HANCOCK COUNTY REPORTS FOURTEEN CASES AND ONE DEATH RELATED TO COVID-19 FEBRUARY 17-22, 2021

Carthage, IL – February 21, 2021 – The Hancock County Health Department and Memorial Hospital report fourteen laboratory-confirmed positive COVID-19 cases and one death February17-21, 2021.  Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of the individuals who passed away.

Cases include two male in their 60’s, one male in his 50’s, one male in his 40’s, one male in his 30’s and one male in his 20’s.  In addition, one female in her 80’s, one female in her 70’s, three females in their 60’s, one female in her 50’s, one female in her 20’s and one female in her pre-teens. There have been a total of one-thousand-six-hundred-sixty-four (1664) cases in Hancock County, one-thousand-five-hundred-eighty-six (1586) people have recovered, forty-two (42) people are currently isolated, two (2) people are hospitalized, and thirty-four (34) have passed.  

Symptoms of COVID-19 can vary, they can be mild or severe depending on the person and their health conditions. If you are experiencing symptoms, stay home, and contact your healthcare provider or the illness clinic at 217-357-0617 to determine if you should get tested. 

  Stay home when ill, wash hands often, and clean and disinfect highly touched surfaces.  Additionally, people should wear a face covering when 6 ft. distancing cannot be maintained.  A person should quarantine at home while waiting for COVID-19 test results to return.  This will lessen the spread of illness.  If the test result is positive, isolating away from others in your household and others will help lessen the chances of them getting sick.   Close contacts of a positive are asked to quarantine in an effort to limit exposure to others they typically would come in contact with.   Everyone has a role in reducing the spread of illness.  Check-out Memorial Hospital and Hancock County Health Department’s Covid-19 case updates at  https://www.mhtlc.org/news-resources/coronavirus-covid19-informaiton/ 

Chris  Talley talks about the mission of the IW FFA Alumni Association and its role in assisting the IW FFA students and their advisors.   This is National FFA Week!

Elaine Printy 

discusses the different activities that Hancock Village provides for their residents each week and month.  She also discusses the special activities prompted by the Covid-19 restrictions imposed on their community.

Kristin discusses the 2021 plat book preparation along with the annual 2021 HCFB Foundation Scholarship online application.  She also announces the first household hazardous waste collection in Hancock County in the past 20 years!

Joy Swearingen discusses the "Continuing the Legacy" program beginning this week and running through the theater's live reopening in the spring.  

Carthage, IL – February 16, 2021 – The Hancock County Health Department and Memorial Hospital report nineteen laboratory-confirmed positive COVID-19 cases February12-16, 2021.  

Cases include two males in their 70’s, two male in their 50’s, one male in his 40’s, one male in his 20’s and one male in his teens.  In addition, one female in her 70’s, one female in her 60’s, two females in their 50’s, three females in their 40’s, one female in her 30’s, two females in her 20’s and two females in their teens .  

There have been a total of one-thousand-six-hundred-fifty (1650) cases in Hancock County, one-thousand-five-hundred-seventy (1570) people have recovered, forty-three (43) people are currently isolated, four (4) people are hospitalized, and thirty-three (33) have passed.  

Symptoms of COVID-19 can vary, they can be mild or severe depending on the person and their health conditions. If you are experiencing symptoms, stay home, and contact your healthcare provider or the illness clinic at 217-357-0617 to determine if you should get tested.  Anyone who gets tested must quarantine until test results come back.  Some people who have been exposed to COVID-19 may not show symptoms or if they do it may take anywhere from 2 to 14 days for symptoms to appear.  

