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Bismarck (NDAC) North Dakota’s eight commercial service airports posted a total of 82,371 airline passenger boardings during the month of August. This month experienced lower passenger traffic then July, but is still the second highest month of airline passenger demand experienced since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the last three months, the statewide passenger counts have been sustained at approximately 15 – 20% below pre-pandemic levels.
Jamestown airline boardings in August this year were 969 from August 2020, at 465. Pre-pandemic in 2019 Jamestown boardings were at 1,127.
Year to date, Jamestown boardings through August this year were 6787, compared to 3838 in 2020, and 7471 in 2019
State Aeronautics Executive Director, Kyle Wanner says, “July is historically one of our busiest months out of the year for air travel and so it can be expected to see lower passenger numbers heading into the Fall as leisure travel begins to slow down. Our communities are doing an incredible job in maintaining a high level of air service and we hope to see passenger demand maintain at current levels and then grow, once the holiday season arrives.”
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
Wed. Sept. 22, 2021
10:30- a.m.
Barnes
New Positives: 6
Total Positives: 1553
Active: 29
Recovered: 1487
Breakthrough Incidence Per 10K Fully Vaccinated Individuals: 73
Stutsman
New Positives: 12
Total Positives: 3963
Active: 67
Recovered: 3803
Breakthrough Incidence Per 10K Fully Vaccinated Individuals: 120
New childhood cases in Stutsman County, Two.
Total Childhood Cases 20, in Stutsman County, as of Sept. 16, 2021.
New Cases Statewide: 152 new diagnosis of COVID-19 cases in children, age 0-19.
Total Statewide, 1090
The North Dakota 14-day rolling average positivity rate is 6.4%, where it has hovered since late August.
- NEW NORTH DAKOTA CASES REPORTED WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 22: 640
- ACTIVE CASES*: 3,310
- DAILY POSITIVITY RATE:3%
- TOTAL KNOWN CASES THROUGHOUT PANDEMIC: 127,283
- TOTAL RECOVERED THROUGHOUT PANDEMIC: 122,378
*The Department of Health often amends the number of active cases after they are first reported.
North Dakota
- ACTIVE HOSPITALIZATIONS: 119
- DEATHS: 2
- TOTAL DEATHS: 1,595
Central Valley Health District Regularly Scheduled Vaccination Clinics And Locations
The Schedule subject to changes depending if the listed vaccination clinic is full. Contact CVHD at 252-8130.
Thursday, September 23, 2021
Friday, September 24, 2021
Monday, September 27, 2021
Thursday, September 30, 2021
Various Upcoming Dates
Drive up clinics at the Buffalo mall are being held on Sundays and Mondays. The event takes place from 1 pm to 6 pm in the Buffalo Mall parking lot located at 2400 8th Ave SW in Jamestown. The clinics are open to anyone 12 years of age and older no appointment is needed you can preregister at https://www.ndvax.org.
For more information, please call CVHD at 252-8130.
More information on Buffalo Mall Vaccination Clinics. and S&R Truck Plaza Clinics, in Jamestown.
Valley City (CCHD) City-County Health District (CCHD) in Valley City will be offering extended hours starting the last week in September and through the month of October. CCHD will be open on Tuesdays starting at 7:00 AM and will also stay open until 6:00 PM on Wednesdays.
CCHD is conducting a mass influenza and COVID-19 clinic on Saturday, Oct. 9, from 9:00 AM until 2:00 PM. The mass clinic will be held at the Hi-Liner Activity Center (HAC). The influenza vaccine will be available for individuals 6 months of age and older. And the COVID-19 vaccine will be available for individuals 12 years of age and older. Bring your insurance card and if applicable, your COVID-19 vaccination card. Please call City-County Health District at 701-845-8518 with any other questions you may have or if you would like to schedule an appointment to be vaccinated.”
An annual flu vaccine is recommended for everyone 6 months of age and older, with a few rare exceptions.
Jamestown (JSDC) The proposed Bison World theme park in Jamestown will be developed and operated as a non profit corporation organized under North Dakota state law.
JSDC, CEO, Connie Ova, says, the incorporated organization will be called “The Bison World Fund.” and will request tax exempt status as a 501 (c)(3) corporation subject to IRS approval.
Connie explains that, “The Bison World Fund will be formed as a non-profit corporation to exclusively benefit the people of North Dakota and tourists traveling through the state. It will be a cultural theme park built upon an educational foundation.”
She stresses the importance of developing Bison World for the public’s benefit and not for the benefit of any private interest or individual, adding, “None of the current donors and supporters want to benefit personally from this project. They only want Bison World to succeed for North Dakota. That says a lot about our community.”
Eide Bailly, of the nation’s leading accounting firms, will continue to assist the project with consulting and advising during the process of requesting tax-exempt status from the Internal Revenue Service.
(Prairie Public News CSi 77 Audio) – The Public Service Commission has approved a “service area agreement” between Otter Tail Power Company and Northern Plains Electric Cooperative on who will serve a new crypto-currency facility planned for Stutsman County, just north of Jamestown.
