{"id":207042,"date":"2020-09-01T14:22:08","date_gmt":"2020-09-01T19:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=207042"},"modified":"2020-09-02T07:04:58","modified_gmt":"2020-09-02T12:04:58","slug":"wayne-byers-show-evening-sept-1-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=207042","title":{"rendered":"Wayne Byers Show &#8211; Evening &#8211; Sept 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-614\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/wbPM31-300x202.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/wbPM31-300x202.png 300w, http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/wbPM31-259x175.png 259w, http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/wbPM31.png 445w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>CSi Weather&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT\u00a0 TO 8 PM CDT \/7 PM MDT\/ TUESDAY EVENING&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>* WHAT&#8230;West winds 25 to 40 mph expected.<\/p>\n<p>* WHERE&#8230;Portions of north central, south central and southeast North Dakota. Eastern North Dakota along and north of Interstate 94.<\/p>\n<p>* IMPACTS&#8230;Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Be<br \/>\ncareful traveling, especially those driving high profile<br \/>\nvehicles, as the wind could push you out of your lane.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>* ADDITIONAL DETAILS&#8230;The wind will die off this evening.<\/p>\n<p>PRECAUTIONARY\/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Use extra caution when driving. Secure outdoor objects.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday is looking very windy again and parts of this area could<br \/>\nbe in critical fire weather conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Forecast&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>TONIGHT&#8230;Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds 5 to 15 mph.<\/p>\n<p>Gusts up to 35 mph in the evening.<\/p>\n<p>.WEDNESDAY&#8230;Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 10 to<\/p>\n<p>20 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph in the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>.WEDNESDAY NIGHT&#8230;Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain<\/p>\n<p>showers and thunderstorms in the evening, in the Jamestown area, 50 percent in the Valley City area,\u00a0 then mostly clear after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.<\/p>\n<p>.THURSDAY&#8230;Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Northwest winds 15 to<\/p>\n<p>20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.<\/p>\n<p>.THURSDAY NIGHT&#8230;Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.<\/p>\n<p>.FRIDAY&#8230;Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.<\/p>\n<p>.FRIDAY NIGHT&#8230;Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.<\/p>\n<p>.SATURDAY&#8230;Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.<\/p>\n<p>.SATURDAY NIGHT&#8230;Increasing clouds. Lows in the lower 50s.<\/p>\n<p>.SUNDAY&#8230;Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.<\/p>\n<p>.SUNDAY NIGHT&#8230;Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain<\/p>\n<p>showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s.<\/p>\n<p>.LABOR DAY&#8230;Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of rain<\/p>\n<p>showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 50s.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>.RED FLAG WARNING TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA\u2026<\/p>\n<p>.Critical fire weather conditions are possible Tuesday afternoon<\/p>\n<p>and evening across most of western and central North Dakota.<\/p>\n<p>Relative humidity values as low as 20 percent, sustained<\/p>\n<p>northwest winds of 25 to 30 mph with gusts to 45 mph, and dry<\/p>\n<p>vegetation will create critical fire weather conditions. Any<\/p>\n<p>fires that ignite could spread rapidly and become difficult to<\/p>\n<p>control. Near critical fire danger may then return for Wednesday,<\/p>\n<p>especially across western North Dakota.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>On Tuesday morning Stutsman and Barnes Counties were in the Moderate Risk range.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-207017\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Fire-Danger-Sept.-1-300x199.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Fire-Danger-Sept.-1-300x199.png 300w, http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Fire-Danger-Sept.-1-768x509.png 768w, http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Fire-Danger-Sept.-1-264x175.png 264w, http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Fire-Danger-Sept.-1.png 978w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.co.stutsman.nd.us\/departments\/emergency-management\/fire-danger\/\">Fire Danger Map for North Dakota<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>North Dakota health officials report 191 new positive coronavirus cases and two new deaths. The number of new positive cases Tuesday included 30 in Burleigh County and 12 in neighboring Morton County. The counties that include the Bismarck metropolitan area have taken over as the state\u2019s hot spot for the virus in recent weeks. North Dakota\u2019s death toll from the coronavirus was 145 as of Tuesday. The victims were a man in his 70s from Morton County, and a woman in her 80s from Burleigh County. Officials said they both had underlying health conditions.