Crowd size limits increased, Newton schools returning to buildings
The Kansan
Lynnette Redington, director of the Harvey County Health Department, had good news for the county commission Tuesday many of the county COVID-19 indicators were trending downward. Today I am smiling just a little under the mask because we have better numbers than we have had, Redington said.
To date, 26,814 tests have been completed, on 13,133 individulals. There are currently five people in the hospital, a number Redington called stable.
Currently there are 70 active cases in the county a number that Redington called fantastic after case loads in the hundreds for weeks.
Harvey County, clinic partner to distribute COVID-19 vaccine
The Kansan
The Harvey County Health Department is expecting a shipment of about 400 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine sometime this week, and with it, a problem.
When word gets out that the vaccine is at the health department, there is a crush of phone calls from those who want to get the shot. The No. 1 goal is to get vaccine into as many arms as quickly as possible, said Harvey County Commissioner Randy Hague. That should be the goal, and I hope everyone in the county will take the vaccine.
There is a new partnership to help the effort. The Harvey County Health Department and Health Ministries announced a partnership Tuesday to streamline the scheduling and giving vaccinations for Harvey County residents 65 years old and older.
Posted By: chrismaslen January 9, 2021 @ 11:11 am Local News, News
Harvey County Commissioner Ron Krehbiel died Saturday morning. He was 79.
Krehbiel served as a District 3 county commissioner for 20 years, with his first term beginning in 2001.
Prior to that, Krehbiel had a career in law enforcement, serving as deputy for the Harvey County Sheriff’s Office and later as undersheriff.
Krehbiel did not run for another term in the most recent election and instead chose to retire when his fifth term ended this month.
Don Schroeder was elected as the next District 3 commissioner, and was previously scheduled to be sworn in on Monday.