Local mask mandate's end officially announced

Hill County Commissioner and Board of Health Chair Mark Peterson released an official announcement Monday that the local mask mandate has been rescinded upon reaching the agreed-upon threshold of an average of 10 or fewer new cases of COVID-19 per day per 100,000 residents for two consecutive weeks.

At least one member of the board has reservations about that meaning the mandate automatically ends.

The announcement signed by Peterson said that last week the county had 4.33 new cases per day per 100,000 and the week before had only 1.73 per 100,000.

The expiration of the order was effective at...