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CSi Weather…
TONIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. South winds 10 to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY…Mostly sunny. A 4percent chance of rain showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Rain showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of precipitation 80 percent in the Jamestown area, 70 percent in the Valley City area.
.THURSDAY…Rain showers and chance of thunderstorms. Highs in
the lower 70s. East winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around
30 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent in the Jamestown area, 80 percent in the Valley City area.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 60 percent chance of rain
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s.
.FRIDAY…Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers in the
morning, then chance of rain showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…Rain showers likely and chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 50s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.SATURDAY…Rain showers likely and slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then rain showers likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s. Chance of precipitation
70 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain
showers. Lows in the mid 40s.
.SUNDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain showers.
Highs in the mid 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely and slight
chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then chance of rain
showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows
in the lower 50s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
.MONDAY…Partly sunny. Chance of rain showers in the morning,
then chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. Chance of precipitation
40 percent.
Fire Danger Rating today in the moderate category in Stutsman and Barnes Counties
NDDoH COVID-19 Stats Tues. May 18, 2021 11:00 a.m.
Barnes
New Positives: 0
Total Positives: 1414
Active: 3
Recovered: 1379
Stutsman:
New Positives: 4
Total Positives: 3519
Active: 12
Recovered: 3424
ND Case Rates, Tuesday
NEW CASES: 100
TOTAL ACTIVE CASES: 682
TOTAL CASES: 109,235
TOTAL RECOVERED: 107,049
DAILY TEST POSITIVITY RATE: 4.9%
The two-week rolling average positivity rate is 3.9%.
Hospitalizations:
ACTIVE HOSPITALIZATIONS: 24
NEW DEATHS: 0
TOTAL DEATHS: 1,504
Previously
NDDoH COVID-19 Stats Mon May 17, 2021 11:00 a.m.
Barnes
New Positives: 0
Total Positives: 1414
Active: 4
Recovered: 1379
Stutsman:
New Positives: 0
Total Positives: 3515
Active: 10
Recovered: 3424
Jamestown (CVHD) Central Valley Health District this week will have COVID-19 Testing at the Jamestown Civic Center in May Monday, Wednesday, and Friday’s from 11-a.m. to 12 noon, at the Jamestown Civic Center, with the exception of Memorial Day, May 31, 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
Valley City (CCHD) City/County Health reports, that testing continues to be important. 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.
Administrator Theresa Will says Testing is now on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at the CCHD location.
415 2nd Ave NE
She says the testing is drive through at the area adjacent to the west door, with assistance by the National Guard.
The times are 12:30- 1:30p.m. Quick testing will be available.
Pre-register for all clinics.
She adds that CCHD has received Pfizer Vaccine to administer to 12-15 year olds.
The shots will be given at Valley City Public Schools to that age group, on May 21.
Valley City (CSi) The Valley City Commission met in Regular Session Tuesday evening at City Hall. All members were present.
APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA
Approved a Raffle Permit for North Dakota Appaloosa Horse Club.
Approved a Raffle Permit for CHI Mercy Health Foundation.
Approved a Raffle Permit for Valley Quilters.
Approved a Raffle Permit for ND Red Knights Chapter 1.
Approved an Electrician, Plumber and/or Mechanical Contractor License for Wrigley Mechanical, Inc.
Public Comments : No One Spoke
A Public Hearing was held, regarding the Rezoning of the undeveloped land located west of 8th Ave SE and south of 10th St SE west of Waterfront Meadows Addition. City Attorney Martineck said the lannd is zone Ag and will be rezoned to R-1.
Following the Public Hearing, Commissioners, Approved First Reading of an Ordinance Rezoning the undeveloped land located west of 8th Ave SE and south of 10th St SE west of Waterfront Meadows Addition.
ORDINANCE
Approved the Second and Final Reading of an Ordinance Amending and Reenacting Section 12-02-01 of the Valley City Municipal Code re Property Maintenance definitions. City Attorney Martineck said there are no changes, from the First Reading for more authority to clean up areas.
RESOLUTION
Approved a Resolution Approving Final Plans & Specifications for Master Lift Station Upgrades and Authorizing Engineer to Advertise for Quotes/Bids.
Approved a Resolution Approving Final Plans & Specification for West End Lift Station and Authorizing Engineer to Advertise for Quotes/Bids. Commissioner Erickosn voted in opposition.
Approved a resolution Approving an Application to Amend a Planned Unit Development (PUD) and Replat land located between 3rd Ave NE, and between 4th St NE and 5th St NE (Outlot Y Harvest Valley Townhomes Subdivision-a Replat of Lots 5-8 Block 2 Original Townsite). City Attorney Martineck said, the Plannign *7 zong Commission approved.
Approved a Resolution Approving the Plat and Variance request of undeveloped land located west of 8th Ave SE and south of 10th St SE, west of Waterfront Meadows Addition. City Attorney Martineck said Planning & Zoning approved the conditions. Commissioner Erickson voted in opposition.
