The National Park Service said Monday it is suspending tours of the Washington Monument until Jan. 24 or longer due to "credible threats" from groups involved in the violence at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
Morton District 709 COVID-19 update: cases and quarantines down as second semester set to begin
MORTON, Ill. 14 students within Morton School District 709 were diagnosed with COVID-19, and 26 were in quarantine, as of Jan. 1.
One staff member had coronavirus and four were in isolation, as of the same date.
19 students were out with coronavirus, and 243 were in quarantine during the start of holiday break on Dec. 19. During the same time period, three staff members had COVID-19, and 10 were in isolation.
Many students who elected to attend school remotely during the first semester have elected to return to in-person learning for the second semester, according to Superintendent Jeffrey W. Hill.
Lindsey Shuey / Staff Photographer Deidre Anchorstar, Pottsville Area High School social studies teacher, leaves a house on First Avenue in Pottsville with her dog while handing out fliers informing residents about Pottsville Area School District s plan to cut 15 teacher positions on Saturday, May 9, 2020. The eliminations span elementary, middle, and high schools, and the school board will address the eliminations on their May 12 meeting. Other changes to be addressed are the elimination of libraries, half day kindergarten, and the elimination of sport programs.
Lindsey Shuey / Staff Photographer