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REST OF TODAY….Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.<\/p>\n
.TONIGHT…Clear. Lows around 50. Northwest winds around 5 mph shifting to the southwest up to 5 mph after midnight.<\/p>\n
.SATURDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds<\/p>\n
5 to 15 mph.<\/p>\n
.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast<\/p>\n
winds 5 to 15 mph.<\/p>\n
.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds 10 to<\/p>\n
15 mph shifting to the northwest around 20 mph in the afternoon.<\/p>\n
.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain<\/p>\n
showers. Lows around 50.<\/p>\n
.LABOR DAY…Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain<\/p>\n
showers. Highs in the mid 50s.<\/p>\n
.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain<\/p>\n
showers. Lows in the upper 30s.<\/p>\n
.TUESDAY…Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain showers in<\/p>\n
the morning. Highs in the lower 50s.<\/p>\n
.TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Areas of frost after midnight.<\/p>\n
Lows in the mid 30s.<\/p>\n
.WEDNESDAY…Mostly sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs<\/p>\n
in the upper 50s.<\/p>\n
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s.<\/p>\n
.THURSDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.<\/p>\n
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Cold air that eventually builds over the forecast area late Monday, through the middle of the work week. It certainly looks cold enough for snow if we had the moisture<\/a> available and the timing works out. It looks to be a race between the cold air arriving and the moisture<\/a> moving out.<\/p>\n Looks like nothing more than a mix of rain and snow with perhaps a dusting of snow at most.<\/p>\n A more significant impact will be the potential for a freeze<\/a> over<\/p>\n a good portion of the forecast area, and possibly a hard freeze<\/a> in<\/p>\n a few area.Freezing temperatures over a good portion of western and north central ND on Tuesday morning, and portions of southwest and central ND Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Very cold and very dry conditions Tuesday morning through<\/p>\n Wednesday morning, compared to normals from late August through mid September.<\/p>\n Temperatures rebound toward the end of the work week, with mainly dry<\/p>\n conditions.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Burgum said heading into the Labor Day Weekend to stay North Dakota Smart, and mask up observe social distancing, to slow the spread in the virus.\u00a0 He said previous holiday weekends, saw a surge in positive cases.\u00a0 He pointed out that college students are urged to stay on campus this weekend, and to continue with COVID-19 testing.\u00a0 He said many college campuses have opportunities to be occupied.<\/p>\n He said regionally the pandemic is expanding into the midwestern U.S., with increased positive case increases.<\/p>\n North Dakota has set a near record for the number of daily positive coronavirus tests, and has increased its per-capita figures for the infection to the highest in the country. The state Health Department\u2019s update showed that 360 of the 12,629 tests in the past day came back positive, with Cass, Grand Forks, and Stark counties each reporting 60 or more positive cases. North Dakota recorded of high of 373 positive tests statewide on Aug. 28. Data show North Dakota now ranks first in the country in the number of new COVID-19 cases per capita in the last two<\/p>\n NDDoH<\/p>\n COVID 1-9 Stats.<\/p>\n Thurs. Sept. 3, 2020<\/p>\n Posted 11-a.m.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Barnes<\/p>\n New Positives 5<\/p>\n Total Positives 124<\/p>\n Active Cases 50<\/p>\n Recovered\u00a0 74<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Stutsman<\/p>\n New Positives 29<\/p>\n Total Positives 251<\/p>\n Active Cases 101<\/p>\n Recovered 147<\/p>\n COVID-19 Test Results BY THE NUMBERS<\/strong><\/p>\n 6,544 \u2013 Total Tests from Yesterday*<\/p>\n 486,041 \u2013 Total tests completed since pandemic began<\/p>\n 360 \u2013 Positive Individuals from Yesterday*****<\/p>\n 12,629 \u2013 Total positive individuals since pandemic began<\/p>\n 5.50% \u2013 Daily Positivity Rate**<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n 2,428 \u2013 Total Active Cases<\/p>\n +143 Individuals from yesterday<\/p>\n 139 \u2013 Individuals Recovered from Yesterday****<\/p>\n 10,051 \u2013 Total recovered since pandemic began<\/p>\n 67 \u2013 Currently Hospitalized<\/p>\n +1 individuals 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. ******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 For descriptions of these categories, visit the <\/em>NDDoH dashboard<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/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 Burgum said, adding visitation to long term care, and other social gatherings the positive virus numbers have increased, since around the 4th<\/sup> of July. He said the increase in positive cases has increased, not due to increased testing, but from other socializing trends.