The Greater Essex County District School Board Administrative Office. (Photo by Alexandra Latremouille)The Greater Essex County District School Board reported six new cases at its schools on Friday.
A staff member at Essex District Secondary School tested positive.
Students at Ford City, Parkview, McWilliam and Roseland Public Schools have also been diagnosed with the virus, along with one student at Kennedy High School.
The school board reports 16 cases in total.
It does not make public how many classes or cohorts have been dismissed, but all the parents of impacted students have been notified.
Chatham-Kent police reported a 44-year-old man driving a pickup truck was killed in the crash at Jeanettes Creek Road and Coutts Line around 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Pretty in Pink at the Rink is the fifth one this year, and is in partnership with the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance.
According to Chatham-Kent police, the victim was walking around King Street East in Chatham when she was approached by a woman she didn't know and struck in the face.
The Toronto Blue Jays lost 7-2 to the Houston Astros on Tuesday while the Detroit Tigers won their fourth straight, 8-0 over Seattle.
In hopes of raising awareness of the help available to sexual violence survivors, a local crisis centre has handed out stickers to over 200 businesses.
Three people are facing charges after separate incidents took place over the long weekend.
