Archive for December, 2009
6TH-GRADE GIRL DIES FROM FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS — UPDATE
– GRIEF COUNSELORS AVAILABLE AT P-B-L JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL – > The death of a 6th grade student in Ford County has grief counselors available for students and staff at the Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School. Natalie Johnson died an unexpected death Tuesday at Carle Hospital in Urbana. She had suffered flu-like symptoms, but the cause [...]
UNEXPECTED DEATH OF P-B-L 6th GRADER UNDER INVESTIGATION
–Flu-like symptoms claim life of P-B-L student; coroner and health officials investigating – Autopsy results aren’t yet available, but the Champaign County Coroner’s Office and Ford-Iroquois Public Health Department are waiting before issuing any statements concerning the death of a sixth-grade student in the Paxton-Buckley-Loda school district. Natalie Johnson died Tuesday. Her unexpected death came [...]
H1N1 Cases Most Severe In Young People
Health Department Encourages ALL Young People Be Vaccinated Watseka, IL – Statistical data obtained through the Illinois Department of Public Health confirms that H1N1 cases continue to be most severe in younger people. “One of the obstacles we face in getting young people vaccinated is that people keep saying to us that they have heard [...]