WAYNESBURG An investigation was launched into the dumping of 3,000 to 4,000 gallons of suspected hydraulic fracturing water into Waynesburg Boroughs sewer system between 8 and 9 a.m. Sept. 30.

When personnel at the Waynesburg Sewage Treatment Plant in Meadowlark Park noticed a spike in the flow coming through the system, borough officials were contacted.

Assistant Waynesburg Borough Manager Bryan Cumberledge, who ran a report of the flow meters to determine where the surge may have originated, said Sam McCullough, manager of the sewage treatment plant, saw a milky substance entering the plant following the spike. Its quantity, color and familiar odor struck a chord with McCullough as the plant previously accepted gas well water for treatment for more than a year, Cumberledge said.

As a result of his analysis of the flow meters, Cumberledge was able to narrow the origin of the dumping to two of the seven zones that comprise the boroughs sewer system, but one of those two zones encompasses a majority of the boroughs north side and parts of the east and south sides, thus making it more difficult for him to find the specific point where it took place.

Cumberledge said since the spike in the system occurred during daylight hours, he has been inspecting manhole covers where someone might be able to go unnoticed.

John Poister, a spokesman with the state Department of Environmental Protection, said his agency was not aware of the incident but it would be sending someone from clean water enforcement to look into the situation. Poister said the plant was not obligated to alert the DEP if this did not create a problem with the plants equipment, impacted its operations, was too much to process, etc.

We are going to send an inspector down, he said. We are concerned by the fact that someone was able to dump this amount into the system unnoticed.

Cumberledge said there are not many spots in the system that are hidden from view. Something like this would likely raise some type of suspicion, he said. He also is considering that a building large enough for a truck to pull into might have a drain that was used to tap into the sewer system.

Poister said that is not out of the question.

Two years ago, we prosecuted a lawn-service company that was dumping unused fertilizer down a drain in a garage that went into the storm system, he said. In that case, roughly 1,000 gallons of fertilizer went from the storm drain into a tributary of Thompson Run in Monroeville. Obviously, we dont want it (industrial waste) going into the waterways.

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(CNN) -- They dedicate their lives to saving others, but as Ebola spreads worldwide, health care workers must also focus on saving themselves.

An American doctor and a North Carolina missionary working with Ebola victims were the first to bring the deadly virus to the United States when they contracted the virus in Liberia and were flown home for treatment.

Now, a Dallas nurse has set a similar milestone, becoming the first person known to have contracted the disease inside the U.S. She was wearing the proscribed protective gear -- gloves, mask and shield -- while recently caring for Liberian national Thomas Eric Duncan at a Dallas hospital. Duncan died last week.

While the Texas nurse remains in isolation, a nurse in Spain who contracted the virus after treating a patient in that country is struggling for her life.

There are so many caregivers who've become patients. At least 416 health care workers have contracted Ebola, and at least 233 have died, the World Health Organization reports. In Liberia, the worst-affected country, the virus has killed more than 100 medical workers.

Since the Ebola outbreak began -- the worst the world has seen -- doctors and nurses have described working conditions no one should endure.

Every single move they make in treating a patient must be perfect. One slip-up -- a torn glove or the smallest splat of infected fluid that gets on them -- could cost them their lives.

One provider in West Africa spoke of waking up every morning with a sore throat from constantly breathing in the fumes from chlorine that must be constantly sprayed to kill the virus that is capable of thriving not just in living organisms but on surfaces for some time if conditions are right.

Health care workers battle not just a disease but rumors among patients in Africa that Ebola is a myth the government is perpetrating. In a profession that already demands much emotionally and physically, these caregivers are pushed to the edge in both respects. They have lost friends, colleagues and patients.

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(CNN) -- They dedicate their lives to saving others, but as Ebola spreads worldwide, health care workers must also focus on saving themselves.

An American doctor and a North Carolina missionary working with Ebola victims were the first to bring the deadly virus to the United States when they contracted the virus in Liberia and were flown home for treatment.

