Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Sept. 1

CSi Weather…

TONIGHT…Cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers and thunderstorms likely after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the evening. Chance of precipitation 50 percent in the Jamestown area, 70 percent in the Valley City area.

THURSDAY…Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the Jamestown area, a 100 percent chance in the Valley City area. Highs in the mid 60s. Southeast winds around 10 mph with gusts to around mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and

slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid

50s. East winds around 5 mph shifting to the north after

midnight. Chance of precipitation 40 percent in the Jamestown area, 70 percent in the Valley City area.

.FRIDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. North winds 5 to

10 mph.

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

showers. Lows in the lower 50s.

.SATURDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows around 50.

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

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.

.LABOR DAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.

.TUESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.

Showers and thunderstorms are expected to move into the area from
the south late Wednesday night. On and off heavy rainfall is possible with
some thunderstorm activity. This will continue through the day
Thursday potentially leading to some impacts from localized minor
flooding.

Bismarck  (NDDoH)   On Wednesday morning Governor Doug Burgum held a  a virtual press briefing with the North Dakota Department of Health (NDDoH) and hospital officials from across the state  to provide an update on the COVID-19 pandemic in North Dakota.

Burgum is pleading for citizens to get vaccinated against the coronavirus as North Dakota’s hospitals struggle with an influx of patients infected with the highly contagious delta variant.

Guest speakers included: Dr. Nizar Wehbi, State Health Officer; Janice Hamscher, Chief Nursing Officer, Altru Health System; Dr. Cary Ward, Chief Medical Officer, CHI Health Midwest District; Dr. Richard Vetter, Chief Medical Officer, Essentia Health; Dr. Michael LeBeau, President and CEO, Sanford Health; Dr. Jeffery Sather, Chief of Medical Staff, Trinity Health.

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:

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

COVID 19 Stats.

Wed.  Sept. 1,  2021

10:30- a.m.

Barnes

New Positives: 1

Total Positives: 1467

Active: 15

Recovered: 1425

Stutsman

New Positives:  15

Total Positives:  3697

Active:  52

Recovered: 3558

Central Valley Health District Regularly Scheduled Vaccination Clinics And Locations

Thursday, September 2, 2021Vaccine Type: PFIZER, MODERNA (1st and 2nd Dose)

Vaccinations are also available Wednesdays from 12 PM to 6 PM at S&R Truck Plaza in Jamestown.

Jamestown  (ACC)     The Anne Carlsen Center  announces that it will be implementing mandatory employee vaccinations starting in September with the expectation that all staff are fully immunized by November 15, 2021. The announcement says, the Anne Carlsen Center action is necessary to protect the individuals and families they serve as well as the nearly 600 staff providing those services statewide.

Anne Carlsen’s medical director, Dr. Myra Quanrud says,  “The American Academy of Pediatrics noted that more than 180,000 cases of COVID-19 were recorded in U.S. children the week ending August 19, 2021. Of the total number of cases in the U.S., 22.4% were in children.  Our staff need to be vaccinated so that COVID-19 isn’t brought in to our vulnerable children, many of whom cannot be vaccinated and are medically complex.”

Anne Carlson Center, CEO, Tim Esissinger  sasy,  evidence shows that the delta variant of COVID-19 is more contagious and dangerous to younger people and that doing its part to limit additional spread will help ensure that new variants don’t develop that could be even worse.

He said in an announcement with staff, “I have imagined the scenario of being seated across from the table from a family receiving services from us who had lost their child to COVID, or a spouse or significant other because of the loss of a staff (member). If I was to be asked if Anne Carlsen had done everything possible to have prevented this from happening, I want to be able to say yes to that question.”

Anne Carlsen Center’s mandate affects all programs across North Dakota including its staff members in Jamestown, Fargo, Grand Forks, Devils Lake, Bottineau, Minot, Bismarck and those based in Moorhead, Minnesota.

Anne Carlsen Center noted that according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:

The delta variant is more contagious. The Delta variant is highly contagious, more than two times as contagious as previous variants.

