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.FRIDAY NIGHT… Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain showers in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY… Patchy fog in the morning, then sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
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.SUNDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds around
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.MONDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT…Clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
.TUESDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
Valley City (CSi) Starting on Monday October 4th, 2021, Central Avenue in Valley City will be closed from Main Street to 4th Street South for a mill and overlay.
Parking will not be allowed on the street during the closure. No signed detour route will be posted.
The closure is expected to last through Thursday October 7th, 2021. If you have any questions regarding this closure of Central Avenue South in Valley City, please contact KLJ at (701)‐845‐4980.
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
Fri. Oct. 1, 2021
10:30-a.m.
Barnes
New Positives: 6
Total Positives:1640
Active: 67
Recovered: 1534
New Breakthrough Incidence Per 10K Fully Vaccinated Individuals:109
Stutsman
New Positives: 12
Total Positives:4084
Active: 94
Recovered: 3898
New Breakthrough Incidence Per 10K Fully Vaccinated Individuals: 159
The COVID-19 hospitalizations in the state surpassed 160 on Friday for the first time in nearly 10 months, and the percentage of staffed hospital beds in North Dakota that remained available fell below 10%. North Dakota’s six largest hospitals on Friday reported 43 patients have been sent to other facilities, sometimes hundreds of miles away.
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.
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.
Monday, October 4, 2021
Vaccine Type: PFIZER, MODERNA
Event Time: 9:00am – 10:30am
Event Location: Central Valley Health District
Thursday, October 7, 2021
Vaccine Type: PFIZER, MODERNA
Event Time: 9:00am – 11:30am
Event Location: Central Valley Health District
Monday, October 11, 2021
Vaccine Type: PFIZER, MODERNA
Event Time: 9:00am – 10:30am
Event Location: Central Valley Health District
Thursday, October 14, 2021
Vaccine Type: PFIZER, MODERNA
Event Time: 9:00am – 11:30am
Event Location: Central Valley Health District
Thursday, October 21, 2021
Vaccine Type: Influenza, COVID-19 – PFIZER booster vaccine
Event Time: 1:00pm – 5:30pm
Event Location: Buffalo Mall
Thursday, October 28, 2021
Vaccine Type: PFIZER, MODERNA
Event Time: 9:00am – 11:30am
Event Location: Central Valley Health District
Pop-Up COVID-19 Community Vaccination Clinics
Various Upcoming Dates
Event Information: These are pop-up community clinics with varying times/locations.
Event Location: Buffalo Mall and S&R Truck Plaza
(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.
Bismarck (OCT. 1, 2021) – Gov. Doug Burgum and chief medical officers and physicians from several of the state’s largest hospitals Friday warned that hospital capacity in North Dakota is reaching critical levels and urged the public to help reduce the need for hospitalization.
“The pressure on hospitals and clinics in both our urban and rural areas is reaching critical levels, and we all need to do our part to avoid hospitalization and prevent further strain on these facilities and their staff as we work through this incredibly challenging time,” Burgum said.
Hospitals ‘at redline capacity’
North Dakota hospitals and health systems have seen a significant increase in acute health care needs over the past several months, and they anticipate this higher demand to continue for some time, said Dr. Richard Vetter, chief medical officer at Essentia Health in Fargo. The additional demand has led to increased delays in access to care, particularly in emergency rooms and inpatient settings, Vetter said, noting patients are being referred outside of their usual referral patterns – sometimes to facilities several hundred miles away.
“We are concerned that as influenza numbers increase, this will also put additional strain on our health system,” Vetter said. “We strongly encourage everyone to consider receiving a flu shot in the next 1-2 months.”
Regional centers are currently unable to support critical access hospitals as they have in the past, and providers have seen adverse outcomes due to delays in care, said Dr. Chris Meeker, chief medical officer at Sanford Bismarck. On Friday North Dakota’s six largest hospitals reported 43 patients were deflected to other facilities, including six psychiatric patients; and 29 patients were waiting in emergency departments to be admitted to the hospital.
“Health systems across North Dakota face headwinds in caring for the people of our state. Our hospitals are at or above capacity, affecting care for all medical conditions. Physicians, nurses, and other vital frontline health care workers are doing heroic work caring for our communities despite shortages in staff and space,” Meeker said. “We have difficult times ahead, but I’m confident we’ll work together to see us through.”
Dr. Jeffrey Sather, chief of medical staff at Trinity Health in Minot, said the staffing shortage is the most daunting challenge facing hospitals.
