CSi Weather…

TONIGHT…Cloudy. A 30 percent chance of rain showers in the evening in the Jamestown area, 50 percent in the Valley City area. Lows in the mid 50s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.

.FRIDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds

5 to 10 mph.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Decreasing clouds. A 20 percent chance of rain

showers. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

.SATURDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds 5 to 15 mph.

Gusts up to 30 mph in the afternoon.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.

.SUNDAY…Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 50.

.LABOR DAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.

.TUESDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.

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

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

There is a chance of thunderstorms Thursday afternoon and early
evening. Severe weather is unlikely, but locally heavy rain is
possible.

 

 

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:

 

Gov. Doug 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.

North Dakota ranks 42nd in the nation in vaccination rates and Burgum says the trend line for new cases is worse than it was during the outbreak’s winter peak. Doctors say COVID-19 patients are younger and healthier than they were a year ago.

NDDoH reports on Thursday, there are 331 new cases of coronavirus and 2,763 total active cases. The daily positivity rate in the state is 6.7%.

There have been 1,562 deaths related to coronavirus in North Dakota since the pandemic began.

 

COVID 19 Stats.

Thurs. Sept. 2,  2021

10:30- a.m.

Barnes

New Positives: 4

Total Positives: 1471

Active: 11

Recovered: 1426

 

Stutsman

New Positives:  17

Total Positives:  3714

Active:  63

Recovered: 3563

 

 

(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 to the Leevers North Parking Lot, on Mondays and Fridays, with an expanded time 12:30-p.m. to 2:30-p.m. located in a trailer.

Depending if you are asymptomatic, or symptomatic, you will either be tested in your vehicle, or inside the trailer.

 

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.

Those who are immune compromise can get a COVID Booster Shot.

Those unable to come into the office, can have them come to you by calling 845-8518 to make an appointment.

Pre-register for all clinics.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)   3rd annual A-MAZE-N Clowns Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze will open to the public the weekend of September 11th & 12th with a variety of games, activities, and more.

The patch is located at 3523 82nd Avenue Southeast and will be open Saturdays from 9 AM to 5 PM and Sundays from Noon to 5 PM through October 10th. Cost of admission is $10 for adults and $5 for kids. 2 years and under get in free.

Acres donated by El Zagal member Dr. Steve Looysen will feature events for families and kids including the corn maze, bale mountain, obstacles, petting zoo, barrel car train, hayride, and the popular pumpkin launcher.The pumpkin patch will allow kids to come out and pick a pumpkin to take home.

A member of the Jamestown El Zagal Clowns, Corey Bayer says they hope to use the event to fundraise for their yearly operations and the overall cause of the Children’s Hospitals.

For more information, visit amazenclownpatch.com or like the Jamestown Clowns on Facebook.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A lawmaker who heads North Dakota’s anti-abortion legislative caucus says it’s likely the Republican-led Legislature will seek to pass a measure that mirrors a new Texas law that virtually bans all abortions and that the Supreme Court has allowed to remain in force. GOP Sen. Janne Myrdal says she “assumes” legislation will be crafted eventually that uses the Texas law as a template. North Dakota already has successfully pushed some of the nation’s toughest abortion laws. If the new bill is drafted, it’s unclear when it would be introduced.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A former employee of the North Dakota State Penitentiary has been accused of smuggling drugs and electronics into the prison for an inmate in exchange for money. Investigators say Matthew Taylor was working as a correctional officer last year when he received payments from a woman to deliver a cellphone, two SIM cards and a cigarette package to an inmate who later tested positive for methamphetamine. According to officials, the woman provided investigators with text messages between her and the inmate that outlined a payment process for meth. An affidavit says MoneyGram records obtained by the patrol showed Taylor received payments of $240 and $660.

 

 

Bismarck  (Sen. Hoeven’s Office)   – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Thursday issued the following statement after Otter Tail Power Company announced its intent to sell its partial ownership of the Coyote Station Power Plant in Beulah by 2028. Hoeven spoke with Otter Tail President and CEO Chuck MacFarlane this week to discuss the planned sale of the company’s partial ownership and efforts to ensure the station continues operating beyond 2028. The station’s co-owners include the Northern Municipal Power Agency, Montana-Dakota Utilities (MDU) and NorthWestern Energy.

