CSi Weather…

 

REST OF TODAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph

.TONIGHT…Cloudy. Rain showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph.  Chance of showers 80 percent.

.WEDNESDAY…Rain showers in the morning, then rain showers and

slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid

50s. East winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 40 mph.

Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Cloudy. Rain showers likely and slight chance

of thunderstorms in the evening, then slight chance of rain

showers after midnight. Lows around 40. Southwest winds 5 to

15 mph shifting to the west 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Chance

of precipitation 60 percent in the Jamestown area, a 70 percent chance  in the Valley City area.

.THURSDAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s. West winds

15 to 20 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.

.FRIDAY…Partly sunny. Highs around 50.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s.

.SATURDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s.

.SUNDAY…Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.

.MONDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.

 

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:

 

Mon. Oct. 11, 2021

10:20 -a.m.

Barnes

New Positives: 3

Total Positives: 1718

Active: 52

Recovered:  1630

Breakthrough Incidence Per 10K Fully Vaccinated Individuals: 151

 

Stutsman

New Positives: 4

Total Positives: 4206

Active: 74

Recovered: 4041

Breakthrough Incidence Per 10K Fully Vaccinated Individuals: 200

 

ND Case Rate

NEW CASES REPORTED MONDAY, OCT. 11: 230

ACTIVE CASES: 3,736

DAILY POSITIVITY RATE: 14.7%

TOTAL KNOWN CASES THROUGHOUT PANDEMIC: 138,181

TOTAL RECOVERED THROUGHOUT PANDEMIC: 132,803

 

ND ACTIVE HOSPITALIZATIONS: 211

DEATHS: 0

TOTAL DEATHS: 1,642

 

 

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  (Chamber 10-11-21) Here is this week’s message to Valley City Residence from Valley City Mayor, Dave Carlsrud.

Last week there was a good deal of blacktop applied to some of our construction sites with streetlights and traffic signals being scheduled for this week. YES!

The other day I saw a delivery person trying to locate a house, but there was no house number. Displaying visible house numbers is an ordinance; they can be attractive and inexpensive so please install if your building doesn’t have them.

Walkers, joggers and bikers are out enjoying our community. There are numerous drivers who are texting (against the law) so please wear “hi-vis clothing” to help protect your self. “Hi-vis yellow” may be the most readily seen. Walkers and joggers, please face traffic, (usually left side) when on the street.

Thought to ponder: COVD is still out there, respect it, wash your hands and be vaccinated to protect yourself.

Do you know our VCFD inspects, recharges and sells fire extinguishers? Please check with Chief Scott or Assistant Chief Lance at 701-845-3351 for information.

Valley City offers 24-7 dumping site for branches, leaves and grass clippings at the transfer station. Some people have been dumping in the driving area. Please be respectful and dump on the designated piles so the service can be continued.

Officiating, have you thought about it? It could be for you? The Referee on the Ohio State game last Saturday has local ties. For information, call the NDHSAA @ 701-845-3953.

Valley City is beautiful. I walked up 9th Avenue NW the other day and picked up one handful of garbage. Great job every one. * Please try to do a little better with cigarette butts and doggie poop.

Thank you to contributors again this week.

“I have learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will always remember how you made them feel.”

(Maya Angelou)

Blessings, Respect Others, Be Kind and Pray,

Dave

Dave Carlsrud

 

 

Valley City  (CSi)  In Valley City, the Annual Battle of the Badges” Blood Drive is planned for  October 12 & 13  at Stoudt Ross Ford in Valley City.

Vitalant Blood Services will be at their showroom accepting blood donors from 11:30-am to 6-pm each day.

The friendly competition is between the Police Department and the Fire Department with which department  can get the most donations.

Appointments are preferred but walk-in’s will be accepted.

