County health orders — namely the COVID-19 reopening plan and a county mask order — were set to expire this week. Both were on the agenda at Tuesday's County Commission meeting. The County Health Department recommended extending both orders one month, rather than letting them expire. Both extensions passed on 3-0 votes. "I am leery of reopening schools without a mask ordinance in place," said commissioner Chip Westfall. One person spoke in opposition to the mask order during public comment, that was counter-balanced by a statement by Val Gleason, the president and CEO of Newton Medical Center...
