{"id":211832,"date":"2020-11-03T14:09:07","date_gmt":"2020-11-03T20:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=211832"},"modified":"2020-11-04T09:38:57","modified_gmt":"2020-11-04T15:38:57","slug":"wayne-byers-show-evening-nov-3-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=211832","title":{"rendered":"Wayne Byers Show &#8211; Evening &#8211; Nov 3"},"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>TONIGHT\u2026Clear. Lows around 40. West winds around 10 mph.<\/p>\n<p>.WEDNESDAY\u2026Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. West winds 10 to\u00a0 20 mph.<\/p>\n<p>.WEDNESDAY NIGHT\u2026Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.<\/p>\n<p>.THURSDAY\u2026Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 10 to<\/p>\n<p>15 mph.<\/p>\n<p>.THURSDAY NIGHT\u2026Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.<\/p>\n<p>.FRIDAY\u2026Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.<\/p>\n<p>.FRIDAY NIGHT\u2026Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.<\/p>\n<p>.SATURDAY\u2026Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s.<\/p>\n<p>.SATURDAY NIGHT\u2026Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain.<\/p>\n<p>Lows in the mid 30s.<\/p>\n<p>.SUNDAY\u2026Partly sunny. Rain likely in the morning, then chance<\/p>\n<p>of rain possibly mixed with snow in the afternoon. Highs in the<\/p>\n<p>lower 40s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.<\/p>\n<p>.SUNDAY NIGHT\u2026Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow in<\/p>\n<p>the evening, then mostly cloudy after midnight. Lows 15 to 20.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-208970\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/CSilogoElection-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/CSilogoElection-300x202.jpg 300w, http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/CSilogoElection-260x175.jpg 260w, http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/CSilogoElection.jpg 445w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>November 2020 Stutsman County unofficial election results<\/p>\n<p><strong>State Senator District 12<\/strong><br \/>\nRepublican<\/p>\n<p>*Cole Conley 3251<\/p>\n<p>Democratic-NPL<br \/>\nJohn Grabinger\u00a0 2544<\/p>\n<p><strong>State Representative District 12<\/strong><br \/>\nRepublican<br \/>\n*Mitch Ostlie 3314<br \/>\n*Bernie Satrom 3417<\/p>\n<p>Democratic-NPL<br \/>\nPam Musland 2207<br \/>\nGeorge Barnes 1820<\/p>\n<p><strong>County Commissioner<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>*Joan Morris 4936<\/p>\n<p>*Mark T Klose 5618<\/p>\n<p>Total Ballots Cast 10,024<\/p>\n<p>Eligible Voters 16,720<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>UPDATE<\/p>\n<p>Nov 3, 2020 Barnes County Election unofficial election results<\/p>\n<p><strong>Technical difficulties in the vote, with a technician coming to Valley City from Minnesota, Tuesday evening.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Totals From The ND Sec. of State&#8217;s Website as of 5-a.m. Wed. Nov 4, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Includes voting in Barnes, Cass, and Ransom Counties<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>District 24 State Representative\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Cole Christensen, GOP 3568<\/p>\n<p>Dwight Kiefert, GOP (i) 3689<\/p>\n<p>Naomi Muscha, Dem 2854<\/p>\n<p>Bradley Edin, Dem 2490<\/p>\n<p>District 24 State Senator<\/p>\n<p>Larry Robinson (Dem.) 3409<\/p>\n<p>Mike Wobbema (GOP) 3533<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Barnes County Commission\u2026<\/p>\n<p>District 1<\/p>\n<p>Rockne Gerard Earles 494<\/p>\n<p>Cindy Louise Schwehr 657<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>District 5<\/p>\n<p>Scott Alan Cole 486<\/p>\n<p>Peter Thomas Paulson 546<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday November 3, 2020 at noon, Barnes County and Stutsman County voter turnout numbers showed a large percentage of ballots were returned by absentee, early voting and mail in and drop off ballots. Those are still being tabulated on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Barnes County Auditor Beth Diddier said, 92-percent of the election ballots were received before election day, from mail ins and drop offs. One polling place is being used for election day balloting at the Barnes County Courthouse, open to 7-p.m.,Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>In Stutsman County at noon, the numbers showed, of the 5,454 absentee ballots sent, 4,394 ballots were returned. Early voting ballots were 2,733. At the Civic Center polling location at noon Tuesday 1,278 ballots were cast.<\/p>\n<p>Mail in ballots with a postmark of no later than November 2, 2020 will be counted. If received after election day with a valid post mark they will be added during canvassing.