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Tax collection division getting new home on Garrison Road

Twin Falls County has informed federal investigators and is working with specialists to determine the source of a disruption in their internet and phone systems.

Health officials across america are sounding the alarm as ambulance crews in rural parts of the country are running out of money and volunteers to keep their services going. >> ambulance companies provide vital services for millions of people. cnns lucy capanoff traveled to wyoming and she has more. >> reporter: with its rugged terrain and wide-open spaces, wyoming is still the wild frontier. that is the draw of places like w washakey county. the closest trauma center is two and a half hours awa...

By Editor | February 10, 2021 By mark Evans Garry Nelson would like to see one more project completed soon. The Ste. Genevieve County presiding commissioner hopes to see the gazebo and landscaping at the south end of the new county parking lot completed as soon as weather allows. In April 2019, local historian Bob Mueller and local business owner Lawrence Myers, who is also an architect, provided plans for a bicentennial plaza for the Market Street edge of the property, complete with a memorial...

Millions of free masks are being provided to Michigan residents. Michigan Mask Aid is an initiative from the state health department to ensure everyone has a mask. There are a couple of locations to pick them up in Gogebic and Iron Counites. These include the Iron County Health Department in Caspian and UPCAP Services in Ironwood. There are also a couple of locations in Dickinson County. It is recommended you call ahead. Gogebic County Location: Gogebic County- Bessemer, 301 East Lead Street,�...

By Editor | January 6, 2021 By MARK EVANS mevans@stegenherald.com In addition to battling COVID-19, seeing the Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park established, the Ste. Genevieve Museum Learning Center and the new art guild museum open and other accomplishments previously listed, several other noteworthy things took place in 2020. One notable thing did not take place. For once, the Mississippi River, consummate friend and foe of the old village, stayed within its banks throughout the year....

MARIETTA — The first doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine were administered to Cobb-Douglas Public Health workers on Wednesday afternoon, marking a turning point in the county’s fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Princess Ibekwe-Onwueme and Dawn Krahwinkel, two of Cobb-Douglas Public Health’s head nurses, were the first employees to receive the vaccine. The doses were administered at the organization’s headquarters on County Services Parkway. Dr. Janet Memark was on sc...

The Schooner Restaurant & Lounge’s annual Thanksgiving Benefit Dinner, which raises money for The Oregon Food Bank - Tillamook County Services, was once again a great success this year. Due to the state’s COVID-19 restrictions during the Thanksgiving holiday, the in-person dining event had to switch gears and offer take out only. “I was so concerned this year, with the state of the country, that we would not be able to pull off our annual benefit, and if we did, it would barely y...

It would take more than a worldwide pandemic and a little inclement weather to stop the senior holiday lunch held each year to honor the seniors of the Galt community. Executive Director Maria Rosales and her staff at South County Services plowed straight ahead with the annual event … COVID style, which, like a lot of other events, translated into a drive through. “South County Services has seen the impact of COVID-19 on families in need, especially our seniors,” Rosales said. â...

Dec 15, 2020 Dec 15, 2020 • Approved purchase orders, monthly reports and minutes from the Dec. 7 regular meeting. • Expenditure from the 105 Account by District 1 for the R&R of a low-water crossing on South 54th Street West to American Native Construction for an amount up to $50,000 pursuant to six-month bids. • Payment by District 1 of 324A Claim for bridge replacement on East Smith Ferry Road over Sam’s Creek, JP#33052(07). • Paym...