The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has provided an update on the next phase of the COVID-19 vaccination rollout. After a meeting with the Centers for
For the second time since the early 2020 onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the St. Anthony Clinic, McFarland Clinic and Carroll County Public Health will partner in a virtual town hall meeting. The subject for the Monday, Jan. 18 meeting will focus on the COVID-19 vaccination process. The livestreamed discussion will begin at 5:30 p.m. on the St. Anthony Regional Hospital website, a link to which is included below. The meeting will open with an update by St. Anthony Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Kyle Ulveling, and then be followed by a question-and-answer session with panel members: Dr. John Evans of the Carroll McFarland Clinic; Dr. Mark Collison of the St. Anthony Clinic; and Carroll County Public Health Director, Nicole Schwering, RN, and public health nurse, Sara Schulte, BSN, RN. The public is invited to submit questions prior to and during the event by sending them to info@stanthonyhospital.org. The recorded meeting will be posted to the St. Anthony YouTube channel and on social med
Jan 8, 2021
All over the country, healthcare personnel are receiving the first round of COVID-19 vaccinations, and Marshalltown Schools Health Services staff joined those ranks on Thursday.
School nurses and health aides received their first dose of the vaccine at McFarland Clinic, and all will get a second dose after four weeks. As the vaccine becomes available to more people in the future, the Health Services staff said they encourage those who are able to get vaccinated.
“It’s important for us to not only protect ourselves, but to protect the people around us,” Miller Middle School nurse Christina Malcom said.
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A Garling Construction crew of Belle Plaine at work on the Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
Marshalltown saw some big projects either start, finish or make heaps of progress in 2020.
Never a city to be held down by a natural disaster, let alone a global pandemic, the city pressed on. It gathered to watch the spire be placed atop the Marshall County Courthouse, bringing the building one step closer to its pre-tornado glory. It watched as the Veterans Memorial Coliseum was transformed from an outdated event center to what will soon be a hub for activities rivaling central Iowa’s best. It saw its parks and recreation amenities receive makeovers all while being locked down and pummeled with a derecho.