 

 

 

Jamestown  (Chamber)    Members of the Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors held a ribbon cutting ceremony for Jamestown Bootcamp. Jamestown Bootcamp is a new business in town offering 30 minutes workout sessions for people at various stages in their fitness journey. They are located in the UJ Place at 1107 N. University Dr. Suite 140. For more information call Matt at 701-353-1936.

For more information, contact Emily Bivens by emailing: director@jamestownchamber.com or call the chamber at 701-252-4830.

 

 

Jamestown  (JRMC) Wave of Light is a time for families who’ve experienced infant loss and miscarriage to share in their sorrow and support each other. Wave of Light is an international event, recognized in six countries.

This year’s event is set for Friday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. To reduce exposure, the event is held from the comforts of each individual’s home.

Registered Nurse ,Renae Lunde,  at Jamestown Regional Medical Center’s Family BirthPlace, says,  “Thirty years ago, if families experienced a miscarriage or infant death, they were told to forget it.  Today, we encourage families to grieve in the way that best fits them.”

Wave of Light occurs each year on October 15. Participants are asked to burn a candle for at least one hour, resulting in a continuous chain of lighted candles throughout the globe on this day. If families need support year round, they may contact the Jamestown Area Grief Support Team.

The Jamestown Area Grief Support Team is a group of volunteers who offer to support to those who grieve. The group organizes regular educational events and support groups to the community.

Organizers invite the community to join the Facebook group, Jamestown ND Area Wave of Light. Anyone affected by infant loss from miscarriage, stillbirth or infant death in and around the Jamestown area is welcome.

For more information on Wave of Light, call (701) 952-4807 or visit jrmcnd.com. For more information on the Jamestown Area Grief Support Team, call (701) 952-9358 or visit JAGST.org.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Cavendish Farms contributed $25,000 to Two Rivers Activity Center’s (TRAC’s) Building Community Campaign to construct the outdoor Meidinger Splash Park.

The Splash Park includes a bath house, three elevated water activity stations with four slides, multiple fountains, and splash zones. Cavendish Farms’ contribution was directed towards a shade shelter that provides a place for groups to gather out of the sun while enjoying the Splash Park.

“Cavendish Farms is committed to the communities where our employees live and work,” said Mark Urquhart, Director of Western Agriculture and Raw Procurement for Cavendish Farms. “The Meidinger Splash Park is a great location for families and groups to spend quality time outdoors. We’re proud to be able to support this important project and encourage other organization to contribute to help Jamestown Parks and Recreation and Two Rivers Activity Center reach their campaign goal.”

Meidinger Splash Park opened June 5, 2021 on the grounds of TRAC, which is owned and operated by the Jamestown Parks and Recreation Department. The overall campaign has a $3 million goal.

“Jamestown Parks and Recreation and Two Rivers Activity Center are grateful to organizations like Cavendish Farms that prioritize supporting needs in the communities they operate in. With each donation we receive, we become that much closer to our goal.  We thank Cavendish Farms for making a difference in our community,” Amy Walters, facility manager, Two Rivers Activity Center.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota wildlife officials are urging people to keep an eye out for migrating whooping cranes. The North Dakota Fish and Game Department says a portion of a population of 500 cranes are crossing the state on a 2,500-mile migration from nesting grounds at Wood Buffalo National Park in Canada to wintering grounds in Aransas National Wildlife Refuge in Texas. The agency says anyone who spots cranes should leave them alone but record the date, time, location and the birds’ activities and report the sighting to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The reports help biologists locate crane habitat areas, monitor marked birds and determine population numbers and migration routes.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A judge has sentenced the driver of a prisoner transport van involved in a fatal crash to probation. The Bismarck Tribune reports that 58-year-old Geraldine Miller of Towner was driving the Pierce County van on Aug. 4 when it collided with another vehicle at an intersection between McClusky and Goodrich. Eighty-one-year-old Philemena Evenson, a passenger in the other vehicle, was killed. Miller pleaded guilty last week to a misdemeanor charge of reckless endangerment and was sentenced to nearly a year of unsupervised probation and ordered to pay $325 in court fees. She remains a correctional officer at the Rugby jail. She declined comment to the Tribune.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Dozens of North Dakota National Guard troops are head to the southern border. The Bismarck Tribune reports 125 members of the Bismarck-based 957th Engineer Company have been deployed to the border for a year to help U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents as they contend with surges of migrants. The U.S. Army activated the Guard troops. Gov. Doug Burgum and North Dakota National Guard commander Maj. Gen. Alan Dohrmann addressed the troops during a send-off ceremony on Bismarck on Friday. U.S. Sen. John Hoeven, who visited the border in March, joined the event virtually.

