Southwestern District Health Unit: COVID not done yet
“I don’t think we’re totally out of the woods yet, because we have to see what’s going to happen with the variants and that’s the biggest thing that is an unknown right now,” Adams said.
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M.C. Amick | 6:01 pm, Feb. 15, 2021
According to the North Dakota Department of Health’s website, Stark County has a COVID positivity rate of 2.6%, or 10 cases for every 10,000 people. The county has averaged nearly 57 tests since Feb.10, falling between ‘low risk’ and ‘new normal’ on the ND COVID-19 health criteria and health indicator risk level measure.
Rural western North Dakota has largely avoided brunt of COVID-19 so far
The residents in the lowly-populated region of western North Dakota have a wide variety of opinions about the virus, from people who believe the COVID-19 virus is not real, all the way to those getting vaccinated and taking precautions. Even with this wide spectrum, the severity of COVID-19 has mostly evaded the area. 5:12 am, Feb. 7, 2021 ×
Karen Schmeling stands in front of the Medora Post Office on Tuesday, Feb. 2. Schmeling, who works in town, frequently interacts with Billings County residents and seasonal tourists, and she said the majority of people are taking the virus seriously and enacting COVID-19 mitigation strategies to keep people safe. Craig Bihrle / Special to The Forum.
$5K Economic Resiliency Grant awarded to Badlands Ministries
At their board meeting on April 26, 2020, Badland Ministries decided they would be unable to continue their day camps and would need to shorten the summer youth camps as the pandemic and government response left many tourism and hospitality services reeling. Written By: Josiah C. Cuellar | 1:56 pm, Jan. 13, 2021 ×
Badlands Ministries has long provided a place for people of all ages and denominations to experience the power of Christ s love and witness the majesty of God s creation since 1928. (courtesy of Badlands Ministries)
Businesses and nonprofits suffered greatly in 2020 under government mandates and shutdowns as the coronavirus pandemic ravaged the United States and the world. One of the industries that took the hardest hit during the pandemic was tourism and recreation, as evident in a new report by the North Dakota Department of Tourism that outlined the loss of more tha
Weathering the storm: How coronavirus impacted healthcare in Dickinson With the onset of the coronavirus came major impacts on local hospitals and healthcare. We speak with CHI St. Alexius Health s manager of mission and ancillary services to hear how changes have been for the good, such as advancements and changes to implementation of telemedicine. Written By: Jackie Jahfetson | ×
John Odermann, CHI St. Alexius Health s manager of mission and ancillary services, is pictured. (Dickinson Press File Photo)
When the coronavirus pandemic slammed hospitals across the nation, the fate of healthcare rested with the heroic actions of entrenched medical personnel who quickly became the new superheroes for a generation as they battled the never ending storm brewing through ICU beds, ventilators and personal protective equipment.
The show must go on: coronavirus impacts western entertainment
Entertainment looked markedly different in 2020 as the world struggled with COVID-19. On the Western Edge, many events continued unimpeded. Though Dickinson’s entertainment industry prevailed this past summer by continuing to host First On First, some major events were cancelled. How did COVID-19 impact entertainment in the west? What can we expect for 2021? Written By: Jackie Jahfetson | ×
Despite the amounting COVID-19 restrictions, the Fourth of July Parade continued on in Dickinson, setting records for the number of attendants in the crowd as well as entry participants. (Dickinson Press File Photo)
Though the holiday season is usually the time of year where people sit amongst the crowds to watch Ebenezer Scrooge encounter the three ghosts of Christmas and hear the ole “A Christmas Carol” story unfold, theatrical plays and entertainment across the country have halted or have