Supervisors hear from county libraries as COVID count reaches 1,413
Wright County’s libraries reported to the Board of Supervisors at its last meeting of 2020, on Monday, Dec. 28.
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Wright County adds 86 COVID cases in a week
Wright County’s COVID-19 count jumped by 86 cases in the first week of November 2020, county epidemiologist Sandy McGrath told the supervisors.
Iowa Specialty Hospital begins offering rapid COVID-19 tests
Starting Oct. 16, 2020, Iowa Specialty Hospital made rapid COVID-19 tests available to any of its patients with symptoms that suggested the virus.
Kids Korner asks C-G-D board for three more years in elementary school
The October 2020 meeting of the Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Board of Education opened with a letter from the board of Kids Korner, the child care center that…
Clarion council passes 14 resolutions, most tied to water projects
The Clarion City Council moved through 14 resolutions at its meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020, most of them tied to the city’s water projects.
Wright County Board of Health urges residents to stay home
The Wright County Board of Health and Board of Supervisors asked all residents in April 2020 to stay home as much as possible, shop for essentials locally…
C-G-D board picks Joe Nelson as superintendent
The Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Board of Education chose Joseph Nelson as its next superintendent in February 2020.
Supervisors hear progress on standing water in Drainage District 2
Jim Moore Jr. came back to the Wright County supervisors in June 2019 for an update on standing water on his land, which drains into Drainage District 2.
Clarion council sends ambulance and staffing ordinances to committee
A long agenda at the Clarion City Council in April 2019 ended with several items set aside for more work.
C-G-D High School gets $9,514 grant for classroom technology
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows High School received a $9,514 grant in the summer of 2015 to buy new classroom technology for science and engineering lessons.