COVID
COVID positivity rate ramping up
Cheyenne Rowe
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.
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Giltner school adopts controversial mask mandate
Richard Rhoden
The Giltner School Board passed a mask mandate at its regular monthly meeting Oct. 14 after spirited remarks from the community as well as a few tense moments within board discussion.
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
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
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.
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
MCC, East Park Villa now closed to visitors after positive staff tests
Cheyenne Rowe
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.
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
4R district in Phase Yellow
Cheyenne Rowe
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.
Tuesday, October 13, 2020