<\/p>\n Burgum announced changes to the COVID-19 risk levels for 21 of North Dakota\u2019s 53 counties under the ND Smart Restart plan, stressing the need to reverse the state\u2019s upward trend of active coronavirus cases and positive test rate.<\/p>\n Eight counties \u2013 Barnes<\/strong>, Benson, Burleigh, Grand Forks, McLean, Morton, Stark and Williams \u2013 are moving from the low risk level (green) to the moderate risk level (yellow)<\/strong> under the ND Smart Restart color-coded health guidance<\/a>. These counties currently account for 64 percent of North Dakota\u2019s 2,437 active cases, Burgum noted.<\/p>\n Stutsman County will remain in the low risk category (green).<\/strong><\/p>\n Valley City Public School has announced changes in light of Barnes\u00a0 County moving into the yellow, or moderate risk category.\u00a0 Some of the changes include going to plan B, with grades K-6 wearing face masks in the buildings and on the playground during recess.<\/p>\n More information on the VCPS website.<\/a><\/p>\n The goal of moving counties to moderate risk is twofold, Burgum said: to decrease transmissible moments, giving the virus less opportunities to spread, and to raise awareness and communicate to North Dakotans that an elevated risk level exists and there are simple steps they can take to slow the spread, namely:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cThese are the things that need to happen if we want to keep schools open, if we want to keep businesses open and back to operating at 100%, and most importantly, if we want to protect the most vulnerable among us,\u201d Burgum said. \u201cLet\u2019s remember that our students have given up a lot \u2013 missed classes, canceled sports and graduations \u2013 and so have our long-term care residents in terms of lost visits with their loved ones. The goal all along has been to protect the most vulnerable and keep things open \u2013 to save lives and livelihoods \u2013 and we need everyone to be in the fight and be responsible. We truly are in this together.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thirteen counties are moving from the low risk level to the \u201cnew normal,\u201d or blue risk level: Billings, Cavalier, Divide, Foster, Griggs, LaMoure, Mercer, McIntosh, Nelson, Renville, Traill, Walsh and Wells. Burgum urged residents in those counties not to become complacent, noting the additional risk inherent with students returning to school and creating more transmissible moments for the coronavirus.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The changes in risk level were based on three main criteria: 14-day rolling average of active cases per 10,000 people, 14-day rolling average of tests performed per 10,000 people and 14-day rolling average percent positive rate.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The county-by-county risk levels will take effect at 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4. For those moving from low risk to moderate risk, the recommendation for capacity in bars and restaurants decreases from 75 percent to 50 percent and the recommendation for large gatherings would decrease from 75 percent occupancy up to 500 attendees, to 50 percent occupancy up to 250 attendees.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Despite a recent surge in active cases, because of its robust testing program, North Dakota\u2019s test positivity rate remained under 5% until this week, when the White House\u2019s weekly report to states classified North Dakota as being in the \u201cyellow zone\u201d for test positivity at over 5%, which is consistent with data tracked by the state. Today\u2019s action aligns with the White House\u2019s recommendation to adjust the state coronavirus risk level for highly affected counties to reflect persistently high and increasing reported cases.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n While the state\u2019s COVID-19 hospitalizations remain relatively low at 67 today, Burgum stressed that hospitalizations are a lagging indicator, not a leading indicator. Southern states that experienced surges in cases among 15- to 29-year-olds earlier this summer, as North Dakota is seeing now, saw those surges followed by increases in the older adult populations, increased hospitalizations and mortality rates, he noted.