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The following letter from Su-perintendent Kari Rockwell ap-peared on the Fieldcrest School District website:

Dear Fieldcrest Community,Over the past few days our CO-

VID numbers have dropped off in places and risen in others. While I expect November 30th and De-cember 1st to "appear" better, it is important to recognize that if symptoms surface in the 4-7 day window post Thanksgiving, those who are learning and teaching in-person will possibly be exposed before the symptoms are known. In light of these current health risks, we will continue with remote learning November 30th through December 4th.

In order to make sure all stu-dents receive a nutritious, no-cost breakfast and lunch, our kitchen and transportation staff will work together to prepare and deliver meals. In-town students that do not ride a bus may pick up meals at the school closest to their home.

Rural Route meals will be deliv-ered to the home and left in a con-venient and safe location. Please social distance and allow drivers/monitors to stay safe. Delivering hundreds of meals is a large under-taking, please be patient.

Meals delivered: Monday, No-vember 3030 between 9:45 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. (2 days of meals, November 30 and December 1).

Meals delivered: Wednesday, December 2 between 9:45 a.m. and 12:00pm (3 days of meals, De-cember 2, 3 and 4.

For in-town students, meals can be picked up on November 30 and December 2 from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. in front of the school that is most convenient for the family.

We as staff and parents have witnessed the move to remote learning may be difficult and at times, frustrating. As remote learn-ing evolves, our faculty and ad-ministration continue to explore best practices and policies for sup-porting your student. Please con-tinue to be kind to all who care for our students, the staff wants what is safe and engaging as we navi-gate through these changing times. If you have concerns or questions about your child’s remote instruc-tion, please contact the teacher via email.

Our planned return date is Monday, December 7th. This date is subject to change based on the number of quarantines, positive case numbers, and availability of staff. In order to keep all students and staff healthy after the Decem-ber 7 return, please keep your stu-dent home if he/she experiences any symptoms, is awaiting test results, or has had exposure to a household member with COVID-like symptoms. While the difficul-ty of this task is fully understood, we implore every family to follow the guidance above in order to al-low healthy students to return to in-person instruction. Please con-tinue to notify the school office of any health concerns.

Take Care,Kari L. Rockwell

Fieldcrest School District Extends Remote Learning For All Buildings Through Dec. 4

Safest vs. Least Safe Irvine, California, has the few-est aggravated assault incidents (per 100,000 residents), 23.58, which is 60.5 times fewer than in Detroit, the city with the most at 1,426.82. Port St. Lucie, Florida, has the fewest thefts (per 1,000 residents), 8.74, which is 9.1 times fewer than in Springfield, Missouri, the city with the most at 79.81. Washington has the most law-enforcement employees (per 100,000 residents), 641, which is 5.8 times more than in Irvine, Cali-fornia, the city with the fewest at 111. St. Paul, Minnesota, has among the fewest pedestrian fatalities (per 100,000 residents), 0.32, which is 24 times fewer than in Fort Lauder-dale, Florida, the city with the most at 7.67.

People encounter hazards every day, some serious, others rare and innocuous. We fear certain kinds more than others, though, and COVID-19 is one of the biggest concerns in 2020. A recent Gallup poll found that 49% of Americans are “very” or “somewhat” worried about getting coronavirus, though that number has been as high as 59% in recent months. While CO-VID-19 has dominated the news this year, Americans still have oth-er dangers to worry about, from mass shootings to riots to traffic accidents. People can feel unsafe in other ways, too. Aside from the types of hazards that can cause bodily in-jury or other physical harm, taking out an unaffordable second mort-gage, forgoing health insurance or even visiting unsecured web-sites are also ways people run into danger. One of the biggest worries for many people is the availability of affordable healthcare. In fact, half of all U.S. adults are worried a major health event could lead to bankruptcy. No one can avoid all danger, however, and we take on a cer-tain level of risk based on where we choose to live. Some cities are simply better at protecting their residents from harm. To determine where Americans can feel most secure - in more than one sense -

