North Central District Health Department (NCDHD) has been made aware of four new COVID-19 cases in the district since last reporting period on March 4th, 2021: 2 - Antelope, 0 - Boyd, 0 - Brown, 1 - Cherry, 1 - Holt, 0 - Keya Paha, 0 - Knox, 0 - Pierce and 0 - Rock. NCDHD still encourages district residents to continue to wear your mask in public places or where social distancing is difficult as well as practice social distancing while out in public. Case count update as of March

North Central District Health Department (NCDHD) is notifying the public that the COVID-19 California variant (B.1.429) has been identified in the district. While the California variant is believed to spread more rapidly, the available vaccines are thought to be effective against B.1.429.

Stefano J. Roberts: No Valid Registration - Car/Pickup, $25.00 Fine; No Operator’s License/Waiverable, $75.00 Fine; Brown County Sheriff’s Office - Deputy Darrin Kremer.

February 28 - March 6, 2021 Sunday February 28th Responded to a noise complaint in Johnstown. A verbal warning was given.

“Lost Our Normalcy A Year Ago” It is hard to believe that we lost all sense of normalcy a year ago this month when COVID-19 hit the United States. Hopefully we are getting closer to being back to what we used to call “normal” before COVID-19 hit.

This past week, I heard a bill introduced in the Government, Military and Veterans Committee by Senator Justin Wayne. He believes the executive branch of our state government should not testify against bills introduced in the Legislature. He believes people testifying on behalf of executive branch agencies should testify in the “neutral” capacity and not express an opinion for or against the bill. In his view, the executive branch is bound by oath to follow the laws passed by the Legislature. It calls into question their willingness to faithfully follow the laws and encroaches on the constitutional sovereignty of the legislature as a separate branch of State government. I think Senator Wayne makes a valid point with his proposal.