  Stay home when ill, wash hands often, and clean and disinfect highly touched surfaces.  Additionally, people should wear a face covering when 6 ft. distancing cannot be maintained.  A person should quarantine at home while waiting for COVID-19 test results to return.  This will lessen the spread of illness.  If the test result is positive, isolating away from others in your household will help lessen the chances of them getting sick.   Close contacts of a positive are asked to quarantine in an effort to limit exposure to others they typically would come in contact with.   Everyone has a role in reducing the spread of illness.  For daily updates online go to Memorial Hospital and Hancock County Health Department’s shared webpage at https://www.mhtlc.org/news-resources/coronavirus-covid19-informaiton/ 

Closing and Cancelations  February 16th,2021 Update 10:29 AM

Tonight's IWHS events/activities have been canceled

Hancock County Vaccination Update

Governor Pritzker announced this past Wednesday that starting on February 25, Illinois is expanding the Phase 1B COVID-19 vaccination eligibility list to people who are 16 to 64 years old, have comorbidities and underlying conditions as defined by the CDC. Conditions include; Cancer, Chronic Kidney Disease, COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), Diabetes, Heart Condition, Immunocompromised State from a Solid Organ Transplant, Obesity,  Pregnancy, Pulmonary Disease, and Sickle Cell Disease. Illinois will also begin vaccinating individuals with disabilities.  The list is subject to change as guidance evolves. For additional information go to https://www.dph.illinois.gov/covid19/vaccine-faq .

The Hancock County Health Department continues to work through their call back list that began in mid-January to schedule vaccination appointments for people in  Phase 1B.  Now that people with underlying health conditions have been added to the phase 1B category, the health department encourages those people to call 217-357-2171 option 0 (during business hours Monday through Thursday from 8 AM to 5 PM) or option * (after hours). In addition, a message can be left at 217-357-7449 or an email sent to covid19vaccine@hchd1.org .

Hancock County continues to receive limited weekly vaccine allocations and are fortunate that Hancock County residents have options of places to go to when it is their turn to get vaccinated. For instance, Adams County Health Department is collaborating with Hancock County and other surrounding rural counties to get people vaccinated.   To register online go to adamscountytogether.com/vaccinate or by call 217-600-4VAX.   In addition, some HyVee pharmacies are providing vaccinations. To register go to www.hy-vee.com/my-pharmacy/covid-vaccine-consent.  

Rest assured, the Hancock County Health Department and Memorial Hospital are working diligently to get people in Hancock County vaccinated with the resources they have.  Their strong collaborative efforts will continue to help the residents of Hancock County get through this challenging time.

HANCOCK COUNTY REPORTS EIGHTEEN CASES 

TO COVID-19 FEBRUARY 8-11, 2021

Carthage, IL – February 11, 2021 – The Hancock County Health Department and Memorial Hospital report eighteen laboratory-confirmed positive COVID-19 cases February 8-11, 2021.  

Cases include one male in his 70’s, one male in his 50’s, four males in their 30’s, and one pre-teen male.  In addition, two females in their 60’s, one female in her 50’s, two females in their 40’s, two females in their 30’s, three females in their 20’s and one female under the age of 10 years old .  

There have been a total of one-thousand-six-hundred-thirty-one (1631) cases in Hancock County, one-thousand-five-hundred-forty-four (1544) people have recovered, fifty (50) people are currently isolated, four (4) people are hospitalized, and thirty-three (33) have passed.  

Symptoms of COVID-19 can vary, they can be mild or severe depending on the person and their health conditions. If you are experiencing symptoms, stay home, and contact your healthcare provider or the illness clinic at 217-357-0617 to determine if you should get tested.  Anyone who gets tested must quarantine until test results come back.  Some people who have been exposed to COVID-19 may not show symptoms or if they do it may take anywhere from 2 to 14 days for symptoms to appear.  

