CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

.WEDNESDAY…Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds 5 to 15 mph.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. South winds around 10 mph.

.THURSDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds

around 10 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Decreasing clouds. Lows in the mid 40s.

.FRIDAY…Sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain showers in the

afternoon in the Jamestown area.  Highs in the lower 60s.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.

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

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

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

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

.MONDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.

 

 

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:

 

COVID-19 Stats

Tues. Sept. 21, 2021

10:30- a.m.

Barnes

New Positives: 3

Total Positives:  1547

Active: 28

Recovered: 1487

Breakthrough Incidence Per 10K Fully Vaccinated Individuals: 72

 

Stutsman

New Positives:  11

Total Positives:  3951

Active:  66

Recovered: 3789

Breakthrough Incidence Per 10K Fully Vaccinated Individuals: 117

 

 

Jamestown  (CVHD)  Central Valley Health District reminds residents that COVID testing is  on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, at the Jamestown Civic Center, Exchequor Room, from 11-a.m. to 1-pm

Call CVHD at 701-252-8130 to register.

 

 

 

Update

Valley City  (VCPS)  Valley City Public Schools is still  the process of  gathering input and exploring options on how to use $3.3 million dollars available in federal funding for the school district.

Superintendent Josh Johnson says discussions continue exploring whether the school district should renovate older facilities or build a new structure.

He says  the proposal is focused on the portion of the high school built in 1919 and the two elementary schools in Valley City.

In a statement, Johnson said,

“Valley City Public Schools will be Exploring the Future of School Facilities.

This Friday, September 24th meeting dates/times will be announced for public meetings in the month of October. We are excited to explore the future with you and happy to answer any questions that you may have prior to the public meetings. Please feel free to contact myself, steering committee members, and/or the members of our school board.

We hope everyone has an outstanding Homecoming 2021 and we look forward to sharing more information with you about our school facilities in the month of October.

Josh Johnson

Superintendent

Valley City Public Schools

(701) 845-0483

 

 

 

Valley City  (CSi)  – Sheyenne Care Center’s CEO Craig Christianson has announced a name change for the facility

In a news release, he passed along information about the upcoming name change.

The news released states:

“On October 1, 2021, the name of Sheyenne Care Center, in Valley City, ND, will change to “SMP Health – St. Raphael.”

According to Aaron K. Alton, President and CEO of SMP Health System, “The name change is part of an effort to update the branding of our system and its healthcare ministries in North Dakota to more clearly reflect our nature as a system as well as to emphasize our Catholic heritage having its source in the Sisters of Mary of the Presentation, who established their first hospital in ND in Bottineau in 1913.”

In addition to its North Dakota ministries, the name of SMP Health System will also change on October 1, to “SMP Health.”

Christianson, explains that SMP Health – St. Raphael will be under the patronage of Saint Raphael whose name has been adopted as part of the rebranding effort, adding, “Sheyenne Care Center actually chose St. Raphael as its patron saint when it joined SMP Health System in 2002. We later named the chapel in his honor, so we thought it fitting that he should be chosen as the new namesake for our ministry.”

The significance of the name of St. Raphael for a long term care ministry is explained by J.T. Kennelly, SMP Health VP of Mission and Formation as follows:

St. Raphael is one of the three Archangels mentioned in the Scriptures, being a major character in the book of Tobit. Literally translated his name means, “God Heals.” Among his many patronages, he is the patron saint of bodily ills, nurses, physicians and medical workers, which makes him a fitting patron saint for a health care ministry. In fact, Sheyenne Care Center chose him as its patron saint when it joined SMP Health System in 2002. It later named its chapel in his honor, making it all the more appropriate for us to choose him as the new namesake for the ministry.

SMP Health is a Catholic health care system with ten health care ministries located in North Dakota and Illinois with its central office in Fargo, ND. In central Illinois it operates a regional network, St. Margaret’s Health, comprised of two hospitals and a home care agency.”

From, Craig Christianson

 

 

Valley City  (CSi)  The  Valley City Commission met in Regular Session Tuesday evening at City Hall.  City Attorney Martineck joined by phone.  Commissioners Gulmon and Bishop  were not present.

