HEADLINES, DECEMBER 31ST

ONE DEATH HAS BEEN REPORTED DUE TO COVID-19 IN MARSHALL COUNTY OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS.  27 NEW CASES WERE ALSO REPORTED.  THAT NEWS COMES AS VACCINATIONS FOR RESIDENTS AND STAFF AT THE IOWA VETERAN’S HOME ARE NOW SCHEDULED TO BEGIN JANUARY 12TH.

ON A 4-3 VOTE DURING A MEETING WEDNESDAY, THE DES MOINES SCHOOL BOARD APPROVED USING A HYBRID MODEL FOR ALL GRADES IN THE DISTRICT WHEN CLASSES RESUME MONDAY.

MARSHALL COUNTY IS PUSHING AHEAD WITH RENOVATION AND REBUILDING AT SEVERAL FACILITIES IN THE WAKE OF THE 2018 TORNADO, AND THE DERECHO THAT SLAMMED INTO THE STATE LAST AUGUST.  WORK IS CONTINUING AT THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, COUNTY ANNEX, AND THE OLD FIRE STATION THE COUNTY ACQUIRED EARLIER THIS YEAR.

THE AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE, THE TOP FARM SYSTEM FOR THE NHL, ANNOUNCED IT WILL BEGIN ITS SEASON FEBRUARY 5TH.  THE LEAGUE INCLUDES THE IOWA WILD, WHO PLAY THEIR HOME GAMES AT WELLS FARGO ARENA.