 

 

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota officials have blocked the importation and movement of deer into and within the state to slow the spread of chronic wasting disease. The state Department of Natural Resources announced the decision Monday. A Wisconsin farm where the disease was detected shipped nearly 400 deer to farms in seven states and Minnesota farms received five deer from the infected farm. Two of the deer went to a farm that is no longer in business and were shipped back to Wisconsin farms. The other three deer went to an active Minnesota farm. Two were killed and tested negative for CWD. The DNR says the owner of the third is awaiting payment before killing and testing the animal.

 

In sports…

SPENCER, Iowa  (UJ)  — The University of Jamestown men’s golf team is in fourth place after the first day of the NW Iowa Collegiate Showcase, which is being held at the Spencer Golf and Country Club.

NW Iowa Collegiate Showcase First Day Results

Thirteen teams in all are participating in the tournament, with 36 holes played on Monday and the final 18 holes played on Tuesday.

The Jimmies finished with a first-day score of 21-over 597 (302-295), just one shot behind Hawkeye CC and 12 shots behind Iowa Central CC. Iowa Western CC is in the top spot at 8-under 568 (288-280).

Max Noffsinger (FR/Ft. Collins, Colo.) is tied for seventh at 1-over 145 (74-71), followed by Jackson Worner (JR/West Fargo, N.D.), who is tied for 14th at 4-over 148 (74-74). Tate Olson (SR/Cook, Minn.) is tied for 28th at 8-over 152 (77-75), Treyton Forsman (SR/Lewiston, Idaho) (79-75) is tied for 35th at 10-over 154, and Gehrig Geiss (FR/Glen Ullin, N.D.) is 53rd at 16-over 160 (77-83).

Playing as individuals, Tomas Garcia (FR/Vigo, Spain) is tied for 35th at 10-over 154 (78-76), and Benjamin Schaefer (SO/New Rockford, N.D.) is tied for 47th at 14-over 158 (81-77).

Thomas Craig of Iowa Western CC is the leader at 6-under 138 (69-69).

The tournament concludes Tuesday beginning at 9 a.m.

 

 

Valley City State volleyball swept the eighth installment of the North Star Athletic Association Player of the Week awards, the conference office announced Monday. Bailey Nelson was chosen as the Attacker of the Week, Sadie Hansen was named the Setter of the Week and Katie Juarez was selected as the Defender of the Week.

NSAA Volleyball Attacker of the Week
Bailey Nelson – Valley City State (N.D.) – 6’0″, Junior, middle blocker – Argusville, N.D. – Nelson paced Valley City State’s (N.D.) offensive attack with an impressive 4.7 kills per set as they went 2-0 record at home for the week. She smashed 16 kills (5.3 kills per set) and hit .448 in 3-0 sweep over Mayville State (N.D.). She followed up with 12 kills (4.0 kills per set) and hit .367 in a 3-0 victory over Presentation (S.D.). For the week, Nelson accumulated 28 kills and hit .407 by committing just four attack errors in 59 swings. She also had seven digs and a block.