 

“We’ve worked hard to help ensure coal’s continued role in our nation’s energy mix. This includes pressing for coal to be properly valued as a baseload power source that is available 24/7, while also advancing efforts to crack the code on CCUS to reduce emissions from coal and a variety of other energy sources,” said Hoeven. “Following Otter Tail Power’s announcement today, we look forward to working with the other co-owners of Coyote Station to ensure this vital coal-fired baseload facility continues to provide affordable, reliable power to customers in our region.”

 

Ensuring a Fair Value for Coal

 

Hoeven is working to ensure coal’s role as a reliable source of baseload power is properly valued. Accordingly, the senator has been making the case to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) for the need to maintain diverse sources of electricity to promote the reliability and resiliency of the grid.

 

Cracking the Code on CCUS

 

Hoeven has been working for more than a decade to crack the code on carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) technologies to enable the nation to continue making use of its abundant energy resources, like coal, while reducing emissions. To this end, the senator is advancing:

 

  • Front end investment in technology development, including bolstering the partnership between the Department of Energy (DOE) and the University of North Dakota’s Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) in support of efforts like Project Tundra.
    • Hoeven has helped secure $43 million in federal funding for Project Tundra to date.
  • Loan guarantees to help project developers secure financing to build the equipment and infrastructure needed to capture and store CO2.
    • Hoeven included funding in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 appropriations legislation for critical loan guarantee programs at DOE and the Rural Utilities Service (RUS).
  • Enhancements for the 45Q and 48A Advanced Coal tax credits to provide important revenue streams to project developers and encourage adoption of CCUS.
    • Hoeven is sponsoring legislation to modernize the 48A tax credit for CO2 capture retrofit projects and helped introduce a bipartisan bill to provide a direct payment option for the 45Q and 48A CCUS tax incentives.
    • The senator previously worked to get the 45Q tax credit implemented in a way that makes CCUS projects more commercially-viable.

 

 

In sports…

Jamstown  (JPS)  Jamestown High School is excited to open its football season at the Charlotte & Gordon Hansen Stadium located on the campus of the University of Jamestown. Ticketing and admissions will take place on the East Side of the Stadium.

Gates will open at 5:00 PM this Friday, September 3rd for game vs. Turtle Mountain Community High School. Individual ticket prices for those attending will be $7.00: Adults & $5.00: Students. A One-dollar facility fee from each ticket purchased on game day will be set aside towards future needs of the facility.

Jamestown Public Schools activity passes are still available for sale at JPS Central Office and JHS Activities Office ($60-Adult, $30-Student). Family passes can only be purchased from JPS Central Office ($150). Note: Guests using JHS activity passes will not be subject to the additional $1 facility fee.

Any questions can be directed to JHS Activities Director, Jim Roaldson at 952-4005.

NDAPSSA H.S. Football Polls

(First-place votes in parenthesis)

Class B 9-man

First Poll

Team Rec. Pts. LW

  1. Lamoure/LM (15) 2-0 75
  2. New Salem 2-0 60
  3. Cavalier 2-0 45
  4. Ray/PL 2-0 14
  5. South Border 2-0 8

Others Receiving Votes: Mohall/LS (2-0), Wyndmere-Lidgerwood (1-1), Napoleon (2-0), North Prairie (2-0), Hettinger/Scranton(2-0), Nelson Cty (2-0), Mayport CG (2-0)

Class B 11-man

Team Rec. Pts. LW

  1. Beulah (11) 2-0 66
  2. Langdon Area/EM (1) 2-0 58
  3. Central Cass (3) 2-0 51
  4. Harvey/Wells County 2-0 28
  5. Velva/Garrison 2-0 9

Others Receiving Votes: Hillsboro/CV(1-1), Linton-HMB (2-0), Trinity (1-0), Kindred (1-1), Des Lacs Burlington (2-0).

 

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts have activated three starters from the reserve/COVID-19 list: quarterback Carson Wentz, center Ryan Kelly and receiver Zach Pascal. They also put four-time Pro Bowl receiver T.Y. Hilton, third-string quarterback Sam Ehlinger and receiver Dezmon Patmon on injured reserve. That leaves the possibility of the three injured players returning this season. Wentz, Kelly and Pascal were put on the COVID-19 list Monday after being deemed a close contact to someone who tested positive for the virus.