“The health care systems in our state and across the region are at the point of being overwhelmed,” Sather said. “We are above our capacity to provide the normal care we all expect. I am so proud of every employee for what they go through every day. We have been doing the best we can over the past 18 months. I am also proud of the collaboration between health systems working together through this pandemic to care for our fellow citizens.”
“Now more than ever we need the help of everyone to reduce the strain on our health care systems by reducing the need for hospitalization,” Sather added.
Dr. Joshua Ranum, vice president of the North Dakota Medical Association and a physician at West River Health Services in Hettinger, said North Dakota was an early adopter of monoclonal antibody treatments that helped keep COVID-19 cases out of the hospital, but the current nationwide shortage of monoclonal antibodies is putting further strain on hospital capacity.
“Right now, stepping into a hospital in North Dakota is like stepping into an alternate reality,” Ranum said. “Our hospitals are at a redline capacity and will likely be that way for several more weeks. In stark contrast, one can move about the community almost normally, unaware of the chaos inside the hospital blocks away. We encourage all North Dakotans to get vaccinated, stay healthy, and stay safe in order to stay out of the hospital. It may be you or a loved one who desperately needs that hospital bed.”
How the public can help
The medical officials suggest several ways the public can help reduce hospitalizations:
• Avoid dangerous or high-risk activities that could cause serious injury.
• See your primary physician regularly and take care of your chronic health conditions.
• Make sure vaccinations are current for you and your children.
• Wash hands, social distance and wear a mask to help against all respiratory viruses.
• If you are sick with any respiratory virus, stay home and isolate to avoid infecting others.
• Practice defensive driving. There have been many recent high-trauma vehicle accidents in North Dakota. Obey traffic laws, use caution in construction zones, avoid distracted driving, use seat belts and helmets, and don’t drive under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
• Consider a telehealth option if you aren’t feeling well.
State fully engaged in response efforts
State leaders are working closely with hospital leaders to understand and support hospital capacity challenges.
Meetings are held daily with chief medical officers and chief nursing officers from the six large hospitals to review numbers of med/surg, pediatric and ICU patients, deflections, transfers, patients in the emergency department, nurses sidelined and monoclonal antibody usage. A weekly meeting is also held with the six large hospitals and the State Health Officer to discuss capacity issues.
The North Dakota Department of Health’s (NDDoH) Department Operations Center (DOC) has added four ambulances to assist hospitals with the growing number of patient transfers. As supply chains are tightening, the DOC has supported hospitals with blood tubes and testing supplies.
The DOC also manages the allocation and delivery of monoclonal antibodies to health care providers. In addition to the weekly federal allocation of monoclonal antibodies, the state has purchased 1,000 doses and is encouraging hospitals to do the same.
Currently, approximately 65 North Dakota National Guard members are on duty in support of the NDDoH to augment health care staff.
To address the staffing shortage in health care facilities, State Health Officer Dr. Nizar Wehbi has extended the waiver for temporary nurse aid registration in North Dakota through Dec. 31, 2021.
The NDDoH also continues to provide support for flu vaccinations and coordinate with long-term care facilities to make available more hospital capacity.
Jamestown (CSi) The James River Humane Society invites the community to its Taco Bar Fundraiser, on Saturday from 5-p.m., to 7:30-p.m. at the Club 1883 in Downtown Jamestown.
The donation cost is $7 for two tacos, or less for less tacos, and includes beverages and dessert.
Board Member Jay Nitschke says the event will benefit the general operation of the shelter.
Jamestown (CSi) The James River Humane Society has highlighted dogs and cats available for adoption at the shelter.
On Friday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, board member Jay Nitschke said with cats:
Toostie Roll is a 1-2 year old black male, and is good natured.
Ashe is a 3 year old female and seeks a quiet home.
Mona is a younger orange tabby with medium length hair.
With dogs:
Penelope is a female Husky mix.
Scout is Husky Collie mix, and has some separate anxiety issues, and needs companionship.
Bronx is a tan Boxer mix.
For more information on dog and cat adoptions call the James River Humane Society President, Ben, at 269-1596, the dog manager, Kris at 269-2803, and Sheila the cat manager at 367-6913.
The shelter still has limited access during the pandemic. For an appointment to visit call 701-0747.
It’s located off the I-94 Bloom Exit.
On line visit: jamesriverhumanesociety.org
Jamestown (CSi) This year, the Pride of Dakota Showcase in Jamestown is on Friday, October 1 and Saturday October 2, at the Jamestown Civic Center. Hours will be 4-p.m. to 9 -p.m. Friday and 9 -a.m. to 5 -p.m. Saturday. Admission is free.
More about Pride of Dakota or to become aa member are encouraged to call (800) 242-7535 or (701) 328-2231. E-mail pod@nd.gov.
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.
