Health Department Loves New Location in Stromsburg

The Polk County Health Department is now located on the square in Stromsburg. Pictured are PCHD staff (L to R): Evette Watts, Jaci Swantek, Jorgan Siegel, Darla Winslow, Jenni Conkel, Crystal Jones, Nancy Hengelfelt, Cheryl Erickson, and Kim Winslow. Not pictured: Kendra Warren and Emma Jones. PCN photo by Cienna Friesen.
The Polk County Health Department is now located on the square in Stromsburg. Pictured are PCHD staff (L to R): Evette Watts, Jaci Swantek, Jorgan Siegel, Darla Winslow, Jenni Conkel, Crystal Jones, Nancy Hengelfelt, Cheryl Erickson, and Kim Winslow. Not pictured: Kendra Warren and Emma Jones. PCN photo by Cienna Friesen.

STROMSBURG — The Polk County Health Department will be having an open house on Friday, April 12 to celebrate the move to their new location on the east side of the town square in Stromsburg.

The PCHD moved to this new location, the former Yungdahl’s Apothecary, in October of 2023.

Funding for the new location came from the America Rescue Plan Act, ARPA, and a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Direc…