<\/p>\n<p>NDDoH<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19 Stats\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Tues. Sept. 1, 2020<\/p>\n<p>11-a.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Barnes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>New Positives 1<\/p>\n<p>Total Positives 114<\/p>\n<p>Active Cases 49<\/p>\n<p>Recovered 65<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stutsman<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>New Positives 2<\/p>\n<p>Total Positives 213<\/p>\n<p>Active Cases 73<\/p>\n<p>Recovered 137<\/p>\n<p><strong>COVID-19 Test Results<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>The results listed are from the previous day. Additional data can be found on the <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.nd.gov\/diseases-conditions\/coronavirus\/north-dakota-coronavirus-cases\"><em>NDDoH website<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>BY THE NUMBERS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2,493 \u2013 Total Tests from Yesterday*<\/p>\n<p>473,705 \u2013 Total tests completed since pandemic began<\/p>\n<p>191 \u2013 Positive Individuals from Yesterday*****<\/p>\n<p>12,000 \u2013 Total positive individuals since pandemic began<\/p>\n<p>7.66% \u2013 Daily Positivity Rate**<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>2,245 \u2013 Total Active Cases<\/p>\n<p>-133 Individuals from yesterday<\/p>\n<p>171 \u2013 Individuals Recovered from Yesterday****<\/p>\n<p>9,610 \u2013 Total recovered since pandemic began<\/p>\n<p>62 \u2013 Currently Hospitalized<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 8 individuals from yesterday<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>2 \u2013 New Deaths*** (145 total deaths since the pandemic began)<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nINDIVIDUALS WHO DIED WITH COVID-19<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Man in his 70s from Morton County with underlying health conditions.<\/li>\n<li>Woman in her 80s from Burleigh County with underlying health conditions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nCOUNTIES WITH NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED TUESDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Barnes County \u2013 1<\/li>\n<li>Benson County \u2013 4<\/li>\n<li>Bowman County \u2013 1<\/li>\n<li>Burleigh County \u2013 30<\/li>\n<li>Cass County \u2013 20<\/li>\n<li>Cavalier County \u2013 1<\/li>\n<li>Dickey County \u2013 1<\/li>\n<li>Dunn County \u2013 1<\/li>\n<li>Eddy County \u2013 1<\/li>\n<li>Foster County \u2013 1<\/li>\n<li>Grand Forks County \u2013 19<\/li>\n<li>Hettinger County \u2013 3<\/li>\n<li>McHenry County \u2013 3<\/li>\n<li>McKenzie County \u2013 2<\/li>\n<li>McLean County \u2013 3<\/li>\n<li>Mercer County \u2013 1<\/li>\n<li>Morton County \u2013 12<\/li>\n<li>Pembina County \u2013 1<\/li>\n<li>Rolette County \u2013 1<\/li>\n<li>Sargent County \u2013 1<\/li>\n<li>Stark County \u2013 50<\/li>\n<li>Steele County \u2013 1<\/li>\n<li>Stutsman County \u2013 2<\/li>\n<li>Towner County \u2013 1<\/li>\n<li>Walsh County \u2013 4<\/li>\n<li>Ward County \u2013 13<\/li>\n<li>Williams County \u2013 13<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>* 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<p><em>**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<p><em>*** Number of individuals who tested positive and died from any cause while infected with COVID-19.<br \/>\n****<\/em> <em>The daily numbers are the actual date individuals are officially out of isolation and no longer contagious.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>******Totals may be adjusted as individuals are found to live out of state, in another county, or as other information is found during investigation.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>For descriptions of these categories, visit the <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.nd.gov\/diseases-conditions\/coronavirus\/north-dakota-coronavirus-cases\"><em>NDDoH dashboard<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>For the most updated and timely information and updates related to COVID-19, visit the NDDoH website at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.health.nd.gov\/coronavirus\">www.health.nd.gov\/coronavirus<\/a>, follow on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fndhealth&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cndjic%40nd.gov%7Cecdd876399f643148f1708d7cc1a9065%7C2dea0464da514a88bae2b3db94bc0c54%7C0%7C0%7C637202286775823097&amp;sdata=4xYe8WjmmVhSOc5d9kY%2BfRx2dGo6exh05bXSW0ixzYI%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FNDDOH&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cndjic%40nd.gov%7Cecdd876399f643148f1708d7cc1a9065%7C2dea0464da514a88bae2b3db94bc0c54%7C0%7C0%7C637202286775823097&amp;sdata=ayI3CxsLJY2D9umfhgsS0sijqN%2F6nyf18XblA1HcNgo%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fndstatehealth%2F&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cndjic%40nd.gov%7Cecdd876399f643148f1708d7cc1a9065%7C2dea0464da514a88bae2b3db94bc0c54%7C0%7C0%7C637202286775833053&amp;sdata=syHsWFlmGJ%2FhRKNHAwPML1986iR72aitIrlY6OMog10%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0and visit the CDC website at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cndjic%40nd.gov%7Cecdd876399f643148f1708d7cc1a9065%7C2dea0464da514a88bae2b3db94bc0c54%7C0%7C0%7C637202286775833053&amp;sdata=PxjMIC2jOGs4eqRgM6%2BH4aVdxHxwwSQAAlq%2FNP8kLYg%3D&amp;reserved=0\">www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-196488\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/CVHD-LOGO-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/CVHD-LOGO-300x202.jpg 300w, http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/CVHD-LOGO-260x175.jpg 260w, http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/CVHD-LOGO.jpg 445w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Jamestown\u00a0 (CVHD) \u00a0 Central Valley Health District will \u00a0hold weekly testing event in Jamestown.