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Chuck Miller believes in a personal approach — every patient who walks into the Jet Physical Therapy clinic in Wellman is a little different, so everyone needs a little different treatment …
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By Molly Roberts |
1/22/21 02:54 PM
With a new year comes new hope for Brown Deer Place, as Operation Warp Speed has arrived in the form of a COVID-19 vaccine for many of our residents and staff. The vaccine, given in two …
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1/19/21 01:58 PM
The first Washington County Legislative Briefing of the year was held Saturday morning, Jan. 16, over Zoom. Four area legislators were invited to participate: Iowa senators Kevin Kinney (D, District …
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By Molly Roberts |
1/19/21 01:53 PM
On Thursday, Jan. 14, Washington County Public Health Administrator Danielle Pettit-Majewski provided an update on COVID-19 vaccinations in the county.
The county public health department received …
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By Mary Zielinski |
1/19/21 12:26 PM
The Iowa Department of Public Health has started sharing data on statewide COVID-19 vaccine administration on the existing Iowa COVID-19 website, coronavirus.iowa.gov. Updates will be posted weekly …
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By Molly Roberts |
1/14/21 02:08 PM
At their regular meeting on Monday, Jan. 11, the Mid-Prairie Board of Education loosened athletic spectator regulations to allow each athlete, manager and coach to have four tickets to allocate to …
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By Molly Roberts |
1/13/21 04:10 PM
Washington County Public Health will offer the COVID-19 vaccine to county residents as the vaccine becomes available, said Danielle Pettit-Majewski, department administrator.
“All of the …
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By Mary Zielinski |
1/5/21 11:52 AM
Patrick Overy, a young patron of the Wellman-Scofield Public Library knew the library was trying to expand its collection and renovate the building. But this year has been hard on the library, with …
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By Molly Roberts |
12/31/20 01:29 PM
Washington County Attorney John Gish, also a major in the U.S. Army Reserve was back home in time for Christmas, returning on Dec. 22 from deployment in the Middle East. He has been assigned to the …
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By Mary Zielinski |
12/31/20 01:23 PM
Following the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of Emergency Use Authorization for Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 11, the first shipments of the vaccine arrived in Iowa during …
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By Molly Roberts |
12/22/20 01:10 PM
Mid-Prairie has presented a madrigal dinner for 27 years in a row — director and vocal music teacher Collette McClellen performed in the first annual madrigal dinner in 1993, so she’s …
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By Molly Roberts |
12/17/20 03:38 PM
A classic holiday staple in Wellman is still going strong, just with a few changes to cope with the coronavirus.
For years, the Wellman Cooperative Telephone Association has put together a …
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By Christopher Borro |
12/10/20 03:03 PM
A masked Mrs. Claus paid a visit to the Wellman-Scofield Public Library on Saturday, Dec. 5 to hand out candy and books to children.
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By Jeff Yoder |
12/10/20 03:02 PM
The major part of the Washington County Board of Health’s monthly meeting on Nov. 19 was a detailed discussion of the possible need to issue quarantine or isolation orders for residents …
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By Mary Zielinski |
12/2/20 04:31 PM
It’s been 27 years in the making and this year, pandemic or not, will not break that streak. Mid-Prairie has presented a madrigal dinner every year since 1993—vocal music teacher Collette …
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Molly Roberts |
12/2/20 04:28 PM
After hitting a peak on Nov. 21, positive COVID-19 cases in Washington County have started to fall. On Nov. 21 the 14-day rolling total of positive cases was 407, which fell to 330 on Nov. …
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By Molly Roberts |
12/1/20 12:49 PM
During their regular meeting on Nov. 23, the Mid-Prairie school board voted to require face masks for all employees when with students, with limited reasonable exceptions. This means that staff can …
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By Molly Roberts |
12/1/20 10:46 AM
As COVID numbers continue to surge, Governor Kim Reynolds addressed Iowans live on statewide, primetime TV on Monday, Nov. 16, the first such address by an Iowa governor.
“Right now, the …
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By Molly Roberts |
11/18/20 11:35 AM
Jeremy Gugel was named the next president of the Mid-Prairie Board of Education and Denise Chittick was named vice president. Both were immediately sworn in prior to the business …
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By Molly Roberts |
11/11/20 12:10 PM
Pam Flynn loves being outdoors in the sunshine. She loves riding around her Kalona neighborhood in her golf cart, visiting with her neighbors and bringing toys and treats to her nieces and nephews. …
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11/10/20 02:10 PM