Now, a Dallas nurse has set a similar milestone, becoming the first person known to have contracted the disease inside the U.S. She was wearing the proscribed protective gear -- gloves, mask and shield -- while recently caring for Liberian national Thomas Eric Duncan at a Dallas hospital. Duncan died last week.

While the Texas nurse remains in isolation, a nurse in Spain who contracted the virus after treating a patient in that country is struggling for her life.

There are so many caregivers who've become patients. At least 416 health care workers have contracted Ebola, and at least 233 have died, the World Health Organization reports. In Liberia, the worst-affected country, the virus has killed more than 100 medical workers.

Since the Ebola outbreak began -- the worst the world has seen -- doctors and nurses have described working conditions no one should endure.

Every single move they make in treating a patient must be perfect. One slip-up -- a torn glove or the smallest splat of infected fluid that gets on them -- could cost them their lives.

One provider in West Africa spoke of waking up every morning with a sore throat from constantly breathing in the fumes from chlorine that must be constantly sprayed to kill the virus that is capable of thriving not just in living organisms but on surfaces for some time if conditions are right.

Health care workers battle not just a disease but rumors among patients in Africa that Ebola is a myth the government is perpetrating. In a profession that already demands much emotionally and physically, these caregivers are pushed to the edge in both respects. They have lost friends, colleagues and patients.

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(CNN) -- They dedicate their lives to saving others, but as Ebola spreads worldwide, health care workers must also focus on saving themselves.

An American doctor and a North Carolina missionary working with Ebola victims were the first to bring the deadly virus to the United States when they contracted the virus in Liberia and were flown home for treatment.

Now, a Dallas nurse has set a similar milestone, becoming the first person known to have contracted the disease inside the U.S. She was wearing the proscribed protective gear -- gloves, mask and shield -- while recently caring for Liberian national Thomas Eric Duncan at a Dallas hospital. Duncan died last week.

While the Texas nurse remains in isolation, a nurse in Spain who contracted the virus after treating a patient in that country is struggling for her life.

There are so many caregivers who've become patients. At least 416 health care workers have contracted Ebola, and at least 233 have died, the World Health Organization reports. In Liberia, the worst-affected country, the virus has killed more than 100 medical workers.

Since the Ebola outbreak began -- the worst the world has seen -- doctors and nurses have described working conditions no one should endure.

Every single move they make in treating a patient must be perfect. One slip-up -- a torn glove or the smallest splat of infected fluid that gets on them -- could cost them their lives.

One provider in West Africa spoke of waking up every morning with a sore throat from constantly breathing in the fumes from chlorine that must be constantly sprayed to kill the virus that is capable of thriving not just in living organisms but on surfaces for some time if conditions are right.

Health care workers battle not just a disease but rumors among patients in Africa that Ebola is a myth the government is perpetrating. In a profession that already demands much emotionally and physically, these caregivers are pushed to the edge in both respects. They have lost friends, colleagues and patients.

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(CNN) They dedicate their lives to saving others, but as Ebola spreads worldwide, health care workers must also focus on saving themselves.

An American doctor and a North Carolina missionary working with Ebola victims were the first to bring the deadly virus to the United States when they contracted the virus in Liberia and were flown home for treatment.

Now, a Dallas nurse has set a similar milestone, becoming the first person known to have contracted the disease inside the U.S. She was wearing the proscribed protective gear gloves, mask and shield while recently caring for Liberian national Thomas Eric Duncan at a Dallas hospital. Duncan died last week.

While the Texas nurse remains in isolation, a nurse in Spain who contracted the virus after treating a patient in that country is struggling for her life.

There are so many caregivers whove become patients. At least 416 health care workers have contracted Ebola, and at least 233 have died, the World Health Organization reports. In Liberia, the worst-affected country, the virus has killed more than 100 medical workers.

