Whiteside County has identified its two additional laboratory confirmed positive cases of COVID-19. One case is an individual in their 60s and the other is an individual in their 30s. The Whiteside County Health Department (WCHD) is working closely with the Illinois Department of Health (IDPH), the individual and healthcare providers to identify quarantine and…
One positive test was produced by KSB Hospital; however, the person who tested positive was from Bureau County. Tracking procedures put in place by KSB and the Lee County Health Department determined that the infected person traveled directly to KSB, only had contact with testing staff in the drive thru testing area and returned to…
According to Ogle County Sheriff Brian VanVickle the National Weather Service an EF-1 tornado did touchdown in Ogle County. The sheriff said the first location was at Illinois Rt 64 at Blackhawk and it extended to just south of Weld Park by Stillman Valley. There were about 12 homes and multiple barns and out buildings…
Everything is a go according to Dixon Public Works Director Matt Heckman in regards to the major resurfacing and road repair project for this summer. According to the plan, at least 10% of all roads will be resurfaced starting in late May. At the most recent Dixon Council Meeting Heckman received permission to use Motor…
The Lee County Farm Bureau is asking area farmers, grain elevator employees, union laborers, construction companies and anyone else in the industry to donate surplus unused Personal Protection Equipment. This would be unused masks, gowns, gloves, disinfectant wipes and hand sanitizers. This is park of the F.A.R.M for Health which stands for Farmers and Ranchers…
State’s Attorney Charley Boonstra would like to warn community members of scams related to COVID-19. The Attorney General has reported robocalls and fraudulent emails are being transmitted to individuals hoping to get personal information like social security numbers, Medicare beneficiary information, credit card/ bank information, and other sensitive information. These individuals are also calling/emailing and…
The Illinois Associated Press Class 3A and Class 4A All-State boys’ basketball teams, as voted on by a statewide panel of sports writers and broadcasters and compiled by Steve Tappa, formerly of the Moline Dispatch and the Rock Island Argus. Players received five points for a first-team vote and three points for a second-team vote.…
The IHSA is supportive of the stance taken by the Illinois State Superintendent of Schools that no IHSA member school should organize their teams for any spring sport practices or games while Illinois high schools are closed through March 30. Earlier this week, the IHSA released a list of frequently asked questions that the Association…
The Illinois Associated Press Class 1A and Class 2A All-State boys’ basketball teams as voted on by a statewide panel of sports writers and broadcasters and compiled by Steve Tappa. Players received five points for a first-team vote and three points for a second-team vote. Each voter picked a five-player first team and five-player second…
narvikk/iStock(NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has claimed the lives of more than 34,000 people across the globe.The new respiratory virus, which causes an illness known officially as COVID-19, has rapidly spread to every continent except Antartica since first emerging in China back in December. There are now more than 723,000 diagnosed…
iStock(NEW YORK) — In just a few weeks, the novel coronavirus outbreak has changed the way thousands of companies operate in an unprecedented manner. As business owners and employees navigate the new normal, here are some of the ways they have adapted to stay operating amid a global pandemic.The COVID-19 outbreak has delivered an indiscriminate…
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — As Louisiana emerges as a new hotspot in the spread of novel coronavirus, Gov. Jon Bel Edwards said the state now has the third-highest number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases in the United States, per capita, in just over a month.”We remain on a trajectory, really to overwhelm our capacity to deliver…
narvikk/iStock(NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has claimed the lives of more than 34,000 people across the globe.The new respiratory virus, which causes an illness known officially as COVID-19, has rapidly spread to every continent except Antartica since first emerging in China back in December. There are now more than 723,000 diagnosed…