<\/p>\n<p>BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) \u2014 President Donald Trump and Gov. Doug Burgum have earned lopsided victories in North Dakota, a state with a long history of backing Republicans. Trump remains popular in the state where oil is king. Burgum defeated Democrat Shelley Lenz four years after he won his first term as a businessman looking to reinvent government. With the pandemic running unchecked in North Dakota, Lenz had tried to make an issue of Burgum\u2019s management. U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong also won another term, defeating Democrat Zach Raknerud.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Jamestown\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 Central Valley Health District held a City of Jamestown COVID-19 Briefing on Tuesday November 3 at 2:30-p.m. via zoom virtual platform.<\/p>\n<p>Speakers included, representatives from Central Valley Health District, the City of Jamestown, and Jamestown Public Schools.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FTheReplayChannel%2Fvideos%2F1014694922364960%2F&amp;show_text=0&amp;width=560\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Central Valley Health District, Unit Administrator, Robin Barnes said, as of Tuesday there have been 1147 positive COVID-19 cases in Stutsman County since the start of the pandemic.\u00a0 She said the State Health Department on Tuesday reported a record one day positive tests at 86, with 267 active cases, and at total of 10 COVID-19 related deaths.<\/p>\n<p>On October 30 \u00a0there were 300 test given and from those 53 were positive.\u00a0 She added that there are still 30 tests results to be reported.<\/p>\n<p>She anticipates that due to fast rising COVID-19 positive cases in Stutsman County it could be moved to the Orange, or High Risk category which will inhibit travel within the county, and curtain business operation hours, and capacities.<\/p>\n<p>Robin added that in schools, the positive cases are stemming from contacts outside the school setting.<\/p>\n<p>As of Tuesday the Stutsman County positivity rate per 100,000 residents was 13.78 percent, with state rate at 15.76 percent.\u00a0 The Stutsman County Rolling positivity rate was at 8.85 percent with the goal of 5 percent or less.<\/p>\n<p>There are a variety of ages testing positive from 20 to 60 years old in the highest positive age range.<\/p>\n<p>Next COVID-19 screening is planned for\u00a0 Friday November 6 from 10-a.m., to noon at the Jamestown Civic Center, with 400 test kits to be available.\u00a0 She pointed out that test results take about five days, to return, and those having tested need to isolate until those results come in.<\/p>\n<p>Robin added that on Tuesday, November 3, there were 198 tests given at the University of Jamestown, and on October 30 there were 300 tests given at the Civic Center, until the test kits ran out.<\/p>\n<p>She urges residents to receive flu immunizations with the next flu clinic on Thursday November 5 from 10-a.m., to 3-p.m., at the Jamestown Civic Center.<\/p>\n<p>From the City of Jamestown, Mayor Dwaine Heinrich asked the community to adopt a \u201cSay yes to staying safe,\u201d attitude.\u00a0 He said Jamestown has a sense of community, pointed out past instances when citizens stepped up to support the community, which needs to apply to mitigating the spread of the virus, which has become rampant in Jamestown and Stutsman County.<\/p>\n<p>He also pointed out that if or when Stutsman County is moved to the county high risk level, it will mean more stringent restrictions, including limiting group outings, and shortening the hours of business operation, and restrictions on capacities.\u00a0 He urges employers to have employee mask-up, and encourage customers to do the same, to limit community spread of the virus.<\/p>\n<p>Mitigation will lessen the stress on medical facilities.<\/p>\n<p>From Jamestown Public Schools, Superintendent, Dr. Robert Lech said, the school board has reviewed the results of the public input survey regarding the school districts plans and guidelines, with a special school board meeting on Monday November 9 at 5:15- p.m. to address any further action or changes, in the face to face learning, slated to begin later this month at Jamestown High School.<\/p>\n<p>He pointed out that COVID-19 transmission in schools is\u00a0 not\u00a0 the same as in the public setting regarding community spread.\u00a0 He said the highest rate of cases results from close contacts in with in-school, and co-curricular activities.\u00a0 He urges staff and students to stay home if they are sick.<\/p>\n<p>He added that at this time less that three percent of the staff was tested positive.<\/p>\n<p>He added that at this time Jamestown Public Schools, plan to stay open within the school buildings, however that is predicated on community mitigation of the coronavirus spread.