Just how low can it go? Arctic blast about to show Jacksonville area
Darren Iozia, Journal-Courier
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South Jacksonville Elementary teacher Brent Heaton endures snow and cold Wednesday as students are picked up after school. Temperatures are expected to drop into the weekend, with wind chill indices below zero and as low as minus 30 degrees overnight Sunday.Darren Iozia | Journal-CourierShow MoreShow Less
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West-central Illinois has experienced below freezing temperatures for seven days in a row and the brutal cold is expected to continue into the start of the week.Darren Iozia | Journal-CourierShow MoreShow Less
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West-central Illinois is about to experience some wind chills that it hasn’t experienced in almost two years and as the weekend closes in, the National Weather Service is able to lock in on when the coolest chills are expected to hit in addition to an expected snow fall of 1 to 3 inches.
A foot of snow, Arctic temps made 2011 a Febrrruary to remember in Jacksonville
Darren Iozia, Journal-Courier
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Although 12 inches of snow made it difficult for travel across west-central Illinois in February 2011, it provided fun for children in Jacksonville.Angela A. Bauer | Journal-CourierShow MoreShow Less
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The front pages of the Journal-Courier for Feb. 1-3, 2011, report on the extent of a winter storm the dumped a record amount of snow on west-central Illinois, bringing with it bone-chilling temperatures.Journal-CourierShow MoreShow Less
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The front pages of the Journal-Courier for Feb. 1-3, 2011, report on the extent of a winter storm the dumped a record amount of snow on west-central Illinois, bringing with it bone-chilling temperatures.Journal-CourierShow MoreShow Less
COVID-19 vaccines available for those pre-registered
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The next mass distribution of COVID-19 vaccines will take place Tuesday for those who are eligible and have pre-registered.
The Morgan County Fairgrounds will open at 9 a.m. only for those scheduled to receive a shot that day. Those who have not pre-registered will be asked to schedule a time and return on that date.
Organizers said no line will be allowed to form before the opening time and participants should be prepared to wait.
Registration for those age 70 and older is available by calling 217-479-1817.
The closed distribution is hosted by Morgan County Health Department in conjunction with the Jacksonville Morgan County Office of Emergency Management, Passavant Area Hospital and the Jacksonville Fire Department.
By Jeremy Coumbes on January 9, 2021 at 11:27am
Savana Long, a nursing student in her senior year at Illinois College recieves her first dose of COVID vaccine from Keri Jackson with the Morgan County Health Departemnt at a distribution held by Morgan County Health Officials Tuesday.
Distribution of the COVID vaccine continued in Morgan County this week.
Over 200 individuals were registered to receive their first dose on Tuesday in Jacksonville during a restricted distribution event conducted by the Morgan County Health Department in conjunction with the Jacksonville Fire Department and Jacksonville Morgan County Office of Emergency Management.
Vaccinations were administered to front line healthcare workers who fall within the Illinois Department of Public Health’s 1a allocation group including health care workers in hospitals, medial outpatient facilities, skilled nursing and assisted living facilities, among many others.