NSAA Volleyball Setter of the Week
Sadie Hansen – Valley City State (N.D.) – 5’9″, Freshman, setter – Oakes, N.D. – Hansen contributed a total of 84 set assists and 16 digs in fueling Valley City State (N.D.) to a 2-0 record at home for the week. She produced 45 set assists (15.0 assists per set) and posted a double-double with 10 digs in 3-0 victory over Mayville State (N.D.). She added 39 assists (13.0 assists per set) and six digs in 3-0 win over Presentation (S.D.). For the week, Hansen averaged 14.0 set assists and 2.7 digs per set. She also had eight kills, a service ace and two blocks.

NSAA Volleyball Defender of the Week
Katie Juarez – Valley City State (N.D.) – 5’9″, Senior, outside hitter – Angels Camp, Calif. – Juarez averaged 21 digs per match and 7.0 digs per set as she led Valley City State (N.D.) to a pair of 3-0 North Star Athletic Association home sweeps. She tallied 22 digs (7.3 digs per set) and seven kills versus Mayville State (N.D.) and followed up with 20 digs (6.7 digs per set) and 12 kills versus Presentation (S.D.). For the week, Juarez tallied 42 digs, 19 kills (3.2 kills per set) and registered four service aces.

 

 

NFL…

UNDATED (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders will have a new coach for Sunday’s game at Denver.

Jon Gruden has stepped down following emails containing racist, homophobic and misogynistic comments.

Emails acquired by The New York Times show that Gruden frequently used misogynistic and homophobic language directed at Commissioner Roger Goodell and others in the league. The Wall Street Journal said Friday that Gruden used a racist comment to describe NFL Players Association leader DeMaurice Smith in 2011. The Times acquired emails sent from between 2011-18 when Gruden was an analyst for ESPN. They show his use of derogatory language went well beyond that.

Gruden was in his second stint as the Raiders’ head coach.

 

 

NFL-RAVENS/COLTS

Ravens rally past Colts

BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens put together a fourth-quarter comeback before Lamar Jackson completed one of the finest performances of his NFL career.

Jackson hit Marquise Brown for a five-yard touchdown in overtime to send the Ravens past the Colts, 31-25. It was the fourth TD pass of the night for Jackson, who was 37 of 43 for a career-high 442 yards. He also ran for 62 yards on 14 carries.

Brown and Mark Andrews each caught two scoring passes as the AFC North leaders improved to 4-1.

Baltimore trailed 25-9 in the fourth quarter before scoring two touchdowns, blocking a field goal and watching Rodrigo Blankenship miss a 41-yard kick in the final minute of regulation.

Carson Wentz completed 25 of his 35 passes for 402 yards and two scores for the 1-4 Colts.

 

 

NFL-NEWS

Bengals QB Burrow OK after precautionary hospital visit

UNDATED (AP) — Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is healthy and expected to play Sunday against Detroit after a precautionary hospital visit. He suffered a bruised throat during Sunday’s loss to the Green Bay Packers. Coach Zac Taylor said Burrow was taken to the hospital but wasn’t admitted.

Burrow wasn’t sure when he took the hit to his throat.

Elsewhere in the NFL:

— Browns rookie linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah was released from a hospital and cleared to travel after being treated and evaluated for a bruised throat. Owusu-Koramoah got hurt in the second half of Sunday’s 47-42 loss to the Chargers.

MLB…

UNDATED (AP) — The Boston Red Sox have advanced to the AL Championship Series by knocking out the league’s best team in the division series.

The Red Sox coughed up a 5-0 lead before Kike (KEE’-kay) Hernandez lifted a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth to give Boston a 6-5 victory in Game 4. It was the third straight win by the Bosox following a series-opening loss at St. Petersburg.

Christian Vazquez opened the series-winning rally with a single, moved to second on a bunt and scampered to third on Travis Shaw’s base hit. Danny Santana replaced Vazquez on the base paths and scored the deciding run.

Rafael Devers (DEH’-vurz) opened the scoring in the Red Sox’s five-run third by slamming a three-run homer. Wander Franco got Tampa Bay with 5-3 in the sixth with a two-run blast, two innings before Kevin Kiermaier hit an RBI double and scored on Randy Arozarena’s (ah-roh-zah-REH’-nahz) single.

