ATLANTIC – Atlantic school staff will be eligible to start receiving COVID-19 vaccines starting on Feb. 1, Atlantic Superintendent Steve Barber said Monday.
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GRISWOLD – Griswold School officials have seen low COVID numbers since the start of the school year, which has led to the possibility for students to return to in person learning on Feb. 1, officials said..
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ATLANTIC – On Monday, Dec. 21, Cass County Public Health received 500 doses of the Moderna vaccine. This vaccine will be used in accordance with Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) guidance to begin vaccinating phase 1A healthcare personnel.
ATLANTIC – Data from Atlantic Schools shows positive COVID cases have remained low for the past month.
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CASS COUNTY – Cass County Public Health Director Beth Olsen said Monday that while the Pfizer Company’s COVID-19 vaccine has been approved, and some places in Iowa are receiving it, smaller counties are more likely to receive the vaccine from Moderna because it doesn’t require as much cold s…
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CASS COUNTY – The program to deliver food to people in Cass County, made possible by $86,580 in COVID-19 grant funds, has been successful, according to Cass County Board of Supervisor Member Steve Green.
ATLANTIC – The Atlantic School Board approved extending its mask mandate until the end of the semester — Dec. 22 — but agreed to meet again next Wednesday to revisit it because of Governor Kim Reynolds new health guidelines that end Dec. 16. Another concern was that some students were under …
DES MOINES – As part of Gov. Kim Reynolds' proclamation extending the disaster emergency through Wednesday, Dec. 16, there are a number of changes that affect sporting and recreational events in Iowa.
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ATLANTIC – The Atlantic School Board will once again consider continuing the district’s mask mandate during tonight’s meeting.
ATLANTIC – Atlantic school officials clarified Friday quarantine restrictions for people coming into contact with or contracting COVID-19 based on new Center for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines. CDC officials had recommended quarantining for 14 days, but now say the number of days can be sh…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats are preparing to push ahead quickly on President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package even if it means using procedural tools to pass the legisl…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Janet Yellen, sworn in Tuesday as the nation's 78th Treasury secretary and the first woman to hold the office, said in a message to the department's 84,000 employees that the…
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President Joe Biden on Tuesday ordered the Department of Justice to end its reliance on private prisons and acknowledge the central role government has played in implementing discriminatory ho…
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Here’s what’s happening Tuesday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.:
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HOOD RIVER, Ore. (AP) — As COVID-19 surged, retired attorney Susan Crowley did some simple math and discovered a chilling fact: people over 60 made up 91% of coronavirus deaths in Oregon. So t…
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An increasing number of COVID-19 vaccination sites around the U.S. are canceling appointments because of vaccine shortages in a rollout so rife with confusion that even the new CDC director ad…
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LONDON (AP) — More than 100,000 people have died in the United Kingdom after contracting the coronavirus, a year into Europe's deadliest outbreak, figures from the government showed Tuesday.
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — People arrested during three nights of rioting sparked by the Netherlands' new coronavirus curfew will face swift prosecution, the Dutch justice minister said Tue…
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Traditional school stores might offer snacks and knickknacks, school gear and notebooks — but the one at Linda Tutt High School in Sanger, Texas, has a very different inventory and clientele.
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New Commons and Commercial Kitchen will Expand Gathering Space and Help Address Wellness and Food Insecurity