Week after putting together an impressive stretch at the plate. Perryman batted .727 and scored eight runs over VCSU’s five games last week. She also hit four home runs and recorded a 1.818 slugging percentage.

This is the second time this season that Perryman has been selected as the NSAA Softball Player of the Week. Perryman now has 11 home runs this season and is suddenly flirting with the single-season school record of 15 home runs set by Kelli Unrein in 2006.

North Star Athletic Association Softball Player-of-the-Week
Riley Perryman – Valley City State (N.D.) – 5’7″ – Junior – outfielder – Cottage Grove, Minn. – Perryman hit a tie-breaking 3-run home run in the fifth inning of a 7-4 win over Waldorf (Iowa) for Valley City State (N.D.).  She had a .727 batting average (8-of-11 at the plate), .733 on-base percentage, and a 1.818 slugging percentage after smashing four home runs and recorded four singles.  Perryman drove in eight runs and scored eight times as the Vikings went 5-0 record for the week.

North Star Athletic Association Softball Pitcher-of-the-Week
Jaya Allen – Dickinson State (N.D.) – 5’9″ – Junior – pitcher – Spokane, Wash. – Allen picked up three complete game victories as Dickinson State (N.D.) went 4-1 record for the week.  She recorded 12 strikeouts in the Blue Hawks’ 9-0 road victory at Presentation (S.D.) and collected 15 total strikeouts in three pitching appearances versus Dakota State (S.D.).  Allen surrendered one run (0.26 earned run average) in 26 2/3 innings for the week.  She limited its opponents to 15 total hits and amassed 27 strikeouts for the week.  She only issued two walks.

 

Register Online for the 2021 Viking Golf Scramble

The 2021 Viking Golf Scramble has been set for Saturday, June 12. This 4-person scramble will be played at both the Valley City Town & Country Club and Bjornson Park Public Golf Course. All funds raised benefit the VCSU Century Club and VCSU athletic scholarships. Register now for a fun day of golf in Valley City!

2021 Viking Golf Scramble

Registration: Register Online

When: Saturday, June 12, 2021

Where: Valley City Town & Country Club, Bjornson Public Golf Course

Entry Fee: $100/person, $400/team
Registration will close June 9. Any players wanting to register after June 9 will be charged a $25 late fee.

To Reserve Carts: Call the Valley City Town & Country Club (701-845-4626) and Bjornson Park Golf Course (701-845-5452).

New in 2021: Live scoring! Download the GolfStatus App for live scoring and rewards

Schedule:
8:30-9 a.m. – Check in at VC Town & Country Club
9:10 a.m. – Call to Carts and Final Instructions
9:30 a.m. – Shotgun Start
Noon – Lunch on the Course
4 p.m. – Happy Hour at the Country Club
4:30 p.m. – Dinner and Awards

Entry Fee Includes:

• Green fees – 18 holes (9 at VCTCC, 9 at Bjornson)
• Meal provided
• Hole prizes and contests
• Team picture

Format & Rules:

• 4-person scramble
• Men – white tees; Women – red tees
• All played shots to be hit within one club length
• We will play two groups per hole (8-somes)
• Starting hole will be on score card
• Turn in score cards between each round

 

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (UJ)– The University of Jamestown swept weekly honors again as Kassi Ward (JR/Olympia, Wash.) was named GPAC Player of the Week and Kat Miska (JR/Pequot Lakes, Minn.) was named GPAC Pitcher of the Week. The two student-athletes were selected for their performances from April 19-25 by a vote of conference sports information directors.

Ward had a big week at the plate as the Jimmies went 4-2 in GPAC play. She hit safely in all six games with multiple hits in four of those games. In UJ’s 11-6 win at Hastings (Neb.), Ward was 3-for-4 with a double, home run and three RBI. Ward continued her hot streak in game two against the Broncos, finishing 4-for-4 with two homers, a double, three runs scored, and five RBI. For the week, Ward hit .636 (14-for-22), with two doubles, three home runs, and 12 RBI, with a slugging percentage of 1.136 and an on-base percentage of .667.