Garrett Whitlock tossed two perfect innings of relief to get the win. J.P. Feyereisen was the loser.

It brings an abrupt end to the season for the Rays, who’d been eyeing back-to-back trips to the World Series after winning a league-high 100 games during the regular season.

The Giants have regained control of their NL Division Series, taking a two-games-to-one lead with a 1-0 shutout of the Dodgers.

Evan Longoria’s solo blast in the fifth inning off Max Scherzer broke a scoreless tie and was one of just three hits for San Francisco all evening. Longoria was in an 0-for-23 funk before connecting.

Scherzer allowed only two other hits while striking out 10 over seven innings, but the Dodgers managed just five hits off former teammate Alex Wood and the Giants’ bullpen.

Tyler Rogers got the win in relief of Wood, giving up three hits over 1 2/3 innings.

One swing has given the Atlanta Braves a two-games-to-one lead over Milwaukee in the NL Division Series.

Pinch-hitter Joc Pederson launched a three-run homer in the fifth inning, sending the Braves to their second straight 3-0 win against the Brewers. The blast made a winner out of Ian Anderson, who limited Milwaukee to three hits and no walks while striking out six over five innings.

Four relievers followed with one inning of work, allowing Atlanta to complete a five-hitter. Will Smith worked the ninth for the save.

Pederson’s home run came after Brewers starter Freddy Peralta scattered three hits over four innings. Adrian Houser took the loss.

The Braves can wrap up the series at home on Tuesday.

Game 4 of the AL Division Series between the Chicago White Sox and visiting Houston Astros was postponed with rain in the forecast.

Carlos Rodón (roh-DAHN’) is still scheduled to start the game for Chicago on Tuesday, with Game 1 starter Lance Lynn available out of the bullpen. Astros manager Dusty Baker will go with Lance McCullers instead of Jose Urquidy (ur-KEE’-dee).

The big topic at the ballpark was accusations from White Sox reliever Ryan Tepera, who said the Astros were stealing signs during the first two games of the series. Baker and his players didn’t seem bothered by Tepera’s charge.

Houston averaged 7 1/2 runs in winning the first two games, then scored six in Sunday’s loss to the White Sox. Baker pointed out that his club scored an even amount of runs at home and the road during the regular season.

NBA-76ers-SIMMONS

76ers discussing possible Simmons return

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers and representation for disgruntled All-Star Ben Simmons have neared a resolution of the guard’s holdout.

Simmons was in Philadelphia Monday night. Coach Doc Rivers did not rule out the possibility of a return to practice at some point this week.

Simmons missed training camp and the preseason in the wake of his offseason trade demand that had left the Sixers without their three-time All-Star. The decision has cost Simmons millions in lost salary and fines.

The 25-year-old Australian still has $147 million and four years left on his contract.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL-NEWS

Wildcats lose Oxendine

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Eleventh-ranked Kentucky has taken a hit to its defense.

Defensive tackle Octavious Oxendine will miss the rest of the season with a lower leg injury sustained in Saturday’s 42-21 win over LSU.

Coach Mark Stoops wasn’t more specific about Oxendine’s injury on Monday.

The announcement comes as Oxendine was named SEC co-defensive line player of the week for his play against LSU.

NHL-NEWS

Bolts extend Cooper

UNDATED (AP) — The Tampa Bay Lightning have rewarded the head coach that has led them to the last two Stanley Cup tiles.

Jon Cooper gets a three-year extension through the 2024-25 season. He is the longest-current tenured head coach in the NHL, behind the bench with the Lightning since March 2013.

The team has made five Eastern Conference Final appearances under Cooper and has played in the Stanley Cup Final three times over the past seven seasons.

Elsewhere in the NHL:

The Blackhawks have brought back Erik Gustafsson, agreeing to a one-year, $800,000 contract with the free-agent defenseman. The return of Gustafsson bolsters the Blackhawks’ blue line after they lost young defensemen Caleb Jones and Wyatt Kalynuk to injuries. Gustafsson was released by the Islanders on Sunday after receiving a tryout.

