Shawnee woman dies with COVID-19; active cases waning
The Shawnee News-Star
Another Shawnee woman has lost her life as reports of COVID-19 deaths in the county have been coming in every two to three days for the past month. Last month, on Dec. 23, there were 29 deaths in the county; that number has gone up by 20 in the past four weeks. Similarly, in December the deaths of Shawnee victims numbered 23, compared to 37 now 15 more in the past month.
Cases
Though figures fluctuate, and deaths are being reported often right now, cases are showing a decline for the time being.
In the state, there were 35,471 active cases a month ago, while Monday s count shows 32,546.
Shawnee physician explains how Pfizer, Moderna vaccines work
By Vicky O. Misa | Vicky.misa@news-star.com | (405) 214-3962 | Twitter: @Vicky NewsStar
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As Phase 2 of the COVID-19 virus vaccine rollout has officially begun, it s natural to wonder how these two vaccines managed to show success so quickly.
SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital-Shawnee Dr. Gregory Grant said the two vaccines approved and currently being distributed Pfizer and Moderna are both mRNA-based.
“The thing about mRNA is that it s been around a while,” he said. “It was discovered about the same time as DNA.”
The health care industry started trying to use that technology to cure disease 10 to 12 years ago, he said, with some success.
Student of the Month: Dale High School senior Kylee Greenwalt
By Vicky O. Misa | Vicky.misa@news-star.com | (405) 214-3962 | Twitter: @Vicky NewsStar
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Senior Kylee Greenwalt is a leader at Dale High School and maintains a perfect GPA. She is ranked first in her class.
She has been selected as one of The Shawnee News-Star and Patriot Auto Group Students of the Month for October and is now in the running to win a car.
“Kylee exemplifies (the) strongest work ethic and a natural drive to do her best,” Senior Sponsor Allison Robinson said. “Kylee gives up time to help others.”
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Senior Daniel King is a leader at Shawnee High school and maintains a perfect 4.0 GPA. He is ranked first in his class.
He has been selected as one of The Shawnee News-Star and Patriot Auto Group Students of the Month for October and is now in the running to win a car.
“Daniel is hardworking and committed to everything he sets out to do,” Shawnee High School Guidance Counselor Cindy Bartley said. “He steps up to help when he sees a need; he doesn t wait to be asked, but volunteers.”
Baker said King is a student mentor at Immanuel Baptist Church and works soccer camps during the summer.
When Legacy Fighting Alliance featherweight Justin “Darth” Rader stepped into the cage at LFA 15 just five weeks ago, he was looking for nothing other than to string together four wins in a row. The world jiu-jitsu champion has been competing long enough to know that he can’t look past an opponent.
After a three-round war on June 30, Rader picked up the win over Emmanuel Rivera.
“It was a good fight, an excellent fight for me to have, and I was very happy with the way it turned out,” Rader told Combat Press. “It was a good fight in the sense that I did a lot of things good, and it also showed me a lot of places where I still have work and refinement to do. I’ve been very diligently trying to refine as many of the mistakes from that last fight as I could, because, obviously, for my next fight, I need to put it together better than I ever have before.”