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting was shown <strong>live<\/strong> on CSi Cable 10 The Replay Channel, <strong>followed by replays.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>NDDoH<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19 Stats<\/p>\n<p>Mon. Nov. 2, 2020<\/p>\n<p>11- am<\/p>\n<p><strong>Barnes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>New Positives\u00a0\u00a0 11<\/p>\n<p>Total Positives 425<\/p>\n<p>Active Cases 67<\/p>\n<p>Recovered\u00a0 357<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stutsman<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>New Positives 86<\/p>\n<p>Total Positives 1147<\/p>\n<p>Active Cases\u00a0 267<\/p>\n<p>Recovered\u00a0 870<\/p>\n<p>More information as it becomes available.<\/p>\n<p><strong>COVID-19 Test Results\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>The results listed are from the previous day. Additional data can be found\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0<\/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><br \/>\nBY THE NUMBERS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>7,997\u00a0\u2013 Total Tests from Yesterday*<\/p>\n<p>892,557\u00a0\u2013 Total tests completed since\u00a0the\u00a0pandemic began<\/p>\n<p>1,198\u00a0\u2013 Positive Individuals from Yesterday*****<\/p>\n<p>47,187\u00a0\u2013 Total positive individuals since\u00a0the\u00a0pandemic began<\/p>\n<p>15.72% \u2013\u00a0Daily Positivity Rate**<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>8,396\u00a0Total Active Cases<\/p>\n<p>-44\u00a0Individuals from yesterday<\/p>\n<p>1,201\u00a0\u2013 Individuals Recovered from Yesterday (755\u00a0with a recovery\u00a0date\u00a0of yesterday****)<\/p>\n<p>38,236\u00a0\u2013 Total recovered since\u00a0the\u00a0pandemic began<\/p>\n<p>215\u00a0\u2013 Currently Hospitalized<\/p>\n<p>+0\u00a0\u2013 Individuals from yesterday<\/p>\n<p>15\u00a0\u2013 New Deaths*** (555\u00a0total deaths since the pandemic\u00a0began)<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>INDIVIDUALS WHO DIED WITH COVID-19<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Man in his 50s from Benson County.<\/li>\n<li>Woman in her 90s from Burleigh County.<\/li>\n<li>Woman in her 90s from Burleigh County.<\/li>\n<li>Woman in her 90s from Burleigh County.<\/li>\n<li>Woman in her 80s from Cass County.<\/li>\n<li>Man in his 70s from Dickey County<\/li>\n<li>Man in his 80s from LaMoure County.<\/li>\n<li>Woman in her 80s from Pierce County.<\/li>\n<li>Man in his 80s from Rolette County.<\/li>\n<li>Man in his 90s from Stark County.<\/li>\n<li>Man in his 90s from Towner County.<\/li>\n<li>Woman in her 80s from Towner County.<\/li>\n<li>Man in his 80s from Ward County.<\/li>\n<li>Man in his 80s from Ward County.<\/li>\n<li>Man in his 90s from Wells County.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>COUNTIES WITH NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED TUESDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Adams County \u2013 6<\/li>\n<li>Barnes County \u2013 11<\/li>\n<li>Benson County \u2013 2<\/li>\n<li>Bottineau County \u2013 1<\/li>\n<li>Bowman County \u2013 1<\/li>\n<li>Burke County \u2013 5<\/li>\n<li><strong>Burleigh County \u2013 146<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Cass County \u2013 176<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Cavalier County \u2013 19<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dickey County \u2013 11<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Divide County \u2013 3<\/li>\n<li>Dunn County \u2013 2<\/li>\n<li>Eddy County \u2013 2<\/li>\n<li><strong>Foster County \u2013 10<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Grand Forks County \u2013 218<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Grant County \u2013 1<\/li>\n<li><strong>Griggs County \u2013 2<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Kidder County \u2013 2<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>LaMoure County \u2013 4<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>McHenry County \u2013 8<\/li>\n<li>McIntosh County \u2013 1<\/li>\n<li>McKenzie County \u2013 15<\/li>\n<li>McLean County \u2013 13<\/li>\n<li>Mercer County \u2013 5<\/li>\n<li>Morton County \u2013 42<\/li>\n<li>Mountrail County \u2013 14<\/li>\n<li>Nelson County \u2013 4<\/li>\n<li>Pembina County \u2013 11<\/li>\n<li>Pierce County \u2013 4<\/li>\n<li>Ramsey County \u2013 6<\/li>\n<li>Ransom County \u2013 21<\/li>\n<li>Richland County \u2013 18<\/li>\n<li>Rolette County \u2013 41<\/li>\n<li>Sargent County \u2013 2<\/li>\n<li>Sioux County \u2013 13<\/li>\n<li>Stark County \u2013 13<\/li>\n<li>Steele County \u2013 3<\/li>\n<li>Stutsman County \u2013 86<\/li>\n<li>Towner County \u2013 4<\/li>\n<li>Traill County \u2013 13<\/li>\n<li>Walsh County \u2013 25<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ward County \u2013 182<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Wells County \u2013 6<\/li>\n<li><strong>Williams County \u2013 26<\/strong><\/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>**Individuals who tested positive divided by the total number of people tested who have not previously tested positive (<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.nd.gov\/diseases-conditions\/coronavirus\/north-dakota-coronavirus-cases\"><em>susceptible encounters<\/em><\/a><em>). <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>*** 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.