THE OATH  OF OFFICE WAS ADMINISTERED BY MAYOR  CARLSRUD FOR POLICE OFFICER JOSHUA REIGN.

Mayor Carlsrud recognized city employee Brenda Klein who has successfully completed her  Certified City Auditor course.

APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA

Approved a Raffle Permit for District 24 Republicans for Drawing on December 18th, 2021.

Approved a  Parade Application for VCHS Homecoming Parade on September 24th, 2021 on Central Ave.

Public Comments

Valley City Public Schools Superintendent, Josh Johnson spoke and said  Valley City Public Schools is still in the process of gathering input and exploring options on how to use $3.3 million dollars available in federal COVID-19, funding for the school district.  He said community meetings will held as the school district is exploring whether the school district should renovate older facilities or build a new structure. He says the proposal is focused on the portion of the high school built in 1919 and the two elementary schools in Valley City.  He said this Friday more information will be shared as to the dates times and locations of the public meetings.

RESOLUTION

Approved a Resolution Approving the Replat Request of Lots 2-4, 11-16, and 19-21, Block 1 of Prairie View Addition.   City Attorney Martineck said there was no oppositions aired by the planning commission and other entities.

Approved a  Resolution Approving the Replat Request of Lot 1 Block 2 NP West 5th Addition and Lots 1-2 and Outlot A, Block 1 NP West 6th Addition.

CITY ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT:

Highlights included reseeding of areas, following weed killing on the properies, with adjacent property owners to be notfied.

 CITY UPDATES & COMMISSION REPORTS

City Attorney Martineck said, the City’s Assessor position has been filled, as the present City Assessor Sandy Hansen will be retiring.

City Auditor Avis Richter said a loan has been approved for the City Fire Hall project, and City Fire Chief Magnuson said the cement slab is about to be poured, followed by further construction.

Mayor Carlsrud urges citizens to get vaccinations against COVID-19 to mitigate the spread of the virus, pointing out that in some nearby cities, hospital beds have been unavailable due to COVID patients, occupying them. There have been reports of hospitalizations stemming from individuals not receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.

The meeting was shown live on CSi Cable 68 followed by replays.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown City Council’s  Finance & Legal, Building Planning & Zoning, and Civic Center & Promotion Committees met on Tuesday evening at City Hall. Council Member Buchanan was not, present, Council Member Schloegel joined by phone.

 

FINANCE & LEGAL COMMITTEE

Considered an ownership issue relative to Lots 1, 2, and 3 in Block 1 of the Liechty Homes Second Addition and to consider the request by Liechty Homes Inc. to clear title to the property.

City Attorney Leo Ryan said, after research he recommends issuing  a quit claim deed to resolve ownership issues.

The committee recommends approval.

The committee recommends   the request from District 12 Republicans to be recognized as an other public spirited organization and to authorize the issuance of a raffle permit.

The committee recommended approving the request from Jamestown Crusaders/Ypsilanti Community Club to be recognized as an other public spirited organization and to authorize the issuance of a raffle permit.

The committee recommended approving  the request from BKV2 LLC d/b/a Hampton Inn & Suites, for a Class H, On-Sale Beer, Wine & Sparkling Wine License, for the period ending December 31, 2021.

Recommended for approval was the request from JSDC to de-obligate $100,000 approved for the Career Builders Program and to approve $105,200 from Economic Development Funds for the James Valley Career and Technology Center to use as matching funds to facilitate an expansion of the campus and program updates, to be paid from the City Sales Tax Fund.

The facility will be shared with Jamestown Area Ambulance Service when the expansion is completed.

The committee recommended approving the request from JSDC for up to $50,000 from Economic Development Funds for a Residential Infrastructure Study, to be paid from the City Sales Tax Fund, in the interest of future development in the city.  The Stutsman County Commission has approved the JSDC request.

The committee recommended approving the request from JSDC for up to $144,000 from Economic Development Funds for Professional Fees for the Spiritwood Energy Park Association (SEPA) projects-capital contribution, to be paid from the City Sales Tax Fund.

INFORMATIONAL: A public hearing concerning the 2022 City Budget and the second reading on budget Ordinances No. 1548 & 1549 are scheduled on the October 4, 2021, City Council agenda.

