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First COVID Vaccinations Given at HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital Published on December 17 2020 4:16 pm Last Updated on December 17 2020 4:54 pm Written by Greg Sapp (REBECCA KISTNER, RN, FROM HSHS ST. ANTHONY'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL RECEIVES THE FIRST COVID-19 VACCINE AT ST. ANTHONY'S. SARAH SCHUMACHER, RN, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT FACILITATOR, ADMINISTERED THE VACCINATION) HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital Thursday administered the first COVID-19 vaccine dose to hospital colleague Rebecca Kistner, RN, who works on the hospital’s medical/surgical care floor. The first physicia...

Statewide Unemployment Rate, Jobs Decline in November Published on December 17 2020 4:31 pm Last Updated on December 17 2020 4:31 pm Written by Greg Sapp The Illinois unemployment rate fell 0.5% to 6.9% in November, while non-farm payrolls lost 20,000 jobs during the month. The state's unemployment rate was 0.2% higher than the national unemployment rate reported for November, which was 6.7%, down from 6.9% in October.  The Illinois unemployment rate was up 3.2% from November 2019, when it was 3.7%. The employment sectors with the greatest gains from a month earlier were Trade, Tra...

Much Recognition at City Council Meeting Published on December 17 2020 10:44 am Last Updated on December 17 2020 10:44 am Written by Greg Sapp Much recognition was given at this week's Effingham City Council meeting. Janet Ohnesorge of the Water Billing and Customer Service Department was recognized as the City's Employee of the Quarter.  (CITY OFFICER JEREMY KYLE WITH HIS LIFESAVING AWARD) Police Chief Jason McFarland presented a Lifesaving Award to Officer Jeremy Kyle, who utilized Narcan on December 2 to bring back a subject under the influence of alcohol and another drug. McFar...

35 New Positive COVID-19 Cases in County Wednesday Published on December 17 2020 6:06 am Last Updated on December 17 2020 6:44 am Written by Greg Sapp The Effingham County Health Department announced 35 new positive cases of coronavirus disease in the county on Wednesday. That included one COVID-related death, that of a man in his 90s. Here's the breakdown: MALES--one less than 10 years old; three in their teens; three in their 20s; one in his 30s; four in their 40s; two in their 50s; one in his 60s; four in their 70s FEMALES--one less than 10 years old; two in their teens; two in t...

North Clay District a Busy Place Published on December 17 2020 11:10 am Last Updated on December 17 2020 11:10 am Written by Greg Sapp North Clay school board members learned Wednesday that the district has been a very busy place. Superintendent Travis Wyatt reported that in-person students returned to the classroom on November 30 after a two-week remote learning period. There was also a report on the Thanksgiving Break meal distribution when a week's worth of meals were distributed and on meal distribution this week on Monday and Thursday. There was an update on live teaching for r...