CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain showers in the evening,  in the Jamestown area, 40 percent in the Valley City area, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows in the lower 30s. North winds 10 to 15 mph.

.THURSDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. North

winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the east after midnight.

.FRIDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds 10 to

20 mph.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.

.SATURDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.

.SUNDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Decreasing clouds. Lows in the upper 30s.

.MONDAY…Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain showers in

the afternoon. Highs in the upper 50s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain

showers. Lows in the upper 30s.

.TUESDAY…Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of rain showers.

Highs in the lower 60s.

Fire Danger  Rating

 

 

Bismarck  Prairie Public Radio reports, the North Dakota  Senate on Wednesday passed the budget bill for the state’s Commerce Department without a proposed expenditure for a state-backed theme and amusement park, planned for Jamestown. (Buffalo City Park).

It would have been built on state owned land next to the National Buffalo Museum. $5 million was added for “seed money,” and the project would ask for $60 million in Legacy Fund Loan money.

SB 2018 passed 44 to 3. The House will now take a look at the amended bill.

Previously

Bismarck  (Prairie Public Radio) –  Prairie Public Radio (Audio on CSi Cable 77)  reports, that the  North Dakota State Senate has rejected the conference committee report on the Commerce Department budget.

One of the areas lawmakers objected to was a $5 million one-time grant towards the development of an amusement park in Jamestown  (Buffalo City Park).  The $5 million would have to be matched, and the developer could then approach the state Investment Board for further money, through loans or grants.

Grand Forks Republican Senator Ray Holmberg told the senate he’s concerned about the precedent this sets, after the Legislature approved a bill setting up the Legacy Infrastructure Loan Fund, to invest in North Dakota.

Supporters of the facility envisioned bison-related attractions, a museum and kid-friendly activities. Backers believed it would provide and economic boost to a region with little else to offer. The proposal was quietly put into the state Commerce Department’s budget in the waning weeks of the legislative session.

Jamestown  (City of Jamestown)    Beginning Friday, April 30, 2021; there will be road closures in the northeast (NE) part of town on 3rd St NE (between 7th Ave NE & 12th Ave NE).

The closure will take place from April 30 to approximately May 17, 2021.

Construction signing and detours will be put in place by the contractor.

Motorists should use extreme caution in this area and use alternate routes, if possible.

Jamestown  (CSi)  Stutsman County conducted a simulated county-wide tornado exercise Wednesday morning, April 28th as part of Severe Summer Weather Awareness Week.  The exercise began at 11:15 a.m. simulating what occurs locally when a tornado warning is issued by the National Weather Service.

Stutsman County Emergency Manager Jerry Bergquist says, the goal of the exercise was to test the Communications Center’s internal notification procedures county-wide including the testing of area community siren systems.  The siren systems for Jamestown, Buchanan, Cleveland, Medina and Streeter were tested.  Except for the City of Streeter, all siren systems proved to be operational and ready for the summer weather season.  Streeter officials were made aware of the siren malfunction.

Because the National Weather Service did not send out “official tornado warning tones” as part of the simulation, their all-hazards weather radio system did not activate.  In addition, the Emergency Alert System (EAS) for AM/FM radio stations and cable TV providers was not activated. However, cable interrupt systems were tested manually.  In addition, the Stutsman Alerts notification system powered by Everbridge was also not activated for this test.

The Stutsman Alerts system allows individuals to sign up for immediate notification of up to six different weather warnings including tornado, thunderstorm, flood, flash flood, winter storm and blizzard.  To sign up for Stutsman Alerts, go to the Stutsman County webpage at www.co.stutsman.nd.us and click on the Stutsman Alerts window.  Choose to receive weather warnings via land-line telephones, cellphones (optional text messaging) and email.  Stutsman Alerts is a no-cost way to receive immediate weather warnings, but registration including a Stutsman County street address is required to utilize the service.  For those needing assistance to register, contact Stutsman County Emergency Management at 701-252-9093.

NDDoH

COVID-19 Stats

Wed. Apr. 28. 2021

11:00 am

Barnes

New Positives  2

Total Positives: 1397

Active: 23

Recovered 1343

 

Stutsman:

New Positives: 5

Total Positives: 3468

Active:  44

Recovered: 3354

COVID-19 Test Results
The results listed are from the previous day. Additional data can be found on the NDDoH website.

In accordance with the end of the COVID-19 emergency declaration, our daily update on Friday, April 30, will be the last daily email update on COVID-19 test results. The NDDoH dashboard will continue to be updated daily.

