The 2022 Distinguished Citizens Award Banquet has been moved to online due to low registration rates and the surge of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, according to a press release from the Chamber of Commerce.

According to the release, registration numbers were at 25% of what they would be during a normal year. Additionally, North Central Public Health District Public Health Director Shellie Campbell supported the decision to move online, on the basis of rising Omicron numbers.