BUILDING, PLANNING & ZONING COMMITTEE

No business this month.

CIVIC CENTER AND PROMOTION COMMITTEE

No business this month.

The Meeting was shown live on CSi Cable 67 followed by replays.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The company that operates the Dakota Access oil pipeline wants the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse an appellate ruling ordering additional environmental review. Energy Transfer says the review puts the line at risk of being shut down. A Circuit Court of Appeals panel in D.C. earlier this year supported the Standing Rock Sioux and other tribes’ argument that the project deserves a thorough environmental review and is currently operating without a key federal permit. The study will determine whether the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reissues a permit for the line to cross the Missouri River in south-central North Dakota.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — A Grand Forks company has been awarded a $17 million Navy contract to build a ground support station to control unmanned aircraft and sensor system. The work by Ideal Aerosmith will enable mission planners to access classified and non-classified information from one place, including data from intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, or ISR, operations, like those flown out of the Grand Forks Air Force Base. Sen. John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee, as worked with Ideal Aerosmith and the Navy to secure the contract. Hoeven says the technology developed under this contract will help missions across the globe to be better informed, supporting the safety and effectiveness of servicemembers.

In world and national news…

NORTH PORT, Fla. (AP) — The FBI says a county coroner has confirmed that human remains found in remote northern Wyoming along the border of Grand Teton National Park are those of 22-year-old Gabby Petito. Her body was discovered at a Wyoming national park over the weekend, months after the pair set out on a cross-country road trip. Officials said Tuesday that the coroner determined her manner of death was homicide, but did not disclose a cause of death pending final autopsy results. Police in North Port, Florida, say investigators have returned to a swampy preserve area to look for 23-year-old Brian Laundrie.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Photos and video of a Border Patrol agent on horseback using his long leather reins to lash at Haitian migrants along the U.S.-Mexico border has prompted outrage from Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. While a day earlier he seemingly sought to explain away the action, Mayorkas said Tuesday he was “horrified” by photos that have spread widely on social media. They have drawn outrage from members of Congress, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Some of the mounted agents use their horses to forcibly move and block the migrants, almost seeming to herd them like animals, and taunt them in at least one instance. DHS says the incident is under investigation

 

NEW YORK (AP) — The United Nations chief is warning global leaders at the opening of the U.N.’s foremost gathering that the world has never been more threatened and divided and “we face the greatest cascade of crises in our lifetime.” Secretary-General Antonio Guterres rang the alarm in his annual state of the world speech. In his most dire assessment yet of the dangers the world faces, Guterres said, “We are on the edge of an abyss — and moving in the wrong direction.” And he said: “I’m here to sound the alarm. The world must wake up.”

 

(AP)  Progressive lawmakers have introduced a bill that would reimpose a nationwide eviction moratorium that lapsed last month. Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri say their bill would direct the secretary of Health and Human Services to implement a ban on evictions in response to COVID-19. It would remain in effect until 60 days after a public health emergency is declared. The Supreme Court’s conservative majority at the end of August allowed evictions to resume across the United States, blocking the Biden administration from enforcing a temporary ban that was put in place because of the coronavirus pandemic.

 

(AP)  While there has been a decline in births in the U.S. during the pandemic, a new report suggests the drop may have turned a corner last March as births started rebounding. The report released Tuesday by the Census Bureau says the decline in births was most noticeable at the end of 2020 and beginning of 2021. But last March, births barely declined, only 0.15%, compared to March 2020, when the new coronavirus was declared a national emergency. Census Bureau demographer Anne Morse says the trend suggests some people who postponed having babies last year had them this year.

 

(AP)  U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is a no-go for launching billionaires into space. Guterres called out billionaires for joyriding into space while millions go hungry. In July, billionaires Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos flew into space, just missing orbit, on spaceships their companies built. Billionaire Jared Isaacman and three others returned from three days in orbit on Saturday. Unlike Branson and Bezos, Isaacman used his flight to help raise $200 million for a children’s cancer hospital. Guterres is likening billionaires in space to more Earth-bound maladies of loss of personal freedom, hopelessness and corruption.