TIMES-REPUBLICAN Time and information will tell what happens with the Marshalltown mask mandate. On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control eased COVID-19 guidelines, stating vaccinated people should feel free to go maskless indoors two weeks after receiving their shots. On Friday, ...
As the Marshalltown Public Library slowly expands their services and hours, people are surprised by what they see and experience when they walk through the doors as many changes have been implemented since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Right now, the library is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Mondays ...
As state officials continue to encourage Iowans to be vaccinated against COVID-19, more than a third of the workers at state-run care facilities continue to refuse the vaccine. The most recently released data from the Iowa Department of Human Services shows that as of May 7, a total of 36% of state employees at the six DHS-run care facilities are still refusing the vaccine. That’s the same percentage that was reported in April, and in some of the facilities the number of refusals is actually increasing. For example, at the Boys State Training School in Eldora, a residential facility ...
A special COVID-19 vaccine clinic will be held at the Marshalltown Speedway on Friday. Beginning at 4:15 p.m., Marshall County Public Health Nurse Pat Thompson and health care providers will give people doses of the Johnson & Johnson version. First, they will be outside at the main gate, 1308 ...
WASHINGTON — In a major step toward returning to pre-pandemic life, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eased mask-wearing guidance for fully vaccinated people on Thursday, allowing them to stop wearing masks outdoors in crowds and in most indoor settings. The new guidance ...
DES MOINES — Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Tuesday that Iowa will join a bevy of Republican-led states ending pandemic-related federal programs that give extra cash to unemployed workers. The state will end the federal boosts, including an additional $300-a-week unemployment payment, Reynolds said in a news release. That benefit was scheduled to run through early September. Reynolds said in the announcement that the benefits are causing a labor shortage in the state and are hindering the state’s economy — a charge echoed by conservative groups and Republican governors in several ...
