CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Not as cold. Lows in the lower 20s. West winds 10 to 20 mph. Patchy blowing and drifting snow in the evening.

.WEDNESDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s. West winds around 10 mph.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Decreasing clouds. Lows 15 to 20. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

.THURSDAY…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow in the

afternoon. Highs in the mid 20s. North winds around 10 mph

shifting to the east in the afternoon.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Cloudy. Chance of snow possibly mixed with

freezing rain in the evening, then snow likely after midnight.

Lows around 10. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.

 

.FRIDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow. Patchy

blowing and drifting snow. Highs in the mid 20s.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Decreasing clouds. Lows zero to 5 above.

.SATURDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 20s.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Decreasing clouds. Lows 15 to 20.

.SUNDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 20s.

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

.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY…Partly sunny. Highs 15 to 20.

 

 

 

Valley City  (NDHP)  No injury reported when a van westbound on I-94 near MM 298 went out of control on the frost and ice covered roadway, about 8:50 am Tuesday, January 11.

The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports the vehicle left the roadway and rolled in the north ditch of I-94, coming to rest on the drivers side.

Captain Bryan Niewind reports the driver, the lone occupant,  was restrained.

The Barnes County Sheriff’s Office assisted the Highway Patrol on the scene.

 

Update with ID’s

Jamestown  (NDHP)  The ND Highway Patrol reports a 69 year old Wyoming man was killed in a one vehicle rollover about 2:17-p.m., Saturday, Jan. 8. 2022 on I-94 at Jamestown.  Blowing snow and icy conditions were reported.

The  69 year old male from Upton, WY  identified as Dennis H. Crow,was driving the pickup eastbound on I-94 after having just entered at exit 258 in Jamestown. He lost control and entered the median causing the vehicle to roll over. The vehicle rolled across the westbound lanes and came to rest in the north ditch upright. The driver was pronounced dead on the scene.
The passenger  26 year old Dennis D. Crow from Upton, WY. was injured.  He  was transported to Jamestown Regional Medical Center for non-life-threatening injuries.

Assisting at the scene were, Jamestown PD, Stutsman County SO, Jamestown FD

The crash remains under investigation.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  – The Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corporation (JSDC) Board of Directors has approved the next round of Internships Reimbursement Program Applications.

On Tuesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2 JSDC Business Development Director Corry Shevlin said the first year of the program has finished, pointing out that 17 internships were awarded, in a nine county area, including seven from universities.

The program assists employers to provide paid internship opportunities along with retention and possible future employment in Jamestown and Stutsman County. He said the program could contribute upwards of $3,500 to reimburse employers that hire University and College students to assist with payroll costs, and other expenses such as tool and other supplies.

Corry added, this month the board approved three more applications for the intern program and allocated funding, saying $105,000 is earmarked for additional funding with the internship program to continue through 2023.

He said those meeting the criteria of the Intern program may submit an application for the next of three rounds, this year, with the first round starting in late April this year.

In other JSDC Board of Directors business the board moved to accept CEO Connie Ova’s retirement and resignation. Shevlin says the next steps for the hiring process are progressing.  Connie’s last day will be May 15, 2022.

 

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

Tues. Jan. 11, 2022

Barnes

New Positives: 19

Total Positives: 2324

Active: 37

Recovered: 2238

Breakthrough Incidents Per 10K Fully Vaccinated Individuals: 524

 

Stutsman

New Positives: 25

Total Positives: 5370

Active: 69

Recovered: 5188

Breakthrough Incidents Per 10K Fully Vaccinated Individuals: 548

North Dakota Reported Jan. 11, 2022

NEW CASES REPORTED: 1,610

ACTIVE CASES: 4,546

DAILY POSITIVITY RATE: 14.92%

14-DAY ROLLING POSITIVITY RATE: 13.05%

TOTAL KNOWN CASES THROUGHOUT PANDEMIC: 184,613

TOTAL RECOVERED THROUGHOUT PANDEMIC: 178,033

ACTIVE HOSPITALIZATIONS: 115

DEATHS REPORTED TUESDAY: 5

TOTAL DEATHS: 2,034

 

 

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 (CCHD) City County Health in Valley City announces their COVID-19 testing days and site location in Valley City.

Testing is at the REC Center at 140 4th Street Southwest.

Testing will be 12:30 – 2:30pm Mon, Weds, and Fridays.

There are opportunities for vaccinations, both for annual influenza and for the COVID vaccine. Call 845-8518 to make an appointment.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A pipeline operator that plans to transport carbon dioxide to North Dakota for disposal will partner with an ammonia plant developer to pick up its emissions from a Grand Forks facility. Pipeline developer Summit Carbon Solutions and ammonia plant developer Northern Plains Nitrogen announced the partnership this week. Northern Plains Nitrogen’s plant will supply low-carbon, nitrogen-based fertilizer products to farmers in the northern United States and Canada. The company expects to annually capture 500,000 tons of carbon dioxide. Summit plans to inject the ammonia plant’s emissions into rocks deep underground in Oliver and Mercer counties where its pipeline system will end.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — State Republican Rep. Shannon Roers Jones of Fargo is running for mayor in North Dakota’s biggest city. Roers Jones is an attorney and Fargo native, She has served in the Legislature since 2017. She will face Mayor Tim Mahoney, who has held the post since 2015. That’s when he took over as acting mayor when then-Mayor Dennis Walaker died after a long battle with kidney cancer. Mahoney, a general surgeon who says he’s a political independent, plans run for re-election in the city’s June balloting. Roers Jones said she was undecided if she would seek re-election to her House seat.

