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It was announced on Tues- day that another 13.9 million vaccines are going to be re- leased to the states. Statewide, the numbers are improving as well. The num- ber of new cases on February 14 was 809 and on Monday, it was 889. Those are the fi rst numbers of less than 1,000 since September 29, when there were 959 new cases. There were more than 4,000 new cases everyday from No- vember 4 until January 9. Deaths and hospitaliza- tions have also dropped dra- matically in Indiana. On Feb. 14, there were eight newly re- ported deaths. On February 3, there were 50 newly reported deaths that dropped to 37 on Feb. 4 and 25 on Feb 5. It has not been above 20 since Feb- ruary 10. Hospitalizations dropped to 1,018 on February 15, that is down from a peak of 3,441 on Nov. 30, 2020. On January 15, there were 2,404 people in the hospital with COVID and 3,192 on December 15. The last time hospitalizations were less than 1,050 was October 4, where there were 1,019. COVID-19 Continued from page 1 Volunteers man Petersburg station 24/7 A quartet of Petersburg Fire Department fi remen manned the Illinois St. Fire Department station Tuesday morning, ready to respond to an emergency during the recent snow storm and arctic temperatures. Ryan Ben- ner, Jon Craig, Reagan Craig and Kullen Cook took a shift as volunteers, standing ready in case a run had to be made that morning. Department members have taken shifts, according to the postings on the chalkboard in the fi rehouse. Peters- burg Fire Chief Ross Elmore stated, "We have had six or eight fi remen at the station continuously since Sunday evening. It has been good insurance and fortunately we've had no calls as of Tuesday afternoon and that is won- derful." James Capozella photo COMMISSIONERS Continued from page 1 $7,976 for equipment repair. It was to purchase snow blades for the highway department trac- tors. They also updated the county cellphone policy to include a phone for the Highway Dept. lead man. Kurt Russell was recently hired in- to that position. It was created this year to re- place former Highway Superintendent Roger Hamm. He and Josh Byrd had been co-super- intendents, but Hamm retired last November. Commissioner Mark Flint asked Emergen- cy Management Director Ryan Benner about the snow storm. He said several area counties had declared a state of emergency. Benner said Pike was in a state of watch, but didn't think it had reached a state of emergency. "Our roads are covered with snow, but not piled up to the point of closing. Our guys are doing a pretty good job of keeping up. The biggest problem is people getting out of their driveways right now," said Benner. Stafford crashes into trees A rural Winslow teen blacked out, ran off the road and crashed into trees and overturned last Saturday. Destiny Stafford, 19, of 185 S. SR 61, Winslow, was driv- ing south on Highway 57 about 500 feet north of CR 200 S., when she blacked out and ran off the right side of the road, according to Pike Coun- ty Sheriff's Sgt. Buck Seger. He said Stafford's 2012 Hyun- dai Veloster went down an em- bankment into a wooded ar- ea, hit a tree and overturned. She complained of neck pain and was taken to the hospital by Pike EMS. "It could have been a lot worse," said Sgt. Seger. Damage was estimat- ed at $10,000 to $25,000 in the 10 :34 p.m. accident. RESCUE Continued from page 1 fi ght the urge to go get Kip. "I was so surprised he listened and did what I told him." She said he cried a little at fi rst and then just stood there "with a hopeless look on his face." She stayed on the phone with the 911 dispatchers who continually told her not to get on the ice. "I really just wanted them to stay on the line with me while I waited," said Willis. EMS Director Chris Young and Pike County Chief Depu- ty Sheriff Dallas Killian were the fi rst to arrive. Young's response was sped up because he just happened to be at the Petersburg Fire Station on Illinois talking to several fi remen. "He took off immediately as we put on our ice and wa- ter rescue gear," said Assis- tant Fire Chief Jon Craig. "He (Kip) was real calm and talked to us. We told him what we were going to do and he said yes he could do it. We threw a rope out to him and pulled him across the ice to us," said Young. He said the fi re department was on the way in wet suits ready to go out and get him, but it wasn't needed. They did go out and get his sled. Fortu- nately it was a good outcome. "She probably did the best thing she could do by calling 911. We train for ice rescue," said Young. Willis said she was so thankful for the emergency re- sponse, she was messaging all the ones she knew who were there, thanking them. She said the EMTs took Kip into the ambulance to check on him. When they brought him out, she said one of the EMTs asked her if he had been cry- ing. She said Kip whispered to her, "I wasn't crying, my eyes were sweating." Fire destroys McCandless residence Sunday morning The residence of Tamara McCandless was destroyed by fi re Sunday morning. She was not at home at the time of the fi re. It was reported by neigh- bor Phil Sisk who saw fl ames coming from the windows at about 10 :30 a.m. It is located near the former Trading Post at 3996S CR225E. Daniel Shelton, Deputy Chief of the Patoka Fire De- partment, said the trailer was about 50 percent involved when they arrived. He said it was two trailers side by side and the one trailer was com- pletely involved. He said they were not sure of the cause, but they believe "the area of origin was around a wood burning stove." Tom Kirby, who is McCand- less's father, said she was out getting more wood for the wood burner when the fi re started. He added, McCandless "didn't get anything out" of the residence. She is staying with her son in Petersburg since the fi re. Kirby set up a Facebook page to donate to McCand- less. Search for Tom Kirby and it is on his page. Dona- tions can be mailed to Kirby at 2228 E. CR375 S., Winslow. Clothing sizes needed are size 5 pants, medium shirts and size 10 shoes. off the roads that had been plowed. Monday, there was no hint of sun and the tempera- tures were too low for salt to thaw them. Visibility was also a big problem for the brave few who ventured out. During the af- ternoon and evening hours, it was snowing so hard and the snow was deep enough, it was often hard to determine the edge of the road. It is the fourth snow in the last week. School was can- celled last week by a snow on Tuesday, and then ice on Thursday and Friday. Then it was cancelled again by the Sunday night and Monday morning snow that turned in- to the big dump on Tuesday night. Schools will be closed on Wednesday. County Super- intendent Dr. Suzanne Blake said it would be a snow day to be made up on May 28. STORM Continued from page 1