\u00a0 The testing will occur on Friday\u2019s from 10 to Noon at the Jamestown Civic Center.<\/p>\n<p>This event is open to anyone needing testing especially those with symptoms or who are close contacts.\u00a0\u00a0 There will be a total of 300 tests available and it is first come first serve.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will no longer be offering large-scale testing events and will be moving towards smaller weekly events to ensure availability of testing for those who are close contact or symptomatic,\u201d says Robin Iszler, Unit Administrator at Central Valley Health District.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Appointments are not required but those who wish to receive a test are required to complete the online screening questionnaire in advance,<\/strong> which can be found here: <a href=\"https:\/\/testreg.nd.gov\/\">https:\/\/testreg.nd.gov\/<\/a>.\u00a0 Completing the online screening questionnaire does not guarantee you a test.<\/p>\n<p>Additional details:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>There is no cost for the test and health insurance is not processed.<\/li>\n<li>Proof of residency will not be required.<\/li>\n<li>The testing process itself takes approximately 15 minutes. Wait time in line may be longer.<\/li>\n<li>Those with a positive result will be notified by phone within 24 \u2013 72 hours.<\/li>\n<li>Those with a negative result will be notified by the state notification system within 5 \u2013 7 days.<\/li>\n<li>Testing will be conducted using oral swabs. Antibody testing will not be conducted at this event.<\/li>\n<li>Drive-up testing only. Stay in your vehicle to be tested.<\/li>\n<li>Location of event is subject to change. Follow Central Valley Health on Facebook for event updates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-193892\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/SheyenneCareCenter-300x138.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"138\" srcset=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/SheyenneCareCenter-300x138.jpg 300w, http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/SheyenneCareCenter-768x353.jpg 768w, http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/SheyenneCareCenter-381x175.jpg 381w, http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/SheyenneCareCenter.jpg 870w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Valley City\u00a0 (SCC)\u00a0 \u00a0Sheyenne Care Center in Valley City has announced an update in the visitation policy restrictions.<\/p>\n<p>The following is a news release by Craig Christianson the CEO of the Sheyenne Care Center \u00a0CEO News Release states:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHere at Sheyenne Care Center our number one priority is to monitor and put in place safety precautions that protect our residents and staff. That is why we continuously monitor the status of our residents and staff every day during this pandemic period.<\/p>\n<p>We are glad to inform you that our residents and staff remain 100% COVID free at Sheyenne Care Center. But with the increase of positive COVID\u2019s in Barnes County we feel it is necessary to restrict both internal and external visitation starting Tuesday, September 1st, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>This restriction will be monitored on a weekly basis and the status of the restriction will be updated every Wednesday through our social media (Facebook), Webpage, local radio and newspaper.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for understanding and if you have any questions please contact us here at Sheyenne Care Center.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Craig Christianson, CEO<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-112390\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/LechRob-300x204.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/LechRob-300x204.jpg 300w, http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/LechRob-258x175.jpg 258w, http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/LechRob.jpg 446w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown School Superintendent, Dr. Robert Lech reports that 130 public school district students are enrolled in the Virtual Academy and will be distance learning from home.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday\u2019s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2 those students will be connecting after Labor Day with Arizona university and the grade appropriate curriculum.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the school district continues to follow health department guidelines for the safe return to in person classes, within school buildings. \u00a0Wearing face masks, physical distancing are being observed within the school district buildings.<\/p>\n<p>Also on our show, Dr. Lech updated viewers\/listeners that the Public School District has sent letters to the parents of under five students that the students may have been in close contact with a person who has tested positive for COVID-19 at school.