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Board Denies CAFO Based on Neighbor Proximity By Joseph Schany - | May 4, 2021 by Joseph Schany The Palo Alto County Supervisors would deny the conditional use permit for a hog confinement near Greattinger during Tuesday’s regular session board meeting. The permit for a proposed 2,499 hog capacity finishing barn was denied because the site did not meet Palo Alto County’s Good Neighbor policy of a half-mile distance from residents. “The site does have one neighbor within the half-mile, an...

Supervisors Discuss Frustrations Over COVID Vaccine Scheduling By Joseph Schany - | Feb 18, 2021 by Joseph Schany “We have seen a little bit of an increase,” began Sarah Strohman, director of Palo Alto County Public Health, providing an update on county COVID-19 numbers to the Board of Supervisors Tuesday morning. “We currently have 33 active cases of COVID-19 in the county and a 14-day average of 10 percent. We’ve had 19 deaths in Palo Alto County.” Public Health held its first coun...

Supervisors Make Approvals for New Year, Discuss COVID-19 Vaccination Plan By Joseph Schany - | Jan 15, 2021 OATH OF OFFICE -- Elected Palo Alto County Officials completed the Oath of Office and were sworn in at Monday morning’s first 2021 Board of Supervisors meeting. Above, from left: Carmen Moser, County Auditor; Lynn Schultes, County Sheriff; Roger Faulstick, Board of Supervisors; and Ron Graettinger, Board of Supervisors. -- Joseph Schany photo by Joseph Schany The Palo Alt...