COVID-19 creeping closer
The COVID-19 virus edged a little closer to Perkins County Monday when a Phillips County, Colorado individual tested positive for the virus.
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Picquet likes progress of alternative learning
Two weeks into an alternative learning plan for Perkins County Schools students, Superintendent Phillip Picquet likes the progress so far.
Commissioners continue to negotiate on landfill agreement
Perkins County commissioners continue to negotiate with Waste Connections on an agreement for a conditional use permit that would allow them to open a second 80-acre landfill site on the property i
Several local community members have taken on the task of crafting homemade masks to aid medical staff with shortages of protective gear. The masks can be made in a variety of ways, such as simple cotton fabric or even using vacuum bags. The masks are being donated to hospitals in the area. Jennifer Harger’s masks, above, are made of three layers of cotton with a pocket for health care staff to insert a filter.
Locals sew face masks to aid with shortages
Face mask shortages have been a growing concern with the spread of COVID-19, but several locals have been doing all they can to help those in need of masks by sewing their own to donate.
The Elsie Seniors held their monthly luncheon Tuesday, March 17 at the Elsie Legion Hall. Little Country Kitchen catered a meal of ham, scalloped potatoes, green beans and jello. Sandhills Bank provided a shamrock-themed cake. Rosalie Curtis, above, celebrated her birthday. Additional Seniors attending the lunch were: Lyla Hahn, Connie Wilson, George Perlinger, Dolores Steinwart, Bill and Marian Robertson, Scott and Debbie Osler, John and Jane Culver, Dave Hilferty, Sharon Day, Susie and Duane McClintock.