 

BY THE NUMBERS
275,911 Residents who received at least one dose of vaccine
536,055 Total COVID-19 vaccine doses administered
7,016 Total Tests from yesterday*
1,916,916 Total tests completed since the pandemic began
154 Positive Individuals from yesterday*****
82 PCR Tests
72 Antigen Tests
107,154 Total positive individuals since the pandemic began
3.06% Daily Positivity Rate**
1,079 Total Active Cases
+32 Change in active cases from yesterday
104 Individuals with a recovery date of yesterday****
104,589 Total recovered since the pandemic began
37 Currently hospitalized
+4 Change in hospitalizations from yesterday
0 New death(s) 
1,486 Total deaths since the pandemic began

 
INDIVIDUALS WHO DIED WITH COVID-19
No new deaths to report
 

NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED WEDNESDAY BY COUNTY
Adams 0 Grant 0 Ransom 0
Barnes 2 Griggs 1 Renville 1
Benson 0 Hettinger 0 Richland 2
Billings 0 Kidder 1 Rolette 0
Bottineau 2 LaMoure 4 Sargent 0
Bowman 2 Logan 1 Sheridan 0
Burke 0 McHenry 0 Sioux 0
Burleigh 19 McIntosh 0 Slope 0
Cass 32 McKenzie 7 Stark 14
Cavalier 0 McLean 0 Steele 0
Dickey 1 Mercer 0 Stutsman 5
Divide 0 Morton 8 Towner 0
Dunn 1 Mountrail 1 Traill 0
Eddy 1 Nelson 2 Walsh 3
Emmons 4 Oliver 1 Ward 9
Foster 1 Pembina 0 Wells 0
Golden Valley 0 Pierce 1 Williams 10
Grand Forks 17 Ramsey 1

 

* Note that this includes PCR and antigen; it does not include individuals from out of state. 

**Individuals (PCR or antigen) who tested positive divided by the total number of people tested who have not previously tested positive (susceptible encounters). 

*** Number of individuals who tested positive with a PCR or antigen test and died from any cause while infected with COVID-19. Please remember that deaths are reported as they’re reported to us by the facility or through the official death record (up to 10-day delay). 

**** The actual date individuals are officially out of isolation and no longer contagious.

*****Daily positive numbers include people who tested with a PCR or antigen test. Totals may be adjusted as individuals are found to live out of state, in another county, or as other information is found during investigation.

For descriptions of these categories, visit the NDDoH dashboard.

For the most updated and timely information and updates related to COVID-19, visit the NDDoH website at www.health.nd.gov/coronavirus, follow on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and visit the CDC website at www.cdc.gov/coronavirus.

 

Jamestown  (CVHD)  Central Valley Health has set more vaccination clinics.  Appointments are required and are first come, first serve. Once the clinics are full, they will be closed for registration.

 

Thursday April 29

10 am to 2pm

Civic Center Exchequor Room

Moderna Vaccine (2nd dose only)

 

Monday May 3

9 am to 3:30 pm

Vaccine Type:  Moderna

At Central Valley Health District

 

Thursday May 6, 2021

9-a.m. to 3:30-p.m.

At Central Valley Health District

Vaccine Type: MODERNA (2nd dose only)

Review the due date on the back of your CDC COVID vaccination record card prior to registering.

Appointments are required and are first come, first serve. Once the clinics are full, they will be closed for registration.
To register for an appointment, visit our  website www.centralvalleyhealth.org and click the “COVID-19” tab.

(CCHD)  City/County Health reports, that testing continues to be important. Every Monday and Friday the CCHD will be at The W.E. Osmon (VCSU) Fieldhouse from 1pm to 2pm testing. If you have any symptoms, it is important to be tested. If you have symptoms and need to be tested at other times contact your clinic.

Jamestown  (CVHD)  Central Valley Health District this week will have COVID-19 Testing at the Jamestown Civic Center in April from 11-a.m. to 12 noon,  at the Jamestown Civic Center,  April 30, using the Rapid Testing, BinaxNow.

By screening with rapid antigen tests, event attendees will be able to receive their test results within 15 minutes via text notification. The test also is less invasive than a PCR (Polymerase chain reaction) test in that it uses a nasal swab to collect a sample from the lower part of the nostril.

If a person tests positive, they should isolate at home immediately and a case investigator will be in touch with them within 24 hours. If the screening yields a negative result, individuals should continue to monitor for symptoms.

Interested individuals should fill out an online survey at testreg.nd.gov for faster registration.

