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Kroona: 40 percent of county fully vaccinated

Just over 40 percent of Hamilton County’s population have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of Tuesday. Public Health Administrator Shelby Kroona told the Board of Supervisors Tuesday morning that the county will likely fall short of the earlier estimate of 50 percent by June 1. “I kept hoping that by the end of May we would reach 50 percent, but we will not make that goal. But we are ahead of the state at this point with 40.3 percent. The whole state is at 36.5 percent,” she said. As of Tuesday, a total of 12, 400 doses of vaccine have been administered. Of that total, ...

Variety show moved to high school auditorium

Webster City High School students will hold their annual Variety Show at Prem Sahai Auditorium this Saturday. After encountering some logistical challenges in the competition gym, WCHS decided to move the event back to the Prem Sahai Auditorium where the show is usually held. There will be limited attendance, with seating reserved for choir students’ families and household members. The Variety Show will also be streamed live on the WCTV YouTube channel. “While we are disappointed that we cannot host an event that’s open to the public in the competition gym, the Prem Sahai ...

YSS to reopen for in-person service

YSS of Hamilton County will be opening its doors to the public for face-to-face services beginning June 1. The agency will continue to follow the Center for Disease Control guidelines regarding mandatory masks and ask that anyone receiving services monitor for symptoms of COVID-19, or any ...

‘On a good path’

Creating a caring and supportive environment in which children can learn during the COVID-19 pandemic has been the goal of most schools across the nation. At Sunset Heights Elementary School in Webster City, Jaime Davis, school counselor, and Judy Doolittle, behavioral intervention, have ...

Health department cancels J&J clinic

Hamilton County Public Health has announced that its vaccine clinic scheduled for Wednesday has been canceled. Shelby Kroona, health department administrator, made the announcement at the Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday morning. “Out of an abundance of caution, our Johnson ...

Vaccine clinic planned for WCHS

Webster City High School students age 16 and older will have an opportunity to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic proposed by Hy-Vee pharmacy. The Webster City School Board approved a vaccine clinic that will be held April 23 at the high school. “Hy-Vee Pharmacy reached out to one of our school nurses, Lea Ahrens, to see if we would be interested in hosting a vaccination clinic,” said Superintendent Dr. Mandy Ross. “So we’re working on a flyer to get out. The first dose would take place on Friday, April 23.” Ross said Hy-Vee pharmacists and others would come to the ...