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Mar 12, 2021 MADISON (WKOW) -- For the past year, Alison Blythe has only left home to go to the grocery store, the bank and the pharmacy. When she does go out, she wears a mask and latex gloves. Now, shes finally breathing a sigh of relief, knowing she will soon be eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccine. She said with her medical conditions, if she were to get COVID-19, she could easily need to be on a ventilator. But her own health isnt her only worry. Blythe lives with her 71-year-old mother, too...

March 14, 1952 - March 3, 2021 Janesville, WI - On March 3, 2021, surrounded by his family, this world lost a great man and the angels gained another. Al was a loving, devoted, and cherished husband, father, Papa, brother, brother-in-law, nephew, and a great story telling uncle, cousin, and friend. Al was born on March 14, 1952 in Janesville, WI to Delores (Homan) and Jack Tilton. He graduated from Milton High School. From Aug. 1969 to Aug. 1973, Al was proud to serve his country as a sergeant ...

Food supply chain workers. Congregate living facility staff and residents. The Rock County Public Health Department has opened up an online registration form for people in the March 1 eligibility groups. Health department officials will help link people on the list to vaccine providers, including the state’s community vaccine clinic at Blackhawk Technical College. The registration form can be found at the health department’s website, co.rock.wi.us/publichealth. Those who are eligible ...

The vaccine is free. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services has published a map and list of vaccine providers in the state at dhs.wisconsin.gov/covid-19/vaccine-map.htm. Heres a rundown. Health systems Health systems are contacting their patients who are 65 and older through phone, text, email and patient portals, such as MyChart, to schedule appointments. Aurora Health Care, Ascension Wisconsin and ProHealth are giving priority, based on age, medical conditions and other factors, to pati...

Delays in COVID-19 vaccine distribution caused by severe weather have resulted in a flurry of rescheduled appointments at the community vaccine site at Blackhawk Technical College. Delayed shipments and technical errors in the clinic’s data reporting system have caused Rock County to report meager day-to-day increases in vaccine administration, said Kelsey Cordova, public health supervisor. Fewer than 200 first doses of vaccine were reported administered between Monday and Wednesday in Roc...

The Rock County Public Health Department announces the soft launch of the Department of Health Services Community Based Vacci

The clinic hopes to eventually administer 1,000 shots per day once vaccine supply increases. The state has said it may open as many as 10 of the community-based sites.

Emergency crews are responding to a plane crash near Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport in Rock County.

Editor’s Note: Kicks presents 20Q, a feature that introduces readers to people involved in the area’s arts and entertainment community. Compiled by kicks Editor Greg Little, each piece will include a short bio, photo and answers to questions that provide insight into not only that person’s artistic interests but also his or her unique personality. “Captain” Mike Hall Evidence of the first tattoos shows they’ve been around for more than 5,000 years. Mike Hall’s...

International group with Wisconsin ties sends out research paper with false claims. //end headline wrapper ?> Police. Photo by Highway Patrol Images / (CC BY) An international law enforcement association sent a research document to thousands of members this fall that called Black Lives Matter protesters “terrorists” who work with gangs and drug cartels to engage in “urban guerrilla” warfare. That organization, the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association (ILEETA...