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cWe said we\u2019re going to be targeted and we\u2019re going to be proactive. We\u2019re doing both of those things today,\u201d Burgum said.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The governor urged college students to make use of available COVID-19 testing and to stay on campus or in their campus communities during the Labor Day weekend to avoid potentially spreading COVID-19 to other areas, as young people are more likely to be asymptomatic and unknowingly transmit the virus.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The governor also announced the appointment of a new interim state health officer, Dr. Paul Mariani, who since 2015 has served as associate chief of staff for education at the Fargo VA Health Care System, part of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mariani earned his medical degree in Poland and completed his residency at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, where he served as chief resident. He also completed a fellowship in infectious disease at the University of Miami.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Prior to his current role at the Fargo VA, Mariani served as medical director of the North Dakota Aids Education & Training Center for three years and as an infectious disease physician at Sanford Health in Fargo for four years. He is a lieutenant colonel in the North Dakota Air National Guard\u2019s Medical Corps.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Department of Health Chief of Staff Dirk Wilke will serve as interim state health officer until Mariani joins the Health Department on Sept. 14.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The governor also signed two executive orders today:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n For more information on North Dakota\u2019s COVID-19 response, visit www.health.nd.gov\/coronavirus<\/a> or www.ndresponse.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n He pointed out that FEMA has approved the grant request under the lost wages assistance program.\u00a0<\/a> Grant funding from FEMA allows Job Service North Dakota to provide an additional $300 per week on top of claimants\u2019 regular weekly unemployment benefit if they are unemployed due to COVID-19. The payments will be made retroactively to claimants who were eligible during the three weeks ending Aug. 1, 8 and 15.<\/p>\n More specific information is available on line at NDresponse.gov<\/p>\n 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 \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 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: https:\/\/testreg.nd.gov\/<\/a>.\u00a0 Completing the online screening questionnaire does not guarantee you a test.<\/p>\n Another free COVID-19 testing event will be held Wednesday, September 9th in the parking lot of VCSU\u2019s Lokken Stadium.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n All Members Were Present.<\/p>\n The City Commission Reviewed the open City Engineer Position.\u00a0 City Attorney Martineck said the commission has the option of reviewing the requests for applicants, hiring an individual from applications, or looking to hiring an outside engineering firm. City Administrator Gwen Crawford said, the candidate interviewed had questions about the job description, concerning the Building Inspector part of the job.<\/p>\n The applicant\u2019s interview was reviewed.\u00a0 Commissioner Bishop said hiring a full time city engineer in house, would save the city money. \u00a0\u00a0Mayor Carlsrud said has favored a city engineer\u2019s position in the past.\u00a0 He said the primary applicant under consideration would serve the position well.\u00a0 Commissioner Magnuson said he was impressed with the candidate.<\/p>\n Martineck said the cost of an engineer was compared to hiring an engineering firm. Commissioner Gulmon feels the applicant will be able to learn certain aspects of the position. \u00a0\u00a0Mayor Carlsrud said an outside consulting firm will have to be retained to assist with certain projects.<\/p>\n Bishop said he supports hiring the applicant.<\/p>\n The hiring of the position is the responsibility of the City Administrator.\u00a0 \u00a0She pointed out the pros and cons of hiring an individual, versus an engineering firm, including cost savings.