Some data suggest the delta variant might cause more severe illness than previous variants in unvaccinated people. In two different studies from Canada and Scotland, patients infected with the delta variant were more likely to be hospitalized than patients infected with alpha or the original virus that causes COVID-19. Even so, most of the hospitalization and death caused by COVID-19 are in unvaccinated people.

Unvaccinated people remain the greatest concern. The greatest risk of transmission is among unvaccinated people who are much more likely to get infected and therefore transmit the virus. Fully vaccinated people get COVID-19 (known as breakthrough infections) less often than unvaccinated people. People infected with the delta variant, including fully vaccinated people with symptomatic breakthrough infections, can transmit the virus to others. CDC is continuing to assess data on whether fully vaccinated people with asymptomatic breakthrough infections can transmit the virus.

Fully vaccinated people with delta variant breakthrough infections can spread the virus to others. However, vaccinated people appear to spread the virus for a shorter time. For prior variants, lower amounts of viral genetic material were found in samples taken from fully vaccinated people who had breakthrough infections than from unvaccinated people with COVID-19. For people infected with the delta variant, similar amounts of viral genetic material have been found among both unvaccinated and fully vaccinated people. However, like prior variants, the amount of viral genetic material may go down faster in fully vaccinated people when compared to unvaccinated people. This means fully vaccinated people will likely spread the virus for less time than unvaccinated people.

People infected with the delta variant, including fully vaccinated people with symptomatic breakthrough infections, can transmit the virus to others. CDC is continuing to assess data on whether fully vaccinated people with asymptomatic breakthrough infections can transmit the virus.

Dazey  (Barnes Co. Sheriff)    The Barnes County Sheriff’s Office reports, that a man died in an accident on Tuesday, August 31 in Barnes County. Emergency responders received the call around 3:20pm at a location near Wimbledon, North Dakota.

Barnes County Sheriff Randy McClaflin said a chain and a tow rope broke as two individuals were trying to pull out a stuck tractor in a field. The man who was struck by the chain and tow rope died at the scene.

The Sheriff’s Office is not releasing the names of those involved, in the incident at this time.

The Sheriff’s Office thanks the Wimbledon first responders, Wimbledon Fire Department, Barnes County Ambulance Service, Valley City Rescue squad, and Sanford Med Flight in responding to the call.

Jamestown  (CSi)  A reward of $40,000 is being  offered for information in a large-scale cattle death case reported in Stutsman County.

The Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office and the North Dakota Stockmen’s Association (NDSA) are requesting the public’s help in solving the case.

Over 58 cows were found dead in a pasture of 138 on July 29th in pasture leased for grazing on the Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge.

Of the surviving cows, at least 15  aborted their calves, at near full term and due in September.

Stutsman County Sheriff’s Department Investigator Jason Falk says the cattle deaths may or may not be linked to two fires that were reported in Mid-April on land owned by Brian Amundson.

Following an investigation, NDSU Extension Veterinarian Dr. Gerald Stokka says they’ve narrowed the cause down to “unnatural nitrate toxicity.”

Anyone with information that could be helpful is encouraged to call the Stutsman County Sheriff’s Department’s tip line at (701) 251-6232, NDSA Deputy Brand Inspector Fred Frederikson at (701) 290-3993 or Northrop at (701) 390-2975.

Jamestown  (JRMC)  — Challenging doesn’t begin to describe this year. However, it’s because of community support that legendary care remained possible.

As a thank you for the community’s generosity, the Jamestown Regional Medical Center Foundation is hosting a drive-thru Pillars of Giving event on Thursday, Sept. 2. Pillars celebrates healthcare philanthropy and supporters of the JRMC Foundation. JRMC will announce Philanthropist of the Year and celebrate the wins and future of care at JRMC. The virtual guest speaker is Emergency Department Physician Dr. Steve Inglish.

Dr. Inglish led JRMC and the community through COVID-19, especially in October and November when patients exceeded the number of hospital beds available around the state. Dr. Inglish leaned on his experience as a 21-year-old sergeant sent to invade Iraq in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

He says,  “We will be tired and hungry. We will have very little rest. We will rely on each other to get through th  day, week and month. We will look at each other as family. But, until then, we need to stick together,” he wrote in a letter to JRMC and the community in March 2020. “We cannot enter this war as a broken unit. Then we will surely lose.”

