SPM NEWS 7.28.21
The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory today for the entire state of Iowa, most of South Dakota and a large portion of Nebraska.
The heat advisory is in effect until 9 p.m. for Siouxland with a heat index near 110.
Governors from all three Siouxland States slam the CDC’s announcement on Tuesday urging both vaccinated and nonvaccinated people to wear masks due to a surge of cases of COVID-19.
The CDC also advises children in schools wear masks this fall.
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem tweeted “If you are worried about the virus, you’re free to get vaccinated, wear a mask, or stay home. However, we won’t be mandating anything. And the CDC’s inconsistency doesn’t help the American People.”
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The location where 173 Craft Distillery will be
located.
A pair of chemists are combining their love of science and spirits to bring Clear Lake a brand new distillery in 2022.
Co-owner Doug Summerfield and his aunt Lori Summerfield and uncle John Summerfield along with friend Gary Schmit are excited to finally begin bringing their dream distillery, 173° Craft Distillery, to life.
Doug Summerfield, a doctor who moved to the Clear Lake area back in 2011, came up with the idea of 173° Craft Distillery at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic as a way to bring fun and excitement to the Clear Lake community.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) on Tuesday placed partial blame for the recent surge in COVID-19 cases on immigrants crossing into the U.S. from its southern border. Part of the problem is the southern border is open and we’ve got 88 countries that are coming across the border and they don’t have vaccines so none of them are vaccinated and they’re getting dispersed throughout the country, Reynolds said to reporters, according to the Des Moines Register.
The Register notes that Reynolds has been a vocal critic of President Biden
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Health experts have largely attributed to the recent surge in cases to the more infectious delta variant, which has now become the dominant strain in the U.S. The surge has also been dubbed the outbreak of the unvaccinated as people who are not immunized against COVID-19 have been disproportionately affected by this recent surge.
This has nothing to do with immigrants, he said.
Instead, Henry said, Reynolds hasn t done enough to make sure Iowans are vaccinated. For her to cry wolf about this doesn’t seem to make sense in light of the fact that she hasn’t done the work here in Iowa to make sure that everybody gets vaccinated, he said.
About 49% of Iowa s 3.2 million residents are fully vaccinated, according to the CDC. Among adults, 61% are fully vaccinated and 65% have received at least one shot. Those figures have barely budged in recent weeks, as demand for the shots has plummeted.
Reynolds said in April she hoped 75% of Iowa adults would be vaccinated by the end of June. Although Iowa fell short of that goal, the governor touted the state s vaccination numbers Tuesday, saying she was encouraged while also acknowledging the vaccination rate has slowed. COVID-19 infections are increasing nationwide because of the spread of the highly contagious delta variant of the virus. In Iowa, hospitaliza
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