<\/p>\n More negotiations with the candidate are forthcoming.<\/p>\n The commissioners consensus is to continue with negotiations with the applicant.<\/p>\n Commissioners considered changes to the 2020 calendar year, Preliminary Budget, before finalizing it.<\/p>\n City Auditor Avis Richter said the city has received a total of $600,000 from the Cares act, to use to offset budget items such as infrastructure project costs, or to offset property taxes.<\/p>\n She asked the commissioners to review the new information, and decide on where the additional dollars should go in the budget, concerning additional revenue, and to supplement the 2021 budget including health insurance increases.<\/p>\n She pointed out the dollars can also be used to transfer into the reserve fund.<\/p>\n The commissioners consensus is to have Avis move ahead with the discussed changes.<\/p>\n The meeting is replaying on CSi Cable 68.<\/p>\n Nine communities across the state\u00a0 to receive grant funding,\u00a0 of a total $13,500 to be awarded.<\/p>\n Eastern North Dakota grant recipients include the Jamestown Downtown Association, , Argusville,\u00a0 and Tuttle Rural Innovation Center.<\/p>\n The JDA will receive around $1,500 that will go towards another Alley Art\/Mural.<\/p>\n The Main Street Initiative Vibrancy Grant Program seeks to assist in adding a spark of activity and energy to communities across North Dakota. This program helps provide small investments to community projects or events that encourage public art, activate underutilized space or promote walking and biking. By starting small and supporting an initial community vibrancy project, this grant program inspires others to engage and contribute to improving quality of life for visitors and residents.<\/p>\n Grant funding supports nonprofit organizations and\/or local governments in vibrancy projects such as public events, public art, cultural celebrations, activating underutilized space, community gathering spaces, promoting active transportation, mitigating impacts of vacant or deteriorated infrastructure and more.<\/p>\n She said the Arts Center is grateful for all of the sponsors and the community who supported the Downtown Arts Market, and respected its new \u201clook.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n She added that the Arts Center continues to offer adult and family classes in person and online, and the<\/p>\n Arts After School Program. All of the in-person classes takes place in The Arts Center or Hansen Studio, saying each of those spaces will be COVID protected. The Arts Center has installed hand sanitizers, and \u00a0encourages and provides facemasks and social distancing, and our classrooms will have separate student spaces.<\/p>\n Mindi said that as most organizations, the Arts Center has suffered in\u00a0 fundraising efforts, and has cancelled Oktoberfest. \u00a0The Wine & Cheese committee is planning on offering some smaller, more frequent events throughout the year. An Arts Center \u00a0\u201cSpecial Events Committee,\u201d and to \u00a0look for some creative events to come from them.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mindi\u00a0 added that The Jamestown Fine Arts Association 56th Annual Art Show is at the Arts Center, September 5- October 9.\u00a0 Despite Covid-19 the show must go on and they currently have over 75 artworks submitted for this year\u2019s exhibition. \u00a0\u00a0She said, there was a moment in July when registrations were arriving slowly that we feared there might be an artistic hiccup for whatever reason. They e quickly re-advertised, dropped the entry fees (thanks to a generous support from Bank Forward) and reached out to again to artists. Miraculously, the show entries began to arrive. These times haven\u2019t been easy on artists with galleries closed, exhibitions cancelled and sales down. All of our entry fees for this exhibition go to support small cash awards so Bank Forward stepping up to assist with covering these costs is a wonderful gesture and greatly appreciated.<\/p>\n The public can also help artists during this pandemic by visiting the show and perhaps purchasing a one-of-a-kind special gift of art. This exhibition is unique as many of the artworks are relatively affordable.<\/p>\n The exhibit will be open for public viewing starting on Saturday, September 5th, since it is Labor Day weekend and many will be enjoying the last days of summer, Th Arts Center has rescheduled the reception for Saturday, September 12 from 12:00 \u2013 2:00 pm.\u00a0\u00a0Awards will be announced on that date.<\/p>\n They ask that people wear masks and distance from each other. Bagged refreshments will be provided.