The success of Dr. Inglish and the legendary teams at JRMC is due, in large part, to the generosity of the community.

JRMC Foundation Director, Lisa Jackson says, “Though this year presented challenges no one could predict, because of our supporters, we endured.  Throughout this pandemic, our care teams always had personal protective equipment and, they never experienced layoffs. Never once did our doors close. Some hospitals did.”

Supporters made possible equipment, technology and cancer care. All of meals, masks and monetary donations meant JRMC could care for the community’s physical health because the community supported the hospital’s financial health.

Lisa adds, “Independent hospitals like JRMC are incredibly special and rare.  This allows us to always act in the best interest of the patient and provide excellent quality and health outcomes, close to home. We continue to receive awards such as Top 100 Best Place to Work in the country and Top 20 Critical Access Hospital nationwide. Right now, with the support of our community and our organization’s commitment to our mission and vision, independence has served our teams and our patients well for nearly 100 years.”

The drive-thru event takes place from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 2 at The Hansen Arts Park, weather permitting. A commemorative photo book documenting the pandemic is also available for $25. Purchase a photobook at www.jrmcnd.com/photobook.

Bismarck  (NDDES) – A group of North Dakota firefighters will be traveling to Louisiana this week to assist with recovery efforts from the devastating impacts of Hurricane Ida.

Gov. Doug Burgum has approved an Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC), allowing a 6-person team from the Bismarck Rural and Williston Fire Departments to deploy equipment and personnel for operations along the Gulf Coast. An EMAC is an emergency response mechanism that allows states to send personnel, equipment and commodities to assist with response and recovery efforts in other states.The Bismarck Rural Fire Department crew unloads its water tender before departing to Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

The North Dakota firefighters – two from Bismarck Rural and four from Williston – assembled today in Bismarck for coordinating instructions and will be convoying to Baton Rouge over the next two days.

“Even though there are miles between us geographically, North Dakota and Louisiana have a strong relationship through past EMAC collaboration. We have sent resources and personnel to help as far back as Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Likewise, Louisiana has lent law enforcement support to us in past emergencies,” said North Dakota Homeland Security Director Cody Schulz. “We’re grateful to our firefighters for volunteering to help those in need. We will keep them in our thoughts, and we wish them well on a safe mission and return home.”

While in Louisiana, the North Dakota firefighters will work under a fire department in Baton Rouge using their 2,500-gallon and 3,000-gallon water tenders. They will be assigned to structural fire suppression missions in support of commanders on the ground.

“We are beyond proud of our members and what they are setting off to do. Without hesitation, they are answering the call and we are thankful for the partnership with Bismarck Rural. We wish them safe travels and look forward to their return,” said Williston Fire Chief Matt Clark.

“The Bismarck Rural Fire Department is honored to help support recovery efforts and our members did not hesitate to answer the call. We are thankful for the partnership with the Williston Fire Department, and I am confident that these two departments are ready to support the mission they have been called upon to complete,” said Bismarck Rural Fire Chief Dustin Theurer. “We wish both departments safe travels, a safe mission in Louisiana and safe return home.”

North Dakota’s volunteer team was assembled after sourcing and coordination through the North Dakota Department of Emergency Services (DES). North Dakota has a long history of providing EMAC support to other states. Since 2005, DES staff have supported response agencies through EMAC during disaster events in multiple locations, including: Louisiana (2005 hurricane), Mississippi (2011 flooding), Puerto Rico (2017 hurricane), Florida (2017 hurricane), Hawaii (2018 volcano), Oklahoma (2019 flooding/tornadoes) and, most recently, Oregon (2020, wildfires).

The team of North Dakota firefighters is expected to return in late September.

(ABC) One student has died after being shot at Mount Tabor High School in North Carolina, authorities said.