For more information about rapid antigen tests and North Dakota’s screening strategies, visit https://www.health.nd.gov/rapid-antigen-screening

Bismarck  (Prairie Public Radio) –  Prairie Public Radio reports, that the  North Dakota State Senate has rejected the conference committee report on the Commerce Department budget.

One of the areas lawmakers objected to was a $5 million one-time grant towards the development of an amusement park in Jamestown  (Buffalo City Park).  The $5 million would have to be matched, and the developer could then approach the state Investment Board for further money, through loans or grants.

Grand Forks Republican Senator Ray Holmberg told the senate he’s concerned about the precedent this sets, after the Legislature approved a bill setting up the Legacy Infrastructure Loan Fund, to invest in North Dakota.

The bill – SB 2018 – was sent back to the conference committee for further work.

Supporters of the facility envisioned bison-related attractions, a museum and kid-friendly activities. Backers believed it would provide and economic boost to a region with little else to offer. The proposal was quietly put into the state Commerce Department’s budget in the waning weeks of the legislative session.

 

Jamestown  (Tourism)  Frontier Village is looking for volunteers to help cleanup and prepare for the upcoming summer.

The day is set for May 7, from 9-a.m. to 3-p.m.  With lunch available.

All materials ready with most of  the work cleaning, with such things as  washing windows, sweeping debris and cobwebs, wiping cases clean, and picking up litter and trash outdoors.

Other minor maintenance and landscaping items are also on the list.

Volunteers are asked to bring along work clothes and closed toed shoes for the day.

If you’re interested in volunteering, and the time frame you are available contact Allison Limke at 701-251-9145 or email Allison@DiscoverJamestownND

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Legislature has voted to override Gov. Doug Burgum’s veto of a bill that would give lawmakers more oversight on how federal funding is spent. Representatives voted 75-11 to override the second-term Republican governor on Wednesday. The Senate voted unanimously late Tuesday to override the veto. The votes came as North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem said the bill may not survive a court challenge. Burgum said in his veto message Tuesday that the bill “clearly violates the separation of powers doctrine” and would be unconstitutional.

MOORHEAD, Minn. (AP) — Police say a 22-year-old suspect has been arrested for spray painting hate-related messages on a mosque in Moorhead, after the man was identified by a Walmart employee. The local man was taken into custody Tuesday night in south Moorhead after police received the information from the store’s loss prevention officer. KVRR-TV reports that the officer noticed that red spray paint was used in the incident and began to examine store purchase records. The employee found a man on on surveillance video buying red spray paint from a Walmart in Fargo, North Dakota.

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Months after President Joe Biden snubbed Canadian officials by canceling Keystone XL, a showdown over a second crude oil pipeline threatens to further strain ties between the two neighbors. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has set a May 12 deadline for Canadian energy company Enbridge to shut down its Line 5, which delivers oil from Alberta to refineries in the U.S. Midwest and eastern Canada. Whitmer agrees with environmentalists who consider the pipeline an environmental hazard, mostly because one 68-year-old section crosses a channel linking two Great Lakes. Canadian officials say closing the pipeline would hurt the economy and cost jobs in both countries.

In sports….

SIOUX CITY, Iowa  (UJ) — The top-ranked University of Jamestown women’s volleyball team faced their toughest challenge of the season on paper, anyway, Wednesday morning in pool play at the NAIA Women’s Volleyball National Championship.

However, as the adage goes, that’s why they play the game.

Jamestown took care of No. 15 University of Providence (Mont.) in straight sets, 25-22, 25-16, and 25-18, snapping the Argos’ 20-match winning streak while advancing to the quarterfinals of the national tournament beginning Thursday.

The Jimmies (29-1) trailed 13-11 in the first set but back-to-back kills by Jayla Ritter (JR/Forest Lake, Minn.) and Taylor Sabinash (JR/Kensal, N.D.) along with an ace by Sydney Ellingson (SR/Langdon, N.D.) put UJ ahead by a point. Both teams traded points until the set was tied at 20, then a kill from Kalli Hegerle (JR/West Fargo, N.D.), an Argo attack error, and another kill from Anna Holen (JR/LaMoure, N.D.) made it 23-20. A Providence attack error clinched the set for UJ.

Jamestown never trailed in set two, and with a 17-10 lead, turned on the pressue. The Jimmie lead never fell below four points, and UJ finished with five of the final six points to take a 2-0 match lead. Holen and Hegerle both posted three kills while Ritter, Corina Huff (SR/Breezy Point, Minn.), and Nicole Schmitz (FR/Oakes, N.D.) all had two. The Jimmies outhit the Argos .310 to -0.029 in the set, and were helped by two Hannah Schiele (JR/Jamestown, N.D.) service aces.

