With just over 50 entries, the 74th Annual Holiday Parade “Home for the Holidays, sponsored by Hedrick Medical Center & HyVee, was carried out in true community tradition. The parade was announced live from the courthouse location on Washington by Dave Rogers and Bill Shaffer. Entries were judged on the use of theme, originality, and […]
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Chillicothe Area Chamber of Commerce announces changes to Holiday Parade due to COVID-19
The 74th Annual Holiday Parade “Home for the Holidays”, presented by the Chillicothe Area Chamber of Commerce, is sponsored again this year by Hedrick Medical Center &Chillicothe Hy-Vee. The parade will begin at 10:00 am on Saturday, November 21st, and will include floats and entries from many different organizations, youth groups, churches, businesses, and individuals […]
Wright Memorial Hospital, Hedrick Medical Center adopt “No Visitor” policy for patient safety
Saint Luke’s top priority is to care for patients, staff, and community, and to keep everyone as healthy and safe as possible. With the continued increase of COVID-19 cases in the region, Hedrick Medical Center and Wright Memorial Hospital have revised visitor guidelines to “Level 5 No Visitors” effective Saturday, November 14, 2020, at 7:00 […]
Brinda Marsh named Wright Memorial Hospital’s Employee of the Quarter
Brinda Marsh, a pharmacy technician II at Wright Memorial Hospital, was honored as the hospital’s Employee of the Quarter for the third quarter of 2020. Steve Schieber, Chief Executive Officer, presented the award to Marsh at a ceremony held in her honor on November 12. The Employee of the Quarter Award recognizes an employee who […]
Chillicothe Holiday Parade Grand Marshal announced
The 74th Annual Chillicothe Chamber Holiday Parade “Home for the Holidays”, presented by the Chillicothe Area Chamber of Commerce, is sponsored by Hedrick Medical Center and HyVee. “2020 has been an unprecedented year but being able to carry out one of Chillicothe’s favorite traditions has provided a small bit of normalcy,” stated Crystal Narr, Executive […]
Car strikes deer on Highway 36 sending woman to hospital in Chillicothe
A St. Louis woman was taken to Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe after the car she was driving struck a deer in the eastbound lanes of Highway 36. The Linn County accident Sunday evening was reported as one-half mile west of the Meadville junction. 38-year-old Tyra Nelson of St. Louis received moderate injuries. Nelson was […]
Hedrick Medical Center to move COVID-19 testing site
Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe will move its COVID-19 drive through testing site to a new location to accommodate anticipated winter weather. \ The site at the former Washington Street Food and Drink of Chillicothe will close the afternoon of November 12th at 2 o’clock. Testing at the American Legion Building at 1400 Washington Street […]
Two injured in crash on Highway 139 near Harris
Two drivers were injured when their vehicles collided late Tuesday afternoon on Highway 139 near Harris, in western Sullivan county. Twenty-two-year-old Brady Huffman of Galt received serious injuries and was taken by ambulance to the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, while 20-year-old Zoe Littleton of Maryville received minor injuries and was taken by a […]
Three juveniles from Braymer hurt in Tuesday crash on Main Street
The Highway Patrol reports three juveniles from Braymer sustained minor injuries when a sports utility vehicle made a left turn into the path of a car in Braymer on Tuesday afternoon, November 3rd. No injuries were reported for two other youth, the drivers, and another passenger. The eight-year-old son and 10-year-old daughter of a passenger in […]
Clarification on hospitalizations from COVID-19 at Wright Memorial and Hedrick Medical Center
Saint Luke’s Health System Marketing and Public Relations Director Jordan Ferguson reports Wright Memorial Hospital of Trenton and Hedrick Medical Center of Chillicothe saw a combined total of 34 COVID-19-related hospitalizations in the third quarter of 2020. So far in October alone, which is the fourth quarter, the two hospitals have had a combined 33 […]
Thirty four COVID-19 hospitalizations reported between Wright Memorial Hospital and Hedrick Medical Center
There have been 34 COVID-19-related hospitalizations total at Wright Memorial Hospital of Trenton and Hedrick Medical Center of Chillicothe since July. That information comes from Saint Luke’s Health System Marketing and Public Relations Director Jordan Ferguson, who notes 33 of those hospitalizations have been in October alone. Ferguson says hospitalizations reported by the Livingston County […]
Brookfield man injured in rollover crash east of Chillicothe
A Brookfield man was injured in a single-vehicle, rollover accident, on Monday two miles east of Chillicothe. Fifty-six-year-old Daniel Waller was taken by emergency medical services to the Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe with moderate injuries. The van Waller was driving was northbound on LIV Road 255 and began to skid as it approached the […]
Two injured in crash on Wednesday afternoon in Carroll County
Two people were taken to hospitals following a two-vehicle accident late Wednesday afternoon in Carroll County. Fifty-year-old Glen Waters of Norborne and 71-year-old Linda Nunamaker of Carrollton both received minor injuries. Waters was taken by emergency medical services to Carroll County Memorial Hospital in Carrollton while Nunamaker was transported by private vehicle to the Hedrick […]
Big rig hits combine on Highway 36 near Mooresville
The Highway Patrol reports a Breckenridge man sustained minor injuries when a tractor-trailer struck the combine he operated one mile west of Mooresville on Tuesday morning, September 29th. Emergency medical services transported 60-year-old Curt Shonk to Hedrick Medical Center of Chillicothe. No injuries were reported for truck driver 72-year-old Daniel Deal of Kansas City. The […]
Chillicothe man dies of self-inflicted gunshot wound
Chillicothe Police on Saturday afternoon responded to the 800 block of Walnut Street for a report of an individual having shot himself. Assistant Police Chief Rick Sampsel said the 70-year old man had what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe. The Livingston County Coroner […]
Chillicothe man injured in Highway 36 crash
The Highway Patrol reports a Chillicothe man sustained minor injuries when a sport utility vehicle struck the pickup truck he drove one mile east of Chillicothe the morning of Wednesday, September 16th. A private vehicle transported 45-year-old Spencer Ficken to the Hedrick Medical Center of Chillicothe. No injuries were reported for the SUV driver, 28-year-old […]
Chillicothe police respond to assault call
Chillicothe police on Saturday night responded to the 200 block of South Washington regarding a reported assault. A person was taken to Hedrick Medical Center for treatment of injuries. Chillicothe Assistant Police Chief Rick Sampsel said information was obtained on a suspect, and charges of domestic assault were being sought. No names were released by […]
UTV crash south of Chillicothe injures three
The highway patrol reports two people were seriously hurt and a third person received minor injuries when a UTV overturned in a field south of Chillicothe. The driver, 56-year old William Englert of Ida, Arkansas, was flown by medical helicopter from Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe to st. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City with serious […]
Trenton man injured in crash south of Jamesport
The Highway Patrol reports a Trenton resident, driving a pickup truck, ran off the road seven miles south of Jamesport the morning of Friday, September 11th. An ambulance transported 20-year-old Ethan Ross to Hedrick Medical Center of Chillicothe with minor injuries. The pickup traveled north on Highway 190 before it ran off the east side […]
With continued spread of COVID-19, Wright Memorial Hospital, Hedrick Medical Center, revise visitor guidelines
With the continued spread of COVID-19, Hedrick Medical Center and Wright Memorial Hospital have revised their visitor guidelines to further protect patients and care team members. The new visitor guidelines fall in line with the Saint Luke’s Kansas City area hospitals as ‘Level 4 Restricted.’ Level 4 Restricted visitor guidelines restrict visitors to one visitor […]