In world and national news…

NEW YORK (AP) — A stunned U.S. East Coast has woken up to a rising death toll, surging rivers and destruction after the remnants of Hurricane Ida walloped the region with record-breaking rain. At least 26 deaths have been linked to flooding from Maryland to New York from the storm’s strike Wednesday night and Thursday morning. Police in New York City reported nine deaths, as basement apartments suddenly filled with water and roads turned into rivers. Local media reported at least eight deaths in New Jersey and three were reported in a county outside Philadelphia.

 

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The power outages after Hurricane Ida are making the sweltering summer unbearable in much of New Orleans. But that misery is compounded in some areas outside the city by a lack of water, flooded neighborhoods and severely damaged homes. Four days after the Ida struck, the storm’s lingering effects are being felt unevenly across Louisiana. New Orleans was protected from catastrophic flooding by the levee system that was revamped after Hurricane Katrina. The power was back on Thursday in parts of the city’s business district and other downtown neighborhoods. But the overwhelming majority of homes were still dark.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard says it is investigating reports of possible oil spills resulting from Hurricane Ida after the publication of aerial photos by The Associated Press. Coast Guard spokesman Petty Officer 3rd Class Gabriel Wisdom said Thursday that aircraft were being dispatched to investigate reports of a miles-long slick in the Gulf of Mexico south of Port Fourchon, Louisiana. Wisdom said aircraft would also fly over a major oil refinery along the Mississippi River south of New Orleans after a report of a rainbow-colored sheen in the floodwaters. The AP first reported Wednesday about the possible spills after reviewing aerial images of the disaster zone taken by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

 

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — A decrease in strong winds is helping the battle against a huge California forest fire threatening communities around Lake Tahoe. But commanders have warned firefighters to be prepared for dangers, including localized terrain-driven winds in the Thursday weather forecast that happen as the sun heats the ground in the Caldor Fire zone. There has been a slight increase in humidity, but vegetation at threat of burning is still extremely dry. The fire covers more than 328 square miles of the Sierra Nevada and containment has increased to 25%. Hundreds of homes, commercial properties and other structures have been destroyed or damaged since the fire erupted on Aug. 14.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is pledging robust federal help to the Northeastern and Gulf states battered by Hurricane Ida and for western states beset by wildfires. Biden says in a White House speech that the catastrophes serve as deadly reminders that the “climate crisis” has arrived. The president plans to further press Congress to pass his nearly $1 trillion infrastructure bill to improve roads, bridges, the electric grid and sewer systems. The proposal intends to ensure that the vital networks that connect cities, states and the country together can withstand the increasingly dangerous weather.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is lambasting the Supreme Court’s decision not to block a new Texas law banning most abortions in the state. He said Thursday he is directing federal agencies to do what they can to “insulate women and providers” from the impact. Hours earlier, in the middle of the night, a deeply divided high court allowed the law to remain in force in the nation’s biggest abortion curb since the court legalized the operation nationwide a half-century ago. The court voted 5-4 to deny an emergency appeal from abortion providers and others. The Texas law prohibits abortions once medical professionals can detect cardiac activity, usually around six weeks and before most women know they’re pregnant.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration says Virgin Galactic can’t launch anyone into space again until an investigation is complete into founder Richard Branson’s flight in July. Thursday’s ban came as Virgin Galactic announced plans to launch three Italian researchers to the edge of space in a few weeks. The FAA said the rocketship carrying Branson and five Virgin Galactic employees veered off course during its descent back to New Mexico. The deviation put the ship outside the air traffic control clearance area. The FAA is overseeing the mishap investigation

(AP)  The United Nations says its Humanitarian Air Service is resuming air operations in Afghanistan to enable 160 aid organizations to continue activities in the country’s provinces. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Thursday that the air passenger service, operated by the Rome-based U.N. World Food Program, is linking the Pakistani capital of Islamabad with Mazar-i-Sharif in the north and Kandahar in the southeast. He said the food program reports that three flights already have taken place to Mazar-i-Sharif since Sunday. Dujarric said that a cargo airbridge also is being established to transport non-food items such as medical and other emergency supplies to where they are needed the most.

 

(AP)  A small jet carrying four people has crashed on takeoff from a small airport in central Connecticut, hit a building and set it on fire. Authorities say the Cessna Citation 560X took off just before 10 a.m. Thursday from the Robertson Airport and crashed into the building at the manufacturing company Trumpf Inc. There was no immediate word on the extent of the injuries to those aboard. The jet was headed to Dare County Regional Airport in Manteo, North Carolina. An intense fire burned for about 20 minutes.