Coronavirus Update

Livingston County reports two deaths related to COVID-19

Views: 0Two additional COVID-19-related deaths have been reported for Livingston County. The health center notes that brings the total deaths to six for Livingston County. Six new COVID-19 cases have also been reported, which brings the cumulative total to 385. Sixty-seven of the cases are active, and there are 10 current hospitalizations. Seventeen of the […]

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Trump Administration invests nearly $42 million to improve rural electric infrastructure in rural Missouri, Iowa, & Nebraska

Views: 0The Trump Administration, along with the Department of Agriculture Rural Development State Directors for Missouri Jeff Case, for Iowa Grant Menke, and for Nebraska Karl Elmshaeuser, today announced the USDA is investing $41,967,000 to build and improve critical electric infrastructure.  The funding, made possible through the Electric Loan Program, will benefit more than 77,000 […]

Road Work

Road work continues on Ninth Street in Trenton

Views: 0Crews were unable to begin mainline paving on Highway 6, or Ninth Street, in Trenton Monday, October 12th due to permit work the City of Trenton had scheduled. According to Missouri Department of Transportation Intermediate Communications Specialist Jenna Keyes, says crews began the mainline paving from Fourth Street and the railroad bridge Tuesday, October […]

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North Mercer R-3 Board of Education sets graduation date, approves coaching responsibilities

Views: 0The North Mercer R-3 Board of Education the evening of Monday, October 12th set graduation and approved supplemental coaching responsibilities. The graduation is scheduled for the afternoon of May 9th, 2021 at 2 o’clock. Supplemental coaching responsibilities included retired teacher Dave Fuller to continue as the head boys and girls track coach. Fuller has […]

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Grundy, Caldwell counties report new cases of COVID-19

Views: 0The Grundy County Health Department reports 296 total cases of COVID-19, which is an increase of two since Monday, October 12th. Two hundred seventeen of the cases have been confirmed, and 79 are probable. Forty cases are active. Nine COVID-19-related deaths have been reported for Grundy County. The Caldwell County Health Department reports 173 […]

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Audio: Missouri’s school nurses are on the front lines of COVID-19 response within classrooms

Views: 0The Missouri Association of School Nurses says school nurses are playing an even more critical role during the COVID-19 crisis. The state had about 1600 school nurses among Missouri’s more than 500 K-12 public school districts. Linda Neumann (pronounced newman), executive director of the association, says school nurses have been going above and beyond […]

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Missouri’s new version of “Show Me Strong” COVID-19 Dashboard has reporting errors

Views: 0Missouri launched a new version of the Show Me Strong COVID-19 Public Health Dashboard Sept. 28 to integrate pandemic response data across public health, economic, employment, and social impact indicators. This single point of access provides recovery information with greater detail and specificity across the various sectors and also seeks to streamline data reporting, […]

Medicaid Fraud

Missouri man pleads guilty to Medicaid fraud, must pay $6,000 in restitution

Views: 1Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced that on September 8, 2020, Sherwin D. Marshall pled guilty to the class D felony of Violations Involving Health Care Payments in the Circuit Court of Pettis County.   Marshall submitted false timesheets for allegedly receiving personal care services. No services were ever provided. Marshall convinced a health […]

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Trump Administration invests more than $5.5 million to support economic development in rural Missouri

Views: 0The Trump Administration, along with the Department of Agriculture Rural Development State Director for Missouri Jeff Case, announced eight rural electric cooperatives will receive a total of $5,552,000 to create jobs and increase economic opportunities throughout the state. Rural electric cooperative partnerships are critical in working with rural communities to increase economic development and […]