That helps pave the way for Applied Blockchain to build its facility on state highway 20. It would be built in an area normally served by Northern Plains.
The company has a five year agreement with Otter Tail to provide power. It will start with 50 megawatts of power this year, and will ramp up to 100 megawatts next year.
Bismarck (NDDEQ) – The North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality (NDDEQ) awarded loans for water and sanitary sewer projects to two communities through the State Revolving Fund Programs in August.
Jamestown received a $1,991,000 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) loan to replace portions of the existing water distribution system. As a result, three blocks of pipe will be upsized, and ten blocks will be replaced with the same size pipe. This project will ensure the safe transmission of water for the residents.
Jamestown (JRMC) Miles matter when people are sick.
The New Rockford Eagles Club Aerie 2923 knew this when it gifted $5,000 to Jamestown Regional Medical Center on Sept. 15.
Proceeds from gaming sites including Buck-It’s Bar and Lodge, New Rockford, N.D. and Shamrock Bar & Lounge, Carrington, N.D. make gifts like these possible.
“This is important to the Eagles because we want to give back to causes that support the community. The JRMC Cancer Center is one of those causes,” said Jon Heinz, president of New Rockford Eagles Club Aerie 2923.
When JRMC built its new location in southwest Jamestown, it dreamed of the day it could eliminate miles on the journey to recovery. Each month, the JRMC Cancer Center provides nearly 250 chemotherapy infusions to individuals in the region. In the two years since it opened, the JRMC Cancer Center has save more than 500,000 miles of travel.
“Miles matter because miles are expensive. Miles make a sick person feel sicker,” said JRMC Foundation Director Lisa Jackson. “Miles mean lost work, missed soccer games and empty seats at church.”
Because of generous gifts like this one from the Eagles, the JRMC Cancer Center can improve the quality of life for patients and their families, increase access to under-served communities in central North Dakota and support patients on their cancer journey with state-of-the-art care.
“The JRMC Cancer Center cares for patients from more than 35 communities,” Jackson said. “We are grateful for the generous support from the communities of New Rockford and Carrington.”
To learn more about the JRMC Cancer Center, visit www.jrmcnd.com/cancer. To support cancer patients, visit www.jrmcnd.com/giving.
Valley City (CSi) The 2021 Homecoming Coronation will take place at the pep rally, on Friday, September 24, at 2-pm in the Hi Liner Activity Center. All are welcome to attend.
The Homecoming parade starts at 4pm down Central Avenue and the Homecoming football game at Hanna Field starts Friday, September 24th at 7pm
Valley City (CSi) Barnes County 19 “The River Road,” will be closed about two miles Northwest of the intersection of Barnes County 21 starting on Monday, September 27.
Weather permitting, the closure is expected to last approximately 3 weeks with a tentative reopening scheduled for October 16.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A petition drive to recall four members of the Fargo School Board who have supported measures meant to limit the spread of COVID-19 has failed. District officials said Wednesday that while the recall group submitted more than the required amount of signatures, many of them were rejected for various errors. That included inadequate signatures, out-of-district addresses, notary mistakes and the lack of city, zip code and date information. Some of those signing petitions listed addresses of Horace, Harwood, Bismarck and Moorhead, Minnesota. Recall Fargo School Board was hoping for a special election in an attempt to oust members Dr. Tracie Newman, Seth Holden, Nikkie Gullickson and Jim Johnson. They have backed virus requirements such as a mask mandate in school buildings.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A former employee of a Fargo memory care center has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter and endangering a vulnerable adult in the death of a resident. Fifty-nine-year-old Rachel Cooper is charged in the death of Gary Pearson, a retired businessman and radio station owner in Grafton. Police were called to Maple View Memory Care for a report of an assault of a patient by a caregiver Aug. 3. According to a criminal complaint, Cooper was cleaning Pearson’s bathroom and that the two appeared to have struggled over the bathroom door. The complaint says Cooper pushed the 78-year-old resident, causing him to fall backward and suffer fatal injuries.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota lawmakers have moved to raise the threshold on new legislation that limits spending of federal money by a governor-led panel. The law was passed shortly before the Republican-led Legislature adjourned in April. The legislation came after the Emergency Commission, headed by GOP Gov. Doug Burgum, largely determined how to spend $1.2 billion in federal coronavirus relief the state received last year. Many lawmakers believed the full body should have that responsibility. The law caps the Emergency Commission’s spending authority of federal funds to $50 million and to $5 million in so-called special funds in a budget cycle.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s attorney general says his office is not to blame for results of an audit that found nearly three dozen tests given to people allegedly driving under the influence were expired and therefore invalid. The audit released Wednesday found that 34 of more than 8,900 tests analyzed over a two-year period ending were conducted using devices that were faulty or expired. Auditor Joshua Gallion says the results are considered invalid and can be dismissed in court. Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says his office provides training and the kits without charge to law enforcement. The training includes ensuring the devices have not expired.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The head of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is asking a federal agency overseeing the environmental review of the Dakota Access oil pipeline to cut ties with a contractor conducting the analysis, citing a conflict of interest. Chairman Mike Faith and other tribal leaders sent a letter Wednesday to a top U.S. Army Corps of Engineers official, taking issue with the Environmental Resources Management, a London-based company that’s doing the review, and its ties to the oil industry. Among their concerns is that the company is a member of the American Petroleum Institute, a trade group that lobbies for the oil industry and has submitted court briefs supporting Dakota Access.
