Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Dec. 15

CSi Weather…

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT  TO 3 AM CST THURSDAY… INCLUDING STUTSMAN

TO 8 AM CST THURSDAY…BARNES

* WHAT…Snow and blowing snow. Total snow accumulations up to two inches with locally higher amounts possible. Winds gusting as high as 50 mph creating areas of blowing and drifting snow.

* WHERE…Portions of south central and southeast North Dakota.

Portions of northwest and west central Minnesota and
northeast North Dakota

* IMPACTS…Plan on slippery road conditions. Areas of blowing snow
could significantly reduce visibility. The hazardous conditions
will impact the Wednesday evening commute.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

Slow down and use caution while traveling. The latest road
conditions can be obtained by calling 5 1 1.

Forecast…

.TONIGHT…Light snow. Patchy fog through the night. Patchy

blowing and drifting snow after midnight. Snow accumulation of

1 to 2 inches. Lows zero to 5 above. Windy. Northwest winds 20 to

30 mph with gusts to around 50 mph. Chance of snow 90 percent.

THURSDAY…Partly sunny in the morning then clearing. Patchy

blowing and drifting snow in the morning. Highs 10 to 15.

Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows near zero. Northwest

winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the north after midnight.

.FRIDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow. Highs

around 10. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of snow in the

evening. Lows around 5 below.

.SATURDAY…Sunny. Highs 5 to 10 above.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows around 5 below.

.SUNDAY…Partly sunny. Highs around 30.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows zero to 5 above.

.MONDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs around 10.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows around 5 below.

.TUESDAY…Partly sunny. Highs around 15.

A period of low visibilities and possible enhanced snowfall rates over south central ND as early as late Wednesday afternoon, but more likely Wednesday evening.

The most likely area would be from around eastern Sioux and Emmons counties north and east toward Harvey and Carrington. Bismarck/Mandan would be included in this general area.

 

 

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. Dec. 15, 2021

10:20 -a.m.

Barnes

New Positives: 8

Total Positives: 2147

Active: 30

Recovered:  2071

Breakthrough Incidents Per 10K Fully Vaccinated Individuals: 365

 

Stutsman

New Positives: 11

Total Positives: 5050

Active: 64

Recovered: 4883

Breakthrough Incidents Per 10K Fully Vaccinated Individuals: 425

North Dakota Cases Reported Dec. 15, 2021

NEW CASES 441

ACTIVE CASES: 2,514

DAILY POSITIVITY RATE: 6%

14-DAY ROLLING POSITIVITY RATE: 6.5%

TOTAL KNOWN CASES THROUGHOUT PANDEMIC: 168,253

TOTAL RECOVERED THROUGHOUT PANDEMIC: 163,771

 

ACTIVE HOSPITALIZATIONS: 158

DEATHS REPORTED WEDNESDAY: 6

TOTAL DEATHS: 1,968

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

CVHD Regularly Scheduled  Vax Clinics

Thursday, December 16, 2021

Vaccine Available: Influenza, COVID — PFIZER, MODERNA, JOHNSON & JOHNSON

Event Time: 1:00 – 3:00pm

Event Location: Central Valley Health District

 CLICK HERE TO REGISTER 

Friday, December 17, 2021

Vaccine Available: Influenza, COVID — PFIZER, MODERNA, JOHNSON & JOHNSON

Event Time: 9:00 – 11:30pm

Event Location: Central Valley Health District

 CLICK HERE TO REGISTER 

 

 

 

Valley City  (VCSU)  Valley City State University (VCSU) will host their winter commencement at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, December 16, in Vangstad Auditorium.

127 students will receive degrees. This includes the awarding of 99 bachelor’s degrees and 28 master’s degrees. Bachelor’s degrees being awarded include 54 Bachelor of Science in Education, 36 Bachelor of Science, five Bachelor of Arts and four Bachelor of University Studies. 23 of the individuals receiving master’s degrees will be awarded a Master of Education. Five will be awarded a Master of Arts in Teaching.

VCSU President Dr. Alan LaFave says, “We are so pleased to have excellent students receiving their degrees, and we wish them the best as they head off to be a part of the workforce.  These students have left their mark on our institution, and we will be proud to call them alumni.”

With this commencement, VCSU will have conferred 27,038 undergraduate degrees and 529 master’s degrees.

Attendance will be limited and face coverings are encouraged. Speakers include graduate Nick Lee, faculty member Rachelle Hunt, Dr. Alan D. LaFave and State Board of Higher Education member Jeffry Volk.

The event will be live streamed on VCSU’s YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/vcsuvikings

 

 

Jamestown (CSi)  Jamestown Parks and Recreation will be hosting an open house to honor Doug Hogan and to thank him for his 37 years of service to the community.

The open house will be held at the Bunker, 1520 3^rd St SE, on Thursday, December 16, 2021 from 4:00pm-6:00pm. The community is invited to attend.

 

 

 

 

Jamestown (Chamber)   Members of the Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors held a ribbon cutting ceremony for Blueprint Creative Solutions. Joy Paczkowski started her graphic design and marketing business to cater to both businesses and individuals to help solve their creative problems! For more information call Joy at 701-320-4897.

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

“Today I am announcing that I will not be seeking re-election in 2022. Three years ago, I made the decision that this term would be my last, and while this is a bittersweet day for me, I am proud of the many goals I have accomplished. I have worked hard to help improve the quality of life for all North Dakotans, and I have fought tirelessly for conservative values. As Majority Leader, I’ve had the privilege of working with fellow legislators, support staff, and the Governor on major, significant legislation, including numerous energy and education bills, behavioral health issues, the “Surge” infrastructure bill, and “Operation Prairie Dog.”