—The Seattle Kraken are expected to be without five players for the season opener at Vegas due to COVID-19 protocols. Forwards Jared McCann, Joonas Donskoi (YOH’-nuhs DAHN’-skoy) and Marcus Johansson were placed on the league’s COVID-19 protocol list as was defenseman Jamie Oleksiak (oh-LEHK’-see-ak). Forward Calle Jarnkrok (KAL’-ee YAHRN’-krahk) has been in the protocol since late last week.

BOSTON MARATHON

Kenyan’s Benson Kipruto wins Boston Marathon

HOPKINTON, Mass. (AP) — Benson Kipruto won the pandemic-delayed Boston Marathon as the race returned from a 30-month absence and moved to the fall for the first time in its 125-year history.

Kipruto broke away from the lead pack as it turned onto Beacon Street with about three miles to go. He broke the tape in 2 hours, 9 minutes, 51 seconds.

Diana Kipyogei won the women’s race to complete the eighth Kenyan sweep since 2000. Kipyogei finished in 2:24:45 in her major marathon debut.

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of the House are scrambling to Washington to pass a short-term lift of the nation’s debt limit. The vote Tuesday will ensure the federal government can continue fully paying its bills into December. House Democrats are expected to have enough votes on their own to ensure that President Joe Biden can sign the bill into law this week. A default would have had immense fallout on global financial markets, and routine government payments to Social Security beneficiaries, disabled veterans and others would have been called into question. But the relief provided by the bill’s passage will only be temporary, forcing Congress to revisit the issue in December.

 

(AP)Shares have fallen in Europe and Asia as surging prices of oil, coal and other energy fanned fears over inflation. Benchmarks declined in Paris, Frankfurt, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Shanghai. Oil prices extended gains, having closed above $80 per barrel on Monday. On Wall Street, stocks closed broadly lower, with the S&P 500 down 0.7%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average also fell 0.7% and the Nasdaq fell 0.6%. Costs of oil, coal and natural gas have surged, adding to concerns that price pressures might lead the Federal Reserve and other central banks to pull back more quickly on their support for markets.

 

 

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A strong earthquake has jolted the Greek island of Crete three weeks after another temblor killed a man and damaged hundreds of buildings. The Geodynamic Institute in Athens said the undersea quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 and occurred at 12:24 p.m. local time Tuesday off the island’s eastern coast. The institute says magnitude 4.1 and 4.6 quakes that are believed to be aftershocks took place minutes later. There were no immediate reports of serious damage or injuries. Hundreds of people from villages south of Crete’s largest city, Heraklion, remain homeless following a 5.8-magnitude earthquake on Sept. 27.

 

ROME (AP) — A European court has ruled that the Vatican can’t be sued in a local court for sexual abuse committed by Catholic priests. The European Court of Human Rights affirmed that it enjoys sovereign immunity and that the misconduct of priests and their superiors cannot be attributed to the Holy See. The court dismissed a case brought by 24 people who said they were victims of abusive priests in Belgium. The 24 had argued the Holy See was liable due to the “structurally deficient” way the Catholic hierarchy had for decades covered up cases of priests who raped and molested children. They appealed to the Strasbourg-based court after Belgian courts ruled they had no jurisdiction given the Holy See’s immunity as a sovereign state.

 

LONDON (AP) — Job vacancies in the U.K. rose to a record high of nearly 1.2 million, a further sign that the British economy is experiencing worker shortages in an array of sectors as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and Britain’s departure from the European Union. Following weeks of long lines at gas stations as motorists and empty shelves at supermarkets, the Office for National Statistics said Tuesday that shortages are visible across the whole economy including hospitality and transport. It also found that the number of workers on payroll has risen above the level that existed before the coronavirus pandemic struck more than a year and a half ago.