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Sioux City Mayor Bob Scott declared March 1st COVID-19 Memorial Day.
“To remember the survivors and victims of the COVID-19 Pandemic and to acknowledge the sacrifices and service of all first responders, medical providers, and others who have stepped up during this global pandemic.”
Council Member Alex Watters questioned if more could have been done to prevent deaths in the community.
“I get so frustrated because I wonder if some of those lives could have been spared if we could have just put the partisan politics aside and understood and listen to science.”
Sioux City Council Member Alex Watters
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SPM NEWS 2.25.21 - 3:04PM
The state of Iowa plans to launch a new website tomorrow to provide more information on how to get COVID-19 vaccines.
However, the Governor stressed during a news conference today Iowans will not be able to schedule an appointment on the site www.vaccinate.iowa.gov.
The state also plans to reach out to older Iowans in need of finding a vaccine. Starting on March 8 they will open a 211-call center to answer questions and help with scheduling.
The governor says with the new Johnson and Johnson vaccine that just received approval this will allow the state more options in vaccinating the public.
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SPM NEWS 2.22.21 - 5:04PM
South Dakota lawmakers are considering impeaching the state s attorney general as he faces misdemeanor charges for striking and killing a man with his car.
Jason Ravnsborg, the state s top law enforcement officer, has said he will not step down before he gets a hearing in front of a judge.
Prosecutors have charged the Republican attorney general with three misdemeanors but no felonies in the September death of 55-year-old Joseph Boever. Republican Rep. Tim Goodwin says Ravnsborg should resign and that lawmakers are considering impeachment if he doesn t.
Gov. Kristi Noem would get to appoint a replacement if Ravnsborg, a native of Cherokee, is convicted of impeachment or resigns.