Views: 0The Harrison County Health Department reports there are 33 total confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the county. That is an increase of one since Monday, July 13th. Ten of the cases are active, and 23 have been removed from isolation. Harrison County Health Department Administrator Courtney Cross reports the health department follows Centers for […]
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Livingston County Health Center to host baby shower for expectant and breastfeeding mothers
Views: 0The Livingston County Health Center of Chillicothe will host a baby shower for expectant and breastfeeding mothers. The event will be at the Kiwanis Shelter near the tennis courts of Simpson Park in Chillicothe the evening of August 4th from 5:30 to 6:30. The baby shower will include vendor booths, information about the benefits […]
Audio: State answers frequently asked questions about Missouri school reopening
Views: 0The Missouri Departments of Health and Senior Services and Elementary and Secondary Education are answering frequently asked health questions about schools reopening next month. The information is designed to help schools navigate during the COVID-19 era. It includes details about screening, assigned seating, desk placement, requiring hand washing before and after students move from […]
Linn County Health Department reports investigations with local business and wedding at Young’s Lodge
Views: 0The Linn County Health Department is working on COVID-19 contact investigations. As part of one investigation, the health department has worked with Tastee Treat and its owners Larry and Ethel Head to follow recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. The health department […]
Livingston County Health Center confirms another case of COVID-19; Total case count now 26
Views: 0Livingston County Health Center has received notification of additional positive cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The individual was symptomatic and will be isolating for 14 days. Close contacts are being notified of their exposure. The additional case brings Livingston’s total case count to 26 positives, which include 15 active cases and 11 released from […]
Grundy County Health Department announces first death due to COVID-19
Views: 0The Grundy County Health Department has been notified of the first death due to COVID-19 for a Grundy County resident. No personal information was provided. “We are saddened by this news,” said Grundy County Health Department Administrator, Elizabeth Gibson “Our sincere condolences go out to the family.” The Health Department urges the public to […]
Eighteenth case of COVID-19 reported in Livingston County
Views: 0Livingston County Health Center has received notification of three additional positive cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19). All three cases were symptomatic and will be isolated at home for 14 days. Close contacts are being notified of their exposure. The additional cases bring Livingston’s total case count to 18, with 7 cases recovered. The health […]
Additional cases of COVID-19 announced in area counties
Views: 0Additional 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. […]
Missouri schools get to decide whether to require masks, adjust class size
Views: 0State Education Commissioner Margie Vandeven says many Missouri K-12 public school districts and charter schools have asked their families and workers what their comfort levels are about restarting classes this fall. “From what we know about these survey results, it seems the majority of our families and educators agree, they want to be back […]
Gallatin Board of Aldermen accept trash bid, agree to change pool hours
Views: 0The Gallatin Board of Aldermen accepted a trash service bid the evening of Monday, June 22nd. Rapid Removal’s bid was for $11.74 per month per household for the first year, $12.03 for the second year, and $12.33 for the third year. Rapid Removal’s bid was the lowest of two. Advanced Disposal also submitted a […]
Drive-thru job fair to be held in Chillicothe
Views: 0ResCare 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 […]
2020 Missouri State Fair will continue with everything but concerts
Views: 0Missouri Agriculture Director Chris Chinn says the Missouri State Fair will take place as scheduled from August 13-23 in Sedalia. The concert lineup will be the only regular feature not included. She says that many performers have been backing out of shows this year because of COVID-19 concerns, so that helped the decision. The […]
Missouri Supreme Court affirms Clean Water Commission’s decision approving CAFO in Grundy County
Views: 0The Supreme Court of Missouri affirmed Tuesday, June 16th a Clean Water Commission decision approving a concentrated animal feeding operation in Grundy County. Hickory Neighbors United, Incorporated appealed a water commission decision affirming the Department of Natural Resources’ permit issuance to Trenton Farms RE, LLC. Court documents say Hickory Farms asserted that a House […]
Caldwell and Livingston counties report new cases of COVID-19
Views: 0New 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 […]
Grundy County Commission approves digitization of mapping for county assessors office
Views: 0The 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 […]
As Missouri reopens, unemployment job search requirements return
Views: 0As Missouri continues to reopen under the Show Me Strong Recovery effort and businesses resume operation, the Missouri Department of Labor’s Division of Employment Security announces the return of unemployment requirements. Work Search Activities Resume Beginning with the week of July 5, 2020, individuals wishing to continue to receive unemployment benefits (including the $600 […]
Health authorities issue guidance for visitations transitions at Missouri long-term care facilities
Views: 0As the State of Missouri reopens on June 16, long-term care facilities are an important piece of this process for many Missourians. When COVID-19 first knowingly entered the United States in January, long-term care facilities quickly became one of the more vulnerable environments disease spread. In late March, health officials began seeing Missouri long-term […]
North Kansas City woman sentenced to prison for repteadely embezzling from her employers
Views: 3A North Kansas City, Missouri, woman was sentenced in federal court for embezzling from her employer in what was her fourth scheme to steal from a local company. Tonya A. Topel, 42, was sentenced by U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips to two years and nine months in federal prison without parole. The court […]
Big changes in store for 12th annual Back to School Bonanza in Chillicothe
Views: 0The Livingston County Children’s Wellness Committee will host the 12th Annual Back to School Bonanza on Tuesday, July 28th at Calvary Baptist Church Family Life Center, located at 206 Locust Street in Chillicothe. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, changes have been made to the format of the event to allow for social distancing, including […]
Bands return to performing at Grand RIver Multipurpose Center
Views: 0Bands have started performing again at dances at the Grand River Multipurpose Center of Chillicothe to help support the center. Steve Fuller’s Dixie Union Band from Saint Joseph will play honky tonk music the night of Friday, June 12th from 7 to 10 o’clock. The Dixie Union Band is also scheduled to play the […]