Bob Saar
for The Hawk Eye
The Des Moines County Board of Supervisors had a full house when other DMC elected officials joined members of other boards and committees in the public meeting room at the Des Moines County Courthouse on Tuesday, Dec. 29. The meeting was live-streamed on youTube and on the County website.
Supervisors Thomas Broeker, chair, and Bob Beck and Jim Cary welcomed sheriff-elect Kevin Glendening and Supervisor-elect Shane McCampbell, who were sworn in after the regular meeting.
COVID-19 update
Des Moines County Public Health Administrator Christa Poggemiller gave the newest numbers: seven-day total new cases were 86 for an 8% infection rate; 14-day total new cases were 150 for an 11% rate. There have been 3,458 cases of COVID-19 in Des Moines County since February.