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Lech did not identify the class or the school where the exposure occurred,\u00a0 due to confidentiality, adding that notification letters were sent to the parents including a date the student may return to school after the period of quarantine.<\/p>\n<p>He reminds parents that if a child is sick he or she should stay home.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-127053\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Tourism-Jamestown-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Tourism-Jamestown-300x202.jpg 300w, http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Tourism-Jamestown-260x175.jpg 260w, http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Tourism-Jamestown.jpg 445w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Jamestown\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 Jamestown Tourism Director, Searle Swedlund says, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, visitor numbers in Jamestown have seen a recent upturn.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday\u2019s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Searle said earlier visitor numbers this summer the car count at the Buffalo Monument,\u00a0 Frontier Village and the National Buffalo Museum were down 35 percent in June, eight percent in July, but saw an increase of 1.1 percent in August this year.\u00a0 He noted excellent sales at the Frontier Village Dakota Store location, and better than last year.<\/p>\n<p>The Car Count so far is around 30,000.\u00a0 He said however the National Buffalo Museum number of guests has been down, stemming from changes in the visitors policy.<\/p>\n<p>Searle pointed out that while Jamestown hotel numbers of guests have been off, the numbers recently have been trending upward to a more manageable number.<\/p>\n<p>He said improvements have been continuing at Frontier Village with the buildings and the visitors experience.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-127149\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/VCcommission81517-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/VCcommission81517-300x202.jpg 300w, http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/VCcommission81517-260x175.jpg 260w, http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/VCcommission81517.jpg 445w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Valley City\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 The Valley City Commission met in Regular Session Tuesday evening at City Hall.\u00a0 All members were present.<\/p>\n<p>Members of the public are not permitted in the Commission Chambers due to COVID-19 and as allowed in ND Executive Order 2020-16.\u00a0\u00a0 Members of the public may view the meeting on line, at zoom.us\/j\/922 69970205.\u00a0\u00a0 Or listen by calling &#8211;\u00a0 1-346-248-7799. Webinar ID: 922 6997 0205)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>A<\/strong><strong>PPROVAL OF <\/strong><strong>C<\/strong><strong>ONSENT <\/strong><strong>A<\/strong><strong>GENDA <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Monthly Reports from the Fire Chief, Building Inspector, Auditor, Municipal Judge and Public Works Accountant.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Monthly Bills for the City and Public Works in the Amount of $1,431,492.21<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A\u00a0 Raffle Permit for Barnes County Ducks Unlimited on 9\/24\/2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>P<\/strong><strong>UBLIC <\/strong><strong>C<\/strong><strong>OMMENTS \u00a0No One Spoke.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>During the COVID-19 emergency, members of the public may request to make a public comment regarding city business by contacting City Hall (701) 845-1700 by 12 NOON on the day of the meeting to make arrangements.<\/p>\n<p>Attorney General\u2019s \u201cA Citizen\u2019s Guide to North Dakota Open Records &amp; Open Meetings Laws\u201d *<em>A member of the public does not have the right to speak to the governing body at an open meeting. The public is only entitled to see and hear what happens at a meeting, and to record or broadcast those observations. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>No personal attacks to persons present or not<\/p>\n<p>No inflammatory language used during time that you have the platform<\/p>\n<p>5 minute maximum or as directed by the chair<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for participating in City Government.<\/p>\n<p><strong>N<\/strong><strong>EW <\/strong><strong>B<\/strong><strong>USINESS <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Considered advertising for bids the sale of vacant lot at 14th St SW, Parcel 63-0880017\u00a0 A motion was made to retain the property which was approved.<\/p>\n<p>Considered was a member participation agreement in the\u00a0 North Dakota Public Health Insurance Trust. City Attorney Martineck \u00a0said if a two year agreement is maintained there will be no immediate increase in health insurance premiums, if the same plan is kept, along with a smaller increase in the future.\u00a0 The City Commission voted to approve the participation.<\/p>\n<p>The City Commission considered a Site Authorizations for VCSU Foundation at W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse, VC Town &amp; Country Club, Shelly Ellig Field @ Lokken Stadium and the Valley City Eagles Club.\u00a0\u00a0 Finance Director Richter said the action is for a renewal, which was approved by commissioners.