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CSi Weather…<\/p>\nCSi Weather…<\/p>\n
.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, in the Jamestown area, 50 percent in the Valley City area, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. North winds 10 to 15 mph.<\/p>\n
.SATURDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. North winds 10 to<\/p>\n
15 mph.<\/p>\n
.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. North winds<\/p>\n
5 to 10 mph.<\/p>\n
.SUNDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds 5 to<\/p>\n
10 mph.<\/p>\n
.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.<\/p>\n
.MONDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.<\/p>\n
.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.<\/p>\n
.TUESDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.<\/p>\n
.TUESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.<\/p>\n
.WEDNESDAY…Partly sunny with slight chance of rain showers and<\/p>\n
thunderstorms. Highs around 80.<\/p>\n
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of<\/p>\n
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s.<\/p>\n
.THURSDAY…Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and<\/p>\n
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s.<\/p>\n
The best chances for some stronger storms Friday and Friday evening will be along a cold front is over the James River Valley, and possibly the far southwest.<\/p>\n
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Update<\/p>\n
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Valley City (CSi) \u2013 Delmore was arrested on Thursday, July 30th.<\/p>\n
Previously<\/p>\n
Valley City\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 The Barnes County Sheriff’s Office reports that on Monday July 27th<\/sup>, 2020, Tyler Delmore an inmate from the Barnes County Correctional Facility was released at 10:15 a.m. for work as a condition of his Criminal Judgment.\u00a0 He was due to return at 10:00 pm.<\/p>\n The report says, Delmore failed to return and has not returned as of Tuesday afternoon and has not been located.\u00a0 The Barnes County Sheriff\u2019s Office and Valley City Police Department were notified.<\/p>\n Anyone with any information, please contact the Barnes County Sheriff\u2019s Office at 701-845-8530.<\/p>\n Earlier<\/p>\n On Monday July 27th, Tyler Delmore an inmate from the Barnes County Correctional Facility was released for work as a condition of his Criminal Judgment. He was due to return at 10:00 PM. Delmore failed to return but was arrested on Thursday, July 30th.<\/p>\n Earlier this year, Delmore was sentence to a year in jail and 15 months probation for failure to register as a sex offender.<\/p>\n NDDoH<\/p>\n COVID-19 Stats<\/p>\n Posted Fri. Jul 31, 2020<\/p>\n 11-a.m.<\/p>\n COUNTIES WITH NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED FRIDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n 310,232 \u2013 Total Number of Tests Completed* (+5,292 total tests from yesterday)<\/p>\n 153,964 \u2013 Total Unique Individuals Tested* (+2,103 unique individuals from yesterday)<\/p>\n 147,495 \u2013 Total Negative (+1,935 unique individuals from yesterday)<\/p>\n 6,469 \u2013 Total Positive (+168 unique individuals from yesterday)<\/p>\n 3.2% \u2013 Daily Positivity Rate**<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 364 \u2013 Total Hospitalized (+8 individual from yesterday)<\/p>\n 47 \u2013 Currently Hospitalized (+4 individuals from yesterday)<\/p>\n 5,289 \u2013 Total Recovered (+108 individuals from yesterday)<\/p>\n 103 \u2013 Total Deaths*** (+0 individual from yesterday)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n * Note that this does not include individuals from out of state and has been updated to reflect the most recent information discovered after cases were investigated.<\/em><\/p>\n **Because the serial tests completed and added to the total number of tests completed can result in new individuals who test positive, the daily positivity rate will be calculated using the total positives for the day by the daily number of tests completed instead of the daily number of unique individuals tested.<\/em><\/p>\n ***<\/em> Number of individuals who tested positive and died from any cause while infected with COVID-19.<\/em><\/p>\n For descriptions of these categories, visit the <\/em>NDDoH dashboard<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n For the most updated and timely information and updates related to COVID-19, visit the NDDoH website at\u00a0www.health.nd.gov\/coronavirus<\/a>, follow on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram<\/a>\u00a0and visit the CDC website at\u00a0www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Families,<\/p>\n Thank you for your patience and understanding as our Re-Entry Planning Committee has been working to create a plan for a fall school reopening.