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CSi Weather…
REST OF TODAY…Increasing clouds. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon in the Jamestown area, 50 percent in the Valley City area. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then chance of rain showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent .
.THURSDAY…Mostly cloudy with chance of rain showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Cooler. Highs in the upper 60s. North
winds around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent in the Jamestown area 50 percent in the Valley City area.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain showers in the Jamestown area, 40 percent in the Valley City area. Lows in the lower 50s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY…Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of rain showers. 30 percent in the Valley City area. Highs in the lower 70s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.SATURDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of rain showers.
Highs in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.TUESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
A few strong thunderstorms are possible across the James River
Valley this afternoon and early evening. The main hazards will be
small hail and gusty winds.
At the Jamestown weather station, Tuesday’s Record High Temperature was officially 91 degrees breaking the old record high of 85 degrees set in 2012.
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 28, 2021
10:16 – a.m.
Barnes
New Positives: 2
Total Positives: 1592
Active: 36
Recovered: 1522
New Breakthrough Incidence Per 10K Fully Vaccinated Individuals: 91
Stutsman
New Positives: 2
Total Positives: 4007
Active: 53
Recovered: 3870
New Breakthrough Incidence Per 10K Fully Vaccinated Individuals: 133
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.
Valley City (VCPS) Valley City Public School Superintendent Josh Johnson updates the community on the COVID-19 breakdown on cases, absentees, and the face mask survey.
The News Release States:
“Our school district continues to closely follow the presence of COVID-19 in our schools. After 23 days of school, I believe things have gone well, and our students/staff/parents are making responsible “individual” decisions to prevent the spread of any type of virus in our school district and community.
Here is a general breakdown of the past 4 weeks related to COVID-19:
Active Positive Cases (Avg. in Past Four Weeks)- Averaging 2 active positive cases per day (0.16% of students/staff)
Location- Majority of cases have been with 7-12 students
Contact Tracing- No confirmed cases of spread within VCPS (yes, close friends and family have spread cases)
Student Absences (due to illness) Past Three Weeks- Avg. of 35 k-12 students absent daily due to illness
At the beginning of September, we had surveyed our staff and parents regarding masks and contact tracing. This information was reported at the public board meeting and referenced below for your information.
Parents (436 responses)
68.58% No to District Masks; 31.42% Yes to District Masks
62.93% No to Elementary Masks; 37.07% Yes to Elementary Masks
57.21% No to Contact Tracing; 42.79% Yes to Contact Tracing
Staff (104 responses)
75.96% No to District Masks; 24.04% Yes to District Masks
64.08% No to Elementary Masks; 35.92% Yes to Elementary Masks
65.38% No to Contact Tracing; 34.62% Yes to Contact Tracing
Our school administration has been notifying parents via email when a positive case has been identified in a classroom (elementary), grade level (secondary), or activity team (secondary). We have been asked by a few parents and healthcare officials in our community to modify our notification letter and include additional information “encouraging” close contacts to wear a mask, providing the date of last exposure, and information about testing. We are reviewing these recommendations; however, please know decisions regarding masks and testing will remain with the individual students/staff/parents in our school district. So far, this approach appears to be working after 23 days of school. If this changes, we will be prepared to change as well.
Many predictions have been made by healthcare organizations that the peak of the COVID-19 wave in North Dakota will be at the beginning to mid-October. Thank you for helping us to maintain a healthy and safe school environment for our students and providing everyone with the ability to make individual/personal decisions with COVID-19. We will continue to closely follow COVID-19 in our school district and remain ready to change our plans if necessary.”
Josh Johnson
Superintendent
Valley City Public Schools
(701) 845-0483
Jamestown (CSi) A Great Plains Food Bank Distribution is set for Wednesday September 29 from 1:30-p.m., to 3:30-p.m., at the Jamestown Civic Center.
Anyone in need of food assistance is Welcome.
Other distributions that day include:
New Rockford 10:45-a.m. to 11:45-a.m. at St. John’s Catholic Church. Line up of 3rd Avenue, facing east toward 2nd Street.
Sheyenne, 11:30-a.m. to 12 Noon, at the High School, at 320 Sunnyside Avenue.
