Overdose calls on the rise locally
By Tom Barr - tbarr@wnewsj.com
WILMINGTON City police and EMS were dispatched to a reported drug overdose at 12:10 p.m. Wednesday in what has become an all-too-common occurrence.
A rash of overdoses has taken place in and around Wilmington recently, especially on Tuesday.
The Clinton County Health District received an alert late Tuesday afternoon of a “Suspected Drug Overdose Anomaly in Clinton County” over a 24-hour period from Epicenter, a state database that monitors hospital ER visits.
Clinton County Health Commissioner Pamela Walker-Bauer said local EMS on Tuesday requested additional Narcan (naloxone), a medication that rapidly reverses opioid overdoses.
A look back at 2020 January-March: High hopes, then a pandemic
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An historic building in Blanchester was destroyed by an overnight fire. (Photo by JoJo Van Winkle.)
The Blanchester High School boys basketball team, co-champions of the SBAAC National Division, and fans celebrate going 21-1 on the year before finally falling to Fenwick in the sectional tournament.
An historic building in Blanchester was destroyed by an overnight fire. (Photo by JoJo Van Winkle.)
The Wilmington High School girls basketball program won its third straight SBAAC American Division basketball championship at 9-1 in the division and shared top honors with Western Brown. From left are, front row, Sophie Huffman, Jasmine Jamiel, Zoey Moore, Sami McCord, Taylor Noszka, Keasia Robinson; middle row, coach Jermaine Isaac, Caroline Diels, Maura Drake, Karlie Morgan, Katie Murphy, Sydney McCord, Aeris McDaniel; back row, head coach Zach Williams, Josephine Williams, coach Dusty James.
Vaccinating the frontliners: Local EMS, healthcare workers receive shots at CCHD
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The snapshot of Clinton County’s reported COVID-19 numbers as of Tuesday evening.
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Marsha Wagstaff, RN is a former CCHD Bioterrorism Coordinator who has come out of retirement to help the CCHD with vaccinations.
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Registered Nurse Susan Jacobs not only was vaccinated she also dresses to spread the message of vaccinations.
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Registered Nurse Susan Jacobs not only was vaccinated she also dresses to spread the message of vaccinations.
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‘Beyond thrilled’
By Gary Huffenberger - ghuffenberger@wnewsj.com
A medical first-responder, Blanchester EMS Chief Jim Burroughs, right, gets a COVID-19 vaccine shot Monday morning at the Clinton County Health Department. Clinton County Health District Director of Nursing Monica Wood, left, administers the shot.
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County Board of Commissioners’ liaison to the Health District Mike McCarty, who is volunteering in the testing of local residents including the recent popup testing, is vaccinated.
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Clinton County Health Commissioner Pam Bauer, left, accepts a 2020 C4 Healthcare Award on behalf of the Clinton County Health Department. Wilmington-Clinton County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Dessie Rogers, right, presents the award. The C4 Awards stand for “Clinton County Community Champions”.
BREAKING: Clinton County surpasses 2,000 COVID-19 cases with over 1,000 new cases in past 25 days
Clinton County has, as of Friday, reported 2,010 cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began. This represents an increase of over 1,000 new cases since the county surpassed 1,000 just 25 days ago Thanksgiving week according to the Clinton County Health District.
There have been 16 local coronavirus-related deaths reported in the first 18 days of December.
About 1 out of every 21 Clinton Countians has, or has had, COVID-19.
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