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TONIGHT\u2026Cloudy. Chance of snow possibly mixed with freezing rain and in the evening. Lows in the upper 20s. South winds 5 to 15 mph shifting to the northwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight.<\/p>\n
Chance of precipitation 60 percent in the Jamestown area, 70 percent in the Valley City area. Total snow accumulation around 1 inch.<\/p>\n
.FRIDAY\u2026Decreasing clouds. Highs in the upper 30s. Northeast<\/p>\n
winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the south 10 to 15 mph in the<\/p>\n
afternoon.<\/p>\n
.FRIDAY NIGHT\u2026Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. South winds<\/p>\n
15 to 20 mph.<\/p>\n
.SATURDAY\u2026Mostly sunny. Windy. Highs in the lower 40s. West<\/p>\n
winds 15 to 25 mph shifting to the northwest 25 to 30 mph in the<\/p>\n
afternoon. Gusts up to 45 mph.<\/p>\n
.SATURDAY NIGHT\u2026Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s.<\/p>\n
.SUNDAY\u2026Sunny. Highs in the upper 30s.<\/p>\n
.SUNDAY NIGHT\u2026Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.<\/p>\n
.MONDAY\u2026Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.<\/p>\n
.MONDAY NIGHT\u2026Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s.<\/p>\n
.TUESDAY\u2026Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.<\/p>\n
.TUESDAY NIGHT\u2026Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s.<\/p>\n
.WEDNESDAY\u2026Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.<\/p>\n
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Thursday, precipitation amounts increase generally from southwest to northeast, with only a few hundreths in the northwest to around 0.10 \u2013 0.15\u2033 in the northern James River Valley. Snow accumulations will<\/p>\n
generally be under an inch, except for in the eastern portion of<\/p>\n
the forecast area (Turtle Mountains through the James River<\/p>\n
Valley) with a bit more than an inch.<\/p>\n
Precipitation chances taper off in the east this evening, with mostly cloudy<\/a> skies keeping overnight lows in the 20s.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Stutsman County Communications Center was aware that technicians were working on the system. Dispatch made every effort to shut down the activated siren via radio controls, but the only way to shut it down was for technicians to be on-site and silence it.<\/p>\n There was no community emergency during the time of the siren malfunction.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n North Dakota\u2019s death toll from COVID-19 neared 500 on Thursday, with health officials reporting an additional 11 deaths. The North Dakota Department of Health also reported six hospitalizations in the last day due to the coronavirus, increasing the total number of patients in medical facilities to a record 184. October has been the deadliest month to date from the coronavirus, accounting for 228 of the 499 deaths recorded since the pandemic began. Health officials reported a record 1,222 new infections from the virus on Thursday, and a daily positivity rate of 15.6%.<\/p>\n Burgum said North Dakota is in the mist of a COVID storm, as positive case increases continue to climb.\u00a0 He added that northern tear states are having residents move indoors, with greater chances of spreading the virus in a confined space, and not masking a perfect environment to spread the virus.\u00a0 He noted that environment lingering over the upcoming holidays, plus travel to and from North Dakota.\u00a0 Plus indoor sporting events.<\/p>\n He said local leadership is supporting personal responsibility to being safe and limiting transmissible moments.<\/p>\n He said continuing education in school depends on making responsible choices, along with saving lives of high risk individuals, and longterm care residents and healthcare workers.\u00a0 Maintaining hospital bed capacity also depends on mitigating the spread of the virus, leading to hospitalizations.