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Watson News by Kay Gibson Hamburg Reporter The Tom Gibson Memorial Fishing tournament will be Aug. 21 at the Watson boat dock beginning at 6 a.m. and over at 3 p.m. Each person can enter one fish. This is a rod and reel event only. Fish must be checked in alive at the boat dock by 3 p.m. Cost is $20 per person. Prizes will be given to person who has biggest fish by weight. All state fishing regulations apply. 50 percent of the entry fees go to Watson Fire Department. The rest of the money will...

Nathan Howard Originally published on July 22, 2021 5:44 pm As the nation’s largest wildfire neared 400,000 acres burned on Thursday, nine firefighters assigned to the blaze tested positive for COVID-19. That’s prompted state health officials to work with incident management teams to set up quarantine areas away from fire camps, though officials also noted that they had already taken steps to minimize transmission risk after developing pandemic response plans during last year’s wildfir...