<br \/>\n****<\/em> <em>The actual date individuals <\/em><em>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><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/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>&nbsp;<\/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=04%7C01%7Cnpeske%40nd.gov%7Cd27e16b72df740e12f0f08d87cee353b%7C2dea0464da514a88bae2b3db94bc0c54%7C0%7C0%7C637396709902846824%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=fsvRdRov5PbXhRP8dFnmXX%2FcXn25N1%2BstdYTXg%2BxHt0%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FNDDOH&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cnpeske%40nd.gov%7Cd27e16b72df740e12f0f08d87cee353b%7C2dea0464da514a88bae2b3db94bc0c54%7C0%7C0%7C637396709902856780%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=kjpzRtEr16OUFVevAKIRlrIFKaRgo0Q94XUREHgU3mk%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=04%7C01%7Cnpeske%40nd.gov%7Cd27e16b72df740e12f0f08d87cee353b%7C2dea0464da514a88bae2b3db94bc0c54%7C0%7C0%7C637396709902866734%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=nCVv1rbfE%2BUumrxic9hAhu6Pi23nKYA%2FzK4lCPFF%2F4s%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=04%7C01%7Cnpeske%40nd.gov%7Cd27e16b72df740e12f0f08d87cee353b%7C2dea0464da514a88bae2b3db94bc0c54%7C0%7C0%7C637396709902866734%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=bwR8%2Bu75pY80yGybzJwlZAzUlvM%2BvB7Tr6aa%2BKQ4z%2F8%3D&amp;reserved=0\">www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-127561\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/SchoolBoard-generic-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/SchoolBoard-generic-300x202.jpg 300w, http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/SchoolBoard-generic-260x175.jpg 260w, http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/SchoolBoard-generic.jpg 445w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Jamestown\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 A number of\u00a0 Jamestown Public Schools teachers and staff \u00a0have presented a signed a letter to the Jamestown Public School Board expressing their concerns of face-to-face learning amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>High School Teacher Shelly Moltzen said in part that due to the current environment and increase in cases, they\u2019re not in agreement with the return to face-to-face learning in the High School on November 16th.<\/p>\n<p>She adds, the teacher, signing the letter, \u00a0support continuing the hybrid learning model through the rest of the year and addressing a change for next semester.<\/p>\n<p>Board member Bob Toso said if the public wanted to have their students back in school full-time, it relates to taking personal responsibility.<\/p>\n<p>Superintendent Dr. Robert Lech said when \u00a0making a decision, there would always be those who disagree with what\u2019s decided upon.<\/p>\n<p>The Jamestown Public School Board has directed the Instructional Plan Review Team to meet and discuss the plan decision and provide a recommendation at a special board meeting on Monday, November 9 at 5:15 p.m.<\/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 via Zoom virtual platform on Wednesday evening at City Hall. All members were present.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A<\/strong><strong>PPROVAL OF <\/strong><strong>C<\/strong><strong>ONSENT <\/strong><strong>A<\/strong><strong>GENDA ITEMS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Monthly Reports from the Fire Chief, Building Inspector, Auditor, Municipal Judge and Public Works Accountant.<\/p>\n<p>Monthly Bills for the City and Public Works in the Amount of $ 1,566,701.65.<\/p>\n<p>Public Comments:\u00a0 No One Spoke<\/p>\n<p><strong>O<\/strong><strong>RDINANCE <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Approved the first reading of Ordinance No. 1066, an Ordinance Approving Franchise Agreement with Qwest\/CenturyLink. City Attorney Martineck said every 10 years the franchise agreement comes due. Martineck said more changes are needed, before the second reading.