State, local officials update public on impact, progress of COVID-19 in North Dakota
Jack Williams
Devils Lake Journal
Wednesday, the Devils Lake Chamber of Commerce held a COVID-19 business panel made up of state and local officials to discuss with the public how the state is handling the hit COVID-19 has taken on local businesses and how the virus has impacted the state.
The panel was made up of Interim Commissioner of the North Dakota Department of Commerce Shawn Kessel, director of the North Dakota Division of Disease Kirby Kruger, Devils Lake Mayor Dick Johnson, and Devils Lake chief of police Joe Knowski. Kessel opened up the program addressing the various grants that have been are available to local businesses around the state and some that are still available.