  Stay home when ill, wash hands often, and clean and disinfect highly touched surfaces.  Additionally, people should wear a face covering when 6 ft. distancing cannot be maintained.  A person should quarantine at home while waiting for COVID-19 test results to return.  This will lessen the spread of illness.  If the test result is positive, isolating away from others in your household will help lessen the chances of them getting sick.   Close contacts of a positive are asked to quarantine in an effort to limit exposure to others they typically would come in contact with.   Everyone has a role in reducing the spread of illness.  For daily updates online go to Memorial Hospital and Hancock County Health Department’s shared webpage at https://www.mhtlc.org/news-resources/coronavirus-covid19-informaiton/ 

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Amy Gee confirms the upcoming meetings for the Carthage Library expansion and bond issue as well as the addition of another virtual meeting/live meeting.  She also confirms the Zoom availability for all the informational meetings.  Tory Buckert provides an overview of this month's Carthage Library programs for children and adults.  Both describe the various audio versions of popular books available at the library.

 Zak Huston- Illini West   Athletic Director, discusses the challenges of scheduling games amidst the pandemic as well as the frigid weather of the past few days.  He also updates us on the everchanging rules regarding spectators within the gym during games o Real Country Mornings with Kevin Flynn. 

Closings and Delays  Updated 11:05 am 

For Monday February 8th 2021

Illini West:All of tonight's activities have been canceled. No practice, no games, and no weight room.  

Tonight's girls game vs. Central that was scheduled for tonight will be played Wednesday, 2/10, JV to start at 6pm with the varsity to follow.  Bus time is still 4:45.  

Dallas City Elementary School       All Evening Activities Cancelled

La Harpe CSD #347 Evening Activities Canceled

Beardstown Schools: Closed 

Carthage Elementary: Remote Learning 

Dallas City Elementary: Closed 

Ft. Madison Public, Trinity: Delayed 2 hours; Buses on Main roads only

Hamilton Schools: Closed 

Illini West: Remote Learning 

Keokuk Christian Academy: Closed 

LaHarpe Elementary: Remote Learning 

Nauvoo-Colusa Schools: Closed; Evening Activities Cancelled

Quincy Christian: Closed 

Quincy Public/Parochial: Closed 

Schuyler-Industry Unit #5: Closed ; Evening Activities Cancelled

Southeastern Dist. 337: Remote Learning 

Warsaw: Closed 

HANCOCK COUNTY REPORTS TEN CASES & ONE ADDITIONAL DEATH RELATED

TO COVID-19 FEBRUARY 3-7, 2021

Carthage, IL – February 8, 2021 – The Hancock County Health Department and Memorial Hospital report ten laboratory-confirmed positive cases and one additional death related to COVID-19 February 3-7, 2021.  Our thoughts and prayers go out to family and friends of the person who passed away.

Cases include one male in his 70’s, one male in his 60’s, two males in their 40’s, one male in his 30’s, and one male in his 20’s.  In addition, one female in her 60’s, one female in her 50’s, one female in her 40’s and one female in her 30’s.  There have been a total of one-thousand-six-hundred-thirteen (1613) cases in Hancock County, one-thousand-five-hundred-forty-four (1544) people have recovered, thirty-three (33) people are currently isolated, three (3) people are hospitalized, and thirty-three (33) have passed.  

Symptoms of COVID-19 can vary, they can be mild or severe depending on the person and their health conditions. If you are experiencing symptoms, stay home, and contact your healthcare provider or the illness clinic at 217-357-0617 to determine if you should get tested.  Anyone who gets tested must quarantine until test results come back.  Some people who have been exposed to COVID-19 may not show symptoms or if they do it may take anywhere from 2 to 14 days for symptoms to appear.  

  Stay home when ill, wash hands often, and clean and disinfect highly touched surfaces.  Additionally, people should wear a face covering when 6 ft. distancing cannot be maintained.  A person should quarantine at home while waiting for COVID-19 test results to return.  This will lessen the spread of illness.  If the test result is positive, isolating away from others in your household will help lessen the chances of them getting sick.   Close contacts of a positive are asked to quarantine in an effort to limit exposure to others they typically would come in contact with.   Everyone has a role in reducing the spread of illness.  For daily updates online go to Memorial Hospital and Hancock County Health Department’s shared webpage at https://www.mhtlc.org/news-resources/coronavirus-covid19-informaiton/ 

Updated : 3:45 pm

Melita Finney joins Real Country in the Mornings with Kevin Flynn on What Hancock County Health Department is doing for people in the 1B vaccination tier.

