Schools make COVID plans

Last week, the Illinois State Board of Education announced a highly anticipated statement regarding mask usage in schools. Many found the original statement confusing, but after some clarification, it appears…

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COVID cases steadily lower

As the pandemic continues to wane this summer, Monroe County Health Department Administrator John Wagner is happy to report the number of new COVID-19 cases locally is at a steady…

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COVID receding locally

By virtually every metric, the coronavirus pandemic is at its least severe in Monroe County in roughly a year or more.  The county recorded just seven more COVID-19 cases since…

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Wagner questions positivity rate

Monroe County Health Department Administrator John Wagner is again questioning state data related to the novel coronavirus, with the target of his criticism this time being the positivity rate for…

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