Miska won her fourth Pitcher of the Week award as she was a perfect 3-0 in three appearances for UJ last week. She held (RV) Concordia (Neb.) to one run on three hits over seven innings in a 3-1 win, then struck out 17 in seven innings in a 7-3 win at Doane (Neb.) Miska finished the week with six shutout innings at Hastings (Neb.), striking out 12 without issuing a walk in an 11-6 win. For the week, she had a 1.40 earned run average in 20 innings, striking out 36 and held opposing batters to a .171 average.

The Jimmies conclude the regular season with a pair of home doubleheaders this week, hosting Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) on Tuesday and Morningside (Iowa) College on Saturday.

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed an executive order to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour for federal contractors. Administration officials say the order provides a pay bump to hundreds of thousands of those workers, including nursing assistants and laborers. They say workers will become more productive as a result, so the increase should not be costly to taxpayers. The increase approved under Tuesday’s executive order could be dramatic for workers who earn the current minimum of $10.95 an hour. Those workers would receive a 37% pay hike, though the increase would be rolled out gradually.

 

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials say fully vaccinated Americans don’t need to wear masks outdoors anymore unless they are in a big crowd of strangers. And unvaccinated people can drop face coverings in some cases, too. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the updated guidance Tuesday. Previously the CDC had been advising that people should wear masks outdoors if they are within 6 feet of each other. The change comes as more than half of U.S. adults have gotten at least one dose of coronavirus vaccine, and more than a third have been fully vaccinated.

 

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Newly released records show the state of Iowa deployed “strike teams” to conduct rapid on-site coronavirus testing at 17 businesses in 2020, including some of the state’s most powerful pork and beef companies. At least four of the companies that received help from strike teams are owned by major donors to the campaign of Gov. Kim Reynolds, including Iowa Select Farms, Lynch Livestock, Prestage Farms and GMT Corp. A spokesman for the governor says that political support was never a factor in the state’s deployment of testing resources, and that the governor is proud of the way she helped the private sector weather the pandemic.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has ordered a significant number of its remaining staff at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul to leave Afghanistan as the military steps up the pullout of American troops from the country. The department announced on Tuesday that it had instructed all personnel to depart the country unless their jobs require them to be physically located in Afghanistan. The order was not specific as to the number of people affected, but it went well beyond the usual curtailment of staffers for security and safety reasons. Such orders normally apply only to non-essential personnel.

 

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey serial killer known as the “Torso Killer” pleaded guilty Tuesday to two 1974 murders, finally closing the cold case deaths of teenage friends who had left home for a trip to the mall and never returned. Richard Cottingham, 74, is currently in state prison on a life sentence for other murders. Detectives in New York and New Jersey have confirmed that he killed nine women but believe the death toll is higher. He appeared virtually in court Tuesday to admit to the slayings of 17-year-old Mary Ann Pryor and 16-year-old Lorraine Marie Kelly. Cottingham is known as the “Torso Killer” for brutally dismembering his victims by cutting off their limbs and heads.

 

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) — An independent autopsy shows that a Black man killed by deputies in North Carolina was shot five times, including in the back of the head. That’s according to attorneys for Andrew Brown Jr.’s family. The death certificate lists a head wound as the cause of death. In other developments Tuesday, the FBI announced a federal civil rights investigation into last week’s shooting by deputies serving drug-related search and arrest warrants in the North Carolina town of Elizabeth City. A court hearing scheduled for Wednesday will consider making the the video public.

 

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A former police officer in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has been convicted of second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of his daughter’s boyfriend. A federal jury found 60-year-old Shannon Kepler guilty on Monday in the 2014 shooting death of 19-year-old Jeremey Lake. He was also convicted of assault in the non-fatal shooting of Lake’s brother. Defense attorney Stan Monroe says they will appeal the verdicts. Kepler’s state manslaughter conviction was overturned after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Oklahoma lacks jurisdiction for crimes on tribal reservations in which the defendants or victims are tribal citizens. Kepler is a citizen of the Muskogee (Creek) Nation and the shooting occurred on land within the tribe’s historical reservation.