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Jim Rudisill
for The Hawk Eye
WAPELLO A possible resolution may have been reached to a signage stalemate tied to the relocation of the Louisa County Public Health Service from its Wapello office site to the Louisa County Complex, county officials reported Tuesday during the county board of supervisors meeting.
Supervisor Randy Griffin, who also serves as the chair for the Louisa County Board of Health, and county engineer Adam Shutt reported on a recent meeting they held with interim Iowa Department of Transportation District V Engineer Bob Younie.
That meeting was set up after the BOH discussed improved signage at the intersection of U.S. 61 and County Road G56 during a June 8 meeting. According to discussions at that meeting, the DOT had turned down a request to install additional signs or increase the wording on existing signs to show the LCPHS is located at the Complex, along with the county sheriff’s office/jail and conservation board.
Louisa County continues COVID-19 vaccinations
Jim Rudisill
for The Hawk Eye
WAPELLO Although no numbers were available, the Louisa County Board of Health learned Tuesday during its regular monthly meeting that COVID-19 vaccinations are moving forward in the county.
Louisa County Public Health Service Administrator Roxanne Smith said after the meeting that two groups, nursing home staff and residents and health care workers were included in the initial Phase 1A of the vaccination program.
She said the county’s three nursing homes had opted to register for a federal program to obtain their vaccinations.
“All three of our nursing homes signed up through the Federal Pharmacy Program and were accepted by partner pharmacies, so the pharmacy they are partnered with will vaccinate all staff and residents,” Smith said, which means the LCPHS will focus its vaccination efforts on the county’s health care workers.