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Kirt Smith updated Hamilton County Commissioners on Monday of the status of COVID in the area.

Kirt Smith updated Hamilton County Commissioners on Monday of the status of COVID in the area.

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COVID positivity rate ramping up

Cheyenne Rowe
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Back in action from a few weeks under the weather, Hamilton County Emergency Manager Kirt Smith was on Monday’s Hamilton County Board of Commissioners meeting agenda to share a much anticipated update on the status of the coronavirus in Hamilton County.
Keagen and Emmah White work on a bracelet making kit together. In front of them is a seed tray that Emmah has started working on.

Keagen and Emmah White work on a bracelet making kit together. In front of them is a seed tray that Emmah has started working on.

A changing educational landscape

Jeni Obermier
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
Tasha White sits at a table with her children, 5-year-old Emmah and 11-year-old Keagan as her daughter writes her name again and again on a practice sheet and her son works on creating a bracelet with small beads.
An update announcing East Park Villa and MCC's closure to visitors has been released.

An update announcing East Park Villa and MCC's closure to visitors has been released.

MCC, East Park Villa now closed to visitors after positive staff tests

Cheyenne Rowe
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
Residents and family members with loved ones at Memorial Community Health’s long-term care facility, Memorial Community Care, as well as East Park Villa, were sent a letter Sunday notifying of a confirmed positive case of a staff member/employee within both facilities’ walls.
The 4R school district has entered Phase Yellow as of Monday, Oct. 12.

The 4R school district has entered Phase Yellow as of Monday, Oct. 12.

4R district in Phase Yellow

Cheyenne Rowe
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
Though Monday’s 4R school board meeting was brief, it included a discussion and comments from administration and Supt. Jody Phillips on the district’s recent transition into its “yellow phase” of COVID-19 operation plans.