Since the Ebola outbreak began the worst the world has seen doctors and nurses have described working conditions no one should endure.

Every single move they make in treating a patient must be perfect. One slip-up a torn glove or the smallest splat of infected fluid that gets on them could cost them their lives.

One provider in West Africa spoke of waking up every morning with a sore throat from constantly breathing in the fumes from chlorine that must be constantly sprayed to kill the virus that is capable of thriving not just in living organisms but on surfaces for some time if conditions are right.

Health care workers battle not just a disease but rumors among patients in Africa that Ebola is a myth the government is perpetrating. In a profession that already demands much emotionally and physically, these caregivers are pushed to the edge in both respects. They have lost friends, colleagues and patients.

All this as they beat back their own understandable paranoia and fear. Have I done everything correctly? Could I be next?

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For Ebola caregivers, enormous fear, risk and bravery

They dedicate their lives to saving others, but as Ebola spreads worldwide, health care workers must also focus on saving themselves.

An American doctor and a North Carolina missionary working with Ebola victims were the first to bring the deadly virus to the United States when they contracted the virus in Liberia and were flown home for treatment.

Now, a Dallas nurse has set a similar milestone, becoming the first person known to have contracted the disease inside the U.S. She was wearing the proscribed protective gear -- gloves, mask and shield -- while recently caring for Liberian national Thomas Eric Duncan at a Dallas hospital. Duncan died last week.

While the Texas nurse remains in isolation, a nurse in Spain who contracted the virus after treating a patient in that country is struggling for her life.

There are so many caregivers who've become patients. At least 416 health care workers have contracted Ebola, and at least 233 have died, the World Health Organization reports. In Liberia, the worst-affected country, the virus has killed more than 100 medical workers.

Since the Ebola outbreak began -- the worst the world has seen -- doctors and nurses have described working conditions no one should endure.

Every single move they make in treating a patient must be perfect. One slip-up -- a torn glove or the smallest splat of infected fluid that gets on them -- could cost them their lives.

One provider in West Africa spoke of waking up every morning with a sore throat from constantly breathing in the fumes from chlorine that must be constantly sprayed to kill the virus that is capable of thriving not just in living organisms but on surfaces for some time if conditions are right.

Health care workers battle not just a disease but rumors among patients in Africa that Ebola is a myth the government is perpetrating. In a profession that already demands much emotionally and physically, these caregivers are pushed to the edge in both respects. They have lost friends, colleagues and patients.

All this as they beat back their own understandable paranoia and fear. Have I done everything correctly? Could I be next?

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AS Zimbabwe this month commemorates breast cancer month under the theme Think pink, find it, fight it and win the battle, cancer treatment remains expensive and beyond the reach of most ordinary citizens.

Wongai Zhangazha

The cost build-up from examination, diagnosis, lumpectomy, surgery and chemotherapy/radiotherapy, runs into thousands of dollars with no subsidies to alleviate the financial burden.

Many people end up dying because they just cannot afford to get treatment.

An elderly woman, Mutsa Dondo from Chipinge, sits in the shade on the lush green lawn next to the entrance to the Parirenyatwa Radiotherapy Centre. Diagnosed with cervical cancer, she has just gone through her regular chemotherapy session and taking a rest before heading home.

She gets up to refill her water bottle at a tap nearby, gulps a few sips and returns back to sit in the shade.

Despite the long and painful treatment, she still manages a smile albeit a weak one, and says treatment has now become part of her routine without which she would not survive for long.

My life changed on 13 February last year after I had bled continuously, says Dondo. It was like I was having a continuous menstrual cycle which is not just normal. I wasted no time in seeking medical attention at a local clinic despite some friends and relatives suggesting it was a clear case of witchcraft as at my age they didnt expect that.

At the rural clinic, they referred her to Mutare General Hospital where she was told the devastating news that she had cervical cancer.