I have also had the privilege to serve with many thoughtful and dedicated individuals, some who are no longer with us, and others who have gone on to do big things in the private sector and even in Congress. Together, we have worked hard to build something that we can be proud of.

This has not always been an easy job, but I have been honored to do it. As I pass the torch, my greatest hope is we can come together as a party and as a state to focus on our shared needs and common goals. That our actions would be rooted in civility; building each other up, recognizing each other’s inherent worth, and disagreeing respectfully when necessary. Not only is this critical to ensure that good people are willing to serve, but also for the greater good of the people we represent.

Finally, thank you to the voters of District 37 for your support over the past 32 years. It has truly been an honor to serve you. Thank you to my Senate colleagues for your loyal support.  And a special thank you to my wife and family for their love and encouragement.

One of my favorite quotes is from Teddy Roosevelt who said, “do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” This adage has encouraged me throughout my time in the legislature and will continue to guide me into this next phase of life. Going forward, I plan to stay active in my community and make a difference where I can. I hope and pray that each of you will do the same.

Thank you again for the opportunity to serve as a legislator and leader in government. The honor of serving in these roles is nearly as great as the role to which I now return—a friend, neighbor, and private citizen of the great state of North Dakota.”

(Senator Wardner is from Dickinson and will have represented District 37 in the North Dakota Legislature for 32 years. He was first elected to the North Dakota House of Representatives in 1990 and served eight years in the chamber before moving to the North Dakota Senate in 1998, where he will have served 24 years when his current term ends, with 10 years as Majority Leader) 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A U.S. Air Force Reserve officer has announced her intention to seek the North Dakota state senate seat held by Republican Nicole Poolman, who doesn’t plan to seek reelection next year. Michelle Axtman is running as a Republican for the Bismarck-area District 7 seat held by Poolman since 2012. Axtman is a Bismarck native and the District 7 Republican treasurer. She is a 2009 graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy and spent 12 years as an active duty Air Force pilot. She serves as a major in the Air Force Reserve.

In world and national news..

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve will quicken the pace at which it’s pulling back its support for the post-pandemic U.S. economy as inflation surges, and it expects to raise interest rates three times next year. In an abrupt policy shift, the Fed announced that it will shrink its monthly bond purchases at twice the pace it previously announced, likely ending them in March. The bond purchases were intended to hold down long-term rates to aid the economy but are no longer needed with unemployment falling and inflation at a near-40-year high. The accelerated timetable puts the Fed on a path to start raising rates in the first half of next year.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has sent President Joe Biden a $768.2 billion defense bill that makes landmark changes to the way the military handles sexual assaults and keeps women out of the draft. It also lays the groundwork for a new war memorial on the National Mall, to honor those who served in the Global War on Terrorism, launched in response to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. The evenly divided Senate approved the bill Wednesday on a robust 88-11 vote. The legislation includes a 2.7% pay raise for both military servicemembers and the civilian Defense Department workforce.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Sen. Joe Manchin are sharply divided over Democrats’ huge social and environment bill, with the holdout senator pushing to erase the measure’s improved child tax credit. That word comes from a person familiar with the talks who described them on condition of anonymity. Manchin says there are “a lot of bad rumors” about his position. The rocky status of the talks are among the indications that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer faces a struggle just to begin debate on the massive measure before the holiday. Letting work on the legislation slip into next year, when congressional elections will be held, would be an ominous sign about its prospects.

 

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court panel has lifted a nationwide ban against President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate for health workers, creating the potential for patchwork enforcement across the country. Wednesday’s decision by the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals keeps an injunction in place only for 14 states that sued in its circuit. A separate preliminary injunction pending before the St. Louis-based 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals applies to 10 additional states. The federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid had previously said it would not enforce the vaccine rule while injunctions were in place.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Most older Americans have had to use telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic and many were comfortable with it. But a new poll finds persistent concerns about issues like technology, care quality and patient privacy. The survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research also finds that comfort levels with remote care can vary depending on factors like age or race. Doctors, hospitals and other care providers had to abruptly switch to remote care as the pandemic unfolded in early 2020. Many patients followed their doctors online and have stayed connected that way as coronavirus cases ebbed and flowed.

 

MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — President Joe Biden walked past debris piled shoulder-high, furniture torn to pieces and homes without roofs and walls during a visit to a Kentucky town rendered unrecognizable by tornadoes that brought death and destruction to the region over the weekend. Red brick dust swirled through Mayfield’s streets when Biden spoke to local officials and viewed the storm damage in one of the dozens of communities ravaged by the storms. More than 30 tornadoes tore through Kentucky and seven other states, killing at least 88 people. Thousands of residents have lost their houses or are without power.

 

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Much of the Midwest is bracing for strong winds, heavy rain and a chance of tornadoes as temperatures felt like summertime despite the official start of winter being only days away. Forecasters across the Great Plains predicted unusually warm weather Wednesday. Much of Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa and parts of Missouri could see record highs. The warmth comes with dangerous winds and threats of violent storms. The National Weather Service issued a high wind warning in an area stretching from New Mexico to upper Michigan — including Wisconsin and Illinois. Gusts of more than 80 mph have been recorded in western Kansas and the Texas Panhandle. A National Weather Service site in Lamar, Colorado reported a 107 mph gust.

 

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Another storm is pushing into California as the state cleans up from a powerful weather system that coated mountains with much-needed snow and set rainfall records in the drought-stricken state. Wednesday’s storm is expected to mostly impact Northern California. Forecasters expect widespread rain, gusty winds and snowfall in coastal mountains and in the Sierra Nevada, where the winter snowpack normally supplies about 30% of the state’s water needs. The latest tempest follows on the heels of a multiday atmospheric river _ a long plume of moisture from the Pacific Ocean that delivered remarkable rainfall.