Additional COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Green Hills area counties. The Livingston County Health Center reports it has received notification of three additional positive cases. The additional cases bring Livingston County’s total to 15. Five of the cases are recovered. The new cases were symptomatic and will isolate at home for two weeks. Close […]
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Injury accidents occur in Sullivan, Linn and Gentry counties
Injury accidents occurred Sunday in Sullivan, Linn, and Gentry counties. Two Kirksville residents, including a minor child, were injured when a car went off the right side of Highway 11 and overturned four miles east of Winigan. 24-year old Skylar Rhodes and a two year old girl were taken by ambulance to Northeast Regional Medical […]
Wright Memorial and Hedrick Medical Center report COVID-19 testing tops 1800 individuals
Testing for COVID-19 now tops 1,800 individuals through the efforts of hospitals in Chillicothe and Trenton. That’s an increase of 190 tests during the past week. As of Monday morning, Wright Memorial has tested 508 including 355 from Grundy County, 89 from Mercer County, and 64 from other counties. Hedrick Medical Center has tested 1,298 […]
Two graduates of Missouri State Highway Patrol class assigned to northern Missouri
Captain Clark N. Stratton, commanding officer Troop H, has announced the assignment of two new troopers to North Missouri. The new troopers were members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s 109th Recruit Class that graduated from the Patrol Academy on June 26, 2020. The new troopers will report for duty on July 13, 2020. Trooper […]
Three area counties announce new cases of COVID-19
Additional positive COVID-19 cases have been reported in area counties. The Livingston County Health Center announces the 12th positive case in Livingston County. The person was symptomatic and will isolate at home for 14 days. Close contacts are being notified. The Linn County Health Department reports one new COVID-19 case. That brings the total number […]
Drive-thru job fair to be held in Chillicothe
ResCare Workforce Services has organized a free Local Counties Drive Through Job Fair in Chillicothe next month. Businesses in Caldwell, Daviess, Grundy, Linn, Livingston, and Sullivan counties encourage attendance at the event in the west parking lot of the Cornerstone Church at 900 Adams Drive July 14th from 10 to 1 o’clock. The North Central […]
Absentee ballots available for August 4th Primary
Absentee ballots are available for the August 4th Primary Election in the county clerks offices in Grundy and Livingston counties. Absentee voting can be done at the respective offices during regular hours. The Grundy County Clerk’s Office in the courthouse in Trenton will be open for absentee voting Saturday, August 1st from 8 o’clock to […]
Weekly report from Wright Memorial and Hedrick Medical Center show another 186 tested for COVID-19
In their weekly report, another 186 people have been tested by Hedrick Medical Center and Wright Memorial Hospital for COVID-19. The total number of people tested, as of Monday morning stands at 1,615 Wright Memorial Hospital has tested 430 including 300 from Grundy County, 75 from Mercer County and 55 from other counties. Hedrick Medical […]
Crashes in Caldwell and DeKalb counties injure two
Single vehicle injury accidents happened in Caldwell and DeKalb counties. Nine miles north of Braymer, the highway patrol reports 23-year-old Adenia Tolle of Braymer was southbound when the pickup traveled off Route A twice and struck a tree on Sunday. Ms. Tolle was taken by ambulance to Cameron Regional Medical Center with moderate injuries. Vehicle […]
Tri-County Health Department reports 9th COVID-19 related death in Gentry County
The Tri-County Health Department reports the ninth death of a Gentry County resident related to COVID-19. The resident was a male in his 90s. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported as of the afternoon of Thursday, June 18th that Gentry County had a total of 54 confirmed cases of COVID-19. The Tri-County […]
Four area counties report upticks in number of COVID-19 cases
Several new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in area counties. The Linn County Health Department reports four additional cases since Monday, June 15th. That brings the total number of cases in the county to 18. Three of the cases are related to testing involving a meat processing facility. One is a result of known exposure […]
Governor Parson requests federal disaster declaration for 19 Missouri counties due to severe storms in May
Governor Mike Parson has requested that President Trump approve a major disaster declaration for Missouri to provide federal assistance to a total of 19 counties in response to severe storms and tornadoes that swept across the state on May 3 and 4, resulting in widespread destruction. “Our local, state and federal assessment teams have documented extensive damage to electric power […]
Caldwell and Livingston counties report new cases of COVID-19
New positive COVID-19 cases are being reported in Caldwell and Livingston counties. The Caldwell County Health Department announces there are now 11 total cases in that county. That is an increase of two since Friday. Seven cases are confirmed, and four are probable. Seven of the Caldwell County cases have recovered. The Livingston County Health […]
Grundy County Commission approves digitization of mapping for county assessors office
The Grundy County Commission approved Tuesday, June 16th the digitization of mapping for the Grundy County Assessor’s Office. The mapping will allow mobile access to Midland GIS data. GIS stands for Geographic Information System. The Grundy County Road and Bridge Department reported deck repair is complete on a bridge on Northeast 30th Street. The bridge […]
Gentry County reports two additional COVID-19 related deaths; Putnam and Adair county updates COVID cases
Tri-County Health Department in northwest Missouri has confirmed two more deaths in Gentry County due to Covid-19. In a Monday report, Tri-County Health reported the latest are two females – one in her 70’s and the other in her 90’s. This brings to eight the number of deaths because of coronavirus in Gentry County. That […]
Another 180 tested for COVID-19 by Wright Memorial Hospital and Hedrick Medical Center
Another 180 people have received COVID-19 testing in the past week via Hedrick Medical Center and Wright Memorial Hospital. Combined, the new total is 1,429. As of Monday morning, June 15, 2020, Wright Memorial has tested 377 including 260 from Grundy County, 66 from Mercer County, 51 from other counties. Hedrick Medical Center has tested […]
Four injured during crashes on Sunday in Linn, Carroll and Adair counties
Injury accidents were Sunday in rural Linn, Carroll, and Adair Counties. At a location five miles northeast of Brookfield, the highway patrol said a vehicle ran off the left side of Jewel Drive, struck a ditch, and overturned. The driver, 22 year old Charles Moore of New Boston, received minor injuries. A passenger, 35 year […]
Nodaway County Prosecuting Attorney appointed as Associate Circuit Judge
Governor Mike Parson has appointed the Nodaway County Prosecuting Attorney as Associate Circuit Judge for the Fourth Judicial Circuit. Robert Rice of Maryville will fill the associate circuit judge vacancy created by the appointment of Doug Thomson to Appellate Judge of the Western District Court of Appeals. The Fourth Judicial Circuit serves the counties of […]
Mercer County now reporting 5 cases of COVID-19, Tri-County Health reporting 2 COVID-19 related deaths
The Mercer County Health Department is now reporting five positive cases of COVID-19. The department noted one of the five has moved out of being self-isolated. No other information was provided by Mercer County. Tri-County Health Department has reported two more deaths of COVID-19 patients in Gentry County raising the county’s total to six. The […]
Grundy County authorities report the arrest of four
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of four area residents on various allegations. Twenty-nine year old Christopher Eudean Parsons of Cainsville was arrested Wednesday, June 10th on a capias warrant on felony second degree assault. No bond was approved. He was scheduled for Division One of Grundy County Circuit Court Thursday, June 11th. […]