One year into the COVID-19 pandemic, Iowa health care professionals are still responding to the crisis.MercyOne s makeshift critical care units are no longer in use, but they re still there if cases rise again.Today, they re back to normal critical care capacity still treating COVID-19 patients, but not near the scale of Iowa s two infection peaks in the summer and fall.MercyOne doctors tell KCCI they admitted 2,000 patients with COVID-19 this past year. They said 500 needed critical care and 300 were put on ventilators.Dr. Neil Horning has been on the front lines of the pandemic since day one. He says MercyOne had some time to prepare, but no one had any idea what COVID-19 would become.In critical care for two decades, he says he s trained for events like this, but the need for isolation, separating patients from their families, added a layer of difficulty.That led to more stress, not only for patients and families, but for his team, too. This was unique in sort of the emotiona
Health Care workers say they ve seen an increased interest in the field We are seeing a lot of people that are stepping up that aren’t afraid to be in there. Author: Maggie Wedlake (WQAD) Updated: 10:07 PM CST March 5, 2021
GALESBURG, Ill. Despite a year of devastation, loss, and stress, it’s not stopping people from having interest in the health care industry. Friday March 5th Sandburg College held a Health Professions Career Expo for students interested in a variety of health care jobs.
Emily Stewart is a senior at Rowva High School in Oneida, Illinois. She came to the fair to learn more about the options available to her saying, “I never knew about some of the healthcare careers. It’s increased my interest.”
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Matt Roberts, owner of the new store Big Yellow, places some items in a jewelry case. Big Yellow recently opened in downtown Tama. Allison Graham/News Chronicle
A new store with a vintage flair is open for business in downtown Tama.
Big Yellow, owned and operated by Matt Roberts, is a one stop shop for antiques, fabrics, soaps, figurines, purses, crystals, candy etc.
Inspired by his grandparents his love for antiquing began at a young age. Roberts is a fourth generation antiquer.
“It’s in my blood,” said Roberts.
Roberts and his grandparents Betty and Virgil St. John traveled all across the country visiting places such as Estes Park, Co., Paducah, KY, Wichita, KS. and Duluth, MN attending junket trails.
Beryl Keen, 103, was called home by his Savior and Lord Friday afternoon, February 26.
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at the Mitchell Family Funeral home with Pastor Alan Mullikin of the LeGrand Friends Church officiating. He will be laid to rest in the LeGrand Friends Cemetery. Visitation will be held one-hour prior to the service. Memorial may be directed in his memory to Iowa River Hospice, The Wounded Warrior Project or St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. For condolences, please visit www.mitchelfh.com. Phone 641-844-12364.
Born on April 25, 1917, in Legrand at the family home, he was the son of and one of four children born to C.T. and Orma Keen. He received his education in LeGrand graduating in 1934. He was a graduate of Iowa State where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Agriculture. He enlisted in the Coast Guard in April of 1942 where he served honorably during World War II until October of 1945.