A woman and a girl hospitalized for swine flu in La Salle County

Two more people in La Salle County have been hospitalized because of swine flu.

          A 27 year old woman and a seven year old girl are the two most recent cases requiring hospitalization according the La Salle County Health Department.  They update their online list every Tuesday afternoon.

          So far, seven people in La Salle County have been hospitalized due to swine flu.  An 18 year old woman is La Salle County’s only swine flu related death.

Jack Dougherty Road reopens Tuesday

A stretch of Jack Dougherty Road that was closed because of a bridge being replaced is reopening Tuesday.

          The road, also known as County Highway 6, is half of a mile southeast of the Deer Park Blacktop.  It’s expected to reopen by 4:30pm.

Man arrested for Casey’s robbery

A man already on parole for burglary is back in jail.  Investigators think Wesley Villarreal of La Salle pointed a handgun at the clerk at Casey’s General Store in La Salle on October 23.  

          Villarreal was arrested Monday for armed robbery.  Police say the investigation is ongoing.  He’s being held at the La Salle County Jail.

Homes Come Under Fire In Ottawa

Two men have been arrested for allegedly firing shots at two different homes in Ottawa.

20 year old Troy Janes faces two counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm while a 15 year old was arrested on one count of aggravated discharge of a firearm.  Both live in Ottawa.

The investigation started Sunday morning when officers say a house in the 500 block of West Washington Street was hit by gunfire.  Later on that night, more gunfire reports at a house in the 1500 block of West Madison Street.  In both cases, no one inside the homes was hurt.

Janes was taken to the county jail while the 15 year old was escorted to the county detention home. 

Investigators says the shootings aren’t gang related.

Swine Flu Clinic Busy But Not Choatic

The swine flu clinic yesterday at Illinois Valley Community College was never in danger of running dry of vaccine.

With 25 hundred doses available, health officials dished out just over 16 hundred vaccinations.  Hundreds were in line for the vaccine hours before the clinic even opened up.  Once the clinic opened, the line seemed to be moving fluidly. 

With vaccine leftover, an appointment only clinic will happen tomorrow at the public health department in Ottawa from 9 to 4.  This clinic is only open to people under the age of 64 or who are considered medically fragile. 

Putnam County Announces Vaccine Clinic

The vaccine is available at the McNabb Fire Hall on Thursday, November 5^th to pregnant women, children 6 months to 24 years old, health care professionals and people who live with or take care of babies under 6 months old.  Children and pregnant women can get vaccinated from two until six while the health care workers and people living with or taking care of babies 6 months and younger will be vaccinated from 3:30 until six. 

There’s no cost for the vaccine.  The county will have other clinics for other priority groups at a later date.

The vaccines are only for people living in Putnam County.