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Ellis County and Covid-19: What you need to know

News Staff
Thu, 03/19/2020 - 05:00
ELLIS COUNTY – As of Monday morning, Mar. 16 there were 167,511 Covid-19 (Coronavirus) cases globally, with 13,903 of those cases being reported in the last 24 hours. There were 6,606 six deaths as a result of that number, and 862 new deaths in the past 24 hours.

Wilmer welcomes premier transportation provider

News Staff
Thu, 03/19/2020 - 05:00
WILMER – A premier provider of trucking, intermodal and logistics services, Schneider opened its new operating center in Wilmer earlier this month with an open house and hiring event.
Future Chefs were judged on two criteria: presentation and taste. First place won a bicycle, 2nd place a new set of pots and pans, and 3rd place earned a dish set, cookbook and miscellaneous cooking supplies. Winners of the 2020 Future Chefs cooking challenge for Life School are: 1st Place – Hailee Mitchel of Life School Red Oak Elementary; 2nd Place – Victoria Turner of Life School Red Oak Elementary; 3rd Place – JaQualyn Woodard of Life School Oak Cliff Elementary; 4th Place – Isabel Felton of Life School

Future Chefs were judged on two criteria: presentation and taste. First place won a bicycle, 2nd place a new set of pots and pans, and 3rd place earned a dish set, cookbook and miscellaneous cooking supplies. Winners of the 2020 Future Chefs cooking challenge for Life School are: 1st Place – Hailee Mitchel of Life School Red Oak Elementary; 2nd Place – Victoria Turner of Life School Red Oak Elementary; 3rd Place – JaQualyn Woodard of Life School Oak Cliff Elementary; 4th Place – Isabel Felton of Life School

Life High School Waxahachie hosts cooking contest

News Staff
Thu, 03/19/2020 - 05:00
WAXAHACHIE – In the United States, nearly 1 in 5 school-age children and young people (6 to 19 years) have obesity.

Ferris Mayor issues Disaster Declaration

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Thu, 03/19/2020 - 05:00
FERRIS – The city of Ferris and Mayor Pro Tem Tommy Scott have issued a Disaster Declaration Order in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. This declaration is effective immediately, and will be in effect for the next seven days, pending a potential renewal and extension by a Ferris City Council vote.

The U.S. economy will weather the Chinese coronavirus

News Staff
Thu, 03/19/2020 - 05:00
President Donald Trump praised the Federal Reserve for cutting the federal funds rate to a range of 0 percent to 0.25 percent, and restarting quantitative easing with $500 billion of U.S.

How to talk to your child about Coronavirus

News Staff
Thu, 03/19/2020 - 05:00
Your kids are hearing about coronavirus (COVID-19). You want to make sure they get reliable information – and you want them to hear it from you. Here’s how to talk about it. FIND OUT WHAT YOUR CHILD ALREADY KNOWS Ask questions geared to your child’s age level.