Janet Laukant of Rock Springs flinches in anticipation of a Johnson & Johnson vaccine jab from Maxim Healthcare worker Sharon Sjoerdsma during a free drive-thru vaccination clinic in May hosted by the Sauk County Health Department at the parking lot site near the county landfill in rural Baraboo.
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Sauk County Health Officer Treemanisha Stewart provides a COVID-19 update to the Baraboo School Board during a meeting in May at the high school.
The Sauk County Board of Health released a statement encouraging vaccination against COVID-19 in a move meant to support the county health department and show that multiple agencies advise the public about precautions against spreading the virus.
GALLERY: "Unmask our kids" protest at Baraboo School Board meeting
Protesters sit in the background Monday as Sauk County Public Health Director Treemanisha Stewart answers questions from the Baraboo School Board during a meeting at the high school.
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Scott Frostman urges the Baraboo School Board to end its student mask requirement during the public comment portion of Monday's meeting at the high school.
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Community members protesting the Baraboo School District's student mask requirement listen to the school board discuss the issue Monday at the high school.
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Community members protest the Baraboo School District's student mask requirement Monday outside the high school before a school board meeting. They declined to give their names.
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Community members protesting the Baraboo School District's student mask requirement attend the school board meeting Monday at the high school.
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Baraboo School Board Vice President Mike Kohlman speaks about the district's student mask requirement Monday during a meeting at Baraboo High School that roughly 20 "unmask our kids" protesters attended.
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Baraboo School Board Clerk Paul Kujak speaks about ending the district's student mask requirement Monday during a meeting at Baraboo High School that roughly 20 "unmask our kids" protesters attended.
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Baraboo School Board member Nancy Thome speaks about masks Monday during a meeting at Baraboo High School that roughly 20 "unmask our kids" protesters attended.
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Baraboo School Board President Kevin Vodak talks Monday about two letters the district received from local physicians during a meeting at Baraboo High School that roughly 20 "unmask our kids" protesters attended.
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Baraboo School Board President Kevin Vodak speaks about masks Monday during a meeting at Baraboo High School that roughly 20 "unmask our kids" protesters attended.
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Baraboo Common Council members on Tuesday approved hiring a company to create an economic development plan for the city.
Janet Laukant of Rock Springs flinches in anticipation of a Johnson & Johnson vaccine jab from Maxim Healthcare worker Sharon Sjoerdsma during a free drive-thru vaccination clinic in May hosted by the Sauk County Health Department at the parking lot site near the county landfill in rural Baraboo.
