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Weekend File, The Debate over Face Masks

Weekend File, The Debate over Face Masks

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The Yankton City Commission held an extensive work session before their regular meeting this week to work out possible face mask options. A mandate was one choice, but others were also debated. We now present a portion of the discussion with Yankton Mayor Nathan Johnson….https://soundcloud.com/wnax-radio/weekend-file-edit-1127

The commission decided to pull the face mask resolution from the regular agenda in favor of the education proposal. The vote was six to three…
The Weekend File is a public affairs presentation of WNAX News……

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