EUREKA — The Tazewell County Health Department has denied a Journal Star Freedom of Information Act request for more information on the cryptosporidium outbreak originating in a public swimming pool in Tazewell County. The Journal Star filed a FOIA request with TCHD on Wednesday morning seeking the name of the swimming pool used by the one person who tested positive for the parasite and the number of others who are suspected to be infected. On Friday morning, Janet Johnson, the FOIA officer for TCHD, denied the request...