<\/p>\n NDDoH<\/p>\n COVID-19 Stats<\/p>\n Thurs. Oct. 29, 2020<\/p>\n 11- am<\/p>\n Barnes<\/strong><\/p>\n New Positives\u00a0\u00a0 24<\/p>\n Total Positives 386<\/p>\n Active Cases 72<\/p>\n Recovered 306<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Stutsman<\/strong><\/p>\n One New Death, Stutsman, Man in his 50’s<\/strong><\/p>\n Total Deaths to date 7<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n New Positives\u00a0 48<\/p>\n Total Positives 946<\/p>\n Active Cases\u00a0 151<\/p>\n Recovered\u00a0 738<\/p>\n COVID-19 Test Results BY THE NUMBERS<\/strong><\/p>\n 8,402 \u2013 Total Tests from Yesterday*<\/p>\n 845,567 \u2013 Total tests completed since the pandemic began<\/p>\n 1,222 \u2013 Positive Individuals from Yesterday*****<\/p>\n 41,130 \u2013 Total positive individuals since the pandemic began<\/p>\n 15.62% \u2013 Daily Positivity Rate**<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n 6,771 Total Active Cases<\/p>\n +524 Individuals from yesterday<\/p>\n 688 \u2013 Individuals Recovered from Yesterday (550 with a recovery date of yesterday****)<\/p>\n 33,860 \u2013 Total recovered since the pandemic began<\/p>\n 184 \u2013 Curren\u00adtly Hospitalized<\/p>\n +6 – Individuals from yesterday<\/p>\n 11 \u2013 New Deaths*** (499 total deaths since the pandemic began)<\/p>\n <\/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 **Individuals who tested positive divided by the total number of people tested who have not previously tested positive (<\/em>susceptible encounters<\/em><\/a>). <\/em><\/p>\n *** Number of individuals who tested positive and died from any cause while infected with COVID-19. There is a lag in the time deaths are reported to the NDDoH. *****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>\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 advises those who are active cases, and close contacts to active positive cases\u00a0 to be responsible and isolate for the prescribed time frame.<\/p>\n Other Topics Covered:<\/p>\n Stutsman County was moved from green low risk to yellow moderate risk level. <\/strong><\/p>\n Barnes County remains in yellow, moderate risk level.<\/strong><\/p>\n LaMoure County moves from yellow moderate to orange high risk.<\/strong><\/p>\n Kidder County from green low risk, to yellow moderate.<\/strong><\/p>\n Logan County remains in the green low risk.<\/strong><\/p>\n Ransom County moves from blue new normal, to green low risk.<\/strong><\/p>\n Griggs County goes from blue new normal to green low risk.<\/strong><\/p>\n That brings to 24 the number of North Dakota\u2019s 53 counties now deemed high risk. The guidelines are only recommendations and not enforced.<\/p>\n Click here for more information<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n He pointed to Dr. Birx meeting with North Dakota officials this week as she emphases identifying those asymptomatic positive cases, and taking them out of the public, not spreading the virus.<\/p>\n Burgum pointed cities including Jamestown and Valley City with mask measures in place.<\/p>\n Pace Recovery\u00a0 II<\/p>\n The Legislative Budget Committee approved the application deadline for the COVID-19 PACE Recovery II \u00a0(CPR II) program to November 30, 2020. <\/strong>They also added $20 million to assist businesses with interest payments accrued between April 1, 2020 and September 30, 2020. The program is funded by CARES Act dollars assigned to Bank of North Dakota.<\/p>\n North Dakota business owners may work with their local lender to apply for funding of up to $50,000 that covers the accrued interest payments. The funds do not need to be repaid.<\/p>\n Business owners will be asked to submit comparable revenue between April 1-Sept. 30, 2019, and the same time period in 2020. Upon closure of the application period, BND will apply a formula to award the funds that ensures businesses with the largest percentage decrease in revenue will benefit. The awards will be given based on that percentage until they have been expended.<\/p>\n Hospitality ERG<\/p>\n The North Dakota Department of Commerce announced the second round of the Economic Resiliency Grant (ERG) also known as the Hospitality ERG.<\/p>\n Due to the continuing need of assistance, the second round of the ERG will focus on reimbursing hospitality businesses that were directly impacted by Executive Order 2020-06. This includes all restaurants, bars, breweries, cafes and similar on-site dining establishments.<\/p>\n Additionally, the Hospitality ERG will also focus on businesses affected by the closures such as theaters, music and entertainment venues, and professional production companies that support major venue meetings and events.<\/p>\n School Aid<\/p>\n State School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler announced $33.8 million in new aid for North Dakota\u2019s schools, which may be spent on mental health support, technology, building ventilation improvements, and other needs arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n The \u201cresiliency grants\u201d are the latest installment of a school pandemic aid package that has totaled almost $94 million to date. The sum includes $30.1 million that was distributed to schools in April; another $30 million endorsed by North Dakota lawmakers in September; and Wednesday\u2019s approval of another $33.8 million in school assistance.