2020’s Safest Cities in America

Safest Cities In AmericaCity Safety Index 1. Columbia, MD ..................84.52 2. South Burlington, VT ......83.99 3. Plano, TX ...........................81.20 4. Nashua, NH ......................80.80 5. Lewiston, ME ....................80.59 6. Burlington, VT .................80.55 7. Salem, OR ..........................80.03 8. Virginia Beach, VA ...........79.68 9. Raleigh, NC .......................79.55 10. Gilbert, AZ ........................79.00 11. Portland, ME .....................78.92 12. Warwick, RI ......................78.79 13. Chesapeake, VA ................78.27 14. Vancouver, WA .................78.09 15. Fremont, CA .....................78.00 16. Bismarck, ND....................77.92 17. Chandler, AZ ....................77.64 18. Boise, ID ............................77.01 19. Irvine, CA ..........................76.67 20. Scottsdale, AZ ...................76.62

Least Safest Cities163. Las Vegas, NV .................59.94 164. New Orleans, LA ............59.52 165. Denver, CO .....................59.43 166. Philadelphia, PA .............59.00 167. Lexington-Fayette, KY ...58.98 168. Oakland, CA ...................58.88 169. Little Rock, AR ...............58.42

WalletHub compared more than 180 cities across 42 key indicators of safety. Our data set ranges from COVID-19 cases in the past seven days per 100,000 residents and as-saults per capita to the unemploy-ment rate and road quality.

170. St. Petersburg, FL ...........57.89 171. Anchorage, AK ...............57.82 172. Los Angeles, CA .............57.61 173. Chattanooga, TN ............57.51 174. Oklahoma City, OK .......56.12 175. Memphis, TN ..................56.11 176. Baton Rouge, LA ............55.67 177. Jackson, MS .....................55.59 178. Detroit, MI ......................55.11 179. Birmingham, AL ............53.71 180. San Bernardino, CA .......53.14 181. St. Louis, MO ..................40.60 182. Fort Lauderdale, FL ........38.96

Hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary total of 47,147 deer during the first weekend of the Illi-nois Firearm Deer Season Novem-ber 20-22 compared with 50,173 deer taken during the first firearm weekend in 2019. Illinois’ seven-day Firearm Deer Season will con-clude December 3-6. Other deer hunting opportuni-ties in the weeks ahead include: • Muzzleloader-Only Deer Sea-son, December 11-13; • Late-Winter Antlerless - Only December 31, 2020 – January 3, 2021 and January 15-17, 2021; • CWD Deer Season (in select counties only), December 31, 2020 – Ja.uary 3, 2021 and January 15-17, 2021; and • Archery Deer Season contin-ues through January 17. 2021 (ar-chery deer hunting is closed Dec.ember3-6 in counties open for Firearm Deer Season). A table of preliminary Illinois firearm deer harvest totals com-paring 2019 with 2020 for Marshall County and surrounding counties is below. Just as a side note, Ran-

dolph County, bordering the Mis-sissippi River in southwestern Il-linois had the highest deer harvest in the first firearm season with 1,340 deer.

County 2019 2020Bureau ............................622 635LaSalle ............................469 465Livingston ......................275 279Logan ..............................251 198Marshall ..................... 402 407McLean ..........................347 409Peoria .............................571 539Putnam ...........................250 207Stark .................................94 125Tazewell..........................339 314Woodford.......................398 372

Deer Harvest In Illinois Is DownFor The First Firearm Weekend

FINES LEVIEDEdward D. Hardison Jr.

10/22/20 By Henry “Aggravated battery/strangle” 11/24/20 guilty, fine $1,450, 24 months probation.

Travis E. Grush 10/24/20 by State Conservation “Shot gun over 3 shots/unplug” 11/20/20 fine $195.