\u00a0Click here<\/a>\u00a0for more information<\/p>\n Open Mic Night is September 24, at 7-p.m.<\/p>\n Poets, writers, musicians, comedians, solos, duos, and any and all performers are welcome to share your talent with the community at our monthly open mic night. There will be a sign up sheet at the door. Please limit your piece to 10 minutes. A P.A. system, bass amp, guitar amp and music stands will be provided and facilitated by local musician Steve Kuykendall. Open mic night is back on The Arts Center gallery stage. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, social distancing is in place and masks are highly encouraged. ENJOY (as safely as possible)!!<\/p>\n She added that Todd Green\u2019s World of Music is coming to Jamestown for a week-long residency, and on Friday September 25, he will be in concert at 7-p.m.,\u00a0 until 8-p.m.at the Arts Center.\u00a0 (Tickets are $10 \/ $5 for members and children get in free with an adult). Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, tickets and seats are limited and must be reserved in advance by calling 701-251-2496.<\/p>\n Friday evening\u2019s concert at The Arts Center will conclude with a discussion moderated by Two River\u2019s Performing Arts School Executive Director Mark Reeves.<\/p>\n Social distancing will be in place and wearing of masks is strongly encouraged.<\/p>\n Todd is an accomplished musician who performs on over 30 acoustic string, flute and percussion instruments from all over the world. During his time in Jamestown, he will perform and demonstrate for residents at Ave Maria Village on September 22.<\/p>\n There, \u00a0Green will take the audience on a whirlwind tour of musical instruments from around the world as he demonstrates 25 string, flute and percussion instruments and unusual rhythms and scales used in other cultures.<\/p>\n This engagement is supported by the Arts Midwest Touring Fund, a program of Arts Midwest that is funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, with additional contributions from the North Dakota Council on the Arts and the Crane Group.<\/p>\n CREATIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADULTS & TEENS<\/p>\n Pre-registration required. Details and registration online at: www.jamestownarts.com<\/p>\n <\/p>\n FAMILY POTTERY with Bill Nybo<\/p>\n Saturdays: September 19 and 26 from 10:00 am \u2013 12:00 pm<\/p>\n Join us for a family class where you work side by side with your child, you will be introduced to the basic pinch, coil and slab hand-building techniques. Projects are designed to stimulate creativity in a playful way\u2014a great way to share time with your child! Be sure to wear clothes you\u2019re not afraid to get dirty. Includes all materials and kiln firing. Attendance at both sessions is necessary for a glazed finished piece. $40 \/ $30 for members (1 child,1 adult).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n BEGINNING KNITTING with Trish Simon<\/p>\n Saturdays: October 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31 from 10am \u2013 12pm<\/p>\n Go over knitting basics of knit and purl stitches with straight needles, how to cast on and off, and how to read knitting patterns by knitting washcloths and throw pillows.<\/p>\n Participants should bring needles size 7 and 10 for the class. All other supplies will be provided. $100 \/ $90 for members.<\/p>\n Pottery and Hand-building with Bill Nybo<\/p>\n September 14 \u2013 September 25 \u2022 $80<\/p>\n Bill Nybo is back with another fun session in our pottery studio! This time around he will be leading the class in a to-be-decided theme. The students will hand-build their own piece, it will be dried and fired, and then they will have the chance to glaze it! Don\u2019t miss out on this fun after school class!<\/p>\n Art of Autumn with Dina Laskowski<\/p>\n September 28 \u2013 October 2 \u2022 $40<\/p>\n Learn about the many different colors and creative ways to make art in Autumn! In this class, Dina Laskowski will be teaching the students how to use different aspects, such as colors and outdoor items, of Autumn to create unique and wonderful art pieces!<\/p>\n Digital Art with ProCreate with Kathleen Roehm<\/p>\n October 5 \u2013 October 21 \u2022 $96<\/p>\n Education Coordinator Kathleen will teach students how to use the digital art software, ProCreate, for iPad and iPhone. In this class, you will learn the basics on how to use layers, sketching, line art, and color to create beautiful digital drawings. Bring your own iPad or iPhone and stylus (if wanted) and the Arts Center will pay for the ProCreate software!