BOND COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT CALLS PAN FLU COMMITTEE MEETING

 

The Bond County Health Department called a meeting of the Pan Flu Committee Thursday afternoon.  The meeting focused around local response if a confirmed case of the H1N1 virus was found in our area.  Currently, the Illinois Department of Public Health is recommending that if one confirmed case is found in an area, local schools should close.  This is only a recommendation from the IDPH, and school officials would decide when to close.  The state is sending one pallet of Tama Flu and Personal Protective Equipment, known as PPE, to every county in the state.  These materials were not requested by the Bond County Health Department but are part of statewide preparedness. 

 

Materials were distributed on how to best protect yourself from all flu viruses including H1N1.  The best way to protect yourself is by washing your hands, avoiding hand shaking, cleaning your work or school area, and staying home from school or work if you feel sick or have a fever.  With a vaccine an estimated 4-6 months away, the best way to stay healthy is through personal hygiene and cleanliness. 

 

 

DISORDERLY CONDUCT CHARGES FILED IN MADISON COUNTY

 

Dawn B. Files, age 27, of Granite City, was charged April 28 with a felony charge of alleged disorderly conduct.  Files reported to the Sheriff's Office on April 25, that she was robbed at gunpoint of more than $300.00, while working at a business in Troy.  Detectives investigated and found that Files had fabricated the entire story, and took the money herself.  The robbery constituted a false police report.  Files turned herself in at the Madison County Jail.  Bond was set at $20,000.00.