Olmsted County and the City of Rochester are still requiring masks to be worn in city and county government buildings and facilities until further notice. Olmsted County is still classified as having “High” community transmission based on updated guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) last Friday, February 25, 2022.

Olmsted County and the City of Rochester are still requiring masks to be worn in city and county government buildings and facilities until further notice. Olmsted County is still classified as having “High” community transmission based on updated guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) last Friday, February 25, 2022.

Dodge-Fillmore-Olmsted (DFO) Community Corrections program manager James Johnson will continue his career with Olmsted County as the next division administrator for Health, Housing, and Human Services (HHH). Johnson will officially assume the role on Monday, March 14, 2022. 

Beginning February 25, 2022, all Olmsted County residents are encouraged to participate in the online version of the 2022 Olmsted County Resident Survey. Surveys are available in three languages: English, Spanish, and Somali. 

Check out the latest COVID-19 newsletter for information about endemics, the community campaign to get youth vaccination, travel guidance for Spring Break, and updates from Olmsted County Public Health Services, Mayo Clinic, and Olmsted Medical Center.

On Tuesday, February 22, 2022, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz issued a writ of special election to fill the state’s Congressional District 1 seat following the February 18, 2022 death of Representative Jim Hagedorn. A special election to fill the vacancy will be held on Tuesday, August 9, 2022. If necessary, a special primary election will be held on Tuesday, May 24, 2022.

Olmsted County Public Health Services will be holding walk-in clinics for the COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine or booster throughout the month of March. Pfizer vaccines and boosters will be administered to anyone five-years-old and up on the following days: 

• March 2, 2022 - 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• March 9, 2022 - 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• March 11, 2022 - 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• March 15, 2022 - 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

All vaccine clinics will take place at the Olmsted County Public Health Services (OCPHS) building at 2100 Campus Dr. SE, Rochester, MN.

Check out the latest COVID-19 newsletter for a Q&A about boosters and the status of the pandemic, the community campaign to get youth vaccinated, and updates from Olmsted County Public Health Services, Mayo Clinic, and Olmsted Medical Center.

The latest updates from Graham Park, including renovations, an ice rink sponsorship, an award-winning water tower, development talks, and supporting the Graham Park master plan.