\u00a0 Attached you will find a copy of the most recent draft of required Health and Safety Plan.\u00a0 We will be holding an input session via a Zoom webinar on Wednesday, August 5 at 5:00 PM.\u00a0 We will be emailing a link to that webinar on Monday, August 3, so please watch your inbox if you are hoping to attend.\u00a0 This will also include some survey links to provide feedback on the plan to help us in preparation for a final approval with the school board.<\/p>\n The attached plan includes district guidelines.\u00a0 Due to enrollments and facilities, each building may implement some of these guidelines differently.\u00a0 As we recognize that families will have specific questions related to their building(s), we have also established individual informational meetings for each building.\u00a0 A schedule of those meetings can be found below.<\/p>\n A few important items from our planning timeline:<\/p>\n August 4: Staff Input Session<\/p>\n August 5: Family Input Session<\/p>\n August 6: Special Board Meeting to Consider Approval of Health and Safety Plan<\/p>\n August 10: Informational Sessions for Jamestown High School (5:00 \u2013 6:00) and Jamestown Middle School (6:00 \u2013 7:00)<\/p>\n August 11: Informational Sessions for Louis L\u2019Amour (5:00 \u2013 6:00), Gussner (6:00 \u2013 7:00) and Washington (7:00 \u2013 8:00)<\/p>\n August 12: Informational Sessions for Roosevelt (5:00 -6:00) and Lincoln (6:00 \u2013 7:00)<\/p>\n Thank you.<\/p>\n Robert Lech, Superintendent<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Unlike the way the event was held in the past, this year due to thrCOVID-19 pandemic,\u00a0 there will not be a rally, Jjst the ride, followed by a dinner for participants at the All Vets Club in Jamestown.<\/p>\n Ride registration at the Jamestown Civic Center is at 9:30-a.m., with the cost of $20 per motorcycle.\u00a0 \u00a0Kickstands up at 11-a.m.<\/p>\n The ride is open to the public.<\/p>\n The Ride procession will go from Jamestown to Lisbon where a lunch will be served, \u00a0then back to Jamestown for the All Vets Club, supper.<\/p>\n The North Dakota Patriot Guard regularly attends funeral services to honor fallen American heroes, invited by the family, supporting them and their communities.<\/p>\n In the past, and when appropriate, the Patriot Guard also acts as a legal, non-violent barrier, or shields the mourning family and friends from protesters.<\/p>\n This construction work will continue thru August 4th, 2020.<\/p>\n Motorist\u2019s should use extreme caution in this area<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Yard of the Week program has been established to recognize those within the community that take pride in the appearance of their yard and do their part to beautify the community. The program began June 1st and ends August 28th<\/sup>. Yards will be selected each week from nominations received. Nominated yards must be visible from the street.<\/p>\n Bismarck\u00a0 (NDDOT)\u00a0 Construction work is scheduled to begin on North Dakota Highway 11 from Forman to Lidgerwood on Wednesday, August 5. The project will consist of applying chip seal to the roadway.<\/p>\n During the project:<\/p>\n The chip seal project is expected to be completed mid-August.<\/strong><\/p>\n The North Dakota Department of Transportation would like to remind motorists to slow down and use caution throughout the work zone.<\/p>\n For more information about construction projects and road conditions throughout North Dakota, call 511 or visit the ND Roads map at\u00a0http:\/\/www.dot.nd.gov\/travel-info-v2\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) \u2014 Three members of the Three Affiliated Tribes are accused of each accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes and kickbacks from a construction contractor. Documents show Randall Phelan, Delvin Reeves, and Frank Grady are charged in federal court with conspiracy and federal programs bribery. They each face up to 15 years in federal prison if convicted. Phelan and Reeves are tribal officials and Grady had been one. Attorneys listed for Phelan and Reeves did not immediately return calls seeking comment Friday. Court records say the contractor has pleaded guilty to bribery and is cooperating with prosecutors.