Livingston County Health Center is offering it’s Adult Wellness Blood Draw Clinic Wednesday, November 20th from 7 to 10 a.m. at their office, located at 800 Adam Drive. This clinic is one week earlier than the usual last Friday of odd months, due to the Thanksgiving holiday. The Health Center first began offering preventive adult […]
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Elderly at special risk during frigid weather
Frigid weather across the Midwest puts the elderly at special risk, said a University of Missouri Extension safety specialist. “Elderly in poorly heated homes or those of low income may unknowingly keep temperatures in a dangerous range in attempts to lower their heating bills,” said Karen Funkenbusch. As many as 25,000 older adults die each […]
Audio: Former CEO at Putnam County Memorial Hospital Pleads Guilty to $114 million billing scheme
A former executive of a northern Missouri hospital pleaded guilty in federal court in Florida to a $114 million pass-through billing scheme. The Justice Department in Washington says former Putnam County Memorial Hospital chief executive officer David Lane Byrns pleaded guilty to a one-count information charging him with conspiracy to commit health care fraud. Byrns pleaded […]
Mercer County Health Department to hold Flu Shot Clinic and Lab Day
The Mercer County Health Department will hold flu shot clinics and lab day in November. The flu shot clinics will be available for individuals at least six months old at the office in Princeton November 1st from 2 to 4 o’clock and at the American Legion Hall in Mercer from 11 to 1 o’clock. Health […]
Audio: Garland “Joey” Nelson charged with two counts of murder in missing Diemel brothers case
A Braymer cattle farmer was charged on Wednesday with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of two missing brothers from Wisconsin. Police found human remains on 25-year-old Garland “Joey” Nelson’s farm. According to the probable cause statement, the Diemels traveled to Caldwell county to get payment of $250,000 from Joey Nelson for the […]
Trenton Elks Lodge to host blood drive and food drive during November
Trenton Elks Lodge Number 801 will host a blood and food drive in November. Coupons for free pints of ice cream will be given to anyone who donates blood at the lodge on November 5, 2019, from 2 o’clock to 6:30. Blood drive appointments can be made at the Community Blood Center website using group […]
Grundy County Health Department in Trenton to offer Hepatitis C testing
The Grundy County Health Department of Trenton will offer rapid Hepatitis C Virus antibody testing next month. The testing for the liver infection will be held at the office in Trenton on November 15, 2019, by appointment. The rapid test requires a finger stick to collect a blood sample, and test results are known in 20 […]
Grundy County Local Emergency Planning Committee tackles busy agenda
The Grundy County Local Emergency Planning Committee this week discussed preparations for the Missouri Day Festival. Preparations will be similar to past years with volunteers staffing the Emergency Operations Center and assist with traffic and the parade route. Bill Brinton with Region H Hazmat brought lights for use at the festival as requested. He reported […]
Governor awards Missouri Public Safety Medals to first responders and civilians for heroic actions in 2018
Governor Mike Parson awarded Missouri Public Safety Medals to a total of 18 first responders and 6 civilians for heroic and life-saving actions in 2018. The awards are the state’s highest recognition for first responders working as individuals and as members of teams during critical incidents. The civilians were honored for taking on extreme risks […]
Audio: Missouri convicted killer shows no signs of suffering during execution
A convicted killer serving a death sentence since 1997 took his final breath on Tuesday. A group of witnesses watched at the state prison in southeast Missouri’s Bonne Terre as 51-year-old Russell Bucklew was executed by lethal injection. Former Cape Girardeau County Prosecutor Morley Swingle witnessed the execution. “This was the final chapter […]
Audio: Study says blood pressure drug improves brain function in people with autism
A Mizzou study says a blood pressure drug improves brain function in people with autism. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says one in 59 U.S. children has been diagnosed with a form of autism. The signs begin in early childhood and can range in the type of effects they will have. […]
Wright Memorial Hospital launches Oncology Nurse Navigator program
Wright Memorial Hospital recently launched a new program that will provide an oncology nurse navigator dedicated to easing the physical, spiritual, emotional, and financial hardships of living with and beyond cancer. The program is being funded in part by the Wright Memorial Hospital Foundation. The program will center around an on-staff oncology nurse navigator whose […]
Fall Prevention Fair to be held at Hedrick Medical Center
Livingston County Health Center and Hedrick Medical Center are partnering to host a Fall Prevention Fair in the Gardens at Hedrick Medical Center on Wednesday, September 25th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. An older adult falls every second of every day. But, less than half talk to their doctor about their fall. Falls and […]
Three face judge in Grundy County Court
Among cases in the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court, Rural Trenton resident Jonathan Dolan Huber-Bethards pleaded guilty to being a minor visibly intoxicated with blood alcohol content more than point 0 2 percent, and operating a motor vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner, involving an accident. Both charges, from a July 20th […]
Altamont man who stabbed dog to death arraigned in court
An Altamont resident accused of stabbing a dog was arraigned in the Associate Division of Daviess County Circuit Court on Wednesday. The court denied a request for bond change for 20-year-old Bronson Wildman and set the matter for a bond hearing September 17. His bond was initially set at $15,000 cash only. Conditions include supervision […]
Trenton small business receives National Growth Grant
The National Association for the Self-Employed, the nation’s leading advocate and resource for the self-employed and micro-business community, announced today that Trenton, MO-based small business, Little Farm Organics has been awarded a $4,000 first quarter 2019 Growth Grant to help expand business operations. Last year, NASE awarded $48,000 in grants to small businesses across the country and expects to […]
Livingston County Prosecutor adopts policy of refusing to prosecute misdemeanor marijuana possession
Livingston County Prosecutor Adam Warren announced on Wednesday the immediate refusal to prosecute misdemeanor marijuana possession and plans to dismiss all pending cases regarding the same offense. Warren says the “new policy reflects the new definition of hemp in Missouri Statutes.” The Missouri Legislature passed Senate Bill 133, which in part gives a new definition […]
Missouri continues fight against opioid epidemic with innovative approaches
The widespread opioid epidemic is considered a public health crisis and for years has been an ongoing challenge in Missouri and across the nation. Missouri’s Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) continues to be innovative in its efforts to help people affected by this epidemic. “What we are dealing with in Missouri is an […]
Red Cross blood drive in memory of Zach Cupp slated for August 3, 2019
The American Red Cross is once again teaming up with family and friends, and Marceline Fire and Rescue to host a blood drive in memory of Zach Cupp Saturday, August 3, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Father McCartan School Gym, 327 S. Kansas Avenue, in Marceline. In August 2012, Zach Cupp was […]