<\/p>\n \u201cThe $94 million provided to schools by the state provides much-needed money for our teachers, and into the classrooms, where it can do the most good,\u201d Baesler said.<\/p>\n Schools also may use the last two aid packages on a much broader range of needs, Baesler said. Originally, the $30 million September aid infusion could be spent only on school staffing expenses, such as salaries for increased custodial and public health needs.<\/p>\n Those seeking to be tested should enter the building through the north entrance.\u00a0 \u00a0Testing will occur every Friday until further notice.<\/p>\n Those who wish to receive a test are required to complete the online screening questionnaire in advance, which can be found here: https:\/\/testreg.nd.gov\/<\/a>.\u00a0 \u00a0If you have completely pre-registration in the past, you do not have to do it again.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Siren-300x225.jpg\")
Jamestown\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 Stutsman County Emergency Manager, Jerry Bergquist explains, that the siren system for the City of Jamestown experienced a malfunction Thursday afternoon. Siren technicians were working on the siren located at Lifestyle Appliance, 918 17th St SW, when a malfunction occurred causing the siren to activate on its own and remain active. The siren is a rotating siren and could be heard in many areas of the community, minutes before technicians were able to silence it. Including the siren located at the Jamestown Reservoir Marina, there are seven sirens that make up the Jamestown siren system. The siren located at Lifestyle Appliance was the only siren affected by the malfunction.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/NDhealthNewsBriefingGovBurgum-300x202.png\")
Bismarck\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 Governor Doug Burgum held his weekly COVID-19 News Briefing 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
\nINDIVIDUALS WHO DIED WITH COVID-19<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
\nCOUNTIES WITH NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED THURSDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
\n****<\/em> The actual date individuals are officially out of isolation and no longer contagious.<\/em><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/risk-level-counties-2020-10-29-just-counties_0-300x300.png\")
With County Risk Levels, Burgum outlined 21 new risk level changes.<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/risk-level-no-meter-300x212.png\")
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Jamestown (CVHD) Due to the change of the weather, Central Valley Health District will be offering it\u2019s free COVID-19 testing this week indoors at the Jamestown Civic Center:<\/p>\n\n
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Jamestown\u00a0 (JSDC)\u00a0 On Thursday, the Jamestown Stutsman County Development Corporation (JSDC) reported on the results of the formal market study for ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/fire-call1-300x202.png\")
Jamestown (CSi)\u00a0 The Jamestown City Fire Department responded to a call of a natural gas leak at a residence at 2404 \u00a04th<\/sup> Street, Northeast at about 9:16-a.m., Thursday.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Eagle-creek-013.jpg\")
IRVING, TX (Atos) \u2013 Atos, a global leader in digital transformation announced it has reached an agreement to acquire Eagle Creek Software Services, a U.S. based technology and management consulting company specialized in Salesforce enterprise implementations for its customers across North America. The purchase will embed Eagle Creek\u2019s strengths in enterprise customer relationship management, end-to-end application development, and business intelligence with Atos\u2019 growing foundation in Salesforce and its deep understanding in a seamless multi-channel customer experience.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/JHSfootball1-300x202.jpg\")
Jamestown\u00a0 (CSi) Due to known and likely positive cases of COVID-19 based on symptomatic players and staff, Jamestown High School will be unable to play the varsity playoff football game scheduled with West Fargo Sheyenne High School on Friday, October 30.<\/p>\n