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  • A Tail That Didn't Wag

    Audrey Wagner|Updated Feb 11, 2022

    Early one very cold morning, a knock at the door revealed a couple who were enroute to Canada. The lady was holding a small, quivering, bleeding puppy they found on the Waukon Road who needed medical attention. Seeing a coyote in the area, the couple decided to find help, for which my family was only too happy to do. After the fluffy puppy, later identified as Scotia, was wrapped in warm blankets and given a drink, its shivering stopped. His photo was promptly put on the Lincoln County Washington Lost & Found Pet Network...

  • A word from the OMHC Board

    Jeff Schibel, OMHC Board of Commissioners|Updated Feb 3, 2022

    First and foremost, Happy New Year to everyone. The year 2021 saw a lot of changes at OMHC, from personnel to a new computer system to figuring out how to spend the CARES funding. It is my belief that 2022 will be somewhat smoother, but you have to throw the word COVID into the mix as a wild card. Personnel saw the hiring of a new CEO, John Serle, and at the same time Kim Dalrymple took over the CFO duties. Also, later this past fall, Jace Angelly was hired as the clinic director. At the same time, we lost several long-time...