The end of the COVID-19 pandemic remains a moving target, but local residents on Friday offered praise to Gov. Kim Reynolds for her handling of the unprecedented situation.

Around a dozen people showed up to 1015 Steak Company in Sibley to quiz the governor about the pandemic's status in Iowa. Reynolds told guests she was proud of how Iowans handled the situation and felt the Hawkeye State was on solid footing moving forward.

"It's taken all of us together," she said. "We're in a lot better position than other states across the country. A lot of states don't have their kids in school yet, a...