Coronavirus pandemic brought year of challenges and triumphs for Kandiyohi County Public Health staff Staff from Kandiyohi County Health and Human Services looked back on one year of COVID-19 in the county. While the year was challenging, staff feel the county was ready for the pandemic thanks to years of planning. 6:33 am, Apr. 26, 2021 × Deena Keil, left, and Kate Prentice, from the Kandiyohi County Public Health Department, prepared shots for the county's first public COVID-19 vaccine clinic that was held in late February. Around this same time last year, staff at Public Health was just starting to gear up for the oncoming pandemic. Years of planning and training helped the county throughout the challenges 2020 would bring. Carolyn Lange / West Central Tribune file photo