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New quarantine guidance from the Iowa Department of Public Health has caused some schools in northwest Iowa counties with high infection rates to take a look at requiring masks.

Fremont County's two-week rate of coronavirus infections is above 17 percent. Hamburg Community School District doesn't have enough staff to teach classes in-person next week after four staff members tested positive for COVID-19 and six are quarantining because of exposure.

IowaWatch's Lyle Muller reports on the bill the federal government will send to President Donald Trump allowing hospitals more time to pay back accelerated Medicare payments.

Construction is finishing up on the Siouxland Expo Center, which opened earlier this month. It's still being used for smaller events, like flag football games.

When the coronavirus forced Iowa schools to close down last spring, schools couldn’t require remote learning unless they could accommodate children with special education needs. This school year, many families have chosen remote learning. Some are finding that doing this successfully is a big challenge.

Three school districts in northwest Iowa school are transitioning to hybrid learning this week. Plymouth County’s 14-day rate of positive cases continues to hover at more than 20 percent and students have been absent from school.

Classes begin Thursday for Plymouth County schools that delayed their start dates because of the county’s high rate of coronavirus cases.

Plymouth County's two-week rate of positive coronavirus cases is the highest in Iowa. Some school districts have delayed their start date. Others still plan to start on time.

As children prepare to go back to school this month, state health officials are reminding parents to make sure they have their state-required vaccinations.

The Siouxland District Board of Health wants to approve a countywide cloth face mask recommendation to help reduce the spread of the coronavirus but stopped short of a mandate.