After Reynolds restriction lift, some communities follow suit Share Updated: 10:18 PM CST Feb 11, 2021 Share Updated: 10:18 PM CST Feb 11, 2021
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Show Transcript OVER THE WEEKEND. STACEY: IN MORE CORONAVIRUS NEWS TONIGHT JUST A DAY AFTER THE GOVERNOR RELAXED STATEWIDE SAFETY GUIDELINES, ONE CENTRAL IOWA COMMUNITY IS DOING THE SAME. KCCI’S LAUREN JOHNSON EXPLAINS WHY AND WHY ANOTHER CITY IS CHOOSING TO KEEP ITS OWN REQUIREMENT IN PLACE. WE KNOW WHAT WE NEED TO DO AND IT DOESN’T REQUIRE A GOVERNMENT MANDATE TO DO IT. LAUREN: ON WEDNESDAY, GOVERNOR REYNOLDS SAYS SHE’S CONFIDENT IOWANS WILL STOP THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 WITHOUT A STATEWIDE MASK MANDATE. WITHOUT THAT GUIDANCE COMMUNITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO DO WHAT’S BEST FOR THEIR RESIDENTS. THE RESOLUTION WE PASSED THIS LAST MONDAY WAS JUST A RESOLUTION STRONGLY RECOMMENDING FACE COVERINGS IN CARROLL COUNTY. LAUREN: PREVIOUSLY, THE COUNTY HAD MANDATED WEARING MASKS. THIS CHANGE