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Though the death toll has increased, Webster County Health Department (WCHD) data over the last two weeks has shown progress, with new COVID-19 cases and positi
Webster Co. attorney investigating event that packed bar during pandemic Share Updated: 6:19 PM CST Feb 22, 2021 Share Updated: 6:19 PM CST Feb 22, 2021
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Show Transcript TODD: WE ARE ON MAIN STREET HERE IN DAYTON IN WEBSTER COUNTY. THIS IS WHERE IT HAPPENED. PEOPLE WERE PACKED IN THE BAR, SHOULDER TO SHOULDER, NO SOCIAL DISTANCING, NO MASKS. TODD WEBSTER COUNTY HEALTH DEPT : SPOKESPERSON KELLI BLOOMQUIST SAYS SHE SAW A PICTURE TAKEN FRIDAY NIGHT SHOWS THAT BAR IS THE IRON SADDLE SALOON. I GUESS WE ALL FELT REALLY COMFORTABLE ABOUT IT. TODD DAYTON MAYOR DAVE BILLS, : KNOWS ALL ABOUT IT BECAUSE HE WAS THERE. IT WAS A CELEBRATION OF LIFE FOR A FRIEND WHO JUST DIED. AT FIRST BILLS TOLD US THERE WAS REALLY NO PROBLEM BECAUSE EVERYONE KNEW EACH OTHER. I’M NOT TO CONCERNED ABOUT THE RISK OF HOW WE HANDLE THAT THAT NIGHT. I AM PROBABLY ONE OF THEM PEOPLE THAT I THINK PEOPLE UNDERSTAND AND I KIND OF FOLLOW THE GOVERNOR. WE’RE SMART
The race to get more Iowans vaccinated continues as the Webster County Health Department announced on Wednesday that it received 600 doses of the Moderna vaccin
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Gov. Kim Reynolds’ move to scrap measures intended to prevent the spread of COVID-19 will have no impact on the mask mandate in Webster County, according to County Attorney Darren Driscoll.
“Our’s is independent of the governor’s,” Driscoll said Friday evening.
He said it will remain in place until it’s repealed by the Board of Supervisors.
The county mandate requires masks or face coverings to be worn at all times in most indoor public locations. It also requires masks or face coverings to be worn outdoors when six feet of distance cannot be maintained between people.