<\/p>\n * No school \/ No Arts After School October 9<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n INTRO TO DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY<\/strong> Learn the basics of digital photography, what the terms mean, plus techniques that will improve your compositions. You will learn how to use your camera in manual mode and how to adjust the aperture, shutter speed and ISO to achieve photos not obtainable in automatic modes. The main focus of the instruction will be on using your DSLR camera. Informational handouts will be provided. To aid in learning participants should become familiar with their camera\u2019s controls and features. (Any digital camera is fine, but cameras with adjustable controls are preferred.) This class is beginning held in The Teen City building located at (202 4th Ave SE in Jamestown).<\/p>\n Find all the details and registration information at jamestownarts.com<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The story\u2019s beginning will give you goosebumps.<\/p>\n Diane Feist, of Edgeley, chose Jamestown Regional Medical Center\u2019s Emergency Department for her care in March. She\u2019d felt pain in her abdomen and experienced issues with her liver. The ED team asked for a CT scan from JRMC radiology, which is standard practice.<\/p>\n What wasn\u2019t standard were the results.<\/p>\n The images showed spider-like dots \u2013 dots that require action.<\/p>\n Feist only knew of her breast cancer because Dr. Madhusudhan Reddy caught it reading the CT scan of her abdomen.<\/p>\n Dr. Reddy said, We\u2019re trained to see incidentals like this.\u00a0 Even if we\u2019re looking at the abdomen, we\u2019re trained to look elsewhere. I saw this and it bothered me. I thought it was important to follow-up.\u201d<\/p>\n Because of Dr. Reddy\u2019s diligence, the wife, mother, grandmother and daycare provider got a six-month head start on her treatment.<\/p>\n She Says, \u201cMy doctor told me to get those checked out right away. My next mammogram wasn\u2019t until August, so I\u2019m glad I found out when I did.\u201d<\/p>\n Once she received her diagnosis, Feist acted quickly and aggressively. She underwent a bilateral mastectomy (surgically removing both breasts) in April. From there, she met with Dr. Jeff Wiisanen at Sanford Health\u2019s Roger Maris Cancer Center for her first chemotherapy treatment.<\/p>\n JRMC partnered with Roger Maris to open the JRMC Cancer Center in 2019.<\/p>\n After her first visit, she learned she could continue to receive all the care she needed, closer to home. Dr. Wiisanen even travels to JRMC each month.<\/p>\n Feist adds, \u201cI\u2019ve been telling people how awesome it is here,\u00a0 it\u2019s a calming environment with an awesome team including Oncology Nurse Practitioner Laura Bond and Registered Nurses Garret Hillius and K.C. Robison.<\/p>\n Though any cancer journey is complicated and scary, treating cancer during a pandemic is especially challenging.<\/p>\n He husband Steve says, \u201cIt was hard for me to drop her off at the hospital for surgery.\u00a0 husband, I couldn\u2019t even go in with her for her procedure.\u201d<\/p>\n Despite both the pandemic and the cancer diagnosis, Diane never closed her daycare, which cares for five children ages 2-6.<\/p>\n She says, \u201cWe talked about closing and Steve was worried. However, we have amazing families. Whenever a child had even the littlest sniffle, our families kept their little ones home.\u201d<\/p>\n Through it all, Diane said her family felt support from the entire Edgeley community. More than 75 vehicles drove by their house for a surprise Prayer Parade in May.<\/p>\n Her family says she is pretty heroic, especially her children Kelsey, Seth, Jordan and Cole. Kelsey and Seth, attended Diane\u2019s graduation.<\/p>\n Diane points out, \u201cAs funny as this all sounds, this has been a good experience. It has made me a better person. It has made me stronger in my faith. It\u2019s life-changing for sure.\u201d\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n She\u2019s so grateful, she\u2019s convincing her friends from out of state to receive their care here as well, adding, \u201cJRMC is definitely a destination for care,\u201d she said. \u201cI can\u2019t say enough good about it.\u201d<\/p>\n Diane is the ninth person from the JRMC Cancer Center to ring the graduation bell. The bell is important, because it was a gift to the hospital from the Marsha Leigh Espeseth family. Marsha Espeseth died from cancer in 1987. She was 34 years old. Her husband and grown children donated the bell in her memory, so people today could ring the bell that she never could.