Approved a Resolution to consider plat and Planned Unit Development (PUD) rezone application for parts of Lot 16 of the Replat of Scherr’s Addition and parts of Blocks 2 & 3 of Frances Pearl Brown’s Subdivision of Tract No. 3 of Mary M Zetterberg’s Plat of part of the NW Quarter of Section 21 of the City of Valley City – to be named Hidden Pond Estates.
NEW BUSINESS
Approved a Site Authorization Renewals for Valley City Hockey and Figure Skating Club at Youth Sports Complex and Valley City Town and Country Club from 7/1/2021 through 6/30/2022.
Approved the Valley City Barnes County Development Corporation request for funds. Jennifer Feist said the the request is for $10,000 to address hill sliding in Southeast Valley City for engineering services.
The total cost is between $30,000 and $35,000 to be shared with another entity.
Approved an Amendment to Engineer-Owner Agreement for Construction Engineering for 5th Ave NW Reconstruction. KLJ said $5,000 in liquidated damages is be assessed to the contractor, which is not being disputed. Commissioner Erickson voted in opposition.
Discussed was the Urban Roads Project on 12th St N from 9thAve NW to 5th Ave NE and 8th Ave SW at Winter Show Road. KLJ said the mill and overlay project was originally scheduled for this year and is rescheduled for 2022. Pavement striping is also included. A proposed bid date for the project is in February, 2022. The city Commissioners voted to approve with Commissioner Erickson voting in opposition.
Approved a Memorandum Of Understanding for Sheyenne River Water Trail.
Approved a Site Authorization renewal for the Thundering Saints, Inc. at Boomer’s Corner Keg and Woodland Steakhouse from 4/1/2021 through 6/30/2022 to conduct pull tabs.
Approved the Request for Concurrence of Award. KLJ said the project is a seal coat on Main Street, with the estimated cost at $140,000 with the project coming in at $121,000, with the city’s share at $12,000.
Approved the purchase of future Public Works building. The building is located on Main Street and will be able to house storage under one roof for all departments.
Highlights, ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT :
Gwen Crawford said, with road construction projects, more meetings will be later this week for meeting on addressing the two projects. The City met with the State Water Commission with further discussion on cold storage building.
She said the city is looking into additional garbage being placed on boulevards in the city. She noted the city Ordinance pertaining to the issue.
CITY UPDATES & COMMISSION REPORTS:
Police Chief Phil Hatcher reminds pet owners to leash animals, and noted the license fee is $20. He pointed out the steep fines and impoundment costs for those pet owners in violation of the Ordinance, letting animals run free, while not on the owners property.
Mayor Carlsrud asks residents to observe the rules for collection of items during next week’s Clean up Week.
The meeting was show live on CSi Cable 68 followed by replays.
Jamestown (Chamber) Members of the Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassador Committee and the Young Professionals of Jamestown presented the Customer Service Award for May to Lindsey Vogel for her outstanding customer service. The chamber honors individuals who demonstrate a consistent commitment to delivering products or services that satisfy customers by exceeding their requirements or expectations.
Her nomination said, “I had recently changed professions and needed health insurance. It was short notice for Lindsey (couple days) to get things in order. Everything worked out like it should to have coverage in time. I received what I thought was my insurance card, but come to find it wasn’t the correct one. The reason I found that the card wasn’t the right one, I needed to get a refill for my asthma med and it didn’t work. I emailed Lindsey on a Saturday evening letting her know that my insurance card wasn’t working. I didn’t except a reply asking me several questions about my card. I commend Lindsey for reaching out to me on the weekend to help me figure out what my issue was. Top notch service!!!!”
Congratulations to Lindsey! Witthauer Financial Group is located at 710 10th St. SE, and offers health, life, retirement, investments, long-term care, and group benefit products.
Customer Service Award nomination forms are available at the Chamber office and on their website at www.jamestownchamber.com or call 701-252-4830.
Valley city (VCPS) This summer Valley City Public School Districts Nutrition Services will again be offering free meals to all area children ages 1-18 or through high school graduation (age 21) for students receiving special education services!
The program, guided by the USDA allows parents/guardians or students to pick up meals every Monday-Friday throughout the summer. Children do not need to attend Valley City Public Schools. Meals will contain one lunch meal and one breakfast meal at each pick up and will contain a variety of ready to eat and heat & serve options.
Meal pick up begins June 1st and will run through August 13th. There will be NO PICK UP on Monday July 5th for the 4th of July holiday or Wednesday July 28th.
Pick up locations and times are as follows:
11:00am-11:15am — Jefferson School North Drive Through Entrance (off 12th St NE)
11:30am-11:45am – St. Catherine’s School North Side Drive up on 6th St NE
12:00pm-12:15pm – Washington School West Side on 9th Ave SW
12:00pm-12:30pm – VC Jr/Sr High School Door 6 (on 2nd Ave NW)
WEST FARGO (KFGO) – A West Fargo police officer has died of a medical emergency. The name of the officer has not been released. Police Chief Denis Otterness made the announcement Tues. afternoon. He said the officer died at a Fargo hospital.
FM Ambulance and West Fargo Fire first-responders had been called to the police dept. on 9th St. earlier in the afternoon.
