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In a follow-up to a mask mandate passed by the Fort Dodge City Council in November, Webster County Supervisors approved the county Board of Health’s mask regulation Tuesday, making masks and face coverings in most public places mandatory for the rest of the county.
Supervisors passed the regulation with a 3-2 vote this morning, with Supervisors Mark Campbell and Keith Dencklau voting against it and Supervisors Niki Conrad, Nick Carlson and Bob Thode voting in favor.
The public health regulation, initially passed Dec. 3, was modified on Thursday by the Board of Health to suspend civil penalties of up to $1,000 that would have been imposed on businesses choosing to disregard enforcement of mask wearing in their establishments.