STORY AND PHOTO BY KAREN BOSSICK

Wood River Valley residents can ask questions of local health and government officials during a Virtual Town Hall Wednesday evening.

The hour-long Virtual Town Hall will be held at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 8.

Panelists include Dr. Terry O’Connor, an emergency room physician with St. Luke’s Wood River and the medical director for Blaine County Ambulance. Also, Blaine County Commission Chairman Jacob Greenberg, Blaine County Sheriff Steve Harkins and Logan Hudson, public health division administrator for South Central Public Health District.

The four will hold a panel discussion, then field questions. The event will be co-facilitated by Blaine County Public Information Officer Larry Schoen and Blaine County Disaster Services Coordinator Chris Corwin.

The public can submit questions in advance at townhall@co.blaine.id.us. They can also submit questions during the event via the GoToWebinar online chat feature.

People are advised to register for the event beforehand as online participation will be limited to no more than a thousand connections.

Register online by going to the Blaine County website homepage at www.blainecounty.org. Click on the COVID-19 Updates & FACs button, then click on the Virtual Town Hall-Register button.

After entering name and email address, registrants will receive an email invitation with instructions how to connect online or by telephone.