Western Illinois man, pioneering scholar on first ladies, recognized for his work herald-review.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from herald-review.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
MONMOUTH Lewis Gould says he was a “typical male historian writing about men” before he developed a new course to teach in the early 1980s at the University of Texas.
That course, called First Ladies of the 20th Century not counting Nancy Reagan, who was in the White House at the time set Gould on a pioneering path of studying the history and legacies of the wives of American presidents.
“I had to treat these women as independent and autonomous persons doing their own things,” said Gould, who has lived in Monmouth since 2012. “That was a dramatic shift for me.”
William Urban: Presidents I have known: Duncan Gordon Wimpress
By William Urban
One of the few advantages of being retired during a pandemic is that there is time to reflect on people one has known and on events worth remembering. I still get out in the car (the dog wants a ride every day, even if it’s only to make a newspaper swap). Each time I go down East Euclid past the darkened fraternity buildings, a memory flashes of President Duncan Wimpress taking me on a campus tour. It was a nice gesture on his part, because he didn’t have to do it, but he might have sensed that I hadn’t planned to stay long historians being in demand, my dissertation advisor was urging me to apply for university jobs. In any case, it was 1966 or soon thereafter, and his new library (the Hewes Library) and science building (Haldeman-Thiessen) were still in the planning stages, but the fraternity complex was there.
Top Regional News: Peoria region sees lowest COVID positivity rate since July 22
Illinois News Desk
Peoria region sees lowest COVID positivity rate since July 22
PEORIA Five COVID-19 deaths and 164 new cases were reported in Peoria by public health officials on Wednesday; however, the multi-county region that includes Peoria, Tazewell and Woodford counties is now reporting its lowest COVID positivity rate in about seven months.
All five deaths were from Peoria County a man in his 60s, a woman in her 70s and a woman in her 60s, none of whom lived in long-term care facilities. The other two deaths were a woman in her 80s who lived at Cornerstone Rehabilitation & Health Care and a woman, also in her 80s, who lived at Lutheran Hillside Village. No information was provided by officials as to whether any of the victims had underlying health issues that could have contributed to their deaths.
COVID-19 cases slow to trickle in Warren County
By Jane Carlson
MONMOUTH More than 2,600 COVID-19 vaccine doses have now been administered in Warren County.
According to Illinois Department of Public Health data, 540 residents, or 3.17% of the population, are now fully vaccinated with both doses.
More than half of the doses thus far have been administered to residents age 65 and older, according to IDPH.
As vaccinations increase in the county, new cases of the virus have slowed to a trickle.
Between Feb. 7 and 13, there were eight new cases of the virus confirmed in the county, according to the Warren County Health Department.