About 4,600 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered so far in Hamilton County and clinics are continuing to ramp up this month. On Wednesday, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced she was opening up the vaccine queue for all adults, beginning April 5, provided supply projections are ...
No two COVID-19 experiences are alike. Some people may experience only mild flu-like symptoms. For others, it can be a life-threatening situation requiring a stay in an intensive care unit. For one Webster City native, now a physician, it started off with the sudden onset of a cough. Just ...
Shelby Kroona warned the Board of Supervisors Tuesday morning that she might get a little choked up as she read her bi-weekly COVID-19 update. This report was much different than others presented over the past year. This report looked toward a more hopeful future “Today is day one of ...
Just a day after national Public Health Thank You Day, the Hamilton County Board of Supervisors offered thanks Tuesday morning to the staff and administration of Hamilton County Public Health. Meeting in a socially-distanced meeting in the basement of the Hamilton County Courthouse, Board ...
A local public health official on Tuesday urged Hamilton County residents to follow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommendation to not travel or gather in groups outside of their household for the coming Thanksgiving holiday. “I know that this will be hard and it’s controversial, but we are asking people to have a safe Thanksgiving so we can be with our families in July,” said visibly frustrated and emotional Shelby Kroona. “We are asking people to stay home if they are sick. We cannot stress this enough. If you test and do not know your results, you ...
The Webster City school board voted Monday to submit the waiver application to the Department of Education which would move the district to remote learning for the period of Nov. 30 through Dec. 11. The board met at the school administration building with some board members and the public dialing into the meeting via the Zoom teleconferencing platform. Classes in the district were canceled for this week to allow teachers and staff members to prepare for remote learning. “The numbers (of positive COVID-19 cases) here in Hamilton County have risen substantially since the ...