(CSi) 3rd annual A-MAZE-N Clowns Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze is open to the public weekends with a variety of games, activities, and more.
The patch is located at 3523 82nd Avenue Southeast (also known as 17th Av SW), go north of Meidinger Park on 17th Av SW. It is 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.
New additions this year include a petting zoo, a combine slide, trike track, a 0.75-mile nature trail and a 40-by-120-foot circus tent where private parties can be held on the weekend or if enough volunteers can be at the Pumpkin Patch during the weekdays. Looysen said he fixed up an old barn so it could be used for the general store that includes novelty items with a fall theme and food.
There is also a 2-acre pumpkin patch on site and another pumpkin patch that is between 3 to 4 acres at an offsite location
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.
Valley City (CSi) The Valley City Out of the Darkness Walk, hosted by the AFSP North Dakota Chapter will be held on Sunday, October at 3 at Lokken Stadium at Valley City State University at 2:30pm.
The gathering will support the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s education and support programs and its goal to reduce the annual U.S. rate of suicide 20% by the year 2025. There will be virtual components for people who cannot make it in person.
Mary Weiler, AFSP North Dakota Chapter Board Chair, says, “Suicide touches one in five American families. By connecting and sharing our stories with each other, we will keep going in the fight to stop suicide. Together, our community sends the message that you are never alone, that healing is possible, and when we connect, we create hope. Together we keep going.”
Jamestown (CSi) Nineteen Unleaded88 fuel retailers across the state are participating in the third annual Pink at the Pump® campaign to raise funds for breast cancer awareness, while increasing consumer awareness about Unleaded88, a higher-octane fuel containing 15 percent ethanol and 85 percent gasoline.
Participating retailers will donate three cents of every gallon of Unleaded88 sold from Oct. 1-31 to North Dakota Women’s Way.
Pink at the Pump® is a joint effort between the North Dakota Ethanol Council and North Dakota Corn Utilization Council in partnership with N.D. Women’s Way. For the entire month of October, participating locations will feature pink selector stickers, promotional posters in-store and on the pumps. Learn more about Pink at the Pump® at www.ndethanol.org/pinkatthepump.
Participants include: Petro Serve USA at 1020 8th Avenue Southwest in Valley City.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota lawmakers have scheduled six meetings for October to consider adjustments to the state budget and discuss how to spend the state’s $1 billion in federal coronavirus aid. Gov. Doug Burgum said Thursday that he wants to spend the aid quickly on infrastructure, economic development and other projects to avoid inflation and rising construction costs. Legislative leaders say they agree with some of the themes in Burgum’s spending blueprint, but that the spending plan could differ significantly from the governor’s proposal. The Legislature controls state government spending and will eventually decide how the money is spent.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The drought worsened in northwestern North Dakota over the past week, but conditions in all other regions of the state are holding steady. Parts of the northwest that were in severe drought last week are now in extreme drought, the second-worse of four categories, according to this week’s U.S. Drought Monitor map. The Bismarck Tribune reports a small pocket of exceptional drought — the worst category — remained in Golden Valley County in the southwest. Record and even historic heat blanketed much of North Dakota early this week. Dickinson on Tuesday hit 100 degrees. Above-normal temperatures are likely again next week.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A new monthly survey of business leaders in nine Midwest and Plains states shows their confidence in the economy over the next six month plummeted to its lowest level since the COVID-19 pandemic began last year. The overall index for September of the Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions released Friday dropped to 61.6 from August’s 68.9. Any score above 50 on the survey’s indexes suggests growth. But the survey’s business confidence index, which looks ahead six months, fell more than 16 points to 37 from August’s 53.5. The monthly survey covers Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma and South Dakota.
In sports…
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown High School Athletic Hall of Fame is set to induct seven new members and one team for its Class of 2021.
All inductees will be honored at halftime of the Homecoming game Friday night against Valley City. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 pm at Ernie Gates Field. Everyone is invited to the Elks Club after the game for a social and to celebrate the latest inductees to the Jamestown High School Hall of Fame.
Jeff Dick – Class of 1984
A seven varsity letter winner, Dick was the EDC and State Champion in Cross Country in 1982 and 1983. He was a three-time All EDC and two-time All-State selection in XC, while also place five times in the state track meet. Dick ran track and cross country at the University of Missouri and was All Big 8 Conference in the Steeplechase and 5000m.
Brian Hogan – Class of 1978
An all-conference defensive selection in 1978, Hogan also shined in track where he was a three-time all-conference winner in the high jump and javelin. He went undefeated in the high jump in both 1977 and 1978 during the indoor and outdoor seasons. In 1976, Hogan was selected to the Sports Illustrated Top Ten in High Jump and set the state record at 6’11.5″.
