MidnightWatcher – Prophecy in Motion

By Andy Cunningham – “They came to Kentucky to compete in a clogging competition. However, hundreds of people went back home with a mysterious illness.

People from five different states reported getting sick after attending the competition in Morehead this past weekend.

Health officials are now trying to figure out why.

‘The calls started coming in Monday morning,’ said Bobby Ratliff.

Ratliff is the Gateway District Public Health Director. He says the phones have been ringing off the hook ever since.

‘We are trying to work with folks in all of these states, and still try to identify what happened here,’ he said.

A dozen squads were entered in the 2011 Bluegrass State Clogging Championships in Morehead, including squads from Winchester and Owingsville.

The mystery illness apparently spread through the field of competitors, their parents, instructors and staff members.

‘The first 24 hours, folks are experiencing fever, headache, diarrhea, and vomiting,’ Ratliff said.

The doors at Studio One School of dance in Winchester remained closed due to the unidentified illness. A sign on the door says, ‘Everyone is sick and that is not an exaggeration.'” Read more.