What to expect in 2021
The question on many people’s minds as we begin 2021 is how much it will resemble years before the novel coronavirus pandemic.
• One key...
Vaccine prep for long-term facilities
As the vaccination of health care workers for COVID-19 continues, residents and employees of long-term care facilities in Monroe County will soon have the...
More deaths as Monroe County receives vaccine
From Monroe County up to the national level, much of the data related to the coronavirus pandemic is pointing in the right direction even...
Vaccines, then and today
Younger readers of this article may not be familiar with polio or smallpox.
The last case of polio to originate in the United States was...
New deaths, more than 300 active COVID cases in Monroe County
After two weeks of rising deaths caused by the novel coronavirus, Monroe County stabilized in that regard over the last week.
There were three more...
Vaccine comes to Monroe County
Monroe County received its first shipment of the novel coronavirus vaccine this week, with the first 100 doses arriving Wednesday.
It began administering the first...
Remembering lives lost to COVID
Over 320,000 Americans have died from the novel coronavirus in 2020, a staggering total that cannot describe the incalculable loss felt by the loved...
Healthy housing, low closing costs in Monroe County
A recent study by financial technology company SmartAsset measured stability, risk, ease of sale and affordability to determine the top housing markets.
The places that...
COVID crisis continues
Monroe County has now had 2,867 coronavirus cases since the pandemic began after reporting 238 since Dec. 15. It reported 261 the previous week.
There...
Vaccine on its way
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first vaccine to treat the novel coronavirus, putting the pandemic’s end nearer than ever.
“The known...
An Eagle Scout project for the books
The COVID-19 pandemic was not enough to stop Ethan Ellis from completing his Eagle Scout project. In fact, the project created opportunity for a...
Keeper of Oak Hill honored
Throughout the year, numerous awards are presented for acting, writing, sports performances and other achievements.
Often we wonder, “How’d they make that choice?”
But the selection...