Jamestown (CSi) The James Valley Pheasants Forever’s 2021 11th Annual banquet is on Friday, October 1, at the Club 1883 banquet room. The cackle hour starts at 5 p.m. and a prime rib dinner will be served at 7 p.m. The meal will be served by the Barnes County North Trap Shooting Team. Tickets are $60, which includes a Pheasants Forever membership. The cost for current members is $25.
Tickets available at the door, from banquet committee members.
The banquet will have raffles, games and silent and live auctions for prizes. The raffle donation is general $20 with some exceptions.
Youth are invited to attend the banquet, which includes a game just for them. For their $25 ticket, they will get a “Ringneck” membership, a meal and chances at prizes.
On Tuesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, member Ken McDougal said, the James Valley Pheasants Forever is a nonprofit conservation organization that was founded in 2010 and is part of the national Pheasants Forever organization founded in 1982. Pheasants Forever is dedicated to the protection and enhancement of pheasants and other upland wildlife populations through habitat improvement, public awareness and education.
All funds raised at the banquet remain under the control of the local chapter to be used for youth projects, habitat improvement in the James Valley area and to support advocacy efforts on a state and national level. James Valley Pheasants Forever chapter supports three trap shooting teams, at Jamestown High School, the University of Jamestown and Barnes County North. The chapter provides more than 100 bags of food plot seed to local landowners to support wildlife and supports a precision agriculture project which allows a landowner to analyze his input/output costs for a field and determine if some acres should be left out of production due to low yields. Those acres can then be put into a different crop or perhaps into CRp or some other programs to provide them some income and wildlife some habitat.
Jamestown (CSi) St. John’s Academy’s H.O.P.E. (Help Offer Private Education) 31st Annual Dinner & Auction is set for Saturday, October 2.
The Social starts at 4:30-p.m., with dinner served at 6:15-p.m. The event is semi-formal and includes several live auction items, raffle, games, and entertainment. The Silent Auction opens Thursday, September 30, virtually at orrauctioneers.com.
No physical tickets will be given this year. Visit stjohnsacademynd.org for more information
The event features preschool through 8th grade students as they ask for the community’s support of the annual fund.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Special Assessment Commission, Tuesday approved assessments of $1.76 million over a 20 year period, for Cavendish Farms’ three lift stations, near the plant.
The Bank of North Dakota revised schedule is now for payments over a 20-years instead of over 30 years . The project balance is $84,500 less after the reduction.
The commission also unanimously approved assessing more than $1.21 million over 20 years to the North Dakota State Hospital for a water line district project.
The revised Bank of North Dakota schedule for payments is for a period of over 20-years instead of over 30 years, and reduces the amount to be assessed by $81,600.
Commission member Scott Hare was not present.
Valley City (Fire Department) Construction for $600,000 addition to the Valley City Fire Hall is progressing.
Valley City Fire Chief Scott Magnuson says additional storage for equipment and fire fighting apparatus will be available in the new addition.
The completion dates is anticipated for January 7, 2022.
Photos courtesy of the Valley City Fire Department.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A panel of lawmakers putting the final touches on North Dakota’s new legislative map has delayed action n a proposal to create separate House districts on two of the state’s five American Indian reservations. Some members of the 14-member Republican-led committee said Tuesday they wanted more legal guidance before voting on the motion. The committee is scheduled to meet again Wednesday. Some North Dakota tribal leaders appealed to lawmakers last week to split legislative House districts that include reservations, a move they believe will increase the odds for electing American Indians to the Legislature.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The developer of an oil refinery near Theodore Roosevelt National Park in western North Dakota has a new contract with a company that will buy and market all diesel and gasoline produced at the facility. Developer Meridian Energy Group says its 10-year contract with Musket Corp. covers 360 million gallons of diesel and 280 million gallons of gasoline produced annually. The fuels make up 90% of the volume of refined products at the plant. Meridian first proposed the refinery just 3 miles from the park in 2016, with the goal of having it operating by next year.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — The man charged with shooting and killing a woman in Grand Forks earlier this month is facing additional felony charges. Charges of attempted robbery and theft have been filed against 26-year-old Ahmed Abdullahi who is accused of attempting to rob a man and stealing a car. He was previously charged with murder after 28-year-old Megan Gustafson was shot and killed during an argument. Police had responded to a 911 call about a suspicious person in a Grand Forks neighborhood on Sept. 12. Authorities say Abdullah was arguing with Gustafson inside a house before she was shot. Investigators believe they knew each other.
