CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. East winds around 10 mph.

.FRIDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. East winds around 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers

and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds 10 to

15 mph.

.SATURDAY…Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and

thunderstorms in the Jamestown area, 60 percent in the Valley City area. Highs in the mid 80s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, in the Jamestown area, 40 percent in the Valley city area, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s.

.SUNDAY…Sunny. Highs around 90.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and

thunderstorms after midnight in the Jaamestown area.  Lows in the lower 60s.

.MONDAY…Sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and

thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers

and thunderstorms. Lows around 60.

.TUESDAY…Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and

thunderstorms in the morning. Highs in the lower 80s.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of

showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 60.

.WEDNESDAY…Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.

 

 

The North Dakota Department of Health dashboard is updated daily by 11 am and includes cases reported through the previous day. The investigations are ongoing and information on the website is likely to change as cases are investigated. The information contained in this dashboard is the most up to date and will be different than previous news releases. This dashboard supersedes information from previous news releases or social media postings.

Check out our other dashboards: The COVID-19 Vaccine Dashboard, NDUS Dashboard.

 

COVID- 19 stats:

Thurs. Aug. 5,  2021

10:30- a.m.

Barnes

New Positives  1

Total Positives 1436

Active 7

Recovered: 1397

 

Stutsman

New Positives 4

Total Positives 3581

Active 13

Recovered  3484

 

 

(CCHD)  City/County Health reports, that testing continues to be important. If you have any symptoms, it is important to be tested. If you have symptoms and need to be tested at other times contact your clinic.

Administrator Theresa Will says testing has moved inside City County Health, at the CCHD location.  415 2nd Ave NE, from 12:30-p.m., to 1:30-p.m, with  the Quick test will be administered by staff members inside their offices in Valley City, on Mondays and Fridays.

Reminder

Walk in Vaccination Clinics available, 9-a.m. to 4:30-p.m., Monday through Friday.

Vaccines available,  Pfizer, Moderna, available most days.

Vaccination available for those 12 years of age and older.

Call 845-8518 to make an appointment.

Pre-register for all clinics.

 

 

 

Jamestown  (CVHD)  Central Valley Health District reminds residents that there will be no  COVID testing the week  of August 9, in Jamestown.

Unit Administrator Robin Iszler says testing will resume the week of August 16  on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, at the Jamestown Civic Center, Exchequor Room, from 11-a.m. to noon.

Call CVHD at 701-252-8130 to register.

 

 

Valley City  (CSi)  The 2021 Sheyenne Riverfest is set for Aug. 6-8 in Valley City and Fort Ransom State Park.
The annual event includes a variety of river-related activities on or near the Sheyenne River. Organizers are hoping to set a world record for canoe and kayak launches on the Sheyenne River during this year’s Riverfest.

Raffle tickets to win a kayak or other prizes are available to purchase at local sponsors and the Rosebud Visitor Center in Valley City.  Tickets are $5 or 5/$20.  The Drawing is at 5-p.m. Saturday.

Prizes include:  Kayaks from Moore Engineering/Not in my House, Hand Crafted Paddle, made by Scott Tichy, Sheyenne River Framed Print, from Dutton’s Valley Gallery, Fire Pit from Valley Plains Equipment, Gift cards from Hungry Pelican, Epworth Holy Grounds, Brockopp Brewing.

Activities on Saturday, Aug. 7, include the canoe and kayak launch, pontoon rides, fishing activities a Cornhole Tournament, and more. For more information and the complete schedule of events visit https://valleycitynd.org/tourism_riverfest.php

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Stutsman County Memorial Museum invites the community to its Ice Cream Social on Sunday August, 8.

On Thursday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, spokesperson Roger Cain said the event will be held from 2-p.m. to 4-p.m. at the  1883 Stutsman County Courthouse,  and is free to the public. The social  will be held both inside and outside the 1883 Courthouse. In the event of rain, the event will be held just inside.  No sing-a-long  will be held this year.

Roger added that  “Murder at the Museum” events are still be held this year.  Call 701-252-6741 to schedule a time and date.

He said, the Museum has added new items to the displays this year.

The Stutsman County Memorial Museum is open weekdays, from 10 a.m., to 5-p.m. and weekends from 1-p.m. to 5-p.m.  Online  visit stutsmanmuseum.org or call (701) 252-6741 for more information.

 

 

Valley City  (Chamber)  Summer Afternoon’s at the Pioneer Park Amphitheater  in Valley City, offers entertainment.  All programs start at 4-p.m.,  with FREE ADMISSION.  Food and drink will be served at all shows.

Next up on the schedule is  Shakespeare in The Park, on Sunday August 8. 

Enjoy portions of dramatic readings of some of Shakespeare’s  greatest works.

Sunday September 12, Standup Comedy Show, Featuring Valley City’s own Spencer Dobson, along with a troupe

comedians to join him.

In case of inclement weather, the program will be rescheduled.

Sponsored by Bridges Arts Council.