The suspect has not been apprehended, authorities said at a 4:30 p.m. ET news conference, hours after the shooting was reported around 12 p.m. ET.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A new monthly survey of business leaders suggests the economy keeps operating at a healthy pace in nine Midwest and Plains states, but supply delays and shortages of workers are limiting growth in the region. The overall economic index for the region slipped to 68.9 from July’s surging 73.1, but it still indicates strong growth. Any score above 50 on the survey’s indexes suggests growth. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss said strong job growth continued but businesses are having trouble finding workers to hire. The monthly survey covers Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma and South Dakota.

In world and national news…

(ABC News) One student has died after being shot at Mount Tabor High School in North Carolina, authorities said.

The suspect has not been apprehended, authorities said at a 4:30 p.m. ET news conference, hours after the shooting was reported around 12 p.m. ET.

All other students were safe and the campus was secured, according to the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office and the Winston-Salem Police Department. Students were sent to a local YMCA to be reunited with their parents, the sheriff’s office said.

Agents from the FBI and ATF responded to the scene.

Mount Tabor’s school year started just last week.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper noted in a tweet that this was the second school shooting in the state this week.

“Our prayers are with the victims, their families and all the students of Mt. Tabor High School in Winston-Salem,” Cooper tweeted. “We must work to ensure the safety of students and educators, quickly apprehend the shooter and keep guns off school grounds.”

HURLEY, Va. (AP) — The remnants of Hurricane Ida are blowing into New England, a band of severe weather that’s flooding low-lying communities and forcing evacuations in Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania. A teenager was found dead in a flooded apartment complex in Rockville, Maryland. A dam near Johnstown, Pennsylvania, was dangerously full, forcing 3,000 people downstream to evacuate. Rivers overflowed their banks in Virginia, knocking about 20 homes off their foundations and prompting dozens of water rescues. A tornado watch remains in effect for parts of the Appalachians, and forecasters warn that potentially deadly floods could happen in cities from New Jersey to Boston.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — Officials are reporting progress in the battle to save communities on the south end of Lake Tahoe from a huge forest fire. Operations section chief Tim Ernst said in a briefing that firefighters “lucked out” when winds did not come up a strong as expected on Tuesday and an inversion layer early Wednesday “put a real damper on things.” Ernst said the fire did not make as strong a push toward Tahoe as it did the previous day and there has been progress in using bulldozers to create fire lines. Forecasters warn, however, that there will be swirling, gusty winds all day Wednesday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, say it’s “possible” that the U.S. will have to coordinate with the Taliban on any future counterterrorism strikes in Afghanistan against Islamic State militants or others. Milley says the Taliban is a “ruthless” group, and “whether or not they change remains to be seen.” He spoke Wednesday, two days after the final U.S. troops left Afghanistan at the close of a turbulent and deadly evacuation of more than 124,000 American citizens, Afghans and others. Milley and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin say it’s hard to predict the future of the Taliban in Afghanistan.

(AP) America’s major religious faiths and denominations, often divided on other big issues, are preparing to receive an influx of refugees from Afghanistan. Among those gearing up to help are Jewish and Islamic groups; conservative and liberal Protestant churches; and prominent Catholic relief organizations. The U.S. and its coalition partners have evacuated more than 100,000 people since the airlift began Aug. 14, including Afghans who helped the U.S. during the 20-year war. Refugee admissions dropped annually under former President Donald Trump and ultimately reached a record low. Now resettlement agencies are scrambling to expand capacity and rebuild infrastructure so they can handle the arrivals from Afghanistan.

LONDON (AP) — U.K. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab says he is heading to the region around Afghanistan in a push to rescue stranded British citizens and Afghan allies. Raab didn’t provide any details, citing security reasons, but he is expected to visit Pakistan for talks on establishing routes out of Afghanistan through third countries. Britain says it evacuated more than 15,000 U.K. citizens and vulnerable Afghans from Kabul during a two-week August airlift that Defense Secretary Ben Wallace has called “Dunkirk by WhatsApp.” Wallace says as many as 1,100 Afghans who were entitled to come to the U.K. were left behind. Raab said Wednesday that they include guards from the now-abandoned British Embassy in Kabul.