NORTH CRAWFORD - At a special board meeting held on Monday, March 1, the North Crawford School Board voted to return all district students to five-day-per-week, in-person instruction in March.
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UTICA TOWNSHIP - It was a pleasant Friday afternoon around 2 p.m. last week. My plan was simple. I’d travel to Prairie du Chien attend to some things at the courthouse and in the county administration building and return home by 5 p.m.
It seemed simple anyway. The only thing to do was round up the dogs and get them inside before I left. I went outside after them and heard the border collie start barking around the corner of the house. The Australian shepherd and I started around the corner and he took off barking.
In announcing the award, the association quoted DeCamp: The Crawford County Suicide Prevention Coalition includes a group of individuals, from various career paths and walks of life, who gather monthly to discuss how to provide resources, support and hope to all affected by suicide, he said in announcing the award. The coalition members are dedicated to their vision of having a suicide-free Crawford County. Now, more than ever as the community combats the COVID-19 pandemic, suicide prevention is of paramount importance. The members of the coalition are known for not just engaging in discussions, but truly taking action.
The coalition has been around for a number of years, working to raise both awareness and funding for suicide prevention efforts.
Feb. 25, 2021 in News
Board of Health President, Zach Wolfe, presents the 2020 Public Health Partner of the Year
plaque to Jette Cander, Crawford County EMA Director. Photo: Crawford County Now/Submitted Photo
BUCYRUS The Crawford County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) has been awarded the 2020 Public Health Partner of the Year award by the Crawford County Board of Health.
The board met on Feb. 24 and proudly issued the award to Jette Cander, Crawford County EMA Director.
Crawford County Health Commissioner Kate Siefert shared with the Board of Health the involvement Crawford County EMA has had during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Fortunately, we have had many community partners offering us assistance during this pandemic and are still continuing to support us. But when the news of the pandemic first broke out in December 2019, our first collaborative efforts were to discuss what the local PPE needs of first responders may be with the EMA office. From those first phone calls, th