In sports…
Tuesday…
High School Boy’s Soccer
Jamestown 2 Williston 0
High School Volleyball
West Fargo Sweeps Hi-Liners 3-0- ( 25-15, 25-11, 25-6)
Carrington def Ellendale 3-0 (25 – 15, 25 – 22, 29 – 27)
MLB…
— Miguel Sanó (sah-NOH’) homered and the Twins shut down the Tigers until the ninth inning of a 3-2 victory. Sanó connected for his 30th home run of the season, a solo shot in the seventh inning.
— Charlie Morton and Jorge Soler (soh-LEHR’) led the Braves to a 2-1 win over the Phillies and a 3 ½-game lead over Philadelphia atop the NL East. Morton struck out 10 while limiting the Phils to three hits over seven shutout innings. Soler delivered a two-run single in the third off Zack Wheeler, who entered the game 3-0 with a 1.14 ERA in four starts this month.
— The Dodgers were 2-1 winners over the Padres behind Walker Buehler, who limited San Diego to three hits over seven scoreless innings. Buehler shook off his September swoon and picked up his 15th victory. The L.A. runs came on Trea Turner’s RBI double and AJ Pollock’s RBI single.
— The Giants kept their two-game lead over the Dodgers in the NL West by defeating the Diamondbacks, 6-4. Wilmer Flores furnished a go-ahead, bases-loaded single in a four-run sixth that sent San Francisco to its 103rd win, tying the third-highest total in franchise history. Logan Webb struck out six and walked two, not allowing an earned run over five innings in a third straight no-decision.
UNDATED (AP) — A 17-game winning streak has allowed the St. Louis Cardinals to wrap up the second National League wild card with five days to spare.
Dylan Carlson, Nolan Arenado (ar-eh-NAH’-doh) and Jose Rondon rahn-DOHN’) homered to back Adam Wainwright in the Redbirds’ 6-2 victory over the Brewers.
The game was tied 2-2 in the fifth until Tyler O’Neill hit a run-scoring single, his 22nd RBI in his last 20 games.
Wainwright allowed two runs and seven hits in six innings for his 17th victory. He’s won his last six decisions.
St. Louis was 71-69 on Sept. 11 before the winning streak, the longest in team history and the longest in the major leagues since Cleveland took 22 in a row in 2017.
Checking out Tuesday’s other major league action:
— The Yankees moved two games ahead of Boston for the first AL wild card with a 7-2 verdict over the Blue Jays. Giancarlo Stanton hit a three-run home run, while Aaron Judge chipped in a solo shot and two RBIs in New York’s seventh consecutive win. Gio Urshela (ur-SHEH’-luh) added a solo blast after Stanton homered for the fourth consecutive game, giving him 35 this season.
— The Red Sox absorbed their fourth straight loss by falling to the American League-worst Orioles, 4-2. Boston led 2-0 in the sixth until Ryan Mountcastle smacked a two-run homer and Pedro Severino added an RBI single later in the inning. Kyle Schwarber and Hunter Renfroe homered for the Bosox, who are just a half-game ahead of Seattle for the second AL wild card.
— The Mariners gained ground on Boston as Mitch Haniger slammed his 100th career home run in a 4-2 win against the Athletics. Jake Fraley had a go-ahead two-run double on the Ms’ 40th comeback win. The Mariners are 18 games over .500 for the first time since August 2018 following their ninth victory in 10 contests.
— The White Sox thumped the Reds, 7-1 as Luis Robert homered twice and Reynaldo Lopez pitched two-hit ball over a season-high six innings. Yoan Moncada (yoh-AHN mohn-KAH’-dah) and Gavin Sheets also homered for the White Sox, who have hit at least four in a tow 12 times this season. Chicago remains 2 1/2 games behind Houston for home-field advantage in the AL Division Series.
— The Astros walked twice with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth to pull out a 4-3 triumph over the Rays. Alex Bregman and Jose Altuve (al-TOO’-vah) hit solo homers for the Astros, who ended a four-game skid and will clinch the AL West if the Mariners fall to the Athletics. The Rays took a 3-2 lead when Randy Arozarena hit a solo homer off Phil Maton with one out in the ninth.
— Salvador Perez clubbed his major league-leading 47th home run, a go-ahead blast in the sixth inning of the Royals’ 6-4 downing of the Indians. Perez also tops the majors with 118 RBIs and 17 go-ahead home runs.
