By Edward LynnEditor EAGLE GROVE, Iowa — A Facebook post by Eagle Grove Pharmacy owner Andrew Wagner has not only gone viral—it’s now become the
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Want To Fix Food Deserts and Lower Food Prices? Enforce Antitrust Law, Activist Says
By Marty Schladen For now, anyway, grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons aren’t going to merge into a single grocery megagiant to confront Walmart, another megagiant.
Supervisors Hear About Recent CO2 Pipeline Eruption
Wright County property owners will see no change in the tax levy rate in the coming fiscal year. The $7.24 per $1,000 of assessed valuation
Patients struck by long COVID plead with U.S. Senate panel for more research funding
WASHINGTON — U.S. senators pledged Thursday to press for more funding to research long COVID-19 during a hearing that highlighted patients suffering from the diagnosis
Free at home COVID tests are back!
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is once again offering Americans the opportunity to order free at-home COVID-19 rapid tests from the federal government, a program
Reynolds will appeal court ruling on mask mandates in schools
Gov. Kim Reynolds says she will appeal a federal judge’s ruling that enables school districts to impose universal mask mandates on students and staff. “As
After weeks of decline, Iowa’s COVID infection rate increases
The state’s COVID-19 infection rate increased for the first time in more than a month, according to a Wednesday report by the Iowa Department of
Is Covid ‘Under Control’ in the US? Experts Say Yes
Promise: “I’m never going to raise the white flag and surrender. We’re going to beat this virus. We’re going to get it under control, I
County COVID rates are low, but neighboring county rates are high
Current levels mirror September 2020 levels New COVID infection rates are up in Wright County as compared to last week, but are still rated
Iowa COVID hospitalizations rise despite fewer reported cases
There were 323 people infected by the coronavirus receiving inpatient treatment at Iowa hospitals on Wednesday — a 30% increase from two weeks ago despite
