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Iowa Select Farms refutes stories of improper practices

Published by editor on Wed, 06/17/2020 - 8:16am

According to Jeff Hansen, President & CEO of Iowa Select Farms (ISF), proper depopulation methods are being used to humanly dispose of market-ready hogs during the COVID-19 pandemic. The backlog at processing plants has caused this action, and producers need to move those animals out to disinfect barns (usually done anyway) to get them ready for the next batch to come in.

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COVID-19 testing increases alongside new cases

Published by editor on Wed, 06/17/2020 - 8:12am

Governor Kim Reynolds adjusted the Public Health Disaster Emergency restrictions this week as new COVID-19 cases increase in Iowa. As of Friday, June 12, the 50% occupancy limit on businesses has been lifted, though all other social distancing requirements, such as keeping people six feet apart, continue to remain in place through June 25.

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Iowa State Fair Board calls off 2020 state fair

Published by editor on Wed, 06/10/2020 - 3:54pm

Iowa State Fair Board calls off 2020 state fair

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Election goes smoothly with record turnout despite virus concerns

Published by editor on Wed, 06/10/2020 - 8:47am

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Wear a Mask- COVID-19 precautions still a necessity in Wright County

Published by editor on Wed, 06/10/2020 - 8:44am

As the State of Iowa, along with the entire nation, tries to get back to a “new normal” way of life, Iowa Specialty Hospital is reminding people that they still need to be proactive in protecting themselves against COVID-19. It is a very real concern and it needs to be treated as such, especially now with businesses, restaurants, theaters and more being allowed to open back up to the public.

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Final June 2 primary election results for Wright County

Published by editor on Wed, 06/10/2020 - 8:42am

It was a different kind of primary this year due to COVID-19. Absentee ballots were far more numerous than in-person voting. County Auditor Betty Ellis reported that 349 people appeared to vote at the Red Shed Event Center in Clarion on Tuesday, which was Wright County’s only polling location due to health and safety concerns. By the end of the week, Ellis had received 1,718 countable absentee ballots back. Taking into account all the in-person votes and all the absentee ballots, here are the election results for the races:

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CGD Board of Ed plans 28E agreement for Wright County trail

Published by editor on Wed, 06/10/2020 - 8:39am

In new business at the CGD Board of Education meeting Monday night, Superintendent Dr. Bob Olson explained that members of the Wright County Trails Committee met to propose an agreement with the school district to provide access to a bike trail. Their original plan was to use the railroad line that is immediately north of high school property. Since Gold Eagle Co-op owns that property and is storing rail cars, the committee needed another alternative. The committee wishes to use the abandoned Vita trail on the north portion of the property.

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Supervisors continue drainage repairs discussion from last week

Published by editor on Wed, 06/10/2020 - 8:38am

At the Wright County Board of Supervisors Monday meeting, the public hearing from last week regarding drainage district #107 was continued. This week, Dan Wiedmeier of McClure Engineering showed the breakdown of costs that landowners would be responsible for depending if they own land in Wright or Hancock County. Hancock landowners are only responsible for some costs including excavation, spoil leveling and band seeding as they don’t benefit from some of the other repairs. The final breakdown with that considered is that Wright Co. landowners will pay 80% and Hancock 20%.

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Clarion City Admin seeks to clarify lifting of emergency proclamation

Published by editor on Wed, 06/10/2020 - 8:37am

Last Thursday, when the City of Clarion posted Proclamation 2020-3 on their website and Facebook page, it caused a bit of a stir. This proclamation signed by Mayor Duane Asbe referred to previous proclamations that were signed at the begin of April and May and at the end stated the new proclamation “hereby terminat[ed] both previously executed Proclamations of Emergency.”

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City awards contract on water main project

Published by editor on Wed, 06/10/2020 - 8:33am

At the June 2 meeting of the Clarion City Council, the group discussed bids received for the Water System Improvement Project. This project will be replacing over a mile of underground water mains on the south side of town which will help with negative water pressure, dead ends and the undersized water mains. The ISG engineer working with the city on the project was pleased to report that five companies had bid on it. The city elected to award the contract to the low bidder, Reding's Gravel & Excavating out of Algona.