\u00a0 She said the site authorizations are good for one year.<\/p>\n<p>Considered was a recommendation from Renaissance Zone Authority Board for tax exemptions for property tax and income tax for Smith Lumber.\u00a0 Avis Richter said an approval is for five years, for a new building, as part of the businesses expansion.\u00a0 The City Commission approved the action, as recommended by the Renaissance Zone Authority Board.<\/p>\n<p><strong>C<\/strong><strong>ITY <\/strong><strong>A<\/strong><strong>DMINISTRATOR<\/strong><strong>\u2019<\/strong><strong>S <\/strong><strong>R<\/strong><strong>EPORT:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gwen Crawford said nuisance and junk was addressed, with police and the city, asking the commission for their input, in order to step up enforcement of the Ordinance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>C<\/strong><strong>ITY <\/strong><strong>U<\/strong><strong>PDATES <\/strong><strong>&amp;C<\/strong><strong>OMMISSION <\/strong><strong>R<\/strong><strong>EPORTS <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>City Finance Director, Avis Richter said, there will be a Special City Commission meeting Thursday September 3 at 7-a.m. at the Commission Chamber.\u00a0 Agenda items will include reviewing the City Engineers\u00a0 job applications, and reviewing the 2021 City Budget, and any possible changes before it is finalized.<\/p>\n<p>Scott Magnuson reminded residents to there is one month left to have census information sent in.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Default\"><span style=\"font-size: 9.5pt;\">Police Chief Phil Hatcher reminded motorists to watch for students in school zones, noting changes in the traffic flows involving students<\/span> drop off and pick up locations, and more parents transporting children to and from school.<\/p>\n<p>KLJ gave and update on projects, with some completions, including lighting.<\/p>\n<p>Commissioner Gulmon thanked those who worked on the health insurance plan changes.\u00a0 He said the Valley City Budget audit \u00a0was completed with no problems indicated.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Carlsrud addressed the surge in COVID-19 positive cases, in Barnes County, noting some decisions on the part of some people was not appropriate, (large social gatherings) \u00a0leading the spread of the virus.\u00a0 He encourages masking and observing social distancing, and frequent hand washing.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting was shown live on CSi Cable 68, followed by replays.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-129906\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/SilenceTheStigma-300x202.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/SilenceTheStigma-300x202.png 300w, http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/SilenceTheStigma-260x175.png 260w, http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/SilenceTheStigma.png 445w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Jamestown\u00a0 (CSi) Unite to Silence the Stigma will be holding a walk on Sunday September 20 at Nickeus Park in Jamestown. \u00a0 Monte Rodacker of Jamestown says the walk begins at 2 pm and goes until about 4.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/myfirstlink.org\/\">First Link<\/a> will be providing a speaker for us. We will be reading off names of suicide losses and releasing a large balloon in memory.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) \u2014 North Dakota Democrats have endorsed a new candidate for insurance commissioner after the state Supreme Court ruled the party\u2019s intitial nominee was ineligible for the ballot. In a unanimous opinion last week, the high court upheld a lower court ruling that concluded Travisia Martin hasn\u2019t lived in the state long enough to hold the office. Democrats on Friday endorsed <strong>Fargo insurance agent Jason Anderson<\/strong> to replace her. The party filed a petition on Monday with the North Dakota Supreme Court to get Anderson on the November ballot. Arguments in the case are scheduled Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>BERTHOLD, N.D. (AP) \u2014 A man has been arrested for driving drunk after flipping a farming combine in a field in northwestern North Dakota. Police say the combine landed upside down in the field near Berthold Monday afternoon. Authorities say the 45-year-old man was intoxicated and was taken to the Ward County Jail in Minot. The combine has extensive damage.<\/p>\n<p>GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) \u2014 Police say a man who was stabbed at an apartment in Grand Forks has died of his injuries. Officers responded to a call shortly before 10 p.m. Sunday and found a man who had been stabbed in his abdomen. He was taken to Altru Hospital where he later died. A suspect was located and taken into custody. Police say the victim and suspect knew each other and that the attack was not random. Police are recommending a murder charge against the 44-year-old Grand Forks man in custody. The victim was identified as 46-year-old Ram Monger, of Grand Forks.<\/p>\n<p>BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) \u2014 The Army Corps of Engineers is recommending that the federal government negotiate a settlement with North Dakota for more than $38 million that the state spent policing protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline. The request comes following a federal judge&#8217;s decision last month to deny the federal government\u2019s motion to dismiss North Dakota\u2019s lawsuit seeking to recover the damages the state claimed from the monthslong pipeline protests almost four years ago. North Dakota Republican U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer calls the recommendation \u201cvery significant\u201d and the right thing to do for the federal government. The $3.8 billion pipeline has been moving oil from the Dakotas through Iowa to Illinois for more than three years.