In sports…

(AP) USA Hockey and Hockey Canada are eyeing several college players to play at the Olympics after the NHL decided not to participate in Beijing. North Dakota’s Jake Sanderson has already agreed to play for the U.S., and 2021 top NHL draft pick Owen Power could suit up for Canada. While Colorado’s Cale Makar does not regret turning Canada down for the no-NHL Olympics in 2018, Anaheim’s Troy Terry, Minnesota’s Jordan Greenway and Seattle’s Ryan Donato played for the U.S. in Pyeongchang. They are major proponents of college players taking the chance, even if it means missing part of the NCAA season.

In world and national news…

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made clear in his State of the State speech that he likes teachers, first responders and freedom and he doesn’t like Dr. Anthony Fauci, critical race theory, abortion, illegal immigration and Burmese pythons. DeSantis opened his speech Tuesday with a subject he has hammered over and over again during the pandemic: Florida won’t be a lockdown state and mandates other states have imposed to fight the coronavirus don’t work. DeSantis is up for reelection in November and is eyeing a possible 2024 presidential run. His speech Tuesdday laid out a conservative agenda for 2022, including his vows to keep undocumented immigrants out of Florida.

 

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Health Department is ordering all hospitals in the state to allow the transfer of critically ill patients. It’s an effort to help people in rural areas receive care as the state continues to see a rapid increase in COVID-19 cases. The department said Tuesday that a system called Mississippi MED-COM will direct patients to places that have space and resources. The University of Mississippi Medical Center often takes transfer patients from smaller hospitals. Leaders at UMMC say that the medical center has a staffing shortage — partly because of vacant jobs and partly because workers have tested positive for the virus.

 

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans is bringing back an indoor mask mandate to fight the spread of COVID-19 while preparing for an influx of visitors for the Mardi Gras season. The city health director, Dr. Jennifer Avegno, announced the plan Tuesday. The mandate takes effect Wednesday at 6 a.m. Avegno said growing COVID cases have put a strain on hospital emergency rooms, which also routinely see an influx of patients during the city’s raucous season of parades and street parties. Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, falls on March 1 this year and major parades will roll in the last two weeks of February.

 

MONTREAL (AP) — The premier of the French-speaking Canadian province of Quebec says adult residents who refuse to get vaccinated against COVID-19 will be charged a financial penalty. Premier Francois Legault says that not getting vaccinated leads to consequences for the health care system and not all Quebecers should pay for that. He said Tuesday the levy will only apply to people who don’t qualify for medical exemptions. It’s the first time a government in Canada has announced a financial penalty for people who refuse to be vaccinated against COVID-19 Legault says the amount of the penalty hasn’t been decided but will be “significant.”

 

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s prime minister says there’s no need to panic over the ultra-contagious omicron variant. Naftali Bennett said during a Tuesday night press conference that Israel is managing the wave in “the right and responsible way,” by keeping the economy open, protecting the most vulnerable Israelis and urging people to get vaccinated. Bennett ruled out a full lockdown, which he said would not stop the infection’s spread. He said about 400,000 at-risk adults have gotten a fourth vaccination, one reason he said people should have confidence in the government’s management. The variant has set infection records in recent days in the country of 9.4 million people.

 

ROME (AP) — Police in Italy have arrested a nurse on charges he faked giving coronavirus vaccinations to at least 45 people so they could get a health pass without actually getting the shot. The nurse ditched the vaccines in a bin and even put bandages on his “patients” so the scam would not be detected. Police in Ancona, on Italy’s eastern coast, also placed four alleged accomplices under house arrest, accusing them of finding anti-vaccine customers who were willing to pay for a health pass rather than get the shots. Forty-five people who allegedly received the fabricated passes are under investigation.

 

HONOLULU (AP) — Officials say the U.S. Navy will comply with Hawaii’s order to remove fuel from a massive underground storage tank facility blamed for contaminating the Navy’s drinking water system. Rear Adm. Blake Converse tells members of Congress the Navy is making preparations to defuel the facility. After petroleum was detected in the water, Hawaii issued the order to protect Oahu’s drinking water. The Navy previously fought Hawaii’s order, prompting a hearing last month where a deputy state attorney general concluded the tanks are a “ticking time bomb” and that the order needs to be upheld. The Navy’s water system serves some 93,000 people in residential homes, offices, elementary schools and businesses in and around Pearl Harbor.