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Jared McNett 2 hrs ago In 2020, the Friends of the 457 folks in Mason City, who help preserve and promote the Cannonball locomotive in East Park, had no way to celebrate the century-old colossus. The COVID-19 pandemic put the kibosh on plans for the annual Cannonball Day celebration in 2020, which typically happens the last weekend of June.  Lisa Grouette / LISA GROUETTE, Globe Gazette  The 457 Rotary Cannonball display will open with limited access to the public at the beginning of May. Restrictions are expected to loosen toward June. For 2021, it's full steam ah...

So far, about 6.8 million doses of the vaccine have been administered nationwide

Created: April 05, 2021 04:55 PM (ABC 6 News)- It's National Public Health Week, and it has been a long year for public health agencies across the country.  During a typical year, county public health departments would be celebrating all their hard work this week, but this year, they're a little busy. So, what's changed since these agencies took on the pandemic? "My time and two or three other staff have been pretty much completely focused on Covid in the last year. So, to be able to do things we usually do, those have been put on the wayside," Sue Yost, Freeborn County Public He...

Those age 16 and older are now eligible to sign up for a vaccine

75% of 65 and up have gotten COVID vaccine in Cerro Gordo County County public health encouraging people to keep getting tested. Posted: Mar 31, 2021 8:43 PM Updated: Apr 1, 2021 6:43 AM Posted By: Mike Bunge MASON CITY, Iowa – 75 percent of Cerro Gordo County senior citizens have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Public Health Director Brian Hanft says the county has gotten over 20,000 doses, enough to get nearly half the county’s population at least one dose. 87 percent of Mason City’s police force has also been vaccinated. Hanft says demand for the vaccine has dropped ...