2020: Year in Review Part Three Crawford County Independent & Kickapoo Scout
DRIFTLESS –
2020 was quite a year – one most will likely never forget, no matter how much they may want to.
SEPTEMBER:Soldiers Grove Librarian Cele Wolf retired on August 31 after 28 years of service to the community. Taking her place will be Sarah DiPadova… BACK-TO-SCHOOL in 2020 was like no other year, in the midst of a global COVID-19 pandemic. Here, educational assistant Cortney Yonker took an elementary student’s temperature on the first day of school at North Crawford.
Educational assistant Cortney Yonker took an elementary school student’s temperature as a COVID-19 precaution on the first day of school at North Crawford Tuesday morning. In addition to checking temperatures, both students and staff are wearing masks… It seems the Crawford County Board may have overlooked quite a few broadband internet options, when it appeared t
January 7: Weekly Driftless Region COVID-19 update
DRIFTLESS - Over the past week COVID-19, diagnoses statewide increased from 472,153 on Monday, Dec. 28 to 487,938 on Monday, Jan. 4. That is a statewide increase of 15,785 cases. The number of deaths increased from 4,711 to 4,884, an additional 173 deaths, according to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
Crawford Countysaw 25 new cases, increasing to 1,532. The number of deaths remained at 12.
Crawford County Public Health reports fifty-seven COVID-19 cases in the last 14 days, this is half the amount of cases reported in the prior two-week period. The positivity rate is also decreased from 11.3% two weeks ago to 6.4% currently. “At the beginning of November, we were at a 22% positivity rate, we are seeing a steady decrease of cases over the last six weeks, which is great.” says Cindy Riniker, Health Officer.
December 24: Weekly Driftless Region COVID-19 update THIS MAP shows the num-ber of COVID-19 cases in municipalities in our re-gion as listed on the DHS website as of Monday, Dec. 21. The numbers may vary from those provided daily by the counties as the information on the DHS site can lag local information slightly.
DRIFTLESS - Over the past week COVID-19, diagnoses statewide increased from 438,895 on Monday, Dec. 14 to 458,612 on Monday, Dec. 21. That is a statewide increase of 19,717 cases. The number of deaths increased from 4,068 to 4,425, an additional 357 deaths, according to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
According to
News Channel 8, Gundersen Health System and Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse received their first allocation of COVID-19 vaccines Monday afternoon in LaCrosse.
December 17: News from around the Driftless Area
‘News from Around the Driftless Area’ is a compilation showcasing the excellent work and interesting tidbits from the community journalists sprinkled throughout our area.
VIROQUA –McIntosh Memorial Library of Viroqua will be hosting the third annual adult winter reading program in 2021. Adults are encouraged to stop by the library lobby beginning Monday, Jan. 4 to pick up a participation bookmark. Through Friday, Feb. 26 participants are asked to read or listen to three books and to record that information onto the bookmark. The completed bookmark should be returned to the library in exchange for a winter related prize. Everyone returning a completed bookmark will be eligible to win the grand prize. The grand prize drawing will be held Monday, March 1. The program is supported by the Friends of the McIntosh Memorial Library. For more information about this program, contact the library at 608-637-7151, like the �
December 10: Weekly Driftless Area COVID-19 update
DRIFTLESS - Over the past week COVID-19, diagnoses statewide increased from 357,771 on Monday, Nov. 30 to 387,235 on Monday, Dec. 7. That is a statewide increase of 27,097 cases. The number of deaths increased from 3,313 to 3,758, an additional 425 deaths, according to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
Vaccine expectations
According to the Tuesday issue of Up North News, with contributions from the Associated Press, state officials worked Monday to tamp down expectations that vaccines will offer a quick way out of the COVID-19 pandemic, saying most of the state’s nearly 6 million people will likely have to wait months for their first shots.