The Drug Enforcement Administration will host its 22nd National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, April 30 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This bi-annual event offers free, anonymous disposal of unneeded medications at more than 4,000 local drop-off locations nationwide. “Disposing of unneeded medications can help prevent drugs from being misused,” said DEA Administrator […]
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Hunger concerns spur calls for higher SNAP eligibility
Food insecurity is getting more attention these days, and some working families still have trouble meeting basic needs under mounting living expenses and aid eligibility being out of reach. A Minnesota plan aims to close the gap. Minnesota is one of the states not at the maximum eligibility level for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). […]
Missouri Supreme Court declines to immediately hear appeal of COVID ruling
(Missouri Independent) – The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday denied a request by five counties and health departments to quickly hear arguments and review a case that they say “upended the longstanding public health framework” in Missouri. The decision means an appeal of a Cole County judge’s November ruling will have to first go through […]
Missouri House signs off on $46.2 billion budget, leaves most of huge state surplus untouched
(Missouri Independent) – The Missouri House gave first-round approval Tuesday to a package of budget bills spending $46.2 billion, with Republicans defeating repeated Democratic efforts to tap the state’s record surplus. The budget includes boosts to higher education funding, both for institutions and scholarships, as well as funding one of last year’s most controversial issues, Medicaid […]
Preferred Family Healthcare to pay more than $8 million in fines related to embezzlement, bribery investigation
Springfield, Missouri-based nonprofit Preferred Family Healthcare will pay more than $8 million in forfeiture and restitution to the federal government and the state of Arkansas under the terms of a non-prosecution agreement announced, which acknowledges the criminal conduct of its former officers and employees. “Preferred Family Healthcare must relinquish the illegal profits it garnered from […]
Four fire departments respond to house fire in Utica
Chillicothe and three other fire departments responded to a structure fire on Tuesday afternoon in Utica at 510 Vanson Street. The owner was listed as Richard Evans of the same address. The one-story home with a partially-covered back deck was on fire as of 2:30 Tuesday afternoon. Chillicothe firefighters noted garage and house siding had […]
Trenton City Council to have busy agenda at meeting on March 28
The Trenton City Council will hold a public hearing for the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development Community Facility Director Program for the police and fire departments. The hearing will be at the city council meeting at the Trenton City Hall on March 28th at 7 p.m. It was previously announced the mayor and […]
Trenton Utility Committee to meet
The Trenton City Council committee that oversees Trenton Municipal Utilities will hold a meeting on Tuesday night, March 22, at 6 pm. The public meeting will be held at Trenton City Hall and available via Zoom. Contact city hall for the Zoom ID. The agenda includes reports from the TMU departments and utility director; along […]
Two area health departments report COVID-19 deaths
A COVID-19-related death has been added in Harrison County. The county’s COVID-19 dashboard shows 34 deaths total. There have been 2,002 total cases. There have been 1,557 confirmed cases and 445 probable cases. No cases are active for Harrison County. The Sullivan County Health Department announces an additional COVID-19-related death. That brings the total to […]
Four area health departments report on new cases of COVID-19
The Sullivan County Health Department on March 17th confirmed one additional COVID-19 case, bringing the total to 1,702. There was one active case. The Grundy County Health Department reports active COVID-19 cases continue to decline. The number of active cases has dropped by four from March 15th to seven. There have been five new cases […]
Fire on Wednesday destroys two buildings in downtown Brookfield
Two downtown Brookfield buildings were among properties destroyed by fire on Wednesday. Joining Brookfield in fighting the blaze were fire departments from Marceline and Chillicothe. The fire was reported around 7:30 am at 305 North Main Street in Brookfield. A space heater is suspected as the cause of the fire. One of the buildings was […]
With COVID-19 infection rates declining, Wright Memorial and Hedrick Medical Center relax visitor guidelines
With the decline in COVID-19 infection rates, Saint Luke’s Health System, including Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe and Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton, is relaxing some visitor guidelines across the health system. These guidelines are consistent with CDC and OSHA guidelines. Beginning Wednesday, March 16, Saint Luke’s will transition to Level 2 protocols, which include […]
Three health departments report on new COVID-19 cases; two COVID-19 related deaths reported by Caldwell County
A report from the Grundy County Health Department released Tuesday night shows a dozen cases of COVID-19 in the past seven days. The report indicated 11 cases were active. In the past two years, Grundy County has experienced 2718 COVID-19 cases. 68 deaths have been attributed to COVID for Grundy County. Two COVID-19-related deaths have […]
Trenton City Council repeals breed-specific dog ban after overriding Mayor’s veto
It took two votes before the Trenton City Council approved an ordinance to repeal the ban on specific breeds of dogs, including pit bulls and pit bull mix. The council adopted budgets for the city of Trenton and Trenton Municipal Utilities for the next fiscal year, and the council, in effect, took no action on […]
Two area health departments report on new COVID-19 cases
The Livingston County Health Center reports five COVID-19 cases have been added since March 4th, raising the total to 3,382. The number of active cases went down by 22 to 11. Five COVID-19 cases have been added for Daviess County since March 2nd. The health department reports 1,655 cases total. The number of active cases […]
Congress reaches deal on massive spending package with billions for COVID aid, Ukraine
(Missouri Independent) – Democrats and Republicans forged an agreement early Wednesday on a spending package that will fund the government for the next eight months, as well as provide billions in emergency funding for COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine. The announcement means Congress should be able to avert a government shutdown when a spending […]
NCMC one of seven universities receiving Nursing Education Incentive Program grant
The Missouri State Board of Nursing recently announced the award of substantial nursing education program grants to seven Missouri universities and colleges. The Nursing Education Incentive Program grants were established in 2011 in order to increase the physical and educational capacity of professional nursing programs in Missouri. The funding, through legislative appropriations, comes from the […]
Two area health departments report on new cases of COVID-19
The Harrison County COVID-19 Dashboard shows four cases have been added since February 24th. As of February 25th, there had been 1,998 total cases, and six were active. There had been 1,556 confirmed cases and 442 probable cases. A confirmed COVID-19 case has been added for Mercer County. The health department reported on February 25th […]