— The Mets ended a five-game skid as Francisco Lindor hit a two-run homer and an RBI single in their 5-2 win over the Marlins in Game 1 of a doubleheader. Winning pitcher Marcus Stroman made his major league-leading 33rd start and allowed five hits over five innings, including a two-run homer by Lewin Diaz.
— Javier Baez beat a throw to the plate on a grounder in the bottom of the ninth to give the Mets a 2-1 victory in the nightcap. Mets starter Noah Syndergaard (SIHN’-dur-gaard) struck out two in a perfect first inning, his first major league action since undergoing Tommy John surgery 18 months ago.
— Kyle Freeland carried a shutout into the seventh inning to help the Rockies end a five-game home losing streak, 3-1 versus the Nationals. Trevor Story lined a long solo homer and Freeland blanked Washington until his bases-loaded walk in the seventh.
— Colin Moran slammed a three-run homer and drove in four runs as the Pirates dealt the Cubs their seventh straight loss, 8-6. Bryan Reynolds had three hits and scored three times in Pittsburgh’s second win in six games.
— Texas avoided 100 losses for the second straight game as rookie Andy Ibanez slapped a two-run single while the Rangers scored four in the second to beat the Angels, 5-2. A.J. Alexy won for the third time in four career starts, yielding Max Stassi’s two-run homer and just two other hits over five innings.
MLB-NEWS
Pujols on COVID-19 list
UNDATED (AP) — Albert Pujols (POO’-hohlz) has switched places with Cody Bellinger on the Dodgers’ COVID-19 list.
Pujols landed on the list and will be re-evaluated on Wednesday. Manager Dave Roberts says Pujols wasn’t feeling well after receiving his second vaccination.
Bellinger was activated from the IL after missing eight games with a broken left rib.
Also around the majors:
— The Mets said that pitcher Jacob deGrom will be shut down for the remainder of the season. The two-time Cy Young Award winner has been sidelined since mid-July because of an elbow injury. The club says the injury has healed.
— Hall of Fame broadcaster Jaime Jarrín will retire as the Dodgers’ Spanish-language announcer following the 2022 season, ending a 64-year run with the team. The 85-year-old Jarrin made the announcement today, saying he wants to spend more time with his two sons and grandchildren as well as travel. He began calling Dodgers games in 1959 and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1998, becoming just the second Spanish-language announcer to receive the honor.
NBA-NEWS
76ers kick off camp without unhappy All-Star Simmons
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Ben Simmons was absent from Philadelphia 76ers training camp on Tuesday as expected as he tries to persuade the team to trade him, even with $147 million and four years left on his contract.
Coach Doc Rivers clings to the belief that Simmons may show up at training camp or at some point this season to try to lead the Sixers back to the top of the Eastern Conference.
For the moment, the focus is on getting Tyrese Maxey first-team reps and ready for an increased workload in his second season with the Sixers.
NBA-VACCINE RULES
NBA ready to clamp down on unvaccinated players
UNDATED (AP) — The NBA has released tentative health and safety protocols to its teams.
These rules detail how unvaccinated players will be tested far more often than their vaccinated colleagues and face a slew of other restrictions. Teams were told in the draft of the rules, a copy of which was obtained by The Associated Press.
Among the other restrictions for unvaccinated players:
— They will not be able to eat in the same room with vaccinated teammates or staff.
— They must have lockers as far away from vaccinated players as possible
— They must stay masked and at least six feet away from all other attendees in any team meeting.
— They will be required to remain at their residence when in their home market.
NFL-NEWS-COVID VIDEO
NFL urges players, team staff to report COVID-19 symptoms
UNDATED (AP) — The NFL is stressing the importance of symptom reporting to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in a video featuring coaches Pete Carroll, Andy Reid, John Harbaugh and Ron Rivera.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a memo sent to teams on Tuesday and obtained by The Associated Press that “it is vital for all players, coaches and other personnel to understand and report symptoms immediately.”
Seattle’s Carroll, Kansas City’s Reid, Baltimore’s Harbaugh and Washington’s Rivera appear to repeat a simple message: “If you feel something, say something.”
Elsewhere in the NFL:
— The Panthers have placed starting safety Juston Burris on injured reserve with a groin injury, meaning he will miss at least three games. Burris was injured during Carolina’s 24-9 win over the Texans last Thursday night.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL-KANSAS STATE-THOMPSON
K-State QB unlikely to play vs Oklahoma
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State quarterback Skylar Thompson is unlikely to play against sixth-ranked Oklahoma on Saturday, even though he is making progress from a knee injury that he sustained in an early victory over Southern Illinois.
