Coronavirus Update

COVID-19 Update: 19 new cases in Grundy County, 17 cases in Livingston County, 10 in Harrison County and 7 in Caldwell County

Nineteen new COVID-19 cases were added for Grundy County on November 5th, which the health department reports bring the total to 407. Three hundred seven cases have been confirmed, and 100 are probable. Sixty-five cases are active. Seventeen COVID-19-related deaths have been reported for Grundy County. The Livingston County Health Center reports 17 new COVID-19 […]

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Livingston County Sheriff’s Department checks sex offenders to ensure compliance of “Halloween Law”

Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports his office checked area registered sex offenders on Halloween and found a few violations of what he called the “Halloween Law.” A Missouri statute says sex offenders are required to avoid Halloween-related contact with children, remain inside their residences from 5 o’clock to 10:30 unless required to be somewhere […]

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Audio: Federal data shows COVID has killed 1,400 Missouri nursing home residents and 20 workers

The latest federal information shows the coronavirus has killed more than 1,400 Missouri nursing home residents and 20 workers. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services report shows the figures make up nearly half of the state’s 3,100 COVID-19 deaths. Missouri has 521 federally licensed nursing homes. The report does not include assisted living centers […]

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Livingston County reports another COVID-19 related death; Grundy County adds seven cases of COVID-19 to the tally

The Livingston County Health Center reports it received word of another COVID-19-related death, bringing the total deaths to 13. Seven COVID-19 cases were also added, which brings the cumulative total to 490. Fifty-six cases are active, with one in a facility, 50 in the community, and five in schools. There are 15 hospitalizations. Seven COVID-19 […]

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Election Preview: Candidates running unopposed in many northern Missouri counties; other seats hotly contested

While five Green Hills counties do not have any head to head races in the general election today, there are contests to be decided in four area counties, plus for an area state representative seats and one for state senate. Candidates are unopposed for county-wide offices in Grundy, Mercer, Harrison, Putnam, and Sullivan counties. Also […]

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Missouri Department of Conservation reports more turkeys harvested this fall than in 2019

Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation shows that hunters checked 2,127 turkeys during Missouri’s fall firearms turkey season in October. Top harvest counties were Greene with 70 birds harvested, Maries with 58, and Franklin with 55. This year’s total is 174 more turkeys than the total of 1,953 during the 2019 fall firearms […]