Question: Will you explain staking my new trees? Not all trees require staking, in fact staking a tree that doesn’t need to be or leaving the stakes in place longer than one growing season can do more harm than good. A new tree needs support when it has an unusually small root system, the trunk bends excessively in the wind or it is planted in a very windy site.

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.