2020 in review: A year into a pandemic 2020 in review: A year into a pandemic By Katie Tercek | December 31, 2020 at 8:38 PM CST - Updated December 31 at 10:33 PM TRI-STATE (WFIE) - 2020 was a year of the unimaginable as the coronavirus pandemic played a major part in each of our everyday lives. From mask mandates to people postponing or canceling milestone moments, 2020 has been full of heartache, and eventually some hope. Earlier this year, shelves stocked with disinfectants went empty as Tri-State residents prepared for the longest year of their life. Finally, the first local coronavirus case was confirmed. “We all knew that it was just a matter of time,” Daviess County Judge-Executive Al Mattingly said on March 19 in response to those reported cases.