The Stevens County 4-H Food Stand will be open during the Stevens County Fair but there will be changes. Covid guidelines are causing some safety regulations that are primarily geared toward protecting the children who work in the building. The 4-H stand is regulated under guidelines from the Minnesota Extension Service and Minnesota Department of Health. In a statement from … [Read more...] about COVID-19 brings changes to 4-H Food Stand at Fair next week
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SCMC wait list vaccine
SCMC Press Release SCMC recently began compiling a waiting list for people age 65+ who want to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. We are pleased to see there is great interest in the vaccine and will begin vaccinations from this list next week. As you are probably aware, our supply is very limited, so we will not be able to vaccinate everyone initially. The SCMC provider … [Read more...] about SCMC wait list vaccine
More rounds of free testing in Morris
There will be additional rounds of free COVID-19 testing open to everyone, with or without symptoms, several times through the end of January 2021. Testing rounds include Nov. 23-24, Dec. 1-5, Dec. 9-11, Dec. 16-19, Dec. 21-22, Dec. 28-30, Jan. 5-9, Jan. 13-15, Jan. 20-22, Jan. 27-30. … [Read more...] about More rounds of free testing in Morris
Amid Covid-19, ‘Shop Local’ Goes From Holiday Slogan To Mandate
"Shop local." Yea, we know. You read that every year about this time. This year, though, "shop local" is more than a holiday slogan. It's an urgent plea. More than a few local businesses face dire circumstances as this COVID-19 pandemic rages. Central Minnesotans must do all they can to help these locally owned and operated entities make it through … [Read more...] about Amid Covid-19, ‘Shop Local’ Goes From Holiday Slogan To Mandate
Local medical community asks for your help as COVID-19 cases increasing at exponential rate
'We want you to know that the surge that we have been preparing for is here.' - Dr. Jason Huikko of Stevens Community Medical Center, Danielle Lesmeister, CEO Prairie Ridge Healthcare, and Ann Stehn, Administrator Horizon Public Health Stevens County saw its second death caused by COVID-19 Sunday, the Minnesota Department of Health reported. It was a person between the ages … [Read more...] about Local medical community asks for your help as COVID-19 cases increasing at exponential rate