<\/p>\n<p><strong>R<\/strong><strong>ESOLUTION <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Approved a Resolution accepting the\u00a0 bid and awarding contract to Strata Corporation for Project No. UGP-SU-2-999(051), PCN 22280-Streetscape Phase II. KLJ said the Strata Corporation bid was the lowest of three bids, at $2,197,370, with the local share at $254,000, with supplemental funding from the CARES Act.\u00a0A portion will be special assessed to affected property owners, on Central Avenue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Default\"><b>N<\/b><b>EW <\/b><b>B<\/b><b>USINESS <\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"Default\">Approved was the annual Maintenance Certification for urban federal aid projects.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Default\">The City Commission approved the second half installment of liquor and beer licenses.<\/p>\n<p>Discussion was held on the vision of the Future of Valley City.\u00a0 Items under consideration included promoting business, getting people to move to Valley City, which will reduce property taxes.<\/p>\n<p>Commissioner Magnuson requested the commission to consider and give ideas to the vision, including a thriving downtown.<\/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 update contracts with the city being discussed.\u00a0 She added the franchise agreement is under review with Century Link.\u00a0 She noted city crews cleaning up areas of the city.\u00a0 She said two hour parking plans not already posted will be implemented in the spring.<\/p>\n<p><b>C<\/b><b>ITY <\/b><b>U<\/b><b>PDATES <\/b><b>&amp;C<\/b><b>OMMISSION <\/b><b>R<\/b><b>EPORTS <\/b><\/p>\n<p>City Attorney Martineck said future commission meetings will be decided on either virtual or in the Commission Chambers, wearing face masks and social distancing.<\/p>\n<p>Public Works Manager Gary Jacobson said the public works budget meetings will start this week.<\/p>\n<p>Fire Chief Scott Magnuson said the department helped organize and keep safe Halloween gatherings.<\/p>\n<p>Commission Gulmon urged citizens to support the mitigation of the spread of COVID-19, and Mayor Carlsrud urged citzens to mask-up and observe social distancing.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting was shown on CSi Cable 68 followed by replays.<\/p>\n<p>BISMARCK, N.D. \u2013 Gov. Doug Burgum Tuesday announced that $2.5 million in emergency grant relief has been awarded to North Dakota colleges and universities to support modified learning and workforce training enhancements during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>The Governor\u2019s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) Fund, created by the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), allows the governor to provide support to local educational agencies and institutions of higher education. North Dakota received approximately $5.93 million in GEER funding from the U.S. Department of Education, $2.5 million of which was made available to higher education through a competitive grant process.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese grants will ensure our colleges and universities continue to have the resources and equipment they need to provide critical workforce training and education across the state,\u201d Burgum said.<\/p>\n<p>Over 40 proposals were received totaling more than $7.5 million for the competitive grants. Grants awarded will provide the needed resources to enhance training for students in the health care, manufacturing and energy industries, fund technology improvements needed for modified classrooms and support the creation of curriculum to adapt to education during and after the pandemic. A list of the grant awards is available <a href=\"https:\/\/www.governor.nd.gov\/sites\/www\/files\/documents\/executive-orders\/GEER%20Funding%20Awarded_11_3.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A competitive grant process also was held for GEER funding for K-12 education. Those applications are still being evaluated.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on North Dakota\u2019s COVID-19 response, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.health.nd.gov\/coronavirus\">www.health.nd.gov\/coronavirus<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ndresponse.gov\">www.ndresponse.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In world and national news&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 President Donald Trump says he\u2019s planning an aggressive legal strategy to try prevent Pennsylvania from counting mailed ballots that are received in the three days after the election. The deadline for receiving and counting absentee ballots is in the battleground state is Friday, an extension ordered by Pennsylvania\u2019s top court. But it&#8217;s not clear what other legal issues may arise on Election Day. Since the 2000 presidential election, which was ultimately decided by the Supreme Court, both parties have enlisted legal teams to prepare for the possibility that voting wouldn\u2019t settle the contest.