Steven A. Boyar 2/24/20 by La-con “disregard stop sign” 11/24/20 fine $400; 2/24/20 “driving on re-voked license” 11/24/20 fine $600.

Edward D. Hardison 10/22/20 by Henry “driving on suspend-ed license” 11/24/20 fine $250; “driving on suspended license” 11/24/20 24 months probation; “operate uninsured mtr. vehicle” 11/24/20 fine.

Michael Dietsch 10/17/20 by County Traffic “operate uninsured mtr vehicle” 11/23/20 fine $375, 90 days supervision.

Ryan E. Devries 11/8/20 by Washburn “driving 21-25 mph above limit” 11/22/20 fine $164.

LAND TRANSFERSZbigniew Brzesinski: Michelle

M. Lilly. Subdivision L=387, Lake Wildwood, C=VA. Wy Deed.

William H. Spitler III, Shirley Ann Spitler: Steven H. Park, Su-sie M. Park. Subdivision L=1236, Lake Wildwood, C=VA. Wy Deed.

Phillip Ronald Pringle: Phillip Ronald Pringle Tr. Subdivision L=5, 8, B=73, Lacon OT, C=LA. W 45’ Lts. 6 & &. Subdivision L=13, Outlots Lacon, C=LA. S 1/2 Lt 1. Sections Q=NENW. S=22, T=012N, R=008E. Deed Trust.

Phillip Ronald Pringle Tr., Gregory P. Pringle, Rhonda L. Calvin, Tamela K. Kizer: Phillip Ronald Pringle Tr. Subdivision L=5, B=29, Lacon OT, C=LA. Ex

S 34’. Quit Claim.Carrie A. Guy, Carrie A. Hult-

gren: Janice V. Adami. Subdi-vision L=6,7, B=11, Varna OT, C=VA. Wy Deed.

Ellen M. Donsbach, Roger L. McMahan, Richard D. McMahan, Michael W. McMahan, Frank E. McMahan, Kim L. Murnan. Sec-tions Q=SWSE, S=31, T=012N, R=008E, Lt. 16, 17 & 18 + al-ley, Pt. Assessors S/D. Q=SE,

S=31, T=012N, Ro=008E, Pt Lawn Ridge. H=W, Q=SE, S=31, T=012N, R=008E. Q=SE, S=31, T=012N, R=008E, Pt. Lawn Ridge. Quit Claim.

Kevin E. Adolphson, Lorraine A. Easton, Marilyn A. Duitsman. Subdivbision L=13, Shorewood 1, C=HE. Wy Deed.

Brent J. Hankins: Tabitha Still-well. Subdivision L=160, Henry OT, C=HE. W 1/2. Wy Deed.

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By Scot Bertram | The Center Square A new report puts the cost and condition of Illinois’ state-run roads near the worst in the coun-try. The 25th Annual Highway Re-port, compiled by The Reason Foundation, looks at state high-ways in 13 different categories, including pavement condition, traffic congestion, structurally de-ficient bridges, traffic fatalities, and spending per mile. The organization’s placed Il-linois at 37th overall, behind all neighboring states, including sec-ond-ranked Missouri. “It might be beneficial for Illi-nois DOT folks and Illinois leaders to speak with their counterparts in Missouri and see why they're able

Report Ranks Illinois’ State-Run Roads Among Nation’s Worst

to, for example, maintain a road-way at a cost as much lower as Il-linois,” said Baruch Feigenbaum, lead author of the report and se-nior managing director of trans-portation policy at Reason Foun-dation. “Ask how they're able to get such smooth pavement.” Illinois ranks 32nd in structural-ly deficient bridges, 32nd in urban interstate pavement condition, and 42nd in capital and bridge costs per mile. Its worst category per-formance was traffic congestion, ranking 49th. Feigenbaum said there’s not much room for new capacity to deal with that congestion in the Chicago area, but advises that lead-ers could become creative in their

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