In 1918 Clinton County, flu talk turned from sarcasm to seriousness, then tragedy: How we dealt with pandemic of 1918 Part 1
By Shelby Boatman - For the News Journal
Editor’s Note: This is Part 1 of a 2-part series on how the nation, and specifically Clinton County, faced the pandemic of 1918. The series will continue later next week.
The 2020 coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) came as quite a surprise to the nation last year.
Communities including our own here in Clinton County were placed under lockdown, favorite restaurants and shops were closed, and social distancing was encouraged.
Our families gathered around the television, radio, or even outlets like Facebook as press conferences and new health orders were enacted daily. The current residents of Clinton County had never experienced a worldwide pandemic such as this in their lifetime.
Seeing 2020 (Oct-Dec.) and charging into 2021
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Wilmington’s Claire Burns would advance to represent Clinton County at the state tennis tournament at the Lindner Family Tennis Center. Burns would be the first girls tennis player from a Clinton County school to participate in the state tennis tournament.
In this composite photo, at left, in the Region 16 semifinal versus Waverly, the game came down to the leg of Clinton-Massie’s Trevor McGuinness who drilled a 24-yard field goal as time expired to give Massie a 31-28 win; at right, Wilmington players and coaches celebrated as Isaiah Rigling raced 43 yards for the first touchdown of the game as Wilmington defeated Marietta 56-14 for the first-ever playoff football win in WHS history., The Board of Clinton County Commissioners recognized Paul Butler as a recent inductee with the 2020 Class of inductees into the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame. The proclamation expresses the commissioners’ gratitude “for Paul’s dedica
‘Beyond thrilled’
By Gary Huffenberger - ghuffenberger@wnewsj.com
A medical first-responder, Blanchester EMS Chief Jim Burroughs, right, gets a COVID-19 vaccine shot Monday morning at the Clinton County Health Department. Clinton County Health District Director of Nursing Monica Wood, left, administers the shot.
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County Board of Commissioners’ liaison to the Health District Mike McCarty, who is volunteering in the testing of local residents including the recent popup testing, is vaccinated.
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Clinton County Health Commissioner Pam Bauer, left, accepts a 2020 C4 Healthcare Award on behalf of the Clinton County Health Department. Wilmington-Clinton County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Dessie Rogers, right, presents the award. The C4 Awards stand for “Clinton County Community Champions”.
BREAKING: Clinton County surpasses 2,000 COVID-19 cases with over 1,000 new cases in past 25 days
Clinton County has, as of Friday, reported 2,010 cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began. This represents an increase of over 1,000 new cases since the county surpassed 1,000 just 25 days ago Thanksgiving week according to the Clinton County Health District.
There have been 16 local coronavirus-related deaths reported in the first 18 days of December.
About 1 out of every 21 Clinton Countians has, or has had, COVID-19.
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(Story updated) 8 more Clinton Countians have died from COVID-19, CCHD reports; DeWine announces vaccinations underway
By Tom Barr - tbarr@wnewsj.com
Eight more Clinton Countians have died from COVID-19, the Clinton County Health District reported Monday morning.
Sixteen local residents have now died from coronavirus-related causes within an 18-day period.
The latest victims are:
• A man in his 60s
• Two women in their 70s
• A woman in her 80s
• A woman in her 90s
• Two more deaths have been reported; they have not yet been entered into the Ohio Department of Health Dashboard “as we are awaiting the official lab results,” said Clinton County Health Commissioner Pamela Walker-Bauer.