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MARSHALL Â The first of hundreds of planned COVID-19 vaccines will be administered at a Marshall pilot site starting this week.
State and local organizers are preparing for people with vaccination appointments to start arriving at Marshall Middle School on Friday and Saturday.
Southwest Health and Human Services Public Health Director Carol Biren said preparing for the pilot program in Marshall was an “all hands on deck” situation. While the state and the Minnesota National Guard are playing key roles in running the vaccination events, Biren said area public health, Lyon County Emergency Management, Avera Marshall Medical Center, and local volunteers are all involved as well.
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An IV infusion of monoclonal antibodies â lab-grown proteins that can help boost immune response â can help keep people with COVID-19 from developing more severe symptoms. Monoclonal antibody treatments are currently available for high-risk patients through the Avera Marshall infusion center.
MARSHALL Â The COVID-19 vaccine is currently getting a lot of public attention but for people who have already tested positive for COVID-19, it’s important to remember there are also treatments available that can help, local health care providers said.
Treatments like monoclonal antibodies can help prevent a COVID-positive patient from becoming seriously ill, said Craig Maki, PA-C in family medicine at Avera Marshall. Monoclonal antibody infusions are available at Avera Marshall Medical Center, and Maki said people in a range of high-risk groups may be eligible to receive a treatment.
Jan 7, 2021
MARSHALL Â A 44-year-old man turned himself in on Lyon County warrants at 8:33 p.m. Tuesday at the Law Enforcement Center, Marshall Police said.
TRACY Â A suspicious vehicle was reported at 7:49 p.m. Tuesday on the 1100 block of Morgan Street, Tracy Police said. No further information was available.
MARSHALL Â A juvenile male was bitten by a dog in an incident reported at 4:19 p.m. Tuesday on the 1200 block of East Lyon Street, Marshall Police said.
MARSHALL A 21-year-old man was arrested on a Department of Corrections apprehend and detain order from Kandiyohi County at 3:17 p.m. Tuesday on the 1200 block of Birch Street, Marshall Police said.
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Avera Tyler hospital staff members hold a community testing event on July 15 in reaction to Lincoln County spike in COVID-19 cases after the July Fourth weekend.
MARSHALL Â A lot can happen in the space of a year and at times, it seemed like 2020 was really putting that idea to the test.
The Independent’s top stories of the year include national and international events that touched, and in some cases drastically changed, life in southwest Minnesota. At the same time, area communities continued to move forward with school and municipal building projects that had been a long time in the planning.
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Photos by Deb Gau
In the top photo, Cindy Nelson of Southwest Health and Human Services and Vickie Abel of Avera Marshall planned out deliveries of holiday gifts for area families. Avera employees and SWHHS have been teaming up for more than 10 years to provide Christmas gifts for families in the six-county SWHHS service area.
MARSHALL It was a chilly morning, in the middle of a pandemic. But it didn’t put a damper on the holiday spirit, as a long line of employees in Santa hats walked out of Avera Marshall Medical Center, carrying armloads of wrapped gifts.