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Wright County Fair will not open to the public due to COVID-19

Published by editor on Wed, 06/03/2020 - 10:48am

Wright County District Junior Fair Manager Tricia Rosendahl, along with the entire Fair Board, announced last Friday, May 29, that they have made the difficult decision to officially cancel all grandstand, grounds entertainment, food stands, carnival, open class exhibits, camping and vendors for the 2020 fair, originally scheduled to take place July 8 - 13.

“This has been a very agonizing decision. It was not made lightly,” Rosendahl stated.

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Brodersen’s of Clarion named to 2020 4-H Hall of Fame

Published by editor on Wed, 06/03/2020 - 10:42am

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Public Health Emergency extended into June as more businesses open with restrictions

Published by editor on Wed, 06/03/2020 - 10:32am

More businesses were opened and regulations lifted last week as Governor Kim Reynolds extended the Public Health Emergency Declaration concerning the COVID-19 outbreak into June.

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Additional cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Wright County

Published by editor on Mon, 06/01/2020 - 3:59pm

Wright County Health Department and Iowa Specialty Hospitals continue to do proactive surveillance testing in Wright County. We also started our second round of testing the employees of our 3 nursing homes in the County.

Total number tested in surveillance 5/21/2020 -5/31/2020 528

Total number of negative results 483

Total Positive tests 45

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Wright County Fair Board makes tough decision

Published by editor on Fri, 05/29/2020 - 6:49pm

Statement from the Wright County Fair Board:

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Train to nowhere- Clarion residents concerned about railroad car storage in their backyard

Published by editor on Wed, 05/27/2020 - 10:44am

When residents living on the north edge of Clarion noticed some strange activity behind their homes in the last several weeks, they were puzzled. It looked like there were repairs taking place on the railroad tracks. This seemed odd to the residents since no real rail traffic has existed for a while in that area. Soon news started to trickle down the street that those tracks would soon be in use, and it didn’t make most homeowners happy.

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They’re hair for you! Clarion salons back in business

Published by editor on Wed, 05/27/2020 - 10:41am

For many of us, there has been a lot of bad hair days over the past two months. Since salons and barbershops were ordered to close in March due to the COVID-19 concerns, a lot of shaggy folks have been seen around town. So when the governor finally announced that salons and barbershops could open back up on May 15, there were a lot of happy stylists and clients jumping for joy.

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Supervisors hear about COVID cases, approve firm for audits

Published by editor on Wed, 05/27/2020 - 10:36am

At their meeting on Tuesday, Karl Helgevold updated the Wright County Board of Supervisors on behalf of the Emergency Operations Center on COVID-19 cases in Wright County. He noted that they are still working on testing large employers, which he said means those with over 200 employees, working close together. One county resident asked for more transparency on where the testing was happening. Helgevold said, “We’re finding positives all over the county. It is not isolated to one employer or part of the county.”

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Council holds reading of ordinances to postpone water and sewer rate increases

Published by editor on Wed, 05/27/2020 - 10:34am

At the regular meeting of the Clarion City Council on Tuesday, May 19, the group was busy with multiple agenda projects in addition to hearing from a few citizens. Most of the citizens came before the council to share their opinion on Gold-Eagle Co-op’s plans to populate the railroad tracks around Clarion with empty rail cars to store them. That matter is covered in a separate story in the Monitor this week.

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Coronavirus changes Memorial Day services

Published by editor on Wed, 05/27/2020 - 10:32am

The coronavirus has caused many things to be cancelled or modified. Memorial Day services were one of those things. To help protect everyone’s health and well-being, breakfasts, and gatherings to remember those that have perished while fighting for our freedoms were cancelled across the state. However, the Clarion Legion Post and the Dows Legion Post couldn’t let this important holiday be forgotten. They found a way to still honor and remember our local fallen heroes. Using the technology of smart phones and the internet, the members of these two posts went virtual.