Joe Kroeber
Serving for 34 years as the Athletic Trainer for all sports, Kroeber was also the head wrestling coach from 1970-78 and a varsity assistant coach on the football team from 1970-82. He coached five state champions in wrestling and 14 state placing wrestlers. Kroeber also served as a member of the Quarterback Club for 25 years and was part of the 1963-64 Valley City State football team in the VCSU Hall of Fame.
Dale Krueger – Class of 1971
Krueger was a two-year All-State and EDC selection after being the top scorer and rebounder in the conference during the 1971 season. He led Jamestown to what at the time was the most wins in school history with a 22-5 overall record, taking second at the state tournament. Kreuger also set the record for most points scored in a season in a season with 484 points during ’71.
Barb Mitchell – Class of 1970
Undefeated for three straight seasons, Mitchell was a five-time ND High School All-Around Gymnast Champion. She won seven individual state titles and was selected as the ND Senior Athlete of the Year in 1970. Mitchell was part of the 1968-70 state championship teams and was voted as the regional and state gymnastics Coach of the Year in 1979.
Jeff Sheetz – Class of 1968
An All-Conference offensive player in 1967 after leading Jamestown in scoring with 10 touchdowns, Sheetz earned nine varsity letters during his time in high school across three sports. He was All-Conference in back-to-back seasons for basketball, as well as a second-place finish at the state meet in the discus.
Jerry Weber – Class of 1951
Weber played three sports, thriving in football where he led the team in scoring during the 1949 season. Weber was selected First Team All-State in 1949 and 1950 and was an All-American Honorable Mention in 1949. After graduating high school, Weber attended Northwestern University on a football scholarship before joining the Marines after graduation. A navy flyer, he served alongside John McCain III and retired in 1986 as a Naval Captain.
1969 Blue Jay Gymnastics Team
The first State Championship team in state-sanctioned gymnastics, the 1969 Blue Jay Gymnastics Team also captured the first State Championship in girl’s athletics. Jamestown took first with a score of 197.9 team points, way in front of runner-up St. Mary’s who had 135.3. Blue Jay gymnasts took two of the three all-around individual titles while competing without four first-ranked gymnasts because of injury or illness.
In world and national news…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A decline in COVID-19 cases across the United States over the past several weeks has given overwhelmed hospitals some relief. But administrators are bracing for yet another possible surge as cold weather drives people indoors. Health experts say the fourth wave of the pandemic has peaked overall in the U.S., particularly in the Deep South, where hospitals were stretched to the limit weeks ago. But many Northern states are still struggling with rising cases, and what’s ahead for winter is far less clear.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California has announced the nation’s first coronavirus vaccine mandate for schoolchildren. Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday that the mandate won’t take effect until the COVID-19 vaccine has received final approval from the U.S. government for various grade levels. The government has given final approval for the vaccine for anyone 16 and older. Once final approval comes for anyone 12 and older, the state will mandate vaccines for students in seventh through 12th grades. The state will mandate the vaccine in kindergarten through sixth grades once the federal government gives final approval for anyone 5 and older.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Amid a national debate over the use of pandemic relief funds, Alabama lawmakers swiftly approved a plan to tap $400 million to help build two super-size prisons. In a bipartisan vote that brought little dissent, senators approved the $1.3 billion construction plan that will use $400 million from the American Rescue Plan to pay for prison construction. The plan drew criticism from some congressional Democrats who said prison construction was not the intent of the relief bill. State Republicans said they have discretion to use the money on their greatest needs.
(AP) Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office says more than $443 million in emergency rental assistance has been paid on behalf of 49,100 state households through the Illinois Rental Payment Program. It provides up to $25,000 in emergency rental assistance to cover up to 12 months of past due rent and up to three months of future rent payments for tenants suffering a financial hardship related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Payments are made directly to the landlord on behalf of the tenant, but only if the landlord doesn’t pursue eviction. Pritzker says: “Having a roof over your head is the foundation of a thriving life and Illinois is fiercely combatting the pandemic’s destabilizing effects on that foundation by keeping our residents on their feet.”
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is heading to Capitol Hill as Democrats strain to rescue a scaled back version of his $3.5 trillion government overhaul and salvage a related public works bill. Biden is to huddle privately with House Democrats after a long night of frantic negotiations with no deal. Speaker Nancy Pelosi had hoped to vote Friday on the related measure. But that seems unlikely as talks drag. The White House is focused on Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia. He refused to budge from his demand for a smaller, $1.5 trillion package — less than half Biden’s vision. That’s too meager for progressive lawmakers.
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