This project is supported in part  by a grant from the North Dakota Council on the Arts, which receives funding from the state legislature, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

 

 

MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — The wife of one of four people killed in an attack at a North Dakota property management firm has testified at trial that comments she made about having her husband “taken out” if he ever cheated on her were made in jest. Forty-seven-year-old Chad Isaak, of Washburn, is accused of killing RJR Maintenance and Management co-owner Robert Fakler and employees Adam Fuehrer, William Cobb and Lois Cobb. The defense questioned Fakler’s widow, Jackie, on Thursday about her husband’s alleged affair. She acknowledged that she had once joked about having him “taken out” if he did but testified that was before she learned from homicide investigators that he may have been cheating.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota agriculture officials are warning producers to monitor their livestock after the first case of anthrax was confirmed earlier this week. The disease was reported in cattle in a Kidder County beef herd. Officials say producers in the county and surrounding areas should check with their veterinarians to see if they should start vaccinating their cattle for anthrax. Anthrax vaccines are readily available, but it takes about a week to establish immunity, and the vaccine must be administered annually. Anthrax is caused by bacterial spores that can lie dormant in the ground until they are activated by heavy rains, flooding or drought. Two cases of anthrax were reported in North Dakota in 2020.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Department of Human Services has launched a new division that focuses on supporting early childhood. The Early Childhood Division will align programs and resources dealing with early childhood experience and child care. Human Services Executive Director Chris Jones says the division’s focus is so important because 95% of brain development occurs before age 5. Jones says the new division will help ensure that more North Dakota children enter kindergarten ready to learn, and that more early child care providers participate in a quality rating improvement system.

In world and national  news

(AP)  Apple is planning to scan U.S. iPhones for images of child abuse, drawing applause from child protection groups but raising concern among some security researchers that the system could be misused by governments looking to surveil their citizens. The tool Apple calls “neuralMatch” will detect known images of child sexual abuse without decrypting people’s messages. If it finds a match, the image will be reviewed by a human who can notify law enforcement if necessary. But researchers say the tool could be put to other purposes such as government surveillance of dissidents or protesters.

 

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Coronavirus hospitalizations are once again surging as the virus’ more potent delta variant cuts across the country. The swift rise is forcing hospitals to pivot back to COVID-19 readiness just weeks after many shuttered coronavirus wards, field hospitals and other emergency pandemic measures. A Florida hospital chain is suspending elective surgeries and putting beds in conference rooms, an auditorium and even a cafeteria as many more patients seek treatment for COVID-19. In Georgia, hospitals are turning away patients because they’re running out of bedspace. And in Louisiana, coronavirus patients are lingering in the emergency room before being airlifted elsewhere.

 

(AP)  Coronavirus hospitalizations are surging as the delta variant cuts across the country. The number of people in the hospital has more than tripled in the past month, from an average of roughly 12,000 to almost 43,000, according to the CDC. Cases are surging to 94,000 a day on average, a level not reached since mid-February. Florida, Georgia and Louisiana account for nearly 40% of all hospitalizations in the country. Louisiana and Georgia have some of the lowest vaccination rates, with 38% of their populations fully inoculated. Florida is closer to the national rate, at 49%. Most New England states are well over 60%. Deaths per day have soared 75% in the past two weeks. The overall confirmed U.S. death toll stands at more than 614,000.

 

SEATTLE (AP) — Amazon has pushed back its return-to-office date for tech and corporate workers until January as COVID-19 cases surge nationally due to the more contagious delta variant. Unlike its Seattle-area rival Microsoft and other tech giants, Amazon will not mandate employees receive the COVID-19 vaccine before they return to the office. Instead, the company said unvaccinated employees will be required to wear masks in the office. Amazon’s delay affects the roughly 60,000 people working in its offices in Seattle and Bellevue, as well as tens of thousands more corporate Amazon employees worldwide. Amazon is Washington state’s largest private employer.

 

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — As he recovers from a breakthrough infection of the coronavirus, Sen. Lindsey Graham says he has urged former President Donald Trump to press his supporters to get the COVID-19 vaccine. The South Carolina Republican told The Associated Press on Thursday that he sees vaccines as “the antidote to the virus that’s wreaking havoc on our hospitals.” Graham was vaccinated in December but said Monday he had tested positive for the coronavirus. He says he’s improving and feels his symptoms would have been much worse without the vaccine. He says Trump should “be aggressive” in calling for people to get vaccinated.

 

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — One of the three congressional Republicans suing Speaker Nancy Pelosi over fines for not wearing masks during a U.S. House vote has contracted a breakthrough case of COVID-19. Rep. Ralph Norman of South Carolina tweeted he began experiencing minor symptoms of COVID-19 on Thursday, tested positive for the virus that day and would quarantine for 10 days. Norman says he’s been vaccinated since February. Last week, Norman and Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and Thomas Massie of Kentucky sued Pelosi, seeking a determination that their $500 fines are unconstitutional and should be rescinded. Earlier this week, Sen. Lindsey Graham, another South Carolina Republican, also said he had contracted COVID-19 after being fully vaccinated.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators are wrapping up work on the bipartisan infrastructure plan, with talks underway Thursday to expedite consideration of the nearly $1 trillion proposal. The Senate has processed nearly two dozen amendments to the 2,700-page proposal, with more on tap. None has substantially changed the framework of the public works package, which would sent money to virtually every state in the nation as part of President Joe Biden’s infrastructure priorities. One piece of information still needed for the Senate votes is a cost assessment from the Congressional Budget Office. Voting on the bill seems likely to push into Saturday.