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Terri Hudson, from Mobile, Ala., and her friends have a usual tailgating spot in the front lawn of Sigma Nu. Though they have been tailgating there for years, the LSU was special because they had something huge to celebrate. Hudson is finishing her breast cancer treatment, so her friends dedicated the tailgate to celebrating Hudson, and congratulating her for going through the treatment and finishing it. Their tailgate was covered in not only orange and blue, but also pink for this game.

Q. Are you an Auburn graduate?

A. I am not an Auburn graduate. My son is a senior here at Auburn

Q. How long have you been tailgating at this spot?

A. This is our fourth year tailgating here

Q. Why did you pick this spot?

A. Our sons are Sigma Nus.

Q. Do you come to every home game? What about away games?

A. We do try to come to every home game. Well be there next weekend in Starkville.

Q. Whats your favorite thing about Auburn football?

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Nuns Jean Stickney, 86, and Kab Kyoung Kim, 48, were killed Sunday afternoon in a multi-vehicle crash at 95th Street and Cicero Avenue in Oak Lawn. They belonged to the Little Company of Mary Sisters order and worked at the Evergreen Park hospital. | Supplied photo

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Arrangements have been set for the two nuns who died Sunday afternoon in an 11-vehicle crash at 95th Street and Cicero Avenue in Oak Lawn.

Sisters Jean Stickney, 86, and Kab Kyoung Kim, 48, both of the Little Company of Mary Sisters, died at the scene when their eastbound car was waiting on a red light and was struck head-on by a pickup truck.

The wake and funeral for each nun will be held simultaneously, said Kelly Cusack, spokeswoman for Little Company of Mary Hospital, where the nuns worked.

Visitation will be from 1 to 8 p.m. Monday in the second-floor chapel in the north pavilion at the hospital, 2800 W. 95th St., Evergreen Park, Cusack said.

A funeral Mass will begin at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Bernadette Catholic Church, 9343 Francisco Ave., Evergreen Park. The church is just north of the hospital.

The driver of the truck, Ed Carthans, 81, of Chicago, also died in the accident, which sent 11 people to local hospitals for treatment.

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When a patient with flu-like symptoms said he had recently traveled to Africa, health care workers at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn were given their first opportunity to implement protocols for something they were prepared for but had never dealt with: a patient potentially infected with the Ebola virus.

The patient, in fact, hadn't been to Africa and didn't have Ebola. But the way the incident was handled mirrors concerns around the country since the first travel-related case of Ebola was reported in the United States.

"When you have world travel, there's always potential for disease," said Dr. James Malow, co-chair of the infection prevention team at Advocate Health Care. "The thing with Ebola is, there's a 50 percent mortality rate and no treatment."

Malow said the likelihood of an outbreak in the U.S. "is almost zero." But Advocate and other local health care systems are prepared to partner with federal, state and local officials "so in the unlikely event that a patient with Ebola shows up in Chicago, we can contain it (as) quickly as possible," Malow said.

Medical personnel are instructed to ask about a patient's travel as part of routine questioning, given the number of communicable diseases overseas, Malow said. Because of the current Ebola epidemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends against nonessential travel to three West African countries: Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone.

As a part of a CDC checklist and risk assessment, medical staff will check if symptoms, including fever, severe headache and vomiting, fall within the 21-day incubation period for Ebola.

"If you walk in and say, 'I just flew back from Sierra Leone two days ago, now I'm running a fever,' you would be admitted immediately," Malow said. "The patient would be put in a private room in isolation and we would follow CDC protocols, which have been the bible on how to handle these patients."

Hospital workers must wear gowns, gloves, masks and a face shield or goggles to avoid secretions, since Ebola is spread through blood or bodily fluids.

Malow said in the case this week at Advocate Christ Medical Center, the patient was isolated. Employees contacted the CDC and the Cook County and Illinois public health departments "out of an abundance of caution," according to a statement from the hospital.

Agencies confirmed that the patient had not traveled to Africa and there were no indications of an Ebola infection.

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