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Chastity Laskey, USA TODAY NETWORK Des Moines County has administered more than 37,998 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, as of Aug. 3, according to data from the Iowa Department of Public Health. That's up very slightly by 0.96% from the previous week's tally of 37,637 COVID-19 doses administered. In Des Moines County, 38% of people living in Des Moines County are fully vaccinated as of Aug. 3. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers someone fully vaccinated two weeks after they've been given a single-dose shot (Johnson & Johnson) or a second shot (either Pfizer or Moderna). Iow...

Iowa lags on vaccinations as the number of new COVID-19 cases climbs By: Clark Kauffman - July 19, 2021 4:27 pm The average daily number of newly confirmed COVID-19 cases in Iowa is up 50% from two weeks ago, and up almost 67% from one week ago. (Image by Fusion Medical Animation via Unsplash) The average daily number of newly confirmed COVID-19 cases in Iowa is up 50% from two weeks ago, and up almost 67% from one week ago, according to the latest data from the New York Times and Washington Post. As of Sunday, Iowa’s seven-day average of confirmed new cases each day was 128, the Times r...

 and these dollars must be used for urban renewal purposes.  This is done by capping the value of projects in relation to normal property tax dollars. From there, any property tax dollars generated by an increase in valuation go into a special account designated by the city. As a result, the county must set its property taxes higher because it does not receive tax paid on the full value of properties in its domain. Instead, it receives taxes paid only on the non-TIF value of the properties. However, the county can circumvent this slightly by paying for expenses through its Debt Service L...

Fill the Lake Flotilla is back on.

Bob Saar for The Hawk Eye Des Moines County supervisors ended their Tuesday meeting with department heads by discussing the feasibility of removing the basement-entry restriction that has been in place at the courthouse since last year. The courthouse front doors were closed last March to entry from Main Street. Supervisor Jim Cary led off the discussion by saying the county should follow Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines in re-opening the lobby. Courthouse maintenance supervisor Rodney Bliesener said people have been inquiring about re-opening the lobby and asked those at...