<\/p>\n BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) \u2014 Marathon Petroleum plans to appeal an order by a federal agency to shutdown a pipeline that crosses part of an American Indian reservation in North Dakota. The Bureau of Indian Affairs on July 2 ordered the shutdown of the pipeline that delivers oil to Marathon\u2019s refinery in Mandan. The order comes seven years after an easement allowing the line to cross part of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation expired. The BIA also is billing Marathon $187 million for damages. A statement posted on the company\u2019s website Friday said the line remains operational.<\/p>\n MADISON, Wis. (AP) \u2014 The GOP Senate leader says Wisconsin Senate Republicans \u201cstand ready\u201d to strike down the statewide mask mandate that Democratic Gov. Tony Evers announced on Thursday. Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald stopped short Friday of promising that the Senate would vote to kill the order, which is slated to take effect on Saturday. He also did not indicate when the Senate might convene. State law gives the Legislature authority to revoke a governor\u2019s emergency order. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said Thursday he expected the order to face a legal challenge, but didn\u2019t raise the possibility of the Legislature taking action.<\/p>\n In sports\u2026<\/p>\n The WDA schedule changes are affecting all fall sports to reduce health risks associated with the pandemic.<\/p>\n The changes limit, or eliminate, nonconference play across the board, which means originally scheduled Jamestown High School football games against Fargo North and Fargo Shanley to open the season have been canceled.<\/p>\n The North Dakota High School Activities Association approved guidelines to restart sports on July 24.<\/p>\n Blue Jay football starts their seven-game schedule August\u00a0 28 at Dickinson and September 4 at Minot. The Blue Jays football, home opener is September 18 vs. Bismarck Legacy.<\/p>\n Jamestown at home will take Williston on September 25,\u00a0 Bismarck on October 15, at Bismarck Century October 9 and Mandan on Oct. 21.<\/p>\n In-season volleyball tournaments have been eliminated in the WDA.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/coronavirus2-300x202.jpg\")
Bismarck\u00a0 North Dakota health officials say the state set a new daily high for the number of COVID-19 cases after 29 counties reported positive tests. Officials on Friday confirmed 168 new cases, topping the previous record of 160 on July 22. That included 46 positive tests combined in Burleigh and Morton counties, which has been at the forefront of the state’s spike in cases in the last two weeks. The number of active cases jumped by 60, to 1,077, and hospitalizations increased by four, to 47. Officials said 5,292 tests were processed since Thursday\u2019s report, for a total of more than 310,000 tests since the pandemic began.<\/p>\n\n
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Jamestown\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 Jamestown Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Robert Lech has sent a letter to parents, updating the plan for the fall 2020 reopening of public schools.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/motorcycleride-300x202.jpg\")
Jamestown\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 The annual North Dakota Patriot Guard (NDPG) Ride takes place on Saturday August 1.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/roadwork1-300x202.jpg\")
Jamestown\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 Beginning Monday, Aug 3 at 7:00 AM through Tues Aug 4 at 7:00 PM\u00a0 West bound lane on 10th Street SE will be closed between 3rd Ave SE and 4th Ave SE, for water and sewer line work. Construction signing will be put into place by the contractor.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Olson-Week-10-YOW-2020-300x169.jpg\")
Jamestown\u00a0 (Chamber)\u00a0 The Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce Beautification Committee is pleased to announce the 10th<\/sup> winner of Yard of the Week Program for 2020.\u00a0 Odean & Karen Olson of 1812 5th<\/sup> St. NE in Jamestown, has received this award.\u00a0 Congratulations to them on this beautiful yard and thank you to them for their efforts to help beautify Jamestown. Congratulations for a job well done! Odean & Karen will receive a gift certificate from our award aponsor Menards in Jamestown.<\/p>\n\n
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The (WDA<\/a>) announced Wednesday, July 29, that all non-conference Class AAA football games and in-season volleyball tournaments for its member schools have been canceled this fall due to COVID-19.<\/p>\n