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Fear, language barriers hinder immigrant contact-tracing

Fear, language barriers hinder immigrant contact-tracing

Only a handful of contact tracers working to slow COVID-19 in 125 communities near Chicago speak Spanish, despite significant Hispanic populations. Churches and advocacy groups in the Houston area are trying to convince immigrants to cooperate when health officials call. And in California, i…

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Young boy who won't wear mask removed from flight

Southwest Airlines removed a three-year-old and his family from a flight after the boy wouldn't keep his mask on.

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Stankey, Delmar

85, of Red Wing, formerly of Mankato, passed away in his home surrounded by his wife Lynda, son Scott (Joann) and daughter Stacie on Monday, August 10. Please see MN Cremation Society for full obituary.

Utoft, Carol

Carol V. Utoft, 103, passed away in St. Paul on August 3rd. Funeral services are at Nativity Of Our Lord Church in St. Paul on August 17 for family. Interment at Woodland Hills Cemetery in Mankato.

Friedrichs, Terry

Terry Gene Friedrichs, age 65, passed away Monday August 10th, 2020 at his home in St. Peter, MN. Although tragic, Terry passed in an accident doing what he loved most, working on vehicles. Funeral Service will be at 11:00am on Monday, August 17th, 2020 at the Catholic Church of St. Peter wi…

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