Flu-like illness hits area schools hard late in semester

by MATT HUGHES

J-E News Editor

Many area schools were hard hit by illness during the last two weeks of the semester. Students in Webster County managed to make it to Christmas Break in better shape than most, but not without some problems.

Providence Elementary was the hardest hit by illness with absences getting as high as 93 during the last week of the semester. There were also a number of teachers and staff members off sick as well.

Still time to enroll through Kynect

by MATT HUGHES

J-E News Editor

Open enrollment for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) got underway on November 15, 2014 and will run through February 15, 2015 Although December 15, 2014 was the last day residents could enroll and be guaranteed health care coverage on the first day of 2015, it’s still not to late to sign up for coverage.