UP turned their offensive fortunes around in the third set, hitting .213, but UJ was better, hitting at a .378 clip with just two errors in 37 attempts. Hegerle had five kills, Holen four, and Taylor Sabinash three as Jamestown closed the match with three of the final four points. Once again, the Jimmies never trailed, and led by as many as six throughout much of the set.

Holen recorded a double-double of 11 kills and 13 digs, while Hegerle had 10 kills. Sabinash ended with eight and Huff six in helping UJ finish with a .330 match hitting percentage.

Jackie Meiklejohn (JR/Dickey, N.D.) (25) and Megan Gaffaney (JR/Jamestown, N.D.) (15) both reached double-figure assist totals, and Sydney Ellingson turned in a match-high 20 digs. The Jamestown net defense once again played a strong role, finishing with 10 blocks. Ritter had five block assists, followed by Schmitz, Huff, and Hegerle with four each. Hannah Schiele had three key service aces, with Meiklejohn and Ellie Holen (FR/LaMoure, N.D.) also picking up aces.

Quarterfinal matchups will be announced later on Wednesday. Updates will be added on jimmiepride.com as they become available.

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is keeping its ultra-low interest rate policies in place, a sign that it wants to see more evidence of a strengthening economic recovery before it would consider easing its support. The Fed says the economy and job market have “strengthened,” and while inflation has risen, Fed policymakers ascribed the increase to temporary factors. The Fed left its benchmark short-term rate near zero to help keep loan rates down to encourage borrowing and spending. It also said in a statement after its latest policy meeting that it would keep buying $120 billion in bonds each month to try to keep longer-term borrowing rates low.

 

(AP)  When the coronavirus pandemic hit the Pacific Northwest states of Oregon and Washington, their governors quickly reacted with shutdowns. Now they are about to impose new restrictions again as infections and hospitalizations rise. Oregon Gov. Kate Brown will put 15 counties encompassing the state’s biggest cities into the state’s extreme risk category starting Friday. Restrictions include banning indoor restaurant dining. As Brown issued her order on Tuesday, she said rising COVID-19 hospitalizations threaten to overwhelm doctors. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is expected to order new restrictions next week for several counties, likely including the state’s largest. His restrictions would force businesses and churches to reduce indoor capacity.

 

(AP)  The federal government will pay nearly $44 million to settle claims made 16 years ago that it discriminated against hundreds of older workers by outsourcing their jobs to the private sector. The Federal Aviation Administration employees lost out on government pensions that they expected to receive. Lawyers for more than 700 former FAA employees say the agency outsourced their work to get rid of a group of workers who would soon be eligible to retire. The workers’ lawyer says he hopes the price tag will convince other employers to be careful not to discriminate against older workers when making decisions like layoffs.

 

NEW YORK (AP) — A law enforcement official tells The Associated Press that federal investigators have executed search warrants at Rudy Giuliani’s Manhattan residence and office. The former New York City mayor has been under investigation for several years over his business dealings in Ukraine. Details of the reasons for Wednesday’s searches were not immediately available. The officials who confirmed the execution of the search warrants did not have approval to speak publicly about an ongoing investigation and spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity. Giuliani accused federal authorities of a “corrupt double standard” in a statement released through his lawyer.

 

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas man who posed for photos with his feet on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s desk during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol will be allowed to return home pending trial. U.S. District Judge Christopher R. Cooper granted a motion Tuesday allowing Richard Barnett’s release from federal custody in Washington, D.C. According to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, the judge’s order will include “specific conditions of release,” including location monitoring by GPS and surrender of his passport, among others. Barnett faces three federal charges. If convicted, he faces up to a year in prison.

 

(AP) Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins has died at age 90. He orbited the moon alone while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made their historic first steps on the moon in 1969. Collins’ family said in a statement that the astronaut died Wednesday from cancer. While Collins traveled some 238,000 miles to the moon and came within 69 miles, he never set foot on the surface. Collins spent the eight-day mission piloting the command module, Columbia. While Armstrong and Aldrin descended to the moon’s surface in the lunar lander Eagle, Collins remained alone for nearly 28 hours.

 

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Police in Alameda, California, are under fire over the death of a Hispanic man who was pinned to the ground for more than five minutes in an arrest that unfolded the same day a jury in Minneapolis began deliberating in the George Floyd case. Autopsy findings on the cause of death have not been released, but the family of 26-year-old Mario Gonzalez blames police, accusing them of using excessive force. Authorities are investigating, and the city says it is “committed to full transparency and accountability.”