For those that are still needing to receive the vaccination  the following options are available:

Hancock County Health Department

http://covid19vaccine@hchd1.org 

Adam County Health Department

https://www.co.adams.il.us/government/departments/health-department/covid-19-vaccination-information  

Hy-Vee Pharmacies 

https://www.hy-vee.com/my-pharmacy/covid-vaccine-consent

 Do you live in Hancock County, and are you 65+. Adams County will vaccinate Hancock County residents who qualify through FEBRUARY 12. For those who qualify for PHASE 1B Vaccines.

If you are interested, you can register on-line at www.adamscountytogether.com/vaccinate or call 217-600-4VAX

HANCOCK COUNTY FARM BUREAU FOUNDATION TO OFFER SCHOLARSHIPS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                                            JANUARY 25, 2021

CONTACT:           KRISTIN HULS

                                Manager

                                Hancock County Farm Bureau

                                217-357-3141

                                hcfbmanager@gmail.com

CARTHAGE, Ill. — The Hancock County Farm Bureau Foundation is offering three $1,000 scholarships to college bound students who plan to major in agriculture, agribusiness, or have a general interest in agriculture. 

Scholarships are awarded on the basis of exceptional scholastic ability, financial need, character, leadership, and involvement in agriculture.  Previous scholarship winners are not eligible to apply.

Scholarship applications will be online this year. Information is available from high school guidance counselors and ag teachers, as well as online at www.hancockcountyfarmbureau.com. The deadline for online submission is March 31, 2021.  For more information contact the office by calling (217) 357-3141 or email hcfbmanager@gmail.com.

Hancock County Farm Bureau Foundation scholarship winners in 2020 included Wyatt Johnson, Carlie Mettler, and Rylie Whitaker.

The Legacy Theater in Carthage announces “Continuing the Legacy,”  a series of regional performance videos that will premiere February 11 on the www.thelegacytheater.com , www.wcazradio.com  and on The Legacy Theater facebook pages .

The first show features Rick Marshall of Nauvoo with a program of timeless classics and show tunes.  It can be viewed for two weeks on the theater’s website and Facebook page.

A new addition to the series will be added every two weeks, featuring piano music, Bluegrass, classic country rock, story telling, Christian praise, and more.

“This series of video shows promotes the arts, showcases local talent, and continues the mission of The Legacy Theater, which is to bring great entertainment to the region,” according to Amy Graham, Legacy Theater Foundation board member, and chairman of the theater’s performance recruitment committee.

“All of these performers have been hand-picked to create a high quality series, and each group has willingly donated their time and talent to be a part of it,” Graham said.

Rick Marshall has a degree in music from BYU and is now director of the Nauvoo Orchestra and Choir. Rick Marshall Sings is a compassionate service with song. Marshall has conducted various concerts and cantatas through the years.

“We are saddened that our theater has been dark for nearly a year,” said Doug Groth, chairman of The Legacy Theater Foundation board. “We believe our patrons miss our shows as much as we do. This is one way for the theater to provide entertainment and highlight some great performers from this part of the Tri-State area.”

Without ticket sales for most of 2020, The Legacy Theater has relied on donations to cover ongoing theater expenses – utilities, maintenance, insurance, the limited staff, and deposits for future performers.

There is no charge for viewing the “Continuing the Legacy” series. A button is available if viewers choose to make a donation.

“While we cannot say when the theater will reopen, plans are moving forward. We have some great talent lined up for 2021,” said Groth. “We are excited about the future, when we can again gather for live entertainment at The Legacy Theater.”

The Legacy Theater is excited to bring you a piece of Our Legacy beginning  February 11.