Wildcats coach Chris Klieman says Thompson remains on target to return against Iowa State on Oct. 16. That means Will Howard and fellow sophomore Jaren Lewis are in line to play against Oklahoma.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL-KENTUCKY-ARRESTS
No indictments for 6 Wildcats
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A grand jury in Fayette County, Kentucky has declined to indict six University of Kentucky football players on first-degree burglary charges.
The charges were brought last month following a police investigation of an incident last March at a private party. Lexington Police arrested Reuben Adams, Robert McClain, Devito Tisdale, Joel Williams, Earnest Sanders IV and Andru Phillips.
BOXING-PACQUIAO
Pacquiao leaving ring
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao (PA’-kay-ow) is officially hanging up his gloves.
The eight-division world champion and Philippines senator on Wednesday announced his retirement from the ring,
The 42-year-old Pacquiao finishes his 26-year, 72-fight career with 62 wins, eight losses and two draws.
In world and national news…
MIAMI (AP) — It’s going to be a rough weekend in the water for beachgoers along the U.S. east coast. The National Hurricane Center predicts life-threatening surf and rip currents as Hurricane Sam turns northward. Forecasters expect the Category 4 hurricane to remain at sea, but with top winds of 130 mph, it’s already sending dangerous ocean swells to islands hundreds of miles away. Sam was centered about 455 miles east of the northern Leeward Islands on Wednesday. Forecasters say large swells will spread to the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, the Bahamas, and Bermuda by Thursday or Friday, then crash against U.S. east coast beaches this weekend.
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Activists say dozens of Israeli settlers have attacked a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank, hurling stones at cars and homes and leaving several people wounded, including a Palestinian toddler. Video of Tuesday’s attack released by an Israeli rights group showed several shirtless settlers with scarves wrapped around their faces hurling stones at a cluster of homes and vehicles. Israeli troops stood among the settlers but did not appear to be taking any action to stop them. The Israeli military declined to comment, saying it was still gathering information.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Gen. Mark Milley are scheduled to appear before the House Armed Services Committee to review the war in Afghanistan. Milley is chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and has called the 20-year war a “strategic failure.” Milley acknowledged to Congress on Tuesday he’d favored keeping several thousand troops in Afghanistan to prevent a collapse of the U.S.-supported Kabul government and a rapid takeover by the Taliban. Republicans on the Senate Armed Services Committee pointed to Milley’s testimony as evidence President Joe Biden was untruthful when he suggested the military had not urged him to keep troops there. Austin and Milley appear before the House committee Wednesday.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The top U.S. military officer has told Congress he knew former President Donald Trump wasn’t planning to attack China and it was his job to reassure the Chinese of this in the phone calls that have triggered outrage from some lawmakers. Army Gen. Mark Milley is chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. On Tuesday, Milley delivered a vehement defense of two calls he made to his Chinese counterpart, saying he was responding to a “significant degree of intelligence” that China was worried about a U.S. attack. Milley says his task was “to de-escalate.” Details of Milley’s calls were first aired in excerpts from the book “Peril” by Washington Post journalists Bob Woodward and Robert Costa.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it successfully tested a new hypersonic missile as it continues to expand its military capabilities. The missile test early Tuesday was North Korea’s third round of launches this month and took place as it tries to pressure Washington and Seoul over long-stalled negotiations over its nuclear weapons. North Korea’s state media said the missile met technical requirements during its first flight test and implied it was being developed as nuclear capable. North Korea last week made offers to improve relations with the South if certain conditions are met, apparently returning to its pattern of mixing weapons demonstrations with peace overtures to wrest outside concessions.
(AP) Video footage of police officers in southern Vietnam violently escorting a women to take a COVID-19 test has gone viral, and authorities have requested an investigation of the incident. In a video obtained by the state-owned Tuoi Tre newspaper, two riot police officers are seen locking the woman’s arms behind her back in front of her crying child as they took her out of an apartment. The newspaper says the officers broke the lock of the woman’s apartment after she refused to attend a routine coronavirus test at her condominium building on Tuesday. The video shows a police officer holding her arms as a health officer took a swab sample.
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