In sports…
Jamestown (JPS) All former Jamestown High School football players, cheerleaders, coaches, student managers and trainers are asked to attend the Homecoming Football game, vs. Valley City on Friday October 1, 2021, at 7-p.m., at UJ’s Hansen Stadium, Rollie Greeno Field.
All will be asked to meet on the field and be recognized at half time.
There will be a post game social at the Jamestown Elks Club after the game.
In sports…
Wednesday
UJ Baseball
MAYVILLE, N.D. (UJ) –– A four-run first inning helped spark the University of Jamestown baseball team to an 11-5 victory over Mayville State University Wednesday afternoon.
The first three Jimmie hitters reached via walk, then Tanner Shepard (SR/Grand Rapids, MN) singled to center, scoring Reece McKenzie (FR/Gresham, OR) and Andrew Kupec (SO/Peoria, AZ). Julian Sansores (SO/Bellflower, CA) also singled, scoring Tayler Cullen (SR/Santa Rosa, Calif.). With one out, Kendall Yackley (JR/Lynnwood, WA) reached on an error to load the bases, then Connor Mormon (SR/Las Vegas, NV) drove in Shepard with a single, extending the lead to 4-0.
Yackley hit a three-run home run in the third, then Kupec doubled in a run in the fifth. Later in the inning, Kupec came home on an error, and McKenzie scored on a double steal.
Jamestown’s final run came in the eighth as Cullen scored on a wild pitch to make it 11-3. The Comets got a two-run single with one out in the ninth to cut the Jimmie lead to 11-5.
Payson Mills (JR/Blackfoot, ID) started on the mound and went the first four innings for UJ, striking out five and allowing three runs on four hits. Cameron Multer (SO/Greeley, CO) (1-1) pitched three scoreless innings for the win.
Eight different Jimmies had a hit, and the Comets were charged with six errors.
Jamestown, now 2-2 this fall, return to action at Jack Brown Stadium on September 29, hosting Mayville State in a nine-inning game at 6 p.m.
In world and national news…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve signaled it may start raising its benchmark interest rate sometime next year, earlier than it envisioned three months ago and a sign that it’s concerned that high inflation pressures may persist. The Fed also said it will likely begin slowing the pace of its monthly bond purchases later this year if the economy keeps improving. The bond purchases have been intended to lower longer-term loan rates to encourage borrowing and spending. The Fed’s plans reflect its belief that the economy has recovered sufficiently from the pandemic recession for it to soon begin dialing back the extraordinary support it provided after the coronavirus paralyzed the economy 18 months ago.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Schools have welcomed students back to classrooms but face a new challenge: a shortage of teachers and staff the likes of which some districts say they have never seen. Public schools have struggled for years with teacher shortages, but the coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated the problem. One school official in California calls it “the most acute shortage of labor” he’s ever seen. Similar scenarios are playing out across the country as schools cope with a spike in retirements and a need to hire more teachers, counselors, tutors and aides to help children recover make up for learning losses.
(AP) The vast majority of United Airlines employees are deciding to get vaccinated against COVID-19 rather than risk losing their job. United said Wednesday that more than 97% of its U.S.-based employees are fully vaccinated. There’s less than a week to go before United employees face a deadline to get the shots or get fired. The airline says a small number of employees are seeking a medical or religious exemption from vaccination. Employees who win an exemption will be placed on leave starting Oct. 2 and could eventually come back, although they might have to wear a mask and undergo weekly testing for the virus.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced that masks will be required inside temples to limit the spread of COVID-19. Church leaders said Wednesday that masks will be required temporarily in an effort to keep temples open. The message isthe latest in a series of statements from church leaders encouraging masking and vaccination efforts against COVID-19. The church is based in Utah, where a summer surge of the virus among unvaccinated residents has grown while vaccination rates have slightly increased. About 64% of Utah residents ages 12 and older were fully vaccinated as of Tuesday.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge has struck down part of a Florida immigration enforcement law as racially motivated. U.S. District Judge Beth Bloom on Tuesday rejected parts of the 2019 law banning local government sanctuary policies and requiring local law enforcement to make their best efforts to work with federal immigration authorities. GOP Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the bill in 2019 as a priority of his administration. His office vowed Wednesday to appeal. The judge criticized the bill’s sponsor for working with groups that promote xenophobic and racist ideologies. She also said there was no evidence it was needed to lower crime. Democrats and immigrant advocates praised the ruling
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