Cooperative donates face masks for health care workers

Janelle Atyeo
Mar 30, 2020
Mar 30, 2020 Updated Apr 1, 2020

Face Mask donation — Darian Browning, Agtegra Redfield Elevator and Energy Location Manager, center, delivers face masks to Spink County Ambulance.
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A South Dakota agricultural cooperative is helping to make sure health care workers have the protective equipment they need to battle COVID-19.

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Janelle is editor of the Tri-State Neighbor, covering South Dakota, southwestern Minnesota, northwestern Iowa and northeastern Nebraska. Reach her at jatyeo@tristateneighbor.com or follow on Twitter @JLNeighbor.