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Lubbock City Officials Discuss COVID-19 Response and Vaccine During a scheduled press conference on Wednesday, January 6th, 2021, City of Lubbock officials discussed questions surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine and their plans of distribution. Lubbock Mayor Dan Pope said that by late February, he hopes the city will be able to open up vaccination appointments to the general public. Texas Tech Chancellor Ted Mitchell also alluded to the idea that students may be able to start receiving the vaccine by March. For now, vaccinations are limited to healthcare workers, those 65 and older, and those w...

It looked like a factory's assembly line inside the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center on Thursday afternoon as the first phases of the COVID-19 vaccinations continued. People with appointments, individuals older than 65-years-old or with a chronic medical condition making them high-risk, were entering through the east door. Thursday was the first day the health department was vaccinating the next tear of people — individuals not associated with healthcare work. The health department scheduled about 50 appointments per hour for this next phase of individuals, and the call volume was so high i...

John Whittaker Pictured are some police officers and municipal leaders in Chautauqua County giving their support to Sheriff James Quattrone and his efforts to address on Executive Order 203 – Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative. Editor’s Note: Today, the OBSERVER continues its look back at the top stories of 2020 and the way they will shape the coming year. Today, 20 for 2020 looks at the municipal matters that were among the most-read stories in the newspaper this year. The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office is working on its New York State Police Reform and Reinvention Col...

Press Release: December 30, 2020  The Prowers County Commissioners have been committed to helping the county’s businesses and supporting them through this unprecedented time. When the CARES Act funding was given to the County, we made a commitment to open up the funding to grants for the business community that has suffered losses due to the pandemic.  Prowers County, along with Wiley, Granada, Holly, Hartman and Lamar have awarded $207,500 in grants to local businesses that applied. The grant deadline was December 20 th due to the State reporting due date of December 31st. If you are a b...

Heartland restaurant serves drive-thru Christmas meal Heartland restaurant serves drive-thru Christmas meal By Noelle Williams | December 25, 2020 at 6:59 PM CST - Updated December 25 at 10:30 PM CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - Normally, people would gather to enjoy a delicious Christmas meal, but due to COVID-19 this was a little different. After 6 years of serving Christmas meals, a local restaurant is now forced to adjust, to keep their customers safe, while putting joy back into the holiday. “A lot of these people who come in every year are just like family,” said Ron Cook, the owne...