Lievens, Mary E.

Mary Evelyn Lievens, of Knoxville, passed into the arms of her heavenly father on December 2, 2020, at the age of 85.

Martin John D.

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John D. Martin, of Knoxville Illinois, died on December 4, 2020, at 12:01 a.m., in the Roseville Rehabilitation & Health Center, Roseville, Illinois.

Kennelly, Mary B.

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Mary Bernadine Kennelly, age 98, of Knoxville, Illinois died at 7:00 P.M. on Friday, December 4, 2020, at her daughter’s home in Knoxville, Illinois.

Sherman, Regina I.

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Regina Irene Sherman, age 95, of Knoxville, Illinois died at 9:45 P.M. on Saturday, December 5, 2020, at Courtyard in Bushnell, Illinois.

Health chief: Virus vaccine plan ‘constantly in progress’

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois’ public health director says the state’s COVID-19 vaccination plan prioritizing counties by death rates will change as the plan progresses, and hospital staff is eligible even if outside a targeted county.