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>OMAHA, Neb. (AP) \u2014 A new survey of business leaders released Tuesday shows economic improvement in nine Midwest and Plains states. That includes improvements in employment and economic outlook amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak and the devastation from a rare wind storm earlier in the month. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss says the survey&#8217;s employment index moved above growth neutral 50 for the first time since January, coming in at 54.8 for August, compared with 48.5 in July. The overall index for the region improved to 60 in August from July&#8217;s 57.4. Any score above 50 suggests growth. The monthly survey covers Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma and South Dakota.<\/p>\n<p>GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) \u2014 A University of North Dakota business student will ring the closing bell at the NASDAQ stock exchange on Wednesday. Pierson Painter, a student at UND&#8217;s Nistler College of Business and Administration, received the opportunity to ring the bell remotely from North Dakota and a $15,000 cash prize after winning the Red River Valley Business Plan competition in the spring. Painter, an entrepreneurship and marketing double major from Grand Forks, will represent the business school in the virtual ceremony alongside the school\u2019s dean and his professor, who helped organize the competition.<\/p>\n<p>KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) \u2014 President Donald Trump has arrived in Kenosha, Wisconsin, as he prepares to tour damage from protests and violence that followed the Aug. 23 police shooting of Jacob Blake. Trump\u2019s visit comes despite pleas from Wisconsin\u2019s Democratic governor to stay away for fears of sparking further tumult. Republican Sen. Ron Johnson greeted the president when Air Force One touched down in nearby Waukegan, Illinois. Blake\u2019s family says he\u2019s paralyzed after police shot the 29-year-old Black man seven times in the back. Demonstrators have called for the officer who shot him to be fired and face attempted murder charges.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In world and national news&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) \u2014 Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced he will lift the state\u2019s ban on visiting nursing homes. The ban has cut off vulnerable seniors from family since mid-March over fears of spreading the new coronavirus. DeSantis says he would lift the ban in an executive order later Tuesday, following recommendations from a nursing home task force that has met in recent weeks. The task force has recommended that nursing homes allow family members to visit their loved ones no more than two at a time, and that they wear protective gear including masks. Facilities would need to go 14 days without any new COVID-19 cases.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(AP) Federal officials will begin shipping tens of millions of rapid coronavirus tests to state governors this month for use in reopening schools. The plans is to distribute some of the 150 million tests ordered from test maker Abbott Laboratories. Abbott\u2019s rapid test, the size of a credit card, is the first that doesn\u2019t require specialty computer equipment to develop. The test delivers results in about 15 minutes. The Trump administration\u2019s top testing official, Admiral Brett Giroir, says the test will screen children at K-12 schools, first responders and other high-risk populations. U.S. testing has mainly relied on nasal swab tests sent to labs and results take longer. Health experts view rapid tests run as key to expanding the number of tests heading into the flu season.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(AP) A third leading candidate COVID-19 vaccine has entered a final stage of human testing in the United States. AstraZeneca announced Monday its potential COVID-19 vaccine has entered final trials in the U.S. to test the effectiveness and safety of the product. The Cambridge, England-based company said the trial will involve up to 30,000 adults from various racial, ethnic and geographic groups. The potential vaccine was invented by the University of Oxford and an associated company, Vaccitech. Meanwhile, a U.S. advisory panel is suggesting a way to ration the first limited doses once a vaccine does prove safe and effective.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 A federal appeals court on Tuesday blocked a New York prosecutor from obtaining Donald Trump\u2019s tax returns while the president\u2019s lawyers continue to fight a subpoena seeking the records. The three-judge panel ruled after hearing brief arguments from both sides. Trump\u2019s lawyers had asked for a temporary stay while they appeal a lower-court ruling that granted Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr.\u2019s office access to Trump\u2019s tax returns. A lawyer for Vance\u2019s office had argued that further delays would only impede their investigation. 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