Additional details have not been released.
The Cass County Sheriff’s Office will temporarily handle police calls within the city of West Fargo.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Federal authorities say a man who killed himself inside a federal courthouse in North Dakota after he was convicted for brandishing a weapon at a minor faced a mandatory minimum sentence of seven years in prison and a maximum term of life. Jurors had just departed the Fargo courtroom Monday when Jeffrey Sahl Ferris, 55, of Belcourt, North Dakota, slashed his throat with what an FBI spokesman called “an easily concealable instrument” and died after U.S. marshals and other court personnel attempted life-saving measures. Federal sentencing guidelines would have helped determined the sentence for Ferris.
Bismarck, N.D. – Effective 7 a.m. (CDT) Wednesday, May 19, 2021, load restrictions will be lifted on majority of North Dakota highways, with some annual load restrictions remaining in the northwest region.
Motorists are encouraged to check the load restriction map daily as restrictions may change quickly due to weather.
Statewide seasonal load restriction information is available by calling 511 or online at travel.dot.nd.gov. Load restriction email updates are also available at dot.nd.gov/roadreport/loadlimit/loadlimitinfo.asp.
In world and national news…
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s efforts to spotlight his infrastructure plan are being overshadowed by the escalating violence between Israel and the Palestinians. The conflict sparked protests during the president’s visit to a Ford electric vehicle center in Michigan on Tuesday as the White House faced growing pressure to intervene. Biden is in a two week-stretch in which he hopes to gain Republican support for his $2.3 trillion package. He visited the Ford plant in Dearborn to outline how his plan could help grow an electric car future for the United States. But any presidential script is subject to real world rewrites, and Biden faces pressure to weigh in more forcefully to stop the Middle East violence.
WASHINGTON (AP) — White House officials are seeking to quell any anxiety about inflation and the pace of hiring. They’re issuing a memo Tuesday that highlights robust economic gains as the United States gets vaccinated and recovers from the coronavirus pandemic. The memo obtained by The Associated Press makes the case to senior administration officials and members of Congress that the $1.9 trillion relief package has helped boost growth and that workers will return to jobs with “fair wages and safe work environments.” It also argues that President Joe Biden’s $4 trillion infrastructure and families plan will lay “the groundwork for strong, durable growth for decades to come.”
(AP) A top White House adviser for the coronavirus is encouraging young people to get vaccinated, sharing his son’s struggles after acquiring the virus. Andy Slavitt revealed during a White House briefing that one of his sons was diagnosed with the virus late last year and still suffers from lingering side effects. Slavitt says his teenage son was “young and fit and in the prime of his life. But six months later, he still suffers from tachycardia, shortness of breath, and ongoing and frequent flu-like symptoms. His hands are cold to the touch.” Slavitt adds: “Many young people are in this situation, and many, many have it worse. According to the CDC, more than 3 million kids under 17 have contracted COVID-19.”
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — A juror has been removed from the murder trial of multimillionaire Robert Durst because she violated the court’s order not to read about the case. The judge said Tuesday he was removing the juror after she said she read about defense requests for mistrial. The judge says the juror was offended that defense attorneys suggested jurors would have forgotten what they heard 14 months ago when the case was postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. A new round of opening statements is scheduled in Los Angeles County Superior Court after the unprecedented hiatus. Durst has pleaded not guilty to killing his best friend in 2000.
Charles Grodin, the offbeat actor and writer who scored as a newlywed cad in “The Heartbreak Kid” and the father in the “Beethoven” comedies, has died. He was 86. Grodin’s son Nicholas says the actor died Tuesday at his home in Wilton, Connecticut, from bone marrow cancer. Grodin appeared in a string of notable films from the 1970s onward, including “Midnight Run,” “The Woman in Red” and “Heaven Can Wait.” On Broadway, he starred with Ellen Burstyn in the long-running 1970s comedy “Same Time, Next Year.” He first gained wide notice in the 1972 Elaine May comedy “The Heartbreak Kid,” as a newlywed who abandons his bride on their honeymoon for beautiful Cybill Shepherd.
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina prosecutor says sheriff’s deputies were justified in their fatal shooting of a Black man in April. District Attorney Andrew Womble said Andrew Brown Jr. struck a deputy with his car and nearly ran him over while ignoring commands to show his hands and get out of the vehicle. Womble told a news conference Tuesday that he won’t file any criminal charges against the deputies. He also said he won’t release bodycam video of the April 21 confrontation between Brown and the law enforcement officers. However, portions of the video he showed during the news conference were broadcast live by multiple news outlets.
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy says he will oppose a proposal to form an independent, bipartisan commission to investigate the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol. His rejection of the measure almost certainly erodes GOP support ahead of a vote. McCarthy wanted the new panel to look beyond the violent uprising by supporters loyal to Donald Trump, who were trying to stop the certification of President Joe Biden’s election. He pushed to have also investigate other groups, namely Black Lives Matter. But House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the top Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee who drafted the proposal rejected that approach. The Biden administration supports the legislation.
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