<\/p>\n<p>WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 The latest tally of early voting in the U.S. shows that almost 102 million Americans cast their votes before Election Day, an eye-popping total that represents 73% of the total turnout of the 2016 presidential election. The Associated Press tally reveals that the early vote in several states, including hotly-contested Texas and Arizona, has already exceeded the total vote of four years ago. Early voting \u2014 whether in-person or by mail-in or absentee ballot \u2014 has swelled during the COVID-19 pandemic as voters have sought the safety and convenience it offers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 The third-ranking Democrat in the U.S. House is predicting Democrats will pick up as many as a dozen House seats. Majority Whip Jim Clyburn said outside a polling place in Columbia, South Carolina, on Tuesday he believed it would be a \u201cgood night for Democrats\u201d up and down the ticket. Clyburn says, \u201cHolding the House would just be status quo. Winning the Senate would make it good.\u201d Democrats control the House 232-197, with five open seats and one independent. It takes 218 seats to control the chamber. Republicans control the Senate. Clyburn has expressed concerns about voter suppression. Clyburn says the nation\u2019s division didn\u2019t start with President Donald Trump and &#8220;won\u2019t stop with Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>LONDON (AP) \u2014 Britain has raised its terror threat level to severe, its second-highest level, following recent attacks in Austria and France. The threat level of severe means is considered highly likely. The level had previously been at substantial, meaning an attack is thought to be likely. Home Secretary Priti Patel tweeted on Tuesday that that the decision is a \u201cprecautionary measure and is not based on any specific threat.\u2019\u2019 She asked the public to remain vigilant and to report any suspicious activity to the police. The move was announced a man who had previously tried to join the Islamic State group killed four people Monday night in Austria&#8217;s capital of Vienna.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) \u2014 The heart of powerful Hurricane Eta began has moving ashore in Nicaragua with devastating winds and rains that have already destroyed rooftops and caused rivers to overflow. And more days of rain are in the forecast. Eta is a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 140 mph and it made landfall after grinding for hours just off the coast. Authorities in Nicaragua and Honduras have moved people from outer islands and low-lying areas to shelters. Residents also scrambled to shore up their homes, but few structures along Nicaragua\u2019s remote Caribbean coast were built to withstand such force.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) \u2014 A cruise ship industry group says its members are extending the suspension of U.S. sailing operations through the end of the year, just days after the U.S. government effectively lifted its no-sail order despite a global spike in coronavirus infections. Cruise Lines International Association said its members will use the rest of the year to implement measures to address COVID-19 safety. On Friday, federal health officials issued new rules that will enable large cruise ships to start sailing again in U.S. waters, though not immediately. The cruise industry group estimates that the suspension of cruises snuffed out more than $25 billion in economic activity and 164,000 American jobs.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>LONDON (AP) \u2014 A half-million people in the English city of Liverpool will be regularly tested for COVID-19 in Britain\u2019s first citywide trial of widespread, rapid testing that the government hopes will be a new weapon in combatting the pandemic. The government said in a statement Tuesday that testing will begin later this week at sites throughout the city using a variety of technologies, including new methods that can provide results in an hour or less. Everyone who lives or works in the city in northwestern England will be offered the test, regardless of whether they have symptoms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CSi Weather&#8230; TONIGHT\u2026Clear. Lows around 40. West winds around 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY\u2026Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. West winds 10 to\u00a0 20 mph. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT\u2026Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY\u2026Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. 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