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May 13— RACINE— The Board of Education of the Southern Local School District, met last month to approve financial items and personnel. Present during the meeting were board members Denny Evans, Brenda Johnson, Tom Woods, Dennis Teaford, and Ashli Peterman. Also in attendance were Tony Deem, Superintendent; Christi Hendrix, Treasurer; and Tricia McNickle, Principal.

No more photos of the Boone tree, a massive wind storm in Carter County and more were reported on this day in Johnson City history.

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>> i used to think of it as being overwhelmed, health care workers are overwhelmed. that doesnt even address it. the way i address it with folks when i talk to them, i refer to it as moral injury. >> reporter: what do you mean by that? >> we want to help folks. now that folks arent getting vaccinated, theyre not believing us, theyre questioning our education and our background. its hurtful. were exhausted. were tired. we have been morally injured. >> reporter: chapman says some nurses endured so...

A very high rate of votes for donald trump in the last election. and people ask for things like nebulis iodine. in normal medical practice, we constantly talk to people about treatment. people refuse treatment. this is something different. people are coming with specific treatments that we know not to be helpful, and in some cases, would be extremely dangerous, and theyre getting this from the rapid disinformation thats being spread, you know, from senator ron johnson in wisconsin to governor ro...

It really is just a small fraction of the dozens of cruise ships that are making theyre wa -- making their way on their journeys. those ships were actually trying to find ports of call to take passengers and crew just so they can get home. were in a very different position at this point compared to march 2020, ryan. >> all right, alison kosik, nadia romero, thanks to you. in the early days of the pandemic, carriers are facing threats of lawsuits, even death, from the very people they are tryin...

Care workers are overwhelmed. that doesnt even address it. the way i address it now with folks when i talk to them is i refer to it as moral injury. >> reporter: what do you mean by that? >> we want to help those. now that folks arent getting vaccinated, theyre not believing us, theyre questioning our education and our background, its hurtful. were exhausted. were tired. and so we have been morally injured. >> chapman says some nurses have endured so much abuse that even getting them to walk fro...

Feels the strain. >> reporter: whats it been like to work in this atmosphere? >> it is exhausted. it is frequently heartbreaking. it is demoralizing at times. >> reporter: dr. lyons says its also getting hostile as patients are requesting bogus treatments. >> reporter: is it like picking items off a menu at a restaurant? >> absolutely. folks act as if they can come into the hospital and request any sort of therapy they want, or conversely, decline any therapy that they want with the idea being t...