<\/p>\n And though she is the ninth to graduate, she is the first to use the on-body Neulasta. The Neulasta is a little matchbox-size pack that attaches to the belly. It\u2019s stimulates the growth of white blood cells, fighting infection and rebuilding immune responses.<\/p>\n In its first year, the JRMC Cancer Center saved 244,000 miles of travel. Now that individuals can receive this kind of care close to home or even at home, JRMC expects to save even more.<\/p>\n JRMC President & CEO Mike Delfs, says, \u201cOur mission at JRMC is to exceed expectations and be THE difference in the lives of those we serve. This is one way to do that,\u201d<\/p>\n For Diane and her family, graduation day was a happy, tear-filled day.<\/p>\n She says, \u201cI\u2019m lost for words about how happy I am.\u00a0 I hope I can put this all behind me.\u201d<\/p>\n To learn more about the JRMC Cancer Center or to schedule care, visit www.jrmcnd.com\/cancer<\/a>. To learn how we are keeping patients safe, visit www.jrmcnd.com\/covid<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\u00a0<\/em><\/pre>\n
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Bismarck\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 Governor Doug Burgum held his weekly COVID-19 News Briefing, with the North Dakota Department of Health (NDDoH) Thursday afternoon at the state capital in Bismarck.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The results listed are from the previous day. Additional data can be found on the <\/em>NDDoH website<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n
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\nCOUNTIES WITH NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED TODAY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
\n****<\/em> The daily numbers are the actual date individuals <\/em>are officially out of isolation and no longer contagious.<\/em><\/p>\n\n
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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![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/RoadClosed3-300x202.jpg\")
Jamestown\u00a0\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 Beginning Friday, September 4, 2020; 2nd St NE (road over viaduct) from 2nd Ave to 5th Ave NE; also 3rd Ave NE (in front of Civic Center) will be closed for Covid-19 testing.
\nThis will continue EVERY FRIDAY from 8AM-1PM through December 18, 2020.
\nThese streets will be open on Friday, October 9, 2020.
\nMotorists should use extreme caution in this area.
\nQuestions regarding testing; please contact Central Valley Health at 252-8130.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/VCbarnesHealthBriefing-300x202.png\")
Valley City\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 City County Health in Valley City announces another drive thru COVID-19 testing event will be held Friday (Sept 4) morning from 11-a.m. to noon at City County Health.\u00a0 50 test kits will be available, on a first come first served basis.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/SpecialMeetingVCcommission-300x202.png\")
Valley City\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 The Valley City Commission met in Special Session Thursday morning at City Hall.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/JM-Downtown4-300x202.jpg\")
Bismarck\u00a0\u00a0 (CSi) The North Dakota Department of Commerce has announced\u00a0 three communities in eastern North Dakota including Jamestown,\u00a0 were recommended to receive funding from the Main Street Initiative Vibrancy Grant.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Artscenterxterrior-2012-300x283.jpg\")
Jamestown\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 The Arts Center is somewhat back to normal. \u00a0\u00a0On Thursday\u2019s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Arts Center Director, Mindi Schmitz said, the recently concluded Downtown Arts Market was successful.<\/p>\n
\nwith Troy Gunderson<\/strong>
\nTuesdays: September 8, 15, 22 & 29<\/strong>
\n7:00 \u2013 9:00 pm \u2022\u00a0 At Teen City<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/FeistBell-300x199.jpg\")
Jamestown\u00a0\u00a0 (JRMC)\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>\u2014 One woman dealt with a pandemic and a cancer diagnosis, all in the same six months.<\/p>\n
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Jamestown\u00a0 (UJ)\u00a0 The University of Jamestown has announced a change in the Volleyball schedule.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/ClassAFootballgeneric-300x202.jpg\")
Class A and \u00a09-Man Football Polls<\/p>\n