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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2018 VOL. 56 NO. 15 www.burnettcountysentinel.com $1.00
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Influenza potentially made stronger by vaccines
Public safety committee has brief discussion on building bigger county jail
JONATHAN RICHIE EDITOR@BURNETTCOUNTYSENTINEL.COM
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The flu season has been in full swing for a few months. The seasonal disease has mutated over the years, and professionals say it has been made stronger as medicine continues to process vaccines. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC) this season’s flu is widespread in 49 states, Wisconsin and Minnesota are covered in high levels of the flu. “I believe that the low effective rate of the vaccine this year is due to the mutations that the virus made in the processing of the vaccine itself,” said Anna Treague, nurse for Public Health. “That is at least part of the reason that influenza cases are so widespread this year.” The flu or influenza is a seasonal contagious respiratory disease that is caused by influenza viruses. The CDC says the dominant strain
BURNETT COUNTY––Near the end of all committee meetings held at the Government Center is a spot on the agenda for announcing future items. There is usually one or two members who make a brief statement and then the meeting is adjourned. At the public safety committee meeting last week, committee member Gene Olson suggested they talk about the size of the county jail and a need for expansion. “This committee needs to start discussing the dispatch center and a bigger jail,” Olson said. Olson then asked Burnett County Sheriff Ron Wilhelm how many inmates and beds the county jail has. He said they have about 50 inmates and only 26 beds. “We’re (sending) the rest of them to Barron, Polk and possibly Washburn Counties,” Olson said. County board chairman Don Taylor said, “The problem - as always - is how do we pay for it.” Olson said with the current crime rate, does the county have a choice in terms of building a bigger jailing facility.
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They were biting at Webb Lake Fish were definitely biting this weekend at the Webb Lake Men’s Club Annual Ice Fishing Contest. The event was hosted by Oak Ridge Inn and Campground.
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Volunteering for Super Bowl was wonderful JONATHAN RICHIE EDITOR@BURNETTCOUNTYSENTINEL.COM
Lynda Young from Danbury was in Minneapolis all of last week volunteering at U.S. Bank Stadium and all of the city for the Super Bowl. Young runs the Danbury Caregiver’s Sweet Shop at 2523 Main St. in Danbury, which will open again
on Feb. 9. “It was a wonderful time,” Young said. Her twin sister, Leesa, asked her to apply for the volunteering job and with little hesitation she said yes. They both applied, interviewed and were accepted to work at volunteer headquarters for the week. “It was a blast,” Lynda said. “We
worked all over the place, doing different activities and meeting people from all over the world.” She added that a lot of the work was simply directing people around the festivities, which